Match Qualifying Criteria, Points Formula, Award Scale and Ranked Shooter list
Qualifying Match Criteria.
- Must be a Long-Range format with at least 85 rounds for record.
- Must have at least 5 shooters who begin the match and fire at least one shot for record in an equipment category for that category to be assigned points.
- Shooters must complete all stages in a match to receive points.
- Must provide results in a text-parsable format (NO PICTURES/IMAGE FILES)
- Must conform to NRA or ICFRA standards for F-Class equipment.
- The match must be open to any participants, no private matches.
Anyone can submit the scores from a match for consideration, though it would be ideal for shooters to coordinate with their match director. Match Directors may advertise their match as an FPS Qualifying Match.
Send results to fclass.points.series@gmail.com. Results must be submitted in a text parsable, non-image format.
Points formula and Points Award scale.
The Formula for the number of shooters who will receive points in a match is;
Total shooters in a rifle category plus the ranked shooters in that rifle category multiplied by 20% and then rounded up. (Field+Ranked)*20% rounded up. This is done for each rifle category separately.
An example is, a match has 25 FTR shooters and 8 of those are ranked shooters. The calculation is (25+8)*.2 = 6.4 rounded up = 7 FTR shooters receiving points for this match.
We then go to the Points Award Scale to determine the points for each position.
In the example 7 FTR shooters will receive points, 1st place @ 8 points, 2nd @ 6 points and so on.
When the formula generates more than 20 shooters receiving points those shooters shall receive 1 point.
An example is, a match has 136 F-Open shooters and 28 of those are ranked shooters. The calculation is (136+28)*.2 = 32.8 rounded up = 33 F-Open shooters receiving points. 1st place @ 36 points, 2nd @ 33 points and so on to 21st place through 33rd each receiving 1 point.
X’s matter and are an indicator of performance. In our case they also help to resolve ties in the season long leader board. In the previous match example let’s assume the winner had 55 X’s out of 125 record shots. The calculation is 55/125=.44, the winner of this match would receive 36.44 points and so on for each shooter that received points in a match.
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Points Award Scale |
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Positions |
Points to Winner |
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1 |
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2 |
2 |
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3 |
3 |
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4 |
4 |
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5 |
5 |
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6 |
6 |
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7 |
8 |
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8 |
10 |
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9 |
12 |
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10 |
14 |
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11 |
16 |
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12 |
18 |
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13 |
20 |
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14 |
22 |
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15 |
24 |
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16 |
26 |
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17 |
28 |
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18 |
30 |
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19 |
33 |
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20 |
36 |
2025-2026 Ranked Shooters
The Ranked Shooters list is based on a shooters points for the previous three (3) years. The Ranked shooters list will be updated annually on March 1st and remain static over the entire season. Ranked shooters retain their rank when crossing over to a different rifle category. If a ranked shooter in FTR shoots in a F-Open match they are still considered ranked for the rifle category they shot in.
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| DAVID GOSNELL | ||
| KEITH TRAPP | ||
| TIMOTHY VAUGHT | ||
 
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