# Part 20: Competition in Qualifying Round Format (World Triathlon Competition Rules)

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Semi-finals and finals: how many heats, who qualifies by place and by time, replacements and B finals, seeding the heats, numbering the final, results and points.

## 20.201 Qualifying Round Format

Rounds and qualification, replacements, B finals, seeding, numbering and results.

### Test 1: Rounds and qualification

- An event has two rounds: semi-finals and a final. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 20.2 a-b (Qualifying Round Format))
- Semi-finals and finals have a maximum of 30 athletes. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 20.2 c (Qualifying Round Format))
- 61 to 90 athletes give three semi-finals of 20 to 30 athletes each. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 20.2 c (Qualifying Round Format))
- With fewer than 30 athletes there are no semi-finals, only a direct final. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 20.2 c (Qualifying Round Format))
- With two semi-finals, 14 per heat qualify by position and 2 more by time. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 20.3 a (Qualifying Round Format))
- Athletes tied in seconds for the last qualifying position all qualify, increasing the final field. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 20.3 b (Qualifying Round Format))
- The remaining spots are filled from the other semi-finals, based on the fastest times. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 20.3 c (Qualifying Round Format))
- Two, three, four and five semi-finals. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 20.2 c (Qualifying Round Format))
- 14, 9, 7 and 5 by position per heat. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 20.3 a (Qualifying Round Format))
- Three heats times nine places makes 27, and three fastest losers fill the final to 30. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 20.3 a (Qualifying Round Format))

### Test 2: Replacements, B finals, seeding and results

- Non-qualifiers are sorted by time; the first of them replaces a withdrawal if the final drops to 30. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 20.3 d (Qualifying Round Format))
- The deadline for replacements is when registration opens. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 20.3 d (Qualifying Round Format))
- The best 30 semi-finalists not in the A final, sorted by time, qualify for the B final. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 20.3 e (Qualifying Round Format))
- A B final is only held if at least 10 athletes qualify for it. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 20.3 e (Qualifying Round Format))
- Heats get the same number of athletes, and each federation's athletes are spread across them. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 20.4 a (i) (Qualifying Round Format))
- The overall results are the results of the final round. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 20.6 a (Qualifying Round Format))
- A disqualification wipes out the athlete's points, unlike a DNF or DNS. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 20.6 b (iv) (Qualifying Round Format))
- Finishers are ranked first; DNF then DNS finalists get the remaining points by semi-final time; DSQ athletes get none. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 20.6 b (Qualifying Round Format))
- Position first, then semi-final time, then the World Triathlon Points List, then random. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 20.5 a (i) (Qualifying Round Format))
- Seeding snakes back: after 4th in the last semi-final, the 5th also goes to the last one. (Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 20.4 a (ii) (Qualifying Round Format))

Sources: World Triathlon Competition Rules, January 2025, Part 20 (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the rules, not reproduced)

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