Scoring System for individuals
The total score is simply the sum of the scores of each competition in a the World Cup Season. The scoring system per competition is as follows;
- 1st place: 100 points
- 2nd place: 90 points
- 3rd place: 80 points
- 4th place: 75 points
- 5th place: 70 points
- 6th place: 66 points
- 7th place: 62 points
- 8th place: 58 points
- 9th place: 55 points
- 10th place: 52 points
- 11th place: 49 points
- 12th place: 47 points
- 13th place: 45 points
- 14th place: 43 points
- 15th place: 41 points
- 16th place: 39 points
- 17th place: 37 points
- 18th place: 35 points
- 19th place: 33 points
- 20th place: 31 points
- For places 21 – 50, points equal 51 minus placing i.e. 21th place = 51 – 21 = 30 points
In the case of a tie, the tied runners each receive the same points as if they had each been placed in the highest of the tied positions. Runners who are not placed among top 50 receive no points, except for competitions 1 & 2, where World Cup points will also be awarded to the 5 best competitors in the B-final with 5-4-3-2-1 points.
For The Knock-out Sprint, points are rewarded as follows;
- Final: as for places 1-6 above.
- Semi-finals: 3rd place 35 points, 4th place 30 points, 5th place 27 points, 6th place 24 points.
- Quarterfinals: 4th place 20 points, 5th place 14 points, 6th place 8 points.
- Qualification race: 13th place in each heat 4 points, 14th place 1 point.
Runners who are not placed in any Knock-Out round receive the points for last place in that round.
Team World Cup Scoring System
The Team World Cup is defined as the sum of all scores from both relay and individual competitions according to the following principle:
- Individual races: The sum of the four best runners per team (nation), both Men and Women
- Relay: The table above * 5
- Sprint Relay: The table above * 10
National Quotas – Individual races
All Federations can enter 8 competitors for each class and individual competition.
Exception during 2025: For Round 1 (competitions 1 & 2), all Federations can enter 9 competitors for each class in the qualification race.
A Federation may enter any competitor irrespective of her/his position in the IOF World Rankings lists.
No personal wild card places are offered in the World Cup 2025.
National Quotas – Relay races
Round 1 (Sweden) – Relays: 3 teams per class
Round 2 (Belgium) – Sprint Relay: 1 team per Federation
Round 3 (Switzerland) – Sprint Relay: 4 teams per Federation
Complete rules
The complete rules for the World Cup consists of;
- Orienteering competition rules (valid from 1st January 2025).
- Orienteering World Cup special rules 2025.
The rules are published here.