Rules

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;

• 1^st place: 100 points
• 2^nd place: 90 points
• 3^rd place: 80 points
• 4^th place: 75 points
• 5^th place: 70 points
• 6^th place: 66 points
• 7^th place: 62 points
• 8^th place: 58 points
• 9^th place: 55 points
• 10^th place: 52 points
• 11^th place: 49 points
• 12^th place: 47 points
• 13^th place: 45 points
• 14^th place: 43 points
• 15^th place: 41 points
• 16^th place: 39 points
• 17^th place: 37 points
• 18^th place: 35 points
• 19^th place: 33 points
• 20^th place: 31 points
• For places 21 – 50, points equal 51 minus placing i.e. 21^th 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: 3^rd place 35 points, 4^th place 30 points, 5^th place 27 points, 6^th place 24 points.
• Quarterfinals: 4^th place 20 points, 5^th place 14 points, 6^th place 8 points.
• Qualification race: 13^th place in each heat 4 points, 14^th 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 1^st January 2025).
• Orienteering World Cup special rules 2025.

The rules are published here.