General

FACEOFF x Individuals is a competition containing 3-4 disciplines. The competition admits 6-8 athletes who compete against each other for the title of FACEOFF x Individuals Champion.

Women’s competitions: 3 disciplines (Tumbling xXx, The Lottery and Double Trouble)

Men’s competition: 4 disciplines: (Tumbling xXx, The Lottery, The Plateau and Double Trouble )

Judges

Five judges will make the all-important decisions to choose who wins the battles and who will ultimately take home the title. One of these is also the discipline judge. The discipline judge is responsible for ensuring that criteria are met and scores are correct. Each of the five scoring judges’ votes weighs equally in the evaluation. 

General Judging

The competition is based on freedom and creativity, so the judges can judge a trick as they see fit. A score is to be given based on the athletes’ execution of a trick, ie. Elements of style, difficulty and landing. Creativity, ingenuity, showmanship, audience appeal and safety will also be components of the scoring. A judge’s score is subjective to the individual judge but must not be given from a personal or club-affiliated standpoint. They will judge only the gymnast’s performance.

An athlete must be in control when landing in the landing area. Falling without initial foot support will result in a significantly lower score. An unsafe or reckless trick will be discarded and rewarded 0 points.

In general, a trick/round will be judged with a score ranging from 0 to 10, 10 being the highest. The score for the individual trick/round will be calculated as the average of the 5 scores given by the judges. 

The counting scores from each discipline will be added to an athlete’s total score. 

Competition structure

The competition is divided into disciplines. The points that an athlete earns in each discipline are summed up into a total score. This total score will decide the starting order of the next discipline and, ultimately, the winner of the competition.
In disciplines 1-3, the female athletes will compete first, followed by the male athletes.

A TV screen will show the order of the participants on stage during the competition.

In the case of an equal amount of points for 1st place, the athlete will be ranked by the following principle:

1. Sudden death in Double trouble (Women) and Plateau (Men)

Spotting

There will be 2 fixed spotters at the competition.

Equipment

The main landing area will be a custom-made foam pit. 

Warmup

Before the beginning of the competition, the athlete will have the opportunity to warm up on the stage and perform touches on the 20m airtrack and in the mini trampet. 

Discipline Description: 

Tumbling xXx

Tumbling xXx will take place on a 20m+9m pro track and consist of 3 rounds. Each athlete will perform 3 times, and only the best two tricks will count. These two tricks must each contain different combinations. 

The athletes will perform according to their participant numbers, starting from the lowest number.

Judging and scoring

Each judge will award a score between 0 and 10 for each trick performed. The score for each individual trick is calculated as the average of the 5 scores. The highest 2 scores after the 3 rounds are added to the athlete’s total score. 

MINI TRAMP DISCIPLINE 

(Name and criteria to be announced soon)

Each athlete will perform 3 times, and only the best two tricks will count. These two tricks must each contain different combinations. 

The starting lineup is determined by the current ranking, starting with the lowest-ranking athlete.  

Judging and scoring

Each judge will award a score between 0 and 10 for each trick performed. The score for each individual trick is calculated as the average of the 5 scores.  

The highest 2 scores after the 3 rounds is added to the athlete’s total score. 

In the discipline Plateau, he competition takes place on a setup In the discipline Plateau, each team will compete with 4 athletes. The competition takes place on a setup

consisting of: 5 meter airtrack, A trampet ,raised (90 cm) 6 meter airtrack → 9m airtrack→Landing area. 

Plateau vol. 2.0 (only men)

In the Plateau discipline, the gymnasts will compete against each other on an equipment setup consisting of 5 meter airtrack, A trampet ,raised (90 cm) 6 meter airtrack → 9m airtrack → Landing area. 

The discipline has a duration of 10 minutes in which the gymnasts can do as many tries as they want. At the end of the 10 minutes, the 2 highest scores of each gymnast will count. 

These two tricks must each contain different combinations. 

The gymnasts do not need to participate throughout the 10 minutes. They just need to have 2 counting scores. 

The starting lineup is determined by the current ranking, starting with the lowest-ranked athlete. After each athlete has made one jump, the athlete is allowed to pass, allowing the next athlete to proceed. 

Judging and scoring

Each judge will award a score between 0 and 10 for each trick performed. The score for each individual trick is calculated as the average of the 5 scores.  

The highest 2 score, after time has run out, is added to the athlete’s total score. 

Double trouble 

Double Trouble takes place on a 20m pro track, followed by a double mini trampoline to the landing area. The discipline lasts 10 minutes (female 8 min), during which the athlete can do as many tries as they want. At the end of the 10 minutes, the 2 highest scores of each gymnast will count.

These two tricks must each contain different combinations. 

The gymnasts do not need to participate throughout the 10 minutes (female 8 min). They just need to have 2 counting scores. If a gymnast wants to pass a round, they must signal that to the judges and speaker when it is their turn. 

The order of the lineup must be maintained throughout the discipline. 

The starting lineup is determined by the current ranking, starting with the lowest-ranking athlete. 

Judging and scoring

Each judge will award a score between 0 and 10 for each trick performed. The score for each individual trick is calculated as the average of the 5 scores.  

The highest 2 scores after the 10 minutes (female 8 min), are added to the athletes’ total score. 

After double trouble, the athlete with the highest combined score of all the disciplines will be the winner of FACEOFF X Men’s individuals 2023.

In case of a tie for first place, the tied athletes will enter a sudden death. This will be a single round in the Double Trouble

The starting lineup for the sudden death is determined by the athlete’s starting number.

After each athlete has performed their round, the judges will vote on which athlete they think won the sudden death.