E.4 - WCF-Master-Ring

Part E – Organization of the WCF-Ring
(July 1st, 2019)

E.4.1 – Participation in the Master-Ring
Cats, which received the 1st and 2nd place in WCF-Rings, are entitled to participate in the WCF Master-Ring. If a WCF-Ring was split according to E.3.2, only the winner (=1st place) of each part-ring may participate in the Master-Ring.

 

E.4.2 – Master-Ring only once per year per country
The Master-Ring of WCF may be organized in each country only once per year during a licensed international show or during the World Show.

If a country contains two continents, a World Show with its own Master Ring can take place on each continent. The Master Ring is held separately for adults, neuters and kittens. The same rules apply as for the WCF Ring.

 

E.4.3 – Application for the organization of a Master-Ring
The permission for the Master-Ring is granted by the president of the WCF.

 

E.4.4 – Presentation of the confirmation for the participation required
If cats want to participate in the Master-Ring of WCF, the owners of the cats have to present the original documents or the copies certified by the member-club of the WCF, which confirm the win in a WCF-Ring.

 

E.4.5 – Qualification of judges in a WCF-Master-Ring
Only judges who are holding a judge’s permission for the categories of the cats participating in the ring, have the authority to direct the Master-Ring.

 

E.4.6 – Title WCF-Master
The first and the second place of a non-splitted Master-Ring receive the title „WCF-Master“. 
In case of a split the winner of each splitted ring receives the title “WCF-Master”.
This title can be entered in the pedigrees of WCF.

 

E.4.7 – Number of prizes
The maximum number of prizes in the Master-Ring is 10, regardless the total number of participants. The cats are ranked according to the WCF-Ring. E.3.1 is applied accordingly.

 

E.4.8 – Merging of Master-Rings
If the minimum number (4) of adults, neuters or kittens is not reached, the Master-Ring can be merged. (e.g. one for adults / neuters and one for kittens or adults / neuters / kittens together)

 

E.4.9 – Split of the Master-Ring in case of more than 39 cats possible
If the number of participants is more than 39 in a Master-Ring, the Master-Ring may be split similar to the WCF-Ring, but the number of participants in the second part-ring may not be less than 4. In that case the best cats are selected similar to the WCF-Ring. E.3.2 is applied accordingly.

 

 

E.5 - WCF-Double Master-Ring

 

E.5.1 – Participation in the Double Master-Ring
Cats, which received the 1st and 2nd place in WCF Master-Rings, are entitled to participate in the Double-Master-Ring of the WCF. If a WCF-Master-Ring was split according to E.3.2, only the winner (=1st place) of each part-ring may participate in the Master-Ring.

Remaining rules are the same like in the WCF Master-Ring

 

 

E.6 - WCF-Triple Master-Ring

 

E.6.1 – Participation in the Triple Master-Ring
Cats, which received the 1st and 2nd place in WCF Double Master-Rings, are entitled to participate in the Triple Master-Ring of the WCF. If a WCF Double Master-Ring was split according to E.3.2, only the winner (=1st place) of each part-ring may participate in the Triple Master-Ring.

Remaining rules are the same like in the WCF Master-Ring

 

 

E.7 - WCF Diamond Master-Ring

 

E.7.1 – Participation in the Diamond Master-Ring

The Diamond Master-Ring may only be held once a year in the world. It is usualyy performed at the Cat Olimpia show. Only if the organizer of the WCF Cat Olimpia waives the option, can this ring be held at another show.
Only cats, which  have reached the title Triple Master, can enter this ring. At least 4 cats must be present for the ring. Only to the first placed cat is given the title Diamond Master. The Diamond Master is the highest attainable Master title in the WCF.


Remaining rules are the same like in the WCF Master-Ring.

 

 

E.8 - Judging in cooperation

 

E.8.1 – Each club can decide to let the Master-Rings, Jubilee-Rings or the Olimpia-Ring be judged by more than one AB judge. The judges must evaluate the cats separately and are not allowed to talk to each other during and after the judgement before the counting and placement ended officially. The counting must be done in public and starts after all judges have submitted their results.

 

E.8.2 –  The counting of points must be:

Place 1  =   10 points

Place 2  =     9 points

Place 3  =     8 points and so on up to

Place 10 =    1 point

Winner is the cat with the highest points alltogether.

 

If two or more cats receive the same amount of points, all participating judges must decide together about the exact ranking of these cats.