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6.2.5.2

A competitor who is classified or reclassified as above must be notified as soon as possible. The
Range Master's decision on these matters is final.

6.2.5.3

A competitor reclassified to Open Division under Rule 6.2.5.1 will thereafter be subject only to the
provisions of Appendix D1 but is required to continue using the same firearm and sights, unless
Rule 5.1.7 applies.

6.2.6

A disqualification incurred by a competitor, at any time during a match, will prevent the competitor from
further participation in the match including any subsequent attempts in another Division. However, this is
not retroactive. Any previous and complete scores from another Division will be entered into match results
for recognition and awards in that Division.

6.2.7

Recognition of a competitor in a specific Division will not preclude further recognition in a Category or from
inclusion as member of a Regional or other team.

6.3

Match Categories

6.3.1

IPSC matches may include different Categories within each Division to recognize different groups of
competitors. A competitor may declare only one Category for a match.

6.3.2

Failure to meet the requirements of the declared Category or failure to declare a Category prior to the start of
the match will result in exclusion from that Category. Details of currently approved Categories and related
requirements are listed in Appendix A2.

6.4

Regional Teams

6.4.1

Subject to the availability of allocated slots, only one official Regional team in each Division and/or
Division/Category may be selected on merit by each Region for IPSC Level IV or higher matches. Approved
Category teams are specified by the IPSC Assembly (see Appendix A2).
6.4.1.1

6.4.1.2

6.4.2

At Level IV matches, the only teams permitted are those representing Regions within the zone
where the match is being held (e.g. at a European Championship, only teams representing Regions
designated by IPSC as belonging to the European Zone can be fielded).
At Level IV and higher matches, official Regional Teams must be "seeded" for squadding
purposes in accordance to how the team placed at the same immediately preceding event, if any,
even if the team is comprised of different persons.

An individual competitor’s scores can only be used exclusively for a single team in a match, and each team
must be comprised of competitors in the same Division.
6.4.2.1

The individual Division and/or Category assigned to a competitor determines his eligibility in
respect of teams (e.g. a competitor individually in Production Division cannot participate in an
Open Division team). A female individually registered as "Lady" cannot participate in a team
based on age, or vice versa. A competitor individually registered in a Category may be a member
of an "overall" team in the same Division.

6.4.3

Teams must consist of a maximum of 4 members, however, only the final scores of the 3 highest scoring
team members will be used to calculate team results.

6.4.4

If a member of a team retires from the match for any reason before completing all of the stages, scores
attained by that competitor will continue to stand towards the team score, however, the affected team is not
entitled to replace the retired team member.

6.4.5

A team member who is unable to commence a match may be replaced prior to commencement by another
competitor, subject to the approval of the Match Director.

6.4.6

If a member of a team is disqualified from a match, the disqualified member’s scores will revert to zero for
all stages. Teams will not be entitled to replace a disqualified team member.

IPSC Action Air Rules, January 2012 Edition

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