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UPDATE ON QUALIFICATIONS 2020
For Natural Regional Shows:
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Top 3 qualify to the Natural Canada Pro Qualifier until December 31st of the following year.
For Open Regional Shows:
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Top 3 qualify to the Open Pro-Qualifiers until December 31st of the following year.
For Pro-Qualifier Events Natural & Open:
• Competitors must maintain a Top 5 placing at a Canadian Pro Qualifier to keep his or her
qualification until December 31st of the following year to all Pro Qualifiers. Those not placing
Top 5 at one Pro Qualifier maintain their qualification to try at another Pro Qualifier that year.
• Top 15 from Canadian Pro Qualifiers qualify until December 31st of the following year to the
North Americans.
For the Ben Weider Natural Pro Qualifier:
• Top 15 from the Natural Canada's qualify until December 31st of the following year to the Ben
Weider Natural Pro Qualifier.
• Top 5 from the Ben Weider Natural Pro Qualifier maintain their qualification until December 31st
of the following year.
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• You CANNOT cross over from Open to Natural. You must be qualified in both, to compete in
both Natural and Open.
• All first time competitors are eligible to compete in the True Novice category (never competed in
any category at a bodybuilding or fitness competition). The True Novice category provides no
qualifications, just awards and bragging rights).
• All competitors who did not place in the Top 3 in any category may compete in the Novice
category. The Novice category provides no qualifications, just awards and bragging rights. All
Novice competitors are eligible to compete in a regional competition - no pre-qualification.
• Competitors may do True Novice, Novice & Open in the same show.
• Competitors can cross over (compete in multiple categories) at the Regional level.
• Competitors can cross over (compete in multiple categories) at the Pro Qualifier level (provided
you are qualified IN THOSE categories). You cannot compete in a division at a Pro Qualifier
that you are not qualified in. For instance, a qualified bodybuilder CANNOT cross over into