QUALIFICATIONS UPDATE 2023
FOR NATURAL REGIONAL SHOWS : - Top 3 qualify to the Natural Canada Pro Qualifier for 12 months from the date of their last natural regional competition . FOR OPEN REGIONAL SHOWS : - Top 3 qualify to the Open Pro-Qualifiers for 12 months from the date of their last open regional competition . FOR OPEN PRO-QUALIFIER EVENTS : - Competitors must maintain a Top 5 placing at an open Canadian Pro Qualifier to keep his or her qualification for 12 months from the date of the open Pro Qualifier . Those not placing Top 5 at one of the open Pro Qualifiers maintain their qualification for 12 months from the date of their last open Regional competition . - Top 15 from an open Canadian Pro Qualifier qualify for 12 months from the date of said competition to the North Americans , Amateur Olympia US ; Amateur Arnolds US and any Worldwide Open Pro Qualifier . FOR NATURAL PRO-QUALIFIER EVENTS : - Competitors must maintain a Top 5 placing at the Natural Canada Pro Qualifier to keep his or her qualification for 12 months from the date of the competition to the Natural Pro Qualifiers . - Those not placing Top 5 at a Natural Canada Pro Qualifier maintain their qualification for 12 months from the date of their last Natural Regional competition . - Top 15 from Natural Canada Pro Qualifier qualify for 12 months from the date of the competition to the Ben Weider Natural Pro Qualifier or any Natural Pro Qualifier Worldwide . FOR THE BEN WEIDER NATURAL PRO QUALIFIER : - Top 15 from the Natural Canada ' s qualify for 12 months from the date of the competition to the Ben Weider Natural Pro Qualifier . - Top 5 from the Ben Weider Natural Pro Qualifier and the Natural Canada Pro Qualifier maintain their qualification to return to the Ben Weider Natural Pro Qualifier or the Natural Canada Pro Qualifier .
NOTE : - All competitors are eligible to compete in a regional competition - no pre-qualification provided they are Canadian and are a member of the CPA . - You CANNOT cross over from Open to Natural . You must be qualified in both , to compete in both Natural and Open Pro Qualifiers . - All first time competitors are eligible to compete in the True Novice category ( never competed with the CPA 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 in a CPA competition may compete in the Novice category . The Novice category provides no qualifications , just awards and bragging rights .. - 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 they 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 Classic Physique at a Pro Qualifier level unless qualified . The same applies from an open class to a Masters class .
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