CANADIAN PHYSIQUE ALLIANCE May/June Issue | Page 52

For Natural Regional Shows: UPDATE ON QUALIFICATIONS 2020 • Top 3 qualify to the Natural Canada Pro Qualifier until December 31st of the following year. For Open Regional Shows: • 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. NOTE: • 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. 52 • 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