CMSA Payout
The entry fee will be $100 with 50% payback at each of the major CMSA Championships. In addition to the payback CMSA will escrow another $20 per entry and put it into the Senior Incentive Fund that will be paid out to the Senior Incentive winners at the CMSA World Championship. There will be two gender split Divisions, Men's and Women's Limited (S1, S2 and S3) and Men's and Women's Open (S4, S5 and S6). The first two stages of the main match will be used as qualifiers for the Senior Incentive Finals. The top five qualifiers in each of the four categories will be called back for the finals. The pay-out in the Finals will include the 50% payback plus any added money, if applicable. The accumulated Senior Incentive Fund will be paid out at the World to the Senior Incentive winners plus the 50% payback along with added money. In order to compete in the Senior Incentive at the World championship, you must have competed in one Senior Incentive event at a major championship in that competition year. No buy-ins will be allowed.
At most* CMSA Major events, the Eliminator will be run as follows: There will be two gender split divisions: Men's and Women's Limited (1, 2, 3) and Men's and Women's Open (4, 5, 6). All entries will run stage 1. The top twenty of each division will come back and run stage 2. The top ten of each division will then come back for the final stage. Payout will be 50% in the final stage, paid 1 spot for every 5 entries.
* Any changes will be noted on the published schedule and/or event details.
CMSA Class Payout at major events is 50%, paid 1 spot for every 5 entries.
The payout percentage is 50%, based upon stage 1 and 2 cumulative times. Payout will be split limited (1, 2, 3) and open (4, 5, 6) and will be gender split if there are at least 2 or more of each gender in a division.
3D. What is it? Where did it begin? Who invented the concept? Who owns the idea?
Nobody that I have ever asked these questions seems to know. I have been running in speed events longer than I care to admit and 3D has always been there so who knows and who cares where it came from. All I'm really sure of is that it works, it's fun, and it's a proven payback method that will spread the wealth among many skill levels. Plus, it doesn't cost the club hosting the match one red cent to include it in the match.
To put it real simple multiple speed division jackpots are as follows: The fastest time of all who are entered in the jackpot (stage or match) becomes 1D (1st Division). You then add a predetermined number of seconds to the fastest time of those entered. The sum of these two becomes the time for 2D (2nd Division). The process is repeated for 3D (3rd Division) and could go beyond three.
100% Payback
| Stage 1 | 9 sec |
| Stage 2 | 8 sec |
| Stage 3 | 7 sec |
| Stage 4 | 6 sec |
| Stage 5 | 4 sec |
| Stage 6 | 3 sec |
Here's the math
You must first figure the Total Payback - Then Division Paybacks - Then decide how many places per division.
3D Total Payback: Entry Fee X Number of Entries X Percentage of Payback (in decimal form) = Total Payback.
Places paid per division:
The new Double Down payback method will give a bonus to the class payback. The CMSA has raised the class payback from 40% to 50% and eliminated the 30% that was removed from the class payback for Overall/Reserve payouts. Now every dollar that goes into your class STAYS in YOUR CLASS! That equals a 22% increase in class payouts.
The Double Down option is designed for those competitors who wish to run for significantly more prize money. As the name indicates, to enter you pay a second entry fee equal to the first. In the Double Down, the stages you run in the class portion of the event are your qualifying stages. The top ten from each of the six divisions (L1-2, M1-2, L3-4, M3-4, L5-6, M5-6) come back for a final run for 70% of their entry fees and all added money.
The Double Down pays two places for the first five, and one place for each five after that to a maximum of 6 places.
Double Down Guidelines