EVENT FAST FACTS
The event will award a $750,000 guaranteed payout with equal money in all four disciplines. The event will also award a $20,000 bonus to the Women’s Rodeo All-Around Champion. The payout will be posted once it is finalized.
The 2021 Women’s Rodeo World Championship Leaderboard – WCRA Segment W21 (SW21) – will remain open until October 3, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.
To participate in the WCRA, an athlete just needs to register as a user in the WCRA Virtual Rodeo Qualifier (VRQ). No membership dues or fees required. Visit wcrarodeo.com to register.
The world championship event is open to any female athlete over the age of 13 years old competing in breakaway roping, barrel racing, team roping is eligible.
The 2020 official event ground rules are being updated to reflect the 2021 format changes. Once they are available for review, they will be posted on the event webpage – www.womensrodeoworldchampionship.com. If you have event questions, please send them to [email protected].
Athletes are allowed one (1) entry per discipline in the 2021 WRWC event.
Athletes seeded in the Main Event rounds (Leaderboard #1-4 and Fast Track Pool winners) are eligible to participate in the Qualifying Rounds for payout and All Around points.
An athlete must nominate and earn points at any event with publicly verifiable results on the VRQ. Eligible events must be an OPEN event where all ages can compete. Once you pay your nomination fee, if you place in a paid position at the event, WCRA will input the results into its system, and your points will be applied during the weekly leaderboard update.
Athletes ranked in the Top 100 of their respective SW21 Leaderboard (Pro & Challenger) are eligible to enter the event.
- Leaderboard #1-30 – Complimentary Entry Fees
- Leaderboard #31-100 – $1,000 Entry Fees
- Leaderboard #101 or lower & OPEN entry – $3,000 entry fees
Up to 16 athletes per discipline (8 Pro & 8 Challenger) can earn a Fast Track Qualifier (FTQ) through select events. All athletes that earn a FTQ competition position will be eligible to participate in the Fast Track Round for their respective Leaderboard (Pro or Challenger). The top four from each Leaderboard Fast Track Pool will earn a spot in the Main Event Progressive Round.
Any athletes advancing through NWYI events will not be required to pay an entry fee.
Advancing positions out of the fast track pool will be based on the total number of NWYI positions coming into the event.
Leaderboard Benefits:
Leaderboard #1
- Seeded In Main Event Final Round
- Eligible To Participate In Qualifying Rounds For Payout And All Around Points
- Complimentary Entry Fees
- Complimentary – One (1) Hotel Room For Up To Three (3) Nights
- Complimentary – One (1) Horse Stall With Four (4) Bags Of Shavings
Leaderboard #2-4
- Seeded In Main Event Semi-Final Round
- Eligible To Participate In Qualifying Rounds For Payout And All Around Points
- Complimentary Entry Fees
- Complimentary – One (1) Hotel Room For Up To Three (3) Nights
- Complimentary – One (1) Horse Stall With Four (4) Bags Of Shavings
Leaderboard # 1-30
- Complimentary Entry Fees
- Eligible To Participate In Qualifying Rounds
Who participates in each section of competition in the event?
- Pro Leaderboard – 8 athletes/teams
- Challenger Leaderboard – 8 athletes/teams
Fast Track Qualifiers (FTQ): Up to 16 athletes per discipline (8 Pro & 8 Challenger) can earn a FTQ through select events. All athletes that earn a FTQ competition position will be eligible to participate in the Fast Track Round for their respective Leaderboard (Pro or Challenger). The top four from each Leaderboard Fast Track Pool will earn a spot in the Main Event Progressive Round.
- W21 Leaderboard #31-100 – $1,000 Entry Fee
- OPEN Entry – $3,000 Entry Fee
- W21 Leaderboard #1-30 (Pro) – No Entry Fee
- W21 Leaderboard #1-30 (Challenger) – No Entry Fee
- Open to the World Jackpot – TOP 16
- Athletes not advancing from Qualifying Rounds to Main Event Progressive Round are eligible to re-enter for an additional fee
- 4 – Fast Track Pool (Pro) – Top 4 Fastest
- 4 – Fast Track Pool (Challenger) – Top 4 Fastest
- 16 – Qualifying Rounds 1 & 2 (Pro) – Top 8 Fastest Times per round
- 8 – Qualifying Rounds 1 & 2 (Challenger) – Top 4 Fastest Times per round
- 2 – Redemption Round – Top 2 Fastest Times
- SW21 Leaderboard #2-4 (Pro)
- SW21 Leaderboard #2-4 (Challenger)
- Top 10 from Progressive Round
- SW21 Leaderboard #1 (Pro)
- SW21 Leaderboard #1 (Challenger)
- Top 6 from Semi-Final Round