"Who is overall champion?" is the last question of every tournament, and the one most likely to start an argument. The way to avoid it is to agree the rule before the event and to apply it the same way to every club. This guide sets out the choices.
Points or medals
There are two common ways to rank a medal table. The organiser picks one for the tournament.
- By points. Each medal is worth points, by default 3 for gold, 2 for silver and 1 for bronze. The club with the most points is first. Points can be changed per category, for example to give team events more weight.
- By medals, gold first. Like an Olympic table: most golds first; if equal, most silvers; then most bronzes. A club with one gold is ahead of a club with five silvers.
Points reward depth (many medals); gold first rewards winning. Neither is wrong, but say which one you use in the event information.
Breaking a tie
Ties are common in small events. Routte applies the same order every time.
Ranked by points:
- most points;
- most golds in the tie-break event chosen by the organiser (for example individual pattern);
- most golds overall;
- still equal: joint position.
Ranked by medals:
- gold, then silver, then bronze;
- most golds in the tie-break event;
- most points;
- still equal: joint position.
Each step is shown under the table in plain words, and each award winner who won on a tie-break shows why, so nobody has to ask.
Team medals
In the club and school tables, a team medal counts once for the team, not once for each member. When a team mixes athletes from more than one school, the medal counts for each of those schools.
Best athlete awards
Awards such as best primary-school girl or best black belt need their own rules. On Routte, each award sets:
- who it is for: an athlete, a club or a school;
- which medals count: one event or all, individual and team or individual only;
- who can win: gender, school level (preschool, primary, secondary), rank range and age, read from the athlete, not from the category. A primary pupil who wins a medal in a secondary category still counts for best primary;
- age groups: one winner per group, for example ages 7 to 9 and 10 to 12;
- how a team medal counts: for every member, or once for the team.
Without a school, the level comes from the athlete's age on the cut-off date: 6 and under preschool, 7 to 12 primary, 13 to 17 secondary.
No-shows and disqualifications
Decide whether an athlete who does not turn up, or who is disqualified, keeps a medal they would otherwise get. By default they do not: the medal is withheld, and the tables and awards follow.
Publish the results
Medal tables update as each category finishes, on the event's results page and on every coach's phone. Choose which awards are public. When the event is over, the results stay online, and every medallist has a medal card ready to share.
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