Scoring Points

Points for the TopCat rating are awarded for each title received by a participant at a show held within the rating system.

Only cats with verified and fully completed (photo is required) TopCat profile may appear on the leaderboard. The verification request must be applied before December 31 of current rating year. Only requests submitted through Top Cat app or web interface are rating-enabled, otherwise we do not have person's concern and may not process their data, including their cats' score calculation.

Scoring rules do not change throughout the rating year.

The exhibition report (all protocols) must be uploaded within 10 days of the exhibition in the designated place.

If proofs of tampering with rating algorithms surface, the show in question may receive a point multiplier of 0.
Evidence will be reviewed on a per-case basis. Guilty will be sanctioned.

It is imperative that show protocols are uploaded at manager's interface dedicated section.

Only participants with 300 or more points are ranked.

Points are scored for the following titles:
• Titles awarded at Best in Show.
• Titles awarded at mono-breed shows.
• Titles awarded at Rings.

Best in Show

All shows have a standard coefficient of 1, except for the Club's Anniversary Show (x2), "Golden Cat Russia" (x2), and the TopCat FINAL (x3).

Important Notice!

• Points earned by participants at the national TopCat Final Show are subject to a multiplier and are doubled (x2).
• Points earned by participants at the international TopCat Final Show are subject to a multiplier and are tripled (x3).

1. 
   • Neuter
   
   • Veteran
   
   
   • Household Pet
   
   

2. Adult Category

Please, note
that that the Best in Show procedure is determined and monitored by show organizers (including the number of hair groups)!

Adult cats are divided into the following hair groups within Best in Show:
-LH (longhair)
-SLH (semi-longhair)
-SH (shorthair)
-SIA/ORI (siamese oriental shorthair)
-HL (hairless)

If there are less than 10 participants in a main category (LH, SLH, SH, SIA/ORI), the categories are merged in the following manner:
- LH and SLH
- SOSH and SH
- HL and SIA/ORI

If a monobreed show is held on an exhibition, and there are more than 10 pets of that breed, this group may be presented in BiS as a separate category (this should be negotiated with licensing responsible organisation).

As such, more than standard 5 hair groups may take part in Best in Show, and if so: cats are given places (e.g. I, II, III, ... VII etc) and opposite sex are awarded a title in their group.

Best Supreme and Best General winners may be selected on a show.

• Show hosts choose whether or not to have Best Supreme and Best general award at a given show, this is not obligatory;
• If show hosts choose to have these awards at the show - participants should be notified beforehand.
• Winners and given awards should be recorded and documented during the show.

Best General

• Best General competition is held at the end of the show day, following groups may compete:
  1. Winners from all day's rings and shows
  2. Best in Show categories:
     
     1. Young (Kitten, Junior)
     2. Adult
     3. Neuter (Neuter, Kitten-Neuter, Junior-Neuter)
     4. Veteran (Veteran, Veteran-Neuter)
• The winner is determined by open voting among the experts;
  50 points
  Points for Best General do not depend on the exhibition's category.
  

  Best Supreme

• The winner is selected based on the results of all show days;
• Only animals that received the Best General title at this specific show can participate in the competition;
• The winner is determined by open voting among the experts;
• This title cannot be awarded at one-day shows. (Except for cases where two shows (two licenses) are held on the same day);

150 points
Points for Best Supreme do not depend on the exhibition's category.

Please note: General and Supreme titles earned on non-TopCat shows are disregarded.

Monobreed shows (Special Show):

Monobreed is a show, in which competitors share the same breed, or a number of closely related breeds.

Example: KBS + KBL, SFS + SCS, BRI + BLH, SIA + ORI, SRS + SRL, PER + EXO, ACS + ACL, etc.

Point gain depends on the amount of competitors in the given age group. Point gain for Best and Opposite Sex are presented in table 6.
Best of Breed gains 25 points.

Age groups in Best of Breed:

• Litter
• Kitten
• Junior
• Adult
• Neuter
• Veteran
  
  Table 6 – Monobreed shows.

All the age groups (except for Litter) are further subdivided into two groups by sex.

Rings

Examples are:

• Ring Adult - adult age group, no neuters may apply.
• Ring Kitten / Junior - kitten (3-6 months) and junior (6-10 months), no neuters may apply.
• Ring Neuter - Neuter participants apply, all age classes pass (Neuter, Kitten-Neuter, Junior-Neuter, Veteran-Neuter).

Fun-Show

Not all Fun-Shows count towards the Top Cat rating. Only Fun-Shows that meet the following parameters are counted in the Top Cat rating:

The 10 best animals are selected BASED ON THE SUM OF THEIR BREED QUALITIES. Selecting the best based on a single trait—such as tail length, eye size/brightness/expressiveness, charisma, playfulness, or "facial expression"—is not permitted.

1. Only animals that have undergone judging can participate in a Fun-Show. Animals entered in an advertisement class or that have not been judged cannot take part.
2. The title of the Fun-Show must fully reflect the principle for selecting participants.Fun-Shows must be selected based on breed characteristics (no more than 2 characteristics in one show):
   • by color / colors;
   • by pattern (one characteristic);
   • by breed / breeds;
   • by coat length / type;
   • by eye color (one characteristic);
   • by sex (one characteristic);
   • by breed origin (one characteristic);
   • "Rare Breeds" — no more than 4 representatives of that breed at the show;
   • "Club Cup". Only cats whose profile lists the club organizing the show may participate. A club may hold such a show once a year. A cat may participate in such a show once a year. Points are awarded according to Super-ring rules. Prior approval from TOP CAT support is required: support@top-cat.org no later than one week before the start of the show.
   • All other variants (Republic Cup, Regional Cup, etc.) must be agreed upon in advance with support: support@top-cat.org.
3. Holding duplicate shows (2 shows per day with the same title) is not allowed.
4. Fun-Show protocols must be uploaded to the "Documents" section.
5. Fun-Show points are only counted from shows held using the Top-Cat system.

• Minimum number of participants in a Ring and Fun-Show – 4.
• Maximum number of prize places – 10.

Points in rings are awarded depending on the number of cats (cat count) in the ring.

Attention!
Holding several competitions (Ring, Special Show, and Fun Show) with essentially identical groups of participants is not permitted. Top-Cat reserves the right to remove duplicated competitions.

Table 7 – Rings

Number of participants / place	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
4	20	18	16	14
5	25	22,5	20	17,5	15
6	30	27	24	21	18	15
7	35	31,5	28	24,5	21	17,5	14
8	40	36	32	28	24	20	16	12
9	45	40,5	36	31,5	27	22,5	18	13,5	9
10	50	45	40	35	30	25	20	15	10	5
11	55	49,5	44	38,5	33	27,5	22	16,5	11	5,5
12	60	54	48	42	36	30	24	18	12	6
13	65	58,5	52	45,5	39	32,5	26	19,5	13	6,5
14	70	63	56	49	42	35	28	21	14	7
15	75	67,5	60	52,5	45	37,5	30	22,5	15	7,5
16	80	72	64	56	48	40	32	24	16	8
17	85	76,5	68	59,5	51	42,5	34	25,5	17	8,5
18	90	81	72	63	54	45	36	27	18	9
19	95	85,5	76	66,5	57	47,5	38	28,5	19	9,5
20	100	90	80	70	60	50	40	30	20	10
21	105	94,5	84	73,5	63	52,5	42	31,5	21	10,5
22	110	99	88	77	66	55	44	33	22	11
23	115	104	92	80,5	69	57,5	46	34,5	23	11,5
24	120	108	96	84	72	60	48	36	24	12
25	125	113	100	87,5	75	62,5	50	37,5	25	12,5
26	130	117	104	91	78	65	52	39	26	13
27	135	122	108	94,5	81	67,5	54	40,5	27	13,5
28	140	126	112	98	84	70	56	42	28	14
29	145	131	116	102	87	72,5	58	43,5	29	14,5
30	150	135	120	105	90	75	60	45	30	15
31	155	140	124	109	93	77,5	62	46,5	31	15,5
32	160	144	128	112	96	80	64	48	32	16
33	165	149	132	116	99	82,5	66	49,5	33	16,5
34	170	153	136	119	102	85	68	51	34	17
35	175	158	140	123	105	87,5	70	52,5	35	17,5
36	180	162	144	126	108	90	72	54	36	18
37	185	167	148	130	111	92,5	74	55,5	37	18,5
38	190	171	152	133	114	95	76	57	38	19
39	195	176	156	137	117	97,5	78	58,5	39	19,5
40	200	180	160	140	120	100	80	60	40	20

SUPER RINGS:

Master Rings, Double Master Ring, Triple Master Ring, World Master Ring, Diamond Ring, Olympia Ring.

• "Super Ring", Master, Double and Triple Master, World Master rings follow the rules enforced by the licensing authority.
• Points earned on these rings are not affected by show multiplier.

National and Regional Cups

• National, Federal and District cup may be held in a Super Ring format.
• Super Ring is only hosted once per year per corresponding region:
  - National Cup (Countries: Russia, Ukraine, Italy, Latvia, others)
  - Federal Cup (Federative republics, states, other subjects and unions.)
  - Regional Cup (Province, county, district and similar smaller divisions.)
• Winners of Best in Show and Monobreed competitions (BoB1, Best Kitten, Best Junior, Best Neuter, Best Veteran), Rings and Fun Shows (placed 1 and 2) held in the corresponding area. HHP, NOV, BR, PRCRB, PRB, Litter, Exh classes may not apply. Show host is to send their application for hosting such show to Support@Top-Cat.org at least a week before exhibition.
• A single club may only host one Super Ring per year.
• Points are awarded in Super Rings in accordance to participant cat count.
• Participants may only join after receiving their judgement in the current show day. Exhibition-class and unjudged participants may not apply.

Mega Ring

• Mega Ring event can be held with Top-Cat show winners.
• Best in Show (BoB1, Best Kitten, Best Junior, Best Neuter, Best Veteran), Ring and Fun show (placed 1 and 2), and Best of Breed champions can join. Only winners from TopCat-enabled shows apply; HHP, NOV, BR, PRCRB, PRB, Litter, Exh classes, as well as those with unconfirmed TopCat profile may not join.
• Application to hold the event should be sent to TopCat at least a week before the show in question. Direct your requests to support@top-cat.org.
• A club may only hold one Mega Ring per year.
• Scoring rules mirror those of a Super Ring, depending on Cat Count.
• Participants should receive their judgment prior to joining the show. Those registered in Exhibition class or having not received their judgment may not join.

Super-TopCat-Ring

• A competition for clubs to host annually on a national, or international, TopCat finals. All TopCat finalists from current rating season are eligible for participation. Only national finalists from corresponding countries are allowed to compete on National Final's Super-TopCat-Ring. Point gains are regulated by Super Ring rules.

Table 8 – Super Ring.

Number of participants / place	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
4	80	72	64	56
5	100	90	80	70	60
6	120	108	96	84	72	60
7	140	126	112	98	84	70	56
8	160	144	128	112	96	80	64	48
9	180	162	144	126	108	90	72	54	36
10	200	180	160	140	120	100	80	60	40	20
11	220	198	176	154	132	110	88	66	44	22
12	240	216	192	168	144	120	96	72	48	24
13	260	234	208	182	156	130	104	78	52	26
14	280	252	224	196	168	140	112	84	56	28
15	300	270	240	210	180	150	120	90	60	30
16	320	288	256	224	192	160	128	96	64	32
17	340	306	272	238	204	170	136	102	68	34
18	360	324	288	252	216	180	144	108	72	36
19	380	342	304	266	228	190	152	114	76	38
20	400	360	320	280	240	200	160	120	80	40
21	420	378	336	294	252	210	168	126	84	42
22	440	396	352	308	264	220	176	132	88	44
23	460	414	368	322	276	230	184	138	92	46
24	480	432	384	336	288	240	192	144	96	48
25	500	450	400	350	300	250	200	150	100	50
26	520	468	416	364	312	260	208	156	104	52
27	540	486	432	378	324	270	216	162	108	54
28	560	504	448	392	336	280	224	168	112	56
29	580	522	464	406	348	290	232	174	116	58
30	600	540	480	420	360	300	240	180	120	60

These scores are not affected by show category multiplier.


Winner-Ring

Winner-Ring. A show held once a year at the TopCat Final Exhibition. Eligible participants are TopCat World Champion, TopCat World Premior, TopCat Young World Winner, and TopCat Young Neuter World Winner. Points for the rating are awarded according to the Super TopCat Ring rules (x3).

Start-Ring

A show held once a year at the TopCat Final Exhibition. ALL cats may participate, except for finalists of the Top Cat rating for the corresponding year in any category. Points for the rating are awarded according to the Super TopCat Ring rules (x3).

Super-Ring "Golden Cat"

A show held once a year in each city (region). All age groups, classes, and recognized breeds may participate, excluding HHP, provided their owners reside in the city or region where the show is held. The ten best cats receive points according to the Super-Ring rules (x2).

The winner receives the title of Golden Cat of the City (Region).

At the end of the exhibition season, the Super-Ring Golden Cat Russia (x2) will be held. All winners of the city qualifying rounds — the Golden Cats of the cities (regions) — will participate. If a winner of the qualifying stages declines to participate in the Super-Ring Golden Cat of Russia, their right to participate passes to the second-best participant, who may also transfer this right to the third-best participant.

Points in rings are awarded depending on the number of cats (cat count) in the ring.

*Top-Cat reserves the right to verify the level of participants and, in case of non-compliance, reclassify a Super Show as a regular show with corresponding points.


Anniversary Show

5-10-15… years of a club (for clubs that provide documents of legal registration). The show coefficient = 2.
To have such a show count towards the rating, prior approval must be obtained from TopCat technical support: support@top-cat.org no later than one month before the start of the show.

Best in Show Nominee award:

• 10 points per show day may be earned for Best in Show nomination;
• Show category multiplier applied.

Best in Variety and Best in Breed point (BIV) и Best in Breed (BIB)

• Best in Variety - BIV
  Only applies if 3 or more cats in the same colour were judged. Does not apply to Double Judgment's second judgment.
  + 15 points (regardless of category).
• Best in Breed - BIB
  Only applies if 3 or more cats in the same breed were judged. Does not apply to Double Judgment's second judgment.
  + 35 points (regardless of category).

Election of the best breeder

• All the breeders whose pets are registered on TopCat portal participate in this contest.
• The winner in this nomination has the largest sum of points scored by the cats they bred, whether they are, registered in their cattery or in other catteries/clubs/owners, during the calendar year.

Election of the best cattery

• All the catteries whose pets are registered on TopCat portal participate in this contest.
• The winner in this category should be determined in accordance with the number of points scored by the pets registered in this category during a TopCat rating season.

Breeder of merit

• The registered breeder, whose cats were, for 5 years:
  • Appearing in annual rating Top-10
  • Appearing in annual Best of Breed