MATCH RATINGS

IPSC MATCH LEVELS

LEVEL I Match (example: local weekend club match)

LEVEL II Match (example: Regional match)

LEVEL III Match (example: International match)

LEVEL IV Match (example: Continental Championship)

LEVEL V Match (example: World Shoot)

 

 

 

	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV	Level V
01. Must follow latest edition IPSC rules	M	M	M	M	M
02. Competitors must be individual members of their IPSC Region of residence	R	M	M	M	M
03. Match Director	M	M	M	M	M
04. Range Master (actual or designated)	M	M	M	M	M
05. Range Master approved by Regional Director	R	R	M	R	R
06. Range Master approved by IPSC Executive Council	N/A	N/A	N/A	M	M
07. One Chief Range Officer per Area	R	R	R	M	M
08. One NROI official per stage	R	R	M	M	M
09. One IROA official per stage	N/A	N/A	R	M	M
10. IROA Stats Officer	N/A	N/A	R	M	M
11. One Range Staff (target restorer) for each 6 rounds	R	R	R	R	R
12. COF approval by Regional Director	R	R	M	N/A	N/A
13. COF approval by IPSC committee	N/A	N/A	M	M	M
14. IPSC sanctioning *	N/A	N/A	M	M	M
15. Chronograph	N/A	R	R	M	M
16. Three month advance registration with IPSC	N/A	N/A	M	N/A	N/A
17. IPSC Assembly approval on three year cycle	N/A	N/A	N/A	M	M
18. Inclusion in IPSC Match Calendar	N/A	N/A	M	M	M
19. Post match reports to IROA	N/A	N/A	M	M	M
20. Recommended minimum rounds Handgun Rifle (see Rule 1.2.1) Shotgun	40 40 40	80 80 80	150 150 150	300 200 200	450 250 250
21. Number of stages Handgun   Recommended minimum stages Handgun Rifle Shotgun	– 3 3 3	– 6 6 6	– 12 12 12	24 – 24 24	30 – 30 30
22. Recommended minimum competitors Handgun Rifle Shotgun	10 10 10	50 50 50	120 120 120	200 200 200	300 300 300
23. Match rating (points)	1	2	3	4	5
Key: N/A = Not Applicable, R = Recommended, M = Mandatory
* Point 14: Note that “N/A” means that international sanctioning of Level I and Level II matches is not required. However each Regional Director is entitled to establish his own criteria and procedures for sanctioning of Level I and Level II matches held within his own Region.