MASTERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

2001 Fort Smith, Arkansas
2002 Sacramento, California
2003 Springfield, Illinois
2004 Winston, Oregon
2005 Hopkinton, New Hampshire
2006 Inverness, Scotland
2007 McPherson, Kansas
2008 Saline, Michigan
2009 Inverness, Scotland
2010 TBA

PAST WORLD CHAMPIONS

Year	40-44	45-49	50-54	55-59	60-64	65+	70+	40-49 U-200#	50+ U-200#	Women 40+	Women 50+
2001	Ron McKee	Pete Kline	Bob Jeffery	Kent Durso	Frank Carl
2002	Ron McKee	Pete Kline	Jim DeAvellar	Bill Scruggs	Vern Alexander	Dale Harder		Kevin Henderson	Frank Lux
2003	Don Stewart	Dana Axelson	Harvey Barkauskas	Kent Durso	Dean Ross	Frank Carl		Kevin Henderson	Rich Doria	Terri James
2004	Mark MacDonald	Don Stewart	Bill Leffler	Kent Durso	Bill Bailey	Frank Carl		Jim Spalding	Rich Doria	Terri James
2005	Dirk Bishop	Mike Baab	Harvey Barkauskas	Roddy McLeod	Vern Alexander	Frank Carl		Jim Spalding	Danny Ellis	Terri James
2006	Dirk Bishop	Mark MacDonald	Mark Buchanan	Harvey Barkauskas	Kent Durso	Vern Alexander		Jim Spalding	Ally Munro	Denise Houseman
2007	Dirk Bishop	Myles Wetzel	Frank Henry	Bill Leffler	Bob Jeffery	Vern Alexander	Bob Verbanac	Jim Spalding	Danny Ellis	Denise Houseman
2008	Dirk Bishop	Myles Wetzel	Frank Henry	Bill Leffler	Dan DeWelt	Dean Ross	Frank Carl	Kevin Rogers Doug Ballard	Jim Spalding	Denise Houseman	Ruth Welding

Athlete Entry to Masters World Championships

NO SPIN IN Weight-Over-Bar
Scottish Rules with certain trig exceptions

Entry will only be through this web site. To enter complete and submit the entry
form on this site. All entry fees must be paid in US$ through SMAI by a check drawn on
a US bank or by credit card for those outside the US. Upon receipt of your entry form you
will be sent an email for credit card payment if your have indicated so on your entry.

The entry fee does not include any accommodations.

Click here to access the entry form: ENTRY FORM

Important Information for 2009 MWC Athletes

1. Classes of Competition:   Entrants will be grouped by age for competition. Age groups will be
        Men 40-44
        Men 45-49
        Men 50-54
        Men 55-59
         Men 60-64
        Men 65-69
        Men 70 +
        Men Under 200 lb, 40-49
        Men Under 200 lb, 50+
        Women 40-49
        Women 50+
with athlete's age as of the day of competition. U-200 athletes will weigh in on Friday evening or
Saturday morning prior to competition beginning on Saturday. Any class must be competed by at
least 3 athletes to determine a champion.
2. Flights for athletes within a class with more than 12 entrants will be done by SMAI prior to the competition.
3. Entry is open to any Scottish athlete of age regardless of pro or amateur standing but this will not be a compensated competition and no travel funds will be provided.
4. The five game requirement (see below) will still be in force but waivers will be given to those for whom this is a hardship. You must have competed as an athlete (in any class) in five highland games between June 1, 2008, and July 18, 2009 to be elligible to compete. To obtain a waiver, contact Bill Scruggs if you cannot meet this requirement.
5. Events to be competed:
        There are EIGHT "heavy" events which will be contested in 2009:
        28# weight for distance (women 14#) - standard rectangular trig
        42# weight for distance (women 28# and 20# over 50) - standard rectangular trig
        16# open stone (women 9#) - circular trig area and arced toe-board
        22# Braemar Stone (women 13#) - circular trig area and arced toe-board
        16# hammer (women 12#) - standard trig
        22# hammer (women 16#) - standard trig
        42# weight over the bar (women 28#) - NO SPIN ALLOWED - knock-off bar
        Cabers appropriate for each age group
6. This is strictly an amateur event. No athlete will receive an appearance fee, complimentary rooms, prize money, or any other form of payment/compensation to compete. There will be no prize money.

    Information
    for games wishing
    to sponsor future MWCs
    (click on symbol at left)

Athletic Directors interested in hosting future MWC games should contact SMAI at this email: mtnbilly[at]hughes[dot]net

MWC Combined Trophies

click the picture above to see the winners
and the trophies in the making.

Masters’ World Championships - Some General Rules

	To be eligible for entry, an athlete must have competed in at least five sanctioned (see schedule page) highland games within the twelve month period preceding the World Championship competition. A waiver may be granted to Scottish athletes who normally compete on a regular basis but cannot meet this requirement this year. The waiver must be requested from SMAI well in advance. Athletes who have placed in the top six at a prior MWC automatically qualify for entry.
	All entries must be accompanied by the entry fee. Athletes from outside the US will pay the fee via PayPal.
	Notification of entry receipt will be a listing of athlete's name on Who's Coming page of this web site.
	Returned checks DO NOT constitute an entry. The Games Committee may add a collection fee to the amount of each returned check.
	All contestants must wear kilt and kilt stockings (with flashings) and games t-shirt at all times on the field. No kilts will be provided.
	Athlete check-in will take place at the field the day prior to and at the field between 8:00 and 8:30 a.m. on the day of the competition.
	Rules of competition will be those determined by the host games rules.
	If there is a dispute, the decision of the judges and games committee will be final.
	No children under the age of 12 on the field at any time. Family members are only allowed into the athletic area (but not on the field) after they have signed a waiver and must be wearing Scottish attire (kilt, etc.)
	Safety is everyone’s responsibility but the judge’s decision will be final in determining what constitutes safe technique in a throw.
	Implements used in competition will be those furnished by the games committee.

Ties in Competition

The following rules for ties were determined by the SMAI board at a meeting held on the field at the 2005 MWC in New Hampshire.

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS: Ties in distance events will stand as ties. Ties in height events will be broken according to misses as determined by the rules of competition used for the games or, if not broken by misses, will stand as ties. Ties in the caber will be broken by next best tosses and, if still not broken, will stand as ties. In case of unbroken ties, each tied athlete will be given the same place medal and the place points will be divided equally among the tied athletes..

OVERALL PLACES: Ties for world champion or second and third place overall (athletes who accumulated the same number of event points) will not be broken but left as ties and the title shared by the tied athletes. In case of ties, duplicate trophies will be provided.