World-class Competitions
Competitions participated by competitors from more than five countries from three continents or above
For inclusion in groupings
- Number of participating countries/regions
- Number of the countries/regions of participants and competitions
- Territories of the competition
- Arrangements of regional selections
- Regional selection methods/Arrangements of organizers and co-organizers
- Number of countries of the persons involved
Core criteria
- Accreditation/Accredited institution/Accredited by academic institution/Accredited by the government
- Reputation
- Information of the competition
- Fairness and transparency
- Quality of the judge panel
- Background/standard/reputation of the organizer
- Levels of difficulty
Additional criteria
- Prospects of the winner
- Number of participants
- Administrative arrangement
- Workflow and arrangements
- Convenience for competitors
- Continuity
- Sponsorship/Co-organizer/Co-sponsor/Contractor
- Safety
| Rating | Introduction | |
|---|---|---|
| A**** |  | Top competitions; well-known among the public or people of the field; applied by the organizer, recognized by professional practitioners or nominated by the Association. |
| A*** |  | Highly recognized; the level of competition and arrangements having high specification standards. The results of the competition can be used as professional reference and indicator for the field. |
| A** |  | Competitions having accreditation; having certain requirements on the standard and arrangements of the competition. The results can be used as reference. |
| A* |  | The competition passes basic assessment and monitor; having certain basic standards and requirements on the arrangements. |
| A |  | Received nomination information from competitors or the public but the rating has not been proceeded. |
| A0 |  | * Unclassified competitions after assessment and did not reach the basic requirements. |