Scorecard Challenges instead of IFSC Lead Cups in Sweden 2015

Imagine being challenged of 10 - 30 routes between 6a and 8b in a gym instead of just qualify on two flash routes. By counting your four best results, based on normal 8a scorecard points and also points for clips, the competition also becomes a personal challenge where you can go for personal records. If you make five clips out of ten, you get 50 % compared to topping out and eight clips gives 80 % etc. With this format, no referees or belayers are needed! The competition just becomes a normal day challenging yourself at the crags. Here is an example of a possible result list which makes it much more interesting to follow and which will also help coaches to follow up their athletes. The Top-4 routes are divided by four. Like in the 8a scorecard: 8a = 1 000, 7a = 700, 6a = 400 1. Miss X 912 points: 8a (1 000) 7c (900), 8a+:#8 (840) 8c:#7 (910) 2. Mrs Y 765 points: 7b (800) 8a:#7 (700) 7a+ (750) 7c:#9 (810) 3. Mr Z 590 points: 6c (600) 8a:#6 (600) 7b:#8 (640) 8c:#4 (520) The Competition/Challenge can be run on new or old routes and onsight and flash bonuses could be given. This is how the qualification in the Lead challenge, in Sweden, will be run in 2015. The new format, which any gym in the world can use, was introduced because of continuously lower interest from the gyms and participants for the old IFSC format. All the participants will just be given a scorecard which later will be filled in on an excel sheet or possibly even a new 8a scorecard challenge page. The time frame could be three hours to one month or more. This system could also be used for outdoor climbing festivals. Please feel free to give feedback.