Finals

FINALS RESULTS - Sunday 14 September, 2008

* Please note: The results posted during the final will be the total number of Judges Points achieved for each competitor. However, the competition will be decided using a Merit Points calculation.  To see how the Merit Points are calculated, see below.

Calculating Merit Points
Each judge will rank each competitor in order of Judges Points from 1st to 16th. The highest placed competitor (i.e. ranked 1st overall on Judges Points) will receive 16 Merit Points. The second placed competitor will receive 15 Merit Points, and so forth. If a judge has awarded identical Judges Points to two different competitors, the Merit Points are summed and then divided evenly between the two competitors. For example, if the top two competitors receive the same Judges Points, the Merit Points for each competitor would be: 16 (for 1st place) + 15 (2nd place) ÷ 2 = 15.5 Merit Points each.

The sum of the Merit Points calculated by each judge determines the overall rankings of competitors and therefore the placings. The maximum number of Merit Points is 64. Merit points will only be calculated at the conclusion of the day's competition.