Grand Champion

How to Determine Grand Points

Grand Points and Regional/National Points are automatically awarded based on wins achieved at cat shows. Grand Points are accumulated throughout a cat show career until s/he achieves the points required to be awarded the title of Grand Champion.

A cat eligible for and shown in the Champion or Premier Class will compete for Grand Championship or Grand Premiership points in any type of ring, e.g. Allbreed, Longhair/Shorthair or Breed specialty. A cat must have at least one win of Best Champion/Premier or Second Best Champion/Premier or a final award of Best - Tenth Best Cat in either a CFA Specialty or Allbreed final in order to qualify for the title of Grand Champion/Grand Premier. Points must be won under at least three (3) different judges. Wins made in Championship competition may not be transferred to Premiership records.

Awarding of Points in a Final

a. Any Champion or Premier placing in the top ten (or five) Bests in Show will receive points towards Grand Championship or Grand Premiership. The highest placing Champion or Premier will receive one point for every benched Champion or Premier defeated. The second highest placing Champion or Premier will receive 90% of the points awarded the highest placing Champion or Premier, third highest 80%, fourth highest 70% and 5th highest 60%, etc. In all cases, fractional points .5 and greater will be rounded to the next higher number. b. Best Champion or Best Premier will receive one point for every benched Champion or Premier defeated. c. Second Best Champion or Premier will receive 90% of the points received by the Best Champion or Premier. d. Best Longhair Champion and Best Shorthair Champion in Allbreed rings will receive one point for every benched Champion defeated in that specialty. e. The Second Best Longhair Champion and Second Best Shorthair Champion in Allbreed rings will receive 90% of the points received by the Best Longhair or Best Shorthair Champion. The Third Best Longhair Champion and Third Best Shorthair Champion in Allbreed rings will receive 80% of the points received by the Best Longhair or Best Shorthair Champion. f. Best Longhair Premier and Best Shorthair Premier in Allbreed rings will receive one point for every benched Premier defeated in that specialty. g. The Second Best Longhair Premier and Second Best Shorthair Premier in Allbreed rings will receive 90% of the points received by the Best Longhair or Best Shorthair Premier.

Breed and Division Points

a. Cats which receive the award of Best Champion/Premier in each of the Breeds/Divisions currently recognized for Championship/Premiership competition (see Paragraph 31.01) will receive one Grand Championship/Premiership point for every benched Champion/Premier defeated within the Breed/Division. b. In all cases an entry will receive the points from only one award per ring - that which carries the most points.

Number of Points Required

Two hundred (200) points are required for Grand Championship; seventy-five (75) points for Grand Premiership, in Mainland U.S., Canada, Japan and the International Division. In Hawaii, Russia, Asia (except Japan), Mexico, Central America, South America and United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), seventy-five (75) points are required for Grand Championship; twenty-five (25) points are required for Grand Premiership. Grand Ribbons (green) earned in Hawaii and Japan prior to May 1, 1984 and May 1, 1982 respectively, will be converted to 10 points per grand ribbon for ribbons earned toward Grand Championship and 5 points per grand ribbon for ribbons earned toward Grand Premiership.