Sweet Adelines International competition
Scoring

Sweet Adelines International competition

Section Title: Scoring
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Chorus and quartet competition scoring system changes

Era	Round	Choruses	Quartets

Pre-1985	Quarter-final	–	1600 (4 categories x 2 judges each x 2 songs, 100 points per judge)

Semi-final	–	1600 (same process as QF)

Final	1600 (4 categories x 2 judges each x 2 songs, 100 points per judge)	1600 (same process as QF)

Perfect score	1600	4800 (combined total of QF, SF, and F rounds)

1985–1986	Semi-final	1600 (4 categories x 2 judges each x 2 songs, 100 points per judge)

Final	1680 (Same process as SF)

Perfect score	3200 (combined total of SF and F rounds)

1987–1988	Semi-final	1600 (4 categories x 2 judges each x 2 songs, 100 points per judge)

Final	1680 (Same process as SF + up to 10 "bonus" points for the package from each of the 8 judges)

Perfect score	3280 (combined total of SF and F rounds)

1989–1997	Quarter-final	–	160 (4 categories x 2 judges each x 2 songs, 10 points per judge)

Semi-final	1600 (4 categories x 2 judges each x 2 songs, 100 points per judge)

Final	1680 (Same process as SF + up to 10 "bonus" points for the package from each of the 8 judges)

Perfect score	3280 (combined total of SF and F rounds)	3440 (combined total of QF, SF and F rounds)

1998–2014	Semi-final	1600 (4 categories x 2 judges each x 2 songs, 100 points per judge)

Final	1680 (Same process as SF + up to 10 "bonus" points for the package from each of the 8 judges)

Perfect score	3280 (combined total of SF and F rounds)

2015 onward	Semi-final	1600 (4 categories x 2 judges each x 2 songs, 100 points per judge)

Final	1600 (4 categories x 2 judges each x [1 song + 1 performance package], 100 points per judge)

Perfect score	3200 (combined total of SF and F rounds)

Sentence(s)

The Sweet Adelines International competition's quartet perfect score was 3440.

final_sentence: The Sweet Adelines International competition's quartet perfect score was 3440.