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)

In 1987, a maximum of 80 "bonus points" were added in the final round (10 per judge) for scoring the performance "package" in both the quartet and chorus competitions, raising the maximum score to 3280.

final_sentence: In 1987, a maximum of 80 "bonus points" were added in the final round (10 per judge) for scoring the performance "package" in both the quartet and chorus competitions, raising the maximum score to 3280.