Each event will be run on a single day of competition with open practice the day before. There will be no official non-stop practice runs. Each competitor will have two race runs to qualify for the finals. The top 15 competitors in each class, based on the best of two qualifying race runs, will advance to the finals. The top eight in each class, based on the best of the two final runs, will be given awards at the conclusion of the competition.
All competitors are eligible to win the prize purse.
Funds will be distributed in a manner that preserves amateur standing. Although easily accessible for the traveler via Interstate 40, Cocke County enjoys a vitally wild and natural frontier offering unlimited opportunities for the outdoor adventurer of all levels. Our whitewater venue is high in a mountain gorge near the village of Hartford on the Pigeon River. The Pigeon River race course is approximately 400 meters long with a gradient of 5 meters. Headquarters Hotel Available April 23-28 for participants, volunteers and supporters associated with the Champion International Whitewater Series.