This year, the Tour of Texas committee has agreed that only the pre-qualified teams will be able to book their hotels for the Tour Stops starting Wednesday, November 1, 2018.  Any team that qualifies at the 2018 Tour of Texas Qualifier will have to wait until Wednesday, January 2, 2019 to book through EM2 Housing. 

Pre-Qualified Teams

Any pre-qualified team that gets bought out, merges with an existing club, or moves to a new club will automatically forfeit their pre-qualified status.  A change in team code for any reason will result in that team losing its pre-qualified spot. 

If a pre-qualified team chooses not to participate in the Tour of Texas they must email sbagsby@austinsportscenter.com before the Tour Qualifier registration deadline. 

The Tour of Texas is mandatory once qualified

This applies to teams that qualify at a Tour of Texas Qualifier; it does not include pre-qualified teams from the previous year.  Should a team qualify for the Tour of Texas then choose to drop or not attend either one of the Tour Stops, the entire club will be prohibited to place any teams into the Tour of Texas the following year. 

Teams may not play up an age division

The Tour of Texas is designed to be an ultra-competitive tournament series. 

In 2015, 110 of the 144 teams qualified for USAV's GJNC in their respective age group and division

In 2016, 123 of the 168 teams qualified for USAV's GJNC. 
Of those 123 teams, 10 became 2017 National Champions! 

In 2017, 115 of the 163 teams qualified for USAV's GJNC.  23 of these teams medaled at Nationals, with 5 becoming National Champions! 

In 2018, 119 of the 176 teams qualified for USAV's GJNC.  22 of these teams medaled at Nationals, with 4 becoming National Champions! 

With that said, teams are required to compete in their respective age group. 

NEW FORMAT FOR 2018-2019!  Please read carefully. 

There will now be 3 opportunities for teams to qualify into the Tour should they choose to attend more than one Qualifier. 

December 15-16, 2018

December 29-30, 2018

Pre-qualified teams (14s-18s) will not compete in any of Tour Qualifiers and will begin competition at Tour Stop I, January 19-20, 2019

Teams are permitted to compete in more than one Tour Qualifier.  However, once a team qualifies for the Tour they are no longer able to compete in another Tour Qualifier.  For example, if a team qualifies for the Tour in Houston, this team cannot compete in Austin and/or Dallas. 

Teams are no longer required to submit their stop check to be eligible to compete in a Tour Qualifier - Click HERE for more detailed information regarding Tour Q registration

2019 tentative wave times will be posted under the respective Qualifier page

2019 Tour of Texas & Texas Championship Series Divisions

Age

12s

13s

14s

15s

16s

17s

18s

Tour

16

24

24

24

24

24

24

TCS

8

16

16

16

16

16

NA

See Bid Allocations tab to see how the 2019 Tour of Texas teams will be determined. 

Qualification Process

Pre-qualified teams are determined by the top 12 finishes at the 2018 Tour of Texas Finals in the 13s - 17s divisions. 

Finishes in the bidding divisions at the 3 Tour of Texas Qualifiers (Houston, Austin & Dallas) will determine the other teams that qualify for the 2019 Tour of Texas. 

Rosters submitted at the Tour of Texas Qualifier will be considered frozen for the entirety of the Tour.  Any changes to the roster will need to be approved by the Tour of Texas committee. 

Bid Allocations at the Tour Qualifiers

2019 Bid Allocations for the Tour of Texas - Updated 11/29/19

Age

12s

13s

14s

15s

16s

17s

18s

Houston

8

9

5

4

4

4

4

Austin

8

9

5

5

5

5

6

Dallas

0

6

2

3

3

3

2

How were the bid allocations decided? 

12s Division - 16 bids available

# of teams registered

14

12

10

8

6

# of bids

5

4

3

2

1

*16th bid will be given to the qualifier with the largest field

13s Division - 24 bids available

# of teams

18

16

14

12

10

8

6

4

# of bids

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

14s-18s Divisions - 12 bids available

# of teams

24

18

12

6

# of bids

4

3

2

1

These 12 teams will join the 12 pre-qualified teams to make up the 24 team divisions

As shown by the tables above, bids will be allocated across the three qualifiers based on the size of each field.  Should a qualifier not reach the appropriate number of teams to receive max bids, those bids will be allocated among the other qualifiers in a rotation of largest field to smallest field. 
For the 12s - 17s divisions, the next best eligible teams after the teams that qualify for the Tour of Texas will qualify for the Texas Championship Series (formerly LSCS).  These teams will be determined by match, set, and point ratio. 

Texas Championship Series (TCS) Allocations

2019 Texas Championship Series Allocations - Updated 12/11/18

Age

12s

13s

14s

15s

16s

17s

Houston

4

5

6

5

5

5

Austin

4

6

6

6

6

6

Dallas

0

5

4

5

5

5

IMPORTANT: When necessary, we will use match, set, point percentage to break a tie to determine the next eligible team.  Please note that this does mean we may not go in the exact order of the results shown on AES as the results do not take into consideration the match, set, point percentages. 

How were the allocations decided? 

13s-17s Division - 16 TCS spots available

# of teams registered

14

12

10

8

6

# of bids

5

4

3

2

1

*16th bid will be given to the qualifier with the largest field

As shown by the table above, spots will be allocated across the three qualifiers based on the size of each field.  Should a qualifier not reach the appropriate number of teams to receive max number of spots, those spots will be allocated among the other qualifiers in a rotation of largest field to smallest field. 
The 12s division in the Texas Championship Series has 8 spots available which were split evenly between the Houston and Austin qualifier, as Dallas is not running a 12s division. 

What if I earn a Tour bid after accepting a TCS spot? 

For teams who are competing in additional qualifiers (Austin and/or Dallas), and qualify for the Tour of Texas must accept that Tour Bid and drop from the Texas Championship Series.  There will be no penalty to these teams for dropping their TCS spot. 

Should the above scenario happen, the open TCS spot will trickle down to the next eligible team at the qualifier in which the original TCS spot was earned.  For example: should a team earn a TCS spot in Houston and then earn a Tour bid in Austin, that team must accept the Tour bid and the TCS spot will trickle down to next eligible team from the Houston qualifier. 

What if I earn a second TCS spot after accepting a TCS spot at an earlier qualifier? 

If a team competes in more than 1 qualifier and places in a position that earns a TCS spot in both qualifiers, the team will keep its original TCS spot and the second TCS spot will trickle down at the qualifier in which they earned the second spot. 

For example: If a team earns a TCS spot in Houston and then travels to the Austin qualifier to try for a Tour bid but ends up in the position for a TCS spot, that team will keep the TCS spot they accepted after the Houston qualifier, and the TCS spot they earned in Austin will trickle down to the next eligible team in the Austin qualifier. 

March 9–10, 2019

Please note the 15s will be split between AM and PM wave.  Teams will need to check the schedule once available to determine their start time. 

Only players and coaches designated on the final roster submitted at team check-in are permitted to be on the team bench during a match.  Any staff on the team bench must be on the team's roster.  For example: club directors must be designated as team representative on the team roster in order to sit on the team bench. 

What to expect...

Teams that qualify for the Tour of Texas must accept and attend all of the following stops

Once qualified, the roster submitted at the Tour of Texas Qualifier will be considered frozen for the entirety of the Tour of Texas

R1s are provided at each stop.  Work teams will be responsible for providing the R2