WELCOME TO THE CATCHING FEATURES WORLD ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021
In this complicated period, it is on most places not possible to run orienteering competitions or even train orienteering. However, it’s possible to play “Catching Features“, an orienteering game simulation in a 3D environment.
We want to bring together as many orienteers as possible. The only way to do that is in front of our computer and therefore we have decided to organize the Catching Features World Orienteering Championships 2021 (CF WOC21)!
The Competition will take place in Terrain of the Czech Republic in a cooperation with the organizers from WOC21.
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
Competition program
Night
Upload: 12. February 21
Closing: 26. February 21
Expected Winning Time: 40'
Relay Leg 2
Upload: 18. February 21
Closing: 25. February 21
Expected Winning Time: 24'
Middle Distance
Upload: 8. February 21
Closing: 22. February 21
Expected Winning Time: 35'
Sprint
Upload: 14. February 21
Closing: 28. February 21
Expected Winning Time: 15'
Relay Leg 3
Upload: 19. February 21
Closing: 26. February 21
Expected Winning Time: 24'
Long Distance
Upload: 10. February 21
Closing: 24. February 21
Expected Winning Time: 70'
Relay Leg 1
Upload: 17. February 21
Closing: 24. February 21
Expected Winning Time: 24'
Relay Final Multiplayer
Date: 28.Feb 21:00 CET
6 National Teams qualify
Expected Leg Times: ~25'
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
Competition program
Middle Distance
Upload: 8. February 21
Closing: 22. February 21
Expected Winning Time: 35'
Long Distance
Upload: 10. February 21
Closing: 24. February 21
Expected Winning Time: 70'
Night
Upload: 12. February 21
Closing: 26. February 21
Expected Winning Time: 40'
Sprint
Upload: 14. February 21
Closing: 28. February 21
Expected Winning Time: 15'
Relay Leg 1
Upload: 17. February 21
Closing: 24. February 21
Expected Winning Time: 24'
Relay Leg 2
Upload: 18. February 21
Closing: 25. February 21
Expected Winning Time: 24'
Relay Leg 3
Upload: 19. February 21
Closing: 26. February 21
Expected Winning Time: 24'
Relay Final Multiplayer
Date: 28.Feb 21:00 CET
6 National Teams qualify
Expected Leg Times: ~25'
RULES
Competition Rules
CF WOC21 will take place in the computer game "Catching Features". Its working in windows only! You need to be able to play “competition”-mode. We are not responsible for you having a working version of the game. Make sure to buy your version of the game in time following this link (http://www.catchingfeatures.com/order.php)
-> special offer, use promo code “CFWOC21” for 40% off when you buy the game. So it only costs ~24 US Dollar instead of 40! (about 20 Euros instead of 33 Euros)*
The Catching Features WOC 2021 (CFWOC21) will consist of 4 individual competitions and a National Team Relay. The individual competitions are: Middle, Long, Sprint and Night competition. Check "Relay" to read about the rules wich apply for the Relay competition.
Each person is only allowed to run each competition once, with one account only (there will be verifications with IP adress). First run counts as your result.
Competitions will be uploaded with the prefix “[CFWOC21]”, followed by the competition name. -> i.e. [CFWOC21]-Middle
Each single player competition will be open to play for 14 days from the time the competition will be uploaded. Relay Legs will be open 7 days. You can see on the Catching Features webpage (LINK) how long time a competition still can be played and wich ones are open. After your first run, you are able to do reruns, but they will not count as a result for the WOC. After the end of the 14-day (for relay legs 7-day) period, nobody will be able to do a first run anymore. Hence the competition ended.
Qualification: There will be a relay competition where you need to register with a team of 3 players (one for each leg) from your country (pure National Teams) to be able to take part: (Registration Link). This has to be done before the relay competitons start. Registration until: 16th February 2021, 24:00 CET.
Each leg will be uploaded as a single player competition wich is open to play for everybody, but just the time of the asigned runner for this leg counts towards your team result.
Finals: The best 6 teams (max. 1 from each country) qualify for a final Multiplayer race wich will take place at the evening of the 28th of February (21:00 CET) and will be live broadcasted on twitch.tv including live commentary, GPS tracking and live video footage from each runner in the forest.
You are allowed to change team settings for the final race until 1h before the Finals start.
Medals will only be awarded to the top 3 teams and players in the final race, not for Qualification Results.
For every Single Player Gold Medalist:
(Middle, Long, Night and Sprint) you win one entry to the WOC Tour, 4-9 July, in Doksy Czech Republic.
Oops! Due to Corona, entries are already fully booked right now. So this might be your last chance to get a spot!
For every Single Player Silver or Bronze Medalist:
Each one gets a Live Orienteering Event ticket for EOC 2021 & World Cup Round 1 in Switzerland for free.
For the Relay Final Medalists:
3 WOC2021 Headbands by O-RUN for each Team:
Check out their WOC2021 merch here
To be able to upload your result to the competition server you need a working internet connection. Don’t worry, it happens automatically when you finish each competition race. We are in no way responsible for problems appearing regarding the servers of Catching Features or similar. If any problems appear during the upload of competition results you should contact the official Catching Features channels since we have no influence on it. If bigger server issues appear, we will contact the owner and manage for a fair solution.
Participation fee for the whole CF WOC21 is
10.- Swiss Francs (CHF) (round about 9.30 Euro).
Registration has to be done under: Link
Payment can be done by VISA or MasterCard
Please register with your username or your Catching Features user ID (you can find your ID, after finishing a Training race, by clicking on your username in the results list on the Catching Features Webpage by checking the last part of your current webadress,
http://www.catchingfeatures.com/userinfo.php?userid=XYZX)
The CF WOC21 will take place in February 2021. There will be some Training Races first wich are free to play. All Times and Dates refer to CET Timezone. The first competition will be uploaded at the 8th of February 2021. After we publish a new single player competition you have 14 days to play that competition. Relay Legs will be open 7 days. Check "Competition program" for a more detailed overview.
To be able to win prizes we must be able to contact you. Easiest solution is, that you make it possible for us to see your e-mail adress connected to your Catching Features profile. If you do so, we can contact you directly via e-mail. Else you have to prove us in some way that you are the owner of a prize winner account. In the case of winning a prize and accepting it, you agree that we can publish your name and what you won on our and our sponsors web channels.
As you know, orienteering is a sport where it’s not impossible to cheat in some way. Please follow the Fair Play rules! We have the right to disqualify a suspicious account without further investigations. As a competitor, you have the possibility to place a complaint if you notice anything suspicious.
CF WOC21 will take place in the computer game "Catching Features". Its working in windows only! You need to be able to play “competition”-mode. We are not responsible for you having a working version of the game. Make sure to buy your version of the game in time following this link (http://www.catchingfeatures.com/order.php)
-> special offer, use promo code “CFWOC21” for 40% off when you buy the game. So it only costs ~24 US Dollar instead of 40! (about 20 Euros instead of 33 Euros)*
The Catching Features WOC 2021 (CFWOC21) will consist of 4 individual competitions and a National Team Relay. The individual competitions are: Middle, Long, Sprint and Night competition. Check "Relay" to read about the rules wich apply for the Relay competition.
Each person is only allowed to run each competition once, with one account only (there will be verifications with IP adress). First run counts as your result.
Competitions will be uploaded with the prefix “[CFWOC21]”, followed by the competition name. -> i.e. [CFWOC21]-Middle
Each single player competition will be open to play for 14 days from the time the competition will be uploaded. Relay Legs will be open 7 days. You can see on the Catching Features webpage (LINK) how long time a competition still can be played and wich ones are open. After your first run, you are able to do reruns, but they will not count as a result for the WOC. After the end of the 14-day (for relay legs 7-day) period, nobody will be able to do a first run anymore. Hence the competition ended.
Qualification: There will be a relay competition where you need to register with a team of 3 players (one for each leg) from your country (pure National Teams) to be able to take part: (Registration Link). This has to be done before the relay competitons start. Registration until: 16th February 2021, 24:00 CET.
Each leg will be uploaded as a single player competition wich is open to play for everybody, but just the time of the asigned runner for this leg counts towards your team result.
Finals: The best 6 teams (max. 1 from each country) qualify for a final Multiplayer race wich will take place at the evening of the 28th of February (21:00 CET) and will be live broadcasted on twitch.tv including live commentary, GPS tracking and live video footage from each runner in the forest.
You are allowed to change team settings for the final race until 1h before the Finals start.
Medals will only be awarded to the top 3 teams and players in the final race, not for Qualification Results.
Qualification: There will be a relay competition where you need to register with a team of 3 players (one for each leg) from your country (pure National Teams) to be able to take part: (Registration Link). This has to be done before the relay competitons start. Registration until: 16th February 2021, 24:00 CET.
Each leg will be uploaded as a single player competition wich is open to play for everybody, but just the time of the asigned runner for this leg counts towards your team result.
Finals: The best 6 teams (max. 1 from each country) qualify for a final Multiplayer race wich will take place at the evening of the 28th of February and will be live broadcasted on twitch.tv including live commentary, GPS tracking and live video footage from each runner in the forest.
You are allowed to change team settings for the final race until 1h before the Finals start.
Medals will only be awarded to the top 3 teams and players in the final race, not for Qualification Results.
For every Single Player Gold Medalist:
(Middle, Long, Night and Sprint) you win one entry to the WOC Tour, 4-9 July, in Doksy Czech Republic.
Oops! Due to Corona, entries are already fully booked right now. So this might be your last chance to get a spot!
For every Single Player Silver or Bronze Medalist:
Each one gets a Live Orienteering Event ticket for EOC 2021 & World Cup Round 1 in Switzerland for free.
For the Relay Final Medalists:
3 WOC2021 Headbands by
O-RUN for each Team:
Check out their
WOC2021 merch here
To be able to upload your result to the competition server you need a working internet connection. Don’t worry, it happens automatically when you finish each competition race. We are in no way responsible for problems appearing regarding the servers of Catching Features or similar. If any problems appear during the upload of competition results you should contact the official Catching Features channels since we have no influence on it. If bigger server issues appear, we will contact the owner and manage for a fair solution.
Participation fee for the whole CF WOC21 is
10.- Swiss Francs (CHF) (round about 9.30 Euro).
Registration has to be done under: Link
Payment can be done by VISA or MasterCard
Please register with your username or your Catching Features user ID (you can find your ID, after finishing a Training race, by clicking on your username in the results list on the Catching Features Webpage by checking the last part of your current webadress,
http://www.catchingfeatures.com/userinfo.php?userid=XYZX)
The CF WOC21 will take place in February 2021. There will be some Training Races first wich are free to play. All Times and Dates refer to CET Timezone. The first competition will be uploaded at the 8th of February 2021. After we publish a new single player competition you have 14 days to play that competition. Relay Legs will be open 7 days. Check "Competition program" for a more detailed overview.
To be able to win prizes we must be able to contact you. Easiest solution is, that you make it possible for us to see your e-mail adress connected to your Catching Features profile. If you do so, we can contact you directly via e-mail. Else you have to prove us in some way that you are the owner of a prize winner account. In the case of winning a prize and accepting it, you agree that we can publish your name and what you won on our and our sponsors web channels.
As you know, orienteering is a sport where it’s not impossible to cheat in some way. Please follow the Fair Play rules! We have the right to disqualify a suspicious account without further investigations. As a competitor, you have the possibility to place a complaint if you notice anything suspicious.
Partners
Doksy, Czech Republic 3-9 July
Check out their webpage here
Partners
Doksy, Czech Republic 3-9 July
Check out their webpage here
Quotes from some of the BEST ORIENTEERS
Quotes about Catching Features from some of the best orienteers in the World
"I got really amazed when I was playing how I could recall everything from those races [old WOC races wich got converted for CF] and how real it felt."
Thierry Gueorgiou
14 times World champion
"I believe Catching Features is a good way of improving the understanding of map-reading and also to keep the high level of concentration through a race."
Albin Ridefelt
Swedish champion
".. especially the last 2-3 years the quality of the maps and conversions have really improved and you always face a new challenge."
Axel Granqvist
CF champion, JWOC Medalist
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