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COMPETITION RULE

Entry & Qualification

  • Entry fee: EUR 150 for the first pigeon of each team, payable in advance at collection
  • Additional pigeons: EUR 150 per pigeon, payable after the 100 km qualification race
  • Qualified pigeons must be activated within 5 days
  • The organizer reserves final discretion regarding the condition and eligibility of pigeons for all races


Activation & Rights

  • Pigeons not activated within 5 days shall transfer all rights to the organizer
  • Such pigeons may be activated by any participant at EUR 150 per pigeon
  • The activating participant shall receive full rights, including prize money and auction proceeds
  • Activated pigeons may replace lost pigeons within a team


Payments

  • All entry and activation fees shall include applicable bank and transaction charges


Lost Pigeons

  • Replacement of lost pigeons is permitted until 30 June 2026, subject to organizer notification Team Championship
  • A minimum of 12 pigeons is required to compete
  • Participants entering fewer pigeons must activate additional pigeons to qualify


Auction

  • Selected pigeons shall be auctioned after completion of the races
  • Owners shall receive 60% of auction proceeds after deduction of a 10% processing fee
  • Eligible pigeons include:
  • 1st–160th places of the 500 km FCI Final Race and all Ace Pigeon rankings
  • 1st–3rd places of Hot Spot and Ace Pigeon races
  • 161st place onward of the 500 km FCI Final Race for imported pigeons of foreign participants only (Pigeons of Thai participantsshall be returned.)
  • All prize money and auction proceeds are subject to applicable Thailand tax


Shipping of Auctioned Pigeons

  • Buyers shall bear all shipping and freight costs
  • The organizer will assist with shipping arrangements but shall not be responsible for non-delivery under any circumstances
  • Auction proceeds are non-refundable
  • Organizer responsibility ends 60 days after the auction concludes


Team Prize for the Final Race Award

The pigeons in rank 1st – 500th that arrive not later 6 pm on the next day of the liberation date are entitled for the team prize award. The point is derived from the number of pigeons returned for each team. The team with the highest point is awarded to be the winner. In case that there is the equal point, the team with the best score is awarded to be the winner. The best score is determined by the lowest score calculated from the accumulation of rank.  

In example:

Team A arrived 2 pigeons in rank 1 and 7 = 2 points / 8 scores (from 1+7)

Team B arrived 2 pigeons in rank 3 and 4 = 2 points / 7 scores (from 3+4)

The winner is Team B


Ace Pigeon Award

The Ace Pigeon is awarded to the pigeon received the best score accumulated from all 5 distances (220 km, 260 km, 320 km, 400 km, and 500 km). The best score is determined by the lowest score accumulated from all 5 distances. For each distance, the ranks entitled for the Ace Pigeon must be within 30% of a total pigeons basketed.

Formulas:

Entitled Rank for each distance = # Pigeons basketed * 30%

Score   = Rank * 1,000 / # Pigeons basketed * Distance


Remark: For the final race, the entitled ranks are the ranks equal to 30% of the number of pigeons basketed but arrived not later than 6 pm on the next day of the liberation date.

Race distances may be adjusted due to weather conditions, in consultation with and in accordance with FCI guidelines.

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