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Background
Headquartered in Singapore, SLT launched in 2016 and is co-founded by former Australian triathlete and four-time world champion Chris McCormack; Michael Dhulst, an entrepreneur, amateur athlete and event owner; and Leonid Boguslavsky, an entrepreneur and sportsman.

25 of the world’s best male triathletes, including the Brownlees, Javier Gomez and Mario Mola, are to race for US$1 million in the all-new SLT series.

The current series is running from October 2018 until March 2019 in the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East regions.

There will be five race formats, each comprising a 300m swim, 6km bike and 2km run. In each event, athletes will compete for prize money, championship series points, the 'series leader' jersey and the individual 'swim, bike and run leaders’ jerseys.

The Championship league will feature the best 25 male and 25 female athletes across six rounds in the season. The top 10 male and female athletes secure their place in the next season Championship Series. The Qualifier events will provide another 10 spots for male and female athletes. Each Championship event will award five male and female wild cards to give local talent and other rising stars from around the world the ‘chance to pit themselves against triathlon’s best’.

History
Founders

Leonid Boguslavsky

A former professor with a Ph.D. in computer science, he has published academic books and papers on applied mathematics for computer networks and systems. Leonid also served as a senior partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He then became one of the most important players in Russia’s booming IT and Internet scene, founding companies in the USA, Europe, Russia, India and Southeast Asia.He has since accomplished multiple full distance Ironman finishes and 11 podiums, qualifying for the 2015 Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.

Michael D’Hulst

After 10 years as an executive in purchasing, sales, and business development for an automotive industry giant, Michael got into sports as a break from the corporate world. He soon transitioned from participating to competing in over 70 international races, and qualifying for the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii in 2011 by winning his age group in Ironman Korea.

Chris ‘MACCA’ McCormack

Chris McCormack was inducted into the Triathlon Hall of Fame in 2013, and has won both the ITU World title and Ironman World Championship title twice. He owns 14 Ironman titles and more than 220 international race wins. He is a key health, wellness and sports advisor for The Royal Family of Bahrain and is the CEO of the Bahrain Endurance Vision.

Race Formats
Triple Mix

Athletes complete three stages of all three disciplines with a ten-minute break between stages.

The order of disciplines in each round is altered, as follows:

Stage 1

Swim - Bike - Run

(10-minute break)

Stage 2

Run - Bike - Swim

(10-minute break)

Stage 3

Bike - Swim - Run

Winners

The athlete’s starting position for the Stage 2 is based on their finish position in Stage 1 will begin as a mass start. Stages 2 and 3 will begin as a pursuit style race start, with each athlete starting the next stage at exactly the same amount of time they finished behind the winner in the stage prior.

For example, the first finisher from Stage 1 starts in the “1” position for Stage 2, while the second finisher from Stage 1 starts Stage 2 in position two at the exact amount of time they were behind in stage. This continues until the final athlete starts at exactly the amount of time they were behind the winner.

The Triple Mix also imposes the 90 second Live Elimination penalty. Any athlete that falls more than 90 seconds behind at the timing checkpoint at any discipline in the event, is removed from the race at that point.

The winner of Triple Mix is the athlete who crosses the line first in the final stage.

Points

All finishers between 16th and 20th place will receive one (1) point each, finishers placed 21st or below will receive zero (0) points. Athletes eliminated by the ’90 second Live Elimination rule’ or fail to finish for whatever reason in Stage 1 will be deducted two (-2) points. Athletes eliminated by the ’90 second Live Elimination Rule’ or fail to finish for whatever reasons in Stage 2 will be deducted one (-1) point and Athletes eliminated by the ’90 second Live Elimination Rule’ or fail to finish for whatever reason, in Stage 3 will be get zero (0) points. Three (-3) points will be deducted from each athletes who does not start the race.

Equalizer

Athletes must complete:

Stage 1

Cycling individual time trial

Stage 2

Pursuit Swim - Run - Swim - Bike - Run

Time Penalty

Stage 2 is started as a pursuit based on the ‘penalty’ time lost by each athlete to the first finisher in the morning’s ITT.

For example, if the second place finisher in Stage 1 finished six seconds behind the first placer, the second placer will start six seconds behind the winner of the ITT.

The length of the ITT in Stage 1 is variable depending on race location and course. Stage 2, is held on the main course at the event venue.

Results

The winner of Equalizer is determined by the first athlete across the line in Stage 2.

Points

All finishers between 16th and 20th place will receive one (1) point each, finishers placed 21st or below will receive zero (0) points. Athletes eliminated by the ‘1-minute rule’ in Stage 1 will be deducted two (2) points, athletes eliminated by the ‘1-minute rule’ in Stage 2 will be deducted one (1) point and Athletes eliminated by the ‘1-minute rule’ in Stage 3 will be get zero (0) points. Three (3) points will be deducted from each athletes who does not start the race.

Eliminator

The Eliminator format comprises three Stages of swim-bike-run with a 10-minute break between each Stage. The 10-minute break commences when the winner of the preceding round crosses the finish line. This means every athlete behind the Stage winner has less than 10 minutes to recover. After each Stage, athletes who finish below a certain threshold are eliminated.

Stage 1

Swim - Bike - Run

(10-minute break commences when Stage winner crosses the finish line)

Top 15 finishers of Stage 1 proceed to Stage 2.

Stage 2

Swim - Bike - Run

(10-minute break commences when Stage winner crosses the finish line)

Top 10 finishers of Stage 2 proceed to Stage 3.

Stage 3

Swim - Bike - Run

The first athlete across the finish line in Stage 3 is the overall winner of Eliminator.

Points

All finishers between 16th and 20th place will receive one (1) point each, finishers placed 21st or below will receive 0 points. Athletes eliminated by the ‘1-minute rule’ in Stage 1 will be deducted two (2) points, athletes eliminated by the ‘1-minute rule’ in Stage 2 will be deducted one (1) point and Athletes eliminated by the ‘1-minute rule’ in Stage 3 will be get zero (0) points. Three (3) points will be deducted from each athletes who does not start the race.

The Enduro

Stage 1
 * 1) Athletes start the course of 300m swim - 5km bike - 2km run - 300m swim - 5km bike - 2km run -300m swim - 5km bike - 2km run
 * 2) Athletes who came in the last two positions after each discipline is eliminated and the first athlete across the line wins.

Example:

At the completion of the first swim discipline, the last two athletes across the “elimination line” right after the swim exit will be removed from the race at that point by the Race Official. They will ultimately finish 25, 24th in the event standings for the day. The race will continue onto the bike and at the end of the cycle leg, the last two athletes across the “elimination line” will be removed from the race at that point. They will ultimately finish 23rd and 22nd in the race.

The Sprint Pursuit

Stage 1:

1.Each athlete will leave the stage 20 seconds apart, based on the order of the slot drawn from the previous day.

2. Each athlete will participate in an individual time trial (300m swim - 5km bike - 2km run)

Stage 2:

Stage 2 will commence 15 minutes after the last finisher from Stage 1 crosses the finish line.

2.Athletes will do the course of 300m swim - 5km bike - 2km run - 300m swim - 5km bike - 2km run.

The first athlete to cross the finish line wins.

Triathlete Selection Process
The top 25 male and female athletes will race the Championship Series events within a season for prize money and series money.

Leaderboard rankings

At the end of each season, the top 10 male and female athletes will receive a contract for the following season to compete in Championship Series events with a substantial and transparent Series/Contract fee. These athletes must compete in the Championship Series against new and returning athletes.

Qualifier Series

The Super League Qualifier Series is the second tier of the Super League Championship Series that allows every worldwide professional athlete entry into the Championship Series.

Each event in the Qualifier Series will offer a number of direct qualification slots to the Championship Series. Super League Triathlon offers a total of ten contracts to best performing male and female pros at the qualifier races globally. It requires athletes to meet a standard and achieve a cumulative finish position at the qualification events to enter the Super League Championship Series.

Wildcard Selection

Each season, there will be 5 wildcard options to the Championship Series. Wildcards will be selected but not confined to the following merits:

● Past Racing history outside the League

● Locality to key events within the Championship Series

● Future Competitive Potential - Juniors, etc

● Personality and Promotional personas

● Social Media engagement and size

● Set skills in swim, bike, or run

● Perceived macro value to the Super League Triathlon brand and the championship racing.

Athletes who wish to be considered for Wildcard selection can reach out to Super League Triathlon on the website.

Corporate Mix
Relay teams of 2-6 athletes with at least one swimmer, one cyclist, and one runner can register to race in the ENDURO format: swim-bike-run-swim-bike-run.

The Corporate Mix package will also link one male and one female professional athlete from the Super League Triathlon championship line-up to the team.

The team position on the Corporate Mix leader-board will be determined by the total of their points from the relay team finish position plus the points from the sponsored athletes’ finish position.

Race Points System
A typical season runs between late September and April. Each season has multiple rounds in different venues around the world. Each round will have multiple races, which can be each of the different Super League Triathlon Formats. Many of the formats or races have different stages.

Example:

a.	Jersey was ROUND 1 in SEASON ’17-18; and

b.	ROUND 1 had 2 RACES;

c.	The Triple Mix was RACE 1 in ROUND 1;

d.	The Eliminator was RACE 2 in ROUND 1;

e.	Both RACES had had 3 STAGES.

Every race will have points allocated with the allocation depending on the race placement. A round winner is defined by the accumulated points of the different races within a round.

Points are allocated according to the below table and based on Race placement.

Exceptions of the above table are allocated around the ‘90 Second Rule’ :

90 Second rule: During a stage, any athlete behind by 90 seconds or more, at the designated timing mat upon entry to transition of each lap, will be eliminated. The exact time or position may vary per round depending on the actual design of the course.

Number of points deducted vary depending on stage and only apply to the Race result not the Round result:

a.	Elimination by 90 second rule in Stage 1, the athlete will be deducted two (-2) points for race result.

b.	Elimination by 90 Second rule in Stage 2, the athlete will be deducted one (-1) point for race result

c.	Elimination by 90 Second rule in Stage 3, the athlete will be allocated zero ( 0 ) points for race result

Race Tie-breaker

If tied for points with another athlete and a tiebreaker is required in relation to a “Round result”, the athlete with the higher points from the final race will be awarded as the winner of the tie breaker and will finish ahead on points in that Round.

Example:

If Athlete A and Athlete B finish tied for points after 2 days of racing in a Round, and in the final race, Athlete B finishes 2nd and Athlete A finishes 5th, Athlete B will be placed ahead of Athlete A in the Round Result.

League Point System

The league has a number of rounds in the season. League points will be allocated at the end of each round, based on the athlete's ranking. (Refer to table below)

At the end of the League Season a bonus purse will be rewarded based on accumulated League Points from all different rounds.

League Tie-Breaker

In the case of a tiebreaker in the League Rankings, the athlete with the best result in the final race of the League Season will finish ahead of the other athletes in the League rankings.

Example:

If two athletes, Athlete A and Athlete B both finish equal in League Points at the end of the final Round within a season but in the final race of the final round. Athlete A finished with a ranking of 6, and Athlete B had a ranking of 9, Athlete A would finish ahead of Athlete B in the League rankings.

Past Events
Season 2017/18 - Jersey Island, United Kingdom

Fifty of the world’s leading male and female triathletes, including 25 Olympians from around the world, competed in Channel Islands, UK,  between 23-24 September 2017.

The men’s line-up included the Brownlee brothers, Spain’s Javier Gomez Noya and Mario Mola Diaz, and Richard Murray from South Africa, who won the first event, as well as 20 other leading men’s triathletes.

The women’s racing saw leading favourites including Vicky Holland, Jodie Stimpson, Lucy Hall and Non Stanford taking on reigning ITU world champ Flora Duffy of Bermuda, Olympic bronze medallist Erin Densham from Australia and the current American World Triathlon Series leader Katie Zaferes, among many other leading female triathletes.

The Super League Triathlon event in Jersey offered equal prize money of US$130,000 for both the men and women triathletes.

Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt and the United States’ Katie Zaferes earned the Super League Jersey victories over the weekend, beating out all-star fields that featured several Olympic stars.

MEN

WOMEN

Season 2017/18 Hamilton Island, Australia

Twenty-three of the world’s best triathletes raced for US$1.5 million in the all-new Super League Triathlon series. The series ran from 17 - 19 March in 2017  on Hamilton Island, Australia.

Open to male athletes only, the three-day event (17-19 March) will showcase the Triple Mix, Equalizer, and Eliminator formats. The winner was the triathlete with the fastest overall time.

Positions on the starting pontoon and in transition will be determined by finish order for Days 2 and 3 of Super League Hamilton Island, but for Day 1 they are assigned by slot draw. Each athlete was called to the front by their jersey number, where they then picked another athlete’s number out of a jar and assigned a slot on the pontoon to them.

Super League Hamilton Island was broadcasted live on Fox Sports (Australia), Eurosport (Europe) and across the globe at www.superleaguetriathlon.com.

Richard Murray, with a third-place finish in Eliminator and victories in Triple Mix and Equalizer, who was the big winner on the day amassing a total of 56 out of 60 points across the three days of racing to take home US$100,000 and the Leonid Boguslavsky Champions Trophy as the overall winner of Super League Hamilton Island.

MEN WOMEN

Current Season
In January 2018, Super League Triathlon (SLT) signed a five-year contract with the British Isle of Jersey, making them a long-term partner of the new professional triathlon league in the 2018-2019 season.

The Super League Triathlon (SLT) Championship Series 2018/19 commences in 2018 June with a series of qualifier races in Poznan, Poland, and Penticton, Canada.

A total of six (6) ‘Golden Tickets’ granting direct access into the League’s Championship Series is set to be awarded in the City of Poznan, Poland, during action-filled weekend of racing between 29 June and 1 July 2018. Another four (4) male and four (4) female triathletes will gain entry into the Championship Series through Penticton, Canada from 17-19 August 2018. The final location will be announced shortly.

Reception

Commenting on the men’s rivalries, two-time Ironman world champion and Super League Triathlon co-founder Chris ‘Macca’ McCormack said: “The Brownlee brothers have been the gold standard, and they respect long-term rival Javier Gomez Noya. The new wave of rivalry is coming from Richard Murray and Mario Mola Diaz. The new athletes to look for are Jake Birtwhistle and Ben Dijkstra.”

Jonny Brownlee, who was sidelined for the debut Hamilton Island event due to injury, will debut the number 05 race suit in Jersey. Jonny commented: “I had to miss Hamilton Island because of injury but I watched the races and know that the Super League Triathlon format will suit me as an athlete. Jersey will be brilliant, with the conditions not as humid as Hamilton Island, and I’m looking forward to racing Super League there for the first time.”

South African Richard Murray flourished under the new Super League Triathlon format, winning the title in Australia. Murray commented: “Super League Hamilton Island changed triathlon racing and showed fans how exciting it can be when showcased properly. I can’t wait for round two at Super League Jersey. Athletes and fans should expect wild, exciting and full speed racing from the fastest triathletes in the world. It’s big gear, no fear! I’m planning for this event already. My competitors will need to turn up in peak condition. I’m ready for them!"