Entry Costs

£49.25 per competitor (Stage 1)

Entry Dates

Entries Open

Tuesday 20 January 2026

Entries Close

Tuesday 24 March 2026 at 23:59 – Student / Competitor Deadline

(Students / Competitors must apply by this deadline)

Thursday 26 March 2026 at 23:59 – Institution Administrator Deadline

(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student / competitor deadline to approve entries)

Should the competition allow more entries a Stage 2 entry window will open. This will be communicated on the website after the Stage 1 entry window has closed.

Priority will remain with the entries received before the Stage 1 entry closing date. Entries received in the Stage 2 window and accepted into the competition, will be charged an additional 20% fee.

Please refer to SUR 5 for information on how results for the team categories are calculated.

A reserve list will be in operation for this event due to the Open category being oversubscribed. As noted in our Entry Information, competitors will only be placed on the reserve list if they entered within the entry window.

The reserve list will be published shortly.

If a competitor from your institution can no longer attend, please notify your Institution Administrator who should contact the event lead.

Competitor withdrawals must be made by a competitors athletic/ students union by emailing Maddi Cannell.

Withdrawals before the entry deadline, 26 March 2026 at 23:59 [Stage 1] will not be charged.

Withdrawals after the entry deadline 26 March 2026 at 23:59 [Stage 1] and before midday on the 9 April 2026 will be fined £10 and will still be charged the entry fee.

Competitors who do not withdraw before midday on the 15 April 2026 and do not attend registration will be classed as a late withdrawal/ no show and therefore will be charged the entry fee and will also be fined £20 which will be charged after the event to the competitor’s athletic union.

Should BUCS have to open Stage 2 entries then new deadlines for withdrawals will be published. Reserves will only be charged an entry fee if they are accepted into the competition.

Please see REG 7.9 for more details on our withdrawal policy

Anyone wishing to take photos or video at this event must complete the BUCS Media Accreditation Form prior to the event

During this event, various filming, photography, and broadcasting may take place. By your presence at this event, you grant your permission for your likeness and voice to be included in pictures and/or on film, and their advertising without compensation or credit.