WORLD Qualifier Event - 3rd FAI Virtual Sailplane Grand Prix
(Dec. 13th, 2025 - Dec. 22nd, 2025)

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Entry to the 3rd World VSGP will be open to pilots who have qualified through a Qualifying VSGP according to the following rules: The 3rd FAI Virtual Sailplane Grand Prix introduces a revamped format designed to maximize participation, ensure fair representation, and deliver exhilarating races. This edition will serve as a test for the Olympic Esports Games (OEG) 2026, featuring a structured qualification pathway leading to a high-profile Grand Final.

World Qualifier Event (December 2025) To allow for additional opportunities and balance global representation, a World Qualifier Event will determine the remaining 4 spots. This event will feature the top-performing pilots from the Continental Qualifiers who did not directly qualify for the World Final, along with additional wildcard entries.

The top 10 pilots from each Continental Qualifier who did not secure direct qualification, along with local organizers who were unable to compete in their own regional qualifiers, will receive invitations to participate in the World Qualifying Event (WQE). This selection process will result in a competitive field of between 45 to 60 pilots for the WQE.

✈️ INVITED PILOTS: WORLD QUALIFIER EVENT (WQE)
These pilots placed in the Top 10 of their region and are invited to race for the final 4 wildcard spots. Please register via the link below immediately.

YZR Nobuhiro Okada (Japan)
2MO 2 mo (Japan)
MHJ Massa Harasky (Japan)
KON Hirotaka Kono (Japan)
ZZ Totoro YY (Japan)
MTR Mitsuru Watanabe (Japan)
YKM Yakumo M (Japan)
468 yang Cao (China)
VTR Vitor Vieira (Brazil)
F86 pepe bianchi (Argentina)
EMD Ernesto Durigon (Argentina)
AM1 Ariel Mammoliti (Argentina)
946 Carlos Calamante (Argentina)
LHS Luis Saut (Brazil)
VAP Juan SanMartin (Argentina)
QM Gabriel Montoya (Argentina)
SO4 Sven Olivier (South Africa)
107 Cliff Jefferies (Australia)
L9 Brendon Taylor (Australia)
002 Neva Bull (Australia)
WN Craig Blunt (Australia)
GKA Ken Anderson (Australia)
CK Chris Kiehn (Australia)
MNB Matt Broug (Australia)
058 Clark Kent (Australia)
821 Mark Rebuck (United States)
057 Pavan K (Canada)
2MC marco raaijmakers (United States)
K12 Doug Krzywdzinski (United States)
SHM Steve Minar (United States)
51 Tom Johnston (Canada)
95T Trace Lewis (United States)
TT2 Todd Tracy (United States)
CN Norbert Kiss (Hungary)
KJ Kuba Jedruszkiewicz (Poland)
TT Tim B (Belgium)
A33 Artur Dziuk (Poland)

Organizers:	FAI Virtual Gliding Snip
Official web site:	Https://www.virtualgliding.fai.org/schedule
Registration closes on:	December 13th, 2025 at 6:00 PM UTC
Competition per teams:	No
Registration type:	Competition is free Note for non-Premium member: your monthly quota will be decreased, as usual, for each FTR submitted.
Number of training tasks:	0
Number of competition tasks:	4
Scoring type:	Virtual Sailplane Grand Prix
Additional rules:	One minute before start, pilot must be on the correct side of the starting line (the side of the start area) to avoid having to return to the start area and face the departing competitors. A 2 minutes penalty will be applied to any pilot not on the correct side. Right turns are forbidden in the last 5 minutes before the start line opens. Each circle or turn of 90° or more to the right will incur a penalty of 30 seconds per turn/circle observed.
Competition selected for ccRating:	ccRating will be issued after each race day provided that the day is valid (in FAI terms) and server logs have been received.
Glider restriction:	None (or defined on a per-task basis)
Competitor's results used for overall scoring:	Only the 4 best results
Allowed tries per race:	1
Crash policy:	Scored with 0 point
Landing out policy:	Scored with 0 point
Missing FTR policy:	Scored with 0 point
Join time:	20 minutes
Time to send FTR:	1 hour
Use time slots (for timezones):	No
Registered competitors:	34

Registration is now closed!