The TalTech Rector's Cup is here again after a highly successful opening season. As usual, the season kicks off with a pentathlon of student organizations on September 8th. For everyone else, the season opens on September 20th with the TalTech Relay Race on the International Day of University Sports (IDUS). Juulius' Disciples, the organizers of the competition series, have made the decision to implement changes both in the points system and in the total number of stages.
As previously mentioned, the opening season of the Rector's Cup was very successful among students, employees, and alumni alike. The high participation of employees and alumni was facilitated by the fact that the stages were all organized at times that allowed members of the university community who are working to also participate.
Statistics for the 2022/2023 Rector's Cup season:
- September 9, 2022 - Presented by Bavaria: Estonian World Championships in Pentathlon for Tallinn University of Technology student organizations (22 teams, 110 participants)
- October 18, 2022 - Presented by Slow Cow: Rector's Cup Quiz (34 teams, 150 participants)
- November 4, 2022 - Presented by Teamsport.ee: Rector's Cup Night Basketball (13 teams, 52 participants)
- November 5, 2022 - Presented by Teamsport.ee: Rector's Cup Night Blind Volleyball (13 teams, 88 participants)
- November 26 - Presented by Coolbet: Rector's Cup Poker (75 participants)
- February 23 - Presented by Hartwall: Rector's Cup Longero Pong (86 teams, 176 participants)
- March 24 - Presented by the Estonian Darts Association: Rector's Cup Darts (338 participants)
- April 14 - Presented by the Alumni Association: Rector's Cup Beach Volleyball (25 teams, 135 participants)
- May 4 - Rector's Cup TalTech Run (130 participants)
- May 9 - Rector's Cup Mobile Throw (150 participants)
- May 17 - Presented by Orienteering Club TON: Rector's Cup Orienteering (31 teams, 62 participants)
- May 31 - Presented by Škoda Laagri: Rector's Cup Car Push (62 teams, 124 participants)
Total participants in Rector's Cup stages: 1586. Average number of participants per stage: 132.
- Estimated proportion of employees: 15% (238)
- Estimated proportion of alumni: 10% (158)
Changes in the competition series and points system
Last year, a total of 12 different Rector's Cup stages took place. Since it was a trial year, the organizers took on a slightly larger load to test as many different stages as possible. This season, it was decided to hold 10 different stages during the academic year. The stages for the first half of the year are already set:
- Organization Pentathlon on September 8
- Relay Race on September 20
- Night Blind Volleyball in October 13
- Night Basketball in October 14
- Quiz in November 14
- Longero Pong in December
Changes to the points system
The points system from last season combined activity and competition points, and the same approach will be used this season as well. The change will occur in the distribution of competition points to increase the significance of sports results.
Last season, competition points were distributed as follows:
1st place - 120 points
2nd place - 100 points
3rd place - 80 points
4th place - 70 points
5th place - 60 points
This season, competition points will be distributed as follows:
1st place - 240 points
2nd place - 200 points
3rd place - 160 points
4th place - 140 points
5th place - 120 points
Activity points will be distributed based on the same principle as last year - the smallest faculty will receive the most points per participant based on a coefficient, and the largest faculty will receive the least. Coefficients will be determined in November 2023 when this academic year's statistics become available.
Wishing you a great start to the new Rector's Cup season, and see you in September!