What are the ASFA awards?
In each stake within a breed (Open, Field Champion and Veteran) 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and NBQ (Next Best Qualifying) placements are awarded. The scores from the judge(s) are added up for both the preliminary and final runs. The hounds are awarded placements within their stake based on the summed scores. Points towards the titles (ASFA championship points) are awarded as follows: • 1st place = 4 times the number of dogs in the stake to a maximum of 40 points. • 2nd place = 3 times the number of dogs in the stake to a maximum of 30 points. • 3rd place = 2 times the number of dogs in the stake to a maximum of 20 points. • 4th place = 1 times the number of dogs in the stake to a maximum of 10 points. • NBQ – no points. The winners of these stakes will then compete in a runoff for Best of Breed (BOB). The BOB winner will receive points equivalent to the greatest number earned by any hound in the breed. For example if there were 5 hounds in the Open stake and 3 hounds in the Field Champion stak
