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Players can earn a bye/head start that can be cashed in at any Continentals within the same year (or the following year if earned after Continentals has taken place) if they placed 1st or 2nd in any Nationals event, or if they won a Regionals event (or placed 2nd if the event had more than 10 players).

Players can earn a two-round bye (or double head start) at Worlds by winning a Continentals event in the same year. A second-place finisher earns a one-round bye or head start at Worlds.

The World Champion earns a two-round bye at the following year's World Championships and a one-round bye at the following year's Continentals. The Worlds runner-up receives a one-round bye at both events.

Players can also earn a bye or head start for both Continentals and Worlds in a given year if they have reached a pre-announced threshold of Masters points in the previous year. This bye overlaps with other earned byes and does not get handed down nor cause a hand down. (There have been limited Masters events in 2022 so it's unlikely this threshold will be reached.)

I will try to keep this list updated, checking roughly once a week for completed events that will add to this list.

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FIRST EDITION CONTINENTALS - ROUND ONE BYE

Jon Carter (Neutral Zone regional winner, 9/5/22)
Justin Ford (2022 World Runner-up, 10/8/22)
Jared Hoffman (United States National winner, 9/3/22)
Robin Honeycutt (United States National runner-up, 9/3/22)
Johannes Klarhauser (Neutral Zone regional hand-down, 9/5/22)
Peter Ludwig (Austrian National runner-up, 12/17/22)
Niall Matthew (British National runner-up, 10/22/22)
Danny Rice (The Void regional winner, 8/27/22)
Manuel Rupprecht (Austrian National hand-down, 12/17/22)
Stefan Slaby (Borg Region regional winner, 9/18/22)
Kris Sonsteby (2022 World hand-down, 10/8/22)
Paddy Tye (British National hand-down, 10/22/22)
Michael Van Breemen (Ferenginar regional winner, 8/14/22)

SECOND EDITION CONTINENTALS - ROUND ONE BYE

Jon Carter (Neutral Zone regional winner, 9/5/22)
John Corbett (2022 World Champion, 10/9/22)
Martin Felber (Austrian National hand-down, 12/18/22)
Hagen112 (German National runner-up, 11/26/22)
Benjamin Liebich (German National winner, 11/26/22)
Jeronimo Mitaroff-Szecsenyi (Austrian National runner-up, 12/18/22)
Tjark Ott (Neutral Zone regional runner-up, 9/5/22)
Eric R (Cardassia regional winner, 10/22/22)
Stefan Slaby (Borg Region regional winner, 9/25/22)
Brian Sykes (Cardassia regional winner, 8/27/22)
Kenneth Tufts (2022 World hand-down, 10/9/22)
Michael Van Breemen (Ferenginar regional winner, 8/14/22)

TRIBBLES CONTINENTALS - 100,000 HEAD START

Martin Felber (Borg Region regional winner, 9/18/22)
Jared Hoffman (2022 World Runner-up, 10/9/22)
Benjamin Liebich (German National winner, 11/26/22)
Jeronimo Mitaroff-Szecsenyi (Austrian National hand-down, 12/18/22)
Tjark Ott (German National runner-up, 11/26/22)
Stefan Slaby (Austrian National winner, 12/18/22)
Amber Van Breemen (Ferenginar regional winner, 8/14/22)
Michael Van Breemen (2022 World Champion, 10/9/22)

FIRST EDITION WORLDS - ROUND ONE AND ROUND TWO BYE

Jared Hoffman (2022 World Champion, 10/8/22)

FIRST EDITION WORLDS - ROUND ONE BYE

Justin Ford (2022 World Runner-up, 10/8/22)

SECOND EDITION WORLDS - ROUND ONE AND ROUND TWO BYE

John Corbett (2022 World Champion, 10/9/22)

SECOND EDITION WORLDS - ROUND ONE BYE

Michael Van Breemen (2022 World Runner-up, 10/9/22)

TRIBBLES WORLDS - 200,000 HEADSTART

Michael Van Breemen (2022 World Champion, 10/9/22)

TRIBBLES WORLDS - 100,000 HEADSTART

Jared Hoffman (2022 World Runner-up, 10/9/22)

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Update. Jared Hoffman and Robin Honeycutt both receive 2023 Continentals byes after placing first and second at U.S. Nationals. Congrats!

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Updated with Regional wins for Stefan Slaby (1E) and Martin Felber (Tribbles).

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Stefan Slaby picks up a 2E bye with his Regional win this weekend. Congrats!

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This is now caught up through the end of the year, with apologies for falling behind.

Can someone please pin this thread and unpin the 2022 thread?