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By LORE (Kris Sonsteby)
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1E North American Continental Semi-Finalist 2024
2E North American Continental Champion 2024
1E The Neutral Zone Regional Champion 2024
2E The Neutral Zone Regional Champion 2024
W.C.T. Chairman's Trophy winner 2014-2015
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Greetings, 'trek fans!

Below is a running list of the 2024 bye / head start earners. As mentioned in the Regional Application article from February, the Regional Championships are currently underway. Top participants at these events can earn a bye / head start for a specific game (1E, 2E, or Tribbles) that can be subsequently cashed in at any Continental Championships. These byes / head starts are awarded to the winner of all Regional events (top 2 finishers if the event had more than 10 players) as well as top finishers at any Nationals event. In situations where the winner already has earned a bye / head start, this prize will be "handed down" to the next highest finishing player who does not already have a bye / head start.

In addition, players can earn a two-round bye / double head start for the World Championships by winning a Continental Championships event within the same calendar year. The second-place finisher at Continentals will also receive a one-round bye or head start at Worlds.

As is tradition, the World Champion earns a two-round bye / double head start at the following year's World Championships and a one-round bye / head start at the following year's Continentals Championships of their choice. The World Championship runner-up also receives a one-round bye / head start at both the following year's World Championship and the Continental Championship event of their choice.

A final path towards a bye / head start is if players reach a 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 were limited Masters events in 2023 so it is unlikely this threshold will ultimately 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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Director of Organized Play
By LORE (Kris Sonsteby)
 - Director of Organized Play
 -  
Specialist
1E North American Continental Semi-Finalist 2024
2E North American Continental Champion 2024
1E The Neutral Zone Regional Champion 2024
2E The Neutral Zone Regional Champion 2024
W.C.T. Chairman's Trophy winner 2014-2015
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FIRST EDITION WORLDS - ROUND ONE AND ROUND TWO BYES
Peter Ludwig - World Champion - 9/24/23
Jared Hoffman - North American Continental Champion 7/26/24
Stefan Slaby - European Continental Champion 8/17/24


FIRST EDITION WORLDS - ROUND ONE BYE
Niall Matthew - Worlds Runner Up - 9/24/23
Michael Van Breemen - North American Continental Runner Up 7/26/24
Jules Melhardt - European Continental Runner Up 8/17/24


FIRST EDITION CONTINENTALS - ROUND ONE BYE
Peter Ludwig - World Champion - 9/24/23
Niall Matthew - Worlds Runner Up - 9/24/23
Michael Van Breemen - US National Champion 8/4/23
Rick Cunningham - US National Runner Up 8/4/23
Ken Tufts - Canadian National Runner Up - 10/8/23
VictoryIsLife - Canadian National Runner Up - 10/8/23
Stefan Slaby - Austrian National Champion - 10/21/23
Florian - Austrian National Runner Up - 10/21/23
Alex Dixon - UK National Runner Up - 12/9/23
Meinhard S. Rohr - UK National Runner Up - 12/9/23
Kris Sonsteby - Andoria Regional Winner 7/22/23
Sean O'Reilly - Cardassia Regional Winner 8/27/23
Justin Ford - Ferenginar Regional Winner 9/2/23
Mathew McCalpin - Cardassia Regional Winner 10/16/23
Andreas Rheinlander - German National Runner Up - 3/16/24
Manuel Rupprecht - German National Runner Up - 3/16/24
Paddy Tye - Omarion Nebula Regional Winner - 3/29/24
Nathan Fleming - Ferenginar Regional Runner Up - 3/30/24
Robin Honeycutt - Romulus Regional Winner - 4/14/24
Jared Hoffman - Online Regional Runner Up - 4/15/24
Maggie Geppert - Online Regional Runner Up - 4/15/24
Sebastian Kirstein - Borg Region Regional Runner Up - 4/27/24
Kevin Jaeger - Andoria Regional Winner - 5/18/24
Matthew Pennaz - Online Regional Winner - 5/20/24
Brian Sykes - Online Regional Runner Up - 5/20/24
Brad W - Deep Space 9 Regional Winner - 6/1/24
Richard DeLashmit - Ferenginar Regional Runner Up - 6/8/24
Johannes Klarhauser - Vandros IV Regional Winner - 6/22/24
Jason Tang - Andoria Regional Runner Up - 6/29/24


SECOND EDITION WORLDS - ROUND ONE AND ROUND TWO BYES
Michael Van Breemen - World Champion 9/24/23
Jirka Paska - European Continental Champion 7/20/24
Kris Sonsteby - North American Continental Champion 7/27/24


SECOND EDITION WORLDS - ROUND ONE BYE
Jared Hoffman - Worlds Runner Up 9/24/23
Stefan Slaby - European Continental Runner Up 7/20/24
Maggie Geppert - North American Continental Runner Up 7/27/24


SECOND EDITION CONTINENTALS - ROUND ONE BYE
Michael Van Breemen - World Champion 9/24/23
Jared Hoffman - Worlds Runner Up 9/24/23
Eric R - US National Champion 8/5/23
Phil Schrader - US National Runner Up 8/5/23
Ken Tufts - Canadian National Runner Up - 10/7/23
Richard DeLashmit - Canadian National Runner Up 10/7/23
Christopher Jansma - German National Champion 12/11/23
Markus Eberlein - German National Runner Up 12/11/23
Kris Sonsteby - Andoria Regional Winner 7/22/23
Amber Van Breemen - Ferenginar Regional Runner Up 9/2/23
Stefan Slaby - Borg Region Regional Winner 9/3/23
Daniel Matteson - Cardassia Regional Winner 9/9/23
Justin Ford - Ferenginar Regional Runner Up 4/6/24
Julius Melhardt - Borg Region Regional Winner 4/27/24
Michael Shea - Cardassia Regional Winner 4/27/24
Alexander Schmitz - Online Regional Runner Up 4/15/24
Steve Nelson - Online Regional Runner Up 4/15/24
Zlatan Terzic - Andoria Regional Winner 5/18/24
Remo Giancola - Online Regional Runner Up 5/20/24
Maggie Geppert - Deep Space Nine Regional Winner - 6/2/24
Kevin Jaeger - Andoria Regional Winner - 6/29/24


TRIBBLES WORLDS - 200,000 HEAD START
Michael Van Breemen - World Champion 9/23/23
Stefan Slaby - European Continental Champion 7/20/24
Remo Giancola - North American Continental Champion 7/27/24


TRIBBLES WORLDS - 100,000 HEAD START
Tjark Ott - Worlds Runner Up 9/23/23
Martin Felber - European Continental Runner Up 7/20/24
Mark Muston - North American Continental Runner Up 7/27/24


TRIBBLES CONTINENTALS - 100,000 HEAD START
Michael Van Breemen - World Champion 9/23/23
Tjark Ott - Worlds Runner Up 9/23/23
Amber Van Breemen - Canadian National Champion 10/8/23
Ken Tufts - Canadian National Runner Up 10/8/23
Dan Hamman - US National Champion 8/5/23
Jeremy Benedict - US National Runner Up 8/5/23
Steve Nelson - Andoria Regional Winner 7/22/23
Richard DeLashmit - Ferenginar Regional Runner Up 9/2/23
Verii Puppii - Borg Region Regional Winner 9/3/23
Daniel Matteson - Cardassia Regional Winner 9/9/23
Mathew McCalpin - Cardassia Regional Winner 9/16/23
Justin Ford - Ferenginar Regional Winner 3/30/24
Kevin Jaeger - Andoria Regional Winner 5/18/24
Nathan Fleming - Ferenginar Regional Runner Up 6/8/24
Maggie Geppert - Deep Space Nine Regional Winner - 6/2/24
Jordan Arnold - Andoria Regional Runner Up 6/29/24
Kris Sonsteby - Online Regional Runner Up 7/9/24

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