There will be a maximum of eight (8) competitors in each discipline. Athletes will qualify for invitation according to the following criteria, in the order listed below, until eight positions are filled. Upon qualifying for an invitation, an athlete may compete in the Masters Last Chance Qualifying event, but for score only, and not for placement for the purposes of Masters Qualification.
- Defending Open Men and Open Women Champions of the 2023 Masters in slalom, trick and jump.
- Men’s Slalom: Nate Smith
- Women’s Slalom: Regina Jaquess
- Men’s Trick: Patricio Font
- Women’s Trick: Erika Lang
- Men’s Jump: Ryan Dodd
- Women’s Jump: Hanna Straltsova
- Defending Open Men and Open Women Champions of the 2023 World Water Ski Championships.
- Men’s Slalom: Freddie Winter
- Women’s Slalom: Jaimee Bull
- Men’s Trick: Patricio Font
- Women’s Trick: Erika Lang
- Men’s Jump: Ryan Dodd
- Women’s Jump: Hanna Straltsova
- Defending Open Men and Open Women Champions of the 2023 Botaski Pro Am in slalom and trick.
- Men’s Slalom: Freddie Winter
- Women’s Slalom: Jaimee Bull
- Men’s Trick: Patricio Font
- Women’s Trick: Anna Gay
- Defending Open Men and Open Women Champions of the 2023 California Waterski Pro Am in slalom and jump.
- Men’s Slalom: Nate Smith
- Women’s Slalom: Regina Jaquess
- Men’s Jump: Ryan Dodd
- Women’s Jump: Hanna Straltsova
- 2024 Moomba Masters International Invitational Champions in Open Men and Open Women slalom, trick and jump. (*Change for 2024: There will be no minimum benchmark scores required in addition to winning the event to be invited. First-place finishers in each discipline only.)
- Men’s Slalom: Freddie Winter
- Women’s Slalom: Regina Jaquess
- Men’s Trick: Patricio Font
- Women’s Trick: Erika Lang
- Men’s Jump: Ryan Dodd
- Women’s Jump: Jacinta Carroll
- All remaining positions shall qualify from the Masters Qualfiying Series events (MQS), according to the following chart:
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# of Remaining Positions
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# of Positions Filled from MQS 1
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# of Positions from MQS 2
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2
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1
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1
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3
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1
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2
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4
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2
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2
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5
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2
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3
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6
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3
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3
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7
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3
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4
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8
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4
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4
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MASTERS QUALIFIER #1: The top finishers from multi round Masters Qualifier #1 (number determined by the chart above) with the single highest score in Open Men and Open Women slalom, trick and jump held May 9-11, 2024. The slalom and trick rounds of this event will be held at the Drew Ross Ski Academy in Winter Garden, Florida on May 9-10, 2024. The jump rounds of this event will be held at Jack Travers’ International Tournament Skiing in Groveland, Florida on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
MASTERS QUALIFIER #2: The top finishers from multi round Masters Qualifier #2 (number determined by the chart above) with the single highest score in Open Men and Open Women slalom, trick and jump held May 17-19, 2024 at Jack Travers’ International Tournament Skiing in Groveland, Florida.
**In order to be eligible to compete at a Masters Qualifying Series Event, open skiers must meet the following minimum scores achieved at a Class R or L tournament by December 1, 2023.
- Men’s Slalom: 2.5 @ 10.25 meters
- Women’s Slalom: 1 @ 10.75 meters
- Men’s Trick: 9,750 points
- Women’s Trick: 6,500 points
- Men’s Jump: 63.30 meters
- Women’s Jump: 44.0 meters
