IrishPF University National and Open Championships 2025

The Irish Powerlifting Federation University National and Open Championships will take place in Phenom Gym, Cork on the 8th and 9th of March, 2025.

Entry Requirements

• Student of a third level institute
• Open Division: first time competitors, over 25 years old, no IrishPF total set in the qualifying period of January Open 2024 to December Open 2024, ineligible to compete internationally
• Nationals Division: not your first competition, under 25 years of age, have an IrishPF total set in the qualifying period of January Open 2024 to December Open 2024, eligible to compete at internationals (subject to selection criteria)
• 2025 membership of the IrishPF must be purchased to be eligible to buy a ticket. Membership can be found here: https://irishpf.clubforce.com/products/membership
• FISU international Eligibility Criteria: https://www.studentsport.ie/international/eligibility-guidelines-international/#:\~:text=Student%20Sport%20Ireland%20Eligibility%20Criteria%20for%20International%20Competitions.&text=4.,the%20year%20of%20the%20event.

Key Information

• Full IPF Anti-Doping procedures will be in place
• This event will be a qualifier for Masters Nationals 2025 and IrishPF Open Nationals 2025
• Open Division: All personal equipment must meet IPF specifications, but does not need to be on the IPF approved list. See here for more details. If you miss weight, you may lift as a guest but your total will not register points towards the Best Team Award.
• Nationals Division: All personal equipment must be on the IPF approved list (see link above). If you miss weight, you may not lift.
• Venue: Phenom Gym, Unit 6 Monahan Rd, Ballintemple, Cork, T12 V206
• Date: 8th & 9th March, 2025
• You must complete the Entry Form after completing your purchase by clicking "Assign This Ticket"
• Final deadline for purchasing tickets, completing entry forms or making any changes will be 31st of January 2025 at 23:00 Irish time
• Flight splits (i.e. “what flight am I in?”) will not be confirmed until Wednesday 5th February at the earliest
• Tickets are NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE, once registered to a lifter on the entry form will be valid for that lifter, and that lifter only. If you require changes to weight classes, you must email your request to competitions@irishpowerliftingfederation.com
• Note: in the event you pull out of the competition after the final deadline, you will not be offered a refund. However, if the deadline has not passed, and there is an active waiting list, we will endeavour to sell your ticket to the waitlist and offer you a refund.
• Please note: By purchasing a ticket to this event, you agree to have your image potentially used in promotional media, and to be featured in our livestream & replay of the competition.
• Please note: Results of this competition will be uploaded to OpenPowerlifting.org. By purchasing a ticket to this competition, you agree to have your result uploaded to OpenPowerlifting.