2.6 Consolidated weight divisions: Fourteen (14) days prior to the weigh-in, and to ensure that competitors have sufficient opportunities to compete, the USMTO Bracketing Committee will consolidate or split over-crowded or unoccupied weight divisions. A consolidated weight division will replace the weight divisions absorbed. The USMTO will re-open weight divisions in accordance with rule 2.7.
2.6.1 The USMTO Bracketing Committee will reassign registrants who inadvertently apply to “closed” or “full” weight divisions into similar divisions, but competitors may have to compete at a slightly higher or lower weight division (This will be an “Involuntary Transfer”).
2.7 If the USMTO re-opens any previously closed division or class, involuntarily transferred registrants will have first priority to transfer back into the division or class they originally selected. Any transfer made under this provision will not be subject to the voluntary transfer fee.
2.9.1 The USMTO may prematurely close registration if the number of competitors is too large and might pose a logistical problem due to the venue’s capacity restrictions. The USMTO will maintain a “Standby List” for would-be competitors in this instance. Standby list candidates will receive admission based on their registration date; earlier candidates will have priority.