KCSFAQ

Use the Event Tickets page on the KCS website. It tracks current season stops, ticket status, door-ticket updates, and official event links as they become available.

KCS One online registration and online ticket sales are closed. Spectator tickets and tournament tickets will be available at the door.

No. Each stop opens on its own schedule. The Events page shows whether registration is open, closed, or opening soon for each event.

That means the event has been announced, but the official public ticket or registration link has not opened yet.

Yes. Event dates, venues, schedules, matchups, brackets, judges, performers, livestreams, media availability, and production elements may change. KCS may adjust event details for safety, venue, weather, travel, illness, production, operational, legal, or competitive-integrity reasons.

KCS 1v1 Rankings are the official separate Men's and Women's ladders built from verified official KCS 1v1 results. Tournament results and KCS Picks do not change official 1v1 records or directly move these ladders.

KCS freezes pre-event ratings and uncertainty, compares each dancer's strength and confidence, gives the winner rating credit while the loser loses rating, and applies all verified results from the event together. The public order then uses a conservative strength score, activity rules, and the Top 16 Challenge Gate. Tournament points and KCS Picks do not affect the official 1v1 rating.

Bubble Rankings are ranks 17 through 24, immediately outside the active Top 16. A Bubble-ranked dancer can improve inside the Bubble but cannot enter the Top 16 from rating or a field shift alone.

The dancer must defeat an opponent whose frozen pre-event rank was inside the Top 16 in an official KCS 1v1 battle. The successful challenger takes the defeated dancer's exact Top 16 position, and the defeated dancer moves to the challenger's former Bubble position.

An up arrow means moved up, a down arrow means moved down, a dash means held rank, NEW means a new entry, RE means returning, and OUT means the dancer moved outside the current published field.

Open Rankings & Ladder Rules for the complete public policy, or use How to Get Ranked for a simpler step-by-step guide.

Yes. KCS may correct verified clerical, identity, scoring, eligibility, publication, or technical errors while preserving the official result history and audit trail.

Yes. Tournament Rankings are a separate season points race. A dancer may appear in Tournament Rankings, 1v1 Rankings, or both depending on their official KCS data.

Each official KCS tournament round win is worth 50 points. The public Tournament Rankings display record and points so fans can follow the season race clearly.

The Tournament Rankings page marks the current cutoff after rank 16 to show the active Road to 10K at DS6 qualifying picture as the season develops.

Yes. The Tournament Rankings tab includes a dancer search bar so competitors and fans can quickly locate a name in the current ranking list.

Use the KCS Judging & Tournament Rules page. It explains prelim scoring, bracket battle judging, official 1v1 judging, Tournament Rankings, bubble rankings, fan-facing results, penalties, appeals, and KCS judging philosophy.

No. Prelims use 1–10 category scoring because dancers are being ranked across the field. Bracket battles and official 1v1 battles use direct comparison because dancers are battling head-to-head.

Use the Competition Rulebook and Rankings & Ladder Rules pages for official KCS rule language covering tournament formats, the Top 16 Challenge Gate, movement, corrections, eligibility, and competition standards.

KCS appeals are limited to procedure issues, not simple disagreement with judges. The Appeals & Disputes page explains scoring concerns, ranking corrections, bracket corrections, evidence, and review standards.

KCS Picks is a free fan prediction poll display tied to matchups, prelims, brackets, and tournament winner picks. It is designed for entertainment and community engagement around KCS competition.

No. KCS Picks is not gambling, sports betting, a sportsbook, a lottery, a raffle, or a prize promotion. It does not accept wagers and does not offer payouts, prizes, or cash value. Picks do not affect judging, scoring, rankings, brackets, or official results.

KCS Line is a non-monetary matchup display. Fan % reflects public pick direction where available, and Power % is a KCS matchup read based on form, results, activity, and matchup strength.

Open the KCS app when a pick is available to make or manage your selection.

The Brackets page highlights tournament flow, upcoming bracket updates, public prelim result pages, public bracket result pages, and archived bracket links where available.

KCS event pages can include a Prelim Results page. For KCS One, the public prelim page is linked from the Brackets page and the KCS One event section.

KCS event pages can include a Bracket Results page. It can show round status, matchups, winners, and official result notices when KCS publishes event data.

KCS x Kill Krump is a completed tournament collaboration and remains available as part of the bracket archive.

Yes. Public bracket information may be verified, delayed, corrected, or updated if KCS confirms a scoring, eligibility, or result correction.

Use the KCS Standards & Policies page. It links to Terms of Use, Event Terms, Refund Policy, Competition Rules, Judging Rules, Rankings Rules, Code of Conduct, Minor Safety, Media Policy, Appeals, Payments, and other public standards.

KCS may allow youth participants, minor competitors, young fans, and families to participate in or attend KCS events. When minors are involved, KCS may require parent or guardian consent, emergency contact information, supervision, media consent, and additional safety or access-control procedures.

KCS events may be photographed, filmed, livestreamed, recorded, archived, edited, distributed, and used for promotional, editorial, commercial, social media, broadcast, documentary, recap, ranking, judging, app, website, and sponsor purposes, subject to applicable law and required minor consent.

Use the KCS Report a Concern form for safety or conduct concerns. If there is an immediate safety emergency, contact venue security, local emergency services, or law enforcement first.

The Privacy Policy explains how KCS handles website, event, ecommerce, app feature, minor participant, account, cookie, and website-related information.

KCS operates on a Net 30 payment basis unless a different timeline is stated in a written agreement. Approved payments may be processed within 30 days after the event, service completion, or receipt of all required payment information.

No. Net 30 means payment may be issued at any time within the 30-day window. Payment may be delayed if required payment information, invoice details, tax forms, reimbursement details, or banking/payment-provider information is missing or incorrect.

If an approved payment has not been received by the 31st day, the approved payee may submit the Payment Status Inquiry form. KCS will review whether delays are related to missing information, processing issues, invoice or tax requirements, banking/payment-provider delays, or required payment review steps.

No. Submitting an inquiry does not automatically confirm that payment is owed. KCS will review the request against the applicable agreement, approved role, completed services, event records, and payment information on file.