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2020 Championship Week Changes

Saturday, September 01, 2018

September 1st, 2018 kicks off the 2019 USA BASSIN season. Anglers who are fishing during this season (Sept. 1, 2018 thru Aug. 31, 2019) will be qualifying for the 2020 Championship Week, with a new venue, Lake Chickamauga!!

After discussion with our tournament directors and anglers we have made a few changes to improve the Classic Events:

1. Starting with the 2020 Championship Week on Lake Chickamauga, the lake will be off-limits for a one-month period from March 15th to April 15th, 2020.
2. There will be no USA BASSIN divisions on Lake Chickamauga to provide a level playing field for traveling anglers
3. All Licensed guides on Lake Chickamauga will not be eligible to compete in the Championship Week Events.
4. Starting from the 2020 Championship Week Events, (past wins don’t count) if an angler wins the same Classic event, (Lucas Oil Tournament Of Champions, Ranger Aluminum Cup, Ranger Classic, Co-Ed Classic or the Next Generation Classic) three times during a ten year period the angler will not be eligible to compete in that Classic Event until the angler has less than three wins in a ten year period, after which the angler will be reinstated and allowed to fish that classic event again. This applies to individuals and winning with multiple team partners does not change this eligibility.
5. Dates and details for Championship Week 2020:
   • Thursday, April 23, 2020 *  Ranger Aluminum Cup Registration
   • Friday, April 24, 2020      *  Ranger Aluminum Cup Day 1
   • Saturday, April 25, 2020  *  Ranger Aluminum Cup Day 2
   • Sunday, April 26, 2020    *  Ranger Aluminum Cup (Rain out day)
   • Monday, April 27, 2020   *  Lucas Oil Tournament of Champions Registration
   • Tuesday, April 28, 2020   *     Lucas Oil Tournament of Champions
   • Wednesday, April 29, 2020  *  Rain out Day for the Lucas Oil Tournament of Champions
   • Thursday, April 30, 2020   *     Ranger Comanche Classic Registration
   • Friday, May 01, 2020         *     Ranger Comanche Classic Day 1
   • Saturday, May 02, 2020     *     Ranger Comanche Classic Day 2
   • Sunday,   May 03, 2020      *    Rain out day for the Ranger Comanche Classic
6. All Championship Week Events will go out of the Dayton, TN Ramp

Those anglers who fished during the 2018 USA BASSIN season and have qualified for 2019 Championship Week Events will still compete on Kentucky Lake.