Have you ever wondered about the titles in TICA? What do all those initials mean? And what does your cat have to do to earn those titles? Wonder no longer!
What titles can my cat earn in TICA?
When you first see all the titles available for a cat to earn in TICA, it may look a bit daunting. It really is very logical.
Kittens, 4 - 8 months of age, don't earn titles.
Purebred Whole Cats, 8 months and over, start as a Novice and can earn:
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Champion
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Grand Champion
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Double Grand Champion
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Triple Grand Champion
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Quadruple Grand Champion
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Supreme Grand Champion titles
Purebred Altered Cats (spays and neuters), 8 months and over, start as a Novice and can earn:
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Champion Alter
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Grand Champion Alter
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Double Grand Champion Alter
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Triple Grand Champion Alter
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Quadruple Grand Champion Alter
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Supreme Grand Champion Alter
Household Pets (spays and neuters), 8 months and over, start as a Novice and can earn:
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Master
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Grand Master
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Double Grand Master
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Triple Grand Master
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Quadruple Grand Master
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Supreme Grand Master
Cats in the HHP class can be registered but not showable as purebreds - so straight-eared Scottish Folds, tailed Manx, long-nosed Persians etc, may all be shown as Household Pets. If they are registered, the owner must surrender those papers before receiving the household pet papers.
Titles are awarded as a cat earns a specified number of points and finals during its show career.
Titles Awarded in TICA *All the points earned by a cat are accumulative |
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Title |
Abbrev- iation |
Total Points Earned |
Finals |
Champion (whole cats) Champion Alter (altered cats) Master (Household Pets) |
CH CHA MS |
300 points under 4 different Judges |
1 Final |
Grand Champion Grand Champion Alter Grand Master |
GRC GCA GRM |
1000 |
6 Finals from 4 different judges |
Double Grand Champion Double Grand Champion Alter Double Grand Master |
DGC DCHA DGM |
2000 |
One Additional Final in Top 5 Specialty OR Top 10 Allbreed as a Grand Champion/Alter/Master |
Triple Grand Champion Triple Grand Champion Alter Triple Grand Master |
TGC TGCA TGM |
3000 |
One Additional Final in Top 5 Specialty OR Top 10 Allbreed as a Double Grand Champion/Alter/Master |
Quad Grand Champion Quad Grand Champion Alter Quad Grand Master |
QGC QGCA QGM |
4000 |
One Additional Final in Top 5 Specialty OR Top 10 Allbreed as a Triple Grand Champion/Alter/Master |
Supreme Grand Champion Supreme Grand Champion Alter Supreme Grand Master |
SGC SGCA SGM |
6000 |
Best Cat (Allbreed or Specialty) as a Quad Grand Champion/Alter/Master Note: This must be the 2nd or 3rd day of the show if you earn your QGC on the first day of the show |
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Points earned are accumulative across all the Championship and Alter categories for any one cat. If you start your whole cat off and he get as far as earning the title of a Double Grand Champion and then you alter the cat you can continue up the ladder of titles without starting over. So... after altering you would be working on your Triple Grand Champion Alter title. You can also choose to start over if you want.
How are the points earned?
Points are awarded for 1st-5th Best In Color: 25 points for Best in Color, 20 points for Second, and 15 points for Third Best in Color, 10 points for Fourth Best in Color and 5 points for Fifth Best in Color. In the division wins only 1st-3rd apply: Best of Division earns 25 points, Second Best of Division earns 20 points, and Third Best of Division gets 15 points. The points are totaled for each judging ring. If your cat is then called to the final it earns even more points. A Best Allbreed earns an additional 200 points. Second Allbreed earns an additional 190 points, and so on. A Best Specialty earns 150 points more, and a second gets another 140 points, and so on down the line.
Points Earned for Each Award in TICA |
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Placement |
Color |
Division |
For International (IW) and Regional (RW) Winner Titles: Points for Color/Division wins DO NOT count |
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Allbreed Final |
Specialty Final |
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BEST |
25 |
25 |
200 |
150 |
2 |
20 |
20 |
190 |
140 |
3 |
15 |
15 |
180 |
130 |
4 |
10 |
170 |
120 |
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5 |
5 |
160 |
110 |
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6 |
150 |
100 |
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7 |
140 |
90 |
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8 |
130 |
80 |
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9 |
120 |
70 |
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10 |
110 |
60 |
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Points for each award given by a judge are added together to give the total points earned by a cat for that judge's ring |
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So you keep adding the points your cat earns... until he reaches the requirements for his next title!
Now that you understand the TICA titles and how they are earned, you will have a better idea of what is happening next time you go to a TICA cat show and open a catalogue full of cats with letters before their names!