APEX 50 is where the season ends. The 50 highest-ranked men and 50 highest-ranked women in both CHALLENGER and ELITE earn the right to race for the BEAT IT Championship.
APEX 50
Not everyone
REACHES
APEX 50.
CHALLENGER APEX 50.
50 MEN · 50 WOMEN
The highest-ranked Challenger athletes of the season race for the Challenger Championship.
ELITE APEX 50.
50 MEN · 50 WOMEN
The highest ranked ELITE athletes of the season race for the ELITE championship.
IMPACT remains non-competitive and does not have an APEX 50 championship.
How TO QUALIFY
FOR the apex 50?
RACE QUALIFYING EVENTS.
Complete at least two CHALLENGER or ELITE Qualifying Events during the Ranking Season.
EARN EVENT SCORES.
Your Event Position and completed Levels determine your Event Score.
YOUR BEST 3 COUNT.
Across all Qualifying Events, your three best Event Scores make up your season total.
FINISH TOP 50.
The Top 50 men and Top 50 women in both CHALLENGER and ELITE qualify for their respective APEX 50 Championship.
EARN APEX 50 STATUS.
THE ROAD TO APEX 50.
STARTS HERE.
The BEAT IT Event on 19–20 December 2026 is the first official Qualifying Event of the Ranking Season on the Road to APEX 50 2027. Your Event Score counts towards your Best 3, and a valid participation counts as one of the minimum two required Qualifying Event participations.
What makes APEX 50
unique.
YOU CAN'T BUY YOUR WAY IN.
YOU HAVE TO EARN IT.
APEX 50 brings together the highest-ranked athletes of the season. Alongside the right to race for the Championship, qualifiers receive exclusive APEX 50 merchandise and the status that comes with earning their place.
Where the best
come together.
At the end of the season, the APEX 50 fields race head-to-head. Not for a personal best. For the Championship.