One more routine. One final chance. One Showdown Champion.
The Tigers Acro Cup Showdown is our unique Sunday final, bringing the competition’s medallists back onto the floor for one last performance and the chance to become an overall Tigers Acro Cup Showdown Champion.
Unlike the main competition, the Showdown brings different partnership categories together.
Women’s Pairs, Men’s Pairs, Mixed Pairs, Women’s Groups and Men’s Groups compete head-to-head within their level — making the Showdown a completely different kind of final and one of the highlights of the Tigers Acro Cup weekend.
HOW DOES THE SHOWDOWN WORK?
Medallists from the qualifying competition are automatically invited to compete in the Tigers Acro Cup Showdown on Sunday.
The Showdown is a completely fresh final.
Scores return to zero.
Each partnership performs one final routine, and the score achieved in that routine alone determines the Tigers Acro Cup Showdown results.
This means everything comes down to one performance.
One routine. One score. One champion.
Participation in the Showdown is optional, and partnerships may decline their place without any penalty or impact on the results or medals already achieved in their competition category.
WHO COMPETES?
The Showdown takes place across mixed partnership categories.
Rather than competing separately as Women’s Pairs, Mixed Pairs, Groups and other partnership types, qualifying partnerships compete against one another within their respective competition level.
Aspire Showdown
Aspire medallists qualify for the Aspire Showdown and perform:
1 Combined Routine
All Showdown scores begin from zero, with the Sunday final routine determining the overall result.
Aspire Showdown routines follow the same Aspire International rules applied during qualification.
Our 2026 Aspire Showdown Finalists
Our 2026 Aspire Showdown Finalists
Pre-Youth Showdown
Pre-Youth medallists qualify for the Pre-Youth Showdown and perform:
1 Balance or Dynamic Routine, in accordance with the competition directives.
Scores begin from zero and the Sunday Showdown routine determines the final result.
Youth Showdown
Youth medallists qualify for the Youth Showdown and perform:
1 Combined Routine
Scores begin from zero and the Sunday Showdown routine determines the final result.
Junior Showdown
Junior medallists qualify for the Junior Showdown and perform:
1 Combined Routine
Scores begin from zero and the Sunday Showdown routine determines the final result.
Senior Showdown
Senior medallists qualify for the Senior Showdown and perform:
1 Combined Routine
Scores begin from zero and the Sunday Showdown routine determines the final result.
THE FINAL MOMENT OF THE WEEKEND
The Showdown gives our leading partnerships the opportunity to compete one final time in front of the Tigers Acro Cup crowd.
It is fast, exciting and unpredictable — with partnerships from across the different acrobatic disciplines meeting on the same competition floor.
Qualification gets you into the final.
But once the Showdown begins, previous scores no longer matter.
It all comes down to that final routine.
TIE BREAKS
There are no tie-break rules within the Tigers Acro Cup Showdown.
Where partnerships achieve the same score and position, joint-position medals will be awarded.
Eligibility to participate in the Showdown remains subject to the requirements outlined within the official Tigers Acro Cup Competition Directives.
COULD YOU BE OUR NEXT SHOWDOWN CHAMPION?
Join us at the Tigers Acro Cup and compete for your place in Sunday’s final.
Qualify. Reset. Perform.
Welcome to the Tigers Acro Cup Showdown.