AMERICAS 2025

USPC 2025 Americas' Qualifiers

The 2025 powerlifting season officially starts on November 1, 2024!

2025 will offer 2 ways to qualify for the Americas' Championship!

Place top 3 in your weight class and gear division at a qualifying meet (listed below). Age divisions count towards qualifying.

Registering from another federation:

2. Attain the required minimum DOTS for your gear division and gender during the qualifying period of Nov 1, 2024 to Sept 30, 2025 at any meet recognized on Open Powerlifting (regardless of federation).

Men - Raw (Sleeves) 425, Wraps 445, Single-Ply 465, Multi-Ply 500.
Women - Raw (Sleeves) 400, Wraps 420, Single-Ply 440, Multi-Ply 460.
Age divisions (Juniors & Masters) will get a 5% deduction in the DOTS requirement per division. For example: Female J13-15 Raw DOTS min. 320. Male M50-54 Wraps DOTS min. 379.
DOTS are the same for tested and non-tested lifters.
Single lifts will be accepted based on space available in the America's Championship.
For a quick reference for the amount to adjust your DOTS based on the following schedule:
- 5% deduction J20-23 and M40-44
- 10% deduction J18-19 and M45-49
- 15% deduction J16-17 and M50-54
- 20% deduction J13-15 and M55-59
- 25% deduction J10-12 and M 60-64
- 30% deduction M65-69
- 35% deduction M70-74
- 40% deduction M75-79
- 45% deduction M80+

This exciting competition format will feature regional championships that cumulate into the IPC/USPC Americas' Championship on November 1 & 2, 2025 in Washington, PA.

Listed below will be the date and location of specific qualifying meets with links to registration (as they become available).

There will be no qualifier to compete in the regional and you may compete outside of your region. You can even compete in multiple qualifiers.

Look for more details to be added to this page as this series develops.