There will be 3 ways to qualify for the 2026 IFPA Women's ACS.
Australian Open - Women's Tournament winner
The winner of the 2026 Australian Open Women's Tournament at Tweed Heads in November will earn the right to contest the Women's ACS Finals.
In the event that the winner cannot attend the Women's ACS event, this spot will be offered to the next in line, down to fourth spot (if required).
State Qualifiers
The Top ranked player based on the best 15 results from within each IFPA Registered State/Territory will automatically qualify for the field of 16.
This includes the following:
ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC and WA
As per the Australian Open tournament result above, this spot for each state will be offered down to fourth in line (if required).
Should the Australian Open or State Qualifier spots not be filled, they will be returned to the At-Large pool.
Highest Rankings for 2026
The minimum 8 remaining spots will then be filled from the At-Large pool, which will be based on the next 8 players on most ranking points earned from their best 15 results in 2026.
Spots will be offered to each player next in line, until the field of 16 players is filled.
PLEASE NOTE that rankings points will include both OPEN and WOMEN'S only events throughout the 2026 calendar year.