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Sanction CA-2027-02
USAPL California State Championship 2027
Dates
Venue
Format
Capacity
Schedule
Two days, four sessions.
Both platforms run straight through on a TSS combo rack with the Rogue Ohio Power Bar. Awards are held after each session on the platform.
Friday, February 5, 2027
Equipment check only- Window
- 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Notes
- Optional. Not weigh-ins.
Saturday, February 6, 2027
Sessions 1 & 2- Check-in
- 6:00 AM
- Weigh-in
- 6:30 AM
- Lifting
- 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM
- Awards
- After lifting
- Check-in
- 11:30 AM
- Weigh-in
- 12:00 PM
- Lifting
- 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Awards
- After lifting
Sunday, February 7, 2027
Sessions 3 & 4- Check-in
- 6:00 AM
- Weigh-in
- 6:30 AM
- Lifting
- 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM
- Awards
- After lifting
- Check-in
- 11:30 AM
- Weigh-in
- 12:00 PM
- Lifting
- 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Awards
- After lifting
Drug testing is conducted per USAPL DCO protocols. The number of lifters tested is set by the "Number of Lifters to be Tested" table in the USAPL In-Meet Drug Testing Instructions. All open American Records set at this meet will be tested and count toward the total. Lifters are notified after they finish lifting; refusal to test, failure to show after notification, or leaving the venue to avoid notification are drug test failures. Any lifter who wants to leave before the end of the awards ceremony must check with the drug testing official(s) first.
Registration
Two rounds. Limited spots.
Round I is reserved for California USAPL members with a qualifying total. Round II opens to everyone with no QT required. There is no waitlist.
Out-of-state lifters can enter Round II as guest lifters. Guest lifters compete under the same rules and can set state or national records, but are not eligible for awards.
California USAPL members with QT
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 · 9:00 AM PT- Open to California USAPL members only.
- 75 kg total minimum from a USAPL-sanctioned 3-lift meet on or after January 1, 2026.
- LiftingDatabase profile link required at registration (not OpenPowerlifting).
- Active USAPL membership required at the time of registration.
Open registration
Sat, Sep 5, 2026 · 9:00 AM PT- Open to all lifters. No qualifying total required.
- USAPL membership is not required at registration. Round II opens before 2027 USAPL memberships go on sale, and a 2026 membership would expire before the meet.
- An active 2027 USAPL membership is required to lift. Purchase it once 2027 memberships go on sale. Membership is verified one month before the meet.
Policies
No waitlist. No refunds.
- Weight class changes are allowed up to 2 weeks before the meet.
- Inside that 2-week window, lifters who change weight class are converted to guest lifter status and are not eligible for awards.
- Membership is verified one month out (mid-January 2027).
Guest lifters
Allowed. Not eligible for awards.
- Guest lifters can set state and national records.
- Guest lifters can earn national qualifying totals.
- Guest lifters are not eligible for awards.
Venue
SoCal Powerlifting
17855 Sky Park Circle, Suite A
Irvine, CA 92614
Nearest airport: SNA (John Wayne), adjacent to the venue.
Records
American Records are live.
- American Records can be set and broken at this meet. This is the only California meet outside Collegiate where that is true.
- State Records can be set and broken.
- National-or-higher referees are on platform for all AR attempts.
- An AR intent form is required before the meet. We use the USAPL standard form.
- A designated national referee reviews every AR attempt.
- No Jury.
Miscellaneous info and reminders
The current USAPL rulebook governs the meet. A few items lifters most often forget:
- Deadlift socks required. Socks must cover the entire shin.
- Bar-dumping is an automatic ejection. Control the bar all the way down.
- One-minute attempt selection. Attempts must be submitted in kilograms within one minute of your previous attempt. Default behaviors apply if you miss the window.
- USAPL waiver required. All lifters, loaders, spotters, platform workers, and referees must sign the USAPL JotForm waiver.
- Coaches and handlers. All coaches and handlers must hold an active USAPL membership or sign the USAPL waiver to access the warm-up area.
- Active USAPL membership required. Memberships are verified one month before the meet.
- Team awards. Open only to officially registered USAPL teams.
For lifters & spectators
Stay close. Watch live.
Hotel
Homewood Suites Irvine
Adjacent to the venue. A 30-room block has been secured for the meet.
Book by January 13, 2027 at 11:59 PM to lock in the group rate and amenities.
Live stream
SCPL YouTube
Both platforms streamed live, all day Saturday and Sunday.
Spectators
Phones and personal cameras welcome.
Spectators and friends can bring phones and personal cameras. Professional equipment requires a media credential. Spectator passes go on sale closer to the meet.
Doors open to spectators 30 minutes before each session.
Coming soon
More to come.
Spectator & coaching passes
On sale closer to the meet.
Media provider
Official meet media partner to be announced.
Referee volunteer signup
National- and state-level referees, get in touch.
Meet day crew signup
Loaders, spotters, expediters, and table crew.
Sponsors & partners
Open for partnership inquiries.