The meetings are spread across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the USA, and compose the top tier of the World Athletics' global one-day meeting competition structure. The Diamond League encompasses 32 Diamond Disciplines, following a championship style model. Athletes earn points at the qualification meetings to qualify for the final of their discipline. Each of the disciplines is staged six times before the Final. At each of the 14 qualification meetings, Athletes are awarded 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 points for ranking 1st to 8th respectively. The top athletes will be awarded a place at the Final. In case of a tie, the best legal performance of the qualification phase wins. The winner at the Final of each Diamond Discipline will become "Wanda Diamond League Champion" and be awarded a Diamond Trophy, USD 30'000 prize money and a wild card for the World Athletics Championships (certain conditions apply).
