The competition is split into eight regions, with regional winners meeting in a national final, contested over a weekend.

Due to the large number of teams entering, each competition is split between two European cities.

The competition is split into 2 groups and winners of each group will advance to the final.

Further, the competition has been split into two stages, a conventional season and playoffs.

In 1997, the competition was split into the heat and final event.

The competition was split into two phases held on different days:

The competition is split into two categories: violin and piano.

The competition is split into six legs which combine to make up the marathon distance of 42.195 km.

The competition is split into two groups of three with each team playing opposition both home and away.

So much so that for one season the competition was split into regional sections.