What is the qualifier for playing in the Western Nationals or Worlds?
Are there exemptions?

Hi Mike ... ANY SSUSA sanctioned qualifier may serve as your team's "qualifying roster" for either the Western and/or World Championships ... It doesn't have to be one of our larger TOC qualifier events, but certainly may be ... Generally, those qualifiers are the tournaments listed on this website's Tournament Page ... About the only "exemptions" granted (defined as allowing a team to play Eastern/Western or World's without having played a qualifier event) are in the case of a team who was entered into a qualifier that may have been canceled and there is no other reasonably accessible event ... I hope this helps ...