[EN] Even though athletes’ experience has been ascertained to shape the perception of quality
in sports events, scarce studies have addressed this issue jointly with the intent to join in upcoming
comparable sports challenges. (1) Background: The present research investigates how the experience
determines the evaluation of the championship and future intentions. (2) Methods: The PLS (SEM)
method was evaluated specifically for both novice and experienced duathlon participants, and
secondly, the fsQCA methodology was applied with the intention to estimate combinatorial net effects
to confirm the hypothesis proposed. (3) Results reveal that the overall quality is equally important
for novice and experienced individuals as a determinant of future intentions. However, novices tend
to value more positively all the dimensions analyzed, while experienced ones noted higher levels of
demand. (4) These findings highlight the importance of designing adequate management strategies
for the participants with different levels of performance.S