Rules
FORMAT & PROTOCOL
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Round Robin Pool Format: Each competitor faces every other person in their bracket.
RULES
ADULTS
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IBJJF rules for adults/masters (See https://ibjjf.com/news/new-rules-updates)
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Toe holds, heel hooks, smothers, knee bars, calf slicers, bicep slicers allowed for open class.
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Kani basami and guard jumping are prohibited and will result in disqualification.
CHILDREN
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White Belts: Points only, no submissions.
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Grey-White Belts and Up: Submission only, but only IBJJF legal submissions.
ABSOLUTE RULES
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EBI rules and 10-minute matches (3 OT rounds).
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We do not take late registrations or registrations at the event.
COMPETITOR LISTS
Competitor Lists will be live throughout the registration process and can be viewed by checking out the Smoothcomp Athletes tab on the event page.
CHANGING DIVISIONS
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After registration closes, all competitors (or coaches, parents) have until 5 PM the following day to make any changes to their registrations. You can make these changes by logging into your account and modifying your registration details.
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After this change deadline, the registration will become locked in, and there will no further changes allowed.
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Competitors who are alone in their division should choose to either self-move themselves up a division or cancel their registration for a full credit. If you have trouble changing your division, please check out https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/89-how-to-change-weightclass-or-cancel
DIVISION MERGERS
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After change deadline, competitors who do not have anyone in their division group may be merged with another division.
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All athletes who remain solo in their divisions once brackets are released means had no default merges available to them, and therefore there are no matches available for that competitor. They will receive a full refund for entry to any future event of ours. This means masters might be combined with adult.
REFUND POLICY
We will issue no refunds since the price is so low.
BRACKETS & SCHEDULE
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48 hours prior to the tournament, the event brackets and schedule will be released. You will be able to locate both on the event page brackets and schedule tab.
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Weigh-ins take place on the day of the event. You only need to weigh-in once if competing in several divisions.
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You can weigh-in anytime from the event opening until 60 minutes before your scheduled division start time.
MEDIC ON HAND
There will be a trained and professional medic on site.
WARM UP MATS
Warmups will take place in the back of the gym.
DIVISION RESULTS
Division brackets along with their final placements are updated live throughout the event and available on the Smoothcomp Results page.
VOLUNTEERS
We need help so please reach out and let us know if you can assist us!