13° ITALIAN NATIONAL BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP OPEN Gi e No-Gi (Roma)

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU GI and NO-GI competition open to all athletes (without the obligation of membership), Italians and foreigners (including those not residing in Italy), over 4 years of age.

The entire profit of the competition will be used to support the expenses of the athletes of the National Teams participating in the IBJJF European Championships and for the cash prizes for the Teams.

BJJ ITALIA can pay for the athletes of the Italian National Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Team (Gi and No-Gi) thanks to the proceeds of the national Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitions that it organizes. Therefore, all the athletes who participate in the BJJ ITALIA competitions contribute to the expenses of the athletes of the Italian National Team, to the cash prizes for the most deserving teams and to the promotion and development of a Brazilian jiu-jitsu that is more meritocratic and accessible to all.

CASH PRIZES FOR TEAMS

Prize Pool: Minimum €2,500 – Maximum €10,000.

In both the Gi and No-Gi races, the top 5 Teams, in addition to the Cup, will win the following cash prizes:

·     with less than 1,000 entries*  Prize money of €2,500:

-      €500 to the first ranked team;

-      €300 to the second ranked team;

-      €200 to the third ranked team;

-      €150 to the fourth ranked team;

-      100 euros to the fifth ranked team.

·     with more than 1,000 entries* but less than 2,000  Prize Pools of €5,400:

-      €1,000 to the first ranked team;

-      €700 to the second ranked team;

-      €500 to the third ranked team;

-      €300 to the fourth-place team;

-      200 euros to the fifth ranked team.

·     with more than 2,000 entries*  Prize pool of 10,000 euros:

-      €2,000 to the first ranked team;

-      €1,200 to the second ranked team;

-      €800 to the third ranked team;

-      €600 to the fourth ranked team;

-      400 euros to the fifth ranked team.

* The total number of registrations for the tournament (Gi tournament + No-Gi tournament) is considered.

GI NATIONAL TEAM (10 ATHLETES)

The competition with  Gi will be the first selection  test for the Italian Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gi National Team which will participate, paid for by BJJ ITALIA, in the next IBJJF European Championships.

NO-GI  NATIONAL TEAM (8 ATHLETES)

The No-Gi competition will be the third selection  test for the Italian National Brazilian Jiu-jitsu No-Gi  Team which will participate, paid for by BJJ ITALIA, in the next IBJJF European Championships. 

NATIONAL TEAM SELECTION CRITERIA: https://bjjitalia.it/nazionale/

The athletes ranked first in the Gi and No-Gi Black Belt Rankings, given the difficulty in obtaining the requirements and qualification points provided by the IBJJF, will be able to choose whether to participate in the IBJJF European Championships or be awarded with the prize of 600 euros.

ASC AFFILIATION

All sports clubs that practice Brazilian jiu-jitsu in Italy have the opportunity to affiliate and register athletes with the ASC (memberships cost 2 euros and include the best insurance coverage of the ASC, EPS of CONI). Information at the following link: https://bjjitalia.it/come-affiliarsi-e-tesserarsi/  

REGISTRATION FOR THE TOURNAMENT

BJJ ITALIA is the only Italian Brazilian jiu-jitsu organization that, in order to give all athletes the opportunity to participate in national and international competitions, has a registration fee of only 27 euros and spends the athletes of the Italian Gi and No-Gi National Teams participating in the IBJJF European Championships.

Registrations on smoothcomp by Sunday, 2 june (for weight categories) and by 3 june, (for Openweight). Registrations for the tournament will be closed early if the maximum number of participants is reached.rac

All athletes can register for both the Gi and No-Gi tournaments and both their weight category and the Openweight (where applicable) and all athletes who register for the Openweight will be able to compete in the Openweight tournament regardless of the result achieved in their weight category.

Entry fees to be paid on smoothcomp:

·     by Sunday 28 april (reduced fees):

-      €27 for the Gi or No-Gi weight category (€16 for age groups from 4 to 15 years old);

-      €17 for each Openweight;

-      €10 discount for those who register for both the Gi and No-Gi tournaments;

-      Free registration for Adult and Master Black Belts.

·     by Sunday 2 june (ordinary fees):

-      €37 for the Gi or No-Gi weight category (€26 for age groups from 4 to 15 years);

-      €17 for each Openweight;

-      €10 discount for those who register for both the Gi and No-Gi tournaments;

-      Free registration for Adult and Master Black Belts.

·     by 5 june: 17 euros for each Openweight (only for athletes who have already registered in a weight category by Sunday 17 March).

At the weight check during the competition, those who do not fall into the weight category in which they have registered are disqualified from the weight category tournament but can still participate in the Openweight if provided and if they have registered by 2 june.

The Openweight tournament (no weight limit) is only available in the Juvenil, Adult and Master age classes (in the AdultMale age group there are two Openweight tournaments in each Belt).

Free registration for Ukrainian refugees

BJJ ITALIA offers Ukrainian refugee athletes free registration to the tournament.

Sports clubs that have Ukrainian refugee athletes, interested in participating in the tournament, are invited to write  to [email protected] to ask for their free registration for the tournament.

With this initiative, BJJ ITALIA expresses its solidarity with the Ukrainian people who are victims of an unjustified and brutal aggression.

All athletes have to register their Brazilian jiu-jitsu belt on smoothcomp.

Please note that athletes who have played MMA matches with Pro rules or who have competed in national Absolute MMA, Olympic Wrestling or Sambo tournaments or who have a Judo Black Belt or a Belt equal to or greater than the Blue Grappling or MMA Belt cannot register for White Belt tournaments.

The managers of sports clubs must register their Academies/Teams on  smoothcomp - https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/192-add-academy-add-affiliation - and check that their athletes on smoothcomp have correctly entered the Academy/Team to which they belong.

Trainer Guide: https://support.smoothcomp.com/collection/24-for-coaches

REGISTRATION CHANGES

By Tuesday, 4 june, athletes can move independently on smoothcomp (thefollowing instructions:

https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/89-how-to-change-weightclass-or-cancel ):

-        in another weight category;

-        if minors: to the age group directly higher (transfers to the Adult age group are allowed only if you are alone in the category and by sending the request to [email protected]);

-        if Master's: to a lower Master's age group or to the Adult age group;

-        if Kid 5 (12-13 years old) or Kid 6 (14-15 years old): from White to Colored Belts.

On Wednesday 5 june, athletes who are alone in the category or who are in a category with all athletes from the same Team can request, by sending an e-mail  to [email protected], to be moved as indicated above. Athletes who have asked to be moved and their coaches must verify that the moves have been made correctly on smoothcomp.

Athletes alone in the category can decide not to move and to present themselves at the competition to be awarded with the gold medal, after passing the weight control, and to participate in the Openweight if provided and if they have registered.

PUBLICATION OF BRACKETS

The athletes' brackets, with the estimated times of their first matches, will be published on smoothcomp on Friday, 7 june and cannot be changed during the competition.

AGE GROUPS

The age classes are defined by the years of age already completed by the athlete or those that he will turn in the year in which the tournament takes place (for example, an athlete who is 17 years old on the day of the tournament but will turn 18 in the year in which the tournament takes place, can register for either the Juvenil or the Adult tournament).

T-SHIRT OF THE EVENT

The t-shirt of the event, provided by the Sponsor KANO KIMONOS, is offered free of charge to the first 50 registered athletes during the tournament and is sold to the public at the price of 10 euros at the KANO KIMONOS stand.

WEIGHT CONTROL

The weight control opens at 8 a.m. and closes at 4 p.m. and in this time frame athletes can carry out the weight control whenever they want but they must do it at least one hour before the  start time of their first match indicated on smoothcomp  (remember  that the times indicated on smoothcomp are estimated times that often vary during the tournament because they are updated in real time according to the duration of the matches precedents).

At the time of the weight check, athletes only need to show an identity document.

In the No-Gi tournament, athletes must weigh themselves wearing competition shorts and a rashguard that can be of any color.

In the Gi tournament, athletes must weigh themselves wearing the Gi-kimono with which they will fight, which can only be all white or all royal blue or all black (children under 16 can also weigh themselves without Gi-kimono).

Athletes registered for both the No-Gi and Gi tournaments, can ask to consider this weight control valid for the Gi tournament (in the corresponding weight category which, considering the weight of the kimono, is about 2-3kg higher) at the weight control for the No-Gi tournament.

At the weight check, athletes who do not fall into the weight category in which they have registered are disqualified from the weight category tournament but can still participate in the Openweight if they registered online and confirm their participation.

Athletes registered in Kid 1 (4-5 years of age) do not have a weight check but must still go to the weight control table, accompanied by an adult, to confirm their participation in the tournament.

Athletes registered in categories without a weight limit must still present themselves at the weight control table to confirm their participation in the tournament.

At the time of the weight check all athletes registered for the Openweight must confirm their participation otherwise they will be cancelled.

Athletes who, after passing the weight control, are alone in their weight category, must immediately go to the podium area and ask the Area Manager to be awarded.

After the end of each weight check, athletes who have not shown up for the weight check are deleted from both their weight category and any Openweight.

Athletes, after passing the weight control, must check that the green dot appears next to their name on smoothcomp (if the red dot appears, they must immediately return to the weight control and ask to check why they cannot participate in the tournament with the red dot).

 COURSE OF THE TOURNAMENT

Tournament start at 10:00 .

For all athletes will be first the NO-GI and then the GI competition.

All athletes and their coaches are invited to bring smartphones and/or tablets with a fully charged battery to the competition because they will have to independently access smoothcomp to check the start times of their matches and the mat where they will have to show up to fight.

For this reason, after the weight check, athletes must constantly check on smoothcomp the estimated start times of their matches, which often vary because during the competition they are updated in real time according to the duration of previous matches, and  the mat  where they will have to fight (IMPORTANT: athletes are NOT called to the mat with the loudspeaker).

Ten minutes before the start time of their match, indicated on smoothcomp, athletes must enter the competition area and report to the exact mat indicated on smoothcomp where they are to play the match, positioning themselves on the correct side of the Match Official at the table and waiting in silence (in the competition area it is strictly forbidden to incite and advise other athletes while fighting).

The athlete who stands above in the bracket (green/yellow color) must stand on the side of the Officer's left arm at the table and wear the green/yellow belt in the Gi tournament and the green/yellow ankle brace on the right ankle in the No-Gi tournament. The athlete below in the bracket must position himself on the side of the Officer's right arm at the table.

At the end of the match prior to the one they are to play, the athletes must  present themselves to the Match Official at the table, declare their surname and first name and ask for permission to get on the mat to fight.

The athlete who, at the end of the match prior to the one to be played, does not present himself to the Match Official at the table or has not yet carried out the weight check, is disqualified.

In the event that an athlete has to play matches on different mats at the same time, he must ask the Match Official who is at the mat table of the next match to postpone his match.

In the event that an athlete has to play a match within 5 minutes of the end of his previous match,

you can ask the Match Official at the table to take advantage of a 5-minute stoppage time.

The athlete with the green/yellow belt or anklet must leave it on the Match Official's table after the match.

After finishing their match, the athletes must leave the competition area immediately.

Athletes who withdraw from the competition for any reason must notify the Match Official who is at the table of their mat.

After the end of the tournament in their weight category, athletes participating in the Openweight should check on smoothcomp the estimated start time of each of their Openweight matches and the mat where it will be played.

It is strictly forbidden to consume food and drinks inside the competition area.

It is strictly forbidden to get on the tatami with shoes.

AWARDS

At the end of the final of each weight category, the first 4 classified athletes (first, second and two thirds) must immediately go   to the podium area and ask the person in charge of the podium area to be awarded (athletes are not called to the podium).  

TOURNAMENT RULES

For everything that is not  provided for in these Regulations and in the Regulations of BJJ ITALIA - https://bjjitalia.it/regolamento/ -, the Rules for Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitions of the IBJJF apply but without the assignment of advantages (for children under 16 years of age the restrictions provided for by the BJJ ITALIA Regulations apply).

At the first meeting, if possible, athletes from the same Academy/Team will not be paired.

TOURNAMENT UNIFORM

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Athletes must wear:

·     in Gi competitions: a Brazilian jiu-jitsu kimono that can only be all white or all royal blue or all black;

·     in No-Gi tournaments: shorts and a rashguard that can be any color.

We would like to thank the Federal Sponsors ADIDAS and KANO KIMONOS.

POINTS FOR ACADEMIES/TEAM RANKINGS AND RANKINGS FOR THE SELECTION OF GI AND NO-GI NATIONAL TEAMS

The Academies/Team Rankings (one in the Gi tournament and one in the No-Gi tournament) and the Rankings for the selection of the National Teams (Gi and No-Gi) are prepared based on  the results of the athletes in their weight category and in the Openweight, assigning the following points:

·     in the Black Belts: 125 points to the 1st ranked athlete, 50 points to the 2nd classified athlete, 25 points to the 3rd classified athletes (+ 15 points for each fight fought and won and + 5 points for each finish);

·     in all other belts: 25 points to the 1st ranked athlete, 10 points to the 2nd classified athlete, 5 points to the 3rd classified athletes (+ 3 points for each fight fought and won and + 1 point for each finish);

·     in the Kid 1 age group (4-5 years of age): 3 points to all participating athletes.

If an athlete is the only one registered in a weight category, he does not earn points.

If an athlete mistakenly enters another Academy/Team when registering for the tournament on smoothcomp and does not correct the error by Friday 7 june, any points he earns will be attributed to the Academy/Team he entered and not to the one to which he belongs.

REFUND POLICY

The following is our refund policy.

Athletes who are in any of the following conditions:

-        the Wednesday before the competition they are alone in their weight category (if registered in the Openweight they are also alone in their Belt division) and do not want to show up at the competition to be awarded with the gold medal;

-        have been hospitalized and have not yet regained the physical fitness to participate in the tournament and send the Hospital Medical Certificate;

On the Wednesday before the tournament, they can request, by sending an e-mail  to [email protected], to withdraw from the tournament and  receive a voucher of the amount paid for the registration to the tournament, minus 2 euros of administrative fees, and valid for one year, which can be used for registration for a future tournament.

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