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BJJAO LEAGUE 2024:
YEARLY SCHEDULE:
National Australian Open - Sunday February 18th. | 6x Star Event.
Autumn Australian Open - Sunday May 19th. | 5x Star Event.
Spring Australian Open - Sunday September 8th. | 5x Star Event.
Summer Australian Open - Sunday November 10th. | 5x Star Event.
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2025 SCHEDULE:
National Australian Open - Sunday February 23rd. | 6x Star Event.
Autumn Australian Open - Sunday May 18th. | 5x Star Event.
Winter Australian Open - Sunday July 20th. | 5x Star Event.
Spring Australian Open - Sunday September 8th. | 5x Star Event.
Summer Australian Open - Sunday November 10th. | 5x Star Event.
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EVENTS DESCRIPTION:
IBJJF rules competitions for all ages | Gi and No-Gi | Thousands of dollars in cash prizes.
Kids - Round Robin | Gi and No-Gi.
Adults, Masters, Juvenile - Single Elimination | Gi and No-Gi.
Adult Gi Open Weight - Cash Prizes.
No-Gi Cash Divisions.
'THE CALLOUT' Fight Series matches x Cash Prizes.
Festive atmosphere with DJs and outdoor, market-style, food and merchandise stalls.
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SINGLE EVENT PRIZES ($9,000 cash prizes per event*):
*Competitors must be present at the event to receive their prizes.
No prizes will be given outside or after the respective event.
Female open class Gi* - All belts:
1st place: $350 cash
2nd place: $150 cash
3rd place: $100 cash
*A minimum of 8 competitors per division is required to receive the cash prizes.
Male open class Gi* - All belts:
1st place: $350 cash
2nd place: $150 cash
3rd place: $100 cash
*A minimum of 8 competitors per division is required to receive the cash prizes.
Female No-Gi Cash Division White / Blue / Purple*:
$600 cash for the winner.
*A minimum of 6 competitors is required to receive the full $600 division cash prize. If the bracket consists of less than 6 competitors, the winner will receive $50 for each entrant in the division.
Male No-Gi Cash Division White / Blue / Purple*:
$600 cash for the winner.
*A minimum of 6 competitors is required to receive the full $600 division cash prize. If the bracket consists of less than 6 competitors, the winner will receive $50 for each entrant in the division.
Female No-Gi Cash Division Brown / Black*:
$600 cash for the winner.
*A minimum of 6 competitors is required to receive the full $600 division cash prize. If the bracket consists of less than 6 competitors, the winner will receive $50 for each entrant in the division.
Male No-Gi Cash Division Brown / Black*:
$600 cash for the winner.
*A minimum of 6 competitors is required to receive the full $600 division cash prize. If the bracket consists of less than 6 competitors, the winner will receive $50 for each entrant in the division.
THE CALLOUT Fight Series: $250 cash for the winner.
Kids Fastest Submission: Each event winner gets a Suave Kimonos premium Gi.
Best Takedown: Cash Prizes for best takedown!
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YEARLY RANKING PRIZES ($7,600 in prizes*):
#1 Team overall: $2,500 cash
#1 Academy overall: $2,500 cash
#1 Male overall: $500 Gi / $500 No-Gi
#1 Female overall: $500 Gi / $500 No-Gi
#1 Kid Overall: $300 Gi / $300 No-Gi
Incase of a draw, the prize will be split equally between the winners.
*Competitors, academy and team representatives must be present at our last event of the year 'Summer Australian Open' to receive the prizes. No yearly prizes will be given outside or after this event.
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RANKING POINTS SYSTEM:
6x Star events - points system:
1st place: 18 points
2nd place: 6 points
3rd place: 2 points
5x Star events - points system:
1st place: 15 points
2nd place: 5 points
3rd place: 1 point
3x Star events - points system:
1st place: 9 points
2nd place: 3 points
3rd place: 1 point
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RULES:
Our matches follow the IBJJF competition rule-set, both for adults and kids.
CLICK HERE to access the Rule Book and familiarise yourself with the ruleset.
CLICK HERE to access the 'Technical Fouls and Illegal Moves' details.
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FORMAT:
4 to 15 year old (Mighty Mite / Pee Wee / Juniors / Teen) Compete in a ROUND ROBIN format.
16 year old and up (Juvenile / Adult / Masters) - Compete in a SINGLE ELIMINATION format.
4 to 15 year old (mighty mite / pee wee / juniors / teen) divisions:
Novice (white + grey-white belts)
General (grey + yellow + Orange + Green)
Advanced (yellow + orange + green belts)
4 to 9 year old (Mighty Mite / Pee Wee) can be slotted in mixed-gender brackets.
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UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS:
Our uniform requirements are in accordance with the IBJJF requirements and rules.
Please follow This Link to learn and understand the Uniform Requirements for our events.
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WEIGHT:
All competitors are required to be exactly on, or under, the weight limit of the division they are registered in, including the full uniform related to their bracket.
Weight-ins: The drop-down box represent the weight as a net with the appropriate Gi or No-Gi allowance included.
e.g. the 69kg Gi weight category means a combined net weight (INCLUDING GI AND BELT) of under 69kg. There is no extra weight allowance.
Warning: Competitors weighing-in, on competition day, over their bracket weight limit, will be automatically disqualified from the competition, with no option to compete or get refunded.
Missing weight affects our brackets and risks delaying our schedule. It is the responsibility of the competitor/parent to check the competitor list and ensure they're in the correct division prior to registrations deadline.
Registration details, including weight category, can be edited until the last day of registrations. Please make sure you are registered to the correct weight division.
WEIGHT DIVISIONS - CLICK HERE.
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WEIGH-INS:
Competitors should present themselves at the weigh-in and uniform inspection station no less than 30min before their scheduled match. Competitors competing in the Gi will be weighing in with their full uniform on (Gi, Belt and Rash Shirt for female competitors), so please not that your total weight includes the uniform. Also important to note that the schedule is dynamic and changes throughout the day, please check your times regularly to ensure that you do not miss your weigh in and get disqualified.
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AGE DIVISIONS & MATCHES DURATION:
CLICK HERE to find your age group and match duration
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MIXED GENDERS (KIDS):
We allow and occasionally merge genders in little kids brackets. Mixed-gender brackets situation are only allowed for kids aged 4yo to 9yo (Mighty Mite and Pee Wee).
All ages above have separate gender brackets.
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BRACKETS & DIVISIONS MERGE:
The BJJAO reserves the right to adjust registrations where appropriate - it is the policy of the BJJAO not to have categories with only one competitor. One competitor categories will be abandoned with the Master competitors being moved down in age to the first available weight category or even to an Adult category. Juveniles may be moved to Adult Categories. Kids will be moved up in age category, however will not be able to compete in Juvenile. The same too goes for a competitor in a single competitor category, they will be merged up in weight to the first available category. On rare occasions competitors who are matched may be merged up to match with a single competitor category.
However any competitor that the BJJAO is unable to be merged is eligible to receive a 100% refund (less fees) or credit for a future event.
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KIDS BRACKETS:
Competitors are initially grouped strictly by age. If there are not enough competitors of the same age, the competitor will be placed in a age division no greater than 1 year above their own. Divisions can vary based on attendance. For example, Age divisions can be grouped by 1 year: 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, etc.
Round Robin: kids brackets of 3 and 4 competitors will be set as a true Round Robin format. Brackets of 5 competitors or more will be split into 2 pools of round robin brackets and winners of each pool will verse each other for 1st and 2nd place.
Kids brackets of 2 competitors are of Best Of Three format, where the two competitors fight each other 2 or 3 times to decide the winner.
If there are not enough competitors of the same division, the competitor could be merged into another division, please refer to 'BRACKETS & DIVISIONS MERGE' for details.
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TEENS TRANSITIONING TO JUVENILE & ADULT BELT RANKS:
The BJJAO recognises that Black Belts & Head Instructors, will know which is the correct rank to graduate a Junior to in the year they turn 16. No Juveniles or Adults may wear Junior coloured belts (Grey, Yellow, Orange or Green) - Instead they must wear either White, Blue or Purple Belts at their instructors discretion!
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ACADEMY & TEAM NAME:
Competitors are responsible to ensure they have registered under the correct academy and team name. Once registration is completed this cannot be altered.
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'EDIT AND CHANGE' REGISTRATION DETAILS:
Registration details including: age, weight and belt categories, can be edited until midnight of the last day of registrations by clicking the 'Edit' option on your the event link, on your Smoothcomp profile page.
Please make sure you are registered in the correct weight division prior to registrations deadline. No changes will be possible at a later stage.
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HYGIENE:
Competitors shall display excellent hygiene standards. Nails should be trimmed and kept short. Long hair should be tied up. Competitors with skin disorders will be referred to the event medical staff to have the final say whether they compete or not. Protectors - there will be no allowances for head/ear protectors, ankle/feet protectors, knee/elbow braces/protectors and no groin guards. Tapes are allowed. No jewellery to be worn and no hairpins.
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RISK AND INSURANCE:
The fighter and/or their guardian (if under 18yrs) acknowledges and agrees that the fighter shall be responsible to obtain all or any insurance for loss and/or medical, hospital, life, income protection, personal, property, or any other risk or damage that the fighter may cause or suffer, (whether directly or indirectly) and the fighter covenants that he acknowledges that any failure by the fighter to fully insure himself against any accident, damage, injury, loss, whatsoever, howsoever arising shall be solely at the risk of the fighter.
And the fighter and/or their guardian (if under 18yrs) hereby indemnifies the BJJAO against all and any loss or damage caused directly or indirectly by the fighter’s involvement in the event or contest. Furthermore, the fighter shall make themselves available at BJJAO's discretion to undergo pre and post bout medical examinations, including drug testing, by duly qualified personnel on the day of the event, at the BJJAO’s discretion and shall participate in the event solely at the BJJAO’s discretion, dependent upon the interpretation of the results of those tests at the sole discretion of the BJJAO.
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PARAMEDICS:
All events have Qualified First Aid Medics, as well as Paramedics who can treat and give pain relief on site, so anyone injured in pain does not need to wait until an ambulance arrives, they can be treated immediately.
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AWARDS & PRIZES:
Competitors may only receive their medals whilst standing on the podium with the other competitors who placed in their division. If a competitor does not do this they will not receive their medal at a later date and this action may also cause a disciplinary result, potentially banning a competitor from competing in other divisions at the same tournament due to bad sportsmanship. Competitors that are eligible for a gift, prize, or other awards must collect them on the day of the competition. If they are not collected on the day of the tournament, the competitor is forfeiting their right to all gifts, prizes, or other awards.
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REFUND POLICY:
Any competitor that decides to withdraw from the competition prior to the Last Registration deadline, may receive 50% of their fee refunded. Competitors seeking the 50% fee re-compensation must alert the event organisers by email addressed to [email protected]. There is no refund for any cancellation after the last day of registration. No entries will be transferred or credited. There are no refunds or credits for this event, no exceptions. You will not be entitled to a refund or credit, regardless of whether or not you participate. By paying for your registration you will be put into a bracket and be called to compete on the day of competition. You will lose your first match by disqualification if you do not show up for your match, do not make the minimum qualification for that bracket, or have an injury or other medical condition that will not allow you to compete. This also includes single fighter categories when you are unable to be merged into another division, or your opponent/s have withdrawn from your division. This also includes divisions where all other opponents withdraw, are disqualified or absent and only one competitor remains. In this instance, the single competitor will gain points to be recognised, as well as team points, and be awarded the Gold Medal on the podium, and declared the winner.
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DIVISION CHANGES:
Registrants and competitors can change their division manually by clicking the 'Edit' option in the event registration on their Smoothcomp profile page. This can and must be done before registrations close. Competitors who are from the same team that may be matched or merged, once registration has closed will not be eligible for a refund and will be unable to have their division changed. If competitors in this situation do not compete they will be disqualified and will not receive medals, ranking & team points as well as any gifts or awards associated with that division.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us on [email protected]