WILTSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP

The competition will start at 9am on Saturday 16th of March 2024 and will go on until approximately 4pm or until all matches have been completed. All registrations will be processed online via Smoothcomp, so refer to registration instructions. Please register your child before the deadline which will be 14th March 2024.

Competitors to be child and juvenile categories up to GREEN belt and up to BROWN for adults ONLY! 

DISCOUNTS:  Discount for entering both Gi and NoGi, will be calculated at checkout. 

This event is a Gi and NO Gi competition, following IBJJF ruleset.

Official rules can be found here 

• Uniform - All athletes' uniform is required to meet IBJJF standards. If the athlete’s uniform does not meet requirements, they will have one opportunity to find a suitable replacement.

• Weigh-ins - There will be 3 members of staff responsible for weigh in so no queues! Athletes will be required to weigh-in in their full GI.  If athletes fail to make weight they will  have a chance to merge up if available at the time, if there is none available we will find someone and create a new bracket. If you register for GI & NO GI you only need to weigh in once. You only need to weigh in once with your full Gi. *Failure to make weight will result in you not competing in the weight category you signed up for and may result in massive delays to allocate you in the appropriate division, So please check your weight before Thursday 14th and email us the correct weight or go to edit on Smoothcomp and make sure you are on the correct weight division.                                   There will be no tolerance at the scales, failure to make weight you will not participate in your original division you signed  up to.
•  If you have trouble changing your division, email us or please check out: https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/89-how-to-change-weightclass-or-cancel
• 2 Player Brackets:  best of 3 set out
• 3  Player brackets:  robin tournament & 3 players comeback depends on possibilities and time schedule. 
• 4 to 7 Players:  Single elimination Broke match 
• 8  players or over brackets: consolation match (Players that lose their first round gets a consolation match before the final)  all depends on possibilities and time schedule.

• One coach per competitor will be permitted to sit mat-side for the duration of the match. Coaches must remain seated during matches and must not interfere with event officials. All athletes and coaches must leave the competition area once their matches have finished. For coach passes please email: [email protected] Only one coach pass per club depending on quantity of members the club will have competing. Without a coach pass you will not aloud to enter the bull pen area! ((All coaches with a valid coach pass will be aloud to enter on staff room for refreshments)). 

Medals will be awarded to Gold, Silver and Bronze placed competitors.

TROPHIES:

Team Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th place

*Team Trophies Adult & Juvenile  (Best Academy)

*Team Trophies Kids only (Best Academy) 

*Kids Trophies for Fastest submission for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place 

*Adults & Juvenile Trophies for Fastest Submission for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place 

*Absolute Trophies for Male and Female categories for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place (Gi & No Gi)

*Male Absolute Ghost category Trophies & Prize money for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place

Food and drink is available on site to buy, also we will have the amazing açaí smoothies, Guaraná drinks, Brazilian snacks and BBQ sticks available on the day. 

A clothes stall will be available at the event selling Gi's, shorts, rash guards and more.

There will be a professional photographer and videographer on the day and will be free of charge to download 24 hours after the event.

There will be a team of first aiders 

Free onsite parking and a marshal will help you find an available space faster 

Refunds are only possible until 01/02/24 after that medals / Trophies will be ordered and no refund will be possible. 

If you are alone in bracket we will invite you to move up to the next bracket where possible, after the 14th March we will move you up as necessary to allow you have a match. We really want to see you have a match but if you are not happy to move up we shall refund you.

We are introducing a 'Ghost Bracket'. This is an invisible category which anyone from white to brown belt can sign up for and we will only make it visible to you on the day. We message/email you with the rough time that it will go ahead on the day and you will only find out who you will be going against at the time the bracket starts. It will be a mixed category so you will go with mixed age, weight and belt and a choice if you go Gi or No Gi, so you could choose Gi and go against an opponent with NoGi . This will be using the smoothcomp technology so no changes can be made on the day. Over 18's only! Prizes: All money made from this bracket will be divided between:

1st place 50%

2nd place 30% 

3rd place 20%.

There needs to be a minimum of 20 competitors signed up for it to go ahead. *** HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE WE HAVE 47 COMPETITORS REGISTERED FOR THIS DIVISION AND WE CAN COMFIRM THE BRACKET WILL GO AHEAD, UPDATED 18/12/23.***  They will also get trophies and medals. There will be 2 fully qualified referees on the mat during the fights. 

*****  The last chance to make weight & Belt changes is Thursday 13th March  *****

Spectators

*£5 spectator fee to be paid by cash or card on the day of event*  one adult accompanying a competing child will have free entry to the event, all other adults must pay. Children under the age of 12 have free entry.

Address:

Grange Drive Leisure Centre, Grange Drive, Swindon, SN3 4JY

We want to accommodate you as best we can,  we are here to help with any questions you may have.  

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