Washington State's longest running Submission Only BJJ/Nogi Grappling Tournament. No Points and No Excuses! More Matches, More Learning (Round Robin all-day)

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Washington State's longest running Submission Only BJJ/Nogi Grappling Tournament. No Points and No Excuses! More Matches, More Learning (Round Robin all-day)

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In terms of the number of matches a competitor gets to take advantage, a (4) person Round Robin is equal to or better (depending on the day you're having) than an (8) person single elimination tournament. more matches, more learning. (round robin all-day)

To ensure you don’t miss your bracket, you are now able to view the event's live progress at :

https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/8322/schedule

CHECK-IN (Warm Up Area) TIMES FOR SATURDAY February 11, 2023

Check-in Times subject to change based on registration numbers

9:00 AM - Warm Up Area (matches will start by 9:30 AM)**

All Children's and Junior’s Gi and Nogi

11:00 AM - Warm Up Area**

All Women’s Gi

All Men's Gi

***The order of competition will go from upper belts to lower belts in the adult divisions only

12:30 PM - Warm Up Area**

All Adult Nogi (Men and Women)

**Allow sufficient time to get checked in at the front desk before you head to the warm up area

10.00 FOR SPECTATORS (children 10 and under are free)

Proving Grounds is Washington State's longest running Submission Only BJJ/Nogi Grappling Tournament. We run all brackets in a round robin format to give every competitor the most possible matches (More matches/more learning). Great for adults and children. High level competition and a guaranteed good time.

In an effort to stay true to our mission of offering the best possible tournament, we will be making a few significant changes for future events. The following changes should make for a more exciting, competitive, and inclusive event.

1. As of October of 2019, we will only be allowing competitors and coaches on the main gym floor. All others will be asked to remain in the bleachers. This will make for a much smoother and safer run event.

2. Most "Dominant Academy" award - This title will be given to the academy (defined by a single address/location. Not to be mistaken with affiliation/multi locations) with the greatest number of submission finishes.

3. Due to many requests, we are now adding a "Master 4" division for competitors 50+ years of age. It is our hopes that this will bring many more of our "not as young as we used to be" competitors out for a day of fun on the mats.

Early Registration with free T-shirt ends at 11:59 PM on January 06, 2023

Final registration closes at 11:59 pm on February 03, 2023

Take advantage of a super deal and get more matches By Registering For Both GI AND NO-GI. (2 Divisions For: Youth 75.00/Adults 85.00 (includes a free event t-shirt) During Early Registration. During Late registration (Shirt not included) 90.00 for Youth And 100.00 for Adults. Price discounted at checkout.

Important message to the academies

The academy of the registrant must be EXACTLY the same to add the academy points and to avoid a match between teammates in the 1st round of a bracket. For example: 'RSU' and 'Ring Sports United' will NOT be considered as the same academy. You can change your academy by logging into your account. Also IMPORTANT: ONLY the 'Academy' field in the registration form will be taken into account for the Award for 'Most Dominant Academy'.