Rickson Gracie Cup Australia

The Rickson Gracie Cup, in association with the Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Australia, and supported by JJGF, is proud to announce the Rickson Gracie Cup GOLD COST, Australia 

The Rickson Gracie Cup will be held at the Carrara Sports Stadium, Gold Coast QLD

WHY COMPETE AT RICKSON GRACIE CUP

• Double Elimination Tournament

• Unique rule set

• Professional atmosphere

DATE & TIME:

Saturday, November 24th:

Doors open at 8am. Events starts at 9am

- Kids Competition - 9am start time

Sunday, November 25th:

Doors open at 8am. Events starts at 9am

- Competition - 9am start time

Rickson Gracie Cup | Gold Coast

Competition Prizes

Kids/Junior Competition

Most outstanding Junior Male in all weight divisions

Most outstanding Junior Female in all weight divisions

Will receive a Battle Armour Competition Rash Guard 

Juvenile Most Outstanding Male Athlete.

Juvenile Most Outstanding Female Athlete.

Will receive a Battle Armour Kids/Junior Gi 

- Adult Competition

Fastest Submission

Adult Most Outstanding Male Athlete.

Adult Most Outstanding Female Athlete.

Will receive a Battle Armour Adult Gi 

- Masters Competition

Masters Most Outstanding Male Athlete.

Masters Most Outstanding Female Athlete.

Will receive a Battle Armour Adult Gi 

Adult Absolute Division - Prize Money

Men's | Women's

The winner of each division will win the prize money stated below.

White belt - $200

Blue belt - $300

Purple belts - $400

Brown belts - $500

Black belts - $1000

*Masters Division currently does not have Prize Money. Competitors can choose to compete in the Adults division if they wish to compete for the Prize Money.

REGISTRATION FEE

Until October 31st - $80

After October 31st - $95

ABSOLUTE DIVISION

All Adult and Master competitors can register for the Absolute Division for an additional fee of $20.

Competitors must register for the Absolute Division in advance. When registering for the Adult or Master division, you will be given the option to register for the Absolute Division. If you choose not to add the Absolute Division upon tournament registration you will NOT be able to select that option at a later date.

TOURNAMENT RULES

Rickson Gracie Cup applies the official BJJ rules from the JJGF.

For all detailed rules and regulations please see:

https://ricksongraciecup.com/rules-and-regulations/

DIVISION CHANGES

Competitors will have until November 1st to make changes to their registration. Changes can be made online, by logging into the account and modifying the registration details.

NOTE: We reserve the right to merge divisions in case there is only one competitor in the bracket.

BRACKETS & SCHEDULE

Brackets and tournament schedule will be published on the event page on November 22nd.

All competitors and spectators will be able to access a REAL-TIME schedule on their mobile device. This feature allows the most up-to-date information regarding brackets, fight time and results.

WEIGH-INS

Competitors must weigh-in on their gi, at least 60 minutes prior to scheduled division start time. Weigh-in is mandatory to ALL registered competitors. Competitors who fail to make weight, or do not show up on time for weigh-ins, will be automatically disqualified.

IMPORTANT: No refund or credits will be given to competitors who fail to appear for the weigh-ins, or do not make weight. Please consider drive time, parking and traffic, as these are not valid reasons for missing weigh-ins.

COACH INFORMATION

Absolutely NO coaching allowed inside the competition area. Coaches must maintain a respectful attitude at all times towards the referees, staff and competitors.

RESULTS

Results are live updated to and readily available on the results tab of the event page.

REFUND POLICY

Refunds can be requested until Nov. 21st. Once the tournament registration closes, no refunds will be issued. Refunds can only be requested online, by logging into the tournament registration page. Absolutely NO refund will be given after Nov. 21st.

RELEASE OF LIABILITY

Compete at this tournament at your own risk. The organization is not liable for any injuries that happens during the tournament. By registering for the Rickson Gracie Cup, you assume full responsibility and liability for all damages, injuries and losses that you, or your child may sustain while participating in the tournament.

IMPORTANT INFO

- Refer to the Brackets & Schedule link to know when you should be at the event and inside the warm up area.

- It is mandatory to have an official government photo ID at all times.

- Athletes who place in 1st, 2nd and 3rd in their division will receive a medal at the event.

-Any false information provided during registration such as, but not limited to, belt rank or date of birth, may lead to immediate disqualification.

- Competitors can change their current division by login in to their event profile.

- The Rickson Gracie Cup reserves the right to close registration before Nov. 21st if capacity is reached.