Irish Masters BJJ Championships

Irish Masters BJJ Championships invites you to The DCU Sports complex for the 2024 Masters only tournament.

The Irish Masters is a Round Robin tournament, with qualified referees and staff. The tournament is open to all Masters Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners. We use IBJJF rules, so please familiarise yourself with these rules and read the entry requirements in full before entry. 

There are divisions for Masters 1-7 , Male and Female Gi and Nogi with combination pricing available, so get your registration in now for a great weekend of Jiu Jitsu.

EARLY REGISTRATION-Early registration is encouraged so that we can plan a safe event. Please pay attention to the early registration dates

REGISTRATION CLOSE - 18th of March 2024 23.59 GMT. No new registrations will be possible after this time.

REGISTRATION CHECK DAY - 18th of March This is the time to check that previously requested changes have taken place, NOT to request new edits or changes. Any mistakes or refund requests must be notified before 17.00 GMT.

  BRACKET AND SCHEDULE RELEASE DAY -  20th of March. EVENT DAY - Saturday 23rd of March 

WEIGH-INS: Takes place on the day of the event. You do not have to weigh-in with your gi on. You only need to weigh-in once if competing in several divisions. You must weigh-in anytime from the event opening until 60 minutes before your scheduled division start time. You must have officially weighed in by this hour before your division time and have made the weight, or else you will be disqualified and removed from the bracket.

  Combination Discounts

We offer a discounted rate when both Gi and NoGi tournaments are entered.  

Refund Policy

  All registrations are non-refundable and non-transferable. However, athletes can contact Irish Masters BJJ by the Athlete Correction Deadline to be removed from the brackets without refund. Irish Masters BJJ cannot guarantee the athletes will show up for the tournament. Therefore, Irish Masters BJJ will not refund athletes who end up without a match due to a non-show for his / her opponent.

Exemption:

  Athletes who are alone in their division are eligible to receive a full refund of the registration if they contact [email protected] and request to withdraw their name from the competition on the day of the tournament’s Registration Checkday, before 5 PM (event local time). If the athlete remains alone in the division by 5 PM, the refund will be processed. See the Key Dates Tab for these important dates*If an athlete’s division becomes populated with an additional athlete(s) on or before the Registration Checkday, the athlete will remain in their division and will no longer qualify for a refund. For more detailed information regarding athletes who are alone in their division, please refer to the "Athlete Alone in the Division" section found below.

Athlete Alone in the Division

  Posted below are the three options for single-bracket competitors. Single-bracket competitors must inform Irish Masters BJJ via email which option they choose by the 5 PM (event local time) on the event's Registration Checkday - [email protected] In the case that the division becomes populated with additional athletes during the Registration Checkday period, these options will no longer apply and the athlete will remain in the original division.

  OPTION #1 - Athletes may stay in their current weight class, make weight, and receive the 1st place medal for the division. Once the athlete has had their weight and uniform checked, they will then be eligible to register for the Open Class division in the case that the age and belt division offers an Open Class division.

  OPTION #2 - Move up or down in age and/or weight division.By moving up or down in age and/or weight, athletes may be paired with an opponent. However, Irish Masters BJJ cannot guarantee that an opponent will be available. Athletes may select a second change option in case their first choice of division change is not available.

Athletes can make their selection(s) after viewing the Athlete’s List by Division. The decision to move up or down in age and/or weight should be made solely at the athlete's discretion. If athletes choose OPTION 2 to change divisions, please be aware that athletes will be required to make weight for the new division. In order to request to change divisions, athletes will need to specify the exact division that they wish to be moved to. Athletes can specify a first and second choice (limited to the divisions available for the tournament).

  Master division athletes: Athletes can move up or down in age by specifying an age-eligible division determined by the athlete's birth year. For example, an athlete eligible to compete in Master 2 may move to Master 1 but may not move into Master 3 unless they are eligible.

OPTION #3 - Withdraw from the tournament if alone at 5 PM on the Registration Checkday. Athletes who are alone in their division on the Registration Checkday are eligible to receive a full refund of their tournament registration fee if they contact [email protected] PRIOR to the end of the Registration Checkday deadline. Refunds will be processed after 5 PM (event local time) if the athlete is still alone after the Checkday period.

  Teams

Each team can only have two athletes in the same division bracket of age/weight/belt. If your team has more than two athletes in the same division, the Professor needs to email [email protected] 

Athletes from the exact same team will not fight against each other before the final match, except in a three athletes bracket.

Medals and Trophy

Athletes who place in 1st, 2nd and 3rd in their division will receive a medal at the event. All the medals should be picked up at the event's podium. Irish masters BJJ does not mail out unclaimed or lost medals after the tournaments.

We look forward to hosting you all Saturday March 23rd 2024.