Australian Grappling Federation (Canberra)

AGF EVENTS 

THE EVENT WILL START AT 8:30AM AND DOORS WILL OPEN AT 7:30AM

PERFORMANCE - $$$ Cash Prize and single eliminator with Bronze match.
. Juvenile (White & Blue)
. Adults & Masters (Blue & over)

ROUND ROBIN - Medals and lots of matches. Build your confidence and experience before compete against the bests 😉
. Kids Gi & No Gi 
. Juvenile, Adults & Masters - all belts

MAIN EVENTS FOR 2023:

- Canberra l 
- Canberra ll

POINTS SYSTEM (by win):
Main Events
- Submission - 18
- Points or Dq - 9
- Single division - 3

Martial Arts Open Invitational
- Submission - 9
- Points or Dq - 3
- Single division - 1

PRIZES 💰💰💰

🔥Prizes will be given at each competition and will be for the OPEN DIVISIONS only.

⬇️ Please see the prize list below. The Prize money is for Gi/No-Gi. Males and females will compete in their separate categories and will receive the same amount for winning their divisions👌

🔥🔥🔥Best Team (Gi & No Gi combined)- $1k (minimum 300 entries)

🟫⬛️Brown/Black Adults (combined) - $1k / $1k

🟪Purple Adults - $750/ $750

🟦Blue Adults - $500 / $500

⚪️🔵Juvenile - Gi Package/ No Gi Package

🟦🟪🟫⬛️ Masters (all belts combined) - $500/$500

* Up to 4 competitors - no prize
- 5 to 8 competitors - 1/2 prize
- 9 and over - full prize :)

🔥AGF TITLES 

Top 2 Rankings will dispute the AGF Title and $1k for the winners. 

🥋 4 Titles 🤼‍♂️

Brown/Black, Gi & No Gi, male & female

It will happen in the Nationals (Brisbane) and we will run the Title fights before the divisions, which means the athletes still able to compete their divisions and win the divisions' prizes too.

REGISTRATIONS

Gi and NoGi

Early Bird registration ends Thursday 4th May (or until 400 competitors are reached) - Fees - Adults $80 ($30 for additional division entry) & Kids $65 ($25 for additional division entry)

Last day for registration is Tuesday 30th May - Fees - Adults $95 ($35 for additional division entry) & Kids $75 ($30 for additional division entry)

Last Day to Check & Change Tuesday 30th May

Schedules go live on Thursday 1st June

Spectator Fee - $15 for single entry - $25 for two or more.

COMPETITOR LIST

Competitor Lists will be LIVE throughout the registration process and can be viewed by checking out the registrations tab on the event page. We encourage everyone to log in by the last day of registration and check their details along with the competitor lists, and not wait until the brackets are published and locked in to confirm such details.   

CHANGING DIVISIONS

All competitors (or coaches, and parents) have until 11:59PM on Tuesday 7th March to make any changes to their registrations. You can make these changes by logging into your account and modifying your registration details. After this deadline, the registration will become locked in, and there will be no further changes allowed. Competitors who are alone in their division should choose to either self-move themselves up a division. If you have trouble changing your division, please check out: https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/89-how-to-change-weightclass-or-cancel

DIVISION MERGERS

After the registration deadline, competitors who do not have anyone in their division group may be merged with another division. All athletes who remain solo in their divisions once brackets are released means they had no default merges available to them, and therefore there are no matches available for that competitor. They will receive a refund from Smoothcomp before the competition date.

REFUND POLICY

We issue refunds for Competitors who do not have a bracket after the last day for registrations. No cancellations. Once you register for the event, you cannot cancel.

BRACKETS & SCHEDULE

48 hours prior to the tournament, the event brackets and schedule will be released. You will be able to locate both on the event page brackets and schedule tab. We will make a courtesy call for you on the microphone to come to the mat if you haven’t already presented yourself for the bracket. Please be at the mat on time for your matches. We ask that you make sure to be present in the venue at least 60 minutes prior to your division start time as well in case we are able to get a head start on certain divisions. You can also tell when your matches are coming up by checking the tab on your mobile device during the competition: https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/90-find-out-your-dynamic-starting-time

WEIGH-IN

Weigh-ins take place on the day of the event. You must weigh in at the front check-in desk from the time the event opens until 60 minutes before your scheduled division start time. You must have officially weighed in the hour before your division time and have made the weight, or else you will be disqualified and removed from the bracket.

MEDIC

There will be a trained professional medic on site. The medical services that we provide are for the safety of our competitors whether they need ice, get injured, or need advice on previous injuries.

WARM UP MATS

We try our best to always provide a warm-up mat area for our competitors during tournaments. For cases in which events reach close to or full capacity, we could be restricted from having the floor space to create a warm-up area for our competitors. Remember, NO SHOES ON THE MATS.

TV SCOREBOARDS

The AGF scoreboards show Competitor’s name, team, and flag, along with the match division and number.

DIVISION RESULTS

Division brackets along with their final placements are updated live and readily available on the results tab of the event page.

RULES

Australian Grappling Federation follows IBJJF rules. Please follow this link to see the current IBJJF rules: https://ibjjf.com/books-videos

ADULT MATCHES FOR ALL COLOUR BELTS ARE 5 MIN.

WORK AT THE EVENT

We are always looking for experienced referees, event staff, as well competitors to help set up! We pay competitively, and at longer events, we also include snacks and meals for the day for workers. We trade free registration to compete in exchange for 3 hours maximum of referee work during the event. To apply, please email us right away with your name, previous experience, and which tournament and date you are referring to at [email protected]