TEXAS INTERNATIONAL GRAPPLING FESTIVAL

2019 texas international grappling festival

DIVISIONS, RULES and GUIDELINES: https://www.grandprixgrappling.com/

THIS TOURNAMENT IS PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY!

Registration closes on Wednesday September 18th @ 11:59 PM.

THERE WILL BE NO EARLY WEIGH-INS  OR  ONSITE REGISTRATION ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

We do not accept late registrations or registrations at the event.

Early Bird Registration Pricing (Now thru September 14th @ 11:59 pm) 1 Division $45 or 2 Divisions $79

Free T-Shirt w/Two Divisions for $79 (Now thru September 10th @ 11:59 PM)

Regular Registration Pricing (September 15th thru 18th @ 11:59 pm) 1 Division $55 or 2 Divisions $89

3rd & 4th divisions $40 each

Spectator Admission $8 in advance, $10 at the door (Ages 5 & under no charge)

WEIGH-INS: Weigh-ins will take place on Saturday morning at the tournament site. Competitors weigh in without the GI. 

Children, Teens, and Juveniles  8:00 am - 10:00 am

Adults 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

CHANGING DIVISIONS: After registration closes, all competitors (or coaches, parents) have until 4:00 PM the following day to make any changes to their registrations. You can make these changes by logging into your account and modifying your registration details. After this change deadline, the registration will become locked in, and there will no further changes allowed. Competitors who are alone in their division should choose to either self-move themselves up a division or cancel their registration for a full credit. 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 change 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 there were no default merges available to them, and therefore there are no matches available for that competitor. They will receive a full coupon credit for entry to any future event of ours.

REFUND POLICY: We issue refunds for an event registration until the early bird date. From the early bird date to the change deadline, only full coupon credits will be issued for future events. After change deadline, there will be no refunds or future credits issued. Refunds and Credits can be gotten by logging into your account and cancelling your event registration. Competitors whose opponents no showed their division leaving them without a match on event day will receive a full coupon credit.

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.

COACH CHAIR and CROWD CONTROL: We will have 1 chair on each side of every score table, 1 for each coach of the competitor on the mat. The only other people allowed within the barricades during the tournament are the competitors on the mat having their match and the competitors on deck.

MEDALS and PODIUM PHOTOS: Beautiful gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded to all podium finishers.

MEDIC ON HAND: There will be a trained and professional medic on sight. We have reached deals with several national companies specialized in event medical services that we can trust with the safety of our competitors whether they need ice, get injured, or need advice on previous injuries.

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