Pro Sport Grappling - Bristol Pro

Entry is NOW OPEN for the 1st Bristol Pro Gi & NoGi BJJ Championships

BRISTOL PRO GI & NO GI BJJ CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION

Yate Leisure Centre, Kennedy Way, Bristol BS37 4DQ - September 11th 2022

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WHAT TO EXPECT
MINIMUM of 2 fights guaranteed
Giant TV Scoreboards on all areas
Cash Prizes for Absolute divisions
Internet based event management system to keep the event schedule on time
Huge LED Wall showing live schedule and mat times
Sports specialist Paramedics
IBJJF Full 6m size Pro mat areas
Custom Podium and Medals
National level referees and officials
Filming, Recording or live-streaming of all mat areas
Official event photographer
On-Line registration
On-Line Schedule in real-time
On-Line results in real-time
Warm Up area & Bull Pen
Crowd safety barriers
Discount if competing in both Gi and NoGi

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OTHER INFORMATION
There is free parking at the venue

Spectators pay on the day £5

Doors open 8.00am with first match at 9.00am.

Junior - Juvenile - Adult - Master 1-7

Junior divisions will be in the morning where possible

Registration fees will be offered at a discounted rate, then a normal rate, then a late entry rate. Please enter early for the best price. There is a discount for competitors entering both Gi and NoGi which is calculated and applied at checkout.

Registration open until 7/09/2022 (or when capacity is reached) Full refunds available automatically if you withdraw from the tournament from your Smoothcomp account up to midnight on 11th August and a voucher refund if you cancel from your account up to 29th August 2022. After this time medals would have been ordered and paid for so there are no refunds after this time.

You can make changes to your registration via your Smoothcomp account until midnight on 7th September 2022. Event organisers may make changes to your division but it is the athlete's responsibility to move divisions if they wish.  

Team trophies will be given to the top three teams based on medal totals. 

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CASH PRIZE ABSOLUTE DIVISIONS

We will be running cash absolute divisions at this event based on the following:-
Novice                 – White Belts only or equivalent                             £100    1st Place Intermediate       – Blue & Purple Belts or equivalent                         £150    1st Place Advanced            – Brown & Black Belts or equivalent                       £200    1st Place

Our Gi and NoGi Absolute divisions are based on 3 ability levels. Please note that all competitors can choose to move up a level if they want a bigger challenge but you cannot move down a level. E.G a Blue belt can choose to enter the advanced level if they wish but cannot compete down in the Novice level. If you choose to move up a level please be aware that you will also be adopting the higher level legal techniques.

Our Pro Sport adult absolute divisionsare by pre-registration only as per our other Gi and NoGi divisions. You must have entered one of our other Gi or NoGi divisions to qualify for the absolute division (a podium finish is not required). Cash prizes are only awarded for 1st place and there needs to be a minimum of 4 competitors in that division for prize money to be paid out. Any absolute divisions with less than 4 competitors can still go ahead but no cash prize will be awarded. Pro Sport Absolute Divisions include all juvenile, adult and masters competitors in the SAME bracket.

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Weigh ins are around 30 minutes before the start of your division

Pro MMA fighters, competitive wrestlers and Judo Black belts must fight blue or above or face DQ.

NoGi Competitors must wear rash guard and appropriate shorts/spats

Please make sure you register in the correct weight division as failure to make weight will result in DQ without refund. There is NO TOLERANCE on weight categories and weigh ins are with Gi and Belt for all Gi events and with Shorts/Spats and Rash Guard for NoGi.

All competitors will be weighed just before they compete, there is no early weigh in available.

In the case of one athlete in a division please indicate on registration if you wish us to change your division or refund.

COMPETITOR LISTS
Competitor Lists will be live throughout the registration process and can be viewed by checking out the registrations tab on the event page. 

BRACKETS and SCHEDULE
24 hours prior to the tournament, the event brackets and tentative schedule will be released. You will be able to locate both on the event page brackets and schedule tab. We will have a giant live schedule screen in the sports hall plus remoter TV's with the same information on. You can also monitor when your matches are coming up by checking the tab on your mobile device during the competition. We will also make an announcement in the venue to report to weigh-in. If a competitor does not report for weigh-in when called they will be DQ without refund so please be at the mat on time for your matches.