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4th ITALIA OPEN BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU (GI and NO-GI) (all age groups)

SELECTION OF NATIONAL TEAMS GI, NO-GI AND KIDS FOR IBJJF EUROPEANS

CASH PRIZES FOR TEAMS AND ATHLETES

SATURDAY 8 MARCH 2025

ROME, via Fiume Giallo 47 (PALATORRINO)

NEW : CASH PRIZES FOR OPENWEIGHT WINNERS IN ADULT BLACK AND BROWN BELTS.

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU GI and NO-GI competition open to all athletes (without membership requirement), Italians and foreigners (even non-residents in Italy), over 4 years of age .

All proceeds from the competition will be used to cover the expenses of the athletes of the National Teams who will participate in the IBJJF European Championships and for the cash prizes for Teams and Athletes.

BJJ ITALIA can support the athletes of the National Teams (Gi, No-Gi and Kids) thanks to the proceeds from the competitions it organizes. Therefore, all the athletes who participate in the BJJ ITALIA competitions contribute to the expenses of the athletes of the National Teams, to the cash prizes for the most deserving Teams and Athletes and to the promotion and development of a Brazilian jiu-jitsu accessible to all and more meritocratic.

CASH PRIZES FOR TEAMS AND ATHLETES

Prize pool: Minimum 2,500 euros – Maximum 15,400 euros.

In both the Gi and No-Gi competitions:

–        the first 5 classified teams, in addition to the Cup, will win the following cash prizes;

–        Athletes who, by fighting, win the Adult Openweight Black and Brown Belts, in addition to the medal, will be awarded the following cash prizes.

·     With less than 1,000 entries* àPrize pool of 2,500 euros:

TEAM

–       500 euros to the first classified team;

–       300 euros to the second placed team;

–       200 euros to the third placed team;

–       150 euros to the fourth placed team;

–       100 euros to the fifth placed team.

·     With more than 1,000 registrations* but less than 2,000 àPrize pool of 7,500 euros:

TEAM

–       1,000 euros to the first classified team;

–       700 euros to the second placed team;

–       500 euros to the third placed team;

–       300 euros to the fourth placed team;

–       200 euros to the fifth placed team.

ATHLETES

–       200 euros for the winners of the Adult Openweight Black Belts;

–       150 euros for the winners of the Adult Brown Belts Openweight.

·     With more than 2,000 entries* àPrize pool of 15,400 euros:

TEAM

–       2,000 euros to the first classified team;

–       1,200 euros to the second placed team;

–       800 euros to the third placed team;

–       600 euros to the fourth placed team;

–       400 euros to the fifth placed team.

ATHLETES

–       600 euros for the winners of the Adult Openweight Black Belts;

–       300 euros for the winners of the Adult Brown Belts Openweight.

* The total number of race registrations is considered (Gi race + No-Gi race).

NATIONAL TEAM GI (10 ATHLETES)

The Gi competitions in the Adult age class will constitute a selection test for the Brazilian jiu-jitsu National Team that will participate, paid for by BJJ ITALIA, in the 2026 IBJJF European Championships.

NATIONAL TEAM NO-GI (8 ATHLETES)

The No-Gi competitions of the Adult age class will constitute a selection test for the Brazilian jiu-jitsu No-Gi National Team that will participate, paid for by BJJ ITALIA, in the 2025 IBJJF No-Gi European Championships.

NB Before the IBJJF European Championships, the athletes ranked first in the Gi and No-Gi Black Belt Rankings, given the difficulty in obtaining the requirements and/or qualification points required by the IBJJF, as an alternative to participating in the IBJJF European Championships will be awarded a prize of 500 euros.

NATIONAL TEAM KIDS (4 ATHLETES)

The competitions of the age classes Kid 4 (10-11 years), Kid 5 (12-13 years) and Kid 6 (14-15 years), Colored Belts division, will constitute a selection test for the National Team Kids of Brazilian jiu-jitsu who will participate, paid for by BJJ ITALIA, in the 2025 IBJJF Kids European Championships.

NATIONAL TEAMS SELECTION CRITERIA : https://bjjitalia.it/national-team/

REGISTRATION FOR THE RACE

BJJ ITALIA is the only Italian Brazilian jiu-jitsu organization that, to give all athletes the opportunity to participate in national and international competitions, has a registration fee for national competitions of only 28 euros.

All athletes can register for both the Gi and No-Gi tournaments and both their weight category and the Openweight (where applicable) and all athletes who register for the Openweight will be able to compete in the Openweight tournament regardless of the result achieved in their weight category.

Registrations on smoothcomp by SUNDAY 2 MARCH (for weight categories) and by TUESDAY 4 MARCH (for Openweight). Registrations for the competition will be closed early if the maximum number of participants is reached.

Membership fees to be paid on smoothcomp:

·     by SUNDAY 16 FEBRUARY (reduced rates):

–       28 euros for the Gi or No-Gi weight category (18 euros for age groups from 4 to 15 years; 5 euros for Adult and Master Black Belts*);

–       18 euros for each Openweight (5 euros for Adult and Master Black Belts*);

–       10 euro discount for those who register for both the Gi and No-Gi tournaments (excluding Black Belts) ;

·     by SUNDAY 2 MARCH (ordinary rates):

–       38 euros for the Gi or No-Gi weight category (28 euros for age groups from 4 to 15 years; 10 euros for Adult and Master Black Belts*);

–       18 euros for each Openweight (5 euros for Adult and Master Black Belts*);

–       10 euro discount for those who register for both the Gi and No-Gi tournaments (excluding Black Belts) ;

·     by TUESDAY 4 MARCH (only for athletes who have already registered in a weight category by SUNDAY 2 MARCH): 18 euros for each Openweight (5 euros for Adult and Master Black Belts*).

At the weigh-in during the competition, anyone who does not fall into the weight category in which they registered will be disqualified from the tournament of the weight category but can still participate in the Openweight if foreseen and if they registered by TUESDAY 4 MARCH .

The Openweight tournament (without weight limits) is only available in the Juvenil, Adult and Master age classes (in the Adult men’s age class in each Belt there are two Openweight tournaments).

* We were forced to introduce a small entry fee for Black Belts because with the free entry many Black Belts signed up but did not show up for the competition causing serious organizational problems.

Free registration for Ukrainian refugees

BJJ ITALIA offers Ukrainian refugee athletes free registration to the competition.

Sports clubs that have Ukrainian refugee athletes, interested in participating in the competition, are invited to write to info@bjjitalia.it to request their free registration to the competition.

With this initiative, BJJ ITALIA expresses its solidarity with the Ukrainian people who are victims of an unjustified and brutal aggression.

All athletes must register their Brazilian jiu-jitsu Belt on smoothcomp.

Please remember that athletes who have competed in MMA matches with Pro rules or who have competed in national Absolute tournaments in MMA, Olympic Wrestling or Sambo or who have a Black Belt in Judo or a Belt equal to or higher than the Blue Belt in Grappling or MMA cannot register for the White Belt tournaments.

Sports club managers must register their Academies/Teams on smoothcomp – https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/192-add-academy-add-affiliation – and check that their athletes on smoothcomp have correctly entered the Academy/Team they belong to.

Trainer’s Guide: https://support.smoothcomp.com/collection/24-for-coaches

AGE CLASSES

The age classes are defined by the age the athlete has already reached or by the age he will reach in the year in which the competition takes place (for example, an athlete who is 17 years old on the day of the competition but will turn 18 in the year in which the competition takes place, can register for either the Juvenil or Adult tournament).

REGISTRATION CHANGES

By MONDAY, MARCH 3, athletes can move independently on smoothcomp ( instructions on how to move: https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/89-how-to-change-weightclass-or-cancel ).

TUESDAY 4 MARCH athletes who are alone in a category or who are in a category with all athletes from the same Team can ask, by sending an email to info@bjjitalia.it , to be moved as indicated above (emails sent before TUESDAY 4 MARCH will not be taken into consideration).

Athletes who have requested to be moved and their coaches must verify that the moves have been made correctly on smoothcomp.

Athletes alone in the category can decide not to move and to show up at the competition venue to be awarded the gold medal, after passing the weigh-in, and to participate in the Openweight if foreseen and if they have registered.

PUBLICATION OF BRACKETS

The athletes’ brackets, with the estimated times of their first matches, will be published on smoothcomp on THURSDAY 6 MARCH and cannot be modified during the competition.

KANO KIMONOS EVENT T-SHIRT

The event t-shirt, at the competition site, at the KANO KIMONOS stand, is offered free of charge to the first 50 registered athletes and is sold to the public at a price of 12 euros. Athletes who are entitled to the free t-shirt must collect it at the stand by 1 pm.

ENTRY OF ATHLETES AND COACHES

Athletes registered for the race and their coaches must enter the sports hall from the entrance on the ground floor reserved for them.

To go from the ground floor to the first floor (where the bar is) athletes and coaches must use the internal stairs of the building and cannot access it from the public entrance on the first floor.

WEIGHT CONTROL

Weight control opens at 8am and closes at 4pm and during this time frame athletes can carry out the weigh-in whenever they want but they must do it strictly at least one hour before the start time of their first match indicated on smoothcomp (please remember that the times indicated on smoothcomp are estimated times that often vary during the race because they are updated in real time based on the duration of previous matches).

At the weigh-in, athletes must only show an identity document.

In the No-Gi competition, athletes must weigh in wearing competition shorts and a rashguard, which can be any color.

In the Gi competition, athletes must weigh themselves wearing the Gi-kimono they will fight in, which can only be all white or all royal blue or all black (children under 16 can also weigh themselves without a Gi-kimono).

Athletes registered for both the No-Gi and Gi competitions can ask for the No-Gi competition weight check to be considered valid also for the Gi competition (in the corresponding weight category which, considering the weight of the kimono, is approximately 2-3kg higher) .

At the weigh-in, athletes who do not fall into the weight category in which they registered are disqualified from the tournament of the weight category but can still participate in the Openweight if they registered online and confirm their participation.

Athletes registered in Kid 1 (4-5 years of age) do not undergo a weigh-in but must still show up at the weigh-in table, accompanied by an adult, to confirm their participation in the race.

Athletes registered in categories without weight limits must still present themselves at the weigh-in table to confirm their participation in the competition.

At the weigh-in all athletes registered for the Openweight must confirm their participation otherwise they will be cancelled.

Athletes who, after passing the weigh-in, are alone in their weight category, must immediately go to the podium area and ask the Area Manager to be awarded .

After the closure of each weigh-in, athletes who have not shown up for weigh-in will be removed from both their weight category and any Openweight.

After passing the weigh-in, athletes must check that the green dot appears next to their name on smoothcomp (if the red dot appears, they must immediately return to the weigh-in and ask to check because with the red dot they cannot participate in the race).

COMPETITION PROCESS

Approximate start time of the race: 10.

All athletes and their coaches are invited to bring to the competition venue smartphones and/or tablets that are in good working order and have a fully charged battery because they will have to independently access smoothcomp to check the start times of their matches and the mat where they will have to show up to fight.

For this reason, after the weigh-in, athletes must constantly check on smoothcomp the estimated start times of their matches, which often vary because during the competition they are updated in real time based on the duration of previous matches, and the mat where they will fight (IMPORTANT: athletes are NOT called to the mat with the loudspeaker).

Ten minutes before the start time of their match , indicated on smoothcomp, the athletes must enter the competition area and present themselves at the exact mat indicated on smoothcomp where they are to compete in the match, positioning themselves on the correct side of the match official at the table and remaining silently waiting (in the competition area it is strictly forbidden to incite and advise the other athletes while they are fighting).

The athlete who is at the top of the bracket (green/yellow color) must position himself on the left arm side of the Official at the table and wear the green/yellow belt in the Gi competition and the green/yellow anklet on the right ankle in the No-Gi competition. The athlete who is at the bottom of the bracket must position himself on the right arm side of the Official at the table.

At the end of the match preceding the one they are due to compete in, the athletes must present themselves to the Official at the table, declare their surname and name and ask for permission to get on the mat to fight.

Any athlete who does not present himself at the table to the Official at the end of the match preceding the one he is due to compete in, or who has not yet undergone the weigh-in, will be disqualified.

In case an athlete has to compete on different mats at the same time, he must ask the Official at the mat table of the next match to postpone his match.

In case an athlete has to play a match within 5 minutes of the end of his previous match,

may ask the Match Official at the table to take advantage of a 5 minute recovery time.

The athlete wearing the green/yellow belt or anklet must leave it on the Official’s table after the match.

After finishing their match, athletes must immediately exit the competition area.

Athletes who withdraw from the competition for any reason must notify the Official at their mat table.

After the end of their weight category tournament, Openweight athletes must check on smoothcomp the estimated start time of each of their Openweight bouts and the mat where it will be held.

It is strictly forbidden to consume food and drinks inside the competition area.

It is strictly forbidden to step onto the tatami with shoes on.

AWARDS

At the end of the final of each weight category, the first 4 classified athletes (first, second and two thirds) must immediately go to the podium area and ask the podium area manager to be awarded with the medal on the podium (the athletes are not called to the podium). Only athletes who are to be awarded with the medal can access the podium area.

COMPETITION RULES

For everything that is not provided for in this Regulation and in the BJJ ITALIA Regulation – https://bjjitalia.it/regolamento/ -, the IBJJF Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition Regulations apply but without the assignment of advantages (for minors under 16, the restrictions provided for in the BJJ ITALIA Regulations apply).

At the first meeting, if possible, athletes from the same Academy/Team will not be paired.

RACE UNIFORM

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·      in competitions Gi: a Brazilian jiu-jitsu kimono which may be only all white or all royal blue or all black;

·      In No-Gi competitions: shorts and a rashguard which can be any color.

Thanks to the Federal Sponsors ADIDAS and KANO KIMONOS.

POINTS FOR ACADEMY/TEAM RANKINGS AND FOR RANKINGS FOR THE SELECTION OF NATIONAL TEAMS GI, NO-GI AND KIDS

The Academies/Team Rankings (one in the Gi tournament and one in the No-Gi tournament) and the Rankings for the selection of the National Teams (Gi, No-Gi and Kids) are drawn up on the basis of the following points earned by the athletes for participation and results in the various tournaments (Gi and No-Gi weight category, Openweight Gi and No-Gi) :

·      in Black Belts : 125 points to the 1st ranked athlete, 50 points to the 2nd ranked athlete, 25 points to the 3rd ranked athletes (+ 15 points for each match fought and won and + 5 points for each finalization);

·      in all other Belts : 25 points to the 1st ranked athlete, 10 points to the 2nd ranked athlete, 5 points to the 3rd ranked athletes (+ 3 points for each match fought and won and + 1 point for each finalization);

·      1 point for each athlete for participating in each tournament (if an athlete is the only one registered in a weight category, he/she does not earn points).

ASC AFFILIATION

For information on ASC affiliation, contact 333-3323289.

Registration for the competition includes membership to BJJ ITALIA.

REFUND POLICY

The following is our refund policy.

Only athletes who are in one of the following conditions:

–          on the THURSDAY before the competition they are alone in their weight category (if registered in the Openweight they are also alone in the Openweight tournament) and do not want to show up at the competition to be awarded the gold medal;

–          are injured and have not yet regained physical fitness to participate in the race and send the Hospital Medical Certificate;

on the THURSDAY before the competition they can ask, by sending an email to info@bjjitalia.it , to withdraw from the competition and to receive a coupon for the amount paid for the registration to the competition, minus 2 euros of administrative costs, and valid for one year, which can be used to register for a future BJJ ITALIA competition of the same organizer (emails sent before the THURSDAY before the competition will not be taken into consideration).

Instructions for using the coupon: https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/272-how-to-use-a-coupon-code

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