Events

GrappleCity Galway Jan 19th 2025

Location: Salerno Sports Dome, Threadneedle Rd, Salthill, Co. Galway

Doors Open @ 8:30am Events Starts @ 9am

Early Bird Registration 1 or 2 Divisions – (Register before Jan 5th at 11:59pm) €45

Late Registration 1 or 2 Divisions – (Register before Jan 16th at 11:59pm) €65

Per Absolute Division – €20

Pay less, Fight more!

Format: GrappleCity tournaments follow Round Robin formatting meaning that all adult competitors get as many matches as possible! You compete aginst everyone in your division & whoever gathers the most points at the end wins gold etc. If there is a tie for 1st, 2nd or 3rd place there is an option of a playoff match. Events follow traditional Points system 🙏

RULES: GrappleCity follows IBJJF rules & points: https://ibjjf.com/news/new-rules-updates

Changing Divisions: After registration closes, all competitors (or coaches, parents) have until 5PM 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

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.

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. Tournament matchorder will be displayed on a projector screen. 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 your division start time as well in case we are able to get head starts on certain division. 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 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.

Medals: Gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded to all podium finishers.

Referee: If you are Purple belt or higher & would like to referee/scoreboard at our tournament, please get in touch via GrappleCityorg@gmail.com