Events

Newcastle
BJJ Open 2025

The
Newcastle BJJ open invites you to join us on Saturday the 15th of November for our Ninth event – This is
being held at:

Benfield
Sports Centre

Benfield
Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 4NU

The venue is 4 miles from the city centre, has on-site parking and is
accessible from nearby Walkergate metro station and the A1058 ‘coast
road’.

General
information:

The times
and schedules will be updated in real time and displayed on a screen
and accessible to the general public on smart devices through the
SmoothComp platform.

We will
have a fully qualified first-aider experienced in providing
assistance to athletes and a team of qualified referees.

Official
rules can be found here 

Divisions:

Masters
division (30+) – will be 5 minute rounds using IBJJF rules

Juvenile divisions will be 5 minutes rounds using IBJJF Rules

Adult White/blue/Purple/Brown use standard IBJJF times/rules

A ’round
robin’ format will be used for all categories with 3/4/5 participants,
this is to ensure that all competitors will have a minimum of 2 fights.

Juvenile NoGi or Gi £20

Juvenile Nogi and Gi £30

Male Nogi or Gi £30

Male Nogi and Gi £45

Female NoGi or Gi £30

Female Nogi and Gi £45

Medals:

Bespoke medals will be awarded to top 3 competitors in each division.

Entry
requirements:

During
your application, please be sure to enter the correct weight, age and
experience level. If incorrect details are entered this can cause us
unnecessary delays on the day if we need to correct them. You have until 6th of September to change you weight/belt.

Changing
divisions/amendments:

Any
amendments to your original application, including changes to your
registered division need to be either updated on your Smoothcomp
registration or emailed to us by Saturday 01/11/25. Brackets and
divisions will be set up by Wednesday 12th November.

Refund:

Refunds
are only possible until 01/11/25 after that medals will be
ordered and no refund will be possible. 

Merging
divisions:

We reserve
the right to merge divisions after the registration deadline in the
unlikely event that you are the only competitor in your registered
division group.

If you
have trouble changing your division, email us or please check
out: https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/89-how-to-change-weightclass-or-cancel

Weighing
in:

Weighing
in takes place on the day of the competition starting from 9am, Doors
open 8.am.

The
weigh-in is done whilst wearing your Gi if appropriate.

Uniform:

White, Royal blue or black gi’s to be worn – no mixed i.e. white pants and blue jacket.

Please bring flip flops or similar footwear for walking around the hall and/or between the warm up mats and competition area. Anyone seen going barefoot to the toilets will be disqualified.

Spectators

FREE entry
for spectators

We look
forward to seeing you.

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https://www.youtube.com/@Newcastle_BJJ_Open

Thank you 

The
Newcastle Open Team