Events

8th Somerset Open Gi & NoGi BJJ Open Championships
Entry is NOW OPEN for the 8th Somerset Open Gi & NoGi BJJ Championships

SOMERSET OPEN GI & NO GI BJJ CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION

Hutton Moor Leisure Centre, Weston-Super-Mare BS22 8LY – Sunday 22nd October 2023.

The Somerset Open is now a UKBJJA Ranked event so medal points will go towards your UKBJJA national ranking and possible future sponsorship.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Discounted entry if entering both Gi & NoGi
Giant TV Scoreboards on all areas
Internet event management system to keep the event schedule on time
Huge LED Wall showing live schedule and mat times
Sports specialist Paramedics
Full size 8x8m IBJJF spec mat areas
Custom Podium and Medals
National level referees and officials
Live Streaming and/or recording of selected mat areas
Official event Videographer
Official event photographer
On-Line smart registration
On-Line Schedule in real-time
On-Line smart weigh-In station
On-Line results in real-time
Warm Up area & Bull Pen
Crowd safety barriers

OTHER INFORMATION
There is free parking at the venue

Spectators pay on the day £5

Doors open 9.00am with first match at 10.00am.

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.

You can make changes to your registration via your Smoothcomp account until midnight on 17th October 2023. Event organisers may make changes to your division but it is the athlete’s responsibility to move divisions if they wish.  Instructions on how to make changes here https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/89-how-to-change-weightclass-or-cancel

Registration open until 18/10/2023 (or when capacity is reached). Please read our Refund/ Credit Policy page for details on cancellation.

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

We will not be running any absolute divisions at this event.

IBJJF Gi & NOGI rules here https://ibjjf.com/books-videos

We run a Smart Registration and Smart Weigh-In system which uses your Smoothcomp ID barcode. Please have this ready on arrival at the venue. This can be found on your Smoothcomp account section. There is also a video here on how to obtain this. https://vimeo.com/user169054688/prosportsmartweigh-in

Weigh ins are around half an hour 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. If entering both Gi and NoGi you will only need to weigh in once.

In the case of one athlete in a division please indicate on registration if you wish us to change your division or refund. If indicated we will attempt to move you to the next available category. Please note that we can only move up a division NOT down.

DISCOUNTS: We off a discount for entering both Gi and NoGi and this will be calculated and applied at checkout.

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: 48 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 remote 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.