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Versus Grappling presents the first of the Newcastle Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Open tournaments for 2016. This event will include gi and no-gi divisions.

The event takes place on Sunday 6th March, and will be held in the main hall of Benfield Centre for Sporting Excellence.

Weigh-ins open at 9:00AM, with the first division starting at 9:30AM.

Early registration is £25 for one division, or £35 for both.

Limited numbers, pre-registration only, there will be no sign-ups on the day, no exceptions.

The events will be contested under standard IBJJF rules which can be found here

Early registration runs until midnight on February 27th and final registrations will close at midnight on March 3rd. No entries will be accepted after this point and initial brackets will be available by no later than Friday, December 4th.

The competition is open to all belt divisions.

There is a combined masters & seniors division for competitors who are aged 30 or over.

The event will feature the following no-gi weight classes:

Male (Adult, Masters and Seniors):



ROOSTER:

Under 55.5 kg

SUPER FEATHER:

Under 61.5 kg

FEATHER:

Under 67.5 kg

LIGHT:

Under 73.5 kg

MIDDLE:

Under 79.5 kg

MEDIUM HEAVY:

Under 85.5 kg

HEAVY:

Under 91.5 kg

SUPER HEAVY:

Under 97.5 kg

ULTRA HEAVY:

Over 97.5 kg

Female (Adult):

ROOSTER:

Under 46.5 kg

SUPER FEATHER:

Under 51.5 kg

FEATHER:

Under 56.5 kg

LIGHT:

Under 61.5 kg

MIDDLE:

Under 66.5 kg

MEDIUM HEAVY:

Under 71.5 kg

HEAVY:

Under 76.5 kg

SUPER HEAVY:

Over 76.5.499 kg

The gi weight classes are:



Male (Adult, Masters & Seniors):



ROOSTER:

Under 57.5 kg

SUPER FEATHER:

Under 64 kg

FEATHER:

Under 70 kg

LIGHT:

Under 76 kg

MIDDLE:

Under 82.3 kg

MEDIUM HEAVY:

Under 88.3 kg

HEAVY:

Under 94.3 kg

SUPER HEAVY:

Under 100.5 kg

ULTRA HEAVY:

Over 100.5 kg



Female (Adult): Under 65 kg / Over 65 kg

Female (Adult):

ROOSTER:

Under 48.5 kg

SUPER FEATHER:

Under 53.5 kg

FEATHER:

Under 58.5 kg

LIGHT:

Under 64 kg

MIDDLE:

Under 69 kg

MEDIUM HEAVY:

Under 74 kg

HEAVY:

Under 79.3 kg

SUPER HEAVY:

Over 79.43 kg

Also Judo black belts, professional MMA fighters and those who have wrestled at a national level are ineligible to compete at white belt and must enter at blue belt minimum regardless of BJJ grade.

In divisions where numbers allow we will run repechage guaranteeing two matches. All competitors are eligible to enter the absolute division for their belt division in addition to their weight.

Competitors can inform the organiser of a change in weight division up until midnight on Thursday 8th October, no changes in division will be considered after this date and any competitor who fails to make weight on the day will be disqualified without any possibility of refund.

Competitors who inform the organiser in advance (by no later than midnight Monday February 29th) of an injury that will prevent them from competing will be offered the opportunity to transfer their registration to one of our future competitions at no charge. We regret that we are no longer able to offer refunds for withdrawals, and there will be no transfers offered in the event of a no-show. All payments must be made via PayPal ahead of the event.

Divisions with fewer than four competitors may be merged with the next highest weight category, or moved to the adult divison in the event of masters entries.

All competitors must make weight on our scales (a 0.4kg allowance is awarded). Competitors who are competing in both gi and no-gi in the same weight division may weigh in just once, with the gi on, to confirm eligibility for both divisions. Those competing in different weight divisions for gi and no-gi must weigh in separately for each division.

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