Open to All Nationalities, All belts, Kids Juveniles, Adults and Masters.

WEIGH IN SCHEDULE

There are just one options to weigh-in: on the day of the event.

CHAMPIONSHIP STARTS:

Time: 13:00

RANKING

1st place gives 60 points! Details

GENERAL CHECKING

Athletes should make sure that all your registration information is correct at the fighter's list.

Check your Name, Weight, Gender, Age, Belt and Academy.

IMPORTANT INFO

Athletes affiliation and academy registration

All academies must be registered in UAEJJF in order for its students to register in the competition.

All Kids and Adults from White to Black Belt athletes must be properly affiliated for the current year in the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation.

All the documentation must be properly filled when applying your affiliation online. All athletes with pending and/or incorrect documentation won't be able to register for the tournament, as they need to have their request approved first. Please note that this process is made manually by our staff and might take a day or 2 to be completed.

For more information on how to register your academy: Academy Registration.

For information about how to become a member or renew your membership: Become a member

Any false information provided during registration such as DOB or Nationality, but not limited to; may leed to immediate disqualification; such actions are subject to suspension or even banishment from future UAEJJF events.

Depending on the number of athletes in the tournament, some classes may not have the division.

* When there is only one athlete on the bracket, points are not counted. 

** If there's only one or two player, the division will be cancelled and they will be moved to the next divisions ( Exemption: some brackets could be done with only two fighters if there is no divsion available to move them)

*** Same case for masters division. However, the masters athletes can be placed whether in a weight division above or in the adults divisions

**** If the fighter is alone in his division and there is no division available to move him/her, he/she could be placed directly in the Open Class

Refund Policy:

The registration fee is non-refundable.

Exemption: Athletes who are alone in their bracket are eligible to receive a full refund of the registration fee if they contact registrations@uaejjf.org and request to withdraw their name from the competition prior to the end of the appointed event registration correction day.

If you are alone on your bracket you can contact registrations@uaejjf.org till the day before registration check day and request a change on your registration; UAEJJF does not guarantee that the division you want to be moved to will have another competitor at the day of the event

The registration fee can not be transferred to another member or championship.

WEIGHT IN

Weigh-in (WITH GI) is the first process whereby the fighters will do when they arrival at Championship:

A basic summary of the Accreditation process is below:

Passport or valid ID Verification

Fighters registrations details

Athletes may only weigh up and fight if they are carrying an ID (identity document) with a photograph, otherwise the athlete will be disqualified

Depending the kind of championship, weighing may be performed from one day before, one hour before or during the tournament (check tab schedule which one is applicable):

If you don’t come to the weigh in (to check weight) you will be automatically disqualified

Reasonable time will be given to you, so being late will not be tolerated

You only have 1 chance to pass the weigh-in

A maximum weight is applied accourding to the event divisions, a fighter should not exceed this weight on the weigh-in day (check divisions tab on this event).

BRACKETS

Players from the same club can be placed on the same side of the brackets.

If two fighters (team-mates) are suspected of fixing a fight, they will both be subject to disqualification from the tournament. In suspected cases, the Central Referee should stop the fight as soon as possible and request the supervision of the Referee Coordinator. The fight will then continue with the Referee Coordinator reserving the right to disqualify both competitors should the Referee Coordinator deem the fight to be fixed.

PODIUM

The players must to wearing Kimono to receive their medals in the podium (not allowed hats, earphones, sponsors’ t-shirts or other kind of advertise).

Not allowed to hold club t-shirt or teams flags on the Podium (only country’s flag).

If there's three players, they will receive their medals but there's no prize money.

Division must have no less than 4 athletes from different academies to receive the prizes (in others case the division runs normally but there is no prize).

ATTENTION

Avoid problems, perform before a checking list correctly, and make your check in to the day stipulated.

Make sure to have clean clothes and GI or NO GI uniforms in proper condition.

Before each fight, athletes will be asked to show their Picture Ids to the officials. Make sure you have it at hand, the absence of ID can lead to DQ.

Make sure to check the schedule at our website, brackets and schedules are also posted at the event venue.

Athletes must keep the kimono and belt tied to the waist at all times while in the waiting or competition area.

The referee makes the final decision and will not tolerate any complaints or make changes to the decision

The athletes are not allowed to jump over the fences/barricades in the competition area.

Make sure to get to the event at least 45 minutes prior to your bracket schedule. You should be warmed up by the time your bracket is called.

Make sure to listen to the division calls on the PA System in the Warm Up area.

At the designated time, go to the warm up area, wearing your GI and with a picture ID or Badge accreditation.

In the warm up area, pay attention to the bracket manager calls

After the Bracket Manager call, he will take you to the concentration area to wait your time to fight. The Mat Manager will take you to the competition area for your fight.

Do NOT remain in the competition area after the end of your fight. Return to the concentration area, and remain there until the mat manager calls you for the next round if you won your previous match.

Be respectful to the staff, officials other athletes and coaches. In turn they will show you the same courtesy.

Be respectful to the referees, showing consideration and appreciation for the performance of his or her duties.

Any disputes regarding matches are to be settled by the Referee. All decision by the Referee will be final.

Direct all questions to tournament staff at the administration table. We will do our best to answer your questions as quickly as possible. Please be patient with questions as there are a lot of competitors at the event. As such we remain busy throughout the day.

Please maintain your belongings. We cannot be responsible for lost or stolen items.

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