ADCC US Open - Denver, CO

DATE:

Saturday, May 13, 2023

LOCATION:

National Western Complex
4655 Humboldt St, Denver, CO 80216

IMPORTANT DATES:

$125 until May 12

$75 to add additional divisions.

Last day to cancel for a credit (no refunds): Sunday, May 7 at 11:59pm local time (MT).

Registration closes: Friday, May 12 at 12:00pm MT, or when we reach maximum capacity of 1,200 competitors total, whichever happens first.

Registration correction deadline: Friday, May 12 at 12:00pm MT.

MANDATORY FRIDAY WEIGH INS:

Friday, May 12 at any of the below locations:

• 5:00pm-7:00pm at the venue.
• 5:00pm-6:00pm at Easton Training Center, 2005 32nd St, Boulder, CO 80301.
• 5:00pm-6:00pm at Prime BJJ, 1424 Kelly Johnson Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80920.

If you cannot make Friday weigh ins, please email [email protected] to arrange same day weigh in options.

Maximum of 0.5kg (1.1lbs) weight allowance. Anyone weighing more than this over their weight division will be moved up in weight.

SCHEDULE

8:00am Doors open

9am-12pm Kids, teens, juveniles

12pm-3:30pm Adult beginner and intermediate

3:30pm-6:00pm Adult advanced

6:00pm to 7:00pm Absolutes

WHO CAN COMPETE:

ADCC Opens are for all competitors - kids through masters, beginner through advanced, from any country.

You do not need to qualify to compete in ADCC Opens.

CORRECTIONS & CANCELLATIONS:

Registration corrections can be done by logging into your smoothcomp account. Or, you can email [email protected] with your full name and the correction.

REFUND POLICY:

Registration fees are non-refundable. Registered competitors that are unable to compete due to illness, injury, or bereavement may request credit toward a future tournament up to 5 days prior to registration closing. Refunds will only be offered if we are not able to find you a suitable match, meaning registration fees are non-refundable.

FORMAT:

• NO GI ONLY
• ADCC rules and legal techniques: http://www.adcc-official.com/opens/rules.html
• Double elimination (at least two matches guaranteed).
• Compete for third place (no double bronze).

ABSOLUTE DIVISIONS:

There is one women's and one men's absolute division - open to all ranks, weights, and above at 18.

Absolute divisions will all be single elimination.

MATCH LENGTHS:

Kids (up to age 12): 4 minutes
Teens and Juveniles (age 13-17): 5 minutes
Adults: 6 minutes
Masters: 5 minutes

COACHES:

1 free coach pass will be given for every 5 registered competitors from the same team.

SPECTATORS:

Spectator tickets: $20

Can be purchased in advance (no refunds) here: adcctix.com

Spectator tickets will also be available at the door.

NOT ALLOWED AT ANY ADCC EVENTS:

Close outs: Teammates, friends, etc not having a real match if they meet in a bracket.

Sandbagging: Signing up for a lower skill level or younger age group (masters signing up for adult is permitted). Please notify us if you see a competitor you suspect is sandbagging.

Doing either of these may result in a permanent ban from all ADCC events, even on the first offense.

Media Requests:

Submit a media request here: Media Request Form

Media requests will be handled by [email protected].

Requests should be submitted at least 2 weeks before the event date. Any requests submitted after that may not be considered.