ADCC US Open - Atlantic City, NJ

DATE:

Friday, October 13, 2023

LOCATION:

Harrah's Resort Atlantic City - Avalon Ballroom
777 Harrah's Blvd, Atlantic City, NJ 08401

Discounted Hotel Rooms at Harrah's https://book.passkey.com/e/50659138

IMPORTANT DATES:

$125 until October 11

$75 to add additional divisions.

Last day to cancel for a credit (no refunds): Sunday, October 8 at 11:59pm local time.

Registration closes: Wednesday, October 11 at 11:59pm local time, or when we reach maximum capacity of 550 competitors total, whichever happens first.

Registration correction deadline: Thursday, October 12 @ 12pm local time.

MANDATORY WEIGH INS:

Thursday, October 12, 2023 at the venue from 5-7pm.

ALL competitors must weigh in, even if your division does not have a weight limit.

If you cannot make day before weigh ins, you must 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.

WHO CAN COMPETE:

There are NO adult advanced or absolute divisions for this event.

This event is open to youth, masters, and adult beginner or intermediate.

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).

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: $15

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 3 weeks before the event date. Any requests submitted after that may not be considered.

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