ADCC CANADA OPEN 2024 - Toronto Edition

DATE:

Saturday, February 3rd 2024

LOCATION:

EXHIBITION PLACE, Queen Elizabeth Bldg, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3

IMPORTANT DATES:

Registration Deadline: Monday, January 29th, 2024

Last day for Cancellations: Monday, January 29th, 2024

Registration Check day (Athlete correction) deadline Monday, January 29th,2024 

Schedule Release Date Thursday, February 1st 2024

Brackets Release Date Friday, February 2nd 2024  

REGISTRATION FEES:

Early Bird Price (until December 17th): $125 CAD

Regular Price: $150 CAD

$75 to add additional divisions.

MANDATORY WEIGH INS:

PRE-DATE WEIGH-IN (day before the event)

Date: Friday, February 2nd, 2024

Place: EXHIBITION PLACE, Queen Elizabeth Bldg, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3

Time: 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Athletes have to attend the weigh-in at the time given according to the event's deadline.

Players will be placed in the next division available if they exceed the weight they have registered in.

ON DATE WEIGH-IN OPTION 1 ( Event Day)

Date: Saturday, February 3rd, 2024

Place: EXHIBITION PLACE, Queen Elizabeth Bldg, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3

Time: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m

Athletes have to attend the weigh-in at the time given according to the event's deadline.

Players will be placed in the next division available if they exceed the weight they have registered in.

ON DATE WEIGH-IN OPTION 2 - BEFORE YOUR 1st MATCH

Before his/her first fight, the athlete will check his/her weight.

There is only one opportunity to check the weight.

If the competitor does not make his/her weight, they will be immediately disqualified.

Reasonable time will be given, therefore being late will not be tolerated.  

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.

Please follow these instructions: https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/89-how-to-change-weightclass-or-cancel

Last day for Cancellations: Monday, January 29th, 2024 (no exceptions)

REFUND POLICY:

Registration fees are non-refundable. Registered competitors who 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.

RULES:

https://www.adcc-official.com/rules.html

https://www.adcc-official.com/opens/canada-open.html

https://adcc-official.com/files/ADCC%20Rules.pdf

FORMAT:

• NO GI ONLY
• ADCC rules and legal techniques: http://www.adcc-official.com/opens/rules.html
• 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

SPECTATORS:

Spectator tickets: $20

Spectator tickets will also be available at the door (cash only)

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.