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The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Finnish Open 2018 April 14th to 15th at the Tikkurila Trio Sport Center, Vantaa, Finland.

The Finnish Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation sponsors the champions of blue belt, purple belt and brown/black belt (blue belt and purple/brown/black belt for the women) weight categories with 800 euros for the traveling costs to IBJJF Mundial 2018!

The FBJJF sponsors the champions of all absolute categories with 400 euros for the traveling costs to the IBJJF Mundials 2018!

The FBJJF sponsorship is a reimbursement of traveling costs verified with receipts. The FBJJF will reimburse any traveling costs (flights, registration fees, accommodation) up to 800 euros for the IBJJF Mundial 2018 regardless of the date of purchase. Therefore, you may choose to book your flights or register for the Mundial beforehand and the FBJJF will reimburse you afterwards.

Black belts who do not have sufficient IBJJF Ranking Points to qualify for the IBJJF Mundial 2018 can use the sponsorship for any competition within the next year. This applies ONLY to black belts and ONLY if the Ranking Point requirements are not met.

Kilpailukutsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Finnish Open 2018

TIME AND LOCATION
April 14th to 15th, 2018

Tikkurila Trio Sport Center
Läntinen Valkoisenlähteentie 52-54
01300 Vantaa
Finland

ORGANIZATION

Finnish Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation
http://www.bjjliitto.fi


CATEGORIES

Male

White belts: -64, -70, -76, -82.3, -88.3, -94.3, -100.5, 100.5+ kg and absolute category
Blue belts: -64, -70, -76, -82.3, -88.3, -94.3, -100.5, 100.5+ kg and absolute category
Purple belts: -64, -70, -76, -82.3, -88.3, -94.3, -100.5, 100.5+ kg and absolute category
Brown/Black belts: -70, -76, -82.3, -88.3, -94.3, 94.3+ kg and absolute category

Female

White belts: -58.5, -64, -69, 69+ kg and absolute category
Blue belts: -58.5, -64, -69, 69+ kg and absolute category
Purple/Brown/Black belts: -64, 64+ kg and absolute category

The Finnish Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation sponsors the champions of blue belt, purple belt and brown/black belt (blue belt and purple/brown/black belt for the women) weight categories with 800 euros for the traveling costs to IBJJF Mundial 2018!

The FBJJF sponsors the champions of all absolute categories with 400 euros for the traveling costs to any competition in the next year (by April 7th, 2019)! The absolute category sponsorship may be used together with the weight category sponsorship for the IBJJF Mundial 2018.

All athletes who compete in their weight categories are eligible to register for the absolute category. Absolute category registration opens at the competition arena, and only weight category registration is available prior to the competition.

The FBJJF sponsorship is a reimbursement of traveling costs verified with receipts. The FBJJF will reimburse any traveling costs (flights, registration fees, accommodation) up to 800 euros for the IBJJF Mundial 2018 regardless of the date of purchase. Therefore, you may choose to book your flights or register for the Mundial beforehand and the FBJJF will reimburse you afterwards.

Black belts who do not have sufficient IBJJF Ranking Points to qualify for the IBJJF Mundial 2017 can use the sponsorship for any competition within the next year. This applies ONLY to black belts and ONLY if the Ranking Point requirements are not met.

FBJJF sponsorship is for the individual athlete and may not be transferred or sold.

The best academy of the tournament is awarded to the single academy that gathers the most points from the tournament all categories included (a team consisting of several academies can not compete for the prize in question).
The points are awarded as follows: Gold 9 points, silver 3 points and bronze 1 point.

Weigh-in will be with the kimono right before the first fight. If a fighter does not make the weight, he/she will be disqualified.

Allowed kimono colors are white, blue and black. The jacket and the pants must be of the same color. Allowed patch locations can be found on the IBJJF website.

By enrolling in this competition the athlete agrees to follow the antidoping guidelines set by the Finnish Antidoping Agency (FINADA) and the rules of the Finnish Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (FBJJF).


RULES
IBJJF official rules at http://ibjjf.org/rules/.
Female Purple/Brown/Black belt categories will be fought under purple belt rules.
NOTE: The fight time for all Male Brown/Black belt matches is 10min.


FIGHT TIME
White Belts: 5 min
Blue Belts: 6 min
Purple Belts: 7min
Brown/Black Belts: 10min
Purple/Brown/Black Belts: 7min


PARTICIPATION FEE AND ENROLLMENT
Participation fees depend on the date of enrollment.

50,00 € until March 25th
60,00 € until April 1st
70,00 € until April 8th

Fees must be paid upon enrollment. You may change your category or cancel your registration until the last day of enrollment (Finnish time zone UTC+03:00). The participation fee will be refunded only for a medical certification and if the organization has been informed of the cancellation before the first day of competition. The last enrollment day is April 8th, 2018.


INSURANCE
The competition organizer does NOT insure the fighters.

For Finns: Kaikilla kilpailuihin osallistuvilla suomalaisilla tulee olla SBJJL:n lisenssi vuodelle 2018.


SPECTATORS
Spectator fee is 10€/day.
Tickets can be bought with a discount from the event page in advance.


FOR OTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Aarni Karjalainen
kilpailut@bjjliitto.fi

Aikataulu

Saturday April 14th

Matches start at 11:00 with the lightest categories at all belt levels, progressing toward the heavier categories.

Blue belt Male weight categories
Blue belt Female weight categories
Purple belt Male weight categories
Purple/Brown/Black belt Female weight categories
Brown/Black belt Male weight categories

Blue, purple, brown and black belt athletes have to register for the absolute category by the end of the first competition day.

Sunday April 15th

Matches start at 11:00 with the lightest white belt categories, progressing toward the heavier categories.

White belt Male weight categories
White belt Female weight categories
Blue belt Male absolute category
Blue belt Female absolute category
Purple belt Male absolute category
Purple/Brown/Black belt Female absolute category
Brown/Black belt Male absolute category
White belt Male absolute category
White belt Female absolute category

White belt athletes have to register for the absolute category by the end of the last white belt weight categories.

Liput

Ei lippuja

Kaaviot

Miehet White Belts

Miehet Blue Belts

Miehet Purple Belts

Miehet Brown/Black Belts

Naiset White Belts

Naiset Blue Belts

Naiset Purple/Brown/Black Belts

Ilmoittautuneet

Men White Belts

Men Blue Belts

Men Purple Belts

Men Brown/Black Belts

Women White Belts

Women Blue Belts

Women Purple/Brown/Black Belts