Kuvaus

The NoGi Finnish Open 2022 August 27th to 28th at the Tikkurila Trio Sport Center, Vantaa, Finland.

Note that because of ongoing military activities in Ukraine the academies from Russia and Belarus and athletes with permanent residence in Russia or Belarus will no longer participate in the BJJ Finnish Open 2022, NoGi Finnish Open 2022 and Senior NoGi Finnish Open 2022 competitions. FBJJF’s Finnish Open 2022 competitions are welcoming all academies registered and athletes having permanent residency in other countries.

The Finnish Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation sponsors the champions of the blue, purple and brown/black belt (female blue and purple/brown/black belt) weight categories with 300€ and the champions of all absolute categories with 500€ for the traveling costs to international competitions organized by IBJJF, AJP and ADCC . Following competitions are covered: IBJJF European Nogi Opens and Jiu-Jitsu Nogi Con 2022-2023 / AJP International/National Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Nogi) 2022-2023 / ADCC Open & Championship competitions 2022-2023.

Kilpailukutsu

TIME AND LOCATION

August 27th to 28th, 2022

Trio Sport Center
Läntinen Valkoisenlähteentie 54
Tikkurila, Vantaa
Finland

ORGANIZATION

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

RESTRICTIONS

Because of ongoing military activities in Ukraine the academies from Russia and Belarus and athletes with permanent residence in Russia or Belarus will no longer participate in the BJJ Finnish Open 2022, NoGi Finnish Open 2022 and Senior NoGi Finnish Open 2022 competitions. FBJJF’s Finnish Open 2022 competitions are welcoming all academies registered and athletes having permanent residency in other countries.

CATEGORIES

Male

White belts: -61.5, -67.5, -73.5, -79.5, -85.5, -91.5, -97.5, 97.5+ and absolute
Blue belts: -61.5, -67.5, -73.5, -79.5, -85.5, -91.5, -97.5, 97.5+ and absolute
Purple belts: -67.5, -73.5, -79.5, -85.5, -91.5, -97.5, 97.5+ and absolute
Brown/Black belts: -67.5, -73.5, -79.5, -85.5, -91.5, -97.5, 97.5+ and absolute

Female

White belts: -56.5, -61.5, -66.5, -71.5, 71.5+ and absolute
Blue belts: -56.5, -61.5, -66.5, -71.5, 71.5+ and absolute
Purple/Brown/Black belts: -56.5, -61.5, -66.5, -71.5, 71.5+ and absolute

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.

Note: An athlete proven to be a black belt in judo, have competition experience in freestyle or Greco-Roman wrestling at the nationals level (* In the USA, to have competed at a college level or higher) or to have fought MMA as a professional or amateur at the level of national championship or any international championship, shall not be allowed to enter any FBJJF tournament as a white belt.

Adults with white belts and juveniles with junior belts are allowed to register to the blue belt category.
In case the earlier mentioned competitor registers to the blue belt category that competitor is no longer allowed to compete in the white belt category in any of the FBJJF organized competition later on. The earlier mentioned competitor must wear the outfit/uniform required in the belt category they compete in. It should be noted that competing in the upper belt category is not a belt upgrade and has no further reflection outside of the FBJJF competitions.

PRIZES

The Finnish Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation sponsors the champions of the blue, purple and brown/black belt (female blue and purple/brown/black belt) weight categories with 300€ and the champions of all absolute categories with 500€ for the traveling costs to international competitions organized by IBJJF, AJP and ADCC . Following competitions are covered: IBJJF European Nogi Opens and Jiu-Jitsu Nogi Con 2022-2023 / AJP International/National Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Nogi) 2022-2023 / ADCC Open & Championship competitions 2022-2023. This sponsorship expires on 1.9.2023.

The FBJJF sponsorship is a reimbursement of traveling costs verified with receipts.
The FBJJF will reimburse traveling costs (flights, registration fees, accommodation) for the defined competitions. Reimbursement application must be created after the competition and no later than one (1) month after the competition day.

The absolute category sponsorship may be used together with the weight category sponsorship for the competition in question 2022-2023.

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

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) will be awarded as the Best Academy of the competition. The points are calculated based on the competitors' podium positions: gold 9 points, silver 3 points and bronze 1 point.

WEIGHT-IN
The weigh-in will be with the rash guard and shorts right before the first fight. If a fighter does not make the weight, he/she will be disqualified. In the weight-in the competitor must prove his/her identity with the ID-card (with photo) or other official identification certification (e.g. Passport, driver’s license, etc.).

The fighter must wear a rash guard and board shorts colored black, white, black and white, and/or the color of the rank (belt) to which the athlete belongs, without pockets or with the pockets stitched completely shut, without buttons, exposed drawstrings, zippers or any form of plastic or metal that could present a risk to the opponent, long enough to cover at least halfway down the thigh, and no longer than the knee.

Shirts must be elastic (should hug the body) and long enough to cover the waistline of the shorts. Shirts should be black, white or black with white and contain at least 10% of the athlete’s rank color according to the corresponding belt division. Shirts that are 100% of the athlete’s rank color are also acceptable. For black belts a small red area will be tolerated as a part of the rash guard, but must not de-characterize the athlete’s rank color.

The shorts must be loose board shorts, spandex shorts are not allowed. The shorts may carry the logos of the manufacturer and/or team anywhere. For men also permitted are compression tights/spats/shorts made of elastic material (skin tight) worn beneath the shorts, in the colors black, white, black and white, and/or the color of the rank (belt) to which the athlete belongs.

In the female categories, competitors may wear tights/spats.The color of the tights can be either black, white, black and white, and/or the color of the rank (belt) to which the athlete belongs.

In the female divisions, the athletes will be permitted to cover their heads. The details of the acceptable head cover are found from the IBJJF official rules (link below)..

RULES
Fighting rules: IBJJF official rules at http://ibjjf.org/rules/ excluding details mentioned in this competition invitation.

Note! Female Purple/Brown/Black belt categories will be fought under brown belt rules.

By enrolling in this competition the athlete agrees to follow the antidoping guidelines set by the Finnish Center for Integrity in Sports (FINCIS) and the rules of the Finnish Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (FBJJF).
(Jokainen kilpailija on velvoitettu ymmärtämään ja noudattamaan Suomen antidoping -säännöstä sekä sen periaatteita https://www.suek.fi/sv/suomen-antidopingsaannosto .)

FIGHT TIME
Male/Female White Belts: 5 min
Male/Female Blue Belts: 6 min
Male Purple Belts: 7min
Male Brown/Black Belts: 8 min
Male/Female Purple/Brown/Black Belts: 8 min

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

45,00 € until August 7th
55,00 € until August 14th
65,00 € until August 21st

The last enrollment day is August 21st, 2022.

All competitors representing Finnish Academies must have a FBJJF 2022 competitor license in order to participate in this competition.

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). Changes are made by login to FBJJF account and entering to the competition registration pages.

REFUND
The participation fee will be refunded only for a medical certification and if the enrollment has been canceled in the FBJJF system by the competitor before the last day of the enrollment. The last enrollment day is August 21st, 2022.

INSURANCE
The competition organizer does NOT insure the fighters.

SPECTATORS
Adult 1-day ticket online 10€ and under 10y 5€.
Adult 1-day ticket onsite 13€ and under 10y 7€.

Registered competitors are allowed freely to the event site on both competition days.
Free coach entry with FBJJF Finnish Academy passes.

Event is live streamed on the BJJ Suomi YouTube-channel.

EVENT MODIFICATIONS AND/OR CANCELLATION
The event organizer reserves the right to change and/or cancel the event in a short notice in case the recent pandemic situation requires such actions. Only the competition registration fee shall be refunded in such cases. The event organizer is not responsible for any other compensation.

FOR OTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
kilpailut@bjjliitto.fi

Aikataulu

Saturday 27.8.2022
Color belt weight categories.
Color belt absolute categories.

Event opens at 9:00am and the fights start at 10:00am.

Sunday 28.8.2022
White belt weight categories.
White belt absolute categories.

Event opens at 10:00am and fight starts at 11:00am.

The competitor may estimate the fight times based on the fight number found from the brackets (est. 40-50 fights/hour).
The fight brackets will be published on the week of the competition.

The competitors are solely responsible of being on time at the venue and ready for his/her fights.

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