# 2° ITALIAN TROPHY OPEN DI BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU > Competition in Tivoli, Rome, Italy | October 27, 2024 ## Overview **Event Type:** Competition **Description:** **2nd ITALIAN TROPHY OPENOF BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU (GI and NO-GI)(all age groups)** **SELECTION OF NATIONAL GI AND NO-GI TEAMS FOR IBJJF EUROPEANS** **PRIZES IN CASH** **SUNDAY 27 OCTOBER 2024** **ROME,via Fiume Giallo 47 (PALATORRINO)** **BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU GI and NO-GI competition open to all athletes (without membership obligation), Italian and foreign (including non-residents in Italy), over 4 years of age .** **The entire proceeds from the competition will be used to support the expenses of the athletes of the National Teams who will participate in the IBJJF European Championships and for cash prizes for the Teams.** **BJJ ITALY can pay for the athletes of the Italian Brazilian national team jiu -jitsu (Gi and No-Gi) thanks to the proceeds from the national Brazilian competitions jiu -jitsu that organizes. Therefore, all athletes who participate in BJJ ITALY competitions contribute to the expenses of the athletes of the Italian national team, to cash prizes for the most deserving teams and to the promotion and development of a Brazilian jiu -jitsu more meritocratic and accessible to all.** **CASH PRIZES FOR THE TEAMS** Prize money: Minimum 2,500 euros – Maximum 10,000 euros. In both the Gi and No-Gi races, the top 5 ranked teams, in addition to the Cup, will win the following cash prizes: · **with less than 1,000 registrations*àPrize pool of 2,500 euros:** - 500 euros to the first ranked team; - 300 euros to the second ranked team; - 200 euros to the third placed team; - 150 euros to the fourth placed team; - 100 euros to the fifth placed team. · **with more than 1,000 registrations* but less than 2,000àprize pools of 5,400 euros:** - 1,000 euros to the first ranked team; - 700 euros to the second ranked team; - 500 euros to the third placed team; - 300 euros to the fourth placed team; - 200 euros to the fifth placed team. · **with more than 2,000 registrations*àPrize pool of 10,000 euros:** - 2,000 euros to the first ranked team; - 1,200 euros to the second ranked team; - 800 euros to the third placed team; - 600 euros to the fourth placed team; - 400 euros to the fifth placed team. ***The total registrations for the race are considered (Gi race + No-Gi race).** **NATIONAL GI (10 ATHLETES)** The match with Gi will constitute a selection test for the Italian Brazilian national team jiu -jitsu Gi who will participate, paid for by BJJ ITALIA, in the next IBJJF European Championships which will take place in Lisbon from 17 to 25 January 2025 . **NATIONAL NO-GI (8 ATHLETES)** The No-Gi competition will constitute a selection test for the Italian Brazilian national team jiu -jitsu No-Gi which will participate, paid for by BJJ ITALIA, in the next IBJJF European Championships which will take place in 2025. **NATIONAL TEAMS SELECTION CRITERIA**: [https://bjjitalia.it/nazionale/](https://bjjitalia.it/nazionale/) The athletes ranked first in the Gi and No-Gi Black Belt Rankings, given the difficulty in obtaining the requirements and qualification points required by the IBJJF, will be able to choose whether to participate in the IBJJF European Championships or be rewarded with the prize of 600 euros. **REGISTRATION FOR THE RACE** BJJ ITALIA is the only Brazilian organization Italian jiu -jitsu which, to give all athletes the opportunity to participate in national and international competitions, has a registration fee for national competitions of only 27 euros and is paid for by the athletes of the Italian Gi and No-Gi national teams participating in the Championships IBJJF Europeans. **All athletes can register for both the Gi and No-Gi tournaments and both their weight category and the Openweight (where applicable) and all athletes who register for the Openweight will be able to compete in the Openweight tournament regardless of the result achieved in their weight category .** Registration on smoothcomp by Sunday 20 October (for weight categories) and by Wednesday 23 October (for Openweight ). Registration for the race will be closed early if the maximum number of participants is reached. Registration fees to be paid on smoothcomp : · by Sunday 15 September (reduced prices): - 27 euros for the Gi or No-Gi weight category (17 euros for age classes from 4 to 15 years); - 17 euros for each Openweight ; - 10 euro discount for those who sign up for both the Gi and No-Gi tournaments ; - Free registration for Adult and Master Black Belts. · by Sunday 20 October (ordinary fees): - 37 euros for the Gi or No-Gi weight category (27 euros for age classes from 4 to 15 years); - 17 euros for each Openweight ; - 10 euro discount for those who sign up for both the Gi and No-Gi tournaments ; - Free registration for Adult and Master Black Belts. · by Wednesday 23 October: 17 euros for each Openweight (only for athletes who have already registered in a weight category by Sunday 20 October). At the weight control during the competition, anyone who does not fall into the weight category in which they registered is disqualified from the weight category tournament but can still participate in the Openweight if applicable and if they registered by Tuesday 22 October. The Openweight tournament (without weight limits) is only available in the Juvenile , Adult and Master age classes (in the Male Adult age class there are two Openweight tournaments in each Belt ). **Free registration for Ukrainian refugees** BJJ ITALIA offers Ukrainian refugee athletes free registration for the competition. Sports clubs that have Ukrainian refugee athletes interested in participating in the race are invited to write to [info@bjjitalia.it](mailto:info@bjjitalia.it)to request their free registration for the race. BJJ ITALIA with this initiative expresses its solidarity for the Ukrainian people who are victims of an unjustified and brutal aggression. All athletes must register their Brazilian Belt jiu -jitsu on smoothcomp . Please note that athletes who have competed in MMA matches with Pro rules or who have competed in national absolute MMA, Olympic wrestling or Sambo tournaments or who have a Black Belt in Judo or an equal belt cannot register for White Belt tournaments. or higher than Grappling or MMA Blue. The managers of sports clubs must register their Academies/Teams on smoothcomp - [https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/192-add-academy-add-affiliation](https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/192-add-academy-add-affiliation)- and check that their athletes on smoothcomp have correctly entered the Academy/Team to which they belong. Guide for Trainers: [https://support.smoothcomp.com/collection/24-for-coaches](https://support.smoothcomp.com/collection/24-for-coaches) **REGISTRATION CHANGES** By Tuesday 22 October athletes can move**independently**on smoothcomp ( instructions on how to move: [https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/89-how-to-change-weightclass-or-cancel](https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/89-how-to-change-weightclass-or-cancel)) : - in another weight category; - if minors: to the directly higher age class (movement to the Adult age class is permitted only if you are alone in the category and by sending the request to [info@bjjitalia.it](mailto:info@bjjitalia.it)); - if Master: to a lower Master age class or to the Adult age class; - if Kid 5 (12-13 years) or Kid 6 (14-15 years): from White to Colored Belts . On Wednesday 23 October, athletes who are alone in the category or who are in a category with all athletes from the same team can request, by sending an email to [info@bjjitalia.it](mailto:info@bjjitalia.it), to be moved as indicated above. Athletes who have requested to be moved and their coaches must verify that the movements have been carried out correctly on smoothcomp . Athletes alone in the category can decide not to move and to show up at the competition to be awarded the gold medal, after passing the weight check, and to participate in the Openweight if scheduled and if they have registered. **BRACKETS PUBLICATION** The athletes' brackets , with the estimated times of their first matches, will be published on smoothcomp on Friday 25 October and cannot be modified during the competition. **AGE CLASSES** The age classes are defined by the years of age already completed by the athlete or by those he will turn in the year in which the race takes place (for example an athlete who is 17 years old on the day of the race but will turn 18 in the year in which where the competition takes place, you will be able to register for either the Juvenile or Adult tournament). **KANO KIMONOS EVENT T-SHIRT** The event t-shirt, during the race, at the KANO KIMONOS stand, is offered free of charge to the first 50 registered athletes and is sold to the public at the price of 12 euros. Athletes who are entitled to the free t-shirt must collect it from the stand by 1pm. **WEIGHT CONTROL** Check-in opens at 8am and closes at 4pm and during this time athletes can carry out weight checks whenever they want but must**strictly carry out it** **at least one hour beforethe start time of their first meeting indicated on smoothcomp**(please remember that the times indicated on smoothcomp are estimated times that often vary during the race because they are updated in real time based on the duration of previous meetings). **At the time of weighing in, athletes must only show an identity document .** **In the No-Gi competition, athletes must weigh themselves wearing competition shorts and a rashguard which can be of any color.** **In the Gi competition, the athletes must weigh themselves wearing the Gi-kimono in which they will fight which can only be all white or all royal blue or all black (under 16s can weigh themselves even without a Gi-kimono).** **Athletes registered for both the No-Gi and Gi competitions may ask for weight control for the No-Gi competition to consider this weight control also valid for the competition with Gi (in the corresponding weight category which, considering the weight of the kimono, it is approximately 2-3kg higher).** At the weigh-in, athletes who do not fall into the weight category in which they registered are disqualified from the weight category tournament but**can still participate in the Openweight**if they registered online and confirm their participation. Athletes registered in Kid 1 (4-5 years of age) do not undergo weight control but must still show up at the weight control table, accompanied by an adult, to confirm participation in the race. Athletes registered in categories without weight limits must still show up at the weight control table to confirm participation in the race. At the weigh-in all athletes registered for the Openweight must confirm their participation otherwise they will be cancelled. Athletes who, after passing the weight check, are alone in their weight category, must immediately go to the podium area and ask the area manager to be rewarded . After the closing of each weigh-in control, the athletes who did not show up for the weigh-in control are canceled both from their weight category and from any Openweight . Athletes, after passing the weight control, must check that the green dot appears next to their name on smoothcomp (if the red dot appears they must immediately return to the weight control and ask to check because with the red dot they cannot participate in the competition). **PROCEDURE OF THE RACE** Race starts at 10am. For all athletes the No-Gi race will take place first and then the Gi one. All athletes and their coaches are invited to bring well-functioning smartphones and/or tablets with a fully charged battery to the competition because they will have to independently access smoothcomp to check the start times of their matches and the mat where they will have to appear to fight. For this reason, after the weight check, athletes must constantly check on smoothcomp the estimated start times of their matches, which often vary because during the race they are updated in real time based on the duration of the previous matches, and the mat where they will have to fight (IMPORTANT: athletes are NOT called to the mat with the loudspeaker). Ten minutes before the start time of their match , indicated on smoothcomp , the athletes must enter the competition area and present themselves at the exact mat ( Mat ) indicated on smoothcomp where they must play the match, positioning themselves on the correct side of the Official of the competition at the table and waiting in silence (in the competition area it is strictly forbidden to incite and advise other athletes while they are fighting). The athlete who is above in the bracket (green/yellow colour) must position himself on the left arm side of the official at the table and wear the green/yellow belt in the Gi competition and the green/yellow anklet on the right ankle in the No-Gi competition . The athlete who is below in the bracket must position himself on the right arm side of the official at the table. **At the end of the match preceding the one they have to compete in, the athletes must present themselves to the match official at the table, declare their surname and name and ask for authorization to get on the mat to fight.** The athlete who, at the end of the match preceding the one he is scheduled to compete in, does not present himself at the table to the official or has not yet carried out a weight check, will be disqualified. In the event that an athlete has to compete on different mats at the same time, he must ask the match official at the mat table of the next match to postpone his match. In the event that an athlete must compete in a match within 5 minutes of the end of his previous match, may ask the official at the table to benefit from a 5 minute recovery time. The athlete with the green/yellow belt or anklet must leave it on the match official's table after the match. After finishing their match, athletes must immediately exit the competition area. Athletes who withdraw from the competition for any reason must notify the competition official at their mat table. After the end of their weight class tournament, Openweight athletes should check smoothcomp for the estimated start time of each of their Openweight bouts and the mat where it will take place. It is strictly forbidden to consume food and drinks inside the competition area. It is strictly forbidden to climb onto the tatami with shoes. **AWARDS** **At the end of the final of each weight category, the first 4 athletes classified (first, second and two thirds) must immediately go to the podium areaand ask the person in charge of the podium area to be rewarded(the athletes are not called to the podium) . Only athletes who need to be awarded a medal can access the podium area.** **COMPETITION RULES** For everything that is not provided for by this Regulation and by the BJJ ITALIA Regulations - [https://bjjitalia.it/regolamento/ -, the Regulations for](https://bjjitalia.it/regolamento/)Brazilian competitions apply jiu -jitsu of the IBJJF but without the assignment of advantages (for minors under 16 years of age the restrictions provided for by the BJJ ITALY Regulations apply). At the first meeting, if possible, athletes from the same Academy/Team will not be paired. **COMPETITION UNIFORM** This email address is protected from spambots. You enable JavaScript to view it. This email address is protected from spambots. You enable JavaScript to view it. Athletes must wear: · Brazilian kimono jiu -jitsu which can only be all white or all royal blue or all black; · in No-Gi competitions: shorts and a rashguard which can be of any color. Thanks to the Federal Sponsors ADIDAS and KANO KIMONOS. **POINTS FOR THE ACADEMY/TEAM RANKINGS AND FOR THE RANKINGS FOR THE SELECTION OF THE GI AND NO-GI NATIONAL TEAMS** The Rankings of the Academies/Teams (one in the Gi tournament and one in the No-Gi tournament) and the Rankings for the selection of the National Teams (Gi and No-Gi) are prepared based on the following points earned by the athletes for participation**and results in the various tournaments (weight category Gi and No-Gi, Openweight Gi and No-Gi)**: · **in Black Belts**: 125 points to the 1st ranked athlete, 50 points to the 2nd ranked athlete, 25 points to the 3rd ranked athletes (+ 15 points for each match fought and won and + 5 points for each finish); · **in all other Belts**: 25 points to the 1st ranked athlete, 10 points to the 2nd ranked athlete, 5 points to the 3rd ranked athletes (+ 3 points for each match fought and won and + 1 point for each finish); · **1 point to each athlete for participation in each tournament**(if an athlete is the only one registered in a weight category he does not earn points). If an athlete, when registering for the race on smoothcomp, mistakenly enters another Academy/Team and does not correct the error by Friday 25 October, the points he earns will be attributed to the Academy/Team he entered and not to the one he entered. to which it belongs. **AFFILIATION WITH THE ASC** All sports clubs that practice Brazilian jiu-jitsu in Italy have the opportunity to affiliate with the ASC - info: [https://bjjitalia.it/come-affiliarsi-e-tessersi/](https://bjjitalia.it/come-affiliarsi-e-tesserarsi/). The competition registration fee includes the cost of membership in BJJ ITALIA. **REFUND POLICY** The following is our refund policy. Only athletes who have one of the following conditions: - on the Thursday before the competition they are alone in their weight category (if registered in the Openweight they are also alone in their Belt division) and do not want to show up at the competition to be awarded the gold medal; - have been hospitalized and have not yet regained physical fitness to participate in the race and send the Hospital Medical Certificate; on the Thursday before the race they can ask, by sending an e-mail to [info@](mailto:info@figmma.it)[bjjitalia.it](mailto:info@figmma.it), to withdraw from the race and to receive a voucher for the amount paid to register for the race, minus 2 euros of administrative costs, and valid for one year, which can be used to register for a future BJJ ITALY competition of the same organiser. **Facebook:**[https://www.facebook.com/figmma/](https://www.facebook.com/figmma/) **Instagram:**[https://www.instagram.com/bjjitalia/](https://www.instagram.com/bjjitalia/) **Status:** Scheduled ## Dates **Start:** October 27, 2024 ## Location **Venue:** Via Italo Calvino **Location:** Tivoli, Rome, Italy ## Pricing **Price Range:** €17 – €27 ## Links - Registration: https://www.bjjitalia.it - Source: https://bjjitalia.smoothcomp.com/en/event/19085 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bjjitalia - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/figmma --- **Last Updated:** March 06, 2026 **Data Source:** BJJ.Space (https://bjj.space/events/2-italian-trophy-open-di-brazilian-jiu-jitsu)