# Flanders Open 2026

> Competition in Kasterlee, Antwerp, Belgium | January 17, 2026 – January 18, 2026

## Overview

**Event Type:** Competition

**Description:** This is a Jujitsu Fighting, Groundfight and Jiu Jitsu/BJJ competition for ages 8 to Adults.  The event is not an official JJIF-ranking tournament but we follow the JJIF ruleset to ensure consistency, safety, and high standards across all matches.

Coaches need to register under**coach pass**so they also need an account on Smoothcomp.  For every 5 athletes registered per club, 1 coach will be accredited free of charge.

 Each club can accredit 1 team official free of charge. Officials must send an email to info.flandersopen@gmail.com to register.

Additional coach or official? Then € 20 per additional accreditation will be charged.

We offer categories for the following age groups:

The age category will be determined based on the age you will be in 2026, it doesn’t matter whether you were born in January or December.

Athletes may enter multiple disciplines.  The
organization cannot guarantee that in case of multiple entries by the same
athlete on the same competition day, the competitions will be sufficiently
spread out in time and will not take place simultaneously. This risk is
for the account of the athlete.

A second entry has to be in another discipline, weight and/or age category!

This event will use the JJIF ruleset for both Fighting and Jiu-Jitsu(You can find full JJIF rules on: https://jjif.sport/downloads ) and the VJJF ruleset for Groundfight.

WHITE GI for ALL categories!!!

Accreditation

All coaches, officials and athletes sign in at registration and will receive**a personalized accreditation**after verification of
payment.  This accreditation is**necessary to
gain access to the  weigh-in, sports hall, warm-up and competition areas**.

A Coach and Referee Meeting will be held around 8h30 on Saturday and Sunday.

All event information (e.g. bracket release, weigh-in times, future event news) will be sent using the contact details provided at registration. Please ensure your information is accurate and up to date.

The organizing entities and their employees are not
responsible and are not liable before, during and after the tournament for eventual
thefts, damages, accidents and injuries regardless of the capacity of the person
concerned such as employee, coach, athlete, referee, etc. Any hotel bookings
are made under your own responsibility.

Club managers, team leaders and coaches ensure that all their participants
are physically fit and properly prepared to participate in the competitions
entered. Moreover, this is also each individual athlete's own responsibility.

All participants in the tournament, regardless of capacity, are advised
to have proper personal medical insurance and accident (liability) insurance.**white Ju-Jitsu G**i

**Status:** Scheduled

## Dates

**Start:** January 17, 2026
**End:** January 18, 2026
## Location

**Venue:** Rode Loop

**Location:** Kasterlee, Antwerp, Belgium


## Pricing

**Price Range:** €25 – €50
## Links

- Source: https://oddfoxevents.smoothcomp.com/en/event/26833
## Tags

Multi-Day

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**Last Updated:** March 06, 2026

**Data Source:** BJJ.Space (https://bjj.space/events/flanders-open-2026)