# GAMA BJJ (Gi & No-Gi) > Competition in Portarlington, Laois, Ireland | January 23, 2022 ## Overview **Event Type:** Competition **Description:** **WATCH THIS EVENT LIVE:**[https://www.patreon.com/GAMAireland](https://www.patreon.com/GAMAireland) **FORMAT:**GAMA tournaments follow a SINGLE ELIMINATION format. **RULES and GUIDELINES:** **Match Duration** • White belts - 5 minutes • Blue belts - 6 minutes • Purple belts - 7 minutes • Brown belts - 8 minutes • Black belts - 10 minutes **Scoring** GAMA Rules: Sub only. In the case of a draw, the decision will go to the referee. The decision will be based on trying to finish. No overtimes. • No heel hooks for White belts • All Submissions for Blue belts and Above **Weigh-in** Weigh-ins will be without the Gi. Weigh in before you compete. No-Gi Shorts with no zips & Rash-guard must be worn THE TOURNAMENT IS PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY. We do not take registrations at the event! **THE TIME OF YOUR MATCH:**Times of matches are subject to change on the day. To make sure you do not miss your match please check smooth comp throughout the day. The times are updated live. **COMPETITOR LISTS:**Competitor Lists will be LIVE throughout the registration process and can be viewed by checking out the registrations tab on the event page. We encourage everyone to log in by the last day of registration and check their details along with the competitor lists, and not wait until the brackets are published and locked in to confirm such details. **DIVISION MERGERS:**After the deadline, competitors who do not have anyone in their division group may be merged with another division. All athletes who remain solo in their divisions once brackets are released means had no default merges available to them, and therefore there are no matches available for that competitor. They will receive a full refund. **REFUND POLICY:**We issue refunds only when you can’t be matched. We do not refund if fighters pull out. **BRACKETS and SCHEDULE:**Prior to the tournament, the event brackets and schedule will be released. You will be able to locate both on the event page brackets and schedule tab. **WEIGH-INS:**Takes place on the day of the event. You do not have to weigh in with your gi on. You only need to weigh in once if competing in several divisions. You must weigh in anytime from the event opening until 60 minutes before your scheduled division start time. You must have officially weighed in by this hour before your division time and have made the weight, or else you will be disqualified and removed from the bracket. If you miss weight you are automatically disqualified. **COACH & CROWD:**We will have 1 chair on each side of every score table, 1 for each coach of the competitor on the mat. The only other people allowed within the barricades during the tournament are the competitors on the mat having their match and the competitors on deck. **MEDALS and PHOTOS:**Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals will be awarded to all podium finishers. During the post-week of events, we will upload an album of an event's podium photos to our Facebook page. **MEDIC ON HAND:**There will be a trained and professional medic on sight. **WARM-UP MATS:**We try our best to always provide a warm-up area for our competitors during tournaments. **BEST ACADEMY and AWARD:**Team standings, points, and medal counts are live updated to and readily available on the results tab of the event page. There will be a trophy awarded at the end of the competition. **FASTEST SUBMISSION:**Aim for the top of the event leaderboard with your name and time. We track how fast you submit someone. We record the top 5 fastest submission times at each tournament and post the leaderboard post-week of the events to Facebook & Instagram. **BEST ATHLETE:**Aim for the top of the event leaderboard with your name and time. We track how fast you submit someone. We record the top 5 fastest submission times at each tournament and post the leaderboard post-week of the events to Facebook & Instagram. **LEAGUE RANKINGS:**Athlete standings, points, and medal counts are live updated and readily available on the results tab of the event page. There will be a trophy awarded at the end of the competition. **Status:** Scheduled ## Dates **Start:** January 23, 2022 ## Location **Venue:** Portarlington **Location:** Portarlington, Laois, Ireland ## Pricing **Price:** €65 ## Links - Source: https://gama.smoothcomp.com/en/event/5185 - Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/midlandsopenbjj/ ## Tags No-Gi --- **Last Updated:** March 30, 2026 **Data Source:** BJJ.Space (https://bjj.space/events/gama-bjj-gi-no-gi)