# IPA Grapple Cup IV - 2025 Part 1

> Competition in Hamburg, Germany | February 01, 2025

## Overview

**Event Type:** Competition

**Description:** **Location**Warnstedtstraße 12b, 22525 Hamburg

Doors open at 8am.

Competition starts at 9:30am.

This tournament is pre registration only! We will not take any registrations at the event.

All registrations run through smoothcomp.

Normal Registration (until January 22nd 11:59pm): 25€

Late Registration (until January 29th 11:59 pm): 35€

Normal registration (until January 22nd 11:59pm): 40€

Late registration (until  January 29th 11:59pm): 50€

**Open Class**

10€

We are trying our best to guarantee every competitor at least two fights! If a division has only 2 fighters, we will let them fight in a best of 3, and give both fighters a 50% refund.

Divisions with 3 fighters will be put in a**round robin**bracket.

Divisions with over 3 fighters will be put in a**double KO**bracket with the losers final being for the bronze medal.

All Adult Divisions will be split into two tiers of experience and skill.

**Beginner**Fighters with less than 2 years of grappling experience or not yet graduated to a BJJ Blue Belt/ Luta Livre Blue Belt/ Judo Brown Belt.

**Advanced**Fighters with more than 2 years of grappling experience or graduated to at least a BJJ Blue Belt/ Luta Livre Blue Belt/ Judo Brown Belt.

**Youth Female Weight Divisions**-120lbs (54,4kg) / -140lbs (63,5kg) / -155lbs (70,3kg)

**Youth Male Weight Divisions**-140lbs (63,5kg) / -155lbs (70,3kg) / -170lbs (77,1kg) / -185lbs (83,9kg)

**Adult Female Weight Divisions**-135lbs (61,2kg) / -155lbs (70,3kg) / +155lbs (70,3kg)

**Male Weight Divisions**-155lbs (70,3kg) / -170lbs (77,1kg) / -185lbs (83,9kg) / -205lbs (93,0kg) / +205lbs (93,0kg)

**The open class will be split into one male and one female division and combine all skill  and weight divisions. Both of them will start in the morning at 09:30am.**

[How to edit and change divisions after registration](https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/89-how-to-change-weightclass-or-cancel)

Fights will be 4 minutes long.

All fights will be scored by using the IBJJF Scoring System without penalties or advantages.

Fight duration is 6 minutes

We use the IBJJF Point Scoring System without any penalties or advantages. Points will only be counted in the second half of the fight. The first 3 minutes will have no points.

If the scores are tied at the end of the fight, we will go into 1 round of EBI-Overtime (3min max)

**[Full ruleset](https://www.ipacombatleague.de/regelwerk) (in german)**

We give full refunds to everybody, that cancels at least 7 days before the event starts.

The last chance to cancel, at the registration deadline, is also your last chance for a 50% refund.

**If we cannot provide a fight for someone, we will refund the full registration fee immediately.**

**If we can only provide one opponent in the division, we will give a 50% refund.**

**Status:** Scheduled

## Dates

**Start:** February 01, 2025
## Location

**Venue:** Hamburg

**Location:** Hamburg, Germany


## Pricing

**Price Range:** €10 – €40
## Links

- Registration: https://www.ipacombatleague.de
- Source: https://icl.smoothcomp.com/en/event/20610
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ipacombatleague/

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**Last Updated:** March 06, 2026

**Data Source:** BJJ.Space (https://bjj.space/events/ipa-grapple-cup-iv-2025-part-1)