# King of the Mat - Grappling Series - Effingham, IL > Competition in Effingham, Illinois, United States | July 01, 2023 – July 02, 2023 ## Overview **Event Type:** Competition **Description:** 🏆July 1st, 2023. King of the Mat - Grappling Series, Effingham, IL! This event will be held at the Effingham Park District, an incredible venue.  Schedule:  Kids Training Grounds starts at 9:30 AM King of the Mat Grappling Series - Starts at 1:30 PM (Please show up 30 minutes prior to your event) 🏆Kids Training Grounds, $100.00 to compete for 1 division, $150.00 for Gi and No-Gi. Kids guaranteed 4 matches per division and a ref seminar after explaining mistakes and giving tips to improve. Ages 5 to 14, Great practice tournament. Kids Training Grounds:  It will be a round-robin tournament with a guarantee of 4 matches (depending on 5 person bracket). 3 points for submission win and 1 point for point/decision victory.  All matches will be 3 minutes.  Illegal techniques will be covered at the referee meeting.  Illegal submissions are leg locks, spinal manipulation, and wrist locks.   (Masters age starts at 30 years old) 🏆King of the Mat 12 divisions. ✅Men's White Belt Gi - 165 & DOWN. (ETA START TIME 1:30 PM) ✅Men's White Belt Gi - 165 to 205 LBS. (ETA START TIME 1:30 PM) ✅Men's White Belt Gi - 205 & UP. (ETA START TIME 2:00 PM) ✅Women's White Belt Gi - 135 & DOWN. (ETA START TIME 2:00 PM) ✅Women's White Belt Gi - 135 & UP. (ETA START TIME 2:30 PM) ✅Men's Masters White Belt Gi - 175 & DOWN. (ETA START TIME 2:30 PM) ✅Men's Masters White Belt Gi - 175 & UP. (ETA START TIME 3:00 PM) ✅Men's Masters No-GI ALL RANK - 175 and DOWN. (ETA START TIME 3:00 PM) ✅Men's Masters No-GI ALL RANK - 175 to 230 LBS. (ETA START TIME 3:30 PM) ✅Women's NoGI ALL RANK - 165 and DOWN. (ETA START TIME 3:30 PM) ✅Men's No-GI Adult ALL RANK - 175 & DOWN. (ETA START TIME 4:00 PM) ✅Men's No-GI Adult ALL RANK - 175 to 230 LBS. (ETA START TIME 4:00 PM) King of the Mat is a grappling series event $100.00 for 1 division and $150.00 to compete in two divisions. This event is designed to not only give you the max matches potential but also winning it will be of the highest prestige. Every online signup with receive a free T-shirt for participating. (Must register and pay online.) The event works very simple, last person standing is the winner. 2 min rounds, if you don't get tapped you have a limited amount of time to get new partner, if you get submitted your are out. So you could potentially have 1 match like every other tournament or you could have 35 matches... just depends on how long the event goes. Last person standing is your king of the mat. We look forward to seeing you at this historical event. **Status:** Scheduled ## Dates **Start:** July 01, 2023 **End:** July 02, 2023 ## Location **Venue:** Effingham **Location:** Effingham, Illinois, United States ## Links - Source: https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/11530 --- **Last Updated:** March 06, 2026 **Data Source:** BJJ.Space (https://bjj.space/events/king-of-the-mat-grappling-series-effingham-il)