# Leicester Open > Competition in Leicester, England, United Kingdom | March 16, 2024 ## Overview **Event Type:** Competition **Description:** The Leicester Open will be competed under IBJJF rules, but without advantages. We believe that you should not be penalised for preventing a takedown or pass, and escaping a submission attempt - no matter how close it gets. These can also be subjective, awarded by the referees discretion. By removing advantages, you are merited for completing your passes, takedowns and submissions, and that's it! That being said, if a match ends in a draw, the referee will make a decision on who wins based on the entire match. Official ruleset can be found [here](https://ibjjf.com/books-videos). Rules Meeting - 9:30am No one wants to lose a match on a controversial decison, that’s why at the Leicester Open we are taking the refereeing of our competition very seriously. We are excited to announce Oliver Geddes as our head ref in March and welcome him to the LO team. Oliver is a 3rd degree black belt under Roger Gracie and has extensive experience refereeing on Polaris and coordinating for the AJP. He will oversee on the day of the competition to ensure high level officiating. Compete in both Gi and No-Gi and get your second division at a discounted rate. Early bird: 2nd Division = £15 Normal Reg: 2nd Division = £20 Late Reg: Second Division = £25 If you're entering the elite division (brown and black belt) in GI or No-Gi, email us or message us on socials to get a discount code for 50%. Note: not available for absolute divisions. Absolute divisions have been added for both Gi and No-Gi. £20 to enter – half of entry fee will be added to prize pot. The bigger the division, the bigger the prize! These will run as Adults (over 18 and under 30) and Masters (Over 30s, combining Masters 30+ and 40+) Absolute division is an**additional division**for those already signed up for Gi and/or No-Gi divisions already.**Absolute divsions cannot be signed up to on their own.** All teams will be allowed 2 coach passes. These can be collected upon arrival to the venue. Extra passes will be granted for bigger teams: 10+ Athletes = 3 passes 20+ Athletes = 4 passes Doors open for weigh-ins - 8:30am Doors Open for Spectators - 9:00am Rules meeting for athletes and coaches - 9:30am Matches to start - 10am The venue will open at 08:30 to start weigh ins. You must weigh in**at least 1 hour before**your division start time. Weigh-ins will be**without the Gi**. This is for less complications for those competing in both Gi and No-Gi. There are no allowances.**If you miss weight, you cannot be moved up a weight class.** Where there are less than 3 athletes in a division, we will look to merge. This will be by weight or by age. We will inform you if we merge your division. If you are not happy with your merged division, or if we cannot find a suitable match, you will be fully refunded. Divisions of 3 athletes will be run round robin style. Spectator entry will be £5 payable on the door by cash or card. Doors will open to spectators at 9:00am. There will be ample parking a short 2 minute walk from the venue in the car park for: Bede House 11 Western Blvd, Leicester LE2 7EJ Access to the car park is by Bede Island Road off Western Boulevard. Follow us on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/leicester_open_jiujitsu) and [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/leicesteropenjiujitsu) for updates **Status:** Scheduled ## Dates **Start:** March 16, 2024 ## Location **Venue:** The Avenue **Location:** Leicester, England, United Kingdom ## Pricing **Price Range:** £20 – £45 ## Links - Source: https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/13378 --- **Last Updated:** March 06, 2026 **Data Source:** BJJ.Space (https://bjj.space/events/leicester-open)