# London RAW Open #2 > Competition in Worcester Park, England, United Kingdom | July 19, 2025 ## Overview **Event Type:** Competition **Description:** THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 2 players = Best of 3 first player to win twice wins! 3 players= True round robin Everyone plays everyone 4 players= Bronze match Losers from semi finals fights for bronze 5 players= True round robin Everyone plays everyone 6+ players= 2 matches guaranteed Players that lose their first round gets a consolation match before the final**except absolutes** **RULES and GUIDELINES:** The rule set for**Gi**divisions will follow IBJJF rules regarding point scoring system and technique/submission permissions. The Rule set for**No-Gi**will follow the IBJJF point scoring system and rule set at White Belt level. However, from Blue Belt and above, technique and submission permissions will follow the Raw Grappling rule set below- (but the point scoring system will remain IBJJF at all levels) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **No-Gi**legal & Illegal techniques and submission allowances from Blue Belt and above**ONLY**: (please note: white belts and all Gi divisions will follow IBJJF standard rules) **LEGAL TECHNIQUES** **ILLEGAL TECHNIQUES** **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. **CHANGING DIVISIONS:**You have until the 5th May 2024 to make any changes to your registration. You can make these changes by logging into your account and modifying your registration details. After this change deadline, the registration will become locked in, and there will no further changes allowed. **DIVISION MERGERS:**After change deadline, competitors who do not have anyone in their division group may be merged with another division. 1st merge option will be an age merge with the same weight division. If this is not available you will be merged up a weight but not down a weight. Your belt colour will not be merged. 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 coupon credit for entry to any future event of ours. **KIDS BRACKETS: We will be merging the kids brackets with more available options if needed and will always endeavour to make sure the kids can get some matches. We will look at male/female mergers. Merging within the colour bracket i.e. white and grey/grey/black and grey if necessary also.** **REFUND POLICY:**We issue refunds for an event registration until the date specified. After this date, there will be no refunds or future credits issued. Refunds and Credits can be issued by logging into your account and cancelling your event registration. All refunds will be given in the way of a Coupon to use for free entry to a future event. **BRACKETS and SCHEDULE:**48 hours 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. Please make a note of the start time of your first match and make sure you are at the venue At least 60 minutes before you are due to start to ensure you have weighed in and ready to compete. During the day please keep an eye on your mobile device to make sure you are aware when your next match is and what mat you should be on. Please be at the mat on time for your matches. You can also tell when your matches are coming up by checking the tab on your mobile during the competition: [https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/90-find-out-your-dynamic-starting-time](https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/90-find-out-your-dynamic-starting-time) **WEIGH-INS:**Takes place on the day of the event. You only need to weigh-in once if competing in more than one division. You can 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 you may be disqualified and removed from the bracket. **MEDALS:**RAW gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded to all podium finishers. **MEDIC ON HAND:**There will be trained and professional medics on site. **WARM UP MATS:**We try our best to always provide a warmup mat area for our competitors during tournaments. Please be aware that in some extreme circumstances this may not be an option so please be prepared to encounter all situations on the day. **TV SCOREBOARDS:**A Scoreboard screen will be present at mat side of each mat showing Competitor’s name, team, and flag along with the match’s division and match number. **BEST OVERALL TEAMS and AWARDS:**Team standings, points, and medal counts are update live and available to see on the results tab of the event page. **Work Experience:** We are always happy to accept requests to work with the RAW team in setting up the events, table staff and runners. If you are interested in getting some experience of running BJJ events under your belt please contact us on [enquires@rawgrappling.com](http://rawgrappling.com). We cover lunch and always other freebies up for grabs including Free entry to our tournaments. **Status:** Scheduled ## Dates **Start:** July 19, 2025 ## Location **Venue:** Crystal Place **Location:** Worcester Park, England, United Kingdom ## Pricing **Price Range:** £20 – £50 ## Links - Source: https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/22397 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawgrapplingchampionship/?hl=en-gb - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RAWgrapplingchampionship --- **Last Updated:** March 06, 2026 **Data Source:** BJJ.Space (https://bjj.space/events/london-raw-open-2)