# QJJC - Queensland State Championship 2026 > Competition in Gold Coast, Australia | July 24, 2026 – July 26, 2026 ## Overview **Event Type:** Competition **Description:** **SCHEDULE** Adult & Masters, Gi & No Gi - SATURDAY Kids & Juveniles - Gi & No Gi - SUNDAY **REGISTRATIONS**Kids & Juvenile (per division) - Early Bird $83 Normal**$93**, Late**$103**Adults & Masters (per division) - Early Bird $98 Normal**$108**, Late**$118**Openweight (per division) - Early Bird $50 Normal**$55**, Late**$60***N.B. All prices are set by the National Federation the AFBJJ and are the same for each State Championship across Australia.* **LAST DAY TO CHECK, CHANGE & WITHDRAW**Until Wednesday 22nd July 11:59pm, on the day after Late Registration Closes **DRAWS & SCHEDULE RELEASED**Will be released at 8:00pm on the Thursday before the competition **SPECTATOR FEES** - All spectators under 12 years (with identification) Free - Parents & coaches can enter free while the Kids & Juvenile Divisions are on - All other spectators $20 per day.- ONLY Registered AFBJJ/IBJJF black belts (proof ID must be shown at entrance) can enter free, no other coaches can enter free. QLD States requires and AFBJJ membership to participate. This membership may take up to 48hrs for approval. If your membership is not approved by the cutoff date then you will not be able to compete It is the**full responsibility of the athlete**to change divisions if they find themselves in a single fighter category. All athletes have up until 11:59pm of the Check & Change day (July 22nd) to edit their registration or withdraw from the competition. **SINGLE FIGHTER CATEGORY**Any athlete left in a single fighter category after 11:59pm of the Check & Change day, will collect their**gold medal without a fight**. Please note, in order to collect your Gold medal**you must still pass uniform check and weigh in on the day**, if you do not make weight you will not be eligible to collect your gold medal. Note:**there will be no individual or team points for single fighter categories ** Any kids and juveniles that are left in a single fighter category after 11:59pm on the 22nd of July will be moved by the organiser based on our merging policy. If you do not wish for the organiser to merge,**it is the responsibility of the parents and/or coaches**to edit and change the registration by 11:59pm on the 22nd of July. **Kids Merges:**Kids will be merged up no more than 2 divisions (weight or age) 2yrs | 2 weights | 1yr & 1 weight For example: A 7yr old 24kg competitor could have the following option: He/she can be moved up to 8yrs or 9yrs at the same weightHe/she can be moved up to 27kg or 30.2kg (1 or 2 weight divisions up, but same age)He/she can be moved to 8yrs 27kg (1yr and 1weight) Teen III will not be merged into Juvenile divisions, Teen III will only be merged up in weight Juveniles will not be merged into Adults divisions. Juveniles 1 & 2 will be put together Juveniles will be merged up maximum of 2 weight categories **Kids & Juvenile Ultra Heavy Weight division **Only competitors within the Heavy Weight category will be merged up to Ultra Heavy weight. No other divisions will be merged into this category Kids No Gi Under the AFBJJ Federation rules and guidelines, there will be no white belt categories or mighty mites. **SINGLE CATEGORY COMPETITORS KIDS/JUVENILES**The QBJJC reserves the right to adjust registrations within our merging policy - it is the policy of the QBJJC/ AFBJJ not to have kids/juvenile categories with only one competitor. All one competitor categories that are unable to be merged will be abandoned. Single Category Competitors will not receive a medal, national points or team points, instead they will be refunded (part or in full) and be withdrawn from the division. **REFUND POLICY** A 95% refund is available until the end of Check and Change day at 11:59pm on Wednesday the 22nd of July. Competitors seeking the entry fee re-compensation must do so before the Check, Change & Withdraw option closes or they will be unable to. No entries will be transferred or credited. There are no refunds or credits for this event, no exceptions. You will not be entitled to a refund or credit, regardless of whether or not you participate. By paying for your registration you will be put into a bracket and be called to compete on the day of competition. You will lose your first match by disqualification if you do not show up for your match, do not have an approved uniform, do not make the minimum qualification for that bracket, are required to isolate or have an injury, Covid-19 or other medical condition that will not allow you to compete. This also includes single competitor categories when your opponent/s have withdrawn from your division. This also includes divisions where all other opponents withdraw, are disqualified or absent and only one competitor remains. In this instance the single competitor will gain points to be nationally recognised, as well as team points, and be awarded the Gold Medal on the podium, and declared the winner. Choose your divisions carefully. Competitors cannot withdraw from a single division. The only current option is for competitors to withdraw from the entire competition and then re-enter at the price on the date of the new registration. Here is a link that explains how to cancel your registration and claim your refund. [https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/68-i-want-to-cancel-my-registration-how-can-i-do-that](https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/68-i-want-to-cancel-my-registration-how-can-i-do-that) **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 login by or before the last day of registration and check their details along with the competitor lists. The last day competitors or instructors can make changes is on the Check, Change or Withdraw day before 11:59pm. Do not wait until after this time when the brackets are published and locked in with the schedule created to confirm such details as it will be too late. **Rules** Our matches follow the [IBJJF](https://ibjjf.com/) competition rule-set, both for adults and kids. All competitors are expected to be familiar with all these rules and the uniform requirements prior to registering for this tournament. Ignorance is not an excuse - please follow this link to see the current IBJJF rules. [CLICK HERE](https://ibjjf.com/books-videos) to access the Rules Book and Technical Fouls and illegal moves to familiarise yourself with the ruleset. **Age Selection**The AFBJJ calculates competitors aged category based on the year of birth of the athlete not the current age. **Weight Selection:**Weights in the drop down box are represented as net with the appropriate Gi or No Gi allowance of the uniform is already included in the division e.g. the 82.3kg division already includes the 3.3kg allowance of the 79kg division. All competitors must step on the scales with the correct uniform to which they will be competing in. Competitors must be on or under the weight division when they step onto the official scales or they will be disqualified. **All Competitors weight divisions are including the Gi or No Gi uniform. No weight allowance will be given** **Weigh In:**Competitors should be prepared at least no less than 30min before their scheduled match. Also important to note the schedule is dynamic and changes throughout the day, please check your times regularly to ensure that you do not miss your weigh in and become disqualified. Once competitors are weighed in they are required to stay inside the competition area and are responsible to ensuring they are able to hear their name called to compete. Leaving the mat area they are scheduled to compete on, wearing ear phones, similar devices, or not responding when called to compete can result in immediate disqualification. **Juniors transitioning to Juvenile & Adult Belt Ranks** Under the AFBJJ guidelines, kids transitioning to Juveniles will not be allowed to compete wearing Junior coloured belts (Grey, Yellow, Orange or Green) - Instead they must wear either Blue or Purple Belts at their instructors discretion! Juveniles will not be permitted to change to a white belt rank if they have previously achieved a junior colour ranking. **Team Points:**Competitors in single fighter divisions will not be allocated team points and will instead be withdrawn from the competition and receive a refund. Any adult/master athletes that have selected remain and medal will not receive points for their own athlete rankings and will not be awarded points for the team. **Team Ranking:**Teams will be ranked in the following order.First Consideration - Team points will be allocated based on Gold, Silver & Bronze placings. The Team with the most points overall will win the first place, Followed by the team with second highest overall points in second and the team with third highest points in third.Second consideration - In the event a team is tied on points, ranking between the tied teams will be determined by the better ranking going to the team with the most wins. If it is still tied then the team with the most Gold Medals then silver medals will receive the better ranking. Then if it is still tied then the team with the most bronze medals will receive the better ranking. If it is still tied after all the above then the decision will be made by random pick. **Academy/Team Name:**Competitors are responsible to ensure they have registered under the correct academy/team name. Once registration is completed this cannot be altered. **AWARDS & GIFTS**Competitors may only receive their medals whilst standing on the podium with the other competitors who placed in their division. If a competitor does not do this they will not receive their medal at a later date and this action may also cause a disciplinary result, potentially banning a competitor from competing in other divisions at the same tournament - due to bad sportsmanship. Competitors that are eligible for a gift, prize, T-shirt or other awards must collect them on the day of the competition. If they are not collected on the day of the tournament, the competitor is forfeits their right to all gifts, prizes, T-shirts or other awards. **RISK AND INSURANCE** The competitor and/or their guardian (if under 18yrs) acknowledges and agrees that the competitor shall be responsible to obtain all or any insurance for loss and/or medical, hospital, life, income protection, personal, property, or any other risk or damage that the competitor may cause or suffer, (whether directly or indirectly) and the competitor covenants that he acknowledges that any failure by the competitor to fully insure himself against any accident, damage, injury, loss, whatsoever, howsoever arising shall be solely at the risk of the competitor. And the competitor and/or their guardian (if under 18yrs) hereby indemnifies the QBJJC against all and any loss or damage caused directly or indirectly by the competitor’s involvement in the event or contest. Furthermore, the competitor shall make themselves available at QBJJC's discretion to undergo pre and post bout medical examinations, including drug testing, by duly qualified personal on the day of the event, at the QBJJC’s discretion and shall participate in the event solely at the QBJJC’s discretion, dependent upon the interpretation of the results of those tests at the sole discretion of the QBJJC. **PARAMEDICS**All events have Qualified First Aid Medics, as well as Paramedics who can treat and give pain relief on site, so anyone injured in pain does not need to wait until an ambulance arrives, they can be treated immediately. **DIVISION CHANGES:**Division changes may be made online through smoothcomp. This must be completed on or before the Check & Change Day. Competitors can ONLY change their Age, Weight & Belt within a division and cannot swap between divisions - eg. Gi to Nogi, weight class to Absolute, or Kids No Gi to Kids Gi. Competitors who are from the same team that may be matched or merged, once registration has closed will not be eligible for a refund and will be unable to have their division changed. On this situation competitors can choose to compete or not and close the division, in this situation they will receive medals and personal ranking points but will not receive team points. Here is a link that explains how to change divisions. [https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/89-how-to-change-weightclass-or-cancel](https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/89-how-to-change-weightclass-or-cancel) **WORK AT EVENT** We are always looking for experienced referees and event staff. We pay competitively, and at longer events also include snacks and meals for day of workers. **Jobs Include:**Referee Score Board Operator Match Co-Ordinator Weigh In Uniform Inspection Podium To apply, please email us right away with your name, previous experience (if any), and which tournament and date you are referring to at QBJJCaustralia@gmail.com **Status:** Scheduled ## Dates **Start:** July 24, 2026 **End:** July 26, 2026 ## Location **Venue:** Gold Coast Sports and leisure centre **Location:** Gold Coast, Australia ## Pricing **Price Range:** 50 AUD – 98 AUD ## Links - Registration: https://afbjj.smoothcomp.com/en/event/31223 - Source: https://afbjj.smoothcomp.com/en/event/31223 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qbjjc?igsh=MTM2OW9uczZwYXdhNQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QBJJC ## Tags Multi-Day --- **Last Updated:** March 25, 2026 **Data Source:** BJJ.Space (https://bjj.space/events/qjjc-queensland-state-championship-2026)