EBI Austin Open Tournament

The 2024 EBI Open Austin Jiu Jitsu Tournament is June 1st at 10th Planet Austin.

Location: 

10th Planet Austin

4509 Freidrich Lane

Suite 210

Austin, TX 78704, United States

Doors Open @ 8am | Event Starts @ 10am

FORMAT and PROTOCOL: 

EBI Open tournaments follow a standard DOUBLE elimination bracket protocol.

EBI Open matches are submission-only during regulation.

DIVISIONS RULES and GUIDELINES:

MEN AND WOMEN NOGI

Matches Length: 6 Minutes

Semi-Final and Final matches: 10 Minutes

Regulation Scoring: Submission Only, NO Points, NO Advantages

Overtime Scoring: EBI OT Rules 

All Matches will be only 1 round of EBI OT. Only Semi-Finals and Finals will be regular EBI OT with 3 Rounds.

Banned Submissions: All Submissions Legal in Advanced Divisions.

Banned Positions: None. Reaping Allowed.

Banned Transitions: Jumping Guard Not allowed. Flying Kani Basami

Advanced Divisions: Includes Purple Belts and Higher. All subs are legal.

Intermediate Divisions: Includes Blue Belts and Under. All subs are legal.

MEN'S WEIGHT CLASSES:

<125lbs

<135lbs

<145lbs

<155lbs

<170lbs

<185lbs

<205lbs

<265lbs

WOMEN' WEIGHT CLASSES:

<125lbs

<135lbs

<150lbs

>150lbs

TEENS NOGI

Divisions: Advanced Only (White, Yellow, Orange, Green and Blue)

Match Length: 5 Minutes

Regulation Scoring: Submission Only

Overtime Scoring: EBI OT Rules

Teens = 13 - 16 years old

Banned Submissions: No twisting Leglocks (Heelhooks, Toeholds)

Banned Positions: None. Reaping Allowed.

Banned Transitions: Jumping Guard Not Allowed. Flying Kani Basami

TEENS WEIGHT CLASSES

<100lbs

<125lbs

>125lbs

KIDS NOGI

Divisions: Advanced Only (White, Yellow, Orange, and Green)

Match Length: 5 Minutes

Regulation Scoring: Submission Only

Overtime Scoring: EBI OT Rules

Teens = 12 years and under

Banned Submissions: No twisting Leglocks (Heelhooks, Toeholds)

Banned Positions: None. Reaping Allowed.

Banned Transitions: Jumping Guard Not Allowed. Flying Kani Basami

KIDS WEIGHT CLASSES

<50lbs

<75lbs

>75lbs

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 the last day of registration and check their details along with the competitor lists, and not wait until the brackets are published and locked in to confirm such details.

CHANGING DIVISIONS: After registration closes, all competitors (or coaches, parents) have until 5PM the following day to make any changes to their registrations. 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 be no further changes allowed. Competitors who are alone in their division should choose to either self-move themselves up a division or cancel their registration for a full credit. If you have trouble changing your division, please check out: https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/89-how-to-change-weightclass-or-cancel

DIVISION MERGERS: After the change deadline, competitors who do not have anyone in their division group may be merged with another division. 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.

REFUND POLICY: We issue refunds for an event registration until the early bird date. From the early bird date to the change deadline, only full coupon credits will be issued for future events. After the change deadline, there will be no refunds or future credits issued. Refunds and Credits can be gotten by logging into your account and canceling your event registration. Competitors whose opponents did not show to their division leaving them without a match on event day will receive a full coupon credit.

BRACKETS and SCHEDULE: 24 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 be at the mat on time for your matches. We ask that you make sure to be present in the venue at least 60 minutes prior to your division start time as well in case we are able to get head starts on certain divisions. You can also tell when your matches are coming up by checking the tab on your mobile device during the competition: https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/90-find-out-your-dynamic-starting-time

WEIGH-INS: Takes place bothe the day prior and on the day of the event. You do not have to weigh-in with your gi on. You only need to weigh-in once if competing in several divisions. You must 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 else you will be disqualified and removed from the bracket.

COACH CORNER: Coaches and spectators will be allowed mat side during the tournament.

MEDALS: Beautiful gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded to all podium finishers. 

MEDIC ON HAND: There will be a trained and professional medic on sight. We have reached deals with several national companies specialized in event medical services that we can trust with the safety of our competitors whether they need ice, get injured, or need advice on previous injuries.

WARM UP MATS: We try our best to always provide a warm up mat area for our competitors during tournaments. In cases where events reach close to or full capacity, we could be restricted from having the floor space to create a warm up area for our competitors.

DIVISION RESULTS: Division brackets along with their final placements are live updated to and readily available on the results tab of the event page.

CHARITY OF CHOICE: TBD

WORK AT THE EVENT: We are always looking for experienced referees, event staff, as well competitors to help setup! We pay competitively, and at longer events also include snacks for workers. We offer 1 free registration to compete in exchange for 3 hours maximum of light work during the set-up phase of the event the night before tournaments. To apply, please email us with your name, previous experience at [email protected].