ADCC Brazil Open - Macaé

SCHEDULE

Address: R. Turmalina - Sol e Mar, Macaé - RJ, 27940-480

Time zone: São Paulo (GMT-3)

IMPORTANT

• Style: No-Gi (ADCC rules).
• Elimination: single elimination (no double bronze).
• Registration is only valid after payment confirmation.
• Athlete limit: registrations may close before the final deadline if the limit is reached. Unpaid registrations by the deadline will not be considered.
• Responsibility: it is the athlete’s responsibility to verify that their registration has been approved and confirmed on the official platform before brackets are created.
• Arrive 2 hours before your scheduled match time due to possible schedule adjustments.
• ADCC offers a free course on Friday with referees for questions and clarifications. We recommend all athletes attend.
• Participation in ADCC Open events means you agree to our Code of Conduct.

🔗 ADCC Regulations: click here

🔗 ADCC Rules: click here

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REGISTRATIONS (editing, payment and cancellation)

Registration corrections can be made by accessing your Smoothcomp account, such as belt correction, weight, and adding or changing your academy: click here to view the tutorial.

For changes in age category, send an email to support@adcclatinamerica.com with your full name and the requested correction.

• Category rules: athletes may not register below their belt rank, age, or weight. ADCC uses the athlete’s data as of the event date.
• Refunds: registrations are non-refundable. Athletes unable to participate may request credit for future events up to 4 days before the event.
• Credits: all credit requests and usage must be made exclusively through official support channels (WhatsApp or email). Do not cancel directly on Smoothcomp, as requests outside official channels will not be processed.
• If an athlete who is alone in their division does not request a change within the deadline set in the schedule, they will be reallocated during bracket adjustments, with no possibility of late requests. Athletes who do not compete in any match will not receive ranking points.
• All coaches must register for the event through the official link.

🔗 Pix payment submission/Make payment: click here

🔗 Coach registration: click here

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WEIGH-IN

• Absence: must be reported through the ADCC website. Absence without notice = automatic disqualification.
• Adjustments: athletes who are alone in their category may be reallocated according to the rules to ensure they have a match.
• All athletes must weigh in, even if their category has no weight limit.

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PROHIBITED IN ADCC

• Closing remarks: It is not allowed for teammates or friends who find themselves in a bracket to avoid a real match.
• Offenses to athletes, referees or coaches.

🚨Sandbagging Policy:

In order to ensure competitive fairness and compliance with ADCC guidelines, the following rules are established:

I. Remaining in a Higher Category An athlete who wins 03 (three) gold medals in a higher skill category will be permanently prohibited from returning to a lower category, regardless of belt rank, training time, or team declaration. For youth athletes, this rule applies within the same age division.

II. Mandatory Progression An athlete who wins 05 (five) gold medals in the same skill category must be mandatorily promoted to the immediately higher category, regardless of formal belt rank.  

III. It is not allowed to register in a category lower than the one corresponding to the athlete’s belt rank, weight, or age as considered on the DAY OF THE EVENT. Athletes in the Master category are allowed to compete in the Adult category.

Doing any of these actions may result in a permanent ban from all ADCC events.

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SUPPORT TEAM

WhatsApp: +55 11 5104-4470

Email: support@adcclatinamerica.com

ADCC information group

🔗 For more tutorials: Click here.

Support is available during business hours: 09:00 to 18:00 (São Paulo time).