Description
ADCC CANADA OPEN NIAGARA 2025
ADCC OPEN CANADA NIAGARA 2025
LOCATION:
Niagara Falls Convention Centre
6815 Stanley Avenue Niagara Falls, ON L2G 3Y9
IMPORTANT DATES:
Registration Deadline: Monday, December 8th, 2025
Last day for Cancellations: Monday, December 8th, 2025
Registration Check day (Athlete correction) deadline: Tuesday, December 9th, 2025
Schedule Release Date: Friday, December 12th, 2025
Brackets Release Date: Friday, December 12th, 2025
REGISTRATION FEES:
Early Bird Price (until November 8th): $125 CAD plus tax
Regular Price: $150 CAD Plus tax


$75 plus tax to add additional divisions.*** 3 DIVISIONS MAXIMUM 


MANDATORY WEIGH INS:
PRE-DATE WEIGH-IN (day before the event)
Date: Friday, December 12th , 2025
Place: Niagara Falls Convention Centre -6815 Stanley Avenue Niagara Falls, ON L2G 3Y9
From 4pm to 8pm
Athletes have to attend the weigh-in at the time given according to the event's deadline.
Players will be placed in the next division available if they exceed the weight they have registered in.
ON DATE WEIGH-IN OPTION 1 ( Event Day)
Date: Saturday, December 13th, 2025
Place: Niagara Falls Convention Centre -6815 Stanley Avenue Niagara Falls, ON L2G 3Y9
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m
Athletes have to attend the weigh-in at the time given according to the event's deadline.
Players will be placed in the next division available if they exceed the weight they have registered in.
WHO CAN COMPETE:
ADCC Opens are for all competitors - kids through masters, beginner through advanced, from any country.

You do not need to qualify to compete in ADCC Opens.


CORRECTIONS & CANCELLATIONS:
Registration corrections can be done by logging into your smoothcomp account.
Please follow these instructions: https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/89-how-to-change-weightclass-or-cancel
Last day for Cancellations: Monday, November 11th, 2024 (no exceptions)
REFUND POLICY:
Registration fees are non-refundable. Registered competitors who are unable to compete due to illness, injury, or bereavement may request credit toward a future tournament up to 5 days prior to registration closing. Refunds will only be offered if we are not able to find you a suitable match, meaning registration fees are non-refundable.


RULES:
https://www.adcc-official.com/rules.html
https://www.adcc-official.com/opens/canada-open.html
https://adcc-official.com/files/ADCC%20Rules.pdf
FORMAT:
* NO GI ONLY
* ADCC rules and legal techniques: http://www.adcc-official.com/opens/rules.html
* ADULTS ELIMINATION
* KIDS DOUBLE ELIMINATION
* Compete for third place (no double bronze).
ABSOLUTE DIVISIONS:
There is one women's and one men's absolute division - open to all ranks, weights, and above at 18.


MATCH LENGTHS:
Kids (up to age 12): 4 minutes
Teens and juveniles (age 13-17): 5 minutes
Adults: 6 minutes
Masters: 5 minutes

SPECTATORS:
Spectator tickets: $20
Spectator tickets will also be available at the door (cash only)


NOT ALLOWED AT ANY ADCC EVENTS:
Close outs: Teammates, friends, etc not having a real match if they meet in a bracket.

Sandbagging: Signing up for a lower skill level or younger age group (masters signing up for adult is permitted). Please notify us if you see a competitor you suspect is sandbagging.

Doing either of these may result in a permanent ban from all ADCC events, even on the first offence.


MEDIA REQUESTS:
Media requests will be handled by jorge@ojjc.ca
Requests should be submitted at least 3 weeks before the event date. Any requests submitted after that may not be considered.

