Description
ADCC OPEN CANADA 2024 - VANCOUVER EDITION
DATE:
Saturday, October 25th, 2025
LOCATION:
Richmond Olympic Oval - 6111 River Rd, Richmond, BC V7C 0A2
IMPORTANT DATES:
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, October 21st, 2025
Last day for Cancellations: Tuesday, October 21st, 2025
Registration Check day (Athlete correction) deadline: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025
Schedule Release Date: Friday, October 24th, 2025
Brackets Release Date: Friday, October 24th, 2025
REGISTRATION FEES:
Early Bird Price (until September 21st): $125 CAD plus tax
Regular Price: $150 CAD plus tax
$75 CAD plus tax to add additional divisions.* 3 DIVISIONS MAXIMUM
MANDATORY WEIGH INS:
PRE-DATE WEIGH-IN (day before the event)
Date: Friday, October 24th, 2025
Place: Richmond Olympic Oval - 6111 River Rd, Richmond, BC V7C 0A2
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, October 25th , 2025
Place: Richmond Olympic Oval - 6111 River Rd, Richmond, BC V7C 0A2
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: Tuesday, October 21st, 2025 (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 Single 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 only 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 offense.
MEDIA REQUESTS:
Submit a media request here: Media Request Form
Media requests will be handled by shawn@adcc-official.com
Requests should be submitted at least 3 weeks before the event date. Any requests submitted after that may not be considered.
