Description
Grappling Industries JOHANNESBURG: October 4, 2025
Location: Hall 29, Wits University - East Campus, 1 Jan Smuts Ave, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2017, South Africa
Doors Open @ 7:30am | Event Starts @ 9am
THIS TOURNAMENT IS PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY!
We do not take late registrations or registrations at the event!
Normal Registration 1 or 2 Divisions – (Register before September 13 at 11:59pm) 700 rand
Late Registration 1 or 2 Divisions – (Register before September 30 at 11:59pm) 860 rand
Per Absolute Division – 150 rand
NOTE: Registration must be finalized and paid for prior to the event’s posted registration deadline. If payment is not finalized prior to the registration deadline, the registration is considered incomplete.
RULES AND POLICIES: https://www.grapplingindustries.com/rules
DIVISIONS: https://www.grapplingindustries.com/divisions
HELP CENTER: https://help.grapplingindustries.com/
FORMAT: The Grappling Industries Round Robin format offers every competitor multiple matches per division regardless of wins and losses. Competitors can get as many as 4 to 6 matches per division! For full information about our world-renowned Round Robin format please visit the following link: https://www.grapplingindustries.com/rules
COMPETITOR LIST: The competitor list will be live updated and viewable in the 'Athletes' tab.
WEIGH-INS: Competitors can weigh in as soon as the event doors open on the day you are competing up until 60 minutes prior to their division start time. Competitors are NOT required to weigh in wearing uniform. Competitors competing in multiple divisions only need to weigh in once. Competitors who fail to make weight for their division will be disqualified.
BRACKETS AND SCHEDULE: The event’s brackets and schedule will be posted 48 hours prior to the event. They can be found on the event page ‘Schedule’ tab. Event schedules are dynamic and division start times may fluctuate. It is important to monitor the schedule on event day. Brackets may run as much as 1 hour ahead of schedule.
MERGERS: Once the registration and change deadline have passed, our bracketing team will look to create the event brackets. Competitors that remain alone in a division after mergers are completed as indicated by an ‘x’ next to the division name can contact us at grapplingindustries@gmail.com to be issued a credit to a future event.
CHANGING DIVISIONS AND CANCELLING REGISTRATION: Competitors can edit or cancel their registration anytime up until the event’s change deadline. For more information on how to do this, see the following link: https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/89-how-to-change-weightclass-or-cancel
CAPACITY: Each event has a set capacity limit and registration will close early if capacity is reached. We highly recommend that competitors register as early as possible and do not make any travel arrangements until their registration is finalized.
BEST OVERALL TEAMS and AWARDS: Team standings, points, and medal counts are updated live available on the 'Results' tab of the event page. Top teams will receive the largest medal and ribbon in the sport: The Best Overall Academy for Adults and the Best Overall Academy for Kids.
RANKINGS: We track rankings for both competitors and teams. Competitor rankings are categorized by gender, age, weight, and skill level. Team rankings are categorized by team points and medal count. Our rankings can be filtered at Global, Continental, and National level. You can find the rankings on our website at http://grapplingindustries.com/rankings/
REFUND POLICY: We offer a full refund back to your original payment method up until the event’s Normal Registration deadline. After this date, we only offer a full coupon credit up until the event’s change deadline. Once the change deadline passes, a coupon credit will only be issued in the case a competitor has no scheduled matches.
WORK WITH US: Interested in working as a part of our team? We are always looking to add experienced referees, scorekeepers, and weigh-in/podium workers to our staff. We also offer the opportunity to earn registration in exchange for help with event set up. Please contact us at grapplingindustries@gmail.com for more information.
