Malmö International BJJ & NoGi Open 2026

We welcome you to the eigth edition of Malmö International BJJ Open on the 21-22nd of November. This year we are moving to the historic venue Baltiska Hallen!

The event is open for all belts for Kids, Juvenile, Adult and Masters! There will be no Absolute class for white belts.

Rules

The event will be contested under standard IBJJF rules. You can find them at http://www.ibjjf.org/rules. We will have matches for 3rd place.

Fee

Adult Gi fee: 500:-

Adult Nogi Fee: 500:-

Combined Gi & Nogi: 800:-

Juvenile & Kids Gi: 250:-

Juvenile & Kids Nogi: 250:-

Juvenile & Kids Gi + Nogi: 400:-

Black belts Gi & Nogi: 0:-

Late fee for Adult, Juveniles & kids: additional 200:-

Late fee for Adult combined Gi & Nogi: additional 400 :-

Late fee for Juvenile & Kids combined Gi & Nogi: additional 300:-

Juveniles who wish to compete in both Juvenile and Adult pay only for the Adult registration.

You will find more information regarding juveniles in the Juveniles & Kids section.

How to edit, pay, add more or cancel an registration

You will find all the information here.

You can:

• Edit your registrations.
• Add more divisions.
• Cancel your registration.
• Pay for your registration (if you chose to skip that when you registered).

Refunds

100% of the fee will be refunded if you cancel before 10th October 12:00 CET

60% of the fee will be refunded if you cancel before 28th October 12:00 CET

Cancellations after this time will not be refunded.

Entrance fee

Spectators aged 15 or older: 75 sek.

If you are competing during the event the entrance is free on the day you compete.

Registered coaches with a valid coach pass is offered free entry.

Coaches

You will find all information regarding coaches here.

All coach passes are personal and you need to register on smoothcomp before the deadline 15th November 23:59.

Misuse, such as not following instructions from our staff, will result in the coach pass being revoked.

Each team can bring up to 4 coaches / day.

The number of coach passes each academy can receive depends on the number of competitors you have during the day in question.

1-5 competitors: 1 coach pass

6-10 competitors: 2 coach passes

11-19 competitors: 3 coach passes

20+ competitors: 4 coach passes

The coach area is for coaches only. It is not permitted to bring children into the area.

Coaching is only allowed from the assigned seats and only 1 coach per athlete on a mat.

Coach area is not a generic spectator area.

Important dates

Last day to register:  15th November 23:59 CET

Last day for alterations: 16th November 23:59 CET

Kids Format

Kids will fight under the double elimination style format. See Juveniles & Kids section for more info.

Mixed Classes

We aim to offer each athlete a chance to fight, so we might have to combine some classes if there are too few participants. We strive to get at least three (3) athletes per class, but sometimes only two (2) is possible. The mixing of classes will follow the regulations stipulated by the Swedish BJJ Federation.

1) Age. For children there can be a maximum of 3 years between contestants. Kids and Juvenile will never be mixed. Remember that competition age is calculated as (current year - year of birth). Juveniles are eligible to compete against adults in the same belt.

2) Weight. For children there can be a maximum of 2 weight classes difference between contestants.

3) Belts. For children we will either mix white with gray and then yellow and up, or if necessary white - yellow and orange & up. For adults the only belt mixing allowed is female adult division brown and black.

4) Gender. Children under the age of 12 can be mixed across genders. From 12 and up there will be no mixing genders.

If a coach and the parents of an athlete feels that they should be fighting at a higher skill level, weight class or age group a special application should be sent to the federation for consideration. This decision is made on a case-by-case basis.

The priority when we combine groups for kids are the following, starting with number 1:

1. Move to a group with 1 belt difference (for example white to grey)

2. Move 1 year of age within same weight and belt.

3. Move 1 weight class within same age and belt.

4. Move 2 belts (for example white to yellow).

5. Move 2 years of age within same weight and belt.

6. Move 2 weight classes within same age and belt.

7. Move 3 years of age

You can read the regulations we follow from the Swedish BJJ Federation here (in swedish)

Kids in Plus (+) divisions

If you are registered for the plus division, please make sure to enter your estimated weight to allow us to make fair and safe groups.

Black Belt

If you are a black belt we offer you the opportunity to compete for free at our event.

Livestream

All matches will be streamed live and for free on our Youtube channel.

You will also find the livestreams on smoothcomp.

Schedule

Saturday: Adult & Juvenile NoGi, Kids Gi. Kids starts first.

Sunday: Adult & Juvenile Gi, Kids NoGi. Kids starts first.

The first matches of the day will start at 09:00 both days

Doors open at 07:50.

Weigh-ins start at 08:30, ONLY FOR THE ATHLETES ON THE MONITOR

Please note that kids matches are generally faster than scheduled. Please make sure to be in the arena with plenty of time to prepare.

Absolute divisions will be placed at the end the current schedule when the brackets are ready. 

Please note that at the end of the day we will move divisions to empty mats should a mat finish ahead of schedule.

Also note that all times are dynamic! Make sure to be in the arena in good time because your match may be sooner than initially posted!

Weigh in

You will be allowed to weigh in when your match is up on the monitor in the arena, 15-30 minutes prior to your match. You will weigh in with your full uniform on.