SIAM Submission Challenge Vol.12

Invitation

We welcome you to the eleventh edition of our SIAM Submission Challenge Tournaments on January 16th 2027. We are gearing up for a huge event featuring custom medals, CASH PRIZES, Championship belt and more. All of this going down inside Nørrebrohallen in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark. The event is open for athletes of all experience levels nationalities and academies. We have divisions for both adults and Kids/Teens!

Divisions

ADULTS GI:
White belt
Blue Belt
Purple, Brown and Black Belt

NOGI:
Beginner – Up to 2 years of training (until Blue belt)
Intermediate – From 2 - 4 years of training (Blue belt)
Expert – From 4 years and above (Purple, Brown & Black belt)  

KIDS/TEENS GI or NOGI:

White/Grey Belt

Yellow/Orange Belt

Green/Blue Belt

Age groups for Kids/Teens:

7-9 years old, 10-12 years old, 13-15 years old, 15-17 years old

Note on kids/teens divisions: We will merge groups if needed to make sure everyone gets fair, safe and fun matches.

SPECIAL DIVISIONS

OLDBOYS (+35 YEARS OLD)

OLDGIRLS (+35 YEARS OLD)

We have created a special division both for Gi and No Gi out of respect for the more seasoned practitioners that are looking to compete.
Notice we have a smaller amount of weight classes for these divisions.

Weight classes

Weight classes for Men:
-70kg, -75kg, -80kg, -85kg, -90kg, -100kg, +100kg

Weight classes for OLDBOYS: 

-80kg, -90kg, -100kg, +100kg

Weight classes for Women:
-60kg, +60kg

Weight classes for Kids/Teens:

-25kg, -30kg, -40kg, -45kg, -50kg, -55kg, -60kg, -65kg, -70kg, -77kg -84kg, +84kg

Note that you DO NOT have to wear your gi at weigh-in

FORMAT

ALL WEIGHT DIVISIONS WILL FOLLOW A ROUND-ROBIN FORMAT

ABSOLUTE DIVISIONS WILL BE A SINGLE-ELIMINATION  TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE

Match Duration
The time limit for every adult match will be 5 minutes.

The time limit for kids 7-9 years old will be 3 minutes the rest of the kids/teen age groups  will be 4 minutes.

Match Scoring
The match scoring will follow the Grappling Industries guidelines meaning the following:

-Matches follow traditional BJJ point scoring: 4 for the mount, 4 for the back, 3 for a guard pass, 2 for a sweep, 2 for a takedown, 2 for knee on stomach, and 2 for a solid submission attempt that was stopped out of bounds.

-All positions must be held and controlled for 3 seconds.

-There is no “Advantage” scoring.

-A first penalty will result in a warning, a second penalty will result in the opponent being given 2 points, a third penalty will result in disqualification.

-If a match finishes in a draw, the referee of the match will declare a winner by Referee Decision at their discretion.

-A match will be deemed over immediately if a competitor taps out, screams, or verbally gives up during the match.

Rules

A list of the allowed techniques in each division is availible at the following link (scroll to "Allowable techniques")

Allowable techniques

Schedule

We offer every competitor the opportunity to weigh in either the day before competition or on the day of the competition.

Day before weigh-in (January 15th)

Weigh-in at SIAM BJJ in Kampsportens hus: 18.00-19.00 

Competition day weigh-in (January 16th)

Weigh-in at Nørrebrohallen: 8.00-9.00

Match start: 10.00

Uniform

Gi: Athletes have to wear a BJJ gi/kimono that fits their body along with a belt colored to match their rank in BJJ(White, Blue, Purple, Brown or Black). The Gi must be clean without visible tears and not obviously too short or too long. The top and pants must be of the same color and patches are allowed as long as the patches on the Gi do not prevent the opponent from gripping it

NoGi: Athletes have to wear board shorts without pockets or with pockets entirely stitched shut. Spats can be worn under the shorts if selected. Athletes also have to wear a rashguard or a shirt of elastic fabric (clings to body). This rash guard or shirt does not need to meet any color requirements.

Registration

Adult

Normal Registration: 350 DKK (Gi and NoGi: 500 DKK)

Late Registration 500 DKK (Gi and NoGi: 600 DKK)

Absolute Division: 100 DKK

Kids/Teens

Normal Registration: 200 DKK (Gi and NoGi: 300 DKK)

Late Registration 200 DKK (Gi and NoGi: 300 DKK)

Prizes

The 1st, 2nd and 3rd placing athletes of each division will recieve medals.

---CHAMPIONSHIP BELT FOR THE EXPERT NOGI MALE CHAMPION---

---CASH PRIZES FOR ALL NOGI ABSOLUTE DIVISION WINNERS---

In the Nogi Adult Absolute divisions we offer the following Cash Prizes/gifts to the winner if the division has a minimum of 12 competitors.