Submission Challenge St. Louis 01/18/2019

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SPECTATOR PASSES ARE AVAILABLE FOR $15 PER PERSON AT THE DOOR.

EArlY BIRD REGISTRATIONS: $59 FOR ONE DIVISION $79 FOR TWO. ABSOLUTE DIVISIONS $20.STANDARD REGISTRATIONS: $69 FOR ONE DIVISION $99 FOR TWO. ABSOLUTE DIVISIONS $30.

Brackets, SCHEDULE* AND DIVISIONS:

Submission Challenge is proud to feature men and women's divisions for competitors ages 4 and up. All skill levels are welcome. Submission Challenge is submission grappling for everyone!

Novice divisions are available for first time competitors with less than 6 months of experience, this includes Judo, Wrestling, Sambo or any other grappling in any form.

Professionally designed and crafted medals are awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Championship belts for Advanced divisions.

COMPETITOR LISTS:

Competitor Lists will be viewable throughout the registration process. Please ensure your data is entered correctly by checking your registration on the registration tab above, or by clicking here.

CHANGING DIVISIONS:

On Wednesday prior to the event when registration closes, all competitors, coaches, and parents have until 3 P.M. Central time the following day to make any edits to their registrations. You can make these changes by logging into your account and modifying your registration details. At this deadline, registrations become finalized, and there will be no further changes allowed. Competitors who find themselves without another competitor in their division may choose to move themselves up in division (weight or rank) or cancel the registration for a full credit. If you have trouble changing your division or canceling,

Bracket Combinations:

After the 3 P.M. deadline on Thursday to edit registration info, competitors who do not have anyone in their division group will be combined into another appropriate division. All athletes who remain alone in their divisions once brackets are finalized at 8 P.M. Thursday have no available combinations available to them, and therefore there are no matches available for that competitor. They will receive a full coupon credit for entry to any future Submission Challenge event.

REFUND POLICY:

We issue refunds for an event registration until the early bird date. From the early bird date to the change deadline, only credits will be issued for future events. After the deadline to edit registration (3 P.M. Thursday prior to the event), there will be no refunds or future credits issued. Refunds and Credits are issued when you log into your account and cancel your event registration. Coupon codes are viewable in the “MY Account” area of SmoothComp. Competitors whose opponents no showed or withdraw from their division leaving them without a match on event day will receive a full coupon credit if there are no other appropriate divisions available.

BRACKETS and SCHEDULE:

48 hours prior to the tournament, finalized event brackets and a schedule will be released. You will be able to locate both on the event page brackets and schedule tab. All Submission Challenge tournaments feature 2 large flat screen T.V.s where the event schedule is displayed. We will also make a courtesy call for you to come to the mat if you haven’t already presented yourself for the bracket. Please be at the mat on time for your matches. We ask that you make sure to be present in the venue at least 60 minutes prior your division start time as well in case we are able to get a head start on certain divisions. You can also tell when your matches are coming up by checking the tab on your mobile device during the competition:

*Schedule is tentative and may change based on the amount of athletes registered

Weigh-ins:

Weigh-ins begin at 8 A.M. the day of the tournament. Athletes may wear whatever appropriate attire they choose to weigh-in with. You ARE NOT required to weigh in with you Gi. If an athlete cannot make weight they will be moved up to the next available weight class, if there are no athletes in higher weight classes you will be disqualified. We do this to ensure the integrity of the brackets. Registration may be edited by the athlete until the Thursday prior to the event at 3 P.M. Central time.

RULES:

Submission Challenge runs a double elimination format with an additional bracket for 3rd place if necessary . We do this to ensure that our competitors are able to participate in as many matches as possible while still running a timely event. The Submission Challenge utilizes a slightly modified EBI Overtime ruleset. Full rules for the event including legal/illegal techniques, weight classes, and age groups can be found at rules.

Match length:

Adult Regulation time: Standard 10 Min Match

Teen Regulation time: 8 min matches at all skill levels

Youth ages 9-12 regulation time: 6 Min matches all skill levels

Youth ages 4-8 regulation time: 4 min matches at all skill levels.

Ways a Match can be Won:

Win via Submission victory within regulation time.

Win in Overtime: victory by submission, fastest submission time, or fastest escape time.

Win by opponent disqualification.

Win via opponent forfeiture.

Submission is based upon physical tapping, a verbal tap, or yelling during a submission attempt. If an opponent must have the match stopped for any injury related incident or any other reason beyond control that does not warrant any disqualifications, the opponent will have 5 mins to return to the match or they will have to forfeit the match.

WARM UP MATS:

Warm up mats are generally set up for athletes but may be used to run additional brackets if necessary.