REGISTRATION & WEIGH-IN GUIDELINES OFFICIAL PARTNER CHECK IN To receive your accreditation, you will need: • Passport or valid ID Verification • Players registrations details When you have checked in and received your accreditation badge, you are allowed to proceed and check your weight. WEIGH-IN As required by the UAEJJF, separate times for the athletes (men and women) will be available for the unofficial and official weigh-in: Responsibility Control of the weigh-in shall be the responsibility of the UAEJJF. Weigh-in place For the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship the weight control will take place at the IPIC Arena. Please use the “WEIGH-IN ENTRANCE” area to access the venue and take the stairs to the second floor. Weigh-in Place Weigh-in Entrance Second Floor Weigh-in times Official weigh-in for each category shall take place one day prior to your scheduled fight. Date 22/04/2015 Time 4pm to 5pm 4pm to 5pm 5pm to 6pm 6pm to 7pm 6pm to 7pm Category Adult Adult Adult Adult Adult Belt Brown/Black Black Brown Purple Purple Gender Female Male Male Female Male OFFICIAL PARTNER Date 23/04/2015 Time 4pm to 5:30pm 5:30pm to 7pm 5:30pm to 7pm 7pm to 8:30pm 7pm to 8:30pm Category Masters Adult Adult Adult Adult Belt All White White Blue Blue Gender Male Male Female Male Female Competitors shall be allowed to check their weight on the unofficial weigh-in scales during the 1 hour before the official weigh-in commences. There is no limit to the number of times each athlete may check his weight during this time of the unofficial weigh-in. All coaches and other team officials must leave the weigh-in room before the start of the official weigh-in. Official Weigh-in Procedure • Each competitor shall bring the UAEJJF accreditation badge issued for the Championship to the weigh-in and his/her passport or an official identification document that has photo identification. The competitor shall present both documents to the official who will verify identity of the competitor. • The competitor shall weigh-in wearing only GI and underclothing, under the supervision of a weigh-in official. • The official supervising the weigh-in shall note and record the athlete’s weight in kilograms (accurate to one decimal point of a kilogram) and the time. No tolerance will be allowed above the weight category. • Only one weight control shall be permitted to each athlete upon the scales during the official weigh-in period. IMPORTANT NOTES 1. If you don’t come to your weigh-in, you will be automatically disqualified. 2. Each player will be given a time slot, therefore no player can be late. 3. You only have 1 chance to have your weigh-in. 4. If there›s only one or two players, he/she will not receive a medal and there›s no prize money; they will be moved to the next divisions. (except +95 division, where players will be placed directly in the open weight) He/she can register in the Open Weight or be automatically moved to the higher category. 5. If there are only three players in an open division, they will fight and receive their medals, but there is no prize money. 6. If there are only four players in a division they will fight and receive medals. Players will be entitled to prize money only if all of them are from different teams or clubs. OFFICIAL PARTNER Control for the competitors entered in the Open Category All competitors for the “Open Categories” do not need to weigh-in. Failure to appear for the official Weigh-in Control Should a competitor fail to appear for weigh-in during the official weigh-in period, this shall be noted beside his name on the official weigh-in list. The notation shall be signed by a weigh-in official and a member of the Commission. The competitor will be excluded from competing in that weight category. Failure to comply with official directions/requirements of the Championship If at any stage during the weigh-in period, a competitor fails to comply with the directions of any weigh-in official or a member of the Commission, or fails to comply with the requirements of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship, the competitor shall be prevented from participating in the weigh-in and the nature of the infraction brought immediately to the attention of the Director of the UAEJJF. Protection of privacy • The Organizers of the Championship shall make available a minimum of 1 official per official scale of the weigh-in. • Photography or filming is not permitted in the weigh-in area. This includes the use of mobile phones. Open Weight Enrolment With the exception of Brown and Black Belts, only those who reach the semifinals will be allowed to compete in the Open Weight Division. Athletes are only eligible to fight in the open weight category if they compete on their weight division. If the athlete did not make the weight, or did not show up for the division, they are not allowed to participate in the open weight. To participate in the open weight division the athletes must apply in advance within their registration. After the classification, athletes have to confirm their name on the day at the Open Weight Desk located in the warm up area. Immediately after the weigh-in closes the open weight brackets will be published on the UAEJJF website www.uaejjf.org. To avoid misunderstandings, please check the players list if your name is listed in the open weight category. No registrations will be accepted after the closing time scheduled. Please visit www.uaejjf.org for an updated fight schedule.
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