KING OF THE BEACH IS BACK!

King of the Beach is the biggest outdoor BJJ and Grappling tournament of Europe. It’s our mission to deliver you the best competition experience by combining great fights, relaxing music, lovely foods and beautiful sun. Located in the Eindhoven Area,

This time with adults, masters and kids divisions.

Gi & no-gi competition days

Saturday 1 July 2023 - No-gi divisions

Sunday 2 July 2023 - Gi divisions

Adults/masters division discount:

Register for both Gi & No-gi and get the second division for € 50,-.

DIVISIONS

We've divided the masters into two masters divisions, Masters 1 (30-40) & Masters 2 (40+).

White belts will be divided in two divisions, White belt beginners (0 - 6 months experience) White belt advanced (6+ months years experience). All atlethes with more then 2 years experience is similar martial arts (see IBJJF rulebook article 5.3) have to register as at least a blue belt.

Boys & girls will compete combined in the age division 4-7 years old, from 8-15 they will register in seperated brackets. Boys and girls will only be merged together if this is necessary to create the most ideal brackets.

Kids:

Belt: White, Grey, Yellow, Orange, Green

Age: 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-12 & 13-15

Weightclass: -18kg, -20kg, -24kg, -28kg, -32kg, -34kg, -38kg, 42kg, -46kg, -50kg, -55kg, -60kg, -65kg, -70kg & +70kg

Note: if there are to few competitors in a kids division (belt, age or weight) the organization will try to merge the brackets for the kids to have at least 2 fights against different opponents.

Male:

Age: 16 and older (adults)

Weight class: -57,5kg, -64kg, -70kg, -76kg, -82,3kg, -88,3kg, -94,3kg, -100,5kg & +100,5

Female:

Age: 16 and older (adults)

Weight class: -48,5kg, -53,5kg, -58,5 kg, -64kg, -69kg, -74kg, -79,3kg & +79,3kg

Note: if there are to few competitors in a division (belt or weight) the organization will move the competitor up to the next available higher division (weight divisions will be merged with the division below).

King of the beach division

All medal winners from the purple belt/advanced, brown belt/elite and black belt/pro divisions get a shot to become KING OF THE BEACH in a single knock-out tournament after the regular division.

REGISTRATION DEADLINES

Adults/masters registrations

Early registrations:

08-11-2022 00:00 - 31-03-2023 23:59 Costs: € 65,-

Normal registrations:

01-04-2023 00:00 - 31-05-2023 23:59 Costs: € 80,-

Late registrations:

01-06-2023 00:00 - 25-06-2023 23:59 Costs: € 95,-

Kids registrations:

Early registrations:

08-11-2022 00:00 - 28-02-2023 23:59 Costs: € 20,-

Normal registrations:

01-03-2023 00:00 - 31-05-2023 23:59 Costs: € 25,-

Late registrations:

01-06-2023 00:00 - 25-06-2023 23:59 Costs: € 30,-

MATCH DURATION

Kids:

2 minutes - Kids: 4-7

3 minutes - Kids 8-12

4 minutes - Kids 13-15

Adults:

5 minutes - White belts

6 minutes - Blue belts

7 minutes - Purple belts

8 minutes - Elite belts (brown & black)

Masters 1:

5 minutes - White belts

5 minutes - Blue belts

6 minutes - Purple belts

7 minutes - Elite belts (brown & black)

Masters 2:

5 minutes - All belts

Note: if there are combined brackets with different belt levels, the match duration of the lowest belt level will be applied.

RULES

Saturday we will use our King of the Beach rules for grappling

Sunday our event will be contested under IBJJF standards. You can find the rules on www.ibjjf.com/rules/

Note: In all situations that recall a belt difference, the lower belt rules will be applied.