THAILAND OPEN 2024

JJIF GRAND – PRIX

YOUTH REGIONAL

Age Divisions: Master – U16 – U18 - Adults

Dates: 19 – 23 June 2024
Place/Country: Bangkok, Thailand
Table of contents
1 JJIF and Event Responsibilities ........................................................................................2
1.1 JJIF Responsible .......................................................................................................2
1.2 Organising Federation ...............................................................................................2
1.3 Head of Local Organising Team ................................................................................2
2 Venue ................................................................................................................................2
3 Liability ..............................................................................................................................2
4 Rules and draw .................................................................................................................2
4.1 Draw modus...............................................................................................................3
4.2 Appeal and Challenge ...............................................................................................3
5 Right to participate and categories ....................................................................................3
5.1 Categories .................................................................................................................3
6 Registration and Participation Fee ....................................................................................4
6.1 Registration:...............................................................................................................4
6.1 Participation Fee ........................................................................................................4
6.2 Financial conditions ...................................................................................................4
7 Anti-doping Control............................................................................................................5
8 Competition Dressing and Personal Requirements & Advertising ....................................5
9 Referees ............................................................................................................................5
10 Coaches & Medical personnel from JJNOs ...................................................................5
10.1 Coaches.....................................................................................................................5
10.2 Medical personnel......................................................................................................6
10.3 Dress code.................................................................................................................6
11 Flags and Anthems........................................................................................................6
12 Visa................................................................................................................................6
13 Preliminary Schedule of the Competition ......................................................................6
14 Accommodation and Travel Package ............................................................................8

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1 JJIF and Event Responsibilities
1.1 JJIF Responsible

• Technical Delegate: Peter Schouten, JJIF Administration Director it@jjif.org

• Head Referee: Alexandre Nascimento jiu-ref@jjif.org
• Anti-Doping Coordinator: Sport Authority of Thailand
• Medical Coordinator Medical Code: Dr. Thamaroj Poonyachoti
• IT Coordinator: Tatchapan Srisamer
• Hospitality Liaison: Kunsatri Kumsroi jujitsuthai.jjat2@gmail.com

1.2 Organising Federation

Ju-Jitsu Association of Thailand

Address: Bangkok, Thailand
Contact: jujitsuthai.jjat@gmail.com

1.3 Head of Local Organising Team

For all information concerning the event, you may contact:

Organization Committee (OC): jujitsuthai.jjat2@gmail.com

2 Venue
Rangsit University
Lak Hok, Amphoe Mueang Pathum Thani, Pathum Thani 12000, Thailand

3 Liability
The event organisers (or any of its officials or members) will not be liable or responsible for
any personal injury.
Coaches and team leaders ensure that all participants are physically fit, prepared, and
capable of coping with the tournament. We strongly recommend proper medical and accident
insurance. Competitors compete at their own risk.

4 Rules and draw

The following rules apply:
• JJIF competition rules (in their latest versions), Organization and Sporting code of
JJIF Version 1.1.1 (SC2024).1
• We appeal to all participants to respect the fair-play and JJIF book of ethics
• https://jjif.sport/download/sporting-code-2024

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https://jjif.sport/download/sporting-code-2024/

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4.1 Draw modus

The seeding (only Adults) and draw-en-bock will be made on June 20th2.
Immediately after the draw has been finalised, the categories will be made available online
on the Sportdata Event Website. JJNOs have the right to request minor changes3 in the
following 2 hours, in writing, to the organising committee.
Major changes4 must be requested according to the following5:
• At international events, no redraw is possible except for unforeseen cases when the
OC may decide on a redraw.
• A redraw can be requested max. two hours after the draw was published, but, in any
case, before the start of the competition, in writing, to the OC.
Seeding regulations of the JJIF will be observed. For the seeding, JJIF will use the world
ranking list and registration for the event from June 8th, 2024. The JJNOs are responsible for
making sure all points are correct in the raking list until this day.

4.2 Appeal and Challenge

Will be applied as defined in JJIF SC2024 1.1.1, § 4.4 Challenge and Appeal.

5 Right to participate and categories

Based on the JJIF SC2024 1.1.1 § 2.4 Entries of Competitors:
Each JJNO may enter four (4) contestants in each category for the Grand Prix.
The U16/U18/Masters regional event has no limitation on entries

5.1 Categories

The age following age categories6 will be allowed to participate in this event
Name Description Year of birth for this event
Adults (+18) Older than 18 years 20067 or older
U18 (+16-18) 16/17 years old 2007 / 2008
U16 (+14-16) 14/15 years old 2009 / 2010
Masters 1 35 - 39 years old 1985 - 1989
Masters 2 40 - 44 years old 1980 - 1984
Masters 3 45 – 49 years old 1975 – 1979
Masters 4 Older than 50 years 1974 or older

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SC §5.1. - Generalities
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Wrong spelling of names, etc
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Wrong category, etc.
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OSC §5.1.2 - Need for Redraw
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OSC §3.3 Age Divisions
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Here the date of birth counts, meaning athletes must be 18 at the competition day OSC §3.3 Age Divisions

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Official JJIF Weight categories will be used8
Categories can be merged (according to the Sporting Code) if there are not enough
participants.

6 Registration and Participation Fee

6.1 Registration:

Online up to June 8th by SportsID registration page: https://jjif.sportsid.org/#pages.login

6.1 Participation Fee

150 $ per individual athlete for the Grand Prix

(140$ participation / 10$ Doping Free contribution)
60 $ per individual athlete for the Youth Regional
(50$ participation / 10$ Doping Free contribution)
Late entry and late payment fees will be applied.
• Change (of an injured) competitor until registration deadline: free
• Change (of an injured) competitor after registration deadline (in the same category): 10$
• Change of the category of an athlete: 10$
• Late entry: 10$ (from June 9th until June 16th)
• Additional entering of a competitor on site: 50$

6.2 Financial conditions

The organisation of the travel to the event and travel expenses are the responsibility of the
participating countries. Each federation must pay the cost of the accommodation and the
participation to local the organiser.
Payment must be done by bank transfer until June 8th, 2024 or take pre-approval that you
will pay cash at the official registration and accreditation. No accommodation or registration
refund for participants not attending the Championship will be made.
Account:

Bank Name: Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited

Bank Address: 286 Sport Authority of Thailand Branch Ramkhamheng Rd.
Huamark
Bangkapi Bangkok 10240
Account No: 9844729246
Beneficiary Name: Ju-Jitsu Association of Thailand
Please refer to "booking (your country) Thailand Open 2024
The transfer/payment receipt must be shown at registration.
Please note that the JJNOs must fulfil all financial obligations before the registration.

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OSC §3.3.3 Weight Categories for Individual Competitions

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7 Anti-doping Control
All members should make their competitors aware that there could be doping control for
several athletes. The WADA code for Doping Free sports will be applied. By entering the
Championship, you accept the JJIF Anti-Doping regulations9.
If you are participating in the Championship and are taking any medication or plan to take
any medication, please check with your doctor whether your medicine contains any
substances on WADA's 2024 Prohibited List (https://www.wada-ama.org/en/content/what-is-
prohibited)
You will need a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) if it does. JJIF automatically recognises
all TUEs issued by National Anti-Doping Agency (NADAs), so don’t hesitate to get in touch
with your NADA if you need a TUE and do not already have one.
If you have any difficulty applying for a TUE through your NADO or there is no NADO in your
country, don’t hesitate to get in touch with the JJIF.

8 Competition Dressing and Personal Requirements &

Advertising
Back Numbers10 will be sent to the national federation to be sewed on the official Gi. Please
ensure to have the correct Gi.
Please note that during the Championship, no numbers on the back of the Gi are allowed
unless specified by the organiser. Numbers on the back of previous tournaments must be
removed from the Gi.
Please observe the regulations of the JJIF as far as advertising on the Gi is concerned11.

9 Referees
The organising committee will take care of the referees working in this event, which means
booking flights and hotels and transportation will be handled and covered by OC.
Application: Referees can register via SportsID for the event.
All referees will be waitlisted first.
The Technical Commission (Head referee of Discipline) will decide about participation in
consideration of Discipline [s], Availability, License level, Evaluation and Ranking, Gender
equality aspects, country. Continental and age mix

10 Coaches & Medical personnel from JJNOs

10.1 Coaches

All official coaches should receive their accreditation cards during accreditation. Teams
without an official coach will participate without coaching (no athlete or other officials will be
allowed to enter the field of play unless they register as coaches).

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https://jjif.sport/anti-doping-rules
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SC §4.1 Competition Dressing and Personal Requirements
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SC § 10.7 Sponsor Areas, Patches and Stitching

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10.2 Medical personnel

JJNOS may have its medical personnel. To receive an accreditation card as medical
personnel the attendance at the medical meeting12 is mandatory.

10.3 Dress code

Coaches and medical personnel coming on the FOP must wear official team dresses13;
shorts, flip-flops, hats are not allowed.
Filming (including mobile videos) inside the FOP is not allowed without press accreditation.
According to GAISF guidelines, every competitor who has won a medal has to attend the
ceremony to receive their trophy in person.

11 Flags and Anthems

The head of each delegation, or designated responsible for each national federation, must
check the flag and the national anthem during the accreditation process.

12 Visa
The Organizer is happy to help any country obtain a visa for athletes and officials. For
nations that need a VISA to enter the country, please send the Organizer as soon as
possible (latest 18 April 2024) a list of participants with full names, passport numbers, date
of birth and positions. (Add Passport Picture, please). Registration for the event is required
prior to requesting assistance to obtain visa!
Complete visa applications should be sent by jujitsuthai.jjat2@gmail.com
Deadline for VISA support date- after this date, you must take care of the VISA yourself, or
additional costs will apply.

13 Preliminary Schedule of the Competition

Day Time Event
Referee Jiu Jitsu seminar and exams
19-06-2024 Morning
Practical exams in the Thailand Open Youth Regional
Registration and Accreditation
14:00 – 17:00
Only ONE official of the federation must be present

Morning and Referee Fighting System and Duo seminar and exams
20-06-2024 afternoon Practical exams in the Thailand Open Youth Regional

17:00 – 19:00 Weight in for next day

18:00 Draw for all days
Thailand Open Youth Regional and Masters
Fighting System:
21-06-2024 09:00 • U16 all categories
• U18 all categories
• Masters all categories

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The meeting will be held digital before the event. The details will be sent to registered JJNOs
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SC § 4.1.1 Dressing for Coaches and other Officials

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 Jiu Jitsu:
• U16 all categories
• U18 all categories
• Masters all categories
Duo:
• U16 all categories
• U18 all categories
Show:
• U16 all categories
• U18 all categories
15:00 – 17:00 Weight in for next day
Thailand Open Grand Prix
Fighting System:
• Adults all male categories
Jiu Jitsu:
• Adults all female categories
22-06-2024 09:00 Duo:
• Adults male
• Adults mixed
Show:
• Adults female
• Adults open
15:00 – 17:00 Weight in for next day
Thailand Open Grand Prix
Fighting System:
• Adults all female categories
Jiu Jitsu:
• Adults all male categories
23-06-2024 09:00 Duo:
• Adults female
• Adults open
Show:
• Adults male
• Adults mixed

The details start times per category will be published after the closure of the registration.

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14 Accommodation and Travel Package
The hotel package offered by LOC: Miracle Grand Hotel
• Hotel Double Room $55- per person per night
• Hotel Single Rooms $90- per person per night
Including:
1. Visa support and fees
2. Breakfast and Dinner in the hotel
3. Transportation from "BKK" and "DMK" international airports
to the official hotels.
4. Transportation official Hotel – Venue

Don’t hesitate to contact the organisers concerning arrivals and provide them with exact
information about your arrival and departure (means of transport, time and date of arrival and
departure, flight number etc.), so they can organise everything on time.

Book the rooms via the attached EXCEL form:

The number of requested rooms, availability and time of booking will determine which hotel
can be provided.

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