ENTRY OPENING DATE

Tuesday 10 December 2024

STAGE 1 ENTRY CLOSING DATE

Tuesday 18 February 2025 at 23:59 – Student / Competitor Deadline

(Students / Competitors must apply by this deadline)

Thursday 20 February 2025 at 23:59 – Team Entry & Institution Administrator Deadline

(Team Entry - Deadline for teams to have been entered on BUCS Play by an Institution Administrator. See below for further details)

(Individual Approvals - Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student / competitor deadline to approve entries)

ENTRY COSTS

Individual (Dan, Kyu and Novice) - £36.75

Men's Team - £92.25

Women's Team - £68.75

STAGED ENTRY

Should the competition allow more entries a Stage 2 Entry window will open. Priority will remain with the entries received before the Stage 1 entry closing date. Entries received in the Stage 2 window and accepted into the competition, will be charged an additional 20% fee. Should a Stage 2 Entry window be utilised, new entry closing dates will be published by BUCS.

To help clubs and institutions plan travel and accommodation, BUCS are providing a preliminary schedule below. This timetable is subject to change, and this is intended to be used as a rough guide only:

Friday 14 March

5-8pm: Weigh-in for all categories

Saturday 15 March 

9:30am onwards: Individual Competition for Dan (1st Kyu and above) and Higher Kyu (2nd - 4th Kyu) grades.

Sunday 16 March

8:30am onwards: Weigh-In for Lower Kyu/Novice Competitors if not weighed previously.

9:30am onwards: Team Competition and Individual Competition for Lower Kyu/Novice grades (Eligibility rules will apply, see entry information for further details once released)

Events

The following events will make up the BUCS Judo Championships:

Men's & Women's Dan Grade (Saturday)

Men's & Women's Kyu Grade (Saturday)

Men's & Women's Novice Grade (Sunday)

Men's & Women's Team Events (Sunday)

BUCS Points

Please see Appendix 1 for a breakdown of BUCS points at this event.

INDIVIDUAL COMPETITIONS

Both the men’s and women’s Kyu grade competitions will include the requirement of 2nd Kyu (blue belt) and below, to the minimum grade of 4th Kyu (orange belt). The men’s and women’s Dan grade competitions will include 1st Kyu (brown belt) and above.

The newly formed novice category will include the requirement of 5^th Kyu and below, but a competitor must have graded within the 4 months preceding the event (Gradings must have occurred after 16^th November). If you have graded this academic year (2024/25) please email Chris Lamb, and special dispensation may be granted (Although this is not guaranteed).

BUCS reserves the right to disqualify anybody who is suspected of sandbagging (Purposely withholding from grading to compete in a lower level).

Categories will be fought off using the elimination method of compound knockout which will be used for all categories with 8 or more competitors.

Where there are 5 or less competitors in a category this will be fought as one pool. 6 or 7 players in a category will be fought as two pools with a crossover knockout semi-final to final. Eight players or more in a category will be fought as a compound knockout, this may be subject to change depending on the number of entries.

TEAM COMPETITIONS

Teams are to be made up of existing competitors from the individual Kyu grade and Dan grade competitions only (Novice competitors cannot enter). Men’s teams consist of 5 competitors. Women’s teams consist of 3 competitors. Entries on BUCS play will not include the requirement to enter specific competitors, this is declared at the end of day 1 to allow for any last minute changes due to injury, withdrawal etc. Institutions adminstrators should submit a team entry on BUCS play, and this will be sufficient.

An injured competitor may be replaced by an existing competitor from the individual competition, providing they are in the same weight category, or one category lighter. Injured competitors may not return to the competition in subsequent matches.

Men’s teams must consist of the following 5 individuals:

•            1 x -60kg / -66kg

•            3 x -73kg / -81kg / -90kg

•            1 x -100kg / +100kg

If an institution chooses to enter only 4 individuals; they must not enter more than the permitted allowance per category as detailed above.

Women’s teams must contain 3 competitors in any weight category.

The minimum grade accepted into the individual competition is 4th Kyu (orange belt), and 6^th Kyu for the novice competition. Any competitor with a grade below this minimum on arrival at registration will not be allowed to compete, and will still be charged their entry fee.

Each institution may enter up to 8 competitors in each of the following International Judo Federation weight categories for both the Novice, Kyu and Dan grade competitions:

MEN'S

•            Over 100 kg

•            Under 100kg

•            Under 90kg

•            Under 81kg

•            Under 73kg

•            Under 66kg

•            Under 60kg

WOMEN'S

•            Over 78kg

•            Under 78kg

•            Under 70kg

•            Under 63kg

•            Under 57kg

•            Under 52kg

•            Under 48kg

The categories listed are subject to change. Categories are only available according to the number of entries received and / or the number of competitors who attend the event, and as a result some may be cancelled or merged either pre-event or at the event.

Institutions must rank their competitors on BUCS Play in order of preference before the closing date. Should BUCS need to restrict entries, this will be done equally across institutions.

No entries will be accepted on the day.

ENTRY PROCESS – INDIVIDUAL EVENTS

To apply for the competition all eligible competitors must follow these steps:

1. Competitor to apply to the event on BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
2. Institution administrator approves entry (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
3. BUCS approves/denies entry into competition and publishes confirmed entry list

ENTRY PROCESS – TEAM EVENTS

To apply for this competition:

1. Entries will need to be submitted via the team entries section of our online entry system, BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
2. Please speak to your Institution Administrator as they will need to enter the correct number of teams for you.

Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy

By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer

To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility.

The BUCS Judo Championships shall be conducted in accordance with the BUCS Judo regulations, the BUCS general regulations, the British Judo (BJA) Contest Rules (2023) and the BJA Amendments to IJF Contest Rules (2023). Further event specific requirements, rules, and regulations will be contained within the entry and pre-event information for each Championship.

The British Judo (BJA) Policy on Trans Competitors shall be followed.

All competitors need to provide a valid British Judo Association (BJA) license and student identification at registration and weigh-in. Students without a license cannot compete.

Welsh Judo Association (WJA) Judo Scotland and Northern Ireland Judo Federation (NIJF) British Judo Council (BJC) Amateur Judo Association (AJA) Licences are also acceptable.

International competitors who do not have a BJA license must provide their home national governing body (as sanctioned by the International Judo Federation) license at registration and weigh-in, along with a letter of permission.

Competitors who withdraw before the entry deadline (23:59pm on Thursday 20 February 2025) will not be charged the entry fee.

Competitors who withdraw after the entry deadline (23:59pm on Thursday 20 February 2025) will still be charged the entry fee.

Competitors who do not withdraw, and do not register at the venue, will be classified as a ‘no-show’ and charged the entry fee and an additional £20 fine payable by the competitor’s athletic union or students’ union.

Please see REG 7.9 for our withdrawal policy

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Anyone wishing to take photos or video at this event must complete the BUCS Media Accreditation Form prior to the event

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