Bernardo Faria and Leandro Lo at the 2015 Pan
The IBJJF has updated this Wednesday the pre-schedule for the 2016 Pan Jiu-Jitsu championship.
The event will play out at the Bren Events Center, in Irvine, California, on March 17-20.
There was a possibility of a fifth day be added on march 16, but the number of athletes registered could be fitted in four days.
The registration period for the 2016 Pan closed this Tuesday, March 8.
Here is the pre-schedule.
Thursday
White adult male and female
White masters male
Blue adult male – Weight divisions and Open Class
Purple adult male – Weight divisions and Open Class
Friday
Blue adult female – Weight divisions and Open Class
Purple adult female – Weight divisions and Open Class
Blue masters male and female – Weight divisions and Open Class
Purple masters male and female – Weight divisions and Open Class
Brown master 1 male and female – Weight divisions and Open Class
Saturday
Juvenile all belts (white and blue) – Weight divisions and Open Class
Brown adult male and female – Weight divisions and Open Class
Brown master 2 to 6 male – Weight divisions and Open Class
Black masters male and female *
Black adult male and female Open Class**
Black adult male and female***
* Black Belt Masters athletes will start fighting on Saturday until the quarter-finals (inclusive). The semi-finals and finals will start on Sunday.
Every masters Black belt athlete who is in a bracket that is in a semi final already ( 4 or less people in the bracket) must check in their weight on Sunday before his/her first fight.
Every masters Black belt athlete who is in a bracket with more than 4 people with fights that will happen on Saturday can check in their weight on Saturday or Sunday before his/her first fight.
** The Open Class final starts on Sunday.
*** Adult Black Belt athletes will start fighting on Saturday if your bracket have 17 or more people.
The round of 16 brackets to the finals will start or resume on Sunday.
Every adult Black belt athlete who is in a bracket with 17 or more people can check their weight on Saturday, even if his/her fights will occur on Sunday only.
Sunday
Black masters male and female – Semi finals , finals and Open Class
Black adult male and female
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