2024 US Open Judo Championships

PLEASE UPLOAD YOUR PASSPORT SIZE PHOTO AS YOUR SMOOTHCOMP PROFILE PHOTO FOR ID PRINTING.  ALSO PLEASE UPLOAD CURRENT JUDO MEMBERSHIP CARD WHERE REQUESTED. 

COACHES PLEASE GO THRU YOUR SMOOTHCOMP ACCOUNT AND UPLOAD PASSPORT PHOTO  AS YOUR PROFILE PICTURE AND THEN REGISTER TO EVENT AS COACH FOR THE EVENT IN SMOOTHCOMP. (PLEASE ONLY REGISTER ONCE).

EARLY REGISTRATION PRICE THRU JUNE 16.  LATE REGISTRATION FEE APPLIES JUNE 17th through JULY 21, 2024.  (NEW THIS YEAR : Any requested Category or Division changes after 7/21 will result in a $45 administrative fee) 

Walk up registrations will be permitted on site only, on the dates and locations listed below. (an additional fee for Walk-ups will be applied) Please note: If you wish to walk up, you will still need to create an athlete account on Smoothcomp.com to be registered for the event. It is a simple process that will only take a couple of minutes. 

ON-SITE REGISTRATION CHECK IN LOCATIONS, DATES, AND TIMES:

EMBASSY SUITES BY HILTON -  17TH STREET:

July 24: 6:30 – 9:00 PM - Early Registration/Check-in

July 25: 10 AM - 3:00 PM - Registration/Check-in for ALL Athletes

At TOURNAMENT SITE: Greater Fort Lauderdale / Broward County Convention Center

July 27: 10 AM-12 PM – Seniors, Veterans, Team, and Golden Score ONLY  

ATHLETES

All Athletes must go to smoothcomp.com and create a free smooth comp account / athlete profile.  Once complete, athletes can register for the event by using this link:https://usajudo.smoothcomp.com/en/event/14611

and selecting the "register to event" button.  

All U.S. athletes must be a member of USA Judo to compete in the US Open.  (No waivers). Novice athletes may apply for a tournament limited USA Judo membership online at USAJUDO.com to be eligible to compete in this years event. 

YOU MUST UPLOAD A PASSPORT SIZE PHOTO (HEADSHOT) to your SMOOTHCOMP PROFILE

For more information on how to create you athlete free account profile, please use the  following link: https://support.smoothcomp.com/category/19-category . 

COACHES

Coaches can visit the following links for help with creating a coaches account, Adding an Academy/Affiliation, Connecting your academy to an affiliation(ex: USA Judo), and How to use your Coach account to  register athletes for an event.   Please see the following links for instructions: 

How to Create a Coach/Manager Account: https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/104-how-to-create-your-coach-manager-account

Add Academy / Affiliation: https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/192-add-academy-add-affiliation

Connect your academy to an Affiliation: https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/189-connect-your-academy-to-an-affiliation

ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY - Now through Sunday 7/21 at 23:59 hours.  Walk up registrations will be permitted on site only, on the dates and locations listed below. (an additional fee for Walk-ups will be applied) Please note: If you wish to walk up, you will still need to create an athlete account on Smoothcomp.com to be registered for the event. It is a simple process that will only take a couple of minutes. 

ON-SITE REGISTRATION CHECK IN LOCATIONS, DATES, AND TIMES: 

Embassy Suites: 

July 24: 6:30 – 9:00 PM - Early Registration/Check-in

July 25: 10 AM - 3:00 PM - Registration/Check-in for ALL Athletes

At TOURNAMENT SITE: Greater Fort Lauderdale / Broward County Convention Center

July 27: 10 AM-12 PM – Seniors, Veterans, Team (also on 7/28), and Golden Score ONLY  .

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION FOR JUNIOR, SENIORS, VETERANS

Non U.S. Citizens; Juniors, Seniors, Veterans:

1) Non-United States citizens who are residing in the United States legally (student VISA, valid Green Card, visitor’s VISA, work VISA, etc.): Original documentation of legal residency must be presented during the registration process.

2) Athletes who are residing in the country of which they are a citizen: must present a letter to USA Judo from their country’s federation stating that they are a member in good standing and have the Federation’s permission to compete. Proof of Citizenship must be presented at Tournament Check-in. Passports are mandatory for all citizens of countries other than the United States.

United States Citizens; Juniors, Seniors, Veterans:

A U.S. Citizen may participate if he or she is a current member in good standing of United States Judo, Inc. (usjudo.org). United States citizens must present either a passport, a birth certificate or verification of citizenship on a USA Judo membership card.

Note: USA athletes who wish to receive points on USA Judo’s national point rosters, must be a member of USA Judo at the time of Registration/Check-in.

Citizens of No Country; Juniors, Seniors, Veterans:

Individuals who are not citizens of any country but are authorized by the Department of Justice of the United States to remain in the United States, may participate by meeting the criteria listed above for U.S. Citizens.

All JUNIOR Championship Athletes:

All athletes must meet the age (born 2004 through 2019, inclusively) and weight requirements. Proof of age must be shown. All individuals must also submit all required documents and pay the appropriate entry fee. There is no minimum rank requirement for this event.

U. S. Citizens having questions regarding eligibility should contact; Mr. Gerry Navarro; Chairman, USA Judo’s Junior Development Program via email: [email protected]

All SENIOR Championship Athletes:

All athletes must have been born December 31, 2009 or earlier and hold a minimum rank of senior Sankyu (brown belt).

All VETERAN Championship Athletes:

All athletes must be born in 1994 or earlier and hold black belt ranks and who possess a black belt certificate certifying rank. Brown belts and below, born in 1994 or earlier may fill out a waiver request. Refer to link in the Veterans section of this entry package.

All NOVICE Athletes: Belt rank limits given on Junior, Senior, Veterans specific areas of this entry package. Ages and weights same as for the Championship. Juniors must comply with additional qualifications listed in the Junior information area. Juniors who violate this rule are subject to disqualification from the entire event with no refunds.

All GOLDEN SCORE Athletes: Junior athletes who have also competed in the 2024 Junior individual Championships.

All VETERAN TEAM Athletes: Veteran athletes who have also competed in the 2024 Veteran individual Championships. Team registration will be at the tournament site, Sunday, July 28. Refer to page 18 of information packet for details.