th Annual DALLAS INVITATIONAL JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

1 [1]49th AnnualUSA JUDOSENIOR D LEVEL &JUNIOR C LEVEL TOURNAMENT$1,000 1st Place$300 2nd Place$200 3rd PlaceDALLAS INVITATIONAL judo CHAMPIONSHIPCOMPETITION VENUEI rving Convention Center500 W. Las Colinas BlvdIrving, TX 75039 HOTEL NAMEM arriott Las Colinas223 W. Las Colinas BlvdIrving, TX 75039Ph: 972-831-0000 November 22, 2014[2]Location: Registration and weigh-ins take place at the Irving Convention Center, 500 W. Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 75039 Hotel: Marriott DALLAS Las Colinas, 972-831-0000 223 W. Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 75039.

2 Book your hotel by November 3rd to take advantage of special room rates. 1-800- 264-1178, ask for the judo rate of$ Site: Irving Convention Center, 500 W. Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 75039 Eligibility: Current USAJUDO, USJF, or USJA membership. USAJUDO Applications available at Fee: Juniors, Senior Novice and Masters and Non-Olympic Senior divisions $ for mail-in registration postmarked by November 7th. $ at tournament site. Mail completed registration form with entry fee to: DALLAS judo , 4924 Woodall Street, DALLAS , TX 75247. Make checks payable to: DALLAS judo .

3 Please include a copy of your USAJUDO, USJA, or USJF membership Fee: Senior Male and Female Olympic divisions $ for mail-in registration postmarked by November 7th, 2014. $ at tournament site. Mail completed registration form with entry fee to: DALLAS judo , 4924 Woodall Street, DALLAS , TX 75247. Make checks payable to: DALLAS judo . Please include a copy of your USAJUDO, USJA, or USJF membership : ALL COMPETITORS MUST REGISTER AND WEIGH IN ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21st from 4:00PM to 8:00 PMGeneral InformationBook your hotel by November 3rd for special room rates!

4 2014 DALLAS INVITATIONAL November 22, 2014[3]Rules: IJF. Senior Elite Competitors must have BLUE and WHITE JudogisElimination Procedure: Seniors - True double elimination. Juniors - True double elimination for divisions of 6 or more, round robin for 5 or lessSenior Novice and Masters - Modified double elimination. Winner of the winner s bracket is first. Loser of the final of the winner s bracket fights winner of loser s bracket for second. We will use numbered matches on 6 competition : 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place medals for each division.

5 $ FIRST PLACE PRIZE FOR OLYMPIC DIVISIONS $ SECOND PLACE PRIZE FOR OLYMPIC DIVISIONS $ THIRD PLACE PRIZE FOR OLYMPIC DIVISIONS (minimum 3 participants per division and at least one match win to qualify for prize money.) Special AwardsVince Tamura Outstanding Junior Competitor and Masato Tamura Outstanding Senior Competitor. The Out-standing Competitors will receive a custom fit Toraki Personal Gold Judogi. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place team awards based on 5 points for first, 3 points for second, and 1 point for third place in all divisions combined.

6 Nopoints awarded for uncontested Information$21,000 Prize Fund!!!2014 DALLAS INVITATIONAL November 22, 2014[4]Competition Schedule: Juniors 13 before 10:00 am Senior Novice & before 11:00 amSenior Novice & MastersSenior Finals ..5:00 pm *Note - Juniors, Senior Novice and Masters will compete straight through from eliminations to finals. Seniorswill complete eliminations then return at 5:00pm for the 1st place matches for each weight Elite Competitors must have BLUE and WHITE Judogis. All other competitors must provide their own blue and white : Referees will meet briefly at 8:30 am.

7 A hospitality room will be available from 8:00 Information2014 DALLAS INVITATIONAL Tournament Contact Information Director: Ken Scialo214-762-2222 22, 2014 Juniors 12 and :00 am[5]ALL WEIGHTS ARE IN KILOGRAMSJ uniors: 6 & under, 7 & 8, 9 & 10, 11 & 12, 13 & 14, 15 & 16. Lightweight and heavyweight in each age group. Additional weight divisions will be created where appropriate. Weight cutoffs will be determined after weigh-ins. Senior Women Novice: (below brown belt) 48, 52, 57, 63, 70, 78, over 78 Senior Men Novice: (below brown belt) 60, 66, 73, 81, 90, 100, over 100 Senior Women: 44, 48, 52, 57, 63, 70, 78, over 78 Senior Men: 55, 60, 66, 73, 81, 90, 100, over 100 Men s Masters: 30-39, 40-49, 50 & over.

8 Light, middle and heavyweight in each age group. Women s Masters: 30-39, 40-49, 50 & over. Light, middle and heavyweight in each age group. Divisions2014 DALLAS INVITATIONAL November 22, 2014[6]The DALLAS INVITATIONAL is a USA judo Senior-D and Junior-C level event. USA judo Elite Roster points are awarded to the winners of certain senior divisions. The following is USA judo s explanation of how the points will be awarded from this tournament. For more information on points tournaments visit the judo website at This event is a USA judo Senior-D and Junior-C level event.

9 The ONLY divisions in which points can be earned are the highest SENIOR belt rank divisions. No points are awarded in JUNIOR-AGE divisions; ALL players who place 1st, 2nd or 3rd will receive Senior D-level points. Junior-age athletes (born 1995 and later) who place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in the highest SENIOR belt divisions will receive Junior, C-level points in addition to Senior points. Restrictions: Players must win at least 1 match and be a citizen of the USA in order to receive points. In addition, after earning points, in order to be listed on USA judo 's national roster, a player must join USA judo (if not already a member).

10 Seeding: For the Senior D-level categories, the top 4 nationally ranked Senior athletes will be seeded if they compete in the weight division in which they are ranked. #1 and #4 shall be placed on one side of the bracket; #2 and #3 shall be placed on the other side. The seeding order shall be in the order of the byes, , if there is 1 bye, #1 shall get it; if there are 2 byes, #'s 1 and 2 shall get them, etc. If any of the top 4 nationally ranked athletes are not in attendance, athletes ranked #5 and below SHALL NOT be seeded, , "moved up" to the next higher seed position.