As 2024 winds down, NAGA has been preparing for our 2025 season. We have made multiple updates to our events that we feel will be well received by our competitors.
2 MATCH BRACKETS FOR ALL COMPETITORS
- 2-Person Divisions: Best 2-out-of-3
- 3-Person Divisions: Round Robin
- 4-Person + Divisions: 4 or more competitors will now have a 3rd place bracket for those who lose a match enabling them to compete again at no extra cost
NAGA has received feedback and one thing competitors typically want are more matches. These new bracket types will make sure each competitor has a chance at two matches per division (barring injury, opponent withdrawal, etc.) so they can gain that valuable experience on the mats.
We have received inquiries into what the tiebreakers would be in a 3-person bracket if all are tied 1-1 after their matches. This is the order of how ties will be broken:
- Number of wins by submission – If only one competitor won by submission then they would win the division.
- Head to Head – If you and the person you subbed both won by submission, and the other person in the bracket did not win by submission (they won by points), you would win the division.
- Sum of match scores (total number of points you scored in your two matches)
- Sum of all opponent’s scores (the number of points scored against you, lower is better)
- Head to Head (if two are tied with the same number of points scored for and against, then whoever won between them will win the division).
AFFORDABLE PRICING – AS LOW AS $79 TO COMPETE
$79 – Register by 6 weeks out and use the provided coupon code that can be found on the tournament page of the tournament you are interested competing.
$99 – Register by 4 weeks out and use the provided coupon code hat can be found on the tournament page of the tournament you are interested competing.
$119 – After the 4 week deadline passes, the price goes to the Early Bird Registration price. This price ends the Friday a week before the tournament.
$139 – Normal Registration price is from the Saturday before the tournament until the Wednesday before.
$169 – Late Registration is the price charged if you register the Thursday or Friday before the tournament.
* Limit 1 coupon per competitor per tournament.
* Extra Divisions including Absolute are $35 each
Each tournament page on the website and on Smoothcomp have the deadline dates and the $79 and $99 coupon codes listed. Register early and save!
Prize Money Awarded to the Expert No-Gi Absolute Division Winners
NAGA is excited to offer money prizes at all our 2025 events to the winners of the Men’s and Women’s Adult Expert No-Gi Absolute divisions. To be eligible for the prize money, a competitor must participate in both their weight class division and the absolute division. There must be at least 4 competitors in the absolute division for prize money to be awarded.
The amount awarded to the winner will be based on the number of competitors entered at the start of the division.
0-3 competitors = no prize will be awarded
4-7 competitors = $250
8-11 competitors = $500
12-15 competitors = $750
16 or more competitors = $1000
*Some tournaments may have a Master Expert Absolute, this division is not eligible for the prize money.
*All absolute divisions are single elimination.
*Updated on 2/7/25
CHILDREN & TEENS SKILL LEVELS REVISED
NAGA has updated the time training requirements for each skill level. The revised training times can be found in the DIVISIONS tab of any 2025 tournament page on the website or Smoothcomp.
- Skill levels for CHILDREN have been revised for 2025. Please take note of the updated “grappling experience” timeframes.
- NOVICE (No Submissions Allowed) – 6 months & under of grappling experience. ONLY white belts are allowed in Novice Divisions.
- BEGINNER (With Submissions) – 6 months to 18 months of grappling experience. ONLY white and gray belts are allowed in Beginner Divisions. NO yellow, orange, or green belts allowed in BEGINNER Divisions.
- INTERMEDIATE (With Submissions) – 18 months to 3 years of grappling experience. ONLY white, gray and yellow belts are allowed in Intermediate Divisions. NO orange, or green belts allowed in INTERMEDIATE Divisions.
- ADVANCED (With Submissions) – 3 to 5 years of grappling experience. ONLY white, gray, yellow and orange belts are allowed in Advanced Divisions. NO green belts allowed in ADVANCED Divisions.
- EXPERT (With Submissions) – 5 years and more of grappling experience. No belt restrictions for kids.
- Skill levels for TEENS have been revised for 2025. Please take note of the updated “grappling experience” timeframes.
- NOVICE (With Submissions) – 6 months & under of grappling experience. ONLY white belts are allowed in Novice Divisions.
- BEGINNER (With Submissions) – 6 months to 18 months of grappling experience. ONLY white and gray belts are allowed in Beginner Divisions. NO yellow, orange, green or blue belts allowed in Beginner Divisions.
- INTERMEDIATE (With Submissions) – 18 months to 3 years of grappling experience. ONLY white, gray and yellow belts are allowed in Intermediate Divisions. NO orange, or green or blue belts allowed in Intermediate Divisions.
- ADVANCED (With Submissions) – 3 to 5 years of grappling experience. ONLY white, gray, yellow and orange belts are allowed in Advanced Divisions. NO green belts allowed in ADVANCED Divisions.
- EXPERT (With Submissions) – 5 years and more of grappling experience. Blue belts must do expert. No purple belts, they must compete as an adult.
Keep an eye out on the website, our monthly email, and the NAGA Smoothcomp pages for 2025 tournaments dates and locations. We look forward to seeing you on the NAGA mats in 2025!