CONFIRMATION OF CATEGORIES/DRAW PROCEDURES

All times listed below are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Prior to the beginning of registration/check-in, a preliminary list of athletes by category/weight will be available at https://usajudo.smoothcomp.com. Athletes/coaches/representatives for the athlete are required to check the list to ensure the athlete is in the correct category/weight. Any corrections should be emailed to usopenjudo@gmail.com. PHONE CALLS OR TEXTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. At the conclusion of weigh-in each day, revised divisions will be updated according to the schedule listed below. Athletes/coaches/representatives for the athlete are required to check the list to ensure the athlete is in the correct category/weight and report corrections during the time periods listed below. After those time periods, no other corrections will be accepted.

July 27: Corrections and weights will be processed at the conclusion of weigh-in at 4 PM and revised divisions will be posted at  https://usajudo.smoothcomp.com no earlier than 5:00 PM. All corrections must be emailed to usopenjudo@gmail.com within 60 minutes after posting. PHONE CALLS OR TEXTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Afterwards the draw will be run. Draw brackets and fight sheets will be posted at https://usajudo.smoothcomp.com. 

July 28: Weights will be processed at the conclusion of weigh-in at 12 Noon and revised divisions will be posted at https://usajudo.smoothcomp.com no earlier than 1:00 PM. All corrections must be  mailed to usopenjudo@gmail.com or submitted in person onsite within 60 minutes after posting. PHONE CALLS OR TEXTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Afterwards the draw will be run. Draw brackets and fight sheets will be posted at https://usajudo.smoothcomp.com.

July 29: Weights will be processed at the conclusion of weigh-in at 1:30 PM and revised  divisions will be posted at https://usajudo.smoothcomp.com no earlier than 3:00 PM. All corrections must be emailed to usopenjudo@gmail.com or submitted in person onsite within 60 minutes after posting. PHONE CALLS OR TEXTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Afterwards the draw will be run. Draw brackets and fight sheets will be posted at https://usajudo.smoothcomp.com. IMPORTANT! All division lists will be posted online ONLY! Athletes or their representatives must review the posted lists to ensure the athlete is in the correct Age/Weight category. Failure to confirm or make corrections during the correction periods given above may result in the athlete NOT COMPETING IN THIS TOURNAMENT. All draws will be conducted using USA Judo approved software. With the exception of seeding, the draw will be random with the additional provision that athletes from the same club will be separated as far apart in the pools as possible. Refer to the next section for all seeding information.
  

IMPORTANT

All division lists will be posted online ONLY! Athletes or their representatives must review the posted lists to ensure the athlete is in the correct Age/Weight category. Failure to  confirm or make corrections during the correction periods given above may result in the athlete NOT COMPETING IN THIS TOURNAMENT. All draws will be conducted using USA Judo approved software. With the exception of seeding, the draw will be random with the additional provision that athletes from the same club will be separated as far apart in the pools as possible. Refer to the next section for all seeding
information.
 

**for more details see information packet below**