More Information for Pacific International

Tournament Schedule

Note: Tournament schedule, updated Monday, February 24, 2025

Accreditation

There are accreditation cards for athletes, coaches, referees, and kata judges. Accreditation cards will be available for pick up on Friday, February 28 after 4:30pm at the main (competition) building for all U10 and U12 athletes; U14+ athletes, coaches, referees and kata judges’ accreditation cards will be available for pick up in the secondary (warm-up) building. If you are unable to pick up your accreditation card on Friday, they will also be available on Saturday, March 1 at the Judo BC table in the main building.

All athletes who will weigh-in will need their accreditation card and proper ID. All coaches will require their accreditation card to coach in the coaching chair during a match.

Weigh-in

Weigh-in will be conducted at the secondary (warm-up) building. The secondary building is located next door to the main (competition) building. Both official and unofficial scales will be located in the secondary building.

Each athlete must present identification. This includes accreditation card, and proper ID. Photo ID is required for athletes U18 and older.

Examples of proper ID: drivers’ licence, Canadian passport, citizenship card, permanent resident card, medical card, student card. Photocopies and digital copies of proper ID are acceptable.

Athletes who are fighting 2 days in a row, will need to weigh-in at the designated time for the first day competition.

For the second day competition, athletes will be considered “checked-in” for their second day competition, unless notification is given by the athlete, parent, or coach to the Tournament Director that they are unable to compete. Please notify us no later than 30 minutes after the end of the competition on Saturday, March 1, 2025

Removal of Clothing

• U12 AND YOUNGER ATHLETES: Must be in judogi pants and t-shirt – no exceptions. No weight tolerance. U12 and younger, are only required to weigh-in at the tournament site if a weight spot check is required due to safety concerns.
• U14 TO U18 ATHLETES: Must be in underwear (underpants and bra; t-shirt optional). Athletes of these age divisions are NOT allowed to remove their underclothing. 0.2 kg weight tolerance is allowed.
• U21 AND OLDER: Must be in underwear (underpants and bra; t-shirt optional) or athletes of these age divisions are allowed to remove underwear to weigh-in. If so, there should be no minors in the room. NO weight tolerance.
• FOR EVERYONE: No socks or jewelry allowed.

Warm-up Area

The warm-up area is located in the secondary building, next door to the main (competition) building. Competition mats will be used for warm-up only at the start of the day. There will be no breaks during competition in between blocks for warm-up. Athletes will need to go outdoors to traverse between the main and secondary building. Please make sure that your athletes dress appropriately and wear appropriate footwear.

Bus Schedule

There is a complimentary shuttle bus for registrants staying at the tournament hotels. The shuttle bus is to and from hotels to the tournament/training camp locations.

Note: Tuesday, March 2 has been updated (typo with am/pm)

Water

Please bring a water bottle. We encourage the use of the water fountains on site.

U10/U12

Accreditation: U10/U12 athletes are required to pick up their accreditation cards for check-in. Accreditation cards for U10/U12 will be located in the main (competition) building and will be available 30 mins prior to check-in.

Check-in: U10/U12 athletes are required to check-in with their accreditation cards on Friday, February 28, from 6:00pm – 6:30pm. Check-in will be located in the main (competition) building.

Warm-up: There will be a 15 mins group warm-up on the competition mats at 6:30pm.

Judogi: White judogi is mandatory. Blue judge is optional and can only be worn if your name is the second person. eg. Smith vs Lam, if you are Lam, you may wear a blue judogi. Judogis should be the appropriate size. Sleeves at minimum should reach your wrist bone, top of your hand (when arms are outstretched straight in front of your body). Pants at minimum should reach your ankle bone.

T-shirt: Female judokas must wear a white round neck t-shirt under their judogi. Coloured t-shirts or v-neck t-shirts are not allowed.

Hair: Hair must not fall on or below the collar of the judogi. Hair ties should not have any metal.

Tournament: the groups, mat locations, and match numbers will be posted on Thursday, February 27 evening at judocanada.live. Please have a look and be prepared to go to your designated mat after warm-up so that we may start the competition promptly.

Coaches

Eligibility: Coaches must be minimum NCCP Dojo Instructor trained. Coaches who do not meet this requirement will not receive an accreditation card and will not be allowed to coach in the coaching chair.

Meetings: There will be a referee/coaches meeting Friday, February 28 at 8:30pm at the main (competition) building. It is strongly encouraged for all coaches to attend.

Rules: The new IJF rules will be used for this tournament. Here is a link to review the new rules: https://www.ijf.org/news/show/new-rules-what-to-remember

Tournament: U18 finals will be held at the end of the block.

Referees

Meetings: There are two referee meetings scheduled for Friday, February 28, one at 5:30pm and one at 8:30pm. The 5:30pm meeting will be for all those refereeing the U10 and U12 categories. We strongly recommend all provincial level referees to come out for these categories as your participation is limited at this tournament to only U10-U14 and Senior Novice. This is per Judo Canada Circuit Tournament policy. This is optional for Referee Test Candidates, and will not be part of your assessment. A coat and tie are required for the mandatory 8:30pm Referee Meeting led by Judo Canada.

Rules: The new IJF rules will be used for this tournament. Here is a link to review the new rules: https://www.ijf.org/news/show/new-rules-what-to-remember

Teams: The referee teams will be sent out mid-week (~ Thursday, February 27) so you will know in advance who you will be refereeing with and what mat area you will be attached to. 

Training Camp

The training camp will be held at two locations: AgRec Center (competition venue) and the Abbotsford Judo Club (31410 Maclure Rd, Abbotsford, BC V2T 5G6). Please read carefully training session times and locations.

Note: Training Camp schedule and locations updated Monday, February 24, 2025

Tournament Results

Get the latest tournament results from www.live.judobc.ca. All tournament results are compiled and broadcasted live during competition by Judo BC, and later stored on this site.