IBJJF Gi tournaments
Athletes competing in official IBJJF tournaments can gain ranking points which count towards their position in the official IBJJF rankings. In the 2017–2018 points system first place in weight divisions is worth 9 points, second 3 points, and third 1 point. First place in the open class is worth 13.5 points, second 4.5 points, and third 1.5 points. The IBJJF weight tournaments in terms of their importance in the calendar. The weighting of a tournament is a factor in the calculation of the number of points the athlete can win via their participation. The IBJJF also uses a third criterion for determining ranking points, which is the calendar season the tournament took place. For the 2017/2018 season, ranking points gained at an IBJJF event from 2015/16 were multiplied by 1, 2016/2017 by 2, and 2017/2018 by 3. Points are calculated as follows: Number of points x tournament ranking × year weighting Examples: 2017/2018 World Championship 1st place open division 13.5 for first x 7 tournament ranking x 3 season weighting = 283.5 points 2015/2016 British National 2nd place medium heavy division 3 for second x 1 tournament ranking x 1 season weighting = 3 points The Gi tournaments in the 2017/2018 season along with their tournament weighting are listed below.IBJJF No-Gi Tournaments
As of December 2017, the IBJJF does not have a separate athlete ranking for No-Gi tournaments although states on its ranking page that "No-GI ranking and system coming soon". The No-Gi events in the 2017/2018 calendar are listed below.See also
* IBJJF weight classesReferences
External links
* {{International Sports Federations Brazilian jiu-jitsu organizations Sports organizations established in 2002 International sports organizations International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation