We are pleased to invite you to our second annual NextGen Open!
Our goal, as always, is to provide you with an excellent tournament experience with plenty of matches.

This year, we’re excited to share some improvements:

• Upgraded medals: Nicer and larger medals to recognize your achievements.
• Scheduling enhancements: Athletes will receive exact times for their division and estimated match times.
• Better pacing: Each athlete will have 15 to 20 minutes between their matches.
• Efficient division timing: Divisions will conclude in the order they begin, so you won’t be waiting all day at the venue.

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Schedule

Tournament Schedule

Location: Dakota Field House, 1188 Dakota St, Winnipeg
Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025 – 8:00 am

Wrestling Clinic (Price included, for under 18 years old only)

Location: 222 St. Mary’s Road
Date: Sunday, January 12, 2025 – 9:00 am

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Event Details

Time:

• Tykes, Novice, Kids, and Bantam – 9:00 am (Weigh-ins at 8:00 am. No weight allowance, no cutting. Brackets will be merged, so it is possible that your wrestler will wrestle up a weight class if they are alone in the bracket.)
• High school, U23 & Senior – 11:00 am (Weigh-ins open at 9:00 am. 0.5 kg allowance. Athletes will be given one hour to make weight. If they miss weight, they will wrestle up a weight class.)

DEADLINE: All registrations and payments on our payment form must be submitted by Wednesday, January 8, 2025, by 8:00 pm.

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FEES

• Elementary School: $40
• High school, U23 & Senior: $50
• Adult Takedown Tournament: $40
  (High school – Boys 16+ & Girls 15+ can also enter the senior division. $15 discount on the second division.)

Entrance fee for spectators: $5 each, cash only. (Competitors, children 5 and under, and 1 coach per 8 athletes are free.)

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Age Divisions

All age divisions are based on age during the 2025 competitive season.

ELEMENTARY

Divisions:

• TYKES (Born 2017-2018)
• NOVICE (Born 2015-2016)
• KIDS (Born 2013-2014)
• BANTAM (Born 2011-2012)

Note: The Drawmaster will combine male and female divisions for Kids, Novice, and Tyke Divisions to ensure matches for all youth entrants.

HIGH SCHOOL (Born 2007-2010)

Weight Classes:

Men (kg): 38, 41, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 65, 71, 77, 85, 92, 100, 120 (+0.5 Kg weight allowance)

Women (kg): 40, 43, 47, 49, 50, 53, 56, 59, 62, 65, 69, 73, 80, 90 (+0.5 Kg weight allowance)

U23 (Born 2006-2003)

Weight Classes:

• Men (kg): 57, 61, 65, 70, 74, 79, 86, 92, 97, 125 (+0.5 kg)
• Women (kg): 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 62, 65, 68, 72, 76 (+0.5 kg)

The Drawmaster will make every effort to group athletes in their respective divisions and to maximize matches. The Drawmaster will connect with coaches about moving divisions and notify them about any athletes without matches.

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ELIGIBILITY

All participants must hold a valid Provincial/Territorial Sport Organization (PTSO) membership.
Register for PTSO Membership

Out-of-province athletes and coaches must show proof of PTSO membership.
Only coaches, managers, and wrestlers will be allowed on the competition floor.

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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

[Click here to register]

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REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1: Coaches, please create an account on Smoothcomp and add your club.

[Instructions here]

Step 2: Athlete Registration

Option 1: Coaches register and pay for all your athletes.

1. Add athletes to Smoothcomp. [Instructions here]
2. Register your athletes and pay for all of them. [Instructions here]

Option 2: Athletes register themselves.

1. They create an account on Smoothcomp.
2. They register for the tournament themselves.

Option 3: Combination of both.
Your athletes create their own accounts, and you register and pay for them.
Some athletes can register themselves, and you can register others. (This can be useful if some athletes receive financial support or parents don’t have credit cards.)