***Grinder Gym Presents***

THE KRAKEN ARMWRESTLING TOURNAMENT 2023

LOCATION:

Grinder Gym
1013 Morena Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92101

DATE & TIME:

September 30, 2023
Starts at 12 pm

ENTRY FEE:

Armwrestlers: $40 per arm/per class online or $50 the day of

Spectators: $10

T-SHIRTS:

Event T-shirts are available for $20.

REGISTRATION:

Online Registration

To register online for the tournament [CLICK HERE]

One free T-shirt per person with online registration by September 15, 2023 ($20 the day of)

WEIGH-INS:

Friday, September 29th from 12 pm to 8 pm
Saturday, September 30th from 8 am to 10 am (Preregistered will have the head of the line privilege)
THERE WILL BE NO WEIGH-INS AFTER 10 AM

SUPERMATCHES:

Order of Supermatches:

  1. Russel & Jake RIGHT
  2. Cire & Tony RIGHT
  3. Paul & Brandon RIGHT
  4. Ronnie & Jake LEFT
  5. Cire & Tony LEFT

WEIGHT CLASSES:

Men’s OPEN & Amateur CLASSES

Right & Left

0-150, 151-165, 166-185, 186-205, 206-235, 236-275, 276+

Ladies

Right & Left

0-154, 155+

Master Men’s

Right & Left (40+)

0-165, 166-205, 206+

Youth

Right & Left

Boy’s and Girl’s Youth (12 and Under)

Boy’s Youth (13 to 15)

Boy’s Youth (16 to 18)

Girl’s Youth (13 to 18)

AWARDS:

Awards for top 3 finishers in each class.

Over All Winner of each Arm for the Men’s Open
$250

REFEREES:

Vazgen Soghoyan
Alex De La Torre
Crispin Woods
Paul Stevens

SCORE TABLE/ BRACKETS:

Andrew Harris & Aidan DePew

ANNOUNCERS:

Riley Cook & Kyle DePew

LIVE STREAM:

https://www.youtube.com/davedepew

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SPONSORS:

RULES:

WAF Setup & Rules
Double Elimination

TABLE & STRUCTURE OF THE TOURNAMENT:

We are using the Combat Armsports Tables. We will run two tables.

The Tournament will be run as follows:

08:00 AM – Weigh-in SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30TH
10:00 AM – Weigh-in Cut Off.
THERE WILL BE NO WEIGH-INS AFTER 10 AM
(We build the brackets)
11:00 AM Check-in, Rules, and confirm your place in the Brackets.
12:00 – Supermatches then Start Tournament…
AMATEUR & MASTERS MEN LEFT HAND
Run all amateur and masters men from lightest to heaviest left hand all the way down to the winner. Then run the overall heaviest to lightest. Next, hand out awards and take professional photos.

AMATEUR & MASTERS MEN RIGHT HAND
Run all amateur and masters men from lightest to heaviest right hand all the way down to the winner. Then run the overall heaviest to lightest. Next, hand out awards and take professional photos.

WOMEN LEFT HAND
Run all amateur and pro women from lightest to heaviest left hand all the way down to the winner. Then run the overall heaviest to lightest mixing amateur and pro. Next, hand out awards and take professional photos.

WOMEN RIGHT HAND
Run all amateur and pro women from lightest to heaviest right hand all the way down to the winner. Then run the overall heaviest to lightest mixing amateur and pro. Next, hand out awards and take professional photos.

PRO MEN LEFT HAND
Run all pro men from lightest to heaviest left hand down to top 3.

PRO MEN RIGHT HAND
Run all pro men from lightest to heaviest right hand down to top 3.

PRO MEN FINALS & OVERALL
Run pro men finals from lightest to the heaviest left hand. Next, run the overall heaviest to the lightest left hand. Next, hand out awards and take professional photos.
Run pro men finals from lightest to heaviest right hand. Next, run the overall heaviest to lightest right hand. Next, hand out awards and take professional photos.

We hope to complete the tournament in 4-5 hours.
Curl competition begins after armwrestling tournament. Free to enter for anyone pulling in the tournament.

FOOD:

We will have drinks and snacks for sale. There will not be a food vendor on site. There are several places nearby within walking distance. You are allowed to bring in a cooler. You can also set up a pop-up in the parking lot for your comfort. Keep the gym area clear of all food.

PARKING:

There will be no parking in the Grinder Gym Parking lot. You must NOT park in the parking lots of any business that is open. That business will tow your vehicle at your expense.

If you’re interested in sponsoring this event check out our sponsorship page. [Read more…]

ORGANIZER:

Dave DePew
thedavedepew@gmail.com
(619) 840-8175

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