The deadline to sign up for the 3^rd American Cup, to take place May 1 and 2 in Los Gatos, California, is April 26. Today, however, is the last day to register for the tournament already counting hundreds of participants and pay less.

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The names of some medal collectors have already started to show up on the americancupbjj.com website, like Carlos Diego (Amazonas BJJ), Ryan Clark (Megaton), Carlos Melo, Garth Taylor and Nathan Mendelsohn, all from the team of event promoter Claudio França.

Claudio França surrounded by kids. Photo: publicity

“The favorites are popping up and this week of the final stretch a lot more will appear. You just have to keep an eye on the site, since we’re updating twice a day,” recounts Claudio. “So far what stands out is the number of kids – last year we had more than 200 in the kids division, and this year we expect 300 will be fighting on the first day, Saturday. It will be a big party; all competitors will be given a copy of GRACIEMAG; Sambazon açaí and Silvio’s BBQ will be there.”

The event will be covered by GRACIEMAG and is to be preceded by a rules seminar led by Alvaro Mansor. Check out the timetable:

3rd American Cup
Los Gatos High School
20 High School Court
Los Gatos, California

Saturday, May 1
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Children born between 1995 and 2006

Purple belts – all weights

Sunday, May 2
9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Juvenile, adult, female, master, eniors I & senior II
White to black (except for purple)

But the event begins well before, with a rules and refereeing seminar headed by Master Alvaro Mansur in San Jose, at academy of Claudio Franca, organizer of the event.

Sign up for the American Cup by clicking here.

For the rules seminar, click here.