Venue in Long Beach, California / GRACIEMAG file photo

The IBJJF has officially released the dates for the World Championship. You can now make your plans to earn the top title between May 28 and June 1 at the famed Long Beach Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, CA.

The only possible change to the schedule will be whether or not Wednesday, May 28 is needed to hold the capacity of athletes. As soon as registration begins to fill closer to the event dates, the IBJJF will release a more concrete schedule. As of now, the pre-schedule is as follows:

Wednesday – May 28:
White Adult Male (Weight divisions)
White Adult Female (Weight divisions)
White Masters (Weight divisions)

Thursday – May 29:
White Adult Male (Weight divisions)
White Adult Female (Weight divisions)
White Masters (Weight divisions)
Blue Adult Male (Weight divisions and Open Class)
Purple Adult Male (Weight divisions)

Friday – May 30:
Blue Adult Male (Weight divisions and Open Class)
Blue Adult Female (Weight divisions and Open Class)
Purple Adult Male (Weight divisions and Open Class)
Purple Adult Female (Weight divisions and Open Class)
Brown Adult Male (Weight divisions  and Open Class)

Saturday – May 31:
White Juvenile Male (Weight divisions)
White Juvenile Female (Weight divisions)
Blue Juvenile Male (Weight divisions and Open Class)
Blue Juvenile Female (Weight divisions and Open Class)
Purple Adult Male (Open Class)
Purple Adult Female (Open Class)
Brown Adult Male (Weight divisions and Open Class)
Brown Adult Female (Weight divisions and Open Class)
Black Adult Male (Weight divisions and Open Class)
Black Adult Female (Weight divisions and Open Class)

Sunday – June 1:
Black Adult Male
Black Adult Female

Full information as it comes will be available at www.ibjjf.org

To see more tournaments scheduled for the year, visit the calendar: http://ibjjf.org/championships/calendar/