Name: 2024 GTI British Open
Start: 2024-12-01T09:30:00+00:00
Location: Leisureat cheltenham

Entries now open! 🥊💥
The 2024 GTI British Open will be held in Cheltenham on Sunday 1st December. It's open to grades from 9th kup (yellow tag) and above. All ITF-style clubs and associations are welcome to take part!
Events will include:
👊 Patterns
👊 Point-stop sparring (for yellow/green belts aged under 18 only)
👊 Continuous sparring (for blue to black belt juniors and all adults)
👊 Destruction (for blue to black belt adults only).
You can expect fully matted competition areas and high quality medals, as well as:
⚫ Junior categories separated by age group, as well as by height in sparring for 13 and under; by weight for 14-17s.
⚫ Separate divisions for black belt veterans (where numbers allow, age 40+).
⚫ Separate patterns categories for different black belt grades (where numbers allow).
⚫ Fair judging of sinewave and non-sinewave patterns
⚫ FREE entry for all spectators!
This will also be the FINAL event of our 2023-2024 tournament season, and the last chance for black belt competitors (from all associations) to pick up points for the rankings table: https://www.gti-taekwondo.com/black-belt-rankings-table/current-season.
Those with the most points at the end of the season will be awarded one of our coveted Best Black Belt Competitor awards! 🏆🥋
The awards will be presented at the start of the new 2025-2026 season at the English Open on 9th February in Hinckley.
Do you have what it takes to be a British champ? 🇬🇧💪
Get your entries in by Thursday 28th November!
➡️ Enter online (GTI members - see your instructor for the £5 discount code): https://www.kihapp.com/tournaments/17094-2024-gti-british-open
➡️ Tournament rules:
https://www.gti-taekwondo.com/tournament-rules
Insurance
If your current organisation does not support you by extending your insurance cover for external events then we can offer liability and no-fault personal accident cover at a cost of £5 per entrant. If cover is required then it can be arranged on the day by visiting the admin desk.
Officials
Umpires and Referees who are also entered to compete can claim a reimbursement of £20 against their entry fee. To qualify officials must have registered at the admin desk by 9.30am and reimbursements can be collected at the end of the event. All officials will be provided with lunch.