Rules

CLICK HERE FOR THE 2023 BILL FARRELL MEMORIAL FOREIGN INVITATION

Click Here for the Team Selection Criteria 

United States Athletes - 

• Per UWW regulations, ALL competitors are required to have UWW license.  
   
• Wrestlers must purchase their UWW license in 2023 prior to the Bill Farrell International Open, please bring your personal UWW card or provide the list of athletes of your country at registration.  
   
• UWW Licenses CANNOT be sold on-site. 
   
• Wrestlers may also purchase a yearly license through USA Wrestling and it will only be valid until Dec 31, 2023.  

IN ORDER TO PURCHASE LICENSE WRESTLERS WILL HAVE TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING: 
1) Annual medical certificate (Click HERE) 

2) Digital headshot 

3) Copy of U.S. Passport  (NO EXCEPTIONS) 

4) Credit Card Info. (Visa/Mastercard)  

To purchase through USA Wrestling contact Jamie McNab at  jmcnab@usawrestling.org. DEADLINE TO GET JAIMIE ALL DOCUMENTS IS NOVEMBER 3rd.  

ENTRY: Athletes should register online. NO REFUNDS for failure to compete. Participants MUST present proof of current USA Wrestling Membership Card at registration and weigh-ins.. 

Weight adjustments can be done prior to weigh-in by using your USA Wrestling account. 

To update your Athlete’s registration Log into www.usawmembership.com 

Click Manage 

Select Registrations 

You should see all event registrations listed. 

Select the Tournament. 

Here you can change your athletes registered weight class and their Club team.  

ONLINE REGISTRATION:

Online registration is available at USAWrestlingevents.com Deadline for online registration is November 12th.

Early registration online will be $75 per style (Deadline Nov. 12) 

Late Registration online will be $85 per style (Deadline Nov 16)
 

ON-SITE REGISTRATION: Entry fee for participants registering on-site is $100 per athlete NO refunds for failure to compete.  2023 UWW licenses WILL NOT be sold at events.  

NO REGISTRATION BY MAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED! THERE ARE NO REFUNDS FOR FAILURE TO COMPETE! 

International Athletes - 

Athletes who reside outside the United States must contact their country's Wrestling Federation in order to compete at the 2023 Bill Farrell International Open. 

The current rules of UWW will govern the event and the competition (except bracketing procedures).This event will use the new UWW rules.Tech falls will be a difference of 10 points for freestyle and 8 points for Greco.Video Review will be conducted for all matches. 
Click here to review the current rules of UWW. 

Bracketing: 

Brackets with five (5) or less will use the nordic system (everyone wrestles everyone). 
Brackets with six (6) or more will use Line Bracketing. 

 
For all divisions, the current rules of UWW, with USA Wrestling modifications where applicable, will govern the event and the competition.PLEASE NOTE: Wrestlers from the same club must use the same club name or abbreviation during registration in order to insure proper calculation of team points.There will be a blind computer draw after the initial weigh-in. A standard, seeded, double-elimination line bracket, with consolation wrestle-backs to 3rd will be used. THERE WILL BE NO CLUB SEPARATION.