Rules

CLICK HERE FOR THE 2024 BILL FARRELL MEMORIAL FOREIGN INVITATION

ATHENA Registration Deadline October 31st

Click Here for the Team Selection Criteria 

ONLY UWW APPROVED COMPETITION UNIFORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED

United States Athletes - 

• Per UWW regulations, ALL competitors are required to have UWW license.  
   
• Wrestlers must purchase their UWW license in 2024 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, 2024.  
• PLEASE NOTE:  THERE WILL BE NO CLUB SEPARATION. 

  The tournament will be conducted under UWW Freestyle & Greco-Roman Wrestling Rules with modifications accepted by UWW.

Bracketing: 

• The tournament will be conducted under a MODIFIED double-elimination line-bracketing format. Athletes who lose to Semifinalist will be placed in a repechage bracket.

• The repêchage bracket will wrestle for a single Bronze medal in each weight category. Semifinal losers will also be placed in the modified repechage.

• Brackets with five (5) or less will use the nordic system (everyone wrestles everyone). 
• Brackets with six (6) or more will use Line Bracketing. 
• PIn and separation of Foreign delagated will be done and reviewed by National Team Staff.  
• For all divisions, the current rules of UWW, with USA Wrestling modifications where applicable, will govern the event and the competition.
• PLEASE NOTE:  THERE WILL BE NO CLUB SEPARATION. 

To purchase through USA Wrestling contact Jamie McNab at  jmcnab@usawrestling.org. DEADLINE TO GET JAIMIE ALL DOCUMENTS IS OCTOBER 23rd.  

• 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)   

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.   

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 2024 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.