**Double Points Qualifier Tournament**

***MN/USA "Take-A-Shot" Event - 1 day USAW Trial Membership available***

Event Summary & Features: This is a BRAND NEW inaugural event for the 2026-27 wrestling season, co-sponsored between Bemidji Wrestling Club and MN/USA Wrestling to add more opportunities and exposure to boys and girls wrestlers across Northern Minnesota and beyond!  It will include two tournaments including:

1. INDIVIDUAL MN/USA Qualifier & Girls Open Tournament - across Sessions 1 - 4 (see individual sessions & custom schedule below)
2. DUAL / TEAM TOURNAMENT for K-6th Grade Boys & K-8th Grade Girls - across Session 5 (beginning at approx 3pm)

Arrival: Park in main parking lot outside main entrance

Individual - MN/USA Qualifier & Girls Open - Tournament Details

Registration: This tournament will be PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY with registration deadline on 11/13/26 @ 8pm via usabracketing.com. NO SAME DAY REGISTRATION. Cost is $20 per entry, via pre-registration online only. 

REGISTRATION LINK: Register HERE (by 11/13 @ 8pm) by visiting the event on usabracketing.com. MN/USA Bemidji Folkstyle Preseason Qualifier, Girls Open & Boys/Girls Duals Team Tournament

Check-Ins / Weigh-Ins: See the schedule below for check-in timing. ALL wrestlers must check-in as they enter the event and you will be notified if you have been marked for a weight audit. Instead of full weigh-ins, there will be random weight audits per session (essentially a partial “Honor System”). During registration, parents will enter the weight of their wrestler during registration in the "actual weight" field. Enter a weight for your wrestler so as not exceed 3% above the weight entered on tournament day (if weight audited). For example, if the parent pre-registered their wrestler at 50lbs, their wrestler can weigh no more than 51.5lbs. Failing a weight audit risks tournament forfeiture without refund. If you leave the event and pull out of competition, you must inform the tournament director so you can be pulled from the event.

Age Divisions: Age divisions for all MN/USA events use the USAW 2 year birth year ranges, as follows (for the 2026-27 season): 6U = Birth Year 2021-2022, 8U = Birth Year 2019-2020, 10U = Birth Year 2017-2018, 12U = Birth Year 2015-2016, 14U = Birth Year 2013-2014.

Eligibility/Memberships: Full year / athlete USAW memberships OR 1 Day/Singlet Event Membership is required to register. The single event membership feature will be enabled by 10/20/26 for those without full year USAW athlete memberships.

*Qualifier Division: All qualifier division participants will accumulate qualification points towards MN/USA Regional Tournaments (for the 10U and 12U divisions) and qualification points toward MN/USA State Tournament (for the 6U qualifier & 8U qualifier divisions). All 14U qualifier participants are auto-qualified to the MN/USA State tournament, hence this an open division. Across MN/USA qualifier division results, 1st = 40 points, 2nd = 25 points, 3rd = 10 points. However, the Bemidji Qualifier features "Double Points" toward Region/State qualification, where the 1st-3rd place result values double (to 80, 40, and 20 respectively).  All results also aid PIN ratings that will help influence seeding criteria at Regions/State as well. All participants in the qualifier division will also accumulate "REPS" points, with the top 10 in each age group awarded at the MN/USA banquet (recognized in the Fall of 2027). Bracketing will follow standard MN/USA qualifier division pairing procedures.

• Qualification Points Detail: For all other questions on regional / state qualification points, go to https://www.mnusawrestling.org/page/show/8178633-state-folkstyle-tournament-kids
• REPS Points Detail: For all other info/questions on REPS points/awards, go to: https://www.mnusawrestling.org/page/show/8352622-mn-usa-accumulated-points
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**Girls Only Division: There is no qualification points up for grabs within the Girls Division, as the MN/USA Girls State Individual Tournament remains an open tournament at the end of the folkstyle season. This division is reserved for females wishing to compete against girls only competitors. Bracketing will be focused on maximizing match opportunities based on age/weight as best as possible. The default age division groupings will be 6U-8U, 10U, 12U and 14U. Results translate into "REPS" points toward end of year awards in the Girls awards category.

Bracketing Format: Brackets will be created and grouped to make 4-man round-robin brackets when possible not to exceed >10% variance in weight class.

Schedule: Technology will be leveraged creating effeciencies and a session based format using USA Bracketing tournament software and PinTV scoreboards. See below for check-in timing for each age group/division.

• Session #1: Girls Only Division (6U-14U Age Groups): Check In / Weight Audits: 8:00 - 8:30am; Wrestling starts @ 9:00am 
• Session #2: 6U/8U Qualifier (Co-Ed) Divisions: Check In / Weight Audits: 8:45 - 9:15am; Wrestling starts @ 10:00am (approx)
• Session #3: 10U Qualifier (Co-Ed) Division: Check In / Weight Audits: 10:15am - 10:45am; Wrestling starts @ 11:30am (approx)
• Session #4: 12U Qualifier 14U Open Divisions: Check In / Weight Audits: 11:45 - 12:15PM; Wrestling starts @ 1pm (approx)
• REMINDER: Age Groups are based on based on birth years, as follows: 6U = Birth Year 2021-2022, 8U = Birth Year 2019-2020, 10U = Birth Year 2017-2018, 12U = Birth Year 2015-2016, 14U = Birth Year 2013-2014. 

Dual Team Tournament - K-6th Boys Duals / K-8th Girls Duals - Information/Details

Format: Following the completion of the individual tournament, a boys & girls dual team tournament will take place (across both gyms) and feature a 4 team round robin format (up to 4 teams for Girls + 4 teams for Boys) with a max of 3 duals per team.

Boys Dual Team Weight Classes: 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 77, 84, 92, 100, 110, 120, 135, 215

Girls Dual Team Weight Classes: 48, 53, 58, 63, 68, 73, 78, 83, 88, 93, 98, 105, 115, 125, 135, 185

Roster Eligibility / Memberships: 

• Boys Duals - Wrestlers who are in Pre-K through 6th grade are eligible to compete. There are 15 total weights, and each team is allowed to up to 20 wrestlers on their roster.
• Girls Duals - Wrestlers who are in Pre-K through 8th grade are eligible to compete. There are 16 total weights, and each team is allowed to up to 20 wrestlers on their roster.
• Wrestlers will need either to have their full year USAW Membership OR can acquire a single event membership and register through the individual tournament registration on usabracketing.com. 
• Teams may be formed by wrestlers across different clubs and do not have to be exclusive to that club/school as the goal of this event is to maximize preseason match opportunities.
• Coaches interested in registering a team should contact Tournament Director - Kristin Weidemann (kweidemann@mnusawrestling.org) and team invitation/registration instructions will be communicated. 

Registration & Team Formation Process: 

• Coaches interested in registering a team should contact Tournament Director - Kristin Weidemann (kweidemann@mnusawrestling.org) and team invitation/registration instructions will be communicated. 
• Cost will be $200 per team (payable via check to Bemidji Wrestling Club)
• FREE AGENTS - Any girl or boy interested in being a "free agent" to be placed on a team can register at a cost of $15/wrestler. 
• The deadline for initial team rosters will be due by 11/6 @ 8pm cst.

Team Tournament - Check/In & Weigh-In Process

Individual tournament participants will confirm their check-in for the team event as they enter the building. Remaining wrestlers if they did not participate in the individual tournament must check-in with the check-in table by 1:30 - 2:00pm to confirm final dual rosters for the event. Free agents will be communicated with by the Tournament Director on team assignment. Random weight audits will be completed for remaining wrestlers who did not compete in the individual event. Similar to the individual tournament, there will be a 3% allowance above registered / team weight class. The goal of this event is to get matches, but we still want to ensure an honor system is in place.

Dual / Team Tournament Schedule:

• Check-In & Weight Audits: 1:30 - 2:00pm 
• Dual Tournament Start / End Time: 3:00pm start (approximately following 30 minute break from end of individual tournament)
• Round 1: 3:00 - 4:00
• Round 2: 4:00 - 5:00
• Round 3: 5:00 - 6:00

Admissions: $5.00 for all Adults, $3 for STUDENTS, FREE for all 6 & Under. Coaches with current USAW Leader Membership are free (present card at the door). 

Payments: Cash, Square Terminal (debit, credit, Apple, Google Pay) payments accepted. 

Concessions: Available all day.

Tourney Contact: If your wrestler pulls out of the tournament, please email the tournament director - Kristin Weidemann (kweidemann@mnusawrestling.org).