NSW State Championships 2025

Get ready for our official state titles of 2025.

Where/When/Who ?

The tournament will take place on Saturday 8 of February at Blacktown Leisure Center. Normal registration is available until the 1st of Febuary at 11pm, after that time late registrations will be available until the 6th of February. 

This event is open to everyone; however, NSW Wrestling membership is required to participate. In addition to registering here on SmoothComp, you must also be a member. Please visit our website to register or renew your membership.

Our of State Guests Are Welcome !

Athletes from other states are welcome to attend, and your home state’s membership is accepted. Please ensure your membership is valid and current, as this will be checked.

International participants with a valid visa may compete at this event; however, like all participants they must also adhere to our membership requirements and be members of NSW Wrestling. Please visit our website to register for membership ! 

This is NOT the Oceania Selection Trials event !

Please note that the NSW State Championships is a completely separate competition from the 2025 Oceania Selection Trials. While both events will take place at the same venue and at the same time, they are seperate copmetitions and will happen on seperate mats. Athletes are welcome to compete in both competitions; however, separate registration is required for each event. If you are interested and eligible (Australian passport required for Oceania Trials) in participating in the 2025 Oceania Selection Trials, please refer to the following link for more information and registration details!

Note:  Australian passport required to participate in Oceania Trials - however NSW State Championships does not require Australian citizenship.

Rules

• Youth (all age groups below 18) competition start time: 8:15AM (estimated)
• All other +18 divisions estimated competition start time: 12:00PM
• Weigh-in times for Youth (U18 and below) groups: 7:30-8:00
• Weigh-in times for non-Youth (18+) groups: 11:30AM-12:00PM. +18s may weigh-in earlier and at the Youth weigh-in times if they wish to.
• All participants must be members of NSW Wrestling or Wrestling Australia. You will not be able to compete without a valid membership due to legal/insurance regulations. There is no exceptions to this rule, and we will check all particpants membership status. Please visit our website to sign up or renew your membership ! 

• There will be no extra weight allowance at this competition. We regret to inform you that we cannot accommodate last-minute weight changes after the draw is completed. You will not be able to compete if you miss weight.
• For all age groups, we will adhere to the official UWW Ruleset.
• Singlets All wrestlers are required to participate in an approved wrestling singlet. The use of shorts, t-shirts, rash guards, and BJJ uniforms is strictly prohibited. Wrestling singlets only. When checking your match on smoothcomp match-ups, the wrestler on top will be Red and the wrestler on bottom will be Blue. You need two colors !

• Girls are allowed to wear long rash guards underneath their wrestling singlet for religious reasons.
• Wrestling shoes are mandatory. You will not be allowed to compete without shoes.
• A standard routine skin check may be carried out during the weigh-ins for safety purposes.
• The results will be utilized as a component of the selection criteria for other NSW events in2025, such as training camps, sponsorships etc.
• Australian citizenship is NOT required. This competition is open to all members of NSW Wrestling and members of Wrestling Australia from other states.

Additional Notes

Free Siblings Entry

We are glad to announce sibling members get to compete for free at this competition. More info here !

Wrestle Roos !

When entering your child in the event please follow the 2 step process to ensure the correct age/ weight division has been allocated.

Step 1 - The Age your child turns this calendar year is the age bracket they are in .

Step 2 - Weigh your child, if they are on the boarder of a weight division and you feel there is a possibility they will come in over weight put them in the next weight bracket up. We are unable to accomedate last minute changes.

The Drawing System for all divisions

For this competition, we will be following the official UWW drawing rule:

True Round Robin: For brackets with 5 and less participants

Double Elimination Wrestleback: For brackets with 6 or more participants

Note: Unlike our previous recent non-official events, the 'Best out of Three' format will not be applied in brackets of 2 in this event.

Red/Blue Singlets (Wrestler on top is Red, Wrestler on bottom is Blue) !

When checking your match on smoothcomp match-ups, the wrestler on top will be Red and the wrestler on bottom will be Blue. Please follow this simple rule to avoid  delays and confusion on the competition day.

Please keep an eye on this event as we may change the details in the following days