The ADCC World Championships returns in 2019, and the initial dates for the qualifying series of events has been announced including in Europe, USA and Asia. 

The World Championships is tentatively scheduled for September of 2019 in Los Angeles, California. There will be a number of Trials between now and then, held in Europe, Asia, North and South America. 

ADCC is the toughest and most prestigious no-gi submission grappling tournament in the world, and the most exclusive. There are only three ways to enter: 

1. Win one of the continental qualifying Trials event 
2. Receive an invite (limited to only seven per male weight division, and three per female weight division)
3. ADCC champions are automatically invited back. 

The first international Trial will take place in Romania, offering European grapplers a chance to compete at the World Championships. Following that are events in the USA and Kazakhstan. 

1st ADCC European Trial 2018

Oct 6, 2018 | Gym Agronomy, Bucharest, Romania | Watch it LIVE or On Demand

1st ADCC North American Trial 2018

Nov 3, 2018 | Bayville, NJ | Watch it LIVE or On Demand

1st ADCC Asian Trial 2018

Dec 1, 2018 | Kazakhstan 

2nd ADCC North American Trial 2019 

Feb 9, 2019 | MusclePharm HQ, Burbank, Los Angeles 

For more information on the Trials, including how to register, visit the ADCC website.