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Greetings Taekwondo family,
We are excited to present to you our grand premier of the Pacific West Open Taekwondo Championships. As this will be our first tournament, we nevertheless still hope to present a good quality event that you'll want to return to for years to come. We will have the expert help of Master Elvis Chavez and his great E-Produtions team running our event and quality referees with Master Danny Gonzalez, as our referee chairman. We are grateful of your support and we look forward to seeing our young competitors grow and develop their Taekwondo skills through our championship. We wish you all much success and blessings. Together, we will make history and look forward to seeing you at the premier of the Pacific West Open Taekwondo Championships.
Gratefully,
Master Robert Morales
Tournament Director
WT International Coach, Level II
pacific west open schedule
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2025
8:00 AM: CHECK IN/REGISTRATION. Pick up Wrist bands and Badges.
9:00 AM: OPENING CEREMONY FOLLOWED BY POOMSE COMPETITION FOR ALL AGES
10:OO AM: SPARRING COMPETITION BEGINS - 9 year olds & younger and 18 year olds & over.
Followed by YOUTH 10-11 year olds, JUNIOR 15-17 year olds and CADET 12-14 year olds.
CALL TIMES will be by BELT RANK order. White/Yellow Belts (10-7 gup), Green Belts (6-5 gup), Blue Belts (4-3 gup), Red belts (2-1 gup), and Black Belts
GENERAL INFORMATION
DIVISIONS: KIDDIE KICKERS age 4-5, DRAGONS age 6-7, TIGERS age 8-9, YOUTH age 10-11, CADETS age 12-14, JUNIORS age 15-17 & SENIORS age 17 & above . Ages are based on date of birth in calendar year.
BELT COLORS (Gup): WHITE (10-9 gup), YELLOW (8-7 gup), GREEN (6-5 gup), BLUE (4-3 gup), RED (2-1 gup), BLACK (1st dan & above)
WEIGH INS: ALL DIVISIONS MUST WEIGH IN REMOTELY on Friday, June 27, 2025 beginning at 10 AM and ends at exactly 5 PM
AWARDS: Medals will be presented GOLD, SILVER & 2 BRONZE. BLACK BELT Winners in Kyorugi & Poomse from the CADET, JUNIOR & SENIOR Divisions will receive a FREE registration to the 2026 Pacific West Open and a chance to earn a scholarship to 2026 US Nationals in North Carolina.
SPECTATORS: Fee is $20 and children under 3 is free.
VENUE INFO: RC Sports Center-8303 Rochester Ave., Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730. No outside food, coolers, or drinks allowed. Water only. Parking is free.
LODGING: Hilton Hampton In - 11669 Foothill Blvd, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730; Sheraton Four Points - 11960 Foothill Blvd, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730. Both Hotels are within 2 minutes of the Venue.
COMPETITION RULES & REGULATIONS
POOMSE: Competitors will perform the poomse listed below for their rank. Scores will be based on proper order, beauty, grace, rhythm, accuracy, power, technique and attitude. There will be 4 competitors per division except for sport poomse.
KYORUGI/SPARRING: The current USAT & WT competition rules will govern this championship. We will use the best out of 3 rounds format. Also, the 12 point gap rule will apply accept for Black belt Cadets, Junior and Senior semi-final and final matches. We will use the WT rule of 5 gamjeons in a round to end that round. The organizing committee may modify some rules according to the local condition. USAT Junior safety rules will also apply for this championship (See chart below).
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FOR REGISTRATION TO BE CONSIDERED COMPLETE YOU MUST PAY VIA ZELLE OR VENMO, AS SHOWN BELOW