Registration for SGAW Open 2025

About the Event

The event will be held over two days from 29th November to 30th November 2025.

Event Days

DAY 1

Events: Team vs Team, Women, Para and Juniors.

📅 Date: Saturday, 29 November 2025

🕘 Time: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM

📍 Location: Singapore Expo, Hall 2, 1 Expo Dr, Singapore 486150

DAY 2

Events: Migrant Workers, Novice Seniors and PRO Men

📅 Date: Sunday, 30 November 2025

🕘 Time: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM

📍 Location: Singapore Expo, Hall 2, 1 Expo Dr, Singapore 486150

Registration Fees

All fees are stated in Singapore Dollars (SGD).

PRO (Men) and Novice (Men) Athletes:

SGD $77 (Both Arms) | SGD $57 (One Arm)

Novice (Junior) Athletes:

SGD $57 (Both Arms) | SGD $36 (One Arm)

Novice (Women) Athletes:

SGD $57 (Both Arms) | SGD $36 (One Arm)

Para Athletes and Migrant Workers Athletes:

SGD $36 (Both Arms) | SGD $21 (One Arm) (SG60 Special Discount) Team vs Team:

SGD $205 for the whole team

Novice vs PRO Divisions, Weight Classes and Age Categories

• Novice Division is for athletes who are still developing their skills and have not reached advanced levels of competition. PRO Division, on the other hand, is designed for experienced athletes with significant achievements or experience in competitive armwrestling.

• A class will only be held if there are 4 or more participants for every class and category; if there are 3 or less participants, then the class will be merged with the class above it.

• The Top 2 athletes from each class in PRO Men will qualify to compete in PRO OPEN event on the last event of DAY 2.

Open Category

All athletes who finish Top 2 in the left and right handed categories in the PRO Men’s division will automatically qualify for the PRO OPEN.

Athletes MUST first register and compete in the PRO Men’s division to qualify for competing in the PRO OPEN. No other categories will qualify for the PRO OPEN.

The PRO OPEN will be a double elimination tournament format with all the same rules applied.

Multiple Entries

• Athletes are only allowed to compete in one category per class in their respective division.

• Junior athletes cannot compete in Novice Senior Division, vice versa.

• Junior athletes can compete in PRO Division.

• Migrant Worker Pullers and Para athletes cannot compete in Novice or PRO Division

• Team vs Team athletes can compete in PRO Division only.

Awards and Prizes

Individual Events

• Gold, Silver and Bronze medals for the top 3 finishes in all Individual categories.

• Cash prizes for (selected) Individual events to be updated soon.

• Official EVW Medals for top 3 finishes in the PRO OPEN.

  
  

Team vs Team Event

• 1st Place: SGD $1,500 + Champions Trophy + Official EVW Medals

• 2nd Place: Runner-Up Trophy + Official EVW Medals

• 3rd Place: Official EVW Medals

TOURNAMENT

Rules

The rules of SGAW Open will follow the standard WAF ruleset (see Section 1. ‘General Rules & Conduct’).

Failure to adhere to ANY rules (of SGAW Open / WAF) may result in immediate disqualification from the event at the discretion of the tournament organizers. Registrants must NOT be suspended or banned by WAF, or sanctioned for any doping violations at the time of the event.

Weigh-ins

Weigh-ins will be held on DAY 1 of the event!

DAY 1 events (Team vs Team, Women, Migrant Workers, Para) weigh-in:  8:00 AM - 8:30 AM on 29 November.

DAY 2 events (Novice Men, Novice Senior, PRO) weigh-in: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM on 29 November.

Things to do:

• All athletes must bring a valid form of identification for identity and age verification.

• All athletes besides the open weight categories (e.g. 95+ KG, OPEN) will need to weigh in.

• Clothing allowance of 0.50 KG is allowed. (e.g. athlete in 70 KG can weigh in at 70.50 KG).

• Athletes must make weight to 2 decimal places on the official tournament scale.

• For individual athletes, failure to make weight for the registered weight class, will result in movement to a higher weight class.

• For Team vs Team athletes, failure to make weight for the registered weight class, will result in a deduction of 5 points to their team and a fine of SGD 100.

• All athletes will need to collect their athlete cards to be worn during the period of the competing category.

TEAM VS TEAM

Format

• There will be a maximum of 4 teams registered.

• The teams will compete in a single elimination bracket (semi-finals & finals), with a 3rd & 4th place playoffs.

• Each Team vs Team battle constitutes five matches of best-of-5 rounds, starting from the lightest weight class of 70 KG to the heaviest of 90 KG.

• Each round won constitutes 1 point (maximum of 5*5=25 points per Team battle).

• Each athlete must pull all 5 rounds in their match OR if they forfeit any rounds, their opponent will earn the points for the forfeited rounds.

• The winning team is the one that has the most points after all 5 matches are concluded.

• In the event of a tie in points, the tiebreaker will be the team with the most number of winners (e.g., if Team A has 3 winners and Team B has 2 winners, then Team A will win if the points are tied).

Protests

Protest procedure

1. Only the Team Captain can initiate a protest and this must be done within 30 seconds of the protested call (in the event that there is no Team Captain, then the athlete can initiate the protest directly)

2. To initiate a protest, the Team Captain (or athlete) must immediately indicate that they want to protest to the SGAW Referee Panel, and a deposit of SGD 100 CASH must be paid to the Referee Panel.

3. The Team Captain (or athlete) must then fill out the protest form (Form B) and hand it to the Referee Panel.

4. The Referee Panel will then review the footage that the Team Captain (or athlete) wishes to submit to dispute the call (no other footage will be considered other than the submitted one). The protest initiator must produce their own footage as the official cameras will NOT be stopped for protests.

5. The SGAW Referee Panel must come to a majority decision on the protest; if there is no majority decision, then the protest will be deemed void.

6. If the protest is upheld, then the SGD 100 deposit will be returned to the Team Captain (or athlete); otherwise the deposit is forfeit.

   
   

Dress Code

Adhering to WAF rules:

• All athletes are required to wear long pants.

• All athletes are required to wear covered shoes.

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Shorts, bermudas, slippers, sandals, crocs, and heels are strictly not allowed. 

Code of Conduct

The Singapore Armwrestling Open (‘SGAW Open’) will adhere to the official rules and regulations as outlined by the World Armwrestling Federation (‘WAF’). This includes rules for: armwrestling, proper attire, good sportsmanship, and anti-doping.

WAF rules can be found on the official WAF website here.

Any rules not stated in this document will default to the standard WAF ruleset.

In the event of any ambiguity, the tournament director reserves the right to final interpretation.

How to Register

To register, follow these simple steps:

1. Visit the Events page:

   • Navigate to our dedicated events section where you can select your desired categories.

2. Choose Your Category:

   • Select the category that best fits your age and gender.

3. Add to Cart:

   • Once you’ve made your selections, add your selected categories to your cart.

4. Checkout:

   • Proceed to checkout where you can review your order, enter your registration and payment details, and confirm your purchase.

Our Hotel Partners

To enjoy these special discounted rates with our partner hotels,

please send an email to singaporearmwrestling@gmail.com to check with us on availability of rooms.

Rates

Hotel 81 Palace

Superior Queen/ Twin room

SGD $70++ (SGD $83.93 nett) per night (Mon – Fri)

SGD $85++ (SGD $101.92 nett) per night (Sat & Sun)

V Hotel Lavender

Superior Queen/ Twin room

SGD $143++ (S$171.46 nett) per night

Optional breakfast is chargeable at SGD $13++ (SGD $15.59 nett) per person if required

*Rooms subject to availability. Email us before booking!

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Registration Will Close on 23rd November, Sunday, 11:00 PM SGT (Singapore Time)

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