2026 GTI English Open

Name: 2026 GTI English Open
Start: 2026-02-15T09:30:00+00:00
Location: Hinckley Leisure Centre

Schedule

Sun, 15 Feb, 2026 at 09:30 am

UTC+00:00

Location

Hinckley Leisure Centre | Hinckley, EN

Join us for the 2026 GTI English Open Championships!
This event will be held at Hinckley Leisure Centre, and will take place on Sunday 15th February.
All ITF-Style Taekwondo clubs and associations are welcome to take part. Minimum rank of yellow-tag (9th Kup) is required to participate.
Doors open 9:00am for a 9:30am prompt start for all junior (under 18) colour belts.
Adult colour belts - arrive by 10:30am
Junior black belts - arrive by 11:30am
Adult black belts - arrive by 12:30pm.
Events will include:
• Patterns
• Point-Stop Sparring (for Yellow/Green belt, 9th-5th Kup, under 18’s only)
• Continuous Sparring (for all other juniors and all adults)
• Power Test (for adults, blue belt, 4th Kup, and above)
We offer fully matted areas and high-quality medals, as well as:
• Junior categories separated by age group, as well as by height in sparring for 13 and under, weight for 14-17.
• Separate divisions for black belt veterans (where numbers allow, 40+).
• Separate patterns categories for different black belt grades (where numbers allow).
• Fair judging of sinewave and non-sinewave patterns.
Cost:
PLEASE NOTE ENTRY DEADLINE - ENTER BY SUNDAY 8TH FEBRUARY
- £30 for non-GTI competitors
- £25 for GTI members (see your instructor for discount code)
- FREE for all spectators!
ENTRIES WILL BE CAPPED AT 300. When we hit 300 entries, bookings will close.
LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL THURSDAY 12TH FEBRUARY - ONLY IF THE 300 LIMIT HAS NOT BEEN REACHED
£5 Late Entry Surcharge.
NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 12TH FEBRUARY.
Tournament rules can be found on our website (www.gti-taekwondo.com).
This event will also be an opportunity for black belt competitors from all associations to collect ranking points for the 2025/26 Competitor of the Year awards. Current rankings can be found on the GTI website.
Insurance:
If your current organisation does not support you by extending your existing insurance cover for external events, then we can offer liability and no-fault accident cover at a cost of £5 per entrant. This will cover you for all GTI events until the end of this year. If this insurance is required then it can be arranged on the day by visiting the admin desk.