UNION TOWNSHIP, Ohio — More than 800 jiu-jitsu athletes and an estimated 2,500 spectators are heading to Clermont County this weekend for the FUJI BJJ Cincinnati Winter Championship, a one-day tournament organizers project will generate nearly $631,179 in economic impact, according to the Clermont County Convention & Visitors Bureau.
The tournament is scheduled for Saturday at the Nothin’ But Net Sports Complex, 4343 Mt. Carmel Tobasco Road, with doors opening at 8 a.m. and matches beginning at 9:30 a.m., the visitors bureau said in a Facebook post. Spectators 13 and older can buy a $20 pass at the door.
Organizers expect the event to produce about 657 hotel room nights in the county. A shuttle will run from overflow parking at ChildFocus, Healthsource of Ohio and the IPM Food Pantry, all on Aicholtz Road, the visitors bureau said.
This marks the fourth consecutive year Clermont County has hosted a FUJI BJJ tournament, according to the visitors bureau. The tournament features gi and no-gi divisions for competitors age 4 and older, grouped by age, weight and skill level.
“These visitors are staying in our hotels, dining at our restaurants, shopping at local businesses,” Clermont County Convention & Visitors Bureau President Sarah Gleason said of the economic effect of sports-tourism events like the tournament.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the Clermont County Convention & Visitors Bureau.