Monthly Archives: September 2026

  Nearly 4 out of 5 matches (78%) in AVA Okanagan ended in a submission, and two-thirds (67.7%) were finished within regulation time. Overtime added another 10.2% of taps, while overtime escapes decided 15.7% of matches. The remaining 6.3% ended by walkover, referee decision or DQ. Across the whole tournament, the numbers were remarkably steady, […]

AVA’s rules and overtime exists for one reason — to give a match a real outcome, settled on the mat rather than by a referee. That goal has stayed the same since day one, but how we define an actual escape has changed a lot, and for good reason. The format started as a version […]