Welcome back to “fitravelife,com”! As my first challenge for 2022, I already registered for Sport physique class bodybuilding competition in 2nd THAILAND OPEN MASTERS GAMES. Registration is open until January 5th, 2022 so if you are interested to join, you can register by below link. I also share here regulation of competition and steps for registration.
What is THAILAND OPEN MASTERS GAMES?
Thailand open masters games aims to promote, develop and encourage senior sport standard level in Thailand. This year 2nd anniversary edition will be held in Songkhla province, southern part of Thailand from 8th to 16th January, 2022. Not only bodybuilding, they will have 14 sports events in total listed as this; Athletic, Badminton, Basketball, Bodybuilding, Dance, Football Gateball, Golf, Petanque, Sepak Takraw, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis and Woodball. In case you are wondering how to join sports other than bodybuilding, you might refer to Facebook official page below to contact each sport association.
Bodybuilding competition for Thailand Open Masters Game
Bodybuilding edition for Thailand Open Masters Game will take place at Central Festival Hatyai on 15th and 16th January, 2022. Event will be organized again by TBPA (Thailand Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Association) as I joined Southern classic in Phuket. You can also refer to my experience for Southern classis event at the post below.
Rules and regulation
Details of rules and regulation was already announced at TBPA webpage. Deadline for submission is January 5th so please complete submission by this. Registration is very easy, can be done by online only in 10 minutes.
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Eligibility
At first TBPA announced event is for senior competitors more than 30 years old but they suddenly changed eligibility by adding category for below 30 years old so anybody can register the event. Competition is also open not only for Thai but foreigners as well.
Category
All category will be listed as below. I registered for Men’s Sport Physique 35 to 40 years old open event. For my height 175cm, I have to reduce my weight below 75kg so I will start again for diet to reduce fat more until competition day.
Men’s Bodybuilding 6 categories
- Men’s Bodybuilding age below 31 yrs. Open
- Men’s Bodybuilding age 31 – 40 yrs. Open
- Men’s Bodybuilding age 41 – 45 yrs. Open
- Men’s Bodybuilding age 46 – 50 yrs. Open
- Men’s Bodybuilding age 51 – 55 yrs. Open
- Men’s Bodybuilding age over 56 yrs. Open
Men’s Athletic Physique 4 categories
- Men’s Athletic Physique age below 35 yrs. Open (Up to 170 cm. +2kg. /Up to 175cm. +4kg. /Up to 180 cm. +6kg. / Over 180 cm. +8kg.)
- Men’s Athletic Physique age 35 – 40 yrs. Open (Up to 170 cm. +2kg. /Up to 175cm. +4kg. /Up to 180 cm. +6kg. / Over 180 cm. +8kg.)
- Men’s Athletic Physique age 41 – 50 yrs. Open ( Up to 170 cm. +2kg. /Up to 175cm. +4kg. /Up to 180 cm. +6kg. / Over 180 cm. +8kg.)
- Men’s Athletic Physique age over 51 yrs. Open (Up to 170 cm. +2kg. /Up to 175cm. +4kg. /Up to 180 cm. +6kg. / Over 180 cm. +8kg.)
Women’s Athletic Physique 2 categories*
- Women’s Athletic Physique age below 30 yrs. Open
- Women’s Athletic Physique age over 30 yrs. Open
*There is wrong mentioning on official website so I corrected above class.
Women’s Model Physique 6 categories
- Women’s Model Physique age below 30 yrs. Open
- Women’s Model Physique age 30 – 35 yrs. Open
- Women’s Model Physique age 36 – 40 yrs. Open
- Women’s Model Physique age 41 – 45 yrs. Open
- Women’s Model Physique age 46 – 50 yrs. Open
- Women’s Model Physique age over 51 yrs. Open
Men’s Sport Physique 5 categories
- Men’s Sport Physique age below 35 yrs. Open (Up to 175 cm. +0kg. / Up to 180 cm. +2kg. / Over 180 cm. +4kg.)
- Men’s Sport Physique age 35-40 yrs. Open (Up to 175 cm. +0kg. / Up to 180 cm. +2kg. / Over 180 cm. +4kg.)
- Men’s Sport Physique age 41-45 yrs. Open (Up to 175 cm. +0kg. / Up to 180 cm. +2kg. / Over 180 cm. +4kg.)
- Men’s Sport Physique age 46-50 yrs. Open (Up to 175 cm. +0kg. / Up to 180 cm. +2kg. / Over 180 cm. +4kg.)
- Men’s Sport Physique age over 51 yrs. Open (Up to 175 cm. +0kg. / Up to 180 cm. +2kg. / Over 180 cm. +4kg.)
Attire
What you can wear in each competition class is also regulated as below.
Men’s Bodybuilding – Only Black Bodybuilding Trunk
Men’s Athletic Physique – Full Swimming Trunk, black color without pattern only. Bodybuilding Trunk are not allowed.
Women’s Model Physique – Any colors of Two Piece Bikini with High Heels Shoes. The Bottom of the bikini has to cover 50% of the buttocks.
HIGHT-HEELED SHOES – The soles of the shoes cannot be thicker than 1 cm, the heels can’t be higher than 10 cm. Must have a cover on the front of the shoes and has a heel straps. Platform shoes are prohibited.
Men’s Sports Physique – Beach pants, the length of the pants is approximately above the knees. No shoes.
Registration
Once you fully checked the regulations of competition, finally please proceed to registration phase. Processing can be easily done by online only about 10 minutes. You need to fill in your personal information and choose class for entry then upload passport picture, visa page and 2 inches photo.
Again there will be no confirmation email sent from event organizer. After the deadline January 5th, They will announce registered person’s name list on the their web page. If you cannot find, you are advised to contact TBPA immediately for inquiry.
This competition required 300THB for registration. As they mentioned at the webpage, you can pay this at the event day for registration desk.
On their Facebook page, they announced some privilege for those who completed registration by 30th December, 2021 as below.
- Exemption for registration fee 300THB
- Free accommodation 2 nights at Hatyai
- Travel fee support 1,000THB
Details are not revealed at this moment, I will update here once TBPA mentions on their web site.
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