my son wrestled one novice this year got first and we moved him to open he will be 7 at the end of the month and most of these kids he wrestled last year so i entered him in it we will see how he does and he is wrestling 6 and under state sense we host it he has placed 1 or 2 most of the year in all the tournaments he has wrestled at which were all open so i figure why not give him the option i have heard from other parents its a really good experience