World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup
The Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition that takes place at the Zayed Sports City Tennis Complex in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates The tournament is managed by UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation. It draws hundreds of high caliber athletes every year
Competition details | |
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Location | Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. |
English name | Ab Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship |
Discipline | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Type | Jiu-Jitsu Championship |
Organiser | UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation |
Divisions | |
Current weight divisions | Male: 56KG, 62KG, 69KG, 77KG, 85KG, 94KG, 120KG Female: 49KG, 55KG, 62KG, 70KG, 95KG |
History | |
First edition | May 1st and 2nd, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. |
First winner | Tarsys Hamphreys |
Most wins | Rodolfo Vieira (9) |
Supported personally by his Highness the Supreme Prince and Commander In Chief of the United Arab Emirates National Army, H. H. Sheik Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the inaugural 2009 tournament had the prize purse of US$111,000.[2] This amount was increased further to US$150,000 in 2010[3] and is planned to increase to US$272,000 (AED 1,000,000) in 2011, which are the largest money prizes in history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments.[4]
Participation in the trials is not mandatory; however the winners of the trials have an all expenses (airfare, hotel, meals) paid trip to Abu Dhabi for the tournament.
List Of Champions
2009-2011
Year | 65 kg | 74 kg | 83 kg | 92 kg | +92 kg | Absolute |
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2009 | Rafael Mendes (1/2) | Michael Langhi (1/1) | Tarsis Humphreys (1/2) | Rodolfo Vieira (1/7) | Alexandre Souza (1/1) | Tarsis Humphreys (2/2) |
2010 | Rafael Mendes (2/2) | Gilbert Burns (1/1) | Claudio Calasans (1/5) | Alexandro Ceconi (1/1) | Ricardo Abreu (1/1) | Claudio Calasans (2/5) |
2011 | Augusto Mendes (1/2) | Leandro Lo (1/5) | Claudio Calasans (3/5) | Rodolfo Vieira (2/7) | Lucio Rodrigues (1/1) | Rodolfo Vieira (3/7) |
2012-2014
Year | 64 kg | 70 kg | 76 kg | 82 kg | 88 kg | 94 kg | 100 kg | +100 kg | Absolute |
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2012 | Fernando Vieira (1/1) | Samuel Canquerino (1/1) | Roberto Satoshi (1/2) | Claudio Calasans (4/5) | André Galvão (1/3) | Rodolfo Vieira (4/7) | Alexandre Ribeiro (1/1) | Marcus Almeida (1/6) | Rodolfo Vieira (5/7) |
2013 | Thiago Marquez (1/1) | Augusto Mendes (2/2) | Leandro Lo (2/5) | Marcos Souza (1/1) | André Galvão (2/3) | Rodolfo Vieira (6/7) | Antonio Braga Neto (1/1) | Rodrigo Cavaca (1/1) | Marcus Almeida (2/6) |
2014 | João Miyao (1/2) | Leandro Saggiorio (1/1) | Roberto Satoshi (2/2) | Leandro Lo (3/5) | André Galvão (3/3) | Braulio Estima (1/1) | Rodolfo Vieira (7/7) | Marcus Almeida (3/6) | Marcus Almeida (4/6) |
2015
Year | 65 kg | 75 kg | 85 kg | 95 kg | +95 kg | Absolute |
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2015 | Gianni Grippo (1/2) | Lucas Lepri (1/1) | Leandro Lo (4/5) | Felipe Pena (1/4) | Marcus Almeida (5/6) | Marcus Almeida (6/6) |
2016
Year | 62 kg | 69 kg | 77 kg | 85 kg | 94 kg | +94 kg | Absolute |
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2016 | Hiago George (1/2) | Marcio Junior (1/1) | Gabriel Arges (1/2) | Leandro Lo (5/5) | Erberth Santos (1/2) | Ricardo Evangelista (1/1) | Felipe Pena (2/4) |
2017-2019
Year | 56 kg | 62 kg | 69 kg | 77 kg | 85 kg | 94 kg | 110 kg |
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2017 | Rodnei Junior (1/1) | Mikey Musumeci (1/1) | Gianni Grippo (2/2) | Gabriel Arges (2/2) | Claudio Calasans (5/5) | Felipe Pena (3/4) | José Junior (1/1) |
2018 | José Carlos Lima (1/1) | João Miyao (2/2) | Paulo Miyao (1/2) | Espen Mathiesen (1/1) | Isaque Braz (1/1) | Felipe Pena (4/4) | Erbeth Santos (2/2) |
2019[5] | Hiago George (2/2) | Joao Batista De Souza (1/1) | Paulo Miyao (2/2) | Tommy Langaker (1/1) | Hudson Mateus Teles (1/1) | Kaynan Duarte (1/1) | Joao Rocha (1/1) |
Nogi World Cup
Year | 65 kg | 74 kg | 83 kg | 92 kg | +92 kg | Absolute |
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2011 | Rafael Mendes (1/1) | Rodrigo Coporael (1/1) | Vinicius Corrales (1/1) | Rafael Lovato Jr. (1/1) | Alexandre Ribeiro (1/1) | Rodolfo Vieira (1/1) |
Results
World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup 2010
World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup 2010
Purple, Brown and Black Belts
Medal/Prize[3] | Gold Medal + $8,000 | Silver Medal + $3,000 | Bronze Medal + $1,500 |
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Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-65 kg | Rafael Mendes (BRA) | Guilherme Mendes (BRA) | Almiro Barros (BRA) |
Kataniwa Katsunori (JPN) | |||
-74 kg | Gilbert Burns (BRA) | Claudio Matos (BRA) | Michel Maia (BRA) |
Celso Vinicius (BRA) | |||
-83 kg | Claudio Calasans (BRA) | Braulio Estima (BRA) | Delson Heleno (BRA) |
Guto Campos (BRA) | |||
-92 kg | Alexandre Ceconi (BRA) | Romulo Barral (BRA) | Fadi Serhal (LIB) |
Carlos Alexandre (BRA) | |||
+92 kg | Ricardo Abreu (BRA) | Gabriel Vela (BRA) | Luiz Felipe Theodoro (BRA) |
Marcus de Almeida (BRA) | |||
Open | Tarsis Humphreys (BRA) | Claudio Calasans (BRA) | Alexandre Souza (BRA) |
Gabriel Vela (BRA) |
Open Weight Champion received an additional $12,000 bonus.
White and Blue Belts
Medal/Prize | Gold Medal + $3,000 | Silver Medal + $1,500 | Bronze Medal |
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Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-63 kg | Tareek Alkutbi (UAE) | Ahmed Gloum (UAE) | Raymond Lee Massa (NZL) |
Ghaleb Odeh Ahmad (JOR) | |||
-68 kg | Matheus Luckmann (BRA) | Jacob Sandoval (USA) | Talib Saleh (UAE) |
Kevin Mahecha (USA) | |||
-73 kg | Daniel Agard (UK) | Daniel Svensson (SWE) | Issa Able (USA) |
Takatoshi Matsumoto (JPN) | |||
-78 kg | Khlaed Abdulkareem (JOR) | Jon Tuck (GUM) | Zaid Jarandoka (JOR) |
Mario Marwan Kamal (IRQ) | |||
-83 kg | Kit Dale (AUS) | Gustavo Silvestro (UAE) | Faisal Alsouqi (ZAF) |
Wesley Charles (JOR) | |||
-88 kg | Krysztof Saganowsk (POL) | Majid Alnaqbi (UAE) | Tamer Sameer (JOR) |
Sami Mohamed (JOR) | |||
-93 kg | Faisal Alkutbi (UAE) | Celso Frabetti (BRA) | Brandon ROPATI (NZ) |
Ghaleb Odeh Ahmad (NZ) | |||
-98 kg | Yahia Mansoor (UAE) | Marcelo Tarso (BRA) | Tarek Matar (UAE) |
Orlando Sanches (USA) | |||
+98 kg | Hideki Sekine (JPN) | Willie Leonard (USA) | Mohammad Almenhali (UAE) |
Alex Emond (CAN) | |||
Open Light | Jon Tuck (GUM) | Mohammed Naser (UAE) | Ali Monfaradi (BHR) |
Ahmad (KWT) | |||
Open Heavy | Faisal Al Kutbi (UAE) | Tarek Mattar (EGY) | Ali Mehali (UAE) |
Hideki Sekine (JPN) |
Female
Medal/Prize | Gold Medal + $4,000 | Silver Medal + $2,000 | Bronze Medal |
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Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-63 kg | XX (IND) | Beatriz Mesquita (BRA) | Hillary Williams (USA) |
Juliana Holanda (BRA) | |||
+63 kg | Gabrielle Garcia (BRA) | Luzia Fernandes (BRA) | Cassuza Fornari (BRA) |
Rosangela Conceição (BRA) |
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Purple, Brown and Black Belts
Medal/Prize | Gold Medal + $7,000 | Silver Medal + $3,000 | Bronze Medal + $1,000 |
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Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-65 kg | RAFAEL MENDES (BRA) | RUBENS CHARLES MACIEL (USA) | TIEGO FERNANDES (UAE) |
RENATO TAVARES (USA) | |||
-75 kg | MICHAEL LANGHI (BRA) | MARCELO GARCIA (BRA) | MICHEL MAIA (BRA) |
CLAUDIO CALASANS (BRA) | |||
-85 kg | TARSIS HUMPHREYS (BRA) | VICTOR ESTIMA (UK) | PAULO RICARDO RODRIGUES (UAE) |
ZUMBI LARARA (BRA) | |||
-95 kg | ANTONIO PEINADO (BRA) | FADI SERHAL (LEB) | Lúcio Rodrigues (UK) |
BRAULIO ESTIMA (BRA) | |||
+95 kg | ALEXANDRE DE SOUZA (BRA) | GABRIEL VELLA (BRA) | LUCAS SACHS (BRA) |
BENTO RIBEIRO (POR) | |||
Open | TARSIS HUMPREYS (BRA) | BRAULIO ESTIMA (BRA) | MARCELO GARCIA (USA) |
GABRIEL VELLA (BRA) |
White and Blue Belts
Medal/Prize | Gold Medal + $2,500 | Silver Medal + $1,000 | Bronze Medal |
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