Asian Open Championship (Brazilian jiu-jitsu)

Asian Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Competition details
Location Asia
Discipline Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Organiser International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation
Divisions
Current weight divisions

Ultra Heavyweight: over 221.0 lbs (+100.5 kg)
Super Heavyweight: under 221.0 lbs (-100.5 kg)
Heavyweight: under 207.5 lbs (-94.3 kg)
Medium Heavyweight: under 194.5 lbs (-88.3 kg)
Middleweight: under 181.0 lbs (-82.3 kg)
Lightweight: under 167.5 lbs (-76 kg)
Featherweight: under 154.0 lbs (-70 kg)
Light Featherweight: under 141.0 lbs (-64 kg)
Roosterweight: under 126.5 lbs (-57 kg)

(with gi)
History
First edition 2006
Editions 3
Most wins Jonathan Torres (3)

The Asian Championship is the largest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament held in Asia by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.

This championship has been held since 2006, semi-annual in Tokyo, Japan, in 2008, the championship flew to Bangkok, Thailand, the third edition of the championship in 2010 was held in Amman, Jordan & the fourth edition will be held on the 15th & 16 July 2012 in Doha, Qatar.

Asian Champions in Men's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Year and Weight

Year Host 57 kg 64 kg 70 kg 76 kg 82 kg 88 kg 94 kg 100 kg +100 kg Absolute
2006 Japan Japan Yasuke Honna (1/1) Japan Isamu Shishido (1/2) Japan Takeshi Wantanabe (1/1) Brazil Sugie Daisuke (1/2) Brazil Romulo Barral (1/2) Brazil Leopoldo Canal (1/1) Brazil Arthur Cesar (1/1) Brazil Ulpiano Malachias (1/1) Brazil Romulo Barral (2/2)
2008 Thailand Japan Isamu Shisido (2/2) Japan Takumi Nakayama (1/1) Japan Yoshinobu Kakizawa (1/1) Japan Sugie Daisuke (2/2) United States Robert Drysdale (1/1) Brazil Calvacante Junior (1/1) Canada Karim Byron (1/1) United States Mike Fowler (1/1)
2010 Jordan Japan Kitade Takuya (1/1) Brazil Pablo Silva (1/1) Japan Ominami Ryo (1/1) United States Jonathan Torres (1/3) Brazil Abmar Barbosa (1/1)Brazil Marcos Souza (1/1) Lebanon Fadi Serhal (1/1) Brazil Igor Silva (1/1) Brazil Enzo Gracie (2/2)
2012 Qatar Japan Koji Shibamoto (1/1)Japan Ichiro Kaneko (1/1) Brazil Isaque Oliveira (1/1)United States Jonathan Torres (2/3)Brazil Leandro Souza Kussano (1/1) Japan Akihisa Iriki (1/1) United States Jonathan Torres (3/3)
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