World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup
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| Competition details | |
|---|---|
| Location | Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. |
| English name | World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship |
| Discipline | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Type | Jiu-Jitsu Championship |
| Organiser | UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation |
| Divisions | |
| Current weight divisions |
(A)BRO WN AND BLACK BELTS: 65kg, 70kg, 76kg, 82kg, 88kg, 94kg, 100kg, +100kg OPEN; (B) WHITE AND BLUE BELTS: 63kg, 68kg, 73kg, 78kg, 83kg, 88kg, 93kg, 98kg, +98kg; (C) FEMALE DIVISION: Light -63kg, Heavy +63kg. |
| History | |
| First edition | May 1st and 2nd, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. |
| Most wins |
 Rodolfo Vieira (7) |
The tournament is being promoted as the largest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu event in the world. 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.[1] This amount was increased further to US$150,000 in 2010[2] 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.[3]
WPJJC usually takes place at the Zayed Sports City Tennis Complex, in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. The tournament is managed by UAEJ Jiu-Jitsu Federation and draws hundreds of high caliber athletes every year. 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 | Host | 65 kg | 74 kg | 83 kg | 92 kg | +92 kg | Absolute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (1/4) | Alexandro Ceconi (1/1) | Ricardo Abreu (1/1) | Claudio Calasans (2/4) |
| 2011 | | Augusto Mendes (1/2) | Leandro Lo (1/4) | Claudio Calasans (3/4) | Rodolfo Vieira (2/7) | Lucio Rodrigues (1/1) | Rodolfo Vieira (3/7) |
2012-2014
| Year | Host | 64 kg | 70 kg | 76 kg | 82 kg | 88 kg | 94 kg | 100 kg | +100 kg | Absolute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | | Fernando Vieira (1/1) | Samuel Canquerino (1/1) | Roberto Satoshi (1/2) | Claudio Calasans (4/4) | André Galvão (1/2) | 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 (2/4) | 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 (1/1) | Leandro Saggiorio (1/1) | Roberto Satoshi (2/2) | Leandro Lo (3/4) | André Galvão (3/3) | Braulio Estima (1/1) | Rodolfo Vieira (7/7) | Marcus Almeida (3/6) | Marcus Almeida (4/6) |
2015
| Year | Host | 65 kg | 75 kg | 85 kg | 95 kg | +95 kg | Absolute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | |  Gianni Grippo (1/1) | Lucas Lepri (1/1) | Leandro Lo (4/4) | Felipe Pena (1/1) | Marcus Almeida (5/6) | Marcus Almeida (6/6) |
Nogi World Cup
| Year | Host | 65 kg | 74 kg | 83 kg | 92 kg | +92 kg | Absolute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2011
Main article: World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup 2011
World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup 2010
Purple, Brown and Black Belts
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| Medal/Prize[2] |  Gold Medal + $8,000 |
 Silver Medal + $3,000 |
 Bronze Medal + $1,500
|
|---|
| Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -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 | Fadi Serhal (LIB) |
Claudio Calasans (BRA) |
Alexandre Souza (BRA) |
| Gabriel Vela (BRA) |
Open Weight Champion received an additional $12,000 bonus.
White and Blue Belts
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| Medal/Prize | Gold Medal + $3,000
| Silver Medal + $1,500
| Bronze Medal
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| Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -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
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| Medal/Prize | Gold Medal + $4,000
| Silver Medal + $2,000
| Bronze Medal
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|---|
| Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -63 kg | Luanna Alzuguir (BRA) |
Beatriz Mesquita (BRA) |
Hillary Williams (USA) |
| Juliana Holanda (BRA) | |||
| +63 kg | Gabrielle Garcia (BRA) |
Luzia Fernandes (BRA) |
Cassuza Fornari (BRA) |
| Rosangela Conceição (BRA) |
World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup 2009
This is inaugural event.[5]
Purple, Brown and Black Belts
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| Medal/Prize | Gold Medal + $7,000
| Silver Medal + $3,000
| Bronze Medal + $1,000
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| Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -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
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| Medal/Prize | Gold Medal + $2,500
| Silver Medal + $1,000
| Bronze Medal
|
|---|
| Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -63 kg | TAREQ AL KITBI (UAE) |
AHMED SAEED AL NUAIMI (UAE) |
AHMED GHULOUM AL MAZAM (UAE) |
| YASER MOHAMED AL QUBAISI (UAE) | |||
| -68 kg | PEDRO TORRES (USA) |
MOHAMED AL QUBAISI (UAE) |
KHALIFA AL SHAMSI (UAE) |
| TALIB SALEH ALKIRBI (UAE) | |||
| -73 kg | VICTOR SILVEIRA SANTOS (BRA) |
GABRIEL TAYEH (BRA) |
 DAVID ARANDA (ESP) |
| ALI MONFARADI (BHR) | |||
| -78 kg | MIGUEL ANKA (BRA) |
MAJED ABDULLAH AL NAQBI (UAE) |
SAAD QWEDER (JOR) |
| ALI AHMED AL MENHALI (UAE) | |||
| -83 kg | JADER CABRA (BRA) |
AHMED SHABEEB (BHR) |
TAMER SAMIR (JOR) |
| HATTEM MATTAR (EGY) | |||
| -88 kg | FAISAL FAHAD AL KITBI (UAE) |
 LIFEI VALI (ROM) |
YAZAN JANEB (JOR) |
| FELIPE LEAL (BRA) | |||
| -93 kg | STEFENN KRIEG (AUS) |
 JAROSLAV FEDROSISIN (SLO) |
 HAKIM SHOMIRZOEV (RUS) |
| ABDULLA RASHED AL KITBI (UAE) | |||
| -98 kg | YAHYA MANSOOR (UAE) |
TAREK MATTAR (EGY) |
FAWZAN AL SABEJ (KUW) |
| MOHAMMED SALEH AL MINHALI (UAE) | |||
| +98 kg | EID REEHAN OBAID (UAE) |
DANIAL McCormick (USA) |
 ALEX MALDENADO (BAH) |
| HIDEKI SEKINE (JPN) | |||
| Open Light | MOHAMED AL QUBAISI (UAE) |
GABRIEL THAYE (BRA) |
TAREK AL KITBI (UAE) |
| ZELIM KHAN (RUS) | |||
| Open Heavy | DANIEL COLMICK (USA) |
FAISAL AL KITBI (UAE) |
YAHYA AL MANSOOR (UAE) |
| RODRIGO MUNDURUCA (CAN) |
References
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|title=(help) - ↑ "Welcome to the UAEJJ". Uaejj.com. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ↑ "On The Mat". Onthemat.com. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/20100505061414/http://www.emiratesjiujitsu.com:80/index.php/main/viewnews/20090507050321. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2010. Missing or empty
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