European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship

The European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship (also: European Championship or European Open) is the most prestigious and largest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament held in Europe by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF). The tournament is an open championship accepting competitors from all countries, and is a major competition in the lead-up to Worlds.

European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Competition details
LocationParis, France
Local name(s)Euros
DisciplineBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu
OrganiserIBJJF
Divisions
Current weight divisionsWeight classes:[1]
Men
  • Ultra Heavy (+100.5 kg)
  • Super Heavy (-100.5 kg)
  • Heavy (-94.3 kg)
  • Medium Heavy (-88.3 kg)
  • Middle (-82.3 kg)
  • Light (-76 kg)
  • Feather (-70 kg)
  • Light Feather -(-64 kg)
  • Rooster (-57.5 kg)
Women
  • Super Heavy (+79.3kg)
  • Heavy (-79.3kg)
  • Medium Heavy (-74 kg)
  • Medium (-69 kg)
  • Light (-64 kg)
  • Feather (-58.5kg)
  • Light Feather (-53.5kg)
  • Rooster (-48.5kg)
History
First edition2004
Editions19
Most winsMichael Langhi and Lúcio Rodrigues (6) and female Luana Alzuguir (5)
Most recent2023 European Championship

The IBJJF gives tournaments weighting which helps calculate the number of points an athlete can win via their participation. For the 2017/2018 IBJJF calendar the European Championship has a weighting of 4 alongside the Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship making it second in importance only to the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, which has a weighting of 7.

From 2004 the championship was held near Lisbon, Portugal.[2] In 2022 it was held in Rome, Italy after skipping 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] In 2023 and 2024 it took place in Paris, France.[4]

Black belt male champions by year and weight edit

Year Host -57.5 kg

Rooster

-64 kg

Light Feather

-70 kg

Feather

-76 kg

Light

-82.3 kg

Middle

-88.3 kg

Medium Heavy

-94.3 kg

Heavy

-100.5 kg

Super Heavy

+100 kg

Ultra Heavy

Absolute
2004     Wellington Diaz (1/3)   Carlos Lemos (1/1)   Carlos Vieira (1/1)   João Felipe (1/1)   Reinaldo Ramos (1/1)   Lucio Rodrigues (1/6)   Lucio Rodrigues (2/6)
2005     Wellington Diaz (2/3)   Fredson Paixão (1/1)   Rodrigo Migliaccio (1/1)   Fabricio Camões (1/1)   Ronaldo Souza (1/1)   Lucio Rodrigues (3/6)   Roberto Abreu (1/1)   Roger Gracie (1/2)   Roger Gracie (2/2)
2006     Augustin Clement (1/1)   Wellington Diaz (3/3)   Christian Uflacker (1/1)   Leonardo Pechanha (1/1)   Eduardo Rios (1/1)   Alessandro Nunes (1/1)   Victor Costa (1/1)   Mario Reis (1/2)
2007     Anderson Perriera (1/1)   Reinaldo Ribeiro (1/2)   Phillipe Della Monica (1/1)   Alan Nascimento (1/3)   Raphael Abi Rihan (1/1)   Braulio Estima (1/5)   Rafael Lovato Jr. (1/2)   Bruno Santos (1/1)   Braulio Estima (2/5)
2008     Wekcilley Lima (1/1)   Felipe Costa (1/1)   Reinaldo Ribeiro (2/2)   Michel Maia (1/1)   Alan Nascimento (2/3)   Alexandre Souza (1/2)   Lima Junior (1/1)   Marcel Fortuna (1/1)   Luis Oliveira (1/1)   Alexandre Souza (2/2)
2009     Pablo Santos (1/1)   Mario Reis (2/2)   Michael Langhi (1/6)   Kron Gracie (1/1)   Alan Nascimento (3/3)   Braulio Estima (3/5)   Rodrigo Cavaca (1/2)   Marcio Cruz (1/1)   Braulio Estima (4/5)
2010     Bruno Malfacine (1/1)   Guilherme Mendes (1/1)   Rafael Mendes (1/2)   Lucas Lepri (1/1)   Gustavo Campos (1/2)   Tarsis Humphreys (1/1)   Fabio Gurgel (1/1)   Ricardo Abreu (1/1)   Rodrigo Cavaca (2/3)   Gustavo Campos (2/2)
2011     Ary Farias (1/1)   Eduardo Ramos (1/1)   Michael Langhi (2/6)   Claudio Calasans (1/3)   Braulio Estima (5/5)   Bernardo Faria (1/3)   Lucio Rodrigues (4/6)   Igor Silva (1/2)   Sergio Moraes (1/1)
2012     Koji Shibamoto (1/2)   Carlos Holanda (1/1)   Bruno Frazzato (1/1)   Roberto Satoshi (1/1)   Victor Estima (1/1)   Rodrigo Fajardo (1/2)   Rodolfo Vieira (1/1)   Bernardo Faria (2/3)   Alexander Trans (1/3)   Rodolfo Vieira (2/2)
2013     Brandon Mullins (1/1)   Laercio Fernandes (1/1)   Rubens Charles (1/2)   Michael Langhi (3/6)   Claudio Calasans (2/3)   Romulo Barral (1/1)   Dimitrius Souza (1/1)   Bernardo Faria (3/3)   Alexander Trans (2/3)   Leo Nogueira (1/1)
2014     Caio Terra (1/3)   Jose Barros (1/1)   Rafael Mendes (2/2)   Michael Langhi (4/6)   Claudio Calasans (3/3)   Tiago Silva (1/1)   Jackson Sousa (1/2)   Lucio Rodrigues (5/6)   Rodrigo Cavaca (3/3)   Alexander Trans (3/3)
2015     Caio Terra (2/3)   João Miyao (1/3)   Marcio Andre Barbosa (1/4)   Michael Langhi (5/6)   Jonathan Torres (1/1)   André Galvão (1/2)   Erbeth Santos de Mesquita (1/2)   Lucio Rodrigues (6/6)   Ricardo Evangelista (2/2)   André Galvão (2/2)
2016     Caio Terra (3/3)   João Miyao (2/3)   Marcio Andre Barbosa (2/4)   Michael Liera Jr. (1/1)   Yago Vinicius de Souza (1/1)   Gabriel Arges de Sousa (1/1)   Jackson Sousa (2/2)   Erbeth Santos de Mesquita (2/2)   Pedro Henrique de Souza Moura (1/1)   Felipe Pena (1/1)
2017     Koji Shibamoto (2/2)   Mikey Musumeci (1/2)   Rubens Charles (2/2)   Marcio Andre Barbosa. (3/4)   Marcos Tinoco (1/1)   Rodrigo Fajardo (2/2)   Leandro Lo (1/2)   Mahamed Aly (1/1)   Igor Silva (2/2)   Leandro Lo (2/2)
2018     Hiago Gama (1/1)   Hiago George (1/2)   Marcio André Barbosa (2/2)   Michael Langhi (6/6)   Isaque Bahiense (1/2)   Horlando Monteiro (1/1)   Keenan Cornelius (1/2)   Manuel Pontes (1/1)   Ricardo Evangelista (2/2)   Lucas Barbosa (1/1)
2019     Rodnei Barbosa (1/1)   João Miyao (3/3)   Paulo Miyao (1/1)   Levi Jones-Leary (1/1)   Isaque Bahiense (2/2)   Rudson Mateus (1/1)   Kaynan Duarte (1/3)   Fellipe Andrew (1/5)   Victor Honório (1/1)   Gustavo Batista (1/1)
2020     Tomoyuki Hashimoto (1/1)   Mikey Musumeci (2/2)   Isaac Doederlein (1/1)   Jonnatas Gracie (1/1)   Tommy Langaker (1/1)   Manuel Ribamar (1/1)   Keenan Cornelius (2/2)   Patrick Gaudio (1/1)   Igor Schneider (1/1)   Fellipe Andrew (2/5)
2022[5]     Thalison Soares (1/2)   Hiago George (2/2)   Diego Sodré (1/1)   Espen Mathiesen (1/1)   Tainan Dalpra (1/2)   Bruno Lima (1/1)   Adam Wardzinski (1/1)   Fellipe Andrew (3/5)   Rafael Lovato Jr.

(2/2)

  Fellipe Andrew (4/5)
2023[6]     Thalison Soares (2/2)   Malachi Edmond (1/1)   Fabricio Andrey (1/1)   Andy Murasaki (1/1)   Tainan Dalpra (2/2)   Jansen Gomes (1/1)   Fellipe Andrew (5/5)   Kaynan Duarte (2/3)   Mason Fowler (1/1)   Kaynan Duarte (3/3)

Black belt female champions by year and weight edit

Year Host -48 kg Rooster -53 kg Light Feather -58 kg Feather -64 kg Light -69 kg Middle -74 kg Medium Heavy -80  kg Heavy +80 kg Super Heavy Absolute
2004     Mariana Coelho (1/1)   Carolina Prado (1/1)
2005     Leticia Ribeiro (1/1)
2006     Carmen Jahnke (1/1)   Camilla Gjelsten (1/1)
2007     Luciana Dias (1/1)
2009     Virigina Macedo (1/1)   Monica Silva (1/2)   Monica Silva (2/2)
2010     Gezary Matuda (1/2)   Angelica Ferreira (1/2)   Rosalind Ferreira (4/7)   Beatriz Mesquita (1/4)   Beatriz Mesquita (2/4)
2011     Oceane Talvard (1/1)   Marina Medeiros (1/1)   Luana Alzuguir (1/4)   Ida Hansson (1/3)   Gabrielle Garcia (1/4)   Gabrielle Garcia (2/4)
2012     Angelica Ferreira (2/2)   Ida Hansson (2/3)   Michelle Nicolini (1/3)   Michelle Nicolini (2/3)
2013     Yasmin Sewgobind (1/1)   Mackenzie Dern (1/3)   Marina Ribeiro (1/1)   Luana Alzuguir (1/4)   Caroline de Lazzer (1/1)   Luana Alzuguir (2/4)
2014     Laurence Cousin(1/1)   Vanessa Oliveira (1/1)   Luana Alzuguir (3/4)   Luana Alzuguir (4/4)
2015     Michelle Nicolini (3/3)   Angelica Galvao (1/1)   Janni Larsson (1/1)   Ida Hansson (3/3)   Dominyka Obelenyte (1/1)   Gabrielle Garcia (3/4)   Gabrielle Garcia (4/4)
2016     Kristina Barlaan (1/1)   Mackenzie Dern (2/3)   Jessica Cristina Santos (1/1)   Luiza Monteiro (1/3)   Andresa Correa (1/2)   Ewelyn Arruda (1/1)   Andresa Correa (2/2)
2017     Serena Gabrielli (1/2)   Gezary Matuda (2/2)   Mackenzie Dern (3/3)   Beatriz Mesquita (3/4)   Ana Carolina Vieira (1/1)   Nathiely de Jesus (1/3)   Claudia Doval (1/2)   Tayane Porfírio (1/4)   Tayane Porfírio (2/4)
2018     Serena Gabrielli (2/2)   Vanessa English (1/1)   Amanda Monteiro (1/1)   Beatriz Mesquita (4/4)   Danielle Alvarez (1/1)   Claudia Doval (2/2)   Carina Santi (1/2)   Tayane Porfírio (3/4)   Tayane Porfírio (4/4)
2019     Mayssa Bastos (1/4)   Amal Amjahid (1/2)   Ffion Davies (1/3)   Charlotte von Baumgarten (1/1)   Samantha Cook (1/1)   Luiza Monteiro (2/3)   Nathiely de Jesus (2/3)   Carina Santi (2/2)   Nathiely de Jesus (3/3)
2020     Mayssa Bastos (2/4)   Ana Rodrigues (1/3)   Amal Amjahid (2/2)   Ffion Davies (2/3)   Thamara Silva (1/1)   Sabatha Dos Santos (1/1)   Laura Barker (1/1)   Jéssica Flowers (1/1)   Ffion Davies (3/3)
2022[5]     Thaís Loureiro Felipe (1/1)   Mayssa Bastos (3/4)   Ana Rodrigues (2/3)   Nathalie Ribeiro (1/1)   Thalyta Silva (1/3)   Maggie Grindatti (1/1)   Gabrieli Pessanha (1/6)   Gabrieli Pessanha (2/6)
2023[6]     Jessica Caroline Dantas (1/2)   Mayssa Bastos (4/4)   Ana Rodrigues (3/3)   Luiza Monteiro (3/3)   Thalyta Silva (2/3)   Maria Malyjasiak (1/1) Amanda de Oliveira (1/1)   Gabrieli Pessanha (3/6)   Gabrieli Pessanha (4/6)
2024[7]     Shelby Murphey (1/1)   Jessica Caroline Dantas (2/2)   Margot Ciccarelli (1/1)   Julia De Jesus Alves (1/1)   Thalyta Silva (3/3)   Aurelie Le Vern (1/1)   Melissa Stricker Cueto (1/1)   Gabrieli Pessanha (5/6)   Gabrieli Pessanha (6/6)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Weight Lists". IBJJF.org. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  2. ^ "EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  3. ^ "European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2022". European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  4. ^ Tighe, James (2023-01-17). "Europeans 2023". Progress JJ Europe.
  5. ^ a b "European IBJJF Jiu-jitsu Championship 2022". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
  6. ^ a b "European IBJJF Jiu-jitsu Championship 2023". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
  7. ^ "European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2024". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.