Pan-American Championship (jiu-jitsu)
| Competition details | |
|---|---|
| Location | United States |
| Nickname(s) | "Pan Ams" |
| Discipline | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Type | Open |
| Organiser | United States Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (1996 & 1997 - collaboration between CBJJ and United States Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) |
| Divisions | |
| Current skill divisions |
Age Categories[1]
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| History | |
| First edition | 1996 |
| Editions | 20 |
| Most wins | André Galvão (9) |
The Pan-American Championship, often referred to colloquially as the "Pan Ams", is the largest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament held in North America.[2] The event which is held annually by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.[3]
History
Representing one of the first steps toward internationalization of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the Pan-American Championship has been held annually since 1995. While the first event garnered only 250 athletes, the event has grown every year and now hosts thousands of competitors.[2][4]
The event was last held in Irvine, California, but has been held in other regions of the US in order to boost the expansion of the sport.[2]
List of adult MALE black belt champions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 |  |  Marcos Barreto (1/1) | Vinicius Magalhaes (1/2) | João Roque (1/1) | Marcio Feitosa (1/4) | Alexandre Paiva (1/1) | Roberto Magalhaes (1/4) | Luis Roberto Duarte (1/1) | Roberto Correa (1/4) | Eduardo Galvão (1/1) | Rigan Machado (1/3) |
| 1997 | | Royler Gracie (1/2) | Marcio Feitosa (2/4) | Fernando Vasconcelos(1/2) | Ricardo Herriot (1/2) | Roberto Magalhaes (2/4) | Roberto Correa (2/4) | Rigan Machado (2/3) | Rigan Machado (3/3) | ||
| 1998 | | Luis Renato (1/1) | Vinicius Magalhaes (2/2) | Marcio Feitosa (3/4) | Fernando Vasconcelos (2/2) | Roberto Magalhaes (3/4) | Saulo Ribeiro (1/2) | Bruno Severiano (1/3) | Ryan Gracie (1/1) | Saulo Ribeiro (2/2) | |
| 1999 | | Nay Cunha (1/1) | Royler Gracie (2/2) | Marcio Feitosa (4/4) | Bruno Severiano (2/3) | Antonio Schembri (1/1) | Ricardo Herriot (2/2) | Pericles Laudier (1/1) | Roberto Magalhaes (4/4) | Antonio Schembri (1/1) | |
| 2000 | | Rafael Duarte (1/1) | João Eduardo (1/1) | Celso Vinicius (1/2) | Augusto Lopez (1/1) | Erick Santos (1/1) | Fabricio Prantera (1/1) | Diego Jose (1/1) | Bruno Mathias (1/1) | Luis Felipe (1/1) | Fabricio Monteiro (1/1) |
| 2001 | |  Takeo Tani (1/1) | Wellington Dias (1/1) | Sandro Santiago (1/1) | Edson Diniz](1/1) | Bruno Severiano (3/3) | Roberto Correa (3/4) | Fernando Pontes (1/1) | Roberto Tozi (1/1) | Jorge Patiano (1/1) | Xande Ribeiro (1/4) |
| 2002 | | Ricardo Vieira (1/1) | Leo Vieira (1/2) | Carlos Eduardo (1/2) | Delson Heleno (1/1) | Xande Ribeiro (2/4) | Fabio Leopoldo (1/1) | Alexandre Dantas (1/3) | Marcio Dantas (1/1) | Alexandre Dantas (2/3) | |
| 2003 | | Leonardo Escobar (1/1) | Renato Migliaccio (1/1) | Carlos Eduardo (2/2) | Paulo Guilobel (1/1) | Cassio Werneck (1/1) | Roberto Correa (4/4) | Adriano Maciel (1/1) | Marcio Cruz (1/4) | Marcio Cruz (2/4) | |
| 2004 | | Bibiano Fernandes (1/3) | Leo Vieira (2/2) | Daniel Moraes (1/1) | Fernando Augusto (1/1) | Ronaldo Souza (1/2) | Gabriel Vella](1/2) | Jorge Oliveira (1/1) | Alexandre Dantas (3/3) | Ronaldo Souza (2/2) | |
| 2005 | | Bibiano Fernandes (2/3) | Mario Reis (1/2) | André Galvão (1/9) | Givanildo Santana (1/1) | Rodrigo Pinheiro (1/1) | Xande Ribeiro (3/4) | Marcio Cruz (3/4) | Mario Cruz (4/4) | ||
| 2006 | | Mauro Ayes (1/1) | Dai Yoshida (1/1) | Bibiano Fernandes (3/3) | Thiago Gomez Diaz (1/1) | André Galvão (2/9) | Demian Maia (1/1) | Braulio Estima (1/1) | Xande Ribeiro (4/4) | Rolles Gracie (1/1) | Roger Gracie (1/1) |
| 2007 | | Bruno Malfacine (1/5) | Robson Moura (1/1) | Rubens Charles (1/4) | Lucas Leite (1/4) | Marcelo Garcia (1/1) | Romulo Barral (1/2) | Eduardo Telles (1/1) | Rafael Lovato Jr. (1/2) | Rodrigo Medeiros (1/1) | Romulo Barral (2/2) |
| 2008 | | Bruno Malfacine (2/5) | Carlos Holanda (1/2) | Rubens Charles (2/4) | Celso Vinicius (2/2) | Gustavo Campos (1/2) | André Galvão (3/9) | Rafael Lovato Jr. (2/2) | Roberto Abreu (1/1) | Luis Theodoro (1/2) | André Galvão (4/9) |
| 2009 | | João Kuraoka (1/1) | Yoshihiko Matsumoto (1/1) | Rubens Charles (3/4) | Lucas Lepri (1/3) | Lucas Leite (2/4) | Otavio Souza (1/2) | Roberto Alencar (1/2) | Antonio Braga Neto (1/4) | Marcio Corleta (1/1) | Antonio Braga Neto (2/4) |
| 2010 | | Bruno Malfacine (3/5) | Carlos Holanda (2/2) | Rubens Charles (4/4) | Michael Langhi (1/2) | Kayron Gracie (1/2) | Otavio Souza (2/2) | Bernardo Faria (1/6) | Antonio Braga Neto (3/4) | Gabriel Vella (2/2) | Bernardo Faria (2/6) |
| 2011 | | Rafael Freitas (1/1) | Caio Terra (1/3) | Bruno Frazatto (1/1) | Lucas Lepri (2/3) | Claudio Calasans (1/2) | André Galvão (5/9) | Rodolfo Vieira (1/2) | Marcus Almeida (1/3) | Antonio Braga Neto (4/4) | Rodolfo Vieira (2/2) |
| 2012 | | Caio Terra (2/3) | Bruno Malfacine (4/5) | Rafael Mendes (1/2) | Leandro Lo (1/4) | Claudio Calasans (2/2) | Kayron Gracie (2/2) | Lucas Leite (3/4) | Bernardo Faria (3/6) | Marcus Almeida (2/3) | Antônio Carlos Júnior (1/1) |
| 2013 | | Caio Terra (3/3) | Guilherme Mendes (1/1) | Rafael Mendes (2/2) | Michael Langhi (2/2) | Clark Gracie (1/1) | André Galvão (6/9) | Roberto Alencar (2/2) | Leo Nogueira (1/1) | Marcus Almeida (3/4) | Marcus Almeida (4/4) |
| 2014 | | João Rodriguez (1/1) | Paulo Miyao (1/3) | Mario Reis (2/2) | Lucas Lepri (3/3) | Leandro Lo (2/4) | Gustavo Campos (2/2) | Yuri Simões (1/1) | Luis Panza (1/2) | André Galvão (7/9) | André Galvão (8/9) |
| 2015 | | Bruno Malfacine (5/5) | Paulo Miyao (2/3) | Gianni Grippo (1/1) | Jonathan Torres (1/1) | Leandro Lo (3/4) | Keenan Cornelius (1/1) | Lucas Leite (4/4) | Bernardo Faria (4/6) |  Alexander Trans(1/1) | Bernardo Faria (5/6) |
| 2016 | | Michael Mesumeci (1/1) | João Miyao (1/1) | Paulo Miyao (3/3) | Edwin Najmi (1/1) | Yago de Souza (1/1) | Leandro Lo (4/4) | Cassio Da Silva (1/1) | Luis Panza (2/2) | André Galvão (9/9) | Bernardo Faria (6/6) |
References
- ↑ Official IBJJF Pan jiu-jitsu championship webpage
- 1 2 3 "PAN-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ↑ "BJJ Pan-Am Preparation with Alliance and Gracie Barra". Fightworks Podcast. March 30, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Pan American BJJ Results 2011". BJJ Heroes. March 27, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ↑ http://ibjjf.org/results/
External links
See also
- IBJJF
- World Championship
- World No-Gi Championship
- Pan No-Gi Championship
- European Open Championship
- Asian Open Championship
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