Ceconi wins trip to Worlds

More than 300 athletes competed on the match areas set up in the Petropole Tennis Club, in the south Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, to participate in the 1^st leg of the Gaucho Jiu-Jitsu Championship last Sunday. Present at the FGJJ competition were the major teams and fighters from the different regions of the Brazilian south.

Photo: Alexandro Ceconi. Photo: Carlos Ozorio

The big standout at black belt was Alexandro Ceconi. The Rilion Gracie student won the ticket to the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship in Los Angeles that was on offer and then he went on to win gold in the absolute. Runner-up in the division was Moacir Mendes, a student of Mario Reis at Gracie Barra.

While the winner of the absolute black belt division earned a trip to the Worlds as a prize, the winner of the brown belt division secured a trip to the Brazilian Nationals. The winner was Adrinei Piai (Sul Jiu-Jitsu), who beat Geovane Guedes (Sul Jiu-Jitsu) in the final.

Gymnasium in Porto Alegre. Photo: Publicity

Check out the absolute champions of the event:

White Belt:

1^st Henrique Pint (Sul JJ
2^nd Jason Lima (Julio Secco)
3rd Roger Ribeiro (Gracie Barra)
3rd Roger Ribeiro (Gracie Barra)

Blue belt:

1st William Teixeira (SJJ)
2^nd Jason Peter (Gracie Barra)
3^rd Marcelo Lemos (SJJ Estrela)
3rd Gustavo Silvestro (SJJ)

Purple belt:

1st Silas Oliveira (Giovane Reis)
2^nd Rafael Cechimel (Rilion Gracie)
3^rd Diego Terra (Gracie Barra)
3^rd Mauricio Ferreira (Lotus Club)

Brown belt:

1st Adrinei Piaia (SJJ)
2^nd Geovane Guedes (SJJ)
3^rd Gesner Costa (Rilion Gracie)
3^rd Cristiano Camati (Rilion Gracie)

Black belts:

1^st Alexandro Ceconi (Rilion Gracie)
2^nd Moacir Mendes (Gracie Barra)
3rd Eduado Milioli (Rilion Gracie)
3rd Rodolfo Campani (Gracie Barra)