GFTeam, Nova União, Atos stand out at Brazilian Team Nationals 2019
GFTeam’s master heavyweight squad: Arthur Gogó, Rafael BBzão, Alberto Ramos, Victor Bonfim, Vinicius Marinho and Ricardo Evangelista.
Held on September 7th, the Brazilian National Team Championship shook the Arena da Juventude in Rio de Janeiro. Widely regarded as the most exciting event on the Brazilian calendar, this year’s edition brought together competitors representing their flags in best-out-of-five showdowns.
The black and brown belts were combined. In the adult lightweight division, gold went to Nova União, which had Saikoo’s Isaque Paiva on its side as well as up-and-comer Alexsandro Sodré. They defeated in the final the GFTeam squad, which had Bebeto Oliveira and Rony Fialho. In the adult heavyweight division, the Atos Team, with Cláudio Calasans and Caio Almeida, beat GFTeam, which had Luis Felipe “Xilique” and Marcos Junior.
In the masters age group, GFTeam dominated both divisions. They won the lightweight contest over Soul Fighters. At heavyweight, a GFTeam squad featuring Arthur César “Gogó” and Rafael BBzão bested the Nova União team, which had Thales Leites, André Marola and more.
Overall, GFTeam confirmed their favoritism and claimed the title again, followed by Nova União and Atos.
Complete results:
TEAMS RESULTS
1 – GF Team – 83
2 – Nova União – 70
3 – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – 27
4 – Soul Fighters BJJ – 11
5 – Game Fight – 6
6 – Team Predador Brasil – 5
7 – Nova União International – 4
8 – R1NG BJJ – 3
9 – Infight JJ – 2
10 – Brazilian Top Team – 1
ATHLETE RESULTS BY CATEGORY
Adult / Male / Blue / Light
1 – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – GF Team – GF Team
3 – Nova Uniao – Nova União
3 – Nova União Internacional – Nova União International
Adult / Male / Blue / Middle
1 – Nova União – Nova União
2 – Nova União Internacional – Nova União International
3 – GF Team – GF Team
3 – R1NG BJJ – R1NG BJJ
Adult / Male / Blue / Heavy
1 – Nova União – Nova União
2 – GF Team – GF Team
3 – Balta Rodrigues – Balta Rodrigues
Adult / Male / Purple / Light
1 – Nova União – Nova União
2 – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – GF Team – GF Team
3 – Soul Fighters BJJ – Soul Fighters BJJ
Adult / Male / Purple / Middle
1 – Nova União – Nova União
2 – GF Team – GF Team
3 – Gracie Barra – Gracie Barra Brasil
3 – R1NG BJJ – R1NG BJJ
Adult / Male / Purple / Heavy
1 – GF Team – GF Team
2 – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – R1NG BJJ – R1NG BJJ
3 – Team Predador Brasil – Team Predador Brasil
Adult / Male / Brown / Light
1 – Nova União – Nova União
2 – GF Team – GF Team
3 – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Soul Fighters BJJ – Soul Fighters BJJ
Adult / Male / Brown / Heavy
1 – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – GF Team – GF Team
3 – Game Fight – Game Fight
3 – Welton Ribeiro – Welton Ribeiro
Adult / Female / Blue / Light
1 – GF Team – GF Team
2 – Soul Fighters BJJ – Soul Fighters BJJ
3 – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Adult / Female / Blue / Heavy
1 – GF Team – GF Team
2 – Team Predador Brasil – Team Predador Brasil
Adult / Female / Purple / Light
1 – GF Team – GF Team
2 – Nova União – Nova União
Adult / Female / Purple / Heavy
1 – Nova União – Nova União
2 – – Soul Fighters BJJ
3 – Team Predador Brasil – Team Predador Brasil
Master 1 / Male / Brown / Light
1 – GF Team – GF Team
2 – Soul Fighters BJJ – Soul Fighters BJJ
3 – Game Fight – Game Fight
3 – Team Buda JJ – Team Buda JJ
Master 1 / Male / Brown / Heavy
1 – GF Team – GF Team
2 – Nova União – Nova União
3 – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Brazilian Top Team – Brazilian Top Team
Juvenile / Male / Blue / Light
1 – GF Team – GF Team
2 – Game Fight – Game Fight
3 – Infight JJ – Infight JJ
3 – Top Brother – Top Brother
Juvenile / Male / Blue / Heavy
1 – Nova União – Nova União
2 – GF Team – GF Team
3 – Game Fight – Game Fight
3 – Infight JJ – Infight JJ
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