Melbourne Open: William Dias crowned black belt open class champion; other results

William Dias

The IBJJF held the 2015 Melboune International Open this weekend, in Australia.

Nova União’s William Dias was the standout with a double gold campaign in the gi, after he won the medium-heavy and the open class divisions.

Here are the results of the black belt dvision.

BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather

First – Michael Thomas Hourigan – Peter de Been JJ

Second – David Younan – Australian Elite Team

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light

First – Lachlan S. Giles – Maromba Academia International

Second – Lee M. Ting – Will/Machado

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle

First – Brian George Falzon – Legacy

BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy

First – William Ferreira Dias – Nova União

Second – Keller Locke-Sodhi – Nova União

Third – Vicente Gomes C. N. Cavalcanti – Southside MMA Academy

BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy

First – Daniel Carlos de Almeida – Bruno Bastos Association

Second – Dean Jon Liebenberg – Cia Paulista – International

Third – Reid James Reale – Peter de Been JJ

BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class

First – William Ferreira Dias – Nova União

Second – Lachlan S. Giles – Maromba Academia International

Third – Vicente Gomes C. N. Cavalcanti – Southside MMA Academy

Third – Brian George Falzon – Legacy

In the teams competition, results were:

1 – Maromba Academia International – 254

2 – Australian Elite Team – 118

3 – Cia Paulista – International – 97

4 – Nova União – 87

5 – Rilion Gracie Australia – 52

6 – Equipe Mestre Wilson Jiu Jitsu Australia – 33

7 – Gracie Barra – 31

8 – myTeam – 31

9 – Will/Machado – 31

10 – Douglas Santos Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy – 27

For the complete results, go to ibjjf.com.