The 2014 Rio International Open took place this weekend in Brazil.
In the end, Luiza Monteiro (Cicero Costha) beat Fernanda Mazzelli (Striker) in the adult female black belt open class division.
Mazzelli forfeited the final for not felling well during the match.
Before the final, Luiza had two matches and defeated both her opponents by submission.
In the male division, GF Team’s Victor Silvério and Vitor Bonfim closed out the absolute this Sunday.
Bonfim had four opponents in his way to the final.
In the semifinal, she defeated Pablo Aragão by advantages.
Silverio also had four opponents in his way to the final, beating Alan Regis in the semifinal also by advantages.
In the teams competition the resultes were:
1 – Nova União – 237
2 – GF Team – 186
3 – Gracie Barra – 117
Here are the full results for the black belt division:
BLACK / Adult / Male / Galo
First – João Pedro Oliveira Rodrigues – CheckMat
Second – Bruno Cesar Gomes da Silva Moreno – Nova União
Third – Jorge Luiz Nakamura – GF Team
Third – Luiz Fernando Ribeiro de Andrade – GF Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Pluma
First – João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Second – Ivanildo Rollemberg Lima – Nova União
Third – Luiz Alexandre Vieira Silveira – China Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Douglas Rufino da Silva – CheckMat
BLACK / Adult / Male / Pena
First – Paulo Henrique Bordignon Miyao – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Second – Leonardo Fernandes Saggioro – Brazilian Top Team
Third – Johnny Crispim – Gracie Barra
Third – Isaque Alberto de Oliveira Paiva – Saikoo Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Male / Leve
First – Ítalo Silva Lins de Albuquerque – GF Team
Second – Rafael Henrique Pereira – Gordo Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Ricardo Rocha Lima – Barbosa Equipe 2
Third – Sandro Gabriel Vieira – CheckMat
BLACK / Adult / Male / Médio
First – Victor Silverio Santos – GF Team
Second – Jaime Soares Canuto – GF Team
Third – Caio Almeida Silva – Ryan Gracie Team
Third – Diego Vivaldo Anjos Ferreira – Guigo JJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / MeioPesado
First – Diogo Sampaio Araujo – Soul Fighters BJJ
Second – Victor Hugo das Neves – Osvaldo Alves – AM
Third – Alberto Ramos de Araujo Oliveira – GF Team
Third – Andre Machado Bastos – Nova União
BLACK / Adult / Male / Pesado
First – Alan Regis de Assis – Academia Tatuapu Team
Second – Manoel Fernandes de Oliveira Neto – GF Team
Third – Nilson Ricardo Silva Braga – Nova União
Third – André dos Santos Figueiredo – Gracie Barra
BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Pesado
First – Cássio Francis da Silva – Gracie Barra
Second – Frederico Luiz Zaganelli – Gracie Barra
Third – Pablo Yuri Lemos Aragão – CheckMat
Third – Ricardo Henrique de Oliveira – Nova União
BLACK / Adult / Male / Pesadíssimo
First – Gabriel Lyrio Lucas – CheckMat
Second – Kitner Mendonça de Moura – Ryan Gracie Team
Third – Hugo Britto Fernandez – Gracie Barra
Third – Helton Nogueira Lima – Gracie Barra
BLACK / Adult / Male / Absoluto
First – Victor Del Corso Bomfim – GF Team
Second – Victor Silverio Santos – GF Team
Third – Pablo Yuri Lemos Aragão – CheckMat
Third – Alan Regis de Assis – Academia Tatuapu Team
BLACK / Adult / Female / Leve
First – Marília da Conceição F. A. Vieira – Gracie Barra
Second – Lia Dornelas Vasconcellos Marques Leal – Alliance
BLACK / Adult / Female / Médio
First – Luiza Monteiro Moura da Costa – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Second – Barbara Gomes dos Santos – Universidade Católica de Brasília
Third – Natalia Oliveira de Araujo – Gracie Humaita
BLACK / Adult / Female / MeioPesado
First – Vanessa Oliveira do Nascimento – GF Team
Second – Deise Sacramento Santos – GF Team
Third – Daniela Lirio Olimpio de Souza – Marcelo Ferreira JJ
Third – Gretchen Dawn Zoeller – Gracie Barra
BLACK / Adult / Female / Super Pesado
First – Fernanda Mazzelli Almeida Maio – Striker JJ
Second – Ludymila Ferrari Espindola – CheckMat
Third – Júlia Cristina Mayworn – Brasa/Muzio
Third – Marcelle Cantanhede de Almeida – Equipe Subúrbio de Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Female / Absoluto
First – Luiza Monteiro Moura da Costa – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Second – Fernanda Mazzelli Almeida Maio – Striker JJ
Third – Marcelle Cantanhede de Almeida – Equipe Subúrbio de Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Barbara Gomes dos Santos – Universidade Católica de Brasília
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