This Saturday marked the first of two days in the Brazilian qualifiers for ADCC 2011, the pinnacle of grappling arts tournaments, set to take place in England this year. The semifinals and finals will be held this Sunday, and the matchups have already been made:
MEN
+99kg
Luiz Big Mac vs. Gabriel Vella
Glover Teixeira vs. Alan Galvão
99kg
Augusto Ferrari vs. Mauro Celso
Renato Ferreira vs. Pablo Sacramento
88kg
Cláudio Calasans vs. Cristiano Titi
Bruno Távola vs. David Vieira
77kg
Rodrigo Caporal vs. Murilo Santana
Ricardo Scalass vs. Antonio Roberto
66kg
Caio Izidro vs. Valter Mota
Bruno Frazatto vs. Gabriel Marangoni
WOMEN
60kg
Marina Ribeiro vs. Michele Tavares
Michele Nicolini vs. Priscila Hamada
+60kg
Luiza Monteiro vs. Roberta Paim
Talita Treta vs. Fernanda Mazelli