Helder at the top of the absolute podium.
And the European Jiu-Jitsu Championship is rolling! After kicking off on Monday with the white belt contests, this Tuesday the gargantuan event hosted the blue-belts in Odivelas, Portugal.
In the men’s section, a ferocious Helder “Tropeço” Junior, representing Qatar BJJ, took double gold. An ultra-heavyweight, Helder achieved submissions in all four of his matches in his weight division, including the final one, versus João da Silva (Atos). Helder then had to face the dangerous Uanderson Oliveira (Carlson Gracie), a middleweight fighter who had already beaten an ultra-heavyweight to reach the final. Helder won again for a double gold run.
Erin Quillen (Checkmat) had left California dreaming of a gold medal in Europe. Her two finals were against Maria Birolli (Atos) in the super-heavy division and Gina Breiteryte (Checkmat) in the open. Erin won both, making it a double gold campaign of her own.
Check out below the Euros’ partial results, and check back soon for more.
Adult / Female / Blue / Rooster
1 – Yasmyn Castro – Nova União
2 – Camila dos Santos Guerra – Team Cruz BJJ
3 – Marta Maria Pinto Neves Farinha Ferreira – Icon Jiu-Jitsu Team
3 – Rachelle Riley – Brasa CTA
Adult / Female / Blue / Light-Feather
1 – Anh Nguyen – New England United BJJ
2 – Micaela Gomes dos Santos – Qatar BJJ Brasil
3 – Sakshi Gosain – Brasa CTA
3 – Searyun Whang – Unity Jiu-jitsu
Adult / Female / Blue / Feather
1 – Chayse Chondelle Diekema – Carlson Gracie Team
2 – Tatiana Leonova – Alliance
3 – Alexa Maria Teodorescu – Absoluto BJJ
3 – Astrid Elin Vikgren – Dynamix Fighting Sports
Adult / Female / Blue / Light
1 – Selma Essahli Vik – Team Trondheim BJJ
2 – Nayane Dumont Ferreira – Gracie Barra
3 – Cristal Minoska Hernandez Gutierrez – CheckMat
3 – Léa Vomscheid – Kabuto Fight Club
Adult / Female / Blue / Middle
1 – Hilde Drexler – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Brígida Carvalho Felipe – Qatar BJJ Brasil
3 – Alana Rodrigues Nogueira – GF Team
3 – Katie Chulack – Gracie Barra
Adult / Female / Blue / Medium-Heavy
1 – Aurélie LE Vern – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Corinne Isenegger – BJJ Team Basel
3 – Alexia Zoraina Paiva – Gracie Barra
3 – Ruby Rachel Matic – Gracie Barra
Adult / Female / Blue / Heavy
1 – Gina Breiteryte – CheckMat
2 – Daniela Ilieva Ilieva – SBG Drayton Valley
3 – Mara Regufe – KMR BJJ KIMURA
3 – Marah Maud Dirks – Jiu Jitsu Factory
Adult / Female / Blue / Super-Heavy
1 – Erin Quillen – CheckMat
2 – Maria Clara Fabri Birolli – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Carina Efigenio da Silva – Leão Dourado
3 – Vitória de Fátima Matias Martins – SAS Team
Adult / Female / Blue / Absolute
1 – Erin Quillen – CheckMat
2 – Gina Breiteryte – CheckMat
3 – Brígida Carvalho Felipe – Qatar BJJ Brasil
3 – Mara Regufe – KMR BJJ KIMURA
Adult / Male / Blue / Rooster
1 – Alon Leviev – Soul Fighters BJJ
2 – Omri Haviv – Soul Fighters BJJ
3 – Gustavo Bruno Clementino dos Santos – CheckMat
3 – Renan dos Santos Vieira – Icon Jiu-Jitsu Team
Adult / Male / Blue / Light-Feather
1 – Macley Silva – Alliance
2 – Leonardo de Barros Vilela – Qatar BJJ Brasil
3 – Anderson Delfino Duarte Júnior – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Joao Matheus Assonitis – Double Five
Adult / Male / Blue / Feather
1 – Guilherme Rodrigues Fernandes – Cicero Costha Internacional
2 – Gabriel Grijó Olinto – Nova União
3 – Arthur Silva Carvalhaes – GF Team
3 – Jacob Irving Joseph Boodhoo-Céré – Cicero Costha Europe
Adult / Male / Blue / Light
1 – Carlos Henrique Costa Campos – Alliance
2 – Kristoffer Wilhelm Dahlstrøm – Frontline Academy
3 – Chase Namba – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Shai Iftar A. G. Esquilin – Brasa CTA
Adult / Male / Blue / Middle
1 – Guilherme Fernandes – Alliance
2 – Uanderson Ferreira de Oliveira – Carlson Gracie Team
3 – Dmitrij Vadimovich Ajdakov – Carlson Gracie Team
3 – Neil Francis Mc Gwynne – ECJJA
Adult / Male / Blue / Medium-Heavy
1 – João Gabriel Galvão da Silva – Academia Campo Formoso Dojô Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Joao Pedro Silva De Souza – Cicero Costha Internacional
3 – Domen drnovšek – Gracie Barra
3 – Semi Göze – Fight Sports International
Adult / Male / Blue / Heavy
1 – Gabriel de Sousa Ribeiro – Cicero Costha Internacional
2 – Mawer Costa António – Brazilian Power Team International
3 – Konstantinos Drekolias – Hermes Club
3 – rik Broux – Brasa CTA
Adult / Male / Blue / Super-Heavy
1 – Luís Guilherme Aguiar Cardoso – De La Riva JJ
2 – Victor Bonato – CheckMat
3 – Adem Björkman Crnalic – Art of Roll
3 – Vitor Luiz Medeiros de Souza – Qatar BJJ Brasil
Adult / Male / Blue / Ultra-Heavy
1 – Helder Jose Rodrigues Júnior – Qatar BJJ Brasil
2 – João Marcos Cesarino da Silva – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Akseli Kaasalainen – Hilti BJJ Vantaa
3 – Ethan Nataniel Santos Pinto – Focus Jiu-Jitsu
Adult / Male / Blue / Absolute
1 – Helder Jose Rodrigues Júnior – Qatar BJJ Brasil
2 – Uanderson Ferreira de Oliveira – Carlson Gracie Team
3 – João Marcos Cesarino da Silva – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Luís Guilherme Aguiar Cardoso – De La Riva JJ
