Jackson Sousa has his hand raised after beating Langaker in the absolute division. Maggie Left/IBJJF
Last weekend the French capital welcomed the Paris International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship. Jackson Sousa (Checkmat) stood out above the rest of the men with double gold. In the heavyweight division’s final, he choked Samuel Monin (Gracie Barra) from the back. In the absolute division, the Cantagalo-raised black-belt defeated Norway’s Tommy Langaker (Nova União).
Cláudia do Val (De la Riva) had no opponents at heavyweight, but had to beat Finland’s Emilia Tuukkanen (Gracie Barra) to secure gold in the absolute.
Gracie Barra ranked first among teams, with 212 points, followed by Checkmat, which scored 129.
Complete black belt results below, as provided by the IBJJF.
Black / Adult / Male / Light-Feather
1 – Vincent Nguyen – GF Team France
2 – Anthony Guy De Oliveira – Werdum Combat Team France
Black / Adult / Male / Feather
1 – Luciano Queiroz de Araujo – Qatar BJJ Brasil
2 – Victor Bernardo da Silva M. Marinho – Art of Fight – Lisboa
3 – Mathias Jules Jardin – GF Team France
3 – Spataro Stephane – Gracie Barra
Black / Adult / Male / Light
1 – Tommi Tapio Pulkkanen – Hilti BJJ Finland
2 – Krzysztof Marek Suchorabski – Gracie Barra
3 – Bruno Celio Costa de Melo – Qatar BJJ Brasil
3 – Melksedec Ferreira Franco – CheckMat
Black / Adult / Male / Middle
1 – Tommy Lilleskog Langaker – Nova União International
2 – Oliver Leys Geddes – OG Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Gareth Edwin Neale – Gracie Barra
3 – Tuomas Ylinampa – Brasa
Black / Adult / Male / Medium-Heavy
1 – Martin Aedma – SBG Ireland
2 – Tiago Hilgemberg – A.S Team
3 – Joachim Sveinson – Frontline Academy
3 – Toni Favier – Tropa de Elite
Black / Adult / Male / Heavy
1 – Jackson Sousa dos Santos – CheckMat
2 – Samuel Monin – Gracie Barra
3 – Nicolas E. Penzer – PAT Academy Belgium
3 – Tyrone Gonsalves – Omar Salum Jiu-Jitsu
Black / Adult / Male / Super-Heavy
1 – Samir Hamid Krvavac – Pirates
2 – Marek Pawel Zbrog – Gracie Barra
3 – Hamed Taleb – Malicia Team
3 – Igor Araújo Ferreira de Castro – Gracie Barra
Black / Adult / Male / Ultra-Heavy
1 – Ruben Araújo Fonseca – Pantera Negra Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Fousi Mezouari – ACB – De La Riva Paris
3 – Martin Johannes Gobel – GCP Godzilla Competition Project
3 – Sergio Moro Filho – Gracie Barra
Black / Adult / Male / Open Class
1 – Jackson Sousa dos Santos – CheckMat
2 – Tommy Lilleskog Langaker – Nova União International
3 – Nicolas E. Penzer – PAT Academy Belgium
3 – Ruben Araújo Fonseca – Pantera Negra Jiu-Jitsu
Black / Adult / Female / Light
1 – Emilia Tuukkanen – Gracie Barra
Black / Adult / Female / Heavy
1 – Claudia Fernanda Onofre V. Doval – De La Riva JJ
Black / Adult / Female / Open Class
1 – Claudia Fernanda Onofre V. Doval – De La Riva JJ
2 – Emilia Tuukkanen – Gracie Barra
