The women’s absolute podium.
With less than two weeks to go until the start of the 2018 Worlds, the Salvador Open marked the final stop on Brazilian soil before the season’s crown jewel. With that, some heavy hitters were present in the state of Bahia to make their final adjustments and secure the points required to compete in California.
The event, held on May 19th, featured world champions and other strong Brazilian competitors. In the women’s section, for example, sitting absolute world champion Tayane Porfírio (Alliance Rio) went two for two as she beat Joaquina Bonfim (Gracie Barra) in the super-heavyweight final and then closed out the absolute with Cláudia do Val (De La Riva).
Cláudio Calasans (Atos) signed up at middleweight and beat that field. In the absolute, Esdras Mendes (Checkmat) dusted himself off following a loss to Diogo Almeida (Almeida JJ) in the super-heavyweight final, and bagged the gold.
Gracie Barra prevailed over the other teams, with 230 points, followed by Nova União (175) and GFTeam (160).
Black belt results can be found below, and the rest can be seen here.
Black / Adult / Male / Light-Feather
1 – Eduard Richard Correa Lisboa – Alliance
2 – Eduardo de Souza Campos – Nova União
3 – Guilherme Angelus Montenegro de Carvalho – Alliance
3 – Jostan Lima de Araujo – Halavanca BJJ Brasil
Black / Adult / Male / Feather
1 – Jefferson Henrique Gomes Teodoro – ZR Team Association
2 – Caio Rigante Nunes – Alliance
3 – Deivines dos Santos Lima – GF Team
3 – Matheus Carlos Oliveira – MG TEAM
Black / Adult / Male / Light
1 – Jonas Bruno Martins Campos – Delta Gold Team Ofical
2 – Rodrigo Lopes Cardoso – LEAD BJJ
3 – João Humberto Alves Ribeiro – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Lucas Costa Barros – Demian Maia Jiu-Jitsu
Black / Adult / Male / Middle
1 – Alexandre Cavalieri Gomes da Silva – Alliance
2 – Andre Jose Costa Santos – GF Team
3 – André Astolfo Baccarin – PSLPB Cicero Costha
3 – Juan Marcel Viana – FF Team BJJ
Black / Adult / Male / Medium-Heavy
1 – Claudio Calasans Camargo Júnior – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – William Martins Morais de Lima – ZR Team Association
3 – Fabio Paes de Melo – Tozi Jiu Jitsu
3 – Robson de Araujo Pereira Junior – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Black / Adult / Male / Heavy
1 – Vitor Fabio Martins Toledo – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Wilker Tailan Silva Costa – Família Kadu Pedreira Brasil
3 – Cauê Oliveira Rodrigues – Gracie Barra
Black / Adult / Male / Super-Heavy
1 – Diogo Almeida Silva – JFC Almeida JJ
2 – Esdras Barbosa da Silva Mendes – CheckMat
3 – Moises Fernandes Cavalcante – JFC Almeida JJ
Black / Adult / Male / Ultra-Heavy
1 – Jose Renato Sperandio Rocha Junior – Família Kadu Pedreira Brasil
2 – Jose Wallisson Rodrigues Camilo – Gracie Barra
3 – Allan Araújo Cardoso – Coalizão Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Lucas Portela Borges – GF Team
Black / Adult / Male / Open Class
1 – Esdras Barbosa da Silva Mendes – CheckMat
2 – Jonas Bruno Martins Campos – Delta Gold Team Ofical
3 – Jefferson Henrique Gomes Teodoro – ZR Team Association
3 – William Martins Morais de Lima – ZR Team Association
Black / Adult / Female / Feather
1 – Anidete Ferreira – ZR Team Association
Black / Adult / Female / Heavy
1 – Claudia Fernanda Onofre Valim Doval – De La Riva JJ
Black / Adult / Female / Super-Heavy
1 – Tayane Porfírio de Araújo – Alliance
2 – Joaquina dos Santos Bonfim Neta – Gracie Barra
Black / Adult / Female / Open Class
1 – Claudia Fernanda Onofre Valim Doval – De La Riva JJ
2 – Tayane Porfírio de Araújo – Alliance
3 – Anidete Ferreira – ZR Team Association
3 – Joaquina dos Santos Bonfim Neta – Gracie Barra
