Erberth Santos at the 2015 Rio Winter Open. Photo by Gustavo Aragão
The 2015 Rio Winter Open wrapped up this Sunday in Brazil.
Erberth Santos and Barbara Gomes were the standouts in the adult black belt division.
Santos beat Jaime Canuto for the open class gold medal and Pedro Moura for the superheavy title.
After receiving his medals at the podium, he told GRACIEMAG’s Marcelo Dunlop about his feeling during the weekend: “It’s bad to be booed. The crowd was rooting for my opponents but that’s ok. I have a dream of becoming a big champion. I haven’t visited my mother in the last eight months and I haven’t seen my son for six months. I came here alone once my coach couldn’t make it. I won’t let a few boos from the crowd take me off of my course.”
Barbara came back from a defeat to Leanna Dittrich in the middleweight division to beat Fabiana Santos for the absolute gold.
The other results in the adult black belt division were:
BLACK / Adult / Male / Rooster
First – Raul Gomes Marcello – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Second – Guilherme Hideki Mori – Nova União
Third – Jorge Luiz Nakamura – GF Team
Third – Bruno Cesar Gomes da Silva Moreno – Nova União RN
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather
First – Philipe Freitas Maciel de Oliveira – Equipe PH
Second – Douglas Rufino da Silva – CheckMat
Third – Gabriel Willcox Furley – Willcox Team
Third – Thomas Lincoln Correa Lisboa – Alliance JJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
First – Isaque Alberto de Oliveira Paiva – Saikoo Jiu-Jitsu
Second – Gilson Nunes De Oliveira Neto – GF Team
Third – João Humberto A. Ribeiro – Team Carvalho
Third – Onofre Ribeiro Lima – Fabricio International Team – FIT
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
First – Sandro Gabriel Vieira – CheckMat
Second – Fabio Murat Caloi – Alliance JJ
Third – Lucas Benévolo Valle – Infight Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Luan de Carvalho Alves – Nova União
BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
First – Vinícius Tavares Marinho – GF Team
Second – Jaime Soares Canuto – GF Team
Third – Jacob Williams Mackenzie – GF Team California
Third – Caio Almeida Silva – Ryan Gracie Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
First – Pedro Teixeira Alcantara Pimenta – Ryan Gracie Team
Second – Romulo de Souza Azevedo – Welton Ribeiro
Third – Rodrigo Fajardo – Gracie Barra
Third – Victor Del Corso Bomfim – GF Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy
First – Marcus Vinícius Moraes dos Santos – GF Team
Second – Marcos Aurélio Goulart Alves Junior – Game Fight BJJ/Manimal
Third – Felipe Menezes Bueno – Alliance JJ
Third – Augusto Cesar Caixeta Batista – Gracie Barra
BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy
First – Erberth Santos de Mesquita – Guigo BJJ
Second – Pedro Henrique de Souza Moura – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Luiz Felipe Teixeira dos Santos – GF Team
Third – Alex Aparecido Soares – Atrium BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy
First – Kauê Vitorino Damasceno – Nova União
Second – Otavio Tome Serafim – Barbosa Jiu Jitsu
Third – Kitner Mendonça de Moura – Ryan Gracie Team
Third – Thiago Gaia T. Oliveira Marques – GF Team
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light Feather
First – Alliny Karen Silva Santos – Nova União
Second – Carla Franco – Pedra 90
BLACK / Adult / Female / Feather
First – Andressa Lídia de Souza – Barbosa JJ
Second – Kenia da Silva Lopes – PRM Team
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light
First – Líbia Christal Alves Gonçalves – Braziliam Power Team – Brazil
BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle
First – Leanna M Dittrich – Fight Sports
Second – Barbara Gomes dos Santos – Universidade Católica de Brasília
BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium Heavy
First – Bruna Marques Oliveira Meneses – Barbosa Jiu Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Female / Heavy
First – Fabiana Pereira Santos – Zenith BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Female / Super Heavy
First – Samela Shoham Lopes Leite – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Second – Luana Beatriz Gomes Fiquene – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Marcelle Cantanhede de Almeida – Luciano Mendes
Third – Anna Carolina Luz Tavares – Soul Fighters BJJ
In the teams competition, GF Team took first place followed by Nova União and Alliance.
For the complete results, go to ibjjf.com.
