Abu Dhabi (WAM)
The Copper Box Hall in the British capital, London, will host the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu Tour next Saturday and Sunday, organized by the Abu Dhabi Professional Jiu-Jitsu Association, with the participation of the world’s elite male and female players in the categories of juniors, professionals and masters, men and women.
The competitions on the first day will be dedicated to the masters in the blue, purple, brown and black belts, and the juniors in the blue and purple categories. On the first day, the “King of the Rug” championship will also be held, which is the most important and famous tournament in the world for the world’s most prominent players, as it was allocated in this round to middleweight stars. Six of the world’s top ranked players, Charles Negromonte, Diego Ramalho, Tommy Langecker, Nathan Mendelson, Lucas Nascimento and Nathan Cheung will participate in it.
This version is expected to consolidate the successes of the Grand Slam tours for the 2021-2022 season, which started from Miami, to Moscow, then Rio de Janeiro, to London, with the next stop in the capital, Abu Dhabi.
Tariq Al Bahri, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Professional Jiu-Jitsu Association, said: “As the date of the tour approaches, we would like to thank Abdel Moneim Al Hashemi, President of the UAE and Asian Federations, First Vice President of the International Federation for his great support for all our tournaments, and his tireless follow-up that pushes us to achieve sustainable development in all the competitions and tournaments that we organize. Around the world with more than 120 championships, until Abu Dhabi became the most important city in the world working on the development and development of the sport of jiu-jitsu, and the largest partner for the Asian and International Federations to provide the best competitive environment. We also thank all our local partners in the host cities of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tours, which were born strong in 2015, for staying and developing.”
The London Tour is a strong addition to the previous tournament tours, and there is no doubt that this is an important stop for us in the League; Because it is the first in 2022 and the fourth in the season in general, it will also witness a great turnout from the top ranked in various countries of the world, and this indicates the increasing confidence and association of players with the competitions of the Association and their eagerness to participate in them to increase their balance of points, and gain more experiences through strong contact with players With many different schools of Ju-Jitsu in various countries of the world.
And the association announced that the registration door for the London Grand Slam round will close today, and recent days have witnessed the selection of professional players in the world registering to confirm their participation, most notably Diego Reyes, winner of the last three editions in the featherweight 62 kg, and Gabriele Besanha, the former queen of the rug, who will play for heavyweight 95 kg, Francisco Jonas Andrade for the light featherweight 56 kg, and Luis Paulo for the middleweight, 77 kg.
It is expected that there will be a great demand for registration in the coming hours until the closing of the registration door, especially since this round gives the winners of the first places 3000 rating points, which is one of the highest rating rounds with Rio de Janeiro and Abu Dhabi Grand Slam. The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam tours are one of the bridges of communication between Abu Dhabi and the various capitals of the world, as it contributes to the publicity and promotion of the capital Abu Dhabi, as the capital of global jiu-jitsu, and the largest developer of this sport in various continents, as it informs all the countries of the world participating in its competitions on the heritage and traditions The UAE course and its civilizational contribution to the aspects of tolerance, coexistence and human brotherhood.
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