Competition details | |
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Location | Bangkok, Thailand |
Discipline | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Type | Martial arts competitions |
Organiser | Bangkok Fight Lab |
Director(s) | Morgan Perkins |
Divisions | |
Current weight divisions | Ultra Heavyweight: over 221.0 lbs (+100.5 kg) Super Heavyweight: under 221.0 lbs (–100.5 kg) Contents
(with gi) |
History | |
First edition | 2008 |
Final edition | 2019 (Halted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic) |
COPA De Bangkok is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition that developed from "BJJ Thailand open" in 2008 which are created by a group of "BJJ gyms" in Bangkok. [1] [2]
Since 2016, Bangkok Fight Lab, under the management of Morgan Perkins, has been responsible for holding the event. [3] [4] This caused the technical level of the competition to be regulated by IBJJF and ADCC standards. [5] [6] [7] Every year, more than 400 participants from more than 50 countries compete in this event. [8] [9] [10] But in 2020, the tournament was canceled due to restrictions imposed by the Thai government due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following is a sample of the divisions used by Copa de Bangkok divided into their respective weight brackets.
YOUTH6 years and under(No-Gi and BJJ) | YOUTH7-9 yrs. old(No-Gi and BJJ) | YOUTH10-12 yrs. old(No-Gi and BJJ) | TEENS13-15 yrs. old(No-Gi and BJJ) | TEENS16-17 yrs. old(No-Gi and BJJ) | |
Lightweight | 49.9 lbs. & under | 59.9 lbs. & under | 79.9 lbs. & under | 99.9 lbs. & under | 119.9 lbs. & under |
Middleweight | 50-59.9 lbs. | 60-69.9 lbs. | 80-89.9 lbs. | 100-114.9 lbs. | 120-134.9 lbs. |
Cruiserweight | 60-69.9 lbs. | 70-79.9 lbs. | 90-99.9 lbs. | 115-129.9 lbs. | 135-149.9 lbs. |
Heavyweight | 70 lbs. & over | 80 lbs. & over | 100 lbs. & over | 130 lbs. & over | 150-169.9 lbs. |
Superweight | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 170 lbs. & over |
NO-GI BEGINNER(12 months training or Less) | NO-GI ADVANCED(12 months training or more) | BJJ WHITE BELT | BLUE BELT | PURPLE/BROWN/BLACK BELT | |
Class A | 119.9 lbs. & under | 119.9 lbs. & under | 119.9 lbs. & under | 119.9 lbs. & under | N/A |
Class B | 120-139.9 lbs. | 120-139.9 lbs. | 120-139.9 lbs. | 120-139.9 lbs. | N/A |
Class C | 140-159.9 lbs. | 140-159.9 lbs. | 140-159.9 lbs. | 140-159.9 lbs. | N/A |
Class D | 160 lbs. + | 160 lbs. + | 160 lbs. + | 160 lbs. + | N/A |
Absolute | Open Weight | Open Weight | N/A | N/A | Open Weight |
Weight class | NOVICELess than 9 Months TrainingNo Wrestlers | BEGINNER9-18 Months Training | INTERMEDIATE18-36 Months Training | ADVANCED36+ Months Training |
Bantam | 129.9 lbs. & below | 129.9 lbs. & below | 129.9 lbs. & below | 129.9 lbs. & below |
Flyweight | 130-139 lbs. | 130-139 lbs. | 130-139 lbs. | 130-139 lbs. |
Feather | 140-149 lbs. | 140-149 lbs. | 140-149 lbs. | 140-149 lbs. |
Light | 150-159 lbs. | 150-159 lbs. | 150-159 lbs. | 150-159 lbs. |
Welter | 160-169 lbs. | 160-169 lbs. | 160-169 lbs. | 160-169 lbs. |
Middle | 170-179 lbs. | 170-179 lbs. | 170-179 lbs. | 170-179 lbs. |
Cruiser | 180-189 lbs. | 180-189 lbs. | 180-189 lbs. | 180-189 lbs. |
Light-Heavy | 190-199 lbs. | 190-199 lbs. | 190-199 lbs. | 190-199 lbs. |
Heavy | 200-209 lbs. | 200-209 lbs. | 200-209 lbs. | 200-209 lbs. |
Super | 210 lbs. + | 210 lbs. + | 210 lbs. + | 210 lbs. + |
Absolute | Open Weight | Open Weight | Open Weight | Open Weight |
Round time | Divisions |
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4 Minutes | Children/Teens, Women's Beginner, Men’s Novice & Men’s Beginner |
5 Minutes | Men’s Intermediate, Women's Intermediate & Men’s Executive & Masters |
6 Minutes | Men’s/Women’s Advanced |
Round time | Divisions |
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4 Minutes | Children & teens |
5 Minutes | White belts |
6 Minutes | Blue belts |
7 Minutes | Purple belts |
8 Minutes | Brown belt |
10 Minutes | Black belts |
COPA de Bangkok Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition was held on November 23–24, 2019 at National Stadium in Bangkok. The presence of 477 Fighters from all over the world has increased the importance of the championships. [11]
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-82.3 kg | Sergei Cuzmin | ||
-88.3 kg | Ratcharat S | David Sriariyarungruang | Gianluca Passoni |
Thanawat Manawongsakul |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-76 kg | Phakorn Ngamganokwan | Chayut Rojanakat | Thomas Murphy |
-82.3 kg | Campbell Symes | Muhammad Aldy Dharmawan | Vincent Harvey |
Raymond Tan Hean Ming |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-70 kg | Williams Aranguiz | Atiwat Suvinijjit | |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-70 kg | JP Buduan | Kwan Chinachote | |
-76 kg | Charles Reed | Shin Watanabe | |
-94.3 kg | Anton Kim | Marco Kuster | |
+100.5 kg | Mark Straughan | Jonathan Fisher | |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-70 kg | Journ Tang | Pons Ponce | Masato Kono |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-70 kg | Demitri Telfair | ||
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-76 kg | Pons Ponce | Tony Perticaro | |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-82.3 kg | De'Alonzio Jackson | Bruno Amorim | Alisson Braga |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-67 kg | Wisawa Kaveekavakorn | YuHsien Wang | Kevin Koplar |
-91 kg | Reza Goodary | Aaron Arul | |
+97 kg | Chakrit Chidsin | Prateek Iqbal Kharb | Raymund Matabang |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-73 kg | Khim Sun Lau | Marek Miedzybrodzki | |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-73 kg | Casey Roof | Thomas Murphy | Duc Pham Anh |
Chayut Rojanakat | |||
-79 kg | Alexander Scheck | Hua Feng He | |
-69 kg | Koki Ichikawa | Faizkhan Boribekov | |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-67 kg | Williams Aranguiz | Martin Lindkvist | |
-85 kg | Tuan Bui Anh | Raymond Tan Hean Ming | |
+97 kg | Arash Mardani | Jonathan Fisher | |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-67 kg | JP Buduan | Arno Nabuurs | Sarun Satawin |
-85 kg | Marco Kuster | Aseanto Oudang | Sergei Cuzmin |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-73 kg | Lucas Cannon | Masato Kono | Dan Zalewski |
-85 kg | De'Alonzio Jackson | Campbell Symes | Demitri Telfair |
Daniel Larman |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Open | Phatiphan Atrhinkong | Ben Klinsukorn | Jitt Kasemsri |
Solos Sinchaitan |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Open | Aymeric Laurencic | Reza Goodary | Daniel Cooper |
Pavel Shvaiko |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Open | Abdul Rahim Haron | Lee Murphy | David Sutthaluang |
Michael Buchinger |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Open | Seth Sarrett | Brad Choi | Jatupol Leaupathanasuk |
Scott Martin |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Open | Arash Mardani | Mangthus Rewtawee | Suradate Wilaipan |
Anthony Ryu |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Open | Ratcharat S | Gianluca Passoni | Eduardo II Alcanzare |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Open | Campbell Symes | Koki Ichikawa | Muhammad Aldy Dharmawan |
Vincent Harvey |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Open | Jonathan Fisher | Charles Reed | JP Buduan |
Anton Kim |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Open | Masato Kono | Pons Ponce | |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Open | Demitri Telfair | Pons Ponce | |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Open | Alisson Braga | Bruno Amorim | De'Alonzio Jackson |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Open | Ben Klinsukorn | Phatiphan Atrhinkong | Anton Grytsenko |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Open | Reza Goodary | Sebastien Molina | |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Open | David Sutthaluang | Marek Miedzybrodzki | |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Open | Koki Ichikawa | Faizkhan Boribekov | Thomas Murphy |
Nursultan Aganin |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Open | Prateek Iqbal Kharb | Martin Lindkvist | Tuan Bui Anh |
Nursultan Aganin |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Open | Jonathan Fisher | Marco Kuster | Sarun Satawin |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Open | De'Alonzio Jackson | Campbell Symes | Demitri Telfair |
Daniel Larman |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-53.5 kg | Ayano Kurokawa | WanJia Sng | Desyana Gemina |
Vilayvanh Sengsouvanh | |||
-58.5 kg | Ardeena Wan | Elaine Chua | Bohyun Kim |
Lee Pei San | |||
-69 kg | Oksana Tsybulskaya | Jacqueline Angsono | |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-56 kg | Dilshoda Umarova | Ding Miao | Jingyu Li |
-61 kg | Shalini Negi | Jennifer Yansucon | Dwi Jayanti |
Sade Stanley |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-56 kg | Ayano Kurokawa | Desyana Gemina | |
-66 kg | Sarah Scott | Ardeena Wan | |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Open | Ana Calleja Moral | Lisha Fauzan | Dilshoda Umarova |
Ding Miao |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Open | Lucy Greenway | Oksana Tsybulskaya | Desyana Gemina |
Jacqueline Angsono |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Open | Dilshoda Umarova | Ding Miao | Sade Stanley |
Shalini Negi |
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Open | Sarah Scott | Desyana Gemina | |
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