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2010 Abu Dhabi Pro - South Africa Trials - Results

By administrator on Thursday, 17 December, 2009 4:19 AM

 

The African Trials gathered 102 athletes, coming from Angola, Madagascar, Congo, Swaziland, and major cities in South Africa (Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg). Regarded as the biggest BJJ comp to happen in African soil, the tournament had an excellent level, with exciting fights throughout the day. There were many white belts that should be already fighting in the blue belt.

102 competitors, 28 from Angola, 6 from Madagascar, 1 from Swaziland, 1 from Congo, 66 from South Africa
 
42 White Belts, 34 Blue Belts, 8 Women and 18 Advanced (Purple to Black Belt) participated in the first African Trials.
 
Advanced (Purple to Black Belts)
 
- 74 kgs:
 
1. Denis Ovcina - South Africa
2. Saul Abelson - South Africa
3. Yuri Ngombe - Angola
 
- 83 kgs:
 
1. Khalil Akleker - South Africa
2. Jacques Pierre Portelli - South Africa
3. Navajo - Angola
 
- 92 kgs:
 
1. Dave Levey - South Africa
2. Sergio Lopes - Angola
3. Talel Bugai  - South Africa
 
+ 92 kgs:
 
1. Wiekus Swart - South Africa
2. Rico Hattingh - South Africa
3. Martin Booysen - South Africa
 
Advanced TRIALS:
 
1. WIEKUS SWART - South Africa (Qualified to Abu Dhabi BJJ Pro 2010)
2. Rico Hattingh - South Africa
3. Denis Ovcina - South Africa
 
Women
 
- 63 kgs:
 
1. Danella Eliasov - South Africa
2. Helen Strachan - South Africa
3. Leslie Jenny - - South Africa
 
+ 63 kgs:
 
1. Jessica Hill - South Africa
2. Hayra Graca - Angola
3. Bianca Nijvands - South Africa
 
Women TRIALS
 
1. JESSICA HILL - South Africa (Qualified to Abu Dhabi BJJ Pro 2010)
2. Hayra Graca - Angola
3. Danella Eliasov - South Africa
 
Blue Belts
 
- 68 kgs:
 
1. Rado - Madagascar
2. Brett Evans - South Africa
3. Ricardo Ximenes - Angola
 
- 73 kgs:
 
1. Dino Bertollis - South Africa
2. Ryan Woods - South Africa
3. Mauricio Soares - Angola
 
- 78 kgs:
 
1. David Verster - South Africa
2. Oswaldo Silva - Angola
3. Myron Davis - South Africa
 
- 83 kgs:
 
1. Emyr Queiroz - Angola
2. Sylvio Hernany - Angola
3. Marcos Fonseca - Angola
 
- 88 kgs:
 
1. George Wesley - South Africa
2. Mario Rodrigues - Angola
 
- 93 kgs:
 
1. Jurgen Putter - South Africa
2. Nico Grobler - South Africa
 
- 98 kgs:
 
1. Derrik Van Kelsen - South Africa
2. Eduards Graham - South Africa
 
+ 98 kgs:
 
1. Roth Watson - South Africa
2. Delcio Lopes - Angola
 
White Belts:
 
- 63 kgs:
 
1. Faly Pulga - Madagascar
2. Rado Rakotomahonina - Madagascar
3. Ryan Schalkwyk - South Africa
 
- 68 kgs:
 
1. Jean Luc Kazadi - Congo
2. Randrianirina Jon Roc - Madagascar
3. Christian Grobler - South Africa
 
- 73 kgs:
 
1. Sebastian Garnier - Angola
2. Jared Halliday - South Africa
3. Philip Schalkwyk - South Africa
 
- 78 kgs:
 
1. James Saks - South Africa
2. Fabio Ndpele - Angola
3. Christos Dallas - South Africa
 
- 83 kgs:
 
1. Brendan Lesar - South Africa
2. Marc Pelser - South Africa
3. Christopher Barter - South Africa
 
- 88 kgs:
 
1. Daniel Sinclair - South Africa
2. Cas Booysen - South Africa
3. Francois Poolman - South Africa
 
- 93 kgs:
 
1. Antonio Neves - Angola
2. Donavin Hawkey - South Africa
 
- 98 kgs:
 
1. Kyle Hendryx - South Africa
2. Francois de Jonge - South Africa
 
+ 98 kgs:
 
1. Shane Goncalves - South Africa
2. Kevin Naidoo - South Africa
3. Matias Dias - South Africa
 
White and Blue Belt TRIALS
 
- 73 kgs:
 
1. JARED HALLIDAY - South Africa (Qualified to Abu Dhabi BJJ Pro 2010)
2. Dino Bertollis - South Africa
3. Isandro Fernandes - Angola
 
- 88 kgs:
 
1. WESLEY GEORGE - South Africa (Qualified to Abu Dhabi BJJ Pro 2010)
2. Mario Rodrigues - Angola
3. Emyr Queiroz - Angola
 
+ 88 kgs:
 
1. DERRICK VAN KELSEN - South Africa (Qualified to Abu Dhabi BJJ Pro 2010)
2. Graham Edwards - South Africa
3. Roth Watson - South Africa

 

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