Recently formed by Leozinho Vieira after leaving Brasa, Check Mat is already celebrating its first great achievement. With the results from all the categories tallied up, the team was shown to be the winner among teams of the 2008 No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu World Championship. The overall result was corrected this morning by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) and placed Gracie Humaita in second, followed by Alliance. The IBJJF apologizes for the mistake.
The corrected final results are as follows:
Adult
1- Check Mat 52
2- Gracie Humaita 47
3- Alliance 47
Gracie Humaita has 5 champions and Alliance has 4
Master and Senior
1- Alliance 95
2- Gracie Humaitá 94
3- Gracie Barra 55
Among the ladies, Gracie Barra came out best, while Alliance took the veterans’ Master and Senior tournament. Team Mica was best among the youth.
Click here and check out the complete results of the 2008 No-Gi Worlds and stay tuned. GRACIEMAG is preparing a special report on the competition for issue 139. Don’t miss it.
