Josh Hinger

The IBJJF held the 2016 Chicago Spring Open this weekend at the Chicago State University.

Joshua Hinger and Sarah Black were the standouts of the adult black belt division after winning the open class divisions in the gi.

Hinger won double gold at the absolute and the middleweight. He beat Sean Fischer in his weight class and defeated Inacio Neto in the open class final.

Sarah Black also won double gold, conquering the middleweight with two wins over Leanna Dittrich.

Here are the full results of the adult black belt division:

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather

First – Mayko de Araujo Girotto Borges – CheckMat

BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather

First – Vitor Peres Paschoal – Brasa CTA

Second – Rodrigo Batista de Lima – American Top Team Coconut Creek

Third – Gabriel Marangoni de Oliveira – Brasa CTA

Third – Christopher M. Kriebel – Nova União

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light

First – Philipe Cançado Della Monica – Gracie Barra

Second – Rafael Costa Suzuki – Brasa CTA

Third – Joshua T Rose – Brasa CTA

Third – Steven Darryl Kinnison – NOLA BJJ Metairie

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle

First – Joshua Roy Hinger – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Sean Patrick Fisher – Precision Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Javier Valenciano Yamuni – Renzo Gracie International

BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy

First – Inacio Ferreira Gomes Neto – Gracie Barra

Second – Joshua Lee Bowlin – Gracie Barra

Third – Ezra Zendt Lenon – American Top Team

Third – Oliver Leys Geddes – Roger Gracie

BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy

First – Steven J. Patterson – Brasa CTA

Second – Allen A. Causevic – Valko BJJ

Third – Aiazbek Mustakov – Bonsai JJ – USA

BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy

First – Gabriel Rial D. da Silva – Gracie Barra

Second – Rodolfo Jimenez Jr – Carlson Gracie Team

BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class

First – Joshua Roy Hinger – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Inacio Ferreira Gomes Neto – Gracie Barra

Third – Rodrigo Batista de Lima – American Top Team Coconut Creek

Third – Joshua Lee Bowlin – Gracie Barra

BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle

First – Sarah Johnel Black – GD Jiu-Jitsu Association

Second – Leanna M Dittrich – Fight Sports

BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class

First – Sarah Johnel Black – GD Jiu-Jitsu Association

Second – Leanna M Dittrich – Fight Sports

In the teams’ competition, the rankings were:

1 – Carlson Gracie Team – 391

2 – Brasa CTA – 232

3 – Alliance – 224

Click here for the full results.