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IBJJF South Americans Will See Top 6 Teams Bring Over 600 Athletes

IBJJF South Americans Will See Top 6 Teams Bring Over 600 Athletes

The top 6 teams will bring over 600 athletes to the IBJJF South American Jiu-Jitsu Championship this weekend in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Nov 27, 2015 by Hywel Teague
IBJJF South Americans Will See Top 6 Teams Bring Over 600 Athletes
The top 6 teams will bring over 600 athletes to the IBJJF South American Jiu-Jitsu Championship this weekend in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 

Gracie Barra will bring the most athletes this year; they have rallied together a massive 159 troops. 

Close behind is Checkmat, with 126 competitors. 

Following are Alliance with 94 athletes, GF Team with 88, Nova Uniao with 82 and PSLPB Cicero Costha with 72. 

Take a look at the breakdowns below to see how many athletes the teams are bringing in each division. 

Alliance: 94
10 White belts
23 Blue
22 Purple
16 Brown 
23 Black 

Checkmat: 126 
19 White belts
46 Blue
27 Purple 
12 Brown 
22 Black 

GF Team: 88
12 White belts 
33 Blue
11 Purple 
10 Brown 
22 Black 

Gracie Barra: 159 
29 White belts 
50 Blue 
32 Purple 
18 Brown 
30 Black 

Nova Uniao: 82 
11 White belts 
23 Blue 
20 Purple 
9 Brown 
19 Black 

​PSLPB Cicero Costha: 72 
8 White belts
29 Blue 
12 Purple 
9 Brown 
14 Black

A full list of entrants is available on the IBJJF website (link to PDF).