Asian Open Championship (Brazilian jiu-jitsu)


The Asian Championship is the largest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament held in Asia by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. For the 2017/2018 season it carries a weighting of 3 in the IBJJF tournament list.
This championship has been held since 2006, and the first tournament took place in Tokyo, Japan, in 2008, the championship flew to Bangkok, Thailand, the third edition of the championship in 2010 was held in Amman, Jordan. The fourth edition was held on the 15th & 16 July 2012 in Doha, Qatar. As of 2013 forwards the championship is now hosted annually in Tokyo Japan.

Asian Champions in Men's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Year and Weight

YearHost57 kg64 kg70 kg76 kg82 kg88 kg94 kg100 kg+100 kgAbsolute
2006 Yasuke Honna Isamu Shishido Takeshi Wantanabe Sugie Daisuke Romulo Barral Leopoldo Canal Arthur Cesar Ulpiano Malachias Romulo Barral
2008 Isamu Shisido Takumi Nakayama Yoshinobu Kakizawa Sugie Daisuke Robert Drysdale Calvacante Junior Karim Byron Mike Fowler
2010 Kitade Takuya Pablo Silva Ominami Ryo Jonathan Torres Abmar Barbosa Marcos de Souza Fadi Serhal Igor Silva Enzo Gracie
2012 Koji Shibamoto Ichiro Kaneko Isaque Paiva Jonathan Torres Leandro Souza Kussano Akihisa Iriki Jonathan Torres
2013 Koji Shibamoto Takuto Kako Ichitaro Tsukada Daisuke Shiraki William Ferreira Dias Vicente Gomes Cavalcanti Charles Gaspar Costa Igor Silva William Ferreira Dias
2014 Koji Shibamoto Takuto Kako Isaque Paiva Roberto Satoshi Rodrigo Caporal Claudio Calasans Eliot Kelly Marcos de Souza Abraham Marte Claudio Calasans
2015 Koji Shibamoto Kazuhiro Miyachi Isaque Paiva Roberto Satoshi Andris Brunovskis Marcelo de Toledo Vitor Toledo Marcos de Souza Dany Gerard Dany Gerard
2016 Tomoyuki Hashimoto Yuta Shimada Alvin Aguilar Rodrigo Caporal Roberto Satoshi Claudio Calasans Vitor Toledo Eliot Kelly Barney Stinson Claudio Calasans
2017 Koji Shibamoto Yuta Shimada Yu Yamaki Andris Brunovskis Kayron Gracie Lucas Barbosa Keenan Cornelius Vitor Toledo Igor Silva Keenan Cornelius
2018 Koji Shibamoto Yuta Shimada Cole Franson Alexandre Molinaro Luan de Carvalho Alves Viking Wai Chun Wong Lucas Barbosa Vitor Toledo Keenan Cornelius Lucas Barbosa

Asian Champions in Women's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Year and Weight

YearHost-48 kg Rooster-53 kg Light Feather-58 kg Feather-64 kg Light-69 kg Middle-74 kg Medium Heavy-80 kg Heavy+80 kg Super HeavyAbsolute
2006 Kyra Gracie Saneyuki Turata
2008 Shioda Sakaya Abe Takako
2014 Mackenzie Dern Mackenzie Dern
2015 Mackenzie Dern Isabelle de Souza Leanna M Dittrich Louisa Franco
2016 Kristina Barlaan Marcus Dy Isabelle de Souza Mackenzie Dern
2017 Saori Shibamoto Kristina Barlaan Monique Carvalho Monique Carvalho
2018 Mayssa Bastos Kristina Barlaan Kristin Mikkelson Erin Herle Monique Carvalho Claudia do Val Claudia do Val