Each year we’ve seen the World Pro grow in size, attendance and stregnth. It’s good to see an event that really pays competitors, rewards these great fighters of BJJ, Jiu-Jitsu and Grappling get recognition and a little payday for their dedication.
Moving forward the sport is a positive influence on the world overall, let’s not forget we don’t own JiuJitsu – it belongs to the world.
See below the growth in the number of trials by contry by which the Abu Dhabi World Pro has grown from 6 in 2009 to 18 in 2011. And we hope to see it expand beyond 25 next year.
World Trials
[social][/social][einset][/einset]Prior to the main event (World Pro Championship) there are a number of trials which are held in countries all over the world, and the number of nations participating has increased significantly since 2009.
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2011
18 Trails |
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| Australia Bahrain Brazil (North) Brazil (South) Brazil (Center) Canada China Japan S. Korea |
New Zealand Portugal Poland South Africa Sweden U.K. U.S.A (East) U.S.A (West) U.S.A (Central) |
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2010
11 Trials |
| Australia Brazil (North) Brazil (South) Belgium Canada Japan New Zealand South Africa U.K. U.S.A (East) U.S.A (West) |
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2009
6 Trials |
| Australia Brazil Canada Japan Spain U.S.A |