February 11th was a great day for bjj in the Balkan region. Sarajevo, Bosnia had the pleasure of hosting the 2017 edition of the BJJ Eastern European Open Championship.

This was the first ever brazilian jiu jitsu tournament held in Sarajevo. It welcomed around 180 competitors!

The event was also the first ever competitive experience for one of the members of Bosnian Parliament –

Dennis Gratz. 

He wrote about the experience:

You can check out the complete list of results below:

Results:

 TEAM RESULTS:
1. BUSHIDO UNION MIRKOVIC BJJ -76 PTS
2. BONAE TEAM UNITED POUND FOR POUND – 50PTS
3. ARENA BJJ SARAJEVO – 41PTS
COMPLETE RESULTS:
JUVENILE
JUVENILE – 25KG
RESULTS:
1.BRUNA MIRKOVID – UNION MIRKOVID BJJ
2.AHMED – BOSNAE TEAM UNITED
JUVENILE 13-15 -43,5 , -48,5 KG
RESULTS:
1.MILIVOJ PETROVID – SECUTOR NEVES ŠABAC
2.ADNA HRUSTEMOVID – BOSNAE TEAM UNITED
JUVENILE 13-15 . -58KG
RESULTS:
1.IBRAHIM AMMAR – ARENA SARAJEVO
2. TEO ŽIGID – UNION MIRKOVID BJJ
3. UROŠ STANISAVLJEVID – SECUTOR NEVES ŠABAC
JUVENILE 16 -18, -64KG
RESULTS:
1.HRVOJE MARID – SLAVA MMA
2. BOŠKO VUKO – ALLIANCE BD SPLIT
JUVENILE 16 – 18 – 69 KG
RESULTS:
1.DAVID PUŠID –SLAVA MMA
2.OMAR BOJČID – BOSNAE TEAM UNITED
3. ANEL SALAMOVID –BOSNAE TEAM UNITED
3.
JUVENILE 13- 15 -64, -69 KG
RESULTS:
1.DUŠAN JANJID – CAMINHO KRAGUJEVAC
2.AMMAR FAZLAGID – UNION MIRKOVID BJJ
3. DŽEJNA HAMZID – BOSNAE TEAM UNITED
3. HARIS LACEVID – FERRARI TEAM
JUVENILE 16-18, -74, -82,3KG
RESULTS:
1. BOJAN MITKOVSKI – ROOTS BJJ MACEDONIA
2.NEMANJA BOJIČID – SECUTOR NEVES ŠABAC
3.IVAN DRAGOSLAVID – BJJ RIJEKA LOTUS
JUVENILE 16-18 -89,3 , +89,3 KG
RESULTS:
1.ĐORĐE KRSTAJID – MATA LEAO A FORCE
2. SAMED HAKID – ICON TUZLA
3. MUSTAFA KOSOVID – BJJ REFLEX
3. SANJIN DRKID – BROTHERHOOD SARAJEVO
ADULT:
ADULT WHITE FEMALE -53, -58, – 64 KG
RESULTS:
1.ANGELA VIALI – UNION MIRKOVID BJJ
2. ANJA PAVLOVID – BJJ RIJEKA LOTUS
ADULT WHITE FEMALE -69, -74,+79KG
RESULTS:
1.NADEŽDA VASILEVSKA – ROOTS BJJ MACEDONIA
2. JULIETA GUZMAN –BJJ BROTHERHOOD
3.ELMEDINA HOTA – ROGER GRACIE SARAJEVO
3. MONIKA MORAČA – FENIX KIKI MELO
WHITE MALE – 64 KG DATO
RESULTS:
1.EDIN ŠAHOVID – UNION MIRKOVIC BJJ
2.AMER DŽEKMAN – ROGER GRACIE SARAJEVO
3.EMIR GRBOVID – UNION MIRKOVIC BJJ
3.
WHITE MALE -70KG
RESULTS:
1.MAHIR TRUMID – BOSNAE TEAM UNITED
2. BOJAN ZDRAVEVSKI – ROOTS BJJ MACEDONIA
3.ELVIN BILALID – BOSNAE TEAM UNITED
3.JAKOV BIKID – ROGER GRACIE TEAM SPLIT
ADULT WHITE MALE -76KG
RESULTS:
1.ABDURAHMAN ISEINI –SD ACTIV TEAM REDŽOVID
2. ELMIN NOVALID – BJJ REFLEX
3.ADNAN GABELA – ROGER GRACIE SARAJEVO
3.IVICA NOVOSEL – FIGHT FACTORY VG
ADULT WHITE -82,3 KG
RESULTS
1.LUKA VASID- FENIX KIKI MELO
2.MUHAMED STARČEVID – ICON TUZLA
3.TEO LJUBIČID – ROGER GRACIE SPLIT
3.NEDIM BAHTIJAR – UNION MIRKOVID BJJ
ADULT WHITE -88,KG
RESULTS:
1. KEVIN MITID – WIDDER TEAM SARAJEVO
2. EDIN ČONGO – RIO GRAPPLING CLUB
3. MIRZA ODUZ – UNION MIRKOVID
3. HUSAKOVID SALIH – UNION MIRKOVID BJJ
ADULT WHITE -94,3 KG
RESULTS:
1.NIKICA VUJIČID – FERRARI TEAM
2.BOŽO MILANOVID – ALLIANCE BD SPLIT
3. BOJAN ČIGOJA – FENIX KIKI MELO
3.MIRZA ČELEBID – BJJ BROTHERHOOD
ADULT WHITE -100,5KG
RESULTS:
1.BRIAN FOX –ALLIANCE BD SPLIT
2.ELVIR ABAZ – RIO GRAPPLING CLUB
3.DINO KREŠEVLJAK – BOSNAE TEAM UNITED
3. AHMED BABID – BOSNAE TEAM UNITED
ADULT WHITE +100,5KG
RESULTS:
1.ABDULAH HANDŽID – BJJ BROTHERHOOD
2. DRAŽEN VUJOŠEVID – MATALEAO A FORCE
3.MIREL BIČID – BOSNAE TEAM UNITED
3. MARIO MARTINOVID -SLAVA MMA
ADULT BLUE FEMALE
RESULTS:
1.RUBINA MEŠOVID KLJAHO – UNION MIRKOVID BJJ
2.SABINA HARAČID – TEAM WIDDER SARAJEVO
ADULT BLUE – 70KG
RESULTS:
1.SEMIR PIRID – BOSNAE TEAM UNITED
2.ISMAIL ČENGID – UNION MIRKOVID BJJ
3. IGOR PLJUŠDEC – BLACK BELT ZG
ADULT BLUE -76KG
RESULTS:
1.DŽEVAD MUFTID – ROGER GRACIE SARAJEVO
2.IVAN PERKOVID – ROGER GRACIE SPLIT
3.AZUR GANID – BOSNAE TEAM UNITED
3.VANIS ZUKOVID – RIO GRAPPLING CLUB
ADULT BLUE -82,3KG
RESULTS:
1.FARIS AVDID – UNION MIRKOVIC BJJ
2.MARIO RADILOVID – FIGHT FACTORY VG
3. LUKA LUKID – ALLIANCE BD SPLIT
3.NIKOLA VASID – CAMINHO
ADULT BLUE -88,3KG
RESULTS:
1. DAMIR KULOVID – ROGER GRACIE SARAJEVO
2.NIKOLA PEROVID – MATA LEAO A FORCE
3.BRUNO RUDOLFI – ALLIANCE BD SPLIT
3.NEDIM PLEHO – RIO GRAPPLING BIH
ADULT BLUE – 94,3KG
RESULTS:
1.JOSIP ŠANTALAB – FIGHT FACTORY VG
2.FILIP ČULO – BLACK BELT ZG
3. MAHMUD HANDŽID – UNION MIRKOVID BJJ
3.KREŠIMIR VEINBERGER – PRIME OSIJEK NEVES
ADULT BLUE -100,5 KG
RESULTS:
1.ADI KLJAHO UNION MIRKOVIC BJJ
2.ALMIR VEFID – RIO GRAPPLING CLUB
3.KERIM CRNKID – BOSNAE TEAM UNITED
3.MARKO TORID – PRIME OSIJEK NEVES
ADULT BLUE +100,5KG
RESULTS:
1.BENJAMIN ŠEHID – ARENA SARAJEVO
2.PETAR BUZOLID – ALLIANCE BD SPLIT
3. CRNOMRAKOVID –BLACK BELT ZG
3.ZLATKO FAZLID –BOSNAE TEAM UNITED
ADULT PURPLE -76KG
RESULTS:
1.MUAMER NEZIR – ARENA SARAJEVO
2.AMAR BOROVAC – ARENA SARAJEVO
3. EDIN BIJEDID – TEAM ACTIV TEAM REDŽOVID
3. ALI EKBER OZCELIK – BOSNAE TEAM UNITED
ADULT PURPLE -82.3KG
RESULTS:
1.STEFAN PECEVSKI –ROOTS BD MACEDONIA
2.MARKO VIDOVID – UNION BJJ
3.ĐORĐE VASID – FENIX KIKI MELO
3.DAMIR AGOVID – SD ACTIV TEAM REDŽOVID
ADULT PURPLE -88,3KG
RESULTS:
1.EMIR ALAGID – BOSNAE TEAM UNITED
2.IVAN SKOKO – SLAVA MMA
3.ALJOŠA ZIP GRASSI – ALLIANCE BD SPLIT
3.
ADULT PURPLE – 94,3KG
RESULTS:
1.TIN VUKSAN – CHECKMAT ZADAR
2.KENAN HADŽIOMEROVID – BROTHERHOOD SARAJEVO
3. SRĐAN BOŠKOVID – MATA LEAO A FORCE
3.ALMIR KASALO – BROTHERHOOD SARAJEVO
ADULT PURPLE – +100,5KG
RESULTS:
1.FUAD SARAČEVID – SD ACTIV TEAM REDŽOVID
2.MUHAMED NALBANTID – BROTHERHOOD
ADULT BROWN -76, -88,3KG
RESULTS:
1. MARIN MATULID – ALLIANCE BD SPLIT
2. DANIJEL LAUŠ – UNION MIRKOVID BJJ
3. PHILLIP DIETL – ZR TEAM VIENNA

ADULT BROWN -94,-100,5, +100,5 KG
RESULTS:
1.ADMIR KARIŠIK – BJJ BROTHERHOOD
2.BRUNO VUKSAN – CHECMAT ZADAR
3.ZLATAN JACARE DŽAFEROVID – UNION MIRKOVID BJJ
3.ALMIR KAPID – ARENA SARAJEVO
APSOLUTNA KATEGORIJA
PLAVI POJAS:
1. MARKO TOMID – PRIME OSIJEK
2. NIKOLA PEROVID – MATA LEAO
3. NEDIM PLEHO – RIO GRAPPLING CLUB
3. SEMIR PIRID – BTU POUND FOR POUND
LJUBIČASTI POJAS:
1. TIN VUKSAN – CHECKMAT ZADAR
2. EMIR ALAGID – BTU POUND FOR POUND
3. AMAR BOROVAC – BJJ ARENA
3. FUAD SARAČEVID – SD ACTIV REDŽOVID
SMEĐI POJAS:
1. ALMIR KAPID – ARENA BJJ
2. MARIN MATULID – ALLINACE BD SPLIT
3. ZLATKO JACARE DŽAFEROVID – UNION MIRKOVIC BJJ