| Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour | |
| Locale: | International |
| Discipline: | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Type: | Jiu-Jitsu Championship |
| Organizer: | Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Pro (AJP) UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation (UAEJJF) |
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| First: | 2015/2016 |
| Number: | 7 (2021–2022) |
The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour commonly known as the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam (ADGS) is a series of international Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournaments (Gi and No-gi), taking place every year, organised by the United Arab Emirates Jiu-Jitsu Federation (UAEJJF) and the Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Pro (AJP) as part of the AJP competition circuit. The events take place in a number of cities around the world.[2]
The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu Tour (ADGS) was created by the United Arab Emirates Jiu-Jitsu Federation (UAEJJF) in 2015 with the goal of "developing and promoting jiu-jitsu around the world".[3] The ADGS is part of the Abu Dhabi Jiu Jitsu Pro (AJP) Competition Circuit, which represents 78 international events in each season.[4]
The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam features a series of high-level tournaments open to the world's elite male and female Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors in the categories of juniors, professionals and masters with cash prizes awarded for the top athletes of each division. Those events, known as Grand Slams, take place each seasons in various host cities.
For its first season, the UAEJJF implemented 4 grand slam tournaments in four countries (Japan, England, USA and Brazil). Black belt prize money for each Grand Slam was US$49,000 with an additional $7000 submission bonuses spread through the divisions.[5]
| Event | Venue | Date | Participants | |
| Sumida City Gymnasium, Tokyo | 29 August 2015 | |||
| Azusa Pacific University, Los Angeles | 18 October 2015 | |||
| [6] | HSBC Arena, Rio | 5 – 6 December 2015 | ||
| [7] | ExCeL London | 19 March 2016 |
For its second season, the Grand Slam was held in five host cities with the addition of Abu Dhabi.[8]
| Event | Venue | Date | Participants | |
| [9] | Los Angeles Convention Center | 3 – 4 September 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Turtle Fukaya, Tokyo | 23 October 2016 | |||
| HSBC Arena, Rio | 12 – 13 November 2016 | |||
| IPIC Arena | 12 – 13 January 2017 | |||
| ExCeL London | 18 March 2017 | 806 competitors from 59 countries[10] |
For its third season, the Grand Slam included a total prize fund of more than US$800,000.[11]
| Event | Venue | Date | Participants | |
| [12] | Makuhari Convention Center, Tokyo | 15 July 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Convention Center | 23 – 24 September 2017 | 750 competitors[13] | ||
| Carioca Arena, Rio | 11 – 13 November 2017 | |||
| IPIC Arena | 12 – 13 January 2018 | |||
| [14] | Copper Box Arena, London | 10 – 11 March 2018 |
For its fourth season combined cash prizes of more than US$800,000 were awarded to the top athletes of each division.[15]
| Event | Venue | Date | Participants | |
| [16] | Ota Gymnasium, Tokyo | 29 July 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [17] | Los Angeles Convention Center | 22 – 23 September 2018 | ||
| [18] | Carioca Arena, Rio | 16 – 18 November 2018 | ||
| [19] | Mubadala Arena, Abu Dhabi | 10 – 12 January 2019 | ||
| [20] | Copper Box Arena, London | 9 – 10 March 2019 |
For the fifth season Moscow was added as a new host city.[21] To minimize the potential spread of the Coronavirus, the UAEJJF ran Grand Slam London as a closed event.[22]
| Event | Venue | Date | Participants | |
| [23] | Triumph Sports Palace, Moscow | 15 – 16 June 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [24] | Ota Gymnasium, Tokyo | 27 – 28 July 2019 | 700 competitors from 35 countries | |
| [25] | Azusa Pacific University, Los Angeles | 21 – 22 September 2019 | ||
| [26] | Carioca Arena, Rio | 1 – 3 November 2019 | ||
| Mubadala Arena, Abu Dhabi | 16 – 18 January 2020 | |||
| [27] | Copper Box Arena, London | 7 – 8 March 2020 |
A total of $1,525,000 prize money was announced available for the course of this season.[28]
| Event | Venue | Date | Participants | |
| Crocus City Hall, Moscow | 24 – 25 June 2020 | |||
| [29] | Felix Events Center, Azusa, CA | 12 – 13 September 2020 | ||
| [30] | Ota Gymnasium, Tokyo | 14 – 15 November 2020 | ||
| Carioca Arena, Rio | 4 – 6 December 2020 | 1,096 competitors[31] | ||
| Copper Box Arena, London | 6 – 7 February 2021 | |||
| Jiu-Jitsu Arena, Abu Dhabi | 1 – 3 April 2021 |
For its seventh season three new locations were added, Miami, Beijing and Sidney.[32] The season will span across five continents and seven different cities. A total of $1,575,000 prize money was announced available for the course of the season.
| Event | Venue | Date | Participants | |
| [33] | Miami Airport Convention Center | 8 August 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [34] | Sambo-70 school, Moscow | 12 September 2021 | ||
| [35] | Rio Olympic Velodrome | 22 – 24 October 2021 | ||
| Beijing, China | 12 December 2021 | |||
| [36] | Sydney, Australia | 20 February 2022 | ||
| [37] | Copper Box Arena, London | 20 March 2022 | ||
| [38] | Jiu-Jitsu Arena, Abu Dhabi | 6 – 8 May 2022[39] | [40] |
A total of $1,525,000 prize money was announced available for the course of the season.[41]
| Event | Venue | Date | Participants |
| [42] | Arena Carioca 1, Rio | 31 July 2022 | |
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| [43] | Watsco Center, Miami | 28 August 2022 | |
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