| World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship (WPJJC) | |
| Current Event: | World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2011 |
| Date: | April 8–9, 2011 - No-Gi Tournament April 14–16, 2011 Gi Tournament |
| Locale: | Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. |
| English: | World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship |
| Nickname: | World Pro Jiu-Jitsu Cup, World Pro BJJ, Abu Dhabi Pro |
| Discipline: | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, grappling |
| Type: | Trials + Open |
| Organiser: | Carlos "Carlão" Santos |
| Director: | Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan |
| First: | May 1st and 2nd, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. |
| Firstwinner: |  Tarsis Humphreys (Men's Absolute, 2009) |
| Mostrecent: | Rodolfo Vieira (Men's absolute, 2011) |
World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup 2011 is a third annual installment of the largest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu event in the world, with combined prize fund of one million US dollars.[1]
No female no-gi category.
The athletes will be ranked according to their participation at various stages of the World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup since 2009. The first four athletes in the ranking will go straight to the quarterfinals of the main event, while the fifth-to eighth-place competitors will go straight into the round of eight. Submissions will count for more points in the ranking, and at the end of the season, an extra 5,000 points will be rewarded the first-ranked athlete, 3,000 points to the second and 2,000 points to the third. In the coming years title-defenses will be held during the tryouts (champion versus first-ranked).[1] The athletes are ranked as follows:
, the trials are scheduled take place as follows:
| Korea – Bucheon | 2010-10-24 | |
| Brazil – Natal | 2010-11-06 | |
| New Zealand - Auckland | 2010-11-13 | |
| Sweden – Stockholm | 2010-11-20 | |
| USA – New Jersey | 2011-02-05 | |
| USA – Las Vegas | 2011-03-05 | |
| USA – West Palm Beach | 2011-02-26 | |
| South Africa – Johannesburg | 2010-12-11 | |
| China - Shanghai | 2010-12-18 | |
| Portugal - Lisbon | 2010-12-11 | |
| Brazil – Rio de Janeiro | 2011-01-22 | |
| Brazil- Gramado | 2011-02-05 | |
| Poland – Warsaw | 2011-02-12 | |
| Australia – Sydney | 2011-02-19 | |
| Canada – Montreal | 2011-02-26 | |
| Japan – Tokyo | 2011-03-12 | |
| United Kingdom – London | 2011-03-26 | |
| Bahrain – Manama | 2011-04-02 | |
| Jordan - Amman | 2010-11-26 |
Winners of the trials will receive all-expense-paid trips to the main event to Abu Dhabi. Gold and silver medalists of the black belt absolute divisions will receive additional $4,000 and $1,000 respectively. The organizers calculated that the total amount paid out for the main event, qualifiers, and travel package prizes will be one million US dollars.[1] The actual total cash amount distributed will be AED 1,000,000 or US$272,000. This is largest amount to be awarded in a Jiu-Jitsu tournament ever.[4]
The main event is open not only to those who qualify at the trials. Any competitor who can afford to be in Abu Dhabi on the following dates can enter to compete at the main event: