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Absolute – $15,000 to first place / $1,500 to second / $750 to both third places
Weight division – $4,000 to first / $1,500 to second / $750 to both thirds
Men’s purple belt
$2,500 to first / $1,000 to second (no reward for thirds)
Men’s blue belt
$1,500 to first / $750 to second (no reward for thirds)
New ranking system
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:
Main event rankings
Absolute
40 pts – 1st place
20 pts – 2nd place
8 pts – 3rd place
Weight divisions
20 pts – 1st
10 pts – 2nd
4 pts – 3rd
Trials rankings
Absolute
20 pts – 1st
10 pts – 2nd
4 pts – 3rd
Weight groups
10 pts – 1st
5 pts – 2nd
2 pts – 3rd
Trials
Geo zones
5 stars: Brazil, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, United Kingdom, Portugal, and Sweden
4 stars: New Zealand, Poland and South Africa
3 stars: Korea, China, Jordan and Bahrain
Schedule
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As of October 2010[update], the trials are scheduled take place as follows:
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]
Main event
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: