Top UAE clubs brace for President’s Cup final today
ABU DHABI: Al Wahda Jiu-jitsu Club, Al Ain JiuJitsu Club, and Baniyas Jiu-jitsu Club will be taking the mat to claim the coveted Jiu-jitsu President’s Cup on Tuesday at a specially constructed arena in the International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi.
Weigh-ins for the final round will begin at 4 pm on Tuesday and bouts are scheduled to begin from 5.30 PM.
The prestigious Championship will be contested in two categories - juveniles (male) and seniors (male)
In the second round of the Jiu-jitsu President’s Cup held at Ruwais, Baniyas Jiu-jitsu Club’s dominating performances saw them clinch top spot while Al Ain Jiu-jitsu Club finished second followed by Al Wahda Club. The three clubs will once again resume their fierce rivalry as Abu Dhabi readies for a glittering culmination to the 2019-2020 edition of the Jiu-jitsu President’s Cup.
Mohammed Salem Al Dhaheri, Vice President of the UAEJJF, said that the final round of the Jiu-jitsu President’s Cup would be a spectacle full of riveting action with all three clubs putting everything on the line to claim the UAE’S most prestigious Jiu-jitsu titles.
“We have seen a high level of technical ability and passion on the mat over the first two rounds of the Jiu-jitsu President’s Cup and we expect the athletes to take their intensity up a notch with this prestigious title at stake.
“This Championship has had a proud history of providing valuable exposure to UAE’S Jiu-jitsu athletes and has consistently pushed athletes to better themselves on the mat which in turn has had a direct effect on their performances on the international arena.”
Faisal Al Kitbi, the 2019 World Champion in the 94 kg category, said that this tournament was extremely close to his heart and he had put himself through a special training programme in order to prepare himself thoroughly for the final round. “Doing well at the Jiu-jitsu President’s Cup is something I am very serious about. This tournament has a lot of prestige attached to it and all of us at the Baniyas Jiu-jitsu Club are focussed on winning this title which would go a long way in cementing our reputation as one of the premier Jiu-jitsu clubs in the UAE.”