The Minnesota State Championship Series
Last year to claim a State Jujitsu Champion a player would fight one or two matches. On
the outside they would fight three and rarely fight four matches to claim the impressive
sounding title of state champion.
This year the winner Submission Grappling and Endurance divisions fought 11 matches in
each division. The Sparring champion fought 8 matches. And the winner of all combined
matches fought 27 fights against 18 different players over the course of 5 nights.
While the numbers of players each night of the series were modest; the series attracted 30
adult fighters and over 100 matches were held.
The submission ratio was over 62% for the entire series. That means that 62% of rounds
ended in submissions. The submission break down per division:
SG: 69%
End: 94%
Spar: 51%
It was by far the best tournament I have ever been involved in. It offered more
challange, required more commitment and hit closer to the heart of what our sport should
be about then any other event I have ever been part of.
Here is a break down of the series results and each players point
totals:
Final Standings:
Players Scores:
Enjoy some Images from
the series.