What a day yesterday at the ADCC Irish Open Championship 2026 — our final Open competition of the year. 🇮🇪🔥

Summary

What a day yesterday at the ADCC Irish Open Championship 2026 — our final Open competition of the year. 🇮🇪🔥 A huge thank you to every competitor, coach, academy and team who travelled from across Ireland and beyond to support the event. The continued growth and support of the…

Caption

What a day yesterday at the ADCC Irish Open Championship 2026 — our final Open competition of the year. 🇮🇪🔥

A huge thank you to every competitor, coach, academy and team who travelled from across Ireland and beyond to support the event. The continued growth and support of the ADCC Ireland community means a massive amount to us.

We’re also extremely grateful to our incredible team of referees, officials, mat runners and event staff who work tirelessly behind the scenes to make every event run as smoothly as possible. 👏

Congratulations to our newest Professional Absolute Champions 🏆

🥇 Adult Male Professional: Erick Souza — now a 5x ADCC Ireland Champion
🥇 Adult Female Professional: Maiara Lorrana Castro
🥇 Masters Professional: Shane Sweeney Gleeson

And congratulations to our other Absolute Champions:

🥇 Adult Beginner Male: Larry Sherin
🥇 Adult Intermediate Male: Gabriel Biro
🥇 Adult Advanced Male: Vladyslav Lystopad
🥇 Masters Intermediate Male: Shane Gorman

🏆 Best Academy
1️⃣ JSBJJ HQ @jsbjj_hq
2️⃣ The Limerick Slideby @psflimerickcity
3️⃣ SBG Ireland HQ @sbgireland

🏆 Overall Team
1️⃣ JSBJJ @jorgesantosbjj
2️⃣ East Coast Jiu Jitsu Academy @ecjja
3️⃣ Pedigo Submission Fighting @pedigosubmissionfighting

We also want to hear from you 👇

⚡ Fastest Submission of the Day
Let us know your submission and match details so we can verify the winner.

⭐ Performance of the Day
Who deserves it? With so many outstanding performances yesterday, this one is incredibly difficult to choose — so send us your nominations!

📸 Keep an eye on the page over the coming days for links to the folders from our event photographers.

That brings our 2026 Open calendar to a close.

Thank you again to everyone who has supported ADCC Ireland throughout the year. ❤️

2027 competition dates dropping soon… watch this space. 👀