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. Format and prizes Gi divisions Men’s brown/black belt Absolute – $30,000 to first / $3,000 to second / $1,500 to thirds Weight groups – $8,000 to first / $3,000 to second / $1,500 to thirds Men’s purple belt Men’s white/blue belt Female purple/brown/black belt No absolute Weight divisions – $4,000 to first / $2,000 to second / $500 to thirds Female white/blue belt $3,000 to first / $1,500 to second New no-gi division No female no-gi category. Men’s Brown/black belt 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). 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 , the trials are scheduled take place as follows: Weight divisions in trials 5 stars White/Blue Belts: -62 kg, -68 kg, -74 kg, -80 kg, -86 kg, -92 kg, +92