European No-Gi in Rome: Jaworski eyes Grand Slam, Kapuscinska a third major title

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At the European No-Gi in Rome, Jaworski needs the medium-heavyweight title for a No-Gi Grand Slam and Kapuscinska seeks her third major black-belt title; finals are Nov. 1.

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Latest Kapuscinska opens against Rejzek in her bid for a third major title at the European No-Gi 3 updates

What we know

  • Jaworski needs the European No-Gi medium-heavyweight title to complete the IBJJF's first No-Gi Grand Slam.
  • Jaworski's opening match is against Samuel Gibson on Oct. 31; the division final is scheduled for Nov. 1.
  • Jaworski won the 2025 No-Gi Worlds and the 2026 Brasileiro and Pan No-Gi medium-heavyweight titles.
  • Kapuscinska, second seed in the women's medium-heavyweight division, opens against seventh seed Viktoria Rejzek at .
  • Kapuscinska already holds the 2026 Brasileiro and Pan No-Gi medium-heavyweight titles in her first black-belt season.
  • Top seed Salla Mari Simola can meet Kapuscinska only in the final, scheduled for .
  • The tournament runs through Nov. 1 at PalaPellicone in Lido di Ostia, Italy.
Pawel Jaworski can become the IBJJF's first No-Gi Grand Slam champion for the 2025-2026 season if he wins the medium-heavyweight title at the European No-Gi in Rome. He opens against Samuel Gibson on Saturday, Oct. 31.

His Academia Gorila teammate Martyna Kapuscinska is chasing a third major black-belt title this season after taking the Brasileiro and Pan No-Gi medium-heavyweight titles. As second seed she opens against seventh seed Viktoria Rejzek, match listed for . Top seed and reigning European champion Salla Mari Simola is on the other half of the bracket, so the two can meet only in the final, scheduled for .

The event runs through Nov. 1 at PalaPellicone in Lido di Ostia, Italy. Nothing has been decided yet.
 
Summary
At the European No-Gi in Rome, Jaworski needs the medium-heavyweight title for a No-Gi Grand Slam and Kapuscinska seeks her third major black-belt title; finals are Nov. 1.
Key points (one per line)
Pawel Jaworski opens against Samuel Gibson on Oct. 31 and needs the title for the IBJJF's first No-Gi Grand Slam.
Martyna Kapuscinska, second seed, opens against Viktoria Rejzek after Brasileiro and Pan No-Gi gold.
The medium-heavyweight finals are scheduled for Nov. 1.
Also reported by (Name | URL per line)
MiddleEasy | https://middleeasy.com/brazilian-jiu-jitsu/pawel-jaworski-european-no-gi-grand-slam-2026/
MiddleEasy | https://middleeasy.com/brazilian-jiu-jitsu/martyna-kapuscinska-european-no-gi-third-major-title-2026/
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