The 2023 IBJJF World Championships are kicking off, and while most attention is going to the black belts on Sunday, there will be a ton of amazing action in the ourple belt divisions.

We have compiled this list of some of the best purple belts to keep an eye on at Worlds, and which mats they will start out on (all times local PST).

Men's Divisions

Rooster

• Michael Fonacier, Mat 16, 3:03pm
• Tri Thien Quang, Mat 16, 3:30pm

Light-Feather

• Gadiel Rivera, Mat 17, 1:24pm
• Adam Bejaoui, Mat 14, 1:15pm
• Carlos Maia, Mat 18, 1:42pm
• Washington Ferreira, Mat 17, 12:17

Feather

• Reese Lafever, Mat 12, 11:09am
• Juan Pablo Rubio Landero, Mat 18, 12:12pm
• Wellington Andrade, Mat 16, 11:18am
• Steven Gomez, Mat 16, 11:45am

Light

• Chazz Canas, Mat 13, 9:30am
• Riley Golden, Mat 11, 9:57am
• Sidney Tavolaro, Mat 16, 9:39am
• Michael DeVita, Mat 13, 9:54am
• Luca Ramaci, Mat 14, 9:39am
• Tad Cravens, Mat 16, 9:48am
• Lisander Lopes, Mat 18, 10:06am

Middle

• Joao Pedro Menezes de Barros, Mat 11, 11:54pm
• James Burgess, Mat 17, 11:18am
• Jacob Bornemann, Mat 13, 11:18am
• Jose Steve, Mat 15, 10:51am

Medium-Heavy

• Davis Asare, Mat 11, 1:24pm
• Caleb Crump, Mat 11, 1:06pm

Heavy

• Mazen Azab, Mat 13, 2:45pm
• Abe La Montagne, Mat 13, 2:36pm
• Dylan Melton, Mat 12, 2:18pm
• David Clay, Mat 12, 2:27pm
• Michael Pixley, Mat 13, 2:18pm

Super-Heavy

• Nata Tenca, Mat 11, 2:45pm
• Brian Guevara, Mat 17, 2:45pm
• Placido Santos, Mat 11, 2:00pm
• Nick Ruffo, Mat 11, 2:27pm

Ultra-Heavy

• Nicklas Vinso Hartman, Mat 14, 2:36pm
• Tafon Nchukwi, Mat 14, 1:42pm

Women's Divisions

Light-Feather

• Shye Lilly, Mat 17, 4:06pm
• Mandy Schneider, Mat 17, 4:33pm
• Magdalena Czaban, Mat 17, 4:24pm

Feather

• Cassia Remesar, Mat 18, 3:12pm
• Cindy Ung, Mat 18, 3:21pm
• Jazibel Vega, Mat 12, 3:57pm
• Sabrina Loureca, Mat 12, 2:36pm

Light

• Iris Nascimento da Costa Feliz, Mat 14, 4:24pm
• Valentina Larrondo Pena, Mat 11, 3:39pm
• Natasha Druggan, Mat 14, 3:57pm

Middle

• Injana Goodman, Mat 13, 3:57pm
• Zara Di Tofano, Mat 13, 3:39pm
• Makahea Xhelili, Mat 15, 3:39pm
• Elizabeth Genge, Mat 15, 4:06pm

Medium-Heavy

• Greta Notaro, Mat 16, 4:33pm
• Marisol Martinez, Mat 16, 4:51pm
• Camila Loyola, Mat 16, 5pm

Heavy

• Anna da Silva Rocha, Mat 13, 5pm

Super-Heavy

• Marah Dirks, Mat 18, 5pm