The Male and Female Black Belt Absolute action is underway at The Walter Pyramid on Day 3 of the IBJJF World Championships 2024 as some of the best grapplers in the world are attempting to take home two of the most prestigious prizes in BJJ. 

The women's absolute field features two brackets of 18 athletes. The semifinals are set with Gabi Pessanha meeting Maria Malyjasiak at 1:35 p.m. EST while Amy Campo faces Yara Soares Do Nascimento at 1:47 p.m. 

The winner of those matches will grapple on Sunday. 

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On the men's side, there are four brackets with 35 athletes competing for the title. There are no returning champions in the men's side, which is not the case for the women's. Pessanha, entering the tournament on a 122-match winning streak, is the defending three-time champion and seeking her fourth straight Absolute title. 

Here's what to know about the Absolute field. 

IBJJF Worlds 2024 Black Belt Absolute Brackets

• Here is the Male bracket. 
• Here is the Female bracket

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Who Is In Black Belt The Open Class At IBJJF Worlds 2024?

Male

• Guilherme Augusto Soares Santos, Alliance, Ultra Heavy
• Marcus Vinicius Ribeiro de Siqueira, Alliance, Ultra Heavy
• Austin Caine Oranday, Alliance International, Medium Heavy
• Gutemberg de Jesus Santos Pereira, Art of Jiu Jitsu, Ultra Heavy
• Mateus Rodrigues de Souza, Art of Jiu Jitsu, Heavy
• Harryson Santana Pereira, Ataque Duplo, Super Heavy
• Christiano Tayfour Troisi Moreira, Atos JJ International, Super Heavy
• Nicholas Maglicic, Atos Jiu-Jitsu, Super Heavy
• Levi de Moura Guimarães, Brazilian Top Team Boston, Ultra Heavy
• Jackson Sousa dos Santos, Cantagalo Jiu-Jitsu London, Heavy
• Jansen Gomes Ramos, CheckMat, Medium Heavy
• Jose Mathias Macedo de Lira Luna, CheckMat, Medium Heavy
• Dory Raymond Aoun, CheckMat International, Medium Heavy
• Javier Arturo Barter, Fernando Moya Jiu-Jitsu Academy, Heavy
• Erich Munis dos Santos, Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Super Heavy
• Meyram Maquiné Alves, Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Feather
• Leandro Carlos da Silva Santos, Fratres Jiu Jitsu Competition, Heavy
• Pedro Alex dos Santos Pimenta, GF Team, Ultra Heavy
• Ricardo Ferreira Evangelista, GF Team International, Ultra Heavy
• Servio Tulio Cardoso Guimarães Junqueira, Gracie Barra, Medium Heavy
• Lucas Norat Lopes, Gracie Barra, Heavy
• Anderson Kauan Gomes Marinho, Infight JJ, Super Heavy
• Erick Diovano Pereira de Souza, JS Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Medium Heavy
• Max Li, Jiu-Jitsu For Life Team, Medium Heavy
• Alexandre Papa Manara, Lotus Club USA, Ultra Heavy
• Gabriel de Oliveira Haddad Duarte, Lótus Club, Super Heavy
• Rayron Gracie, Renzo Gracie, Heavy
• Marlon Kenjiro Tanaka Fagundes, Richardson BJJ, Medium Heavy
• Bradley Hill, Royal Jiu-Jitsu, Middle
• Cássio Felipe Sousa Costa, Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu, Super Heavy
• Roberto Francisco Jimenez, Studio76 Jiu-Jitsu Las Vegas, Heavy
• Marcelo Gomide Oliveira, Syd Trinity Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Super Heavy
• Ashur Sami Darmo, TAC Team BJJ, Super Heavy
• Elijah Amir Dorsey, Team Lloyd Irvin, Light
• Angelo Dequan Claiborne, Team Lloyd Irvin, Medium Heavy

Female

• Maria Malyjasiak, Abmar Barbosa Association, Medium Heavy
• Elizabeth Katherine Mitrovic, Alliance, Heavy
• Amanda Hening, Alliance, Middle
• Emilly Alves Silva, Atos Jiu-Jitsu, Medium Heavy
• Cassandra Lorusso, Barbosa Jiu-Jitsu, Light
• Andressa Nogueira Tolentino, Barreto, Light Feather
• Maria Vitória Gonçalves Ruffatto, Brazilian Top Team Happy Valley, Heavy
• Mayara Monteiro Custódio, CheckMat, Super Heavy
• Maryanna Santos Cardoso, CheckMat, Super Heavy
• Deise dos Santos Leonanjo, Double Five, Medium Heavy
• Yara Soares do Nascimento, Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Super Heavy
• Mikaela Barros de Lima, GF Team, Super Heavy
• Salla Mari Simola, Hilti BJJ Turku, Medium Heavy
• Gabrieli Pessanha de Souza Marinho, Infight JJ, Super Heavy
• Maria Victoria Barboza de Santiago, LEAD BJJ, Super Heavy
• Emily Elizabeth Fernandez, LEAD BJJ, Light
• Vannessa Nancy Griffin, Team Lloyd Irvin, Middle
• Amy Scot Campo, Zenith BJJ, Medium Heavy

IBJJF Worlds 2024 Schedule Subject To Change

Changes can always happen to the schedule. The official mat assignments can be found on the IBJJF website.

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