Of course the main spotlight shines on the black belt finals, but the Sunday of the 2015 Worlds had many more thrilling matches before the gold medal deciders.
GRACIEMAG Photographers Ivan Trindade and Rafael Werneck sat down by the two mats since 9:30AM to captures the most thrilling moments of all the quarterfinals and semifinals.
Here are the best images of what happened before the finals.
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Bruno Malfacine vs. Washington Lima
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Bruno Malfacine vs. Washington Lima
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Rafael Freitas vs. Jorge Santistevan
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Fabio Passos vs. Ivaniel Cavalcanti
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Fabio Passos vs. Ivaniel Cavalcanti
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Vitor Paschoal vs. Paulo Miyao
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João Miyao at the 2015 Worlds
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João Miyao vs. Koji Shibamoto
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Vitor Paschoal vs. Paulo Miyao
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Vitor Paschoal vs. Paulo Miyao
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Kim Terra vs. Carlos Holanda
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Kim Terra vs. Carlos Holanda
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Daniel Beleza vs. Samuel Braga
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Rafael Mendes vs. Phillipe Dela Monica
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Rafael Mendes vs. Phillipe Dela Monica
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Rafael Mendes vs. Phillipe Dela Monica
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Lucas Lepri vs. Rodrigo Lamonier
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Lucas Lepri vs. Rodrigo Lamonier
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Lucas Lepri vs. Rodrigo Lamonier
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Lucas Lepri vs. Rodrigo Lamonier
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Rubens Cobrinha vs. Osvaldo Queixinho. Graciemag
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Michael Liera Jr. vs. Gabriel Rollo
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Michael Liera Jr. vs. Gabriel Rollo
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Michael Liera Jr. vs. Gabriel Rollo
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Bruno Malfacine vs. Rafael Freitas
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Gianni Grippo vs. Leo Saggioro
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Gianni Grippo vs. Leo Saggioro
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Michael Langhi vs. AJ Sousa
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Michael Langhi vs. AJ Sousa
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Paulo Miyao vs. Kim Terra
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JT Torres vs. Juan Kamezawa
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Rafael Mendes vs. Mario Reis
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Rafael Mendes vs. Mario Reis
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Rafael Mendes vs. Mario Reis
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Rafael Mendes vs. Mario Reis
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Rafael Mendes vs. Mario Reis
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Claudio Calasans Jr. vs. Victor Estima
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Matheus Diniz at the 2015 Worlds
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Matheus Diniz at the 2015 Worlds
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