Featuring names like Victor Hugo, Wellington Alemao, Pedro Henrique, Servio Tulio, and Alex Pedro 'Bom Bom' Pimenta, among others, the men's black belt category is exceptionally competitive and one of the years most anticipate brackets.

Harryson Pereira is the number one seed  - fans may remember him from the 2023 European Championships where he had one of the most exciting mathches of the event against eventual champion Kaynan Durate. Coming in as the number two seed is Six Blades represenative Victor Hugo. 

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For the black belt women, we find reigning world champ Gabi Pessanha as the No. 1 seed.  Thalyta Lima from Fratres is the second seed position. The rest of the bracket features standout athletes like Elisabeth Clay, and Maria Malyjasiak. 

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