Day two of the 2023 IBJJF World Championships has concluded and champions have been crowned in nearly every colored belt divisions for male and female athletes. On Friday, juvenile athletes, blue and brown belt women, and purple belt men competed, with a standout performances from double gold medalist brown belt Kauane Ramos da Silva standing as the most impressive feat of the day.

Kauane, of Fight Sports Brasil, won female super-heavyweight and the open class, defeating Michelle Dunchus in both finals to cap off a 6-0 run on her day. 

Other standout performers among brown belt women included champions Shelby Murphey, Abbi Pontes, Heloysa Oliveira, and Maria Carolina Vicentini, as well as double medalist Nia Blackman.

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Also fought on Friday were the juvenile blue and purple belts, and every year they have some of the best matches of the tournament. Atos had a great run in the female divisions, with Alexa Herse and Sarah Galvao both winning double gold in juvenile 1 and 2 respectively, and Helena Crevar tapped her way to double gold in juvenile 1 in impressive fashion. Oliver Silvestro took double gold in the male divisions, winning both the super-heavyweight and open heavy class.

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A majority of the purple belt men competed on Friday, as roosterweight through medium-heavyweight was contested (heavyweight and up, as well as the absolute, will follow tomorrow). 

Rafael Borges of DreamArt (double gold at Pans) and Takeshiro Yuuki of Atos both impressed, as well as champion Miguel Costa Campos.

The female blue belt open class champion was Luandra Barbosa of DreamArt, who won gold after a bronze medal finish at middleweight. 

In the absolute finals, she defeated Eliza Nascimento of Nova Uniao, who tapped her way through five matches for lightweight gold. Also impressive in their championship runs were Olivia Brown, Sabrina Lourenco, and Fernanda Pontes.

The 2023 IBJJF Juvenile 1 Male Blue Belt World Champions

• Roosterweight: Max Etchegoyen (Art of Jiu Jitsu)
• Light Featherweight: Kaike de Oliveira de Lima (Nova Uniao)
• Featherweight: Guy Burshtein (Soul Fighters BJJ)
• Lightweight: Felipe Goulart (Art of Jiu Jitsu)
• Middleweight: Julio Cesar Suzigan Martins (Melqui Galvao Jiu-Jitsu)
• Medium Heavyweight: Myles Joaquin Javelosa (Sektor BJJ)
• Heavyweight: Moussa Farouk Kadi (GMAC)
• Super Heavyweight: Oliver Vincent Silvestro (High Rollers)
• Ultra-Heavyweight: Marcos Francisco Alvarado (American Jiu-Jitsu Syndicate)
• Open Class Light: S. Maximus Schwartz (Art of Jiu Jitsu)
• Open Class Heavy: Oliver Vincent Silvestro (High Rollers)

The 2023 IBJJF Juvenile 1 Female Blue Belt World Champions

• Light Featherweight: Ana Luiza Oliveira Nascimento (Infight JJ)
• Featherweight: Mariana Menezes Sinval Zamorano (CheckMat)
• Lightweight: Alexa Herse (Atos Jiu Jitsu)
• Middleweight: Naia Garana (Nova Uniao)
• Medium Heavyweight: Pairin Sullivan (Team Lloyd Irvin)
• Heavyweight: Helena Crevar (Alliance)
• Super Heavyweight: Jayden Alaina Trujillo (Gracie Barra)
• Open Class Light: Alexa Herse (Atos Jiu Jitsu)
• Open Class Heavy: Helena Crevar (Alliance)

The 2023 IBJJF Juvenile 2 Male Blue Belt World Champions

• Roosterweight: Alex Mendes Osorio (Form Jiu-Jitsu)
• Light Featherweight: Caua Hernandes Leonor (Double Five)
• Featherweight: Devin Patrick Riley (Team Lloyd Irvin)
• Lightweight: Dominic J. Manno (Art of Jiu Jitsu)
• Middleweight: Anthony Gabriel Andrade Silva (Atos Jiu-Jitsu)
• Medium Heavyweight: Park Jaewoon (John Frankl Jiu-Jitsu)
• Heavyweight: Joao Fernandes (Familia Marcio Frank BJJ)
• Super Heavyweight: Oliver Barkved-Panczel (OXY)
• Ultra-Heavyweight: Caleb Eli Nascimento (Nova Uniao)
• Open Class Light: Tarcisio Damsceno Santos (Nova Uniao)
• Open Class Heavy: Anthony Gabriel Andrade Silva (Atos Jiu-Jitsu)

The 2023 IBJJF Juvenile 2 Female Blue Belt World Champions

• Light Featherweight: Hazel Marie Vallejo (Cleber Jiu-Jitsu Vallejo)
• Featherweight: Ashlee Funegra (Art of Jiu Jitsu)
• Lightweight: Laylsa Estephany Dias Barbosa (Melqui Galvao Jiu-Jitsu)
• Middleweight: Jadeya Reber (Atos Jiu Jitsu)
• Medium Heavyweight: Sarah Galvao (Atos Jiu Jitsu)
• Heavyweight: Lillian Marchand (Atos Jiu Jitsu)
• Super Heavyweight: Hanna Hepworth (Cicero Costha Internacional)
• Open Class Light: Mia Funegra (Art of Jiu Jitsu)
• Open Class Heavy: Sarah Galvao (Atos Jiu Jitsu)

The 2023 IBJJF Female Blue Belt World Champions

• Roosterweight: Fernanda Pontes (DreamArt)
• Light Featherweight: Cassia Remesar (LEAD BJJ)
• Featherweight: Sabrina Lourenco (DreamArt)
• Lightweight: Eliza Nascimento (Nova Uniao)
• Middleweight: Olivia Brown (Alliance)
• Medium Heavyweight: Ana Lua Muniz (Tjj School)
• Heavyweight: Mairead Rowland-Coman (CF24 Jiu-Jitsu)
• Super Heavyweight: Ashley Green (Daniel Gracie Academy)
• Absolute: Luandra Barbosa (DreamArt)

The 2023 IBJJF Male Purple Belt World Champions

• Roosterweight: Yuri Silva (Qatar BJJ/Vision Brasil)
• Light Featherweight: Gustavo Bruno Clementino dos Santos (CheckMat)
• Featherweight: Gustavo Umeoka Ogawa (Art of Jiu Jitsu)
• Lightweight: Miguel Costa Campos (DreamArt)
• Middleweight: Rafael Borges (DreamArt)
• Medium Heavyweight: Takeshiro Tanino Kauan Yuuki

The 2023 IBJJF Female Brown Belt World Champions

• Roosterweight: Shelby Murphey (Art of Jiu Jitsu)
• Light Featherweight: Abbi Pontes (LEAD BJJ)
• Featherweight: Maria Luiza Nunes (Atos Jiu-Jitsu)
• Lightweight: Heloysa Oliveira (Gracie Barra)
• Middleweight: Bridgida Carvalho (Qatar BJJ/Vision Brasil)
• Medium Heavyweight: Laura Sieradzan (CheckMat)
• Heavyweight: Maria Carolina Vicentini (DreamArt)
• Super Heavyweight: Kauana Ramos da Silva (Fight Sports Brasil)
• Absolute: Kauana Ramos da Silva (Fight Sports Brasil)