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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