Men -66kg
2015 champion: Rubens ‘Cobrinha’ Charles
1st Asia & Oceania Trials Winner: Uranov Zhakshylyk (Kyrgyzstan)
1st European Trials Winner: Janusz Andrejczuk (Poland)
1st North American Trials Winner: Justin Rader (USA)
1st South American Trials Winner: Pablo Mantovani (Brazil)
2nd South American Trials Winner: Paulo Miyao (Brazil)
2nd Asia & Oceania Winner: Yuta Shimada (Japan)
2nd North American Trials Winner: Ethan Crelinsten (Canada)
2nd European Trials Winner: Kuba Witkowski (Poland)
Invited: Bruno Frazatto
Invited: Eddie Cummings
Invited: Geovanny Martinez
Invited: Augusto ‘Tanquinho’ Mendes
Invited: AJ Agazarm
Invited: Baret Yoshida
Invited: Leo Vieira
Men -77kg
1st Asia & Oceania Trials Winner: Lachlan Giles (Australia)
1st European Trials Winner: Tero Pyylampi (Finland)
1st North American Trials Winner: Mansher Singh Khera (USA)
1st South American Trials Winner: Felipe Cesar (Brazil)
2nd South American Trials Winner: Marcelo “Lapela” Mafra (Brazil)
2nd Asia & Oceania Winner: Osmanzhan Kassimov (Kazakstan)
2nd North American Trials Winner: Vagner Rocha (USA)
2nd European Trials Winner: Oliver Taza (Lebanon)
Invited: Garry Tonon
Invited: Gabriel Arges
Invited: Lucas Lepri
Invited: JT Torres
Invited: Gilbert Burns
Invited: DJ Jackson
2015 champion: Davi Ramos is OUT due to MMA commitments
Men -88kg
1st Asia & Oceania Trials Winner: Craig Jones (Australia)
1st European Trials Winner: Jesse Urholin (Finland)
1st North American Trials Winner: James Brasco (USA)
1st South American Trials Winner: Murilo Santana (Brazil)
2nd South American Trials Winner: Kaynan Duarte (Brazil)
2nd Asia & Oceania Winner: Kit Dale (Australia)
2nd North American Trials Winner: John Salter (USA)
2nd European Trials Winner: Piotr Marcin Frechowicz (Poland)
Invited: Romulo Barral
Invited: Keenan Cornelius
Invited: Gordon Ryan
Invited: Pablo Popovitch
Invited: Xande Ribeiro
Invited: Leandro Lo
Invited: Dillon Danis
Invited: Rustam Chsiev
2015 champion: Yuri Simoes has moved to 99kg
Men -99kg
1st Asia & Oceania Trials Winner: Roman Dolidze (Georgia)
1st European Trials Winner: Kamil Uminski (Poland)
1st North American Trials Winner: Eliot Kelly (USA)
1st South American Trials Winner: Mahamed Aly (Brazil)
2nd South American Trials Winner: Diego Salomao Ribeiro (Brazil)
2nd Asia & Oceania Winner: Yukiyasu Ozawa (Japan)
2nd North American Trials Winner: Paul Ardila (USA)
2nd European Trials Winner: Abdurakhman Bilarov (Russia)
2015 Champion (88kg): Yuri Simoes
Qualified: Luiz Panza
Invited: Dean Lister
Invited: Rafael Lovato Jr.
Invited: Felipe Pena
Invited: Joao Assis
Invited: Jake Shields
2015 champion: Rodolfo Vieira is OUT due to MMA commitments
Men +99kg
2015 champion: Orlando Sanchez
2nd Place Asia & Oceania Trials: Arman Zhanpeisov (Kazakhstan)
1st European Trials Winner: Khamzat Stambulov (Russia)
1st North American Trials Winner: Tom DeBlass (USA)
2nd South American Trials Winner: Victor Honório (Brazil)
2nd Asia & Oceania Winner: Hideki Sekine (Japan)
2nd North American Trials Winner: Casey Hellenberg (USA)
2nd European Trials Winner: Abdulaev Ruslan (Russia)
Invited: Vinny Magalhaes
Invited: Roberto ‘Cyborg’ Abreu
Invited: Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida
Invited: Joao Gabriel Rocha
Invited: Jared Dopp
Invited: Jeff Monson
Invited: Mario Rinaldi
1st Asia & Oceania Trials Winner: Sulimanov Mokhmad (Kazakhstan) was replaced by Arman Zhanpeisov
1st South American Trials Winner: Luiz Panza (Brazil) dropped to -99kg
Women -60kg
2015 champion: Mackenzie Dern
South American Trials Winner: Bianca Basílio (Brazil)
Asia & Oceania Winner: Rikako Yuasa (Japan)
North American Trials Winner: Elizabeth Clay (USA)
European Trials Winner: Ffion Davies (United Kingdom)
Invited: Michelle Nicolini
Invited: Beatriz Mesquita
Invited: Tammi Musumeci
Women +60kg
South American Trials Winner: Talita ‘Treta’ Nogueira (Brazil)
North American Trials Winner: Tara White (USA)
European Trials Winner: Samantha Cook (United Kingdom)
Invited: Jessica Flowers
Invited: Gabi Garcia
Invited: Amanda Santana
Invited: Venla Luukkonen
2015 champion Ana Laura Cordeiro is OUT due to family commitments