This weekend 10th Planet Lombard hosted Midwest Finishers’ first women’s 3v3 bracket, where 24 women from every part of the country and Canada faced off for $5,000. In the men’s absolute bracket, 16 men showed down in a bracket where Andre Porfiro bested teenage phenom Achilles Rocha in the final, earning him his second MWF belt.

More than 1,000 athletes have been reduced to just 160 at day one of the ADCC West Coast Trials. Today, we'll identify the seven stars who punch their tickets to the ADCC World Championships in September.

The 2022 ADCC West Coast Trial is the last chance for athletes hailing from North and Central America to qualify for the ADCC World Championships. Trials winners will earn one of the coveted places in September’s mega event, and a record-breaking number of people have signed up for a chance to compete in the biggest event of the year.