2023 World Championship Rankings

57kg - Zaur Uguev

Three world champs sit atop the 57kg rankings in Zaur Uguev (2020 Olympic champ, 2018/2019 World Champ), Zelimkhan Abakarov (57kg 2022 world champ) and Rei Higuchi (61kg 2022 world champ). After that, Zane Richards earns the #7 spot based on his recent wins over Thomas Gilman at Final X but recently loss to Almaz Smanbekov in Budapest. World bronze medalist Stevan Micic comes in at #9 and will likely be back down at 57kg after he tested the waters at 65kg at the European Championships in March.