2023 World Championship Rankings

57kg - Zelimkhan Abakarov

Two world champs sit atop the 57kg rankings in Zelimkhan Abakarov (57kg 2022 world champ) and Rei Higuchi (61kg 2022 world champ). After that, Zane Richards earns the #3 spot based on his recent wins over Thomas Gilman at Final X. World bronze medalist Stevan Micic comes in at #4 and will likely be back down at 57kg after he tested the waters at 65kg at the European Championships in March. 

57kg has incredible depth with world/Olympic medalist Ravi Kumar at the #6 spot along with multiple-time world medalist Suleyman Atli coming in at #8.