Judo World Masters

Judo World Masters
Competition details
DisciplineJudo
TypeAnnual
OrganiserInternational Judo Federation (IJF)
History
First editionSuwon 2010
Editions12
Most recentBudapest 2023
Next editionDushanbe 2026

The Judo World Masters is an annual invite-only judo competition. After being open for only the top 16 ranked judoka in each weight class for its first eight installments, the tournament was expended to host the top 36 of each weight class in 2019. The world masters is the only world tour event with no limitation on the number of judoka competing from any single national association.

Competitions

Edition Year Dates City and host country Venue # Countries # Athletes Ref.
1 2010 16–17 January South Korea Suwon, South Korea 33 168
2 2011 15–16 January Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concert Complex 41 205
3 2012 14–15 January Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan 44 218
4 2013 25–26 May Russia Tyumen, Russia 41 199
5 2015 23–24 May Morocco Rabat, Morocco 51 223
6 2016 27–29 May Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico Lopez Mateo Sports Centre 51 233
7 2017 16–17 December Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia Yubileyny Sports Palace 46 214
8 2018 15–16 December China Guangzhou, China Guangzhou Gymnasium 53 231
9 2019 12–14 December China Qingdao, China Conson Gymnasium 67 445
10 2021 11–13 January Qatar Doha, Qatar Lusail Sports Arena 69 398
11 2022 20–22 December Israel Jerusalem, Israel Pais Arena 58 367
12 2023 4–6 August Hungary Budapest, Hungary László Papp Budapest Sports Arena 59 419
13 2026 18–20 December Tajikistan Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Past winners

Men's

Year–60 kg–66 kg–73 kg–81 kg–90 kg–100 kg+100 kgRef.
2010 Uzbekistan Rishod SobirovMongolia Sanjaasürengiin MiyaaragchaaSouth Korea Bang Gui-manSouth Korea Kim Jae-bumJapan Takashi OnoJapan Takamasa AnaiFrance Teddy Riner
2011 Uzbekistan Rishod SobirovMongolia Khashbaataryn TsagaanbaatarSouth Korea Wang Ki-chunAzerbaijan Elnur MammadliAzerbaijan Elkhan MammadovRussia Sergei SamoilovichFrance Teddy Riner
2012 Russia Arsen GalstyanMongolia Sanjaasürengiin MiyaaragchaaSouth Korea Wang Ki-chunAzerbaijan Elnur MammadliJapan Masashi NishiyamaKazakhstan Maxim RakovBrazil Rafael Silva
2013 Japan Naohisa TakatoKazakhstan Sergey LimMongolia Sainjargalyn Nyam-OchirRussia Ivan NifontovGreece Ilias IliadisAzerbaijan Elkhan MammadovGeorgia (country) Adam Okruashvili
2015 Japan Naohisa TakatoUkraine Georgii ZantaraiaRussia Denis IartsevJapan Takanori NagaseGeorgia (country) Beka GviniashviliAzerbaijan Elmar GasimovFrance Teddy Riner
2016 Azerbaijan Orkhan SafarovSouth Korea An Ba-ulJapan Soichi HashimotoUnited States Travis StevensJapan Mashu BakerAzerbaijan Elmar GasimovRomania Daniel Natea
2017 Japan Ryuju NagayamaMongolia Ganboldyn KherlenJapan Soichi HashimotoRussia Khasan KhalmurzaevGeorgia (country) Beka GviniashviliGeorgia (country) Varlam LipartelianiGeorgia (country) Guram Tushishvili
2018 Russia Robert MshvidobadzeJapan Joshiro MaruyamaAzerbaijan Rustam OrujovJapan Takeshi SasakiSpain Nikoloz SherazadishviliGeorgia (country) Varlam LipartelianiGeorgia (country) Guram Tushishvili
2019 Japan Ryuju NagayamaItaly Manuel LombardoJapan Soichi HashimotoBelgium Matthias CasseGeorgia (country) Lasha BekauriNetherlands Michael KorrelJapan Hisayoshi Harasawa
2021 South Korea Kim Won-jinSouth Korea An Ba-ulSouth Korea An Chang-rimGeorgia (country) Tato GrigalashviliNetherlands Noël van 't EndGeorgia (country) Varlam LipartelianiFrance Teddy Riner
2022 South Korea Lee Ha-rimIsrael Baruch ShmailovBrazil Daniel CargninGeorgia (country) Tato GrigalashviliJapan Sanshiro MuraoGeorgia (country) Ilia SulamanidzeJapan Tatsuru Saito
2023 Japan Ryuju NagayamaJapan Ryoma TanakaJapan Soichi HashimotoBelgium Matthias CasseGeorgia (country) Lasha BekauriUzbekistan Muzaffarbek TuroboyevFinland Martti Puumalainen

Women's

Year–48 kg–52 kg–57 kg–63 kg–70 kg–78 kg+78 kgRef.
2010 Japan Haruna AsamiJapan Misato NakamuraJapan Kaori MatsumotoJapan Yoshie UenoSouth Korea Hwang Ye-sulFrance Céline LebrunChina Qin Qian
2011 Japan Haruna AsamiJapan Misato NakamuraPortugal Telma MonteiroFrance Gévrise ÉmaneFrance Lucie DécosseChina Yang XiuliJapan Megumi Tachimoto
2012 Japan Tomoko FukumiJapan Yuka NishidaJapan Kaori MatsumotoJapan Yoshie UenoFrance Lucie DécosseBrazil Mayra AguiarChina Qin Qian
2013 Japan Hiromi EndōKosovo Majlinda KelmendiMongolia Dorjsürengiin SumiyaaJapan Kana AbeNetherlands Kim PollingBrazil Mayra AguiarChina Yu Song
2015 Mongolia Mönkhbatyn UrantsetsegRussia Natalia KuziutinaMongolia Dorjsürengiin SumiyaaJapan Miku TashiroNetherlands Kim PollingUnited States Kayla HarrisonChina Yu Song
2016 Japan Ami KondoJapan Misato NakamuraMongolia Dorjsürengiin SumiyaaJapan Miku TashiroNetherlands Kim PollingUnited States Kayla HarrisonCuba Idalys Ortiz
2017 Japan Funa TonakiRussia Natalia KuziutinaMongolia Dorjsürengiin SumiyaaJapan Miku TashiroBrazil Maria PortelaNetherlands Marhinde VerkerkSouth Korea Kim Min-jeong
2018 Kosovo Distria KrasniqiJapan Natsumi TsunodaJapan Tsukasa YoshidaFrance Clarisse AgbegnenouJapan Saki NiizoeJapan Mami UmekiJapan Akira Sone
2019 Kosovo Distria KrasniqiJapan Ai ShishimeNorth Korea Kim Jin-aJapan Nami NabekuraNetherlands Kim PollingFrance Fanny Estelle PosviteNetherlands Tessie Savelkouls
2021 Kosovo Distria KrasniqiFrance Amandine BuchardJapan Tsukasa YoshidaFrance Clarisse AgbegnenouJapan Yoko OnoFrance Madeleine MalongaFrance Romane Dicko
2022 France Shirine BoukliKosovo Distria KrasniqiCanada Christa DeguchiJapan Miku TakaichiAustria Michaela PolleresItaly Alice BellandiFrance Romane Dicko
2023 Japan Wakana KogaFrance Amandine BuchardCanada Jessica KlimkaitKosovo Laura FazliuNetherlands Sanne van DijkeIsrael Inbar LanirFrance Romane Dicko

Points

As in any IJF World Tour tournament, athletes earn WRL points by competing in IJF World Masters events. Points are awarded based on judoka placement in the competition.

Place 1st 2nd 3rd 5th 7th 1/16th participation
Points 1800 1260 900 648 468 288 200

References

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