NAME: Romane DICKO COUNTRY: FRANCE CATEGORY: +78KG POINTS: 9050 For Romane DICKO of France, this year wasn’t necessarily about beating her opponents, but more about rebuilding herself following a performance in the Tokyo Olympic Games that left her feeling disenchanted. The young Frenchwoman came on to the competition scene strong as a cadet…
30 December 2022NAME: Denis VIERU COUNTRY: MOLDOVA CATEGORY: -66KG POINTS: 7484 This has finally been the year of Denis VIERU. Known for his stunning judo and ability to take the contest well past the regular time, the Moldovan can end the year hailing the number one world ranking position. As one of the lightweight categories…
30 December 2022NAME: Shirine BOUKLI COUNTRY: FRANCE CATEGORY: -48kg POINTS: 6810 Small but mighty. One of the biggest personalities on the tour finished her year on a high and was ecstatic to be leaving Jerusalem with her gold medal and the Masters title, expressing her love for the sport and her joy at taking strategic…
28 December 2022NAME: Lasha SHAVDATUASHVILI COUNTRY: GEORGIA CATEGORY: -73KG POINTS: 6615 It comes with little surprise that Shavdatuashvili has secured his number one spot, following on from his 2021 first place finisher. The 2021 world champion has made his way through 2022, demonstrating why he finds himself at the top with two grand slam wins…
27 December 2022NAME: Barbara MATIC COUNTRY: CROATIA CATEGORY: -70KG POINTS: 6720 It mightn’t have been a fairytale ending in the Jerusalem World Judo Masters for Barbara MATIC (CRO), but nothing will take away the shine off her sensational and historic achievements. In the 2021 World Championships in Budapest, Matic made history for her nation with…
26 December 2022NAME: Chelsie GILES COUNTRY: GREAT BRITAIN CATEGORY: -52KG POINTS: 6190 What a year and a half it has been for the now world ranked number one, Chelsie GILES of Great Britain. It hasn’t been a sudden rise for Giles as her consistency demonstrates that she has been teetering around the…
25 December 2022NAME: Lucy RENSHALL COUNTRY: GREAT BRITAIN CATEGORY: -63KG POINTS: 5882 It has been a year of up and downs for Lucy RENSHALL of Great Britain, yet she remains the leader of the -63kg category. In the period following the Olympic Games, there were a series of successes on the Grand…
24 December 2022NAME: Ilia SULAMANIDZE COUNTRY: GEORGIA CATEGORY: -100KG WORLD RANKING POINTS: 5752 Yesterday on the final day of the Jerusalem World Judo Masters 2022, and the final day of competition on the calendar, 21 year-old Ilia SULAMANIDZE of Georgia took the gold medal in the -100kg category and as a result,…
23 December 2022Jerusalem Masters 2022 - Jerusalem, Israel
It is a bittersweet start to the final block today, we celebrate a fantastically organised event here in Jerusalem but we say goodbye to the athletes until we start up again in 2023, but let’s talk about the three titles earned today as well as the 35 medal-haul in total…
22 December 2022Jerusalem Masters 2022 - Jerusalem, Israel
We expect few surprises in the Masters given the high level of the competition and the fact that anyone is capable of taking gold, but coming out the gates firing today were the French, seeing out anyone in their path. A tremendous result was attained by the -90kg Alexis MATHIEU…
22 December 2022Jerusalem Masters 2022 - Jerusalem, Israel
While we are in the midst of the Jerusalem World Judo Masters 2022, European Judo Union President, Dr László TÓTH is delighted by the organisation here in Israel, and announces that once again, the EJU have been given the honour of hosting the next Masters tournament in his home of…
22 December 2022Jerusalem Masters 2022 - Jerusalem, Israel
First up in the final block on day two of the Jerusalem World Judo Masters 2022, was Gili SHARIR (ISR). Sharir was the only representative from the host nation in the final block, so to open it was not only a pleasure but being able to deliver the medal in…
21 December 2022Jerusalem Masters 2022 - Jerusalem, Israel
European bronze medallist Gili SHARIR (ISR) will be the sole representative of the host nation on the second day of the Jerusalem World Judo Masters 2022, competing for bronze in the -63kg against Katharina HAEKER (AUS). In the other bronze medal contest, Angelika SZYMANSKA (POL) will challenge Anriquelis BARRIOS (VEN).…
21 December 2022Jerusalem Masters 2022 - Jerusalem, Israel
Europe were off to a blinding start in the final block of the Jerusalem World Judo Masters 2022, securing 13 out of a possible 20 medals, three gold. Firstly in the -48kg category, two bronze medals as well as a gold were taken by Assunta SCUTTO (ITA), Catarina COSTA (POR)…
20 December 2022Jerusalem Masters 2022 - Jerusalem, Israel
As always the Israeli crowd have provided one of the most incredible environments on the tour, supporting their athletes with bellowing cheers and drums. However it wasn’t the best opener for the host nation as they had a few early exits and surprise ones from the likes of Timna NELSON…
20 December 2022Jerusalem Masters 2022 - Jerusalem, Israel
On the 20th of December, a mere 11 days before we hit the new year with new goals and new surprises, the best heavyweights in the world will be giving us the 2022 farewell performances. All but one of the 2021 Masters title holders will be present, Teddy RINER (FRA) the…
19 December 2022Jerusalem Masters 2022 - Jerusalem, Israel
Of the four categories going head to head on the second day of the IJF Masters, only Tato GRIGALASHVILI (GEO) is a returning gold medallist from 2021 however Kim POLLING (NED) arrives with four Masters titles under her belt hoping to better her bronze medal result last year. The current…
18 December 2022