Day 1

-60kgs

 Day 2

-66kgs

Favourite

 Favourite

Naohisa Takato – Japan

• 2013 World Champion
• Double Masters Champion
• 6 time Grand Slam Champion
• Great range of attacking judo

Masashi Ebinuma – Japan

• Triple World Champion
• Olympic Bronze in London 2012
• Very strong uchimata and seoinage attacks

 One to Watch

  One to Watch

Walide Khyar – France

• Current Junior and Senior European Champion
• Very explosive attacker

Georgi Zantaraia – Ukraine

• 2015 Masters Champion
• 2009 World Champion
• 5 time World medallist
• Powerful attacks
• Unbelievable escapes

Day 3

-57kgs

Day 4

-63kgs

Favourite

Favourite

Kaori Matsumoto – Japan

• Current World and Olympic Champion
• Double Masters Champion
• Ruthless Newaza

Tina Trstenjak – Slovenia

• Current World & European Champion and No.1 Seed
• Most points in qualification (3800)
• Wins in newaza more than by any other method

One to Watch

One to Watch

Rafaela Silva – Brazil

• 2013 World Champion (Rio)
• 2 time PanAmerican Champion
• Flying juji-gatame attacks
• Home crowd advantage

Clarisse Agbegnenou – France

• 2014 World Champion
• 100% win record in 2014 & 2016
• Explosive left handed hip throws

 Day 5

-70kgs

 Day 6

-78kgs

Favourite

Favourite

Gevrise Emane – France

• Current World and European Champion
• 3 time World Champion
• Powerful Seoinage attacks

Kayla Harrison – U.S.A

• Current Olympic Champion
• 2010 World Champion
• Big hip throws and strong in Newaza

One to Watch

One to Watch

Haruka Tachimoto – Japan

• 4 time Grand Slam Champion
• Medalled in every event she fought in qualifying
• Very effective Ouchi-Gari and Uchimata attacks

Audrey Tcheumeo – France

• Current European Champion
• 2011 World Champion
• Big, strong and can throw

Day 6

-100kgs

Favourite

Ryunosuke Haga – Japan

• Current World Champion
• Beautiful left uchimata

One to Watch

Beka Gviniashvili – Georgia

• Current Junior World Champion
• Qualified at both -90kg and -100kg
• Very explosive throws