Five-strong British team learn Qingdao GP draw
November 23, 2012
A five-strong British team will compete at the Qingdao Grand Prix in China this weekend.
Number one seed Ashley McKenzie has a first round bye and will open his -60kg account against Mongolian Kherlen Ganbold.
Colin Oates, who finished in seventh-place at London 2012, has a first round bye in the -66kg category and will face China’s Jiadi Li.
Tom Davis, a four-time World Cup medallist this year, has a first round bye in the -81kg category and will meet China’s Haiyuan Gao
Samoa World Cup gold medallist Gemma Howell has a first round bye and starts her -63kg campaign against Brazil’s Rafaela Silva.
Welsh judoka Natalie Powell, who took silver at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, has a first and second round bye and will start her tournament in the quarter-finals against either China’s Li Han or Chinese Tapei’s Szu-Chu Wang.
Programme
Saturday 24 November
Women: -48kg, -52kg, -57kg,-63kg
Men: -60kg, -66kg,-73kg
Sunday 25 November
Women: -70kg, -78kg, +78kg
Men: -81kg, -90kg,-100kg,+100kg
