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Judo Grand Prix Düsseldorf 2012- Day 1

18thFebruary2012.

Media Commission The first day of the JUDO GRAND PRIX

DÜSSELDORF 2012 offered very spectacular fights with many

ippon. The majority of the favorites won the Gold medals,

but some surprises occurred .THE JUDO GRAND PRIX

DÜSSELDORF 2012 DAY 1

Van Snick Shines in Düsseldorf Mist

The first day of the JUDO GRAND PRIX DÜSSELDORF 2012 offered very spectacular fights with many ippon. The majority of the favorites won the Gold medals, but some surprises occurred. The Champions of the first seven categories are: Charline VAN SNICK (Belgium), JANG Jin-Min (Korea), HASHIMOTO Yuki (Japan), Alim GADANOV (Russia), MATSUMOTO Kaori (Japan), WANG Ki-Chun (Korea) and YOUNG Da-Woon (Korea).

Women’s -48 kg. Category: The Favorite Van Snick Won the Gold

The Gold medalist of the JUDO GRAND PRIX DÜSSELDORF 2012,

at Women’s -48 kg. Category is Charline VAN SNICK (Belgium).

In a close final, the athletes tested each other to the maximum. In the end,

the most experienced judoka, Charline VAN SNICK (BEL)– the 4th on

the IJF World Ranking List (WRL)won after  kata-ashi-dori (grapping of the leg),

in the second minute, against the Junior World Champion ENDO Hiromi (Japan).

Despite the absence of the three best judoka in the world, very good athletes came to Düsseldorf. Among them - Charline VAN SNICK, winner of the last

Grand Prix of the 2011 season in Qingdao, or Paula PARETO (ARG - WRL 6), winner of the Judo World Cup in Apia, last November. Alina DUMITRU (ROU - WRL 5), the defending Olympic champion, lost in the first round (Golden Score) against the young Japanese judoka ENDO Hiromi
In the first semi-final, Charline VAN SNICK (Belgium) confirmed her sportive

value winning by ippon against MESTRE ALVAREZ Dayaris (Cuba). In the

second semifinal, the more experienced French judoka, PAYET Laetitia was defeated (ippon) by ENDO Hiromi, after a spectacular throw.

Semi-finals:
Charline VAN SNICK (Belgium) won by ippon against MESTRE ALVAREZ Dayaris (Cuba);
ENDO Hiromi(Japan) won by ippon against PAYET Laetitia (France).
The bronze medals were won by PAYET Laetitia (France) and MESTRE

ALVAREZ Dayaris (Cuba).

Final: Charline VAN SNICK (Belgium) won against ENDO

Hiromi(Japan).



Final Ranking:
1.VAN SNICK Charline (Belgium)
2.ENDO Hiromi(Japan)
3.PAYET Laetitia (France)
3.MESTRE ALVAREZ Dayaris (Cuba)
5.ARUTIUNYAN Gayane (Armenia)
5.PARETO Paula (Argentina)
5.BLANCO Oiana (Spain) 
5.ENGE Birgit (Netherlands)

Men’s -60 kg. Category: Grand Prix for Korea

The winner of the Gold medal of the JUDO GRAND PRIX

DÜSSELDORF 2012 at the Men’s -60 kg. Category is JANG Jin-Min(Korea).

In a very tight final, with many attacks and counterattacks, J

ANG Jin-Min(Korea) succeeded, in the 3rd minute,  a yuko for sumi-gaeshi (sacrifice technique) and scored again in the last 40 seconds with uchi-mata against  GANBAT Boldbaatar (Mongolia).

Many surprises at this category. All the favorites - Hirofumi YAMAMOTO (JPN - WRL 3), winner of the Tokyo Grand Slam last December, Amiran

PAPINASHVILI (GEO - WRL 6), who obtained a beautiful bronze medal in

Paris in early February, CHOI Gwang-Hyeon (KOR WRL 8) or Sofiane MILOUS (FRA - WRL 9)- lost in preliminaries.

Semi-finals:
JANG Jin-Min(Korea) defeated the home favorite ENGLMAIER Tobias.
GANBAT Boldbaatar(Mongolia)won against SHUKVANI Betkili(Georgia).
The bronze medals were won by ENGLMAIER Tobias(Germany)and

SHUKVANI Betkili(Georgia).

Final: JANG Jin-Min(Korea) won against GANBAT Boldbaatar

(Mongolia).

Final Ranking:
1.JANG Jin-Min(Korea)
2.GANBAT Boldbaatar(Mongolia).
3.SHUKVANI Betkili(Georgia)
3.ENGLMAIER Tobias(Germany)
5.PESSOA Sergio (Canada)
5.CHOI Gwang-Hyeon (Korea)
5.DAVAADORJ Tumurkhuleg (Mongolia)
5.TAKATO Naohisa (Japan)

Women’s -52 kg. Category: Japanese Judo Has a Golden Future

The champion at Women’s -52 kg. Category at the JUDO GRAND PRIX DÜSSELDORF 2012 is
the Japanese judoka HASHIMOTO Yuki. In a very tight final, HASHIMOTO

Yuki (Japan), winner of the Bucharest World Cup, won, by ippon, after 4

minutes, with a leg technique osoto-gari against the Russian judoka Natalia KUZIUTINA.

Bundmaa MUNKHBAATAR (MGL - WRL 3) was the favorite and the top

seeded athlete in the absence of the two Japanese, who share the top two

places in the world ranking list. Besides the Mongol judoka, were qualified

in the semis Natalia KUZIUTINA (RUS - WRL 9) and Yanet BERMOY ACOSTA (CUB - WRL 11), the World Champion of 2005, in Cairo. The others favorites, Soraya HADDAD (ALG - WRL 4), winner of the Grand Prix of Amsterdam in

2011, Erika MIRANDA (BRA - WRL 6), who won in Rio last year, Ana CARRASCOSA (ESP - WRL 7) who, at the age of 32, bronze at the Paris

Grand Slam, lost in the first rounds.

Semi-finals:
The first semi-final, offered a very tense and tight fight. Finally, the favorite MUNKHBAATAR Bundmaa (Mongolia) lost, after she received two shido,

against Natalia KUZIUTINA (Russia).
In the second semi-final Yanet BERMOY ACOSTA (Cuba) lost by ippon

against HASHIMOTO Yuki (Japan).

The bronze medals were won Yanet BERMOY ACOSTA (Cuba) and MUNKHBAATAR Bundmaa (Mongolia).

Final: HASHIMOTO Yuki (Japan) won by ippon against Natalia

KUZIUTINA (Russia).

Final Ranking:
1.HASHIMOTO Yuki (Japan)
2.KUZIUTINANatalia (Russia) 
3.MUNKHBAATAR Bundmaa (Mongolia) 
3.BERMOY ACOSTA Yanet (Cuba) 
5.RAMOS Joana (Portugal)
5.KRAEH Mareen (Germany)
5.KIM Kyung-Ok (Koreea)
5.MIRANDA Erika (Brazil)

Men’s -66 kg. Category: Russian Victory

The winner of the Gold medal of the JUDO GRAND PRIX DÜSSELDORF

2012 at the Men’s -66 kg. Category is Alim GADANOV (Russia).

The final offered a very tense fight, but unfortunately, not very spectacular.

The favorites, seeded No. 1, the Mongol judoka, KHASHBAATAR

Tsagaanbaatar (WRL 2) and Alim GADANOV (RUS - WRL 4) were present

in the last contest of the category. (Another favorite, the French judoka, David LAROSE (FRA - WRL 10), the recent winner of the Judo Grand Slam, Paris

2012, less than two weeks ago, lost in preliminaries rounds). Finally, in the

Golden Score, the Russian judoka, Alim GADANOV won after a counterattack

with ura-nage.

In the first semi-final, KHASHBAATAR Tsagaanbaatar (Mongolia) won after

three shido received by CHOI Min-Ho (Korea).

The second semi-final offered a tense fight Alim GADANOV (Russia) won aga  inst MORISHITA Jumpei (Japan).
Semi-finals: KHASHBAATAR Tsagaanbaatar (Mongolia) won against CHOI Min-Ho (Korea);
Alim GADANOV (Russia) won against MORISHITA Jumpei (Japan).

The bronze medals were won by MORISHITA Jumpei (Japan)and CHOI Min-

Ho (Korea).

Final: Alim GADANOV (Russia) won against KHASHBAATAR Tsagaanbaatar (Mongolia).



Final Ranking:
1.GADANOV Alim (Russia)
2.KHASHBAATAR Tsagaanbaatar (Mongolia)
3.CHOI Min-Ho (Korea
3.MORISHITA Jumpei (Japan)   
5.SZOKE Laszlo (Romania)
5.DREBOT Serhiy (Ukraine)
5.DRAGIN Dimitri (France)
5.AN Jeong-Hwan (Korea)

Women’s -57 kg. Category: Japanese Final

The Gold medalist of the JUDO GRAND PRIX DÜSSELDORF 2012, at

Women’s -57 kg. Category is MATSUMOTO Kaori (Japan).

A Japanese Final. The world number one, MATSUMOTO Kaori (JPN - WRL 1), present on the German tatami, to insure an Olympic qualification that already seems acquired, fought in the last act against her young dojo mate ,

YAMAMOTO Anzu, and won after a tight fight. The other favorites, the speedy winner of the last Grand Slam in Paris, Telma MONTEIRO (POR - WRL 3),

Rafaela SILVA (BRA - WRL 4), Corina CAPRIORIU (ROU - WRL 5, Sun KIM

(KOR - WRL 8) and the reigning Olympic champion, Giulia QUINTAVALLE (ITA - WRL 9) lost in the preliminaries.

Semi-finals: in the first semi-final, Kaori MATSUMOTO (Japan)won in Golden Score against DORJSUREN Sumiya (Mongolia).
In the second semi-final, YAMAMOTO Anzu (Japan) won by ippon against

SILVA Rafaela (Brazil).
The bronze medals were won by SILVA Rafaela (Brazil) and DORJSUREN Sumiya (Mongolia).

Final: MATSUMOTO Kaori (Japan) won against YAMAMOTO Anzu

(Japan).

Final Ranking:
1.MATSUMOTO Kaori (Japan)   
2.YAMAMOTO Anzu (Japan)
3.SILVA Rafaela (Brazil)
3.DORJSUREN Sumiya (Mongolia)
5.CAPRIORIU Corina (Romania)
5.FERNANDEZ Isabel (Spain)
5.LUPETEY COBAS Yurileidys (Cuba)
5.SZOGEDI Szandra (Ghana)

Men’s -73 kg. Category: Second Gold for Korea

The Gold medalist of the JUDO GRAND PRIX DÜSSELDORF 2012, at

Men’s -73 kg. Category is WANG Ki-Chun (Korea).
In the last contest, WANG Ki-Chun (Korea), the 2nd on the IJF WRL, won the

final after a spectacular osoto-gari (major outer reaping) against SAINJARGAL Nyam-Ochir (Mongolia), the 6-th on the IJF WRL.

Despite the absence of world number one, Riki NAKAYA (JPN - WRL 1), the

level was particularly strong this year. Thus, the Masters champion in Almaty

last January, WANG Ki-Chun (KOR), the vice-world champion, Dex ELMONT (NED - WRL 3), Ugo LEGRAND (FRA - WRL 11) and SAINJARGAL Nyam-Och (Mongolia), were qualified in semis.

The first semifinal was won by the Mongolian judoka SAINJARGAL Nyam-

Ochir without fight. The Dutch champion Dex ELMONT could not be present because he was injured.

In the other semi-final, Ugo LEGRAND (France) was defeated by WANG Ki-

Chun (Korea).
The bronze medals were won by Ugo LEGRAND (France) and Dex ELMONT (Netherlands).

Final: WANG Ki-Chun (Korea) won SAINJARGAL Nyam-Ochir

(Mongolia).

Final Ranking:
1.WANG Ki-Chun (Korea)
2.SAINJARGAL Nyam-Ochir (Mongolia)
3.LEGRAND Ugo(France)  
3.ELMONT Dex(Netherlands) 
5.DEPOPOLO Nicholas (USA)
5.NISHIYAMA Yuki (Japan)
5.TATALSHVILI Nugzar (Georgia)
5.ORUJOV Rustam (Azerbaijan)  

Women’s -63 kg. Category: Agbegnenou Was Very Close

The winner of Women -63 kg. Category, at the JUDO GRAND PRIX DÜSSELDORF 2012 is YOUNG Da-Woon (Korea). The final, offered a

very tense contest. YOUNG Da-Woon (Korea) won after two shido against AGBEGNENOU Clarisse (France).

In the absence of Gévrise EMANE (FRA - WRL 2) and Yoshie UENO (JPN -

WRL 1), Urska ZOLNIR (SLO - WRL 3), hoped to get closer to the top ranking,

but she lost in the very first fight. The other contenders Miki TANAKA (JPN -

WRL 5), Alice SCHLESSINGER (ISR - 8), Lili XU (CHN - WRL 6) and Claudia MALZAHN (GER - WRL 9) lost in preliminaries. Clarisse AGBEGNENOU

(FRA - 11), who is back after having  failed to make the weight at the Masters

and therefore missed the grand Slam of Paris, made a very good competition

up to the final, where she lost in a real tight fight.

Semi-finals: in the first semifinal, AGBEGNENOU Clarisse (France) won

against GERBI Yarden (Israel).
In the other semi-final, YOUNG Da-Woon (Korea) won against the public

favorite MALZAHN Claudia (Germany).

The bronze medals were won by GERBI Yarden (Israel) and MALZAHN

Claudia (Germany).