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The Judo Grand Slam tournaments are international judo tournaments held by the International Judo Federation as part of the IJF World Tour.[1]
After the Olympic Games, World Championships and World Masters, the Grand Slam tournaments are the highest-ranking worldwide judo tournaments, i.e. the tournaments in which the judoka can acquire the most ranking points.[2]
While some sources states that the first Grand Slam tournament was held in Tokyo in December 2008,[3] the IJF titled it as "Kano Cup", not "Grand Slam".[4] In 2009 additional tournaments were also held in Paris, Moscow and Rio de Janeiro. In 2013, Baku replaced Rio de Janeiro. Until 2013 there were four Grand Slam tournaments every year. In 2014 it was decided that a fifth tournament would be added which would be held in Abu Dhabi.[citation needed] In 2019 two additional tournaments were added.[citation needed]
9 Grand Slam tournaments are planned for 2022.[5]
Grand Slam tournamentsEdit
The locations where the tournaments are held in 2022:
| Tournament | Host country | Host city | Dates | Number of participants | Number tournaments held at this location over the years |
The years in which it was held at this location |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris |  France
|
Paris | 5–6 February 2022 | 285 participants from 52 countries | 14 | 2009 onwards | |
| 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv |  Israel
|
Tel Aviv | 17–19 February 2022 | 298 participants from 34 countries | 2 | 2021 onwards | |
| 2022 Judo Grand Slam Antalya |  Turkey
|
Antalya | 1–3 April 2022 | 525 participants from 63 countries | 2 | 2021 onwards | |
 Russia
|
Kazan | 20–22 May 2022 | 1 | 2021 | On February 25, 2022 the International Judo Federation canceled the tournament in Russia in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | ||
| 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi |  Georgia
|
Tbilisi | 3–4 June 2022 | 278 participants from 36 countries | 2 | 2021 onwards | The location was chosen as an alternative to the Grand Slam tournaments that were canceled due to the Corona pandemic. |
 Germany
|
Düsseldorf | 4–6 June 2022 | 3 | 2018 onwards | The tournament moved from Baku to Düsseldorf in 2018. The German Judo Federation announced on February 15, 2022 that the event will be canceled this year due to financial difficulties resulting from the restrictions caused by the Corona pandemic. | ||
| 2022 Judo Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar |  Mongolia
|
Ulaanbaatar | 24–26 June 2022 | 255 participants from 30 countries | 1 | 2022 onwards | |
| 2022 Judo Grand Slam Budapest |  Hungary
|
Budapest | 8–10 July 2022 | 406 participants from 61 countries | 2 | 2020 onwards | The location was chosen as an alternative to the Grand Slam tournaments that were canceled due to the Corona pandemic. |
| 2022 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi |  UAE
|
Abu Dhabi | 21–23 October 2022 | 7 | 2014 onwards | ||
| 2022 Judo Grand Slam Baku |  Azerbaijan
|
Baku | 4–6 November 2022 | 7 | 2013 onwards | The event wasn't held in 2018 because the 2018 World Cup was held in Baku that year | |
| 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tokyo |  Japan
|
Tokyo | 3–4 December 2022 | 10 | 2008–2017, 2022 onwards | The tournament moved to Osaka during 2018-2019 due to the renovation of the Tokyo hall where the tournament takes place. |
Other locations where the tournaments were held in the past:
| Tournament | Host country | Host city | Number tournaments held at this location over the years |
The years in which it was held at this location |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judo Grand Slam Osaka | Japan
|
Osaka | 2 | 2018–2019 | The tournament moved from Tokyo to Osaka during 2018–2019 |
| Judo Grand Slam Moscow | Russia
|
Moscow | 5 | 2009–2013 | The tournament moved to Tyumen in 2014 |
| Judo Grand Slam Tyumen | Russia
|
Tyumen | 3 | 2014–2016 | The tournament moved from Moscow to Tyumen during 2014–2016. In 2017 the tournament moved to Yekaterinburg |
| Judo Grand Slam Yekaterinburg | Russia
|
Yekaterinburg | 3 | 2017–2019 | The tournament moved from Tyumen to Yekaterinburg in 2017. The tournament that was supposed to take place in 2020 was canceled due to the Corona pandemic. |
| Judo Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro |  Brazil
|
Rio de Janeiro | 4 | 2009–2012 | |
| Judo Grand Slam Brasilia | Brazil
|
Brasilia | 1 | 2019 | |
| Judo Grand Slam Tashkent |  Uzbekistan
|
Tashkent | 1 | 2021 onwards | The location was chosen as an alternative to the Grand Slam tournaments that were canceled due to the Corona pandemic. The event wasn't held in 2022 because this year the 2022 World Cup was held in Tashkent |
List of top medal winnersEdit
List updated to 18 October 2022.
| Rank | Name | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naohisa Takato (JPN) | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | Hifumi Abe (JPN) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | Ryuju Nagayama (JPN) | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Chizuru Arai (JPN) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Megumi Tachimoto (JPN) | 8 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Clarisse Agbegnenou (FRA) | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg (MGL) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 8 |  Tina Trstenjak (SLO) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 9 |  Majlinda Kelmendi (KOS) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Tsukasa Yoshida (JPN) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 11 | Audrey Tcheuméo (FRA) | 7 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 12 | Tomoko Fukumi (JPN) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | Kaori Matsumoto (JPN) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Teddy Riner (FRA) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Source: [6]
Number of medals won by each countryEdit
| # | Country | Gold medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | Total medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
318 | 161 | 252 | 731 |
| 2 | France |
82 | 74 | 161 | 317 |
| 3 | Russia |
66 | 83 | 165 | 314 |
| 4 | Brazil |
47 | 78 | 127 | 252 |
| 5 |  South Korea |
43 | 41 | 87 | 171 |
| 6 | Georgia |
40 | 36 | 77 | 153 |
| 7 |  Netherlands |
39 | 48 | 74 | 161 |
| 8 | Mongolia |
35 | 45 | 90 | 170 |
| 9 | Germany |
22 | 40 | 99 | 161 |
| 10 | Israel |
21 | 16 | 62 | 99 |
| 11 | Azerbaijan |
20 | 28 | 62 | 110 |
| 12 | Uzbekistan |
18 | 22 | 55 | 95 |
| 13 |  United Kingdom |
16 | 16 | 32 | 64 |
| 14 |  Canada |
14 | 17 | 35 | 66 |
| 15 | Slovenia |
13 | 15 | 27 | 55 |
| 16 |  Belgium |
13 | 8 | 29 | 50 |
| 17 | Kosovo |
13 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 18 |  Spain |
10 | 15 | 31 | 56 |
| 19 | Hungary |
10 | 23 | 47 | 80 |
| 20 |  Portugal |
10 | 5 | 27 | 42 |
| 21 |  Italy |
9 | 18 | 17 | 44 |
| 22 |  China |
9 | 7 | 26 | 42 |
| 23 |  Sweden |
9 | 2 | 13 | 24 |
| 24 |  Ukraine |
8 | 11 | 24 | 43 |
| 25 |  Romania |
8 | 8 | 17 | 33 |
| 26 |  Kazakhstan |
7 | 11 | 27 | 45 |
| 27 | Turkey |
6 | 7 | 15 | 28 |
| 28 |  Austria |
6 | 7 | 26 | 39 |
| 29 |  Cuba |
5 | 15 | 30 | 50 |
| 30 |  Serbia |
5 | 6 | 19 | 30 |
| 31 | IJF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 32 |  Moldova |
5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 33 |  United States |
3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| 34 |  Belarus |
3 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
| 35 |  Chinese Taipei |
3 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 36 |  Greece |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 37 |  Croatia |
2 | 8 | 12 | 22 |
| 38 |  Poland |
2 | 5 | 22 | 29 |
| 39 |  Czech Republic |
2 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| 40 |  Argentina |
2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 41 |  Iran |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 42 |  Colombia |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 43 |  Finland |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 44 |  Tunisia |
1 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| 45 |  Armenia |
1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates |
1 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 47 |  Bulgaria |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 48 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 49 |  Egypt |
1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 50 |  North Korea |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 51 |  Mexico |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 52 |  Panama |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 53 |  Venezuela |
0 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 54 |  Switzerland |
0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
 Tajikistan |
0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| 56 |  Latvia |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 57 |  Lithuania |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 Puerto Rico |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 59 |  Algeria |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 60 |  Ireland |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 61 |  Luxembourg |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 62 |  Estonia |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 63 |  Kyrgyzstan |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 64 |  Cameroon |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Guinea-Bissau |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Philippines |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 67 | Argentina |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Australia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Chile |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Dominican Republic |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ecuador |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Morocco |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Montenegro |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovakia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
World Ranking List PointsEdit
As in any IJF World Tour tournament, athletes earn WRL points by competing in IJF Grand Slam events. Points are awarded based on judoka placement in the competition.[2][7]
| Place | Points |
|---|---|
| 1st | 1000 |
| 2nd | 700 |
| 3rd | 500 |
| 5th | 360 |
| 7th | 260 |
| 1/16th | 160 |
| 1/32nd | 120 |
| 1 fight won | 100 |
| participation | 10 |
ReferencesEdit
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- ^ a b "IJF Ranking Events" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 18 May 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Grand Slam Tokyo". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Kano Cup - Tokyo". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "IJF Calender 2022" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 11 July 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Judo stats generator – Most gold medals at Grand Slams". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "IJF Sport and Organisation Rules (SOR) - 08.07.2020" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 8 July 2020. p. 35. Retrieved 6 February 2022.