ABU DHABI GRAND SLAM – RESULT
ABU DHABI GRAND SLAM – RESULT
21-23 October 2022
1- Competition Details & British Competitors
2 – YouTube VIDEO Live Stream Links
See competition details
4 – Press & Articles
Competition & GB Competitor Data
RESULTS
Event outline PDF
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MEDALS AND PRIZE MONEY
- First place – Gold medal and 5,000 euro (judoka: 4,000 euro and coach 1,000 euro)
- Second place – Silver medal and 3,000 euro (judoka: 2,400 euro and coach 600 euro)
- Third place (x2) – Bronze medals and 1,500 euro for each (judoka: 1,200 euro and coach 300 euro)
GB Competition results:
36 matches total – 20 Win – 16 Loss
1 x Gold. 1 x Silver. 1 x Bronze. 3 x 7th placed
8 x Not placed
IJF Live & Contest order
BJA Memo 13 September 2022 – 11 Fighters selected
IJF 14 September 2022 – 14 GB Fighters registered
IJF 17 September 2022 – 13 GB Fighters registered
IJF 30 September 2022 – 16 15 GB Fighters registred.
IJF – 16 October 2022 – 15 Fighters registered
IJF – 19 October 2022 – 14 Fighters registered
See individual days for details, profiles, results & videos
Withdrawn:
Samuel Hall
Joshua Giles
GB judoka set for Abu Dhabi Grand Slam
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See individual days for BJA write-ups.
See Articles & Press from the IJF, EJU, BBC, etc. later in the post.
Friday 21 October 2022
Competition Day 1 –
w: -48 kg, -52 kg, -57 kg;
m: -60 kg, -66 kg
British Competitors:
WOMEN
Great Britain (GBR)Amy PLATTEN -48KG
Age: 21, 2000
Category: -48 kg
Height: 160 cm
Favorite Technique: Harai-tsurikomi-ashi
Club:
Coach: Guy Platten
WRL Position -48 kg: #82. Place (282 pts)
1st Round versus
Alexandra POP – ROMANIA Age: 28 years
WRL #86 Seeded #25/29
Result: Loss 6:29* IJF VIDEO
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Competition Result: Not Placed
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Great Britain (GBR)Acelya Toprak u57kg
Age 24, 1998
Category: -57 kg,
Height: 165 cm
Favorite Technique: Deashi-harai
Club: Metro Judo Club & Relentless Judo
Coach: Mick Murphy (EJU) Darren Hawney & Fitzroy Davies (BJA)
WRL Position -57 kg: #35 Place (982 pts),
Result: WIN 8:34* IJF VIDEO
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2nd Round versus
Jasmine MARTIN – SOUTH AFRICA Age: 22 years
WRL #65 Seeded #16/31
Result: WIN 6:21* IJF VIDEO
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3rd Round versus
Eteri LIPARTELIANI – GEORGIA Age: 23 years
WRL #4 Seeded #1/31
Result: Loss 4:35* IJF VIDEO
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Repechage versus
Marcia PERISIC – SERBIA Age: 22 years
WRL #17 Seeded #5/31
Result: Loss 4:35* IJF VIDEO
Competition Result: 7th Place
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Great Britain (GBR)Nekoda SMYTHE-DAVIS -57kg
Age 29, 1993
Categories -57 kg, -63 kg
Height 160 cm
Favorite Technique Harai-goshi
Club RSC CHAMPIGNY
Coach Jo Crowley
WRL Position
-57 kg: #139. Place (100 pts)
-63 kg: #161. Place (36 pts)
Result: WIN 3:53* IJF VIDEO
2nd Round versus
Veronica TONIOLO – ITALY Age: 19 years
WRL #27 Seeded #7/31
Result: WIN 9:42* IJF VIDEO
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3rd Round versus
Qi CAI QI – CHINA Age: 27 years
WRL #47 Seeded #13/31
Result: Loss 5:13* IJF VIDEO
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Repechage versus
Ozlem YILDIZ – TÜRKIYE Age: 19 years
WRL #36 Seeded #11/31
Result: Loss 0:21* IJF VIDEO
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Competition Result: 7th Place
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MEN
Great Britain (GBR)_______________
Great Britain (GBR)Michael FRYER -66kg
Categories -60 kg, -66 kg
Height 165 cm
Favorite Technique Uchi-mata
Club
Coach Laurie Rush
WRL Position -66 kg: #130. Place (191 pts)
Result: WIN 3:51 IJF VIDEO
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2nd Round versus
Nitin CHAUHAN – INDIA Age: 23 years
WRL #196 Seeded #34/44
Result: Loss 4:00* IJF VIDEO
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Competition Result: Not placed
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Saturday 22 October 2022
Competition Day 2 –
w: -63 kg, -70 kg;
m: -73 kg, -81 kg
British Competitors:
WOMEN
Great Britain (GBR)Lucy RENSHALL -63kg
2nd Round versus
Anastasiia ANTIPINA -UKRAINE Age: 22 years
WRL #72 Seeded #19/29
Result: WIN 2:20* IJF LIVE VIDEO
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Quarter Final versus
Hannah MARTIN – USA Age: 34 years
WRL #63 Seeded #16/29
Result: WIN 7:24*
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SEMI Final versus
Iva OBERAN – CROATIA Age: 22 years
WRL #31 Seeded #9/29
Result: WIN 4:11*
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GOLD Final versus
Barbara TIMO – PORTUGAL Age: 31 years
WRL #20 Seeded #6/29
Result: GOLD WIN 3:45* IJF LIVE VIDEO
The full video can be viewed exclusively in the GBJC FaceBook group – click to join.
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Competition Result: GOLD!
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Great Britain (GBR)“Mima” Katie-Jemima YEATS-BROWN -70kg
1st Round versus
Yingying FENG – CHINA Age: 22 years
WRL #122 Seeded #23/26
Result: WIN 1:33 IJF LIVE VIDEO
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Quarter Final versus
WRL #84 Seeded #20/26
Result: WIN 3:21* IJF LIVE VIDEO -tbc
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SEMI Final versus
WRL #36 Seeded #12/26
Result: lOSS 1:32* IJF LIVE VIDEO -tbc
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BRONZE MEDAL FIGHT versus
Result: BRONZE WIN 0:20* IJF LIVE VIDEO
The full video can be viewed exclusively in the GBJC FaceBook group – click to join.
Competition Result: BRONZE!
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Great Britain (GBR)Kelly Petersen Pollard –70kg
WRL Position: -70 kg: #11. Place (3087 pts)
2nd Round versus
Result: WIN 6:41* IJF LIVE VIDEO
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Quarter Final versus
Result: Loss10:59* IJF LIVE VIDEO -tbc
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Repechage versus
Result: Loss3:21* IJF LIVE VIDEO -tbc
Competition Result: 7th Place
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MEN
Great Britain (GBR)Daniel POWELL -73kg
Age 25, 1997
Categories -73 kg, -81 kg
Height 180 cm
Favorite Technique Ouchi-gaeshi
Club
Coach Bill Kelly
WRL Position -73 kg: #96. Place (341 pts)
2nd Round versus
Junlong GOU – CHINA Age: 21 years
WRL #137 Seeded #
Result: Loss 1:36* IJF LIVE VIDEO
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Competition Result: Not placed
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Great Britain (GBR)Eric HAM -73kg
Age 25, 1997
Category -73 kg
Height 165 cm
Favorite Technique Uchi-mata
Club
Coach Geoff Ham
WRL Position -73 kg: #95. Place (343 pts)
1st Round versus
Ido LEVIN – ISRAEL Age: 23 years
WRL #48 Seeded #14/34
Result: WIN 2:54* IJF LIVE VIDEO
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2nd Round versus
Bernd GABLER ALEXANDER – GERMANY Age: 24 years
WRL #73 Seeded #17/34
Result: Loss 4:00* IJF LIVE VIDEO
Competition Result: Not placed
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Great Britain (GBR)Lachlan Moorhead -81kg
Age 22, 2000
Category -81 kg
Height 170 cm
Favorite Technique Osoto-gari
Club: Sheffield Judo Club
Coach: Matt Moorhead
WRL Position -81 kg: #31 Place (1238 pts),
1st Round versus
Mohab ELNAHAS – CANADA Age: 26 years
WRL #132 Seeded #26/36
Result: Loss 2:49* IJF LIVE VIDEO
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Competition Result: Not Placed
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Competition result sheet – PDF – Updated LIVE:
WOMEN:
MEN:
Sunday 23 October 2022
Competition Day 3 –
w: -78 kg, +78 kg;
m: -90 kg, -100 kg, +100 kg
WOMEN
Great Britain (GBR)Emma REID u78kg
Favorite Technique: Uki-Otoshi
Club: Redbridge Judo Club
Coach: Steve Sandy
WRL Position: -78 kg: #14 Place (2568 pts)
Seeded: tbc
1st round – bye
2nd Round versus
Result: Loss 4:00* IJF LIVE VIDEO
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Competition Result: Not Placed
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Great Britain (GBR)Natalie Powell u78kg
Height: 178 cm
Favorite Technique: Harai-goshi
Club: Irfon Judo Club
Coach: Darren Warner (EJU),
WRL Position -78 kg: #11 Place (2821 pts)
Seeded: #2/23
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1st round – bye
2nd Round versus
Sophie BERGER SOPHIE – BELGIUM Age: 25 years
WRL #63 Seeded #18/23
Result: WIN 1:22* IJF LIVE VIDEO
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Quarter Final versus
Anna Monta OLEK – GERMANY Age: 20 years
WRL #47 Seeded #15/23
Result: WIN 1:22* IJF LIVE VIDEO
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Semi Final versus
Audrey TCHEUMEO – FRANCE Age: 32 years
WRL #13 Seeded #3/23
Result: WIN 1:41* IJF LIVE VIDEO
GOLD MEDAL FIGHT
Natalie Powell u78kg
versus
Zhenzhao MA – CHINA Age: 24 years
WRL #15 Seeded #5/23
Result: Loss 2:48* IJF LIVE VIDEO
Competition Result: SILVER MEDAL!
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MEN
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Great Britain (GBR)Jamal PETGRAVE -90KG
WRL Position -90 kg: #68. Place (561 pts)
Result: WIN 5:43* IJF LIVE VIDEO
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2nd Round versus
Result: Loss 6:30* IJF LIVE VIDEO
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Competition Result: Not Placed
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Great Britain (GBR) Age 26, 1996
Height 190 cm
Favorite Technique Uchi-mata
Club Enfield Judo Club
Coach George Hyslop
WRL Position -100 kg: #95 (230 pts)
1st Round versus
Result: Loss 1:49* IJF LIVE VIDEO
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Competition Result: Not Placed
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* Competition length.
Article & Press*
Check out the EJU’s FaceBook page coverage – click
IJF pre-event:
Includes weight group write-ups.
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ITALY TOP MEDAL TABLE IN ABU DHABI ON DAY ONE
IJF – Day 1:
Written by Pedro Lasuen on 21. Oct 2022
Photographs by Gabriela Sabau, Emanuele Di Feliciantonio
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Written by Pedro Lasuen on 21. Oct 2022
Photographs by Gabriela Sabau, Emanuele Di Feliciantonio
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Written by Pedro Lasuen on 21. Oct 2022
Photographs by Gabriela Sabau, Emanuele Di Feliciantonio
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Written by Pedro Lasuen on 21. Oct 2022
Photographs by Gabriela Sabau, Emanuele Di Feliciantonio
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Written by Pedro Lasuen on 21. Oct 2022
Photographs by Gabriela Sabau, Emanuele Di Feliciantonio
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Day 2:
GOLD HAUL FOR EUROPE IN GRAND SLAM
IJF:
Written by Pedro Lasuen on 22. Oct 2022
Photographs by Gabriela Sabau, Emanuele Di Feliciantonio
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Written by Pedro Lasuen on 22. Oct 2022
Photographs by Gabriela Sabau, Emanuele Di Feliciantonio
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Written by Pedro Lasuen on 22. Oct 2022
Photographs by Gabriela Sabau, Emanuele Di Feliciantonio
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Written by Pedro Lasuen on 22. Oct 2022
Photographs by Gabriela Sabau, Emanuele Di Feliciantonio
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Day 3:
GVINIASHVILI AND SOMKHISHVILI PUT GEORGIA TOP OF GRAND SLAM MEDAL TABLE
IJF:
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Written by Pedro Lasuen on 23. Oct 2022
Photographs by Gabriela Sabau, Emanuele Di Feliciantonio
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Written by Pedro Lasuen on 23. Oct 2022
Photographs by Gabriela Sabau, Emanuele Di Feliciantonio
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Written by Pedro Lasuen on 23. Oct 2022
Photographs by Gabriela Sabau, Emanuele Di Feliciantonio
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Written by Pedro Lasuen on 23. Oct 2022
Photographs by Gabriela Sabau, Emanuele Di Feliciantonio
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BBC 22/10/2022:
Lucy Renshall: British judoka retains Grand Slam title in Abu Dhabi
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