Judo Grand Slam

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. In 2019 two additional tournaments were added.

9 Grand Slam tournaments are planned for 2022.[5]

Grand slam tournaments

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
2022 Judo Grand Slam Kazan  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.
2022 Judo Grand Slam Düsseldorf  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 winners

List updated to 18 October 2022.

Top Grand Slam medal winners
RankNameGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Naohisa Takato (JPN)111113
2 Hifumi Abe (JPN)101011
3 Ryuju Nagayama (JPN)92112
4 Chizuru Arai (JPN)84416
5 Megumi Tachimoto (JPN)82414
6 Clarisse Agbegnenou (FRA)81110
7 Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg (MGL)76518
8 Tina Trstenjak (SLO)75517
9 Majlinda Kelmendi (KOS)72211
 Tsukasa Yoshida (JPN)72211
11 Audrey Tcheuméo (FRA)71715
12 Tomoko Fukumi (JPN)71210
13 Kaori Matsumoto (JPN)7119
14 Teddy Riner (FRA)7007
Source: [6]

Number of medals won by each country

# Country Gold medals Silver medals Bronze medals Total medals
1 Japan318161252731
2 France8274161317
3 Russia6683165314
4 Brazil4778127252
5 Korea434187171
6 Georgia403677153
7 Netherlands394874161
8 Mongolia354590170
9 Germany224099161
10 Israel21166299
11 Azerbaijan202862110
12 Uzbekistan18225595
13 United Kingdom16163264
14 Canada14173566
15 Slovenia13152755
16 Belgium1382950
17 Kosovo136625
18 Spain10153156
19 Hungary10234780
20 Portugal1052742
21 Italy9181744
22 China972642
23 Sweden921324
24 Ukraine8112443
25 Romania881733
26 Kazakhstan7112745
27 Turkey671528
28 Austria672639
29 Cuba5153050
30 Serbia561930
31IJF5229
32 Republic of Moldova51410
33 United States310720
34 Belarus39921
35 Chinese Taipei37515
36 Greece3115
37 Croatia281222
38 Poland252229
39 Czech Republic251017
40 Argentina24511
41 Iran2136
42 Colombia2125
43 Finland2114
44 Tunisia17715
45 Armenia1438
46 United Arab Emirates13812
47 Bulgaria1337
48 Bosnia and Herzegovina1146
49 Egypt1056
50 North Korea1023
51 Mexico1012
52 Panama1001
53 Venezuela031114
54  Switzerland0279
 Tajikistan0279
56 Latvia0235
57 Lithuania0145
 Puerto Rico0145
59 Algeria0134
60 Ireland0112
61 Luxembourg0101
62 Estonia0044
63 Kyrgyzstan0033
64 Cameroon0022
 Guinea-Bissau0022
 Philippines0022
67 Argentina0011
 Australia0011
 Chile0011
 Dominican Republic0011
 Ecuador0011
 Morocco0011
 Montenegro0011
 Slovakia0011

World Ranking List Points

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]

PlacePoints
1st 1000
2nd 700
3rd 500
5th 360
7th 260
1/16th 160
1/32nd 120
1 fight won 100
participation 10

References

  1. "IJF Sport and Organisation Rules (SOR) – 09.03.2022 – ENG (Sport Commission)" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 9 March 2022. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. "IJF Ranking Events" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 18 May 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. "Grand Slam Tokyo". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  4. "Kano Cup – Tokyo". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  5. "IJF Calendar 2022" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 11 July 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. "Judo stats generator – Most gold medals at Grand Slams". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  7. "IJF Sport and Organisation Rules (SOR) – 08.07.2020" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 8 July 2020. p. 35. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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