We have picked out five of the most appealing preliminary round contests to look out for at the final Grand Slam of the season.
Men’s -90kg: First Round, Pool A
Avtandili TCHRIKISHVILI (GEO) v MURAO Sanshiro (JPN)
MURAO (white judogi) on the attack for Japan
Men’s -60kg: Second Round, Pool B
KOGA Genki (JPN) v Tornike TSJAKADOEA (NED)
Women’s -48kg: First Round, Pool C TSUNODA Natsumi (JPN) v KANG Yujeong (KOR)
TSUNODA (blue judogi) winning the 2018 Masters
Women’s -57kg: Second Round, Pool D
LIEN Chen-Ling (TPE) v KIM Jisu (KOR)
Women’s -63kg: First Round, Pool D NABEKURA Nami (JPN) v Prisca AWITI ALCARAZ (MEX)
LIEN (white judogi) in action in Baku
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