The IJF World Tour is in northern Africa this week for the Marrakesh Grand Prix, with a large field of 487 judoka from 71 nations ready to go. The top seeds (and their IJF world ranking):
Men:
-60 kg:
1. Amiran Papinashvili (GEO: 3)
2. Sharafuddin Lutfillaev (UZB: 13)
3. Ashley McKenzie (GBR: 14)
-66 kg:
1. Adrian Gomboc (SLO: 8)
2. Yerlan Serikzhanov (KAZ: 11)
3. Mohamed Abdelmawgoud (EGY: 24)
-73 kg:
1. Lasha Shavdatuashvili (GEO: 2)
2. Zhansay Smagulov (KAZ: 13)
3. Bilal Ciloglu (TUR: 17)
-81 kg:
1. Vedat Albayrak (TUR: 9)
2. Sami Chouchi (BEL: 13)
3. Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL: 14)
-90 kg:
1. Nemanja Majdov (SRB: 12)
2. Eduard Trippel (GER: 16)
3. Jesper Smink (NED: 23)
-100 kg:
1. Jorge Fonseca (POR: 6)
2. Benjamin Fletcher (IRL: 13)
3. Kirill Denisov (RUS: 14)
+100 kg:
1. Henk Grol (NED: 8)
2. Bekmurod Oltiboev (UZB: 13)
3. Vladut Simionescu (ROU: 24)
Women:
-48 kg:
1. Shira Rishony (ISR: 12)
2. Catarina Costa (POR: 14)
3. Melanie Clement (FRA: 16)
-52 kg:
1. Amandine Buchard Nordmeyer (FRA: 1)
2. Reka Pupp (HUN: 15)
3. Ana Perez Box (ESP: 17)
-57 kg:
1. Timna Nelson Levy (ISR: 10)
2. Chen-Ling Lien (TPE: 13)
3. Hedvig Karakas (HUN: 15)
-63 kg:
1. Andreja Leski (SLO: 6)
2. Katharina Haecker (AUS: 8)
3. Magdalena Krssakova (AUT: 9)
-70 kg:
1. Assmma Niang (MAR: 9)
2. Barbara Matic (CRO: 14)
3. Margaux Pinot (FRA: 18)
-78 kg:
1. Luise Malzahn (GER: 12)
2. Anna Maria Wagner (GER: 13)
3. Karen Stevenson (NED: 15)
+78 kg:
1. Nihel Chiekh Rouhou (TUN: 11)
2. Kayra Sayit (TUR: 12)
3. Sarah Adlington (GBR: 16)
France’s 10-time World Champion Teddy Riner had indicated he would compete here, but was not entered by the French; he says he will return to the mat soon as he prepares for the 2020 Games in Tokyo.
Prize money is $3,000-2,000-1,000 for the top three placers. Look for results here.
