Judo Grand Slam tournament
A judo grand slam tournament is an international judo tournament. After the Olympic Games and the Judo World Championships, Grand Slam tournaments are the highest ranking worldwide judo tournaments, i.e. the tournaments in which the judoka can acquire the most world ranking points.
The first Grand Slam tournament was held in Tokyo in December 2008. In 2009 tournaments in Paris, Moscow and Rio de Janeiro were added. In 2013, Baku replaced Rio de Janeiro. Up until 2013 there were four Grand Slam tournaments a year. In 2014 a fifth tournament was added with the tournament in Abu Dhabi, up to 2018 there were five tournaments and in 2019 there were seven tournaments.
The course of the year today is usually such that the first tournament in February is the tournament in Paris , followed by the tournament in Düsseldorf and the tournament in Russia . The tournament in Baku will follow in May . In 2019 there was a tournament in Brasilia at the beginning of October, the tournament in Abu Dhabi at the end of October and the tournament in Japan in November or December .
Tournaments
(As of May 22, 2020)
| competition | venue | Host country | Number of tournaments | Event month | from ... to | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament in Paris | Paris | France | 12 | February | since 2009 | 2015 in October |
| Tournament in Japan | Tokyo | Japan | 10 | November December | 2008-2017 | replaced by Osaka from 2018 |
| Tournament in Japan | Osaka | Japan | 2 | November | since 2018 | Replacement for Tokyo |
| Tournament in Russia | Moscow | Russia | 5 | May / July | 2009-2013 | replaced by Tyumen from 2014 |
| Tournament in Russia | Tyumen | Russia | 3 | July | 2014-2016 | Successor to Moscow, replaced by Ekaterinburg from 2017 |
| Tournament in Russia | Ekaterinburg | Russia | 3 | March May | since 2017 | Succession from Tyumen. The 2020 event has been canceled. |
| Tournament in Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 4th | May June July | 2009–2012 | |
| Tournament in Brazil | Brasília | Brazil | 1 | October | 2019 | |
| Tournament in Baku | Baku | Azerbaijan | 6th | March May | since 2013 | not 2018 (because of World Cup 2018 in Baku ) |
| Tournament in Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 6th | October | since 2014 | |
| Tournament in Düsseldorf | Dusseldorf | Germany | 3 | February | since 2018 | 2018 as a replacement for Baku, retained its status |
Footnotes
- ↑ Overview of the results of the first Grand Slam tournament.
- ↑ Dates 2019 at judoinside.com. The other years can be called up by entering the year.
- ↑ Overview 2019 at ijf.org. The other years can be called up by entering the year.
- ↑ Ekaterinburg Grand Slam Canceled (accessed March 11, 2020)