PARIS - From Feb. 2 to 4, the most legendary Grand Slam of the World Judo Tour took place in Paris. The Paris GS is also one of the biggest tournaments. Six Judo Belgium judokas competed on the Parisian tatami. Here is an overview of the bouts.
Amer Ryheul (-52kg)
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Victory vs. Sofia Fiora (ARG)
Round 3: Defeat vs. Chelsie Giles (GBR)
Mina Libeer (-57kg)
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Defeat vs. Akari Omori (JPN)
Jorre Verstraeten (-66kg)
Round 1: Victory vs. Vijay Kumar Yadav (IND)
Round 2: Defeat vs. Dilshot Khalmatov (UKR)
Matthias Casse (-81kg) – GOLD
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Victory vs. Max Stewart (JAM)
Round 3: Victory vs. Adam Tsechoev (AIN)
Quarter-final: Victory vs. Abylaikhan Zhubanazar (KAZ)
Semi-final: Victory vs. Somon Makhmadbekov (TJK)
Final: Victory vs. Zelim Tckaev (AZE)
Sami Chouchi (-90kg) – 7th PLACE
Round 1: Victory vs. Martin Matijass (GER)
Round 2: Victory vs. Vlad Visan (ROU)
Round 3: Victory vs. Theodoros Tselidis (GRE)
Quarter-Final: Defeat vs. Maxime-Gael Ngayap Hambou (FRA)
Repechage 1: Defeat vs. Erlan Sherov (KGZ)
Toma Nikiforov (-100kg)
Round 1: Victory vs. Varlam Liparteliani (GEO)
Round 2: Defeat vs. Piotr Kuczera (POL)