6 August 2023

IJF Masters in Budapest: Gold for Casse!

BURST - Seven judokas defended the Belgian tricolor at the Masters tournament that took place last weekend Aug. 4-6 in Budapest, Hungary. We overview their track record below.

Amber Ryheul (-52kg/ Kon. Ieperse JC Neko)

Round 1: Victory vs. Maria Siderot (POR)
Round 2: Defeat vs. Distria Krasniqi (KOS)

Charline Van Snick (-52kg/JC Bushido Saive)

Round 1: Defeat vs. Gefen Primo (ISR)

Jorre Verstraeten (-60kg/RJC IGW)

Round 1: Victory vs. Yam Wolczak (ISR)
Round 2: Defeat vs. Ariunbold Enkhtaivan (MGL)

Abdul Malik Umayev (-73kg/RJC Visé)

Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Defeat vs. Messaoud Redouane Dris (ALG)

Gabriella Willems (-70kg/JC Andrimont)

Round 1: Defeat vs. Szabina Gercsak (HUN)

Matthias Casse (-81kg/JC Fudji Yama Boom/Schelle) – GOLD

Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Victory vs. Bolor-Ochir Gereltuya (MGL)
Quarter-Final: Victory vs. Kenya Kohara (JPN)
Semi-Final: Victory v vs. Saeid Mollaei (AZE)
Final: Victory vs. Guilherme Schimidt (BRA)

Toma Nikiforov (-100kg/ Topsport Defensie)

Round 1: Victory vs. Otabek Turaboev (UZB)
Round 2: Victory vs. Aleksandar Kukolj (SRB)
Quarterfinals: Defeat vs. Ilia Sulamanidze (GEO)
Repechage: Defeat vs. Kyle Reyes (CAN) withdrawal by Toma after injury in quarterfinals.