Levan Zhorzholiani, who was competing in 100kg weight category at World Masters beat Frencj Tiery Fabre and became the only member of Georgian three-man team, who managed to beat competitor at the most prestige tournaments – World Masters, which was underway in the city of Kazakhastan, Almaty on January 14-15. Besides Zhorzholiani Georgian judokas even did not make any yoko.
Amina Papinashvili (60 kg) as well as Varlam Liparteliani (90 kg) lost in the first circle. Liparteliani lost with Brazilian Tiago Cameli, who had better ranking than Georgian judoka.
Zhorzholiani gained 80 ranking points as a result of going through quarter-final, where he lost with Maxim Rakov of Kazakhstan. It is worth mentioning that Rakov became champion.
Japanese Masashi Nishiama became champion in 90 kg weight category. He won over Ilias Iliadis leader of this weight categories (with doubtful fouls) in quarter-final and in final beat Russian Kiryl Voposov. In 81kg weight category Azerbaijani Elnur Mamadli became champion and gained 400 points and in Brazilian Rafael Silva became champion in heavy weight.
In the nearest future international judo federation is to publish new ranking, where will be considered result of Almaty World Masters. The next international tournament – World Cup is held at Tbilisi Sports Palace on January 28-29. Georgia is represented with 28-man team at this following tournament. Champion earns 100 points at World Cup, silver medal-winner – 60 points, bronze medal winner – 40 points and loser in repechage final – 20 and so on..
Georgia judokas who participated at World Masters will return in Tbilisi and start preparation for the upcoming tournament without head coach of the team. Peter Seisenbacher arrived in Kazakhstan from Austria for some days to meet Georgian high-ranking judokas. He returned in Austria, where he trains 12 members of Georgian national judo team.
It is said that interior disagreement of Georgian judo stayed in the past.. national team starts very important season divided into two parts.

Judo
 World Masters
Almaty
January14-15

Men

60 kg
1 Arsen Galstyan (Russia)
2 Rishod Sobirov (Uzbekistan)
3 Hiroaki Hiraoka (Japan)
3 Beslan Mudranov (Russia)

66 kg
1 Miaragcha Saniaasuren (Mongolia)
2 Tsagaanbaatar Hashbaatar (Mongolia)
3 Masashi Ebinuma (Japan)
3 Yunpei Morishita (Japan)

73 kg
1 Ki-Chun Vang (South Korea)
2 Riki Nakaia (Japan)
3 Hirouki Akimoto (Japan)
3 Mansur Isaev (Russia)

81 kg
1 Elnur Maamadli (Azerbaijan)
2 Takaharo Nakai(Japan)
3 Yan Barton (Britain)
3 Sirazhudin Magomedov (Russia)

90 kg
1 Masashi Nishiama (Japan)
2 Kiryl Viprosov (Russia)
3 Tiago Camilu (Brazil)
3 Hugo Pesana (Brazil)

100 kg
1 Maxim Rakov (Kazakhstan)
2 Hank Khroly (Holland)
3 Takamasa Anay (Japan)
3 Sergey Samoilovich (Russia)

+100 kg
1 Rafael Silva (Brazil)
2 Daiki Kamikava (Japan)
3 Islam El Shehab (Egypt)
3 Andreas Tolzer (Germany)

Women

48 kg
1 Tomoko Fukumi (Japan)
2 Haruna Asam (Japan)
3 Sara Menezes (Brazil)
3 Elena Moreti (Italy)

52 kg
1 Yuka Nishida (Japan)
2 Misato Nakamura (Japan)
3 Soraya Hadadi (Algeria)
3 Ylse Heylen (Blegium)

57 kg
1 Kaori Matsumoto (Japan)
2 Telma Monterio (Portugal)
3 Ayko Sato (Japan)
3 Rafaela Silva (Brazil)

63 kg
1 Yoshi Ueno (Japan)
2 Miki Tanaka (Japan)
3 Anichka Van Emden (Holland)
3 Lili Ksu (China)

70 kg
1 Lucy Dekos (France)
2 Yoriko Kunihara (Japan)
3 Edith Boskh (Holland)
3 Haruka Tachimoto (Japan)

78 kg
1 Maiara Agyar (Brazil)
2 Xiuly Young (China)
3 Akarin Ogata (Japan)
3 Anamary Velensek (Slovenia)

+78 kg
1 Kyan Kin (China)
2 Ven Tong (China)
3 Gulzan Isanova (Kazakhstan)
3 Mika Sugimoto (Japan)

 

Otar Maglakelidze