We have picked out six of the most appealing preliminary round contests to look out for at the penultimate Grand Slam of the season.
Olympic silver medallist AN Baul (KOR) is aiming for his first contest win of the year
Men’s -66kg: First Round, Pool C
AN Baul (KOR) v Nijat SHIKHALIZADA (AZE)
Men’s -60kg: Second Round, Pool C
Yeldos SMETOV (KAZ) v Felipe KITADAI (BRA)
Former world champion SMETOV (white judogi) of Kazakhstan is one of the favourites at -60kg
Men’s -60kg: Second Round, Pool D
Mihrac AKKUS (TUR) v Diyorbek UROZBOEV (UZB)
Women’s -57kg: Second Round, Pool B Telma MONTEIRO (POR) v Amelie STOLL (GER)
Monteiro with her legendary compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo
Men’s -100kg: Second Round, Pool A
CHO Guham (KOR) v Cyrille MARET (FRA)
Cho (KOR) celebrates winning his 2018 world title
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