Judo World Masters

Judo World Masters
Current event or competition:
2023 Judo World Masters
Competition details
DisciplineJudo
TypeAnnual
OrganiserInternational Judo Federation (IJF)
History
First editionSuwon 2010
Editions11
Most recentBudapest 2023

The Judo World Masters is an annual invite-only judo competition.[1][2] After being open for only the top 16 ranked judoka in each weight class for its first eight installments, the tournament was expended to host the top 36 of each weight class in 2019.[3][4] The world masters is the only world tour event with no limitation on the number of judoka competing from any single national association.[5]

  1. ^ "IJF Sport and Organisation Rules (SOR) - 08.07.2020" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 8 July 2020. p. 35. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ Pickering, Mark (5 June 2018). "China Judo Association awarded IJF World Judo Masters from 2018 – 2022". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ^ "IJF Changes & Rule Clarifications". Judo Australia. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ "TeamNL to World Judo Masters". Judo Bond Nederland (in Dutch). 10 December 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ "IJF Ranking Events" (PDF). International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 August 2021.