2018 World Judo Championships – Men's 73 kg

Judo Men's 73 kg at the 2018 World Judo Championships
Venue	National Gymnastics Arena
Location	Baku, Azerbaijan
Dates	22 September
Competitors	82 from 63 nations
Total prize money	57,000€
Medalists
An Chang-rim (1st title)   South Korea   Soichi Hashimoto   Japan   Mohammad Mohammadi   Iran   Hidayat Heydarov   Azerbaijan
Competition at external databases
Links	IJF • JudoInside

The Men's 73 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 22 September 2018.

Results

Finals

	Semi-finals				Final
	Soichi Hashimoto	10
	Hidayat Heydarov	00
					Soichi Hashimoto	00
					An Chang-rim	10
	An Chang-rim	11
	Mohammad Mohammadi	00

Repechage

	Repechage				Third place
	Zhansay Smagulov	00
	Ganbaataryn Odbayar	01
					Ganbaataryn Odbayar	00
					Mohammad Mohammadi	10

	Repechage				Third place
	Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar	10
	Lasha Shavdatuashvili	00
					Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar	00
					Hidayat Heydarov	01

Pool A

Preliminary round fights

	Score
Nicholas Delpopolo	11–00	Ayton Siquir
Lukas Reiter	01–11	Magdiel Estrada
Claudio Nunes Dos Santos	00–11	Martin Hojak
Sam van't Westende	00–01	Miklós Ungvári
Alonso Wong	00–01	Nils Stump

	First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals
	Soichi Hashimoto	10
	Tirelo Lekoko	00
					Soichi Hashimoto	01
					Nicholas Delpopolo	00
	Faye Njie	00
	Nicholas Delpopolo	10
									Soichi Hashimoto	10
									Guillaume Chaine	00
	Magdiel Estrada	10
	Alexandru Raicu	00
					Magdiel Estrada	00
					Guillaume Chaine	11
	Guillaume Chaine	01
	Martin Hojak	00
													Soichi Hashimoto	10
													Zhansay Smagulov	00
	Akil Gjakova	10
	Magner Mendes	00
					Akil Gjakova	10
					Miklós Ungvári	00
	Antoine Bouchard	00
	Miklós Ungvári	01
									Akil Gjakova	00
									Zhansay Smagulov	10
	Safouane Boutit	00
	Nikola Gardašević	10
					Nikola Gardašević	00
					Zhansay Smagulov	10
	Zhansay Smagulov	11
	Nils Stump	00

Pool B

Preliminary round fights

	Score
Anthony Zingg	10–00	Dirk Van Tichelt
Keisei Nakano	00–10	Victor Sterpu
Lee Kwok Wing	00–10	Ahmed Ayash
Lucas Diallo	00–10	Behruzi Khojazoda

	First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals
	Ganbaataryn Odbayar	10
	Anthony Zingg	00
					Ganbaataryn Odbayar	10
					Khikmatillokh Turaev	01
	Georgios Azoidis	00
	Khikmatillokh Turaev	11
									Ganbaataryn Odbayar	10
									Ahn Joon-sung	00
	Victor Sterpu	10
	Mod Reshad Aryan	00
					Victor Sterpu	00
					Ahn Joon-sung	10
	Ahn Joon-sung	10
	Jorge Fernandes	00
													Ganbaataryn Odbayar	00
													Hidayat Heydarov	01
	Hidayat Heydarov	11
	Sajjad Sehen	00
					Hidayat Heydarov	10
					Cédric Bessi	00
	Ahmed Ayash	00
	Cédric Bessi	10
									Hidayat Heydarov	01
									Behruzi Khojazoda	00
	Qing Daga	00
	Michał Bartusik	10
					Michał Bartusik	00
					Behruzi Khojazoda	10
	Behruzi Khojazoda	10
	Calvin Knoester	00

Pool C

Preliminary round fights

	Score
Victor Scvortov	10–00	Jeffrey Ruiz
Nuno Saraiva	11–00	Fabio Basile
Jakub Ječmínek	10–00	Arthur Margelidon
Alexander Turner	00–01	Fethi Nourine
Sulaiman Hamad	11–01	Philippe Metellus

	First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals
	Rustam Orujov	10
	Mohamed Mohyeldin	00
					Rustam Orujov	10
					Victor Scvortov	00
	Wiktor Mrówczyński	00
	Victor Scvortov	01
									Rustam Orujov	00
									Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar	01
	Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar	01
	Nuno Saraiva	00
					Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar	01
					Somon Makhmadbekov	00
	Giyosjon Boboev	00
	Somon Makhmadbekov	01
													Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar	00
													An Chang-rim	10
	An Chang-rim	01
	Jakub Ječmínek	00
					An Chang-rim	10
					Fethi Nourine	00
	Nikola Gušić	00
	Fethi Nourine	01
									An Chang-rim	10
									Artem Khomula	00
	Sulaiman Hamad	00
	Frigyes Szabó	10
					Frigyes Szabó	00
					Artem Khomula	01
	Emmanuel Nartey	00
	Artem Khomula	10

Pool D

Preliminary round fights

	Score
Kim Chol-gwang	00–11	Mohammad Mohammadi
Christopher Wagner	00–10	Igor Wandtke
Mamadou Samba Bah	00–11	Fang Hongyuan
Leider Navarro	11–00	Eyal Younis

	First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals
	Tommy Macias	10
	Tohar Butbul	00
					Tommy Macias	00
					Mohammad Mohammadi	01
	Mohammad Mohammadi	10
	Ishen Amanov	00
									Mohammad Mohammadi	10
									Iulian Peaticovschi	00
	Iulian Peaticovschi	10
	Roudolf Kourtidis	01
					Iulian Peaticovschi	10
					Igor Wandtke	00
	Igor Wandtke	10
	Thato Lebang	00
													Mohammad Mohammadi	10
													Lasha Shavdatuashvili	00
	Lasha Shavdatuashvili	10
	Khalil Rebahi	00
					Lasha Shavdatuashvili	10
					Vadzim Shoka	00
	Vadzim Shoka	01
	Fang Hongyuan	00
									Lasha Shavdatuashvili	01
									Benjamin Axus	00
	Benjamin Axus	10
	Bekadil Shaimerdenov	00
					Benjamin Axus	10
					Leider Navarro	00
	Leider Navarro	10
	Timo Allemann	01

Prize money

The sums listed bring the total prizes awarded to 57,000€ for the individual event.

Medal	Total	Judoka	Coach
Gold	26,000€	20,800€	5,200€
Silver	15,000€	12,000€	3,000€
Bronze	8,000€	6,400€	1,600€

External links

• 2018 World Judo Championships – men's 73 kg at the International Judo Federation
• 2018 World Judo Championships – men's 73 kg at JudoInside.com
• Draw