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|---|---|
| Venue | Palais des Congrès |
| Location |  Marrakesh, Morocco |
| Dates | 11–12 November 2017 |
| Competitors | 58 from 28 nations |
| Total prize money | 500,000€ [1] |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • EJU • JudoInside |
The 2017 World Judo Open Championships were held in Marrakesh, Morocco, from 11 to 12 November 2017.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open |  Teddy Riner (FRA) |  Toma Nikiforov (BEL) |  Takeshi Ojitani (JPN) |
 Alex Garcia Mendoza (CUB) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Sarah Asahina (JPN) |  Larisa Cerić (BIH) |  Nihel Cheikh Rouhou (TUN) |
| Idalys Ortiz (CUB) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| Final | |||
| Riner (FRA) | 02 | ||
| Nikiforov (BEL) | 00 | ||
| Repechage | Third place playoff | ||||||
 Battulga (MGL) | 00 | ||||||
| Ojitani (JPN) | 11 | Ojitani (JPN) | 10 | ||||
| Kageura (JPN) | 00 | ||||||
| Repechage | Third place playoff | ||||||
 Mikhaylin (RUS) | 00 | ||||||
| Garcia Mendoza (CUB) | 10 | Garcia Mendoza (CUB) | 02 | ||||
| Granda (CUB) | 00 | ||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | |||||||||||||||
 Tushishvili (GEO) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Krakovetskii (KGZ) | 00 | Riner (FRA) | 02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Riner (FRA) | 01 | Riner (FRA) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaballah (TUN) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jaballah (TUN) | 01 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brachev (RUS) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Riner (FRA) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Battulga (MGL) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Simionescu (ROU) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Abdallaoui (MAR) | 10 | Abdallaoui (MAR) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||
 Lili (ALG) | 00 | Simionescu (ROU) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Battulga (MGL) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Battulga (MGL) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hegyi (AUT) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Riner (FRA) | 01 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Granda (CUB) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Vakhaviak (BLR) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Elias (LIB) | 00 |  Grol (NED) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Grol (NED) | 10 | Vakhaviak (BLR) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ojitani (JPN) | 02 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ojitani (JPN) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Heinle (GER) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ojitani (JPN) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Malki (MAR) | 00 | Granda (CUB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
 Gordiienko (UKR) | 10 | Gordiienko (UKR) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Okruashvili (GEO) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gordiienko (UKR) | 01 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Granda (CUB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Krivobokov (RUS) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Granda (CUB) | 01 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | |||||||||||||||
| Temmar (ALG) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mikhaylin (RUS) | 10 | Mikhaylin (RUS) | 02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ulziibayar (MGL) | 00 | Mikhaylin (RUS) | 01 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maret (FRA) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maret (FRA) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sasson (ISR) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mikhaylin (RUS) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nikiforov (BEL) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matiashvili (GEO) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Allerstorfer (AUT) | 00 | Koleśnyk (UKR) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Koleśnyk (UKR) | 12 | Matiashvili (GEO) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nikiforov (BEL) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nikiforov (BEL) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hajji (MAR) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nikiforov (BEL) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Garcia Mendoza (CUB) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ndiaye (SEN) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Garcia Mendoza (CUB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Garcia Mendoza (CUB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bisultanov (RUS) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Khammo (UKR) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bisultanov (RUS) | 01 | Bisultanov (RUS) | 01 | ||||||||||||||||
 Horak (CZE) | 00 | Garcia Mendoza (CUB) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||
 Bor (HUN) | 00 | Kageura (JPN) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kageura (JPN) | 10 | Kageura (JPN) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liparteliani (GEO) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kageura (JPN) | 01 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Meyer (NED) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Meyer (NED) | 01 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Iliadis (GEO) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Repechage | Third place playoff | ||||||
| Bairo (FRA) | 01 | ||||||
| Rouhou (TUN) | 12 | Rouhou (TUN) | 01 | ||||
| Savelkouls (NED) | 00 | ||||||
| Repechage | Third place playoff | ||||||
| Aguilar (CUB) | 00 | ||||||
| Dicko (FRA) | 10 | Dicko (FRA) | 00 | ||||
| Ortiz (CUB) | 10 | ||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Artoshina (RUS) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Asahina (JPN) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Asahina (JPN) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bairo (FRA) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bairo (FRA) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kindzerska (AZE) | 01 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Asahina (JPN) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ortiz (CUB) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ortiz (CUB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sagna (SEN) | 00 |  Atangana (CMR) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Atangana (CMR) | 10 | Ortiz (CUB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rouhou (TUN) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Galeone (ITA) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rouhou (TUN) | 01 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Asahina (JPN) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cerić (BIH) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cerić (BIH) | 01 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Snyman (RSA) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cerić (BIH) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aguilar (CUB) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aguilar (CUB) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sokolova (RUS) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cerić (BIH) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Savelkouls (NED) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Niang (MAR) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shekerova (RUS) | 00 | Savelkouls (NED) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Savelkouls (NED) | 02 | Savelkouls (NED) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dicko (FRA) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dicko (FRA) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kuelbs (GER) | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||
The sums written are per medalist, bringing the total prizes awarded to 500,000€. [1]
| Medal | Total | Judoka | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | 100,000€ | 80,000€ | 20,000€ |
 Silver | 50,000€ | 40,000€ | 10,000€ |
 Bronze | 25,000€ | 20,000€ | 5,000€ |
| 5th place | 10,000€ | 8,000€ | 2,000€ |
| 7th place | 5,000€ | 4,500€ | 500€ |
| Round of 16 | 2,500€ | 2,250€ | 250€ |
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