Judo Grand Slam in Russia

The Grand Slam Tournament in Russia is a judo tournament in Russia. It was the third Judo Grand Slam tournament in the annual calendar.

The Grand Slam tournament took place from 2009 to 2021 and followed the World Cup tournament in Moscow, which has been held since 1996. It was held in Moscow from 2009 to 2013, in Tyumen from 2014 to 2016 and in Yekaterinburg from 2017 to 2019. Kazan was the venue in 2021.

Grand Slam 2009
The first Grand Slam tournament in Moscow took place on May 30 and 31, 2009. Alexander Mikhailin secured the only Russian victory in the heavyweight division.

Grand Slam 2010
The second Grand Slam tournament in Moscow took place on July 3 and 4, 2010. Two winners came from Russia: Musa Mogushkov and Ivan Nifontov.

Grand Slam 2011
The third Grand Slam tournament in Moscow took place from May 27 to 29, 2011. Alim Gadanov was the only Russian winner.

Grand Slam 2012
The fourth Grand Slam tournament in Moscow took place on May 26 and 27, 2012. Murat Khabachirov was the only Russian winner.

Grand Slam 2013
The fifth Grand Slam tournament in Moscow took place on July 20 and 21, 2013. Grigory Sulemin was the only Russian winner.

Grand Slam 2014
The first Grand Slam tournament in Tyumen took place on July 12 and 13, 2014. Denis Yartsev was the only Russian winner.

Grand Slam 2015
The second Grand Slam tournament in Tyumen took place on July 18 and 19, 2015. There were two Russian winners, Uali Kurtsev and Ivan Vorobyov.

Grand Slam 2016
The third Grand Slam tournament in Tyumen took place on July 16 and 17, 2016. With Musa Mogushkow, Aslan Lappinagow and Andrei Volkov there were three Russian winners for the first time. All women's competitions were won by Japanese women.

Grand Slam 2017
The first Grand Slam tournament in Yekaterinburg took place on May 20 and 21, 2017. Abdula Abdulzhalilov and Chassan Chalmursajew ensured victories for the team from the host country.

Grand Slam 2018
The second Grand Slam tournament in Yekaterinburg took place on May 17 and 18, 2018. Natalia Kusyutina and Nijas Ilyasov were the Russian winners, with Kusyutina being the first Russian winner at the Grand Slam tournament in Russia.

Grand Slam 2019
The third Grand Slam tournament in Yekaterinburg took place from March 15 to 17, 2019. Darya Davydova, Arman Adamjan and Tamerlan Bashayev were the Russian winners.

Grand Slam 2020 (canceled)
The Grand Slam tournament in Yekaterinburg was scheduled to take place on March 13 and 14, 2020. It was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Grand Slam 2021
The Grand Slam tournament in Kazan took place from May 5 to 7, 2021.

Grand Slam 2022 (canceled)
In 2022, Russia was excluded from all judo events because of the war of aggression against Ukraine and was therefore not allowed to hold a Grand Slam tournament.