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Unterwurzacher takes second Grand Prix victory
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29 Mar 2014 17:10
by Mark Pickering - IJF
IJF Media Team / International Judo Federation
The final opposed the African Champion Rizlen Zouak (MAR) and the winner of the 2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Kathrin Unterwurzacher (AUT). After only 20 seconds Unterwurzacher scored a first waza-ari with a ko-soto-gari on the edge of the fighting area. After one minute and a half, the Austrian launched again her right handed attack (ko-soto-gari) for yuko, immediately followed on the floor for immobilization and ippon.
Most successful Austrians at Judo Grand Prix
| Name | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathrin Unterwurzacher | AUT | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Sabrina Filzmoser | AUT | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Ludwig Paischer | AUT | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Tina Zeltner | AUT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Bernadette Graf | AUT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Andreas Mitterfellner | AUT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Hilde Drexler | AUT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Once again, the women's -63kg weight category was very interesting to follow as great names of the World Judo Tour were present in Samsun. World number one and World champion, Yarden GERBI (ISR), who finished second last week in Tbilisi was trying to step on the top of the podium, but she was stopped on her way to the final by the surprising Austrian, Kathrin UNTERWURZACHER, who scored two waza-ari giving no chance to GERBI, even if the Israeli was also able to score waza-ari with her aerial hip movements. Earlier during the preliminary rounds, UNTERWURZACHER also gave no chance to the American Hannah MARTIN (USA) to reach the semifinal.
In the second half of the table, Martyna TRAJDOS (GER) was the favorite but she lost in the quarterfinal against Szabina GERCSAK (HUN), who then was defeated by Rizlen ZOUAK (MAR), who gave a second medal for the African continent on the occasion of the Grand Prix.
The first bronze medal opposed Hannah MARTIN (USA) and Szabina GERCSAK (HUN). Being a little injured, the American looked diminished. After two minutes, she was thrown for waza-ari and was penalized several times. Literally fighting on one leg, she was again thrown for a second waza-ari, GERCSAK winning the first bronze of the day.
In the second bronze medal fight of the day, Martyna TRAJDOS (GER) was opposed to Yarden GERBI (ISR). GERBI was the first one to score with a o-goshi for yuko, just before TRAJDOS was penalized for blocking her opponent. Keeping putting pressure on the German, the Israeli scored again with o-soto-otoshi for waza-ari but was then penalized three times, before TRAJDOS caught her with a strong geza-gatame (immobilization) for ippon, 12 seconds before the end.
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