2018 World Taekwondo Grand Slam
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| 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Slam | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Wuxi Taihu International Expo Center |
| Location | Wuxi, China |
| Dates | 12–16 December |
| Competitors | 128 |
| Total prize money | US$760,000 |
The 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Slam is the 2nd edition of the World Taekwondo Grand Slam series taking place from 12-16 December in Wuxi, China.[1][2]
Qualifications and seeding position
| Seed | Result |
|---|---|
| No. 1 Seed | China 2017 Grand Slam champion |
| No. 2 Seed | United Arab Emirates 2018 Grand Prix Final champion |
| No. 3 Seed | China 2017 Grand Slam runner-up |
| No. 4 Seed | United Kingdom 2018 Grand Prix Series 4 champion |
| No. 5 Seed | Chinese Taipei 2018 Grand Prix Series 3 champion |
| No. 6 Seed | Russia 2018 Grand Prix Series 2 champion |
| No. 7 Seed | Italy 2018 Grand Prix Series 1 champion |
| No. 8 Seed | China 1st place athlete of Open Qualification Tournament II |
| No. 9 Seed | China 1st place athlete of Open Qualification Tournament I |
- In case of one athlete occupying multiple seeding positions, the highest seeding position shall be assigned to the athlete, and vacant seeding positions shall be filled by other seeding athletes only
- The highest Olympic ranking athletes of November, 2018 shall fill up the unoccupied position, but not for seeding.
Non Seeded Athletes are as follows:
- 2nd place of 2018 Qualification Tournament II
- 2nd place of 2018 Qualification Tournament I
- 3rd place of 2018 Qualification Tournament II
- 3rd place of 2018 Qualification Tournament I
- Recommended athlete by WT Technical Committee
- Recommended athlete by WT Technical Committee
- Host Country Athlete
Events schedule
The competition was held from 12 December to 16 December.
| Event Date | Weight Division | |
|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |
| 12-16 December | -80 kg | -67kg |
| +80kg | +67kg | |
| 13-16 December | -58kg | -49kg |
| -68 kg | -57kg | |
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 kg | File:Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Jun (KOR) | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Yushuai (CHN) | File:Flag of Iran.svg Armin Hadipour (IRI) |
| 68 kg | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Shuai (CHN) | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bradly Sinden (GBR) | File:Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Dae-hoon (KOR) |
| 80 kg | File:Flag of Russia.svg Maksim Khramtsov (RUS) | File:Flag of South Korea.svg Namgoong Hwan (KOR) | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Milad Beigi (AZE) |
| +80 kg | File:Flag of Iran.svg Sajjad Mardani (IRI) | File:Flag of South Korea.svg In Kyo-don (KOR) | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Song Zhaoxiang (CHN) |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 kg | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Panipak Wongpattanakit (THA) | File:Flag of South Korea.svg Ha Min-ah (KOR) | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tan Xueqin (CHN) |
| 57 kg | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Lijun (CHN) | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jade Jones (GBR) | File:Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Ah-reum (KOR) |
| 67 kg | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lauren Williams (GBR) | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Nur Tatar (TUR) | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ruth Gbagbi (CIV) |
| +67 kg | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bianca Walkden (GBR) | File:Flag of the United States.svg Madelynn Gorman-Shore (USA) | File:Flag of Poland.svg Aleksandra Kowalczuk (POL) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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References
- ↑ "Information". World Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ↑ Dept, WT Communications (2018-12-12). "Second World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series explodes into action". World Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2018-12-12.