No surprise in the -61 kg category. All the main gold contenders are qualified for the ½ finals. World No.1 Yin won all her fights and sent a strong message to the other. In Pool B, World champion Petkovic and Egypt’s Lotfy dominated their subject before facing each other in a final fight for 1st place of the group. In the end, Petkovic won thanks to the Senshu. The last qualified for the ½ finals is the Turkish Coban. She will be opposed to Prekovic. A tought task… Today, Prekovic is (again) on fire !

By Florian Fournier
Photos : Kphotos

½ final

Yin (CHN) vs Lotfy (EGY)

Coban (TUR) vs Prekovic (SRB)

Pool A

Ranking

1.Xiaoyan Yin (CHN), 8 points

2.Merve Coban (TUR), 4 points

3.Garces Sequera (VEN), 4 points

4.Mayumi Someya (JPN), 2 points

5.Leïla Heurtault (FRA), 2 points

Fights

Garces Sequera (VEN) b. Heurtault (FRA), 8-0
Merve Coban (TUR) b. Mayumi Someya (JPN), 4-0

Xiaoyan Yin (CHN) b. Garces Sequera (VEN), 2-0
Mayumi Someya (JPN) b. Heurtault (FRA), 6-3

Merve Coban (TUR) b. Garces Sequera (VEN), 6-2
Xiaoyan Yin (CHN) b. Heurtault (FRA), 1-0

Xiaoyan Yin (CHN) b. Mayumi Someya (JPN), 4-2
Leïla Heurtault (FRA) b. Merve Coban (TUR), 2-0

Garces Sequera (VEN) b. Mayumi Someya (JPN), 8-5
Xiaoyan Yin (CHN) b. Merve Coban (TUR), 2-2

Pool B

Ranking

1.Jovana Prekovic (SRB), 8 points

2.Giana Lotfy (EGY), 6 points

3.Anita Serogina (UKR), 3 points

4.Alexandra Grande (PER), 2 points

5.Btissam Sadini (MAR), 1 point

Fights

Anita Serogina (UKR) b. Alexandra Grande (PER), 6-1
Jovana Prekovic (SRB) b. Btissam Sadini (MAR), 3-1

Giana Lotfy (EGY) b. Alexandra Grande (PER), 2-0
Anita Serogina (UKR) - Btissam Sadini (MAR), 1-1

Jovana Prekovic (SRB) b. Alexandra Grande (PER),1-0
Giana Lotfy (EGY) b. Anita Serogina (UKR), 2-1

Giana Lotfy (EGY) b. Btissam Sadini (MAR), 5-0
Jovana Prekovic (SRB) b. Anita Serogina (UKR), 6-4

Alexandra Grande (PER) b. Btissam Sadini (MAR), 3-1
Jovana Prekovic (SRB) b. Giana Lotfy (EGY), 1-1