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]
| 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 |
Qualifications and seeding position
edit| Seed | Result |
|---|---|
| No. 1 Seed |  2017 Grand Slam champion
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| No. 2 Seed |  2018 Grand Prix Final champion
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| No. 3 Seed | 2017 Grand Slam runner-up
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| No. 4 Seed |  2018 Grand Prix Series 4 champion
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| No. 5 Seed |  2018 Grand Prix Series 3 champion
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| No. 6 Seed |  2018 Grand Prix Series 2 champion
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| No. 7 Seed |  2018 Grand Prix Series 1 champion
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| No. 8 Seed | 1st place athlete of Open Qualification Tournament II
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| No. 9 Seed | 1st place athlete of Open Qualification Tournament I
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- 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
editThe 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
editMen
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 kg |  Jang Jun (KOR)
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Liang Yushuai (CHN)
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 Armin Hadipour (IRI)
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| 68 kg | Zhao Shuai (CHN)
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Bradly Sinden (GBR)
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Lee Dae-hoon (KOR)
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| 80 kg | Maksim Khramtsov (RUS)
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Namgoong Hwan (KOR)
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 Milad Beigi (AZE)
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| +80 kg | Sajjad Mardani (IRI)
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In Kyo-don (KOR)
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Song Zhaoxiang (CHN)
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Women
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 kg |  Panipak Wongpattanakit (THA)
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Ha Min-ah (KOR)
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Tan Xueqin (CHN)
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| 57 kg | Zhou Lijun (CHN)
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Jade Jones (GBR)
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Lee Ah-reum (KOR)
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| 67 kg | Lauren Williams (GBR)
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 Nur Tatar (TUR)
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 Ruth Gbagbi (CIV)
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| +67 kg | Bianca Walkden (GBR)
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 Madelynn Gorman-Shore (USA)
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 Aleksandra Kowalczuk (POL)
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Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
References
edit- ^ "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.