2006 Birmingham World Cup 1-2nd April
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         Jayne Clason GBR sidesteps Liudmila Bogdanova's (RUS) uchimata attack but lost the contest by 2 wazaris. |
 Christina Marzok GER briefly dominated Ronda Rousey USA but then lost by an ippon. |
 Ronda Rousey USA defeated Marzok GER 63kgs |
 Riaboff FRA struggles with Clark GBR in the 63kgs semi-final but won by ippon. |
 Marie FRA beat Matsumoto USA 48kgs by a yuko. |
 Julia Kriesten GER 48kgs48kgs |
 Frietas POR defeated Kriesten GER 48kgs |
 Toni Prince GBR 48kgs |
 Dumitru ROM beat Hormigo POR 48kgs semi-final. |
 Natalia Samoilova RUS beat Jun Xiao CHN 48kgs to reach the final. |
 Opening ceremony. |
 Jun Xiao CHN defeated Oiana Blanco ESP by ippon with te-guruma to win the 48kgs bronze with 29 seconds left on the clock. The final score was 1100/0000 |
 "Stand back" |
 Alina Dumitru ROM defeated Natalia Samoilova RUS 48kgs 0101/0030 |
 57kgs G: Yu CHN, S: Espinosa Abrev CUB, B: Lindberg SWE and Aguirre de Yuan ESP. |
 Alvarez ESP Cavalleri POR 63kgs |
 Ronda Rousey USA wins her first World Cup gold medal. |
 Sarah Clarke GBR 63kgs bronze medallist |
 Ronda Rousey USA defeated Mezzina MLT 63kgs with an armlock in her opening match. |
 Gussenberg GER 63kgs catches Cavalleri POR but eventaully lost to her. |
 Ronda Rousey USA crushingly defeated Toucanne FRA 63kgs with a hold. |
 Marzok GER Walker GBR 63kgs |
 Belskaia RUS catches Roberts GBR 63kgs in Golden Score time with a foot sweep to reach the quarter-finals. |
 Bogdanova RUS defeated Lierka GER 52kgs 1010/0000 |
 Sky TV control position organised by Simon Hicks (left) and Ian Sharples of Fighting Films |
 Ronda Rousey USA determindly throws Alvarez ESP 63kgs for ippon to reach the final. |
 Kriesten GER (white) lost to Freitas POR by a koka. |
 Dumitru ROM defeated Hormigo POR 48kgs with this extraordinary throw for wazari to reach the final. |
 Dumitru ROM defeated Hormigo POR 48kgs with this extraordinary throw for wazari to reach the final. |
 Dumitru ROM defeated Hormigo POR 48kgs with this extraordinary throw for wazari to reach the final. |
 Dumitru ROM defeated Hormigo POR 48kgs with this extraordinary throw for wazari to reach the final. |
 Dumitru ROM defeated Hormigo POR 48kgs with this extraordinary throw for wazari to reach the final. |
 Dumitru ROM defeated Hormigo POR 48kgs with this extraordinary throw for wazari to reach the final. |
 Throwing exhibition |
 British world champion Craig Fallon puts on a throwing exhibition for the spectators. |
 48kgs G: Dumitru ROM, S: Samoilova RUS, B: Arenas Comeron ESP and Xiao CHN |
 Liudmila Bogdanova RUS defeated Rahel Walser SUI 52kgs with uchi-mata for ippon. |
 Ang Zhu CHN beat Ana Carrascosa Zardgoza ESP 52kgs by ippon. |
 Ang Zhu CHN beat Ana Carrascosa Zardgoza ESP 52kgs by ippon. |
 Ang Zhu CHN beat Ana Carrascosa Zardgoza ESP 52kgs by ippon. |
 Ang Zhu CHN beat Ana Carrascosa Zardgoza ESP 52kgs by ippon. |
 Ang Zhu CHN beat Ana Carrascosa Zardgoza ESP 52kgs by ippon. |
 Ang Zhu CHN beat Ana Carrascosa Zardgoza ESP 52kgs by ippon. |
 Ang Zhu CHN - gold medallist |
 Liudmila Bogdanova RUS |
 Yaling Yu CHN defeated Sheila Espinosa Abrev CUB 57kgs by ippon to take the gold medal. |
 Yaling Yu CHN defeated Sheila Espinosa Abrev CUB 57kgs by ippon to take the gold medal. |
 Yaling Yu CHN |
 57kgs G: Yu CHN, S: Espinosa Abrev CUB, B: Aguirre De Juan ESP and Lindberg SWE |
 Sarah Clark GBR avoids an attack and then held Vera Koval RUS 63kgs for bronze medal. |
 Sarah Clark GBR held Vera Koval RUS 63kgs for bronze medal. |
 Ronda Rousey USA defeated Riaboff FRA 63 kgs in golden score time to win the gold medal. |
 Ronda Rousey USA knocked Fanny Riaboff FRA 63 kgs in Golden Score time to win the gold medal by a yuko (5 points). |
 G: Rousey USA, S: Riaboff FRA, B: Alvarez ESP and Clark GBR |
 Katie Mocco USA beat Sally Conway GBR 70kgs 0201/0000 |
 Tea Donguzashvili RUS beat Sarah Adlington GBR o78kgs by ippon. |
 Tea Donguzashvili RUS beat Sarah Adlington GBR o78kgs by ippon with harai-makikomi. |
 Karina Bryant GBR strangled Verena Birndorfer GER o78kgs for ippon. |
 Bryant GBR catches Sokolova RUS o78kgs |
 Greve GER defeated Roberge CAN 70kgs |
 Simon Hicks of BJA sponsors Fighting Films presented the 70kgs medals. |
 G: Moskalyuk RUS, S: San Miguel ESP, B: Prieto Madrigal ESP and Wilson GBR |
 Simone Callender GBR defeated Ivis Duena Alonson CUB o78kgs in extra time with a koka from a drop seoinage tipping the Cuban on her side for the bronze medal. |
 Tea Donguzashvili RUS threw Karina Bryant o78kgs for ippon to win the gold medal. |
 Tea Donguzashvili RUS throws Karina Bryant GBR with harai-goshi for ippon to win the o78kgs gold medal. |
 Tea Donguzashvili RUS threw Karina Bryant o78kgs for ippon with a spectacular harai-goshi makikomi to win the gold medal. |
 BJA President George Kerr presented Karina Bryant with the Best British Judoka award |
 Greve GER defeated the experienced Croitoru ROM 70kgs |
 Schmidtke GER defeated the highly experienced Roberge CAN 70kgs 0002/0000 |
 Sian Wilson GBR lost the semi-final to the eventual gold medallist Vera Moskalyuk RUS 78kgs |
 Elisa Schmidtke GER defeated Silvia Schlagnitweit AUT 70kgs by 0010/0000 to reach the final. |
 70kgs G: Schmidtke GER, S: Kuang CHN, B: Greve GER and Schlagnitweit AUT |
 Simone Callender GBR elated at defeating Ivis Duena Alonson CUB o78kgs for bronze. |
 Tea Donguzashvili RUS |
 G: Donguzashvili RUS, S: Bryant GBR, B: Callender GBR & Yu CHN |