JC Chilly-Mazarin Morangis / Stade Bordeaux: 2-6

The draw having designated the -81kg to begin the clash, it was with two of its foreign leaders that the Girondins quickly took control. the Bulgarian Georgi Gramatikova continental medallist in the U23 category in 2022 and a participant in all the major championships, strangled Robin in the first part of the fight. Rousselbefore Britain's Lucy Renshall (-70kg), back in business since her defeat in the round of 16 at the Paris Games, was also unable to find a solution to her problem. ne-waza a sankaku-jime concluded with an elbow turn. From the floor again in the next bout, in which the Senegalese Abderhamane Diao (-90kg), fifth at the last African championships, immobilized the very young Nino GonzalezNew Aquitaine champion this year... in -73kg, for the first point chiroquois of the game. French second division champion 2025 Calypso Debuire (+70kg) restored Bordeaux's two-point lead on a sasae-tsuri-komi-goshi perfect timing, a score that remained unchanged at the break after the hikiwake between his Belgian comrade Édouard Capelle and the young Kris Oliver Siewe Djiekamseventh in the 2023 Cadet Worlds.

Berthet ensures the show 

The second half got off to a strong start with the Bulgarian Gabriela Dimitrova (-52kg), European U23 runner-up in 2023, who hit the nail on the head in the opening sequence of her bout against Aya Louchènecadet continental medallist in 2019, on her sode-tsuri-komi-goshibefore increasing the penalties to hansokumake. Marin Chabon (-66kg) had kept up the suspense with a subtle ko-uchi-gari inflicted on Mathis RousselLola Berthet (-57kg), just off the senior national podium in November 2024, confirmed Gironde's victory with a superb finish. okuri-ashi-barai followed by immobilization. Voted best athlete of the evening, she saw Kassim Brosseau and Desire Zoba Casi match each other blow for blow in the -73kg class, but failed to find the opening, then Émilie Dando (-63kg) to close the deal in ne-waza against Emma Benzhegal. Dream debut for Stade Bordelais in this Judo Pro League.

 

Venelles Judo 13 / FLAM 91 : 3-6

Venelles Judo 13's debut in the Judo Pro division made quite an impact in the Bouches-du-Rhône region. League! His -66kg Guillaume Hureau showed the way in the very first duel by mystifying Antoine Jeanpierre on a o-uchi-gari low-lying and very rotary. Junior World Champion 2021 Chloé Devictor (-57kg) responded in kind, twice taking off the three-time reigning African champion Mariana Esteves on his shoulder movements. 1-1, then 2-2 at half-time after Lou's success on the Essonne side Lemire (-63kg), on a Laetitia Blot quickly diminished by an injury to his right leg, offset by Benjamin Constant's clear victory on the floor (-81kg) at the expense of by Ivane Labadze.

Keita shows the way 

The chase continued at the restart, thanks to the short victory of the Malagasy Laura. Rasoanaivo (-70kg), a finalist at the recent Qingdao Grand Prix and just outside the world's top 20, who enabled the home team to regain the lead for the second time that evening. But like a good captain, the 2017 French champion Ibrahim Keita (-90kg) sounded the Essonniens' revolt by first snatching and then strangling Néo ManfruelliEuropean university medallist this summer. Yvana Kamga Ngangoum (+70kg) drove the nail in, emphasizing his sode-tsuri-komi-goshi to ippon against Fiona Tolfoas did light-heavyweight Francis Damier (+90kg), who first had to endure the power of Senegal's Mbagnick Ndiayea thirteen-time medalist at African championships since 2014 (!), before moving up a yuko and a waza-ari to win on an inside mow. FLAM 91 could no longer be caught up, but that didn't stop his young daughter Fina Pamédie Katendi Nzuzi (-52kg), who won bronze at the last French junior championships, skilfully finished the job by immobilizing Loryn Bellance.

 

After the first eight matches of this new season of Judo Pro Leaguefor the time being perfectFour wins home and away. To find out which side will win the day, look out for next week's closing game between AM Asnières 92 and RSC Montreuil, as well as the first games of the second day, against Auxerre and Montpellier.