2018 World Judo Championships – Men's 66 kg
# 2018 World Judo Championships – Men's 66 kg

The Men's 66 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 21 September 2018.

## Results

### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Tal Flicker | 00 |
| Yerlan Serikzhanov | 10 | | |
| Yerlan Serikzhanov | 10 | Yerlan Serikzhanov | 00 |
| | | Hifumi Abe | 10 |
| Hifumi Abe | 01 | Hifumi Abe | 10 |
| An Baul | 00 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| - | - | - | - |
| Daniel Cargnin | 01 |
| Kherlen Ganbold | 00 | | |
| Kherlen Ganbold | 00 | Daniel Cargnin | 00 |
| | | An Baul | 01 |
| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Georgii Zantaraia | 01 |
| Mikhail Pulyaev | 00 | | |
| Mikhail Pulyaev | 00 | Georgii Zantaraia | 01 |
| | | Tal Flicker | 00 |

### Pool A

**Preliminary round fights**

| | Score | |
| - | - | - |
| Sardor Nurillaev | 10–00 | Rodrick Kuku |
| Mohamed Abdelmawgoud | 10–00 | Brian Chiminya |
| Bektur Rysmambetov | 11–01 | Wu Zhiqiang |
| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Tal Flicker | 01 | | | | |
| Sardor Nurillaev | 00 | | | | |
| Sardor Nurillaev | 00 | Tal Flicker | 01 | | |
| | | Adrian Gomboc | 00 | | |
| Gavin Mogopa | 00 | Adrian Gomboc | 00 | | |
| Adrian Gomboc | 10 | | | | |
| Adrian Gomboc | 10 | | | Tal Flicker | 01 |
| | | | | Osniel Solís | 00 |
| Osniel Solís | 01 | | | Osniel Solís | 00 |
| Mohammed Al-Saedi | 00 | | | | |
| Mohammed Al-Saedi | 00 | Osniel Solís | 01 | | |
| | | Kenneth Van Gansbeke | 00 | | |
| Ayoub El-Idrissi | 00 | Kenneth Van Gansbeke | 00 | | |
| Kenneth Van Gansbeke | 10 | | | | | | |
| Kenneth Van Gansbeke | 10 | | | | | Tal Flicker | 01 |
| | | | | | | Daniel Cargnin | 00 |
| Daniel Cargnin | 11 | | | | | Daniel Cargnin | 00 |
| Petar Zadro | 01 | | | | | | |
| Petar Zadro | 01 | Daniel Cargnin | 10 | | | | |
| | | Nijat Shikhalizada | 01 | | | | |
| Mohamed Abdelmawgoud | 00 | Nijat Shikhalizada | 01 | | | | |
| Nijat Shikhalizada | 10 | | | | | | |
| Nijat Shikhalizada | 10 | | | Daniel Cargnin | 10 | | |
| | | | | Pavel Petřikov | 00 |
| Pavel Petřikov | 01 | | | Pavel Petřikov | 00 |
| Bektur Rysmambetov | 00 | | | | |
| Bektur Rysmambetov | 00 | Pavel Petřikov | 10 | | |
| | | Strahinja Bunčić | 00 | | |
| Dzmitry Minkou | 00 | Strahinja Bunčić | 00 | | |
| Strahinja Bunčić | 01 | | | | |

### Pool B

**Preliminary round fights**

| | Score | |
| - | - | - |
| Navruz Karimzod | 00–01 | Juan Postigos |
| Marko Gusić | 10–00 | Dylesi Wyson |
| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Baruch Shmailov | 11 | | | | |
| Daniel Jean | 00 | | | | |
| Daniel Jean | 00 | Baruch Shmailov | 00 | | |
| | | Yerlan Serikzhanov | 10 | | |
| Artur Carlos | 00 | Yerlan Serikzhanov | 10 | | |
| Yerlan Serikzhanov | 10 | | | | |
| Yerlan Serikzhanov | 10 | | | Yerlan Serikzhanov | 10 |
| | | | | Vadim Bunescu | 00 |
| Vadim Bunescu | 10 | | | Vadim Bunescu | 00 |
| Tom Schmit | 00 | | | | |
| Tom Schmit | 00 | Vadim Bunescu | 10 | | |
| | | Bogdan Iadov | 00 | | |
| Juan Postigos | 00 | Bogdan Iadov | 00 | | |
| Bogdan Iadov | 10 | | | | | | |
| Bogdan Iadov | 10 | | | | | Yerlan Serikzhanov | 11 |
| | | | | | | Kherlen Ganbold | 01 |
| Kherlen Ganbold | 01 | | | | | Kherlen Ganbold | 01 |
| Sinan Sandal | 00 | | | | | | |
| Sinan Sandal | 00 | Kherlen Ganbold | 01 | | | | |
| | | Abderrahmane Boushita | 00 | | | | |
| Wander Mateo | 00 | Abderrahmane Boushita | 00 | | | | |
| Abderrahmane Boushita | 10 | | | | | | |
| Abderrahmane Boushita | 10 | | | Kherlen Ganbold | 01 | | |
| | | | | Nathon Burns | 00 |
| Marko Gusić | 00 | | | Nathon Burns | 00 |
| Nathon Burns | 10 | | | | |
| Nathon Burns | 10 | Nathon Burns | 10 | | |
| | | Zsolt Gorjánácz | 00 | | |
| Abdulaziz Al-Bashi | 00 | Zsolt Gorjánácz | 00 | | |
| Zsolt Gorjánácz | 01 | | | | |

### Pool C

**Preliminary round fights**

| | Score | |
| - | - | - |
| Matteo Medves | 10–00 | Ryan Vargas |
| Mohammed Salem | 00–10 | Patryk Wawrzyczek |
| Indra Shrestha | 00–10 | Ahmed Abdelrahman |
| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Hifumi Abe | 10 | | | | |
| Gerard Cadet | 00 | | | | |
| Gerard Cadet | 00 | Hifumi Abe | 10 | | |
| | | Matteo Medves | 00 | | |
| Matteo Medves | 10 | Matteo Medves | 00 | | |
| Adebayo Olympio | 00 | | | | |
| Adebayo Olympio | 00 | | | Hifumi Abe | 01 |
| | | | | Denis Vieru | 00 |
| James Entwistle | 00 | | | Denis Vieru | 00 |
| Denis Vieru | 10 | | | | |
| Denis Vieru | 10 | Denis Vieru | 10 | | |
| | | Kevin Loforte | 00 | | |
| Kevin Loforte | 10 | Kevin Loforte | 00 | | |
| Matej Poliak | 01 | | | | | | |
| Matej Poliak | 01 | | | | | Hifumi Abe | 10 |
| | | | | | | Georgii Zantaraia | 00 |
| Georgii Zantaraia | 10 | | | | | Georgii Zantaraia | 00 |
| Patryk Wawrzyczek | 00 | | | | | | |
| Patryk Wawrzyczek | 00 | Georgii Zantaraia | 10 | | | | |
| | | Shugen Nakano | 00 | | | | |
| Mathews Punza | 00 | Shugen Nakano | 00 | | | | |
| Shugen Nakano | 10 | | | | | | |
| Shugen Nakano | 10 | | | Georgii Zantaraia | 10 | | |
| | | | | Ahmed Abdelrahman | 00 |
| Nathan Katz | 00 | | | Ahmed Abdelrahman | 00 |
| Ahmed Abdelrahman | 10 | | | | |
| Ahmed Abdelrahman | 10 | Ahmed Abdelrahman | 10 | | |
| | | Yokubdzhon Bokiev | 00 | | |
| Yokubdzhon Bokiev | 10 | Yokubdzhon Bokiev | 00 | | |
| Jeremy Saywell | 00 | | | | |

### Pool D

**Preliminary round fights**

| | Score | |
| - | - | - |
| Charles Chibana | 10–00 | Alberto Gaitero |
| Ismael Alhassane | 00–10 | Ian Sancho |
| Diogo César | 00–10 | Imad Bassou |
| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Vazha Margvelashvili | 10 | | | | |
| Auguste Daga | 00 | | | | |
| Auguste Daga | 00 | Vazha Margvelashvili | 00 | | |
| | | Sebastian Seidl | 10 | | |
| Sebastian Seidl | 01 | Sebastian Seidl | 10 | | |
| Charles Chibana | 00 | | | | |
| Charles Chibana | 00 | | | Sebastian Seidl | 00 |
| | | | | Mikhail Pulyaev | 10 |
| Darren Elcock | 00 | | | Mikhail Pulyaev | 10 |
| Mikhail Pulyaev | 10 | | | | |
| Mikhail Pulyaev | 10 | Mikhail Pulyaev | 10 | | |
| | | Indrit Cullhaj | 00 | | |
| Letlhogile Tsheko | 00 | Indrit Cullhaj | 00 | | |
| Indrit Cullhaj | 11 | | | | | | |
| Indrit Cullhaj | 11 | | | | | Mikhail Pulyaev | 00 |
| | | | | | | An Baul | 11 |
| An Baul | 10 | | | | | An Baul | 11 |
| Ian Sancho | 00 | | | | | | |
| Ian Sancho | 00 | An Baul | 01 | | | | |
| | | Artur Te | 00 | | | | |
| Artur Te | 10 | Artur Te | 00 | | | | |
| João Crisóstomo | 00 | | | | | | |
| João Crisóstomo | 00 | | | An Baul | 10 | | |
| | | | | Dzmitry Shershan | 00 |
| Imad Bassou | 10 | | | Dzmitry Shershan | 00 |
| Abdul Fazli | 00 | | | | |
| Abdul Fazli | 00 | Imad Bassou | 01 | | |
| | | Dzmitry Shershan | 11 | | |
| Dzmitry Shershan | 01 | Dzmitry Shershan | 11 | | |
| Jusuf Nurković | 00 | | | | |

## Prize money

The sums listed bring the total prizes awarded to 57,000€ for the individual event.

| Medal | Total | Judoka | Coach |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | 26,000€ | 20,800€ | 5,200€ |
| Silver | 15,000€ | 12,000€ | 3,000€ |
| Bronze | 8,000€ | 6,400€ | 1,600€ |
