Uzbek judokas learn their initial opponents in 2019 Qingdao Masters

Seeding, Olympic ranking points and selections hang in the balance, with the ultimate goal of making it to the Tokyo Summer Games at the top of the agenda.

The draw was well attended by the 67 nations present as Uzbekistan's 11 judokas also learned their opponents in the preliminary stage of the three-day-long tournament, closing on Saturday.

Men's

-60 kg: Sharofiddin Lutfillaev (Uzbekistan) vs Rilege Su (China)

-60 kg: Diyorbek Urozboev (Uzbekistan) vs Lukhumi Chkhvimiami (George)

-66 kg: Sardor Nurillaev (Uzbekistan) vs Matteo Medves (Italy)

-66 kg: Shahram Ahadov (Uzbekistan) vs Mixail Pulyaev (Rossiya)

-73 kg: Hikmatilloh Turaev (Uzbekistan) vs Julam Shan (France)

-81 kg: Sharofiddin Boltaboev (Uzbekistan) vs Antonio Esposito (Italy)

-81 kg: Kamoliddin Rasulov (Uzbekistan) vs Rigaki Nai (China)

-100 kg: Muhammadkarim Khurramov (Uzbekistan) vs Kazbek Zankishiev (Russia)

+100 kg: Bekmurod Oltiboev (Uzbekistan) vs Johannes Frey (Germany)

Women's

-52 kg: Diyora Keldiyorova (Uzbekistan) vs Sharlin van Snik (Belgium)

-70 kg: Gulnoza Matniyazova (Uzbekistan) vs Saki Nizoe (Japan)