# Judo World Championships in Baku

> Situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/judo-world-championships-in-baku
> Updated: 2026-10-06T22:53:39.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

The Judo World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, saw several high-ranking international competitors face early exits.

In the men’s -66 kg category, Portuguese judoka Miguel Gago was eliminated in his opening match after losing to Great Britain’s Michael Fryer. This followed ninth-place finishes by Catarina Costa and Bernardo Tralhão earlier in the tournament.

In the under 73 kg category, Algeria’s Messaoud Dris secured an initial victory via ippon before being eliminated in the round of 32 by Italy’s Giovanni Esposito. In the -81 kg category, Belgian athlete Matthias Casse reached the quarterfinals after defeating opponents from Montenegro and Argentina, but was subsequently defeated by Azerbaijan’s Tckaev. Casse was ultimately eliminated in the repechage round by South Korea’s Lee.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-06: Judo World Championships: Messaoud Dris and Matthias Casse eliminated in Baku

Algerian judoka Messaoud Dris and Belgian Matthias Casse were eliminated from the Judo World Championships in Baku following losses in the under 73 kg and -81 kg categories, respectively.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/judo-world-championships-messaoud-dris-and-matthias-casse-eliminated-in-baku

### 2026-10-05: Miguel Gago eliminated in opening bout at Judo World Championships

Portuguese judoka Miguel Gago was eliminated in the opening round of the -66 kg category at the World Judo Championships in Baku after losing to Great Britain's Michael Fryer.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/miguel-gago-eliminated-in-opening-bout-at-judo-world-championships

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