ADGS Istanbul: Check out the highlights registered to compete in the Master category

June 26, 2025

It's almost time for the return of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam World Tour. Kicking off the 2025-2026 season in great style this weekend, the ADGS Istanbul takes over the Ayhan Şahenk Spor Salonu, in Turkey, and brings some of the toughest athletes from the international scene to fight for the glory of becoming an ADGS champion between June 27th and 29th. With 2000 global ranking points up for grabs, the competition will welcome the Master category on the first day, followed by Amateurs and Youths on the second, and Professional closing the tournament on the third and final day.

Tasked with putting on a show on the event's opening day, the seasoned warriors of the Master category get ready to showcase their technical prowess and experience as they fight to lead their respective weight classes. One of the most awaited groups in the competition, the Master 1 brings its powerful black belts to join the fray and fight for the first ADGS gold of the season. Check out the registered highlights for the Master 1 Black Belt category below, and follow the action live and exclusively on the TX7.com platform.

56kg

Emerson Cássio

Marko Oikarainen

Haithan Hanawi

62kg

Valmecir Junior

Nicolas Ponce

Reiss Bailey

69kg

Thiago Macedo

Jobson Apolinario

Muhammed Mustafa

77kg

Thiago Marques

Krzysztof Suchorabski

Alexander Redvanov

85kg

Ives Sacramento

Artem Kaigarodov

Iurii Kusnetzov

94kg

Jackson Sousa

Telmo Castro

Viacheslav Ilin

120kg

Felipe Bezerra

Wallace Costa

Alexander Sak