# 2018 World Judo Championships – Women's 52 kg

The women's 52 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 21 September 2018.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Amandine Buchard | 00 |
| Uta Abe | 10 | | |
| Uta Abe | 10 | Uta Abe | 10 |
| | | Ai Shishime | 00 |
| Ai Shishime | 01 | Ai Shishime | 00 |
| Érika Miranda | 00 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Gefen Primo | 00 |
| Jessica Pereira | 01 | | |
| Jessica Pereira | 01 | Jessica Pereira | 00 |
| | | Érika Miranda | 10 |
| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Natalia Kuziutina | 00 |
| Charline Van Snick | 01 | | |
| Charline Van Snick | 01 | Charline Van Snick | 00 |
| | | Amandine Buchard | 01 |

### Pool A

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Amandine Buchard | 11 | | |
| | | Wu Shugen | 00 | | |
| Tsui Shuk Ki | 00 | Wu Shugen | 00 | | |
| Wu Shugen | 10 | | | | |
| Wu Shugen | 10 | | | Amandine Buchard | 11 |
| | | | | Joana Ramos | 00 |
| | | Madelene Rubinstein | 00 | | |
| | | Joana Ramos | 10 | | |
| | | | | | | Amandine Buchard | 01 |
| | | | | | | Gefen Primo | 00 |
| | | Angelica Delgado | 10 | | | | |
| | | Yulia Kazarina | 00 | | | | |
| Yulia Kazarina | 10 | Yulia Kazarina | 00 | | | | |
| Park Da-sol | 00 | | | | | | |
| Park Da-sol | 00 | | | Angelica Delgado | 00 | | |
| | | | | Gefen Primo | 01 |
| | | Gefen Primo | 10 | | |
| | | Odette Giuffrida | 01 | | |

### Pool B

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Uta Abe | 10 | | |
| | | Karolina Pieńkowska | 00 | | |
| Ana Pérez | 00 | Karolina Pieńkowska | 00 | | |
| Karolina Pieńkowska | 01 | | | | |
| Karolina Pieńkowska | 01 | | | Uta Abe | 11 |
| | | | | Fabienne Kocher | 00 |
| | | Fatima El Qorachi | 00 | | |
| | | Fabienne Kocher | 10 | | |
| Fabienne Kocher | 10 | Fabienne Kocher | 10 | | |
| Ecaterina Guica | 00 | | | | | | |
| Ecaterina Guica | 00 | | | | | Uta Abe | 10 |
| | | | | | | Jessica Pereira | 00 |
| | | Jessica Pereira | 10 | | | | |
| | | Nguyễn Thủy | 00 | | | | |
| Emőke Knetig | 00 | Nguyễn Thủy | 00 | | | | |
| Nguyễn Thủy | 10 | | | | | | |
| Nguyễn Thủy | 10 | | | Jessica Pereira | 11 | | |
| | | | | Tinka Easton | 01 |
| | | Ganbold Gantsetseg | 00 | | |
| | | Tinka Easton | 01 | | |

### Pool C

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Natalia Kuziutina | 01 | | |
| | | Andreea Chițu | 00 | | |
| Andreea Chițu | 10 | Andreea Chițu | 00 | | |
| Brillith Gamarra | 00 | | | | |
| Brillith Gamarra | 00 | | | Natalia Kuziutina | 10 |
| | | | | Evelyne Tschopp | 00 |
| Réka Pupp | 01 | | | Evelyne Tschopp | 00 |
| Betina Temelkova | 00 | | | | |
| Betina Temelkova | 00 | Réka Pupp | 00 | | |
| | | Evelyne Tschopp | 01 | | |
| | | | | | | Natalia Kuziutina | 00 |
| | | | | | | Ai Shishime | 01 |
| | | Ai Shishime | 10 | | | | |
| | | Mariana Esteves | 00 | | | | |
| Salimata Fofana | 00 | Mariana Esteves | 00 | | | | |
| Mariana Esteves | 10 | | | | | | |
| Mariana Esteves | 10 | | | Ai Shishime | 10 | | |
| | | | | Agata Perenc | 01 |
| İrem Korkmaz | 10 | | | Agata Perenc | 01 |
| Kseniya Danilovich | 00 | | | | |
| Kseniya Danilovich | 00 | İrem Korkmaz | 00 | | |
| | | Agata Perenc | 10 | | |

### Pool D

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Érika Miranda | 10 | | |
| | | Katri Kakko | 00 | | |
| Djamila Silva | 00 | Katri Kakko | 00 | | |
| Katri Kakko | 01 | | | | |
| Katri Kakko | 01 | | | Érika Miranda | 10 |
| | | | | Petra Nareks | 00 |
| Rim Song-sim | 00 | | | Petra Nareks | 00 |
| Petra Nareks | 01 | | | | |
| Petra Nareks | 01 | Petra Nareks | 10 | | |
| | | Jacira Ferreira | 00 | | |
| | | | | | | Érika Miranda | 10 |
| | | | | | | Charline Van Snick | 00 |
| | | Charline Van Snick | 10 | | | | |
| | | Chelsie Giles | 00 | | | | |
| Purevsuren Buyankhishig | 00 | Chelsie Giles | 00 | | | | |
| Chelsie Giles | 10 | | | | | | |
| Chelsie Giles | 10 | | | Charline Van Snick | 01 | | |
| | | | | Bishrelt Khorloodoi | 00 |
| | | Gulnoza Ziyaeva | 00 | | |
| | | Bishrelt Khorloodoi | 10 | | |

## 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€ |