# 2018 World Judo Championships – Women's 78 kg

The Women's 78 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 25 September 2018.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Guusje Steenhuis | 10 |
| Ma Zhenzhao | 00 | | |
| Ma Zhenzhao | 00 | Guusje Steenhuis | 00 |
| | | Shori Hamada | 10 |
| Shori Hamada | 10 | Shori Hamada | 10 |
| Marhinde Verkerk | 00 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Katie Jemima Yeats-Brown | 10 |
| Madeleine Malonga | 00 | | |
| Madeleine Malonga | 00 | Katie Jemima Yeats-Brown | 00 |
| | | Marhinde Verkerk | 10 |
| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Klara Apotekar | 00 |
| Aleksandra Babintseva | 01 | | |
| Aleksandra Babintseva | 01 | Aleksandra Babintseva | 10 |
| | | Ma Zhenzhao | 01 |

### Pool A

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Guusje Steenhuis | 01 | | |
| | | Lee Jeong-yun | 00 | | |
| | | | | Guusje Steenhuis | 11 |
| | | | | Evelin Salánki | 00 |
| Vanessa Chala | 10 | | | Evelin Salánki | 00 |
| Yahima Ramirez | 00 | | | | |
| Yahima Ramirez | 00 | Vanessa Chala | 00 | | |
| | | Evelin Salánki | 10 | | |
| | | | | | | Guusje Steenhuis | 10 |
| | | | | | | Katie Jemima Yeats-Brown | 00 |
| | | Kaliema Antomarchi | 00 | | | | |
| | | Katie Jemima Yeats-Brown | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | Katie Jemima Yeats-Brown | 11 | | |
| | | | | Paula Kułaga | 00 |
| | | Paula Kułaga | 01 | | |
| | | Melanie Wallis | 00 | | |

### Pool B

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Madeleine Malonga | 10 | | |
| | | Anna-Maria Wagner | 00 | | |
| Anna-Maria Wagner | 10 | Anna-Maria Wagner | 00 | | |
| Sophie Berger | 00 | | | | |
| Sophie Berger | 00 | | | Madeleine Malonga | 10 |
| | | | | Zarina Raifova | 00 |
| | | Mamadama Sylla | 00 | | |
| | | Zarina Raifova | 10 | | |
| | | | | | | Madeleine Malonga | 00 |
| | | | | | | Ma Zhenzhao | 10 |
| | | Mayra Aguiar | 10 | | | | |
| | | Unelle Snyman | 00 | | | | |
| | | | | Mayra Aguiar | 00 | | |
| | | | | Ma Zhenzhao | 01 |
| | | Ma Zhenzhao | 10 | | |
| | | Diana Brenes | 00 | | |

### Pool C

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Natalie Powell | 10 | | |
| | | Sarah Myriam Mazouz | 00 | | |
| | | | | Natalie Powell | 01 |
| | | | | Klara Apotekar | 10 |
| | | Loriana Kuka | 00 | | |
| | | Klara Apotekar | 10 | | |
| | | | | | | Klara Apotekar | 00 |
| | | | | | | Shori Hamada | 10 |
| | | Shori Hamada | 10 | | | | |
| | | Karen León | 00 | | | | |
| | | | | Shori Hamada | 10 | | |
| | | | | Bernadette Graf | 01 |
| | | Bernadette Graf | 01 | | |
| | | Beata Pacut | 00 | | |
| Beata Pacut | 10 | Beata Pacut | 00 | | |
| Nodira Yuldasheva | 00 | | | | |

### Pool D

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Audrey Tcheuméo | 10 | | |
| Bigue Ndiaye | 00 | | |
| Bigue Ndiaye | 00 | Audrey Tcheuméo | 01 |
| | | Aleksandra Babintseva | 11 |
| Alice Matějčková | 00 | Aleksandra Babintseva | 11 |
| Aleksandra Babintseva | 10 | | | | |
| Aleksandra Babintseva | 10 | | | Aleksandra Babintseva | 00 |
| | | | | Marhinde Verkerk | 11 |
| Marhinde Verkerk | 01 | | | Marhinde Verkerk | 11 |
| Luise Malzahn | 00 | | | | |
| Luise Malzahn | 00 | Marhinde Verkerk | 10 | | |
| | | Patricia Sampaio | 00 |
| Patricia Sampaio | 10 | Patricia Sampaio | 00 |
| Audrey Njepang | 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€ |