Five minutes later he slid the main fitting onto' bracket.

The winning team from each of the main European brackets was promoted to the 1988 World Group.

Those judoka eliminated in earlier rounds by the four semifinalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechage.

The main bracket consisted of a single elimination tournament, culminating in the gold medal match.

Those fighters eliminated in earlier rounds by the two finalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechage.

The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.

The losing semifinalists as well as those judoka eliminated in earlier rounds by the four semifinalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechage.

The top two finishers in each division were seeded into the main bracket.

The winners of each qualifier bracket will be placed into the main bracket.

The winner and runner up of the main bracket and of the repechage will advance to the next round.