WORLD champion Kimberly Anne Custodio was eliminated early in the 20th Asian Games jiu-jitsu competitions at the Aichi Perfectural Martial Arts Hall on Thursday.
The round-of-16 bout between Custodio and Balqees Abdulla of United Arab Emirates ended in a 0-0 tie, but the latter won by advantages.
Custodio is the reigning world champion in the -45kg division, but was competing in the heavier -48kg where she won gold in the Thailand Southeast Asian Games in 2025.
Custodio and Abdulla were fighting their first bout after both drawing a bye in the round-of-32.
Marc Alexander Lim also missed a medal in the men’s -69kg division after a 2-2 tie against Joo Seonghyeon, with the South Korean winning by advantages.
Lim won his first bout against Tuvdentarvaa Choijamts of Mongolia via advantages in the round-of-32, and beat Dang Dinh Tung of Vietnam, 2-0, in the round-of-16.
Lim was defeated by Nurzhan Batyrbekov of Kazakhstan, 4-2, in the quarterfinals, but earned a bronze medal bout via repechages after a win via advantages against Ramazan Tianguber of Kyrygztan.
Up next for Philippines
The Filipinos will look to bounce back on Friday with Hangzhou Asiad gold medalist Annie Ramirez seeing action.
Ramirez, a world champion and Asian Games titlist in the 57kg class, will be competing in the 52kg division this time around.
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