Matthias Casse

Matthias Casse was born in Mortsel on 19/02/1997. He is a professional judoka and student processing technology. At the age of 11, he started at the Stedelijk Lyceum Topsport in Antwerp with judo, where he trained every day to graduate six years later with one mission: to become a real champion.

After a lot of hard work, Matthias is now one of the best judokas in the world. He is the current Vice European Champion and Vice World Champion in the class -81kg. At the age of only 24, he already won big titles like the European Championships (2019), World Masters (2019) and the Paris Grand Slam (2020).

In 2017, he became World Champion at the junior category. For a Belgian a top achievement because it was already from 1986 that a compatriot succeeded.

Matthias is a leading figure of judo in Belgium and is a medal candidate at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.Every day revolves around judo and becoming the best, which is why his quote is also: "I live to be the best".