Who can stop Anzhelika Terliuga ? The Ukrainian is in very good shape and she won her last three competitions. In Fukuoka (Japan), Terliuga wins her 15th karate 1.
By Florian Fournier / Photo : WKF
-60 kg
The Japanese Hashimoto wins his first Karate1 by winning 10-4 in the final against Kazakhstan’s Timraliyev.
Final : Hashimoto (Jap) b. Timraliyev (Kaz), 10-4
Bronze : Hari (Mas) b. Shaaban (Kuw), 8-0 / Haas (Ger) b. Shaqrah (Jor),
1.Hashimoto (Jap)
2. Timraliyev (Kaz)
3. Hari (Mas) / Haas (Ger)
-67kg
In a 100% Jordan final, Almasatfa wins the karate 1.
Final : Almastfa (Jor) b. Ghaith (Jor), 6-1
Bronze : Amirali (Kaz) b. Yanovski (Ukr), 1-0 / Xenos (Gre) b. Kozaki (Jap), 2-1
1. Almastfa (Jor)
2. Ghaith (Jor)
3. Amirali (Kaz) / Xenos (Gre)
-75kg
First win for the Italian Lorenzo Pietromarchi.
Final : Pietromarchi (Ita) b. Harspataki (Hun), 8-0
Bronze : Mahauden (Bel) b. Azhikanov (Kaz), 11-1 / De Vivo (Ita) b. Zaplitnyi (Ukr), 8-0
1. Pietromarchi (Ita)
2. Harspataki (Hun)
3. Mahauden (Bel) / De Vivo (Ita)
-84kg
The Asian champion and winner of the Karate 1 of Rabat, the Jordanian Aljafari, stays on the top with a new victory.
Final : Aljafari (Jor) b. Kvesic (Cro), 4-2
Bronze : Eto (Jap) b. Abdesselem (Fra), 4-2 / Chobotar (Ukr) b. Timmermans (Ned), 1-0
1. Aljafari (Jor)
2. Kvesic (Cro)
3. Eto (Jap) / Chobotar (Ukr)
+84kg
In a 100% European duel, Talibov wins without any suspens against Seck.
Final : Talibov (Ukr) b. Seck (Spa), 8-0
Bronze : Toltay (Kaz) b.Sekot (Ger), 8-0 / Timmermans (Cur) b. Elmasry (Egy), 0-0
1. Talibov (Ukr)
2. Seck (Spa)
3. Toltay (Kaz) / Timmermans (Cur)
Kata M
One year after his last title in Karate 1 (Rabat 2022), Kazumasa Moto wins at home his third Karate1. Quintero ranks 3rd.
Final : Moto (Jap) b. Kikuchi (Jap), 44.6 / 43.30
Bronze : Nishiyama (Jap) b. Tozaki (Usa), 45.10 / 42.80 / Quintero (Spa) b. Torres Gutierrez (Usa), 43.40 / 42.90
1. Moto (Jap)
2. Kikuchi (Jap)
3. Nishiyama (Jap) / Quintero (Spa)
Female
-50kg
African champion and winner of the Rabat Karate1 this year, Salama beats Gomez Morales in final to get another karate 1 title.
Final : Salama (Egy) b. Gomez Morales (Spa), 6-2
Bronze : Zhangbyrbay (Kaz) b. Tsang (Hk), 2-1 / Salazar (Ven) b. Tsutsumi (Jap), 8-0
1. Salama (Egy)
2. Gomez Morales (Spa)
3. Zhangbyrbay (Kaz) / Salazar (Ven)
-55kg
European champion and winner in Rabat, Anzhelika Terliuga is unstoppable. The Ukranian beats Nakamura 10-2 in the final.
Final : Terliuga (Ukr) b. Nakamura (Jap), 10-2
Bronze : Schaerer (Swi) b. Bugur (Ger), 1-0 / Ussenova (Kaz) b. Ku (Tpe), 4-4
1. Terliuga (Ukr)
2. Nakamura (Jap)
3. Schaerer (Swi) / Ussenova (Kaz)
-61kg
First final and first win for Shimada at home.
Final : Shimada (Jap) b. Khamis (Ger), 4-3
Bronze : Serogina (Ukr) b. Nilsson (Swe), 1-0 / Kuzuro (Jap) b. Suzuki (Jap), 5-4
1. Shimada (Jap)
2. Khamis (Ger)
3. Serogina (Ukr) / Kuzuro (Jap)
-68kg
One the greatest fighter in -68kg, Elena Quirici wins the Fukuoka’s tournament and makes a great step towards Grand Winner award.
Final : Quirici (Swi) b. Kama (Jap), 5-2
Bronze : Zaretska (Aze) b. Zhaxybayeva (Kaz), 9-0 / Alikul (Kaz) b. Someya (Jap), 4-2
1. Quirici (Swi)
2. Kama (Jap)
3. Zaretska (Aze) / Alikul (Kaz)
+68kg
First medal and first title in Karate 1 for the 2021 Asian champion, the Japanese Sawae.
Final : Sawae (Jap) b. Saito (Jap), 1-0
Bronze : Berultseva (Kaz) b. Gaballa (Tur), 5-2 / Torres Garcia (Spa) b. Abouismail (Egy), 4-1
1. Sawae (Jap)
2. Saito (Jap)
3. Berultseva (Kaz) / Torres Garcia (Spa)
Kata F
Shimizu is back and wins. The Olympic runner-up champion came back for the Fujairah Karate 1 and won without shaking. In the final, she beat her compatriot Ono who had represented Japan at the last World championship.
Final : H. Ono (Jap) b. Lau (Hk), 45.5 / 43.7
Bronze : Ohuchi (Jap) b. N. Shimizu (Jap), 43.10 / 41.70 / K. Shimizu (Jap) b. Yamada (Jap), 44.20 / 42.10
1. Ono (Jap)
2. Lau (Hk)
3. K. Shimizu (Jap) / Ohuchi (Jap)
