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)