5th victory in a row for Darkhan Assadilov, 7th podium and 2nd win in a row for Ugur Aktas! The Kazakh and Turkish confirmed their excellent shape at the Montreal SeriesA (June 21-23), as did the Japanese team, which made a new raid with 11 medals, including 4 gold medals.

By Florian Fournier
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-60 kg: King Assadilov 5
5th victory in a row for the Kazakh Darkan Assadilov. In the final, he dominates Japan’s Naoto on the lowest score 1-0.

Finale : Assadilov (Kaz) b. Sago (Jap), 1-0

Bronze : Samdan (Tur) b. Martinez (Ven), 0-0 / Baitureyev (Kaz) b. Crescenzo (Ita), 3-1

  1. Assadilov (Kaz)
  2. Sago (Jap)
  3. Samdan (Tur) and Baitureyev (Kaz)

-67 kg: Narrow victory for Kozaki
Japan's Kozaki surprisingly defeated Turkey's 2-times European champion Burak Uygur in the final, 0-0.

Finale : Kozaki (Jap) b. Uygur (Tur), 0-0

Bronze : Dionysos (Gre) b. Funahashi (Jap), 2-2 / Amirali (Kaz) b. Maresca (Ita), 1-0

  1. Kozaki (Jap)
  2. Uygur (Tur)
  3. Dionysos (Gre) and Amirali (Kaz)

-75 kg: Scott at the highest step
US Thomas Scott is again at the top by winning this Series A. In the final, he dismisses Turkey’s Eltemur, 4-0. Aghayev, Horuna, Busa, Nishimura absent, the road was clearer for the title.

Finale : Scott (Usa) vs Eltemur (Tur) 4-0

Bronze : Pietromarchi (Ita) b. Asgari (Ira), 4-1 / Aniazarov (Kaz) b. Podsklan (Svk), 1-0

  1. Scott (Usa)
  2. Eltemur (Tur)
  3. Pietromarchi (Ita) and Aniazarov (Kaz)


-84 kg: Aktas is unstoppable
7th podium in a row, 2nd victory in a row ! The World champion is unstoppable. Winner 3-0 of Italy’s Martina, the Turk is more than ever the N°1 of the category.
Finale : Aktas (Tur) b. Martina (Ita), 3-0

Bronze : Chikhmarev (Kaz) b. Rettenbacher (Aut), 1-0 / Abdesselem (Fra) b. Lusse (Ned), 2-1

  1. Aktas (Tur)
  2. Martina (Ita)
  3. Chikhmarev (Kaz) and Abdesselem (Fra)


+84 kg: Yamanoglu wins gold
Winner 1-0 in the semifinal of Sajad Ganjzadeh, Yamanoglu did not miss his chance to win at this SeriesA of Montreal.

Finale : Yamanoglu (Tur) b. Gaysinsky (Can), 2-1

Bronze : Ganjzadeh (Ira) b. Zivkovic (Cro), 1-0 / Irr (Usa) b. Marino (Ita), 1-1

  1. Yamanoglu (Tur)
  2. Gaysinsky (Can)
  3. Ganjzadeh (Ira) and Irr (Usa)


Kata: Moto logically
Kiyuna and Quintero absent, it is logically Kazumasa Moto who wins this Montreal SeriesA. In the final, he dominates the rising value of kata, his compatriot Nishiyama.

  1. Moto (Jap)
  2. Nishiyama (Jap)
  3. Sofuoglu (Tur) and Shimomura (Jap)

Female

-50 kg: Ayaka surprises her world
The young Japanese Tadano Ayaka wins this SeriesA ahead of all the best of the category. If she keeps demonstrating like this, Ayaka could seriously compete Miyahara in the Olympic quest. After her 2nd place in Shanghai, Alexandra Recchia loses, as in China, against Ozcelik 2-0 in the quarterfinals.

Finale : Ayaka (Jap) b. Ranran (Chi), 6-0

Bronze : Ozcelik (Tur) b. Plank (Aut), 1-0 / Tsukii (Phi) b. Shimada (Jap), 2-0

  1. Ayaka (Jap)
  2. Ranran (Chi)
  3. Tsukii (Phi) and Ozcelik (Tur)

-55 kg: Premier for Zakharova
Kazakhstan’s Sabina Zakharova wins her first big competition, after a second place in 2018 in the Tokyo Premier League. She won 2-1 in the final against Jana Bitsch.

Finale : Zakharova (Kaz) b. Bitsch (All), 2-1

Bronze : Yakan (Tur) b. Wen (Tpe), 4-1 / Hasani (Cro) b. Robinson (Usa), 4-0

  1. Zakharova (Kaz)
  2. Bitsch (All)
  3. Yakan (Tur) and Hasani (Cro)


-61 kg: Grand dominates Prekovic
Winner in berlin last September, Peru’s Alexandra Grande wins 1-0 against the World champion Prekovic.

Finale : Grande (Per) b. Prekovic (Srb), 1-0

Bronze : Yin (Chn) b. Caballero (Mex), 3-3 / Jumaa (Can) b. Someya (Jap), 2-1

  1. Grande (Per)
  2. Prekovic (Srb)
  3. Yin (Chn) and Jumaa (Can)


-68 kg: Gold for Semeraro
Italy's Semeraro came out victorious in this competition, dominating 6-1 the Japanese 2012 World champion Kayo Someya in the final.

Finale : Semeraro (Ita) b. Someya (Jap),6-1

Bronze : Matoub (Alg) b. Gong (Chn), 1-0 / Tang (Chn) b. Kydonaki (Gre), 0-0

  1. Semeraro (Ita)
  2. Someya (Jap)
  3. Matoub (Alg) and Tang (Chn)


+68 kg: Ferracuti in front of Kneer
Usually in -68 kg, Germany’s Johanna Kneer climbed to the final of the +68 kg but did not manage to win the gold medal. It is Italy’s Clio Ferracuti who wins (flag).

Finale : Ferracuti (Ita) b. Kneer (Ger), 0-0, flags

Bronze : Berultseva (Kaz) b. Gao (Tur), 1-0 / Abbsali (Ira) b. Cargill (Jam), 1-0

  1. Ferracuti (Ita)
  2. Kneer (Ger)
  3. Berultseva (Kaz) and Abbsali (Ira)

Kata: Hikaru winner of Maho
In the Ono family duel, Hikaru wins the SerieA ahead of Maho. With a 100% Japanese podium, the competition remains unmaintained by their domination.

  1. Ono H. (Jap)
  2. Ono M. (Jap)
  3. Iwamoto (Jap) and Umekage (Jap)