KARATE Preview: Karate 1 Premier League starts in Paris for 2019

The ninth season of the Karate 1 Premier League starts in Paris (FRA) this weekend at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin, in five classes each for men and women. The top-ranked entries (by world-ranking number):

Men

Kata:
1. Ryo Kiyuna (JPN)
2. Damian Quintero (ESP)
3. Issei Shimbaba (JPN)

Kumite -60 kg:
1. Eray Samdan (TUR)
2. Sadridden Saymatov (UZB)
3. Aykut Kaya (TUR)

Kumite -67 kg:
1. Burak Uygur (TUR)
2. Vinicius Figueira (BRA)
3. Hiroto Shinahara (JPN)

Kumite -75 kg:
1. Stanislav Horuna (UKR)
2. Rafael Aghayev (AZE)
3. Gabor Harspataki (HUN)

Kumite -84 kg:
1. Ugur Aktas (TUR)
2. Ryotaro Araga (JPN)
3. Valerii Chobotar (UKR)

Kumite +84 kg:
1. Jonathan Horne (GER)
2. Sajad Ganjzadeh (IRI)
3. Gogita Arkania (GEO)

Women

Kata:
1. Sandra Sanchez (ESP)
2. Kiyou Shimizu (JPN)
3. Emir Iwamoto (JPN)

Kumite -50 kg:
1. Serap Ozcelik Arapoglu (TUR)
2. Miho Miyahara (JPN)
3. Ayaka Tadano (JPN)

Kumite -55 kg:
1. Anzhelika Terliuga (UKR)
2. Tzu-Yun Wen (TPE)
4. Valeria Kumizaki (BRA)

Kumite -61 kg:
1. Xiaoyan Yin (CHN)
2. Alexandra Grande (PER)
3. Merve Coban (TUR)

Kumite -68 kg:
1. Elena Quirici (SUI)
2. Alizee Agier (FRA)
3. Kayo Someya (JPN)

Kumite +68 kg:
1. Ayumi Uekusa (JPN)
2. Titta Keinanen (FIN)
3. Meltem Hocaoglu (TUR)

Prize money of €750-500-250 will be available in each weight class. Look for results here.