One of the best events of the year should be this week’s Karate 1 Premier League tournament in Shanghai (CHN), with 543 fighters from 76 countries, including all 12 reigning world champs! The top seeds:
Men
● Kata:
1. Ryo Kiyuna (JPN) ~ 2018 World Champion
2. Damian Quintero (ESP)
3. Ali Sofuoglu (TUR)
● Kumite -60 kg:
1. Angelo Crescenzo (ITA) ~ 2018 World Champion
2. Eray Samdan (TUR)
3. Darkhan Assadilov (KAZ)
● Kumite -67 kg:
1. Steven Dacosta (FRA) ~ 2018 World Champion
2. Vinicius Figueira (BRA)
3. Burak Uygur (TUR)
● Kumite -75 kg:
1. Raphael Aghayev (AZE)
2. Stanislav Horuna (UKR)
3. Luigi Busa (ITA)
4. Bahman Asgari (IRI) ~ 2018 World Champion
● Kumite -84 kg:
1. Ugur Aktas (TUR)
2. Ivan Kvesic (CRO) ~ 2018 World Champion
3. Zabiollah Poorshab (IRI)
● Kumite +84 kg:
1. Jonathan Horne (GER) ~ 2018 World Champion
2. Sajad Ganjzadeh (IRI)
3. Gogita Arkania (GEO)
Women
● Kata:
1. Sandra Sanchez (ESP) ~ 2018 World Champion
2. Viviana Bottaroi (ITA)
3. Mo Sheung Grace Lau (HKG)
● Kumite -50 kg:
1. Serap Ozcelik Arapoglu (TUR)
2. Miho Miyahara (JPN) ~ 2018 World Champion
3. Shara Hubrich (GER)
● Kumite -55 kg:
1. Anzhelika Terliuga (UKR)
2. Tzu-Yun Wen (TPE)
3. Valeria Kumizaki (BRA)
6. Dorota Banaszczyk (POL) ~ 2018 World Champion
● Kumite -61 kg:
1. Xiaoyan Yin (CHN)
2. Merve Coban (TUR)
3. Gwendoline Philippe (FRA)
6. Jovana Prekovic (CRO) ~ 2018 World Champion
● Kumite -68 kg:
1. Elena Quirici (SUI)
2. Irina Zaretska (AZE) ~ 2018 World Champion
3. Kayo Someya (JPN)
● Kumite +68 kg:
1. Ayumi Uekusa (JPN)
2. Titta Keinanen (FIN)
3. Eleni Chatziliadou (GRE) ~ 2018 World Champion
There is prize money, with 750-500-200 Euro for each of the top three placewinners. Look for results here.
