A strong field is entered for the second Karate 1 Premier League event of the season, in Dubai (UAE). The top entries (by world ranking):
Men:
● Kata:
1. Ryo Kiyuna (JPN)
2. Damian Quintero (ESP)
3. Ali Sofuoglu (TUR)
● Kumite -60 kg:
1. Eray Samdan (TUR)
2. Angelo Crescenzo (ITA)
3. Sadriddin Saymatov (UZB)
● Kumite -67 kg:
1. Vicinius Figueira (BRA)
2. Burak Uygur (TUR)
3. Steven Dacosta (FRA)
● Kumite -75 kg:
1. Rafael Aghayev (AZE)
2. Stanislav Horuna (UKR)
3. Ken Nishimura (JPN)
● Kumite -84 kg:
1. Ugur Atkas (TUR)
2. Ivan Kvesic (CRO)
3. Valerii Chobotar (UKR)
● Kumite +84 kg:
1. Jonathan Horne (GER)
2. Sajad Gankzadeh (IRI)
3. Alparslan Yamanoglu (TUR)
Women:
● Kata:
1. Jamie Sandra Sanchez (ESP)
2. Kiyou Shimizu (JPN)
3. Mo Sheung Grace Lau (HKG)
● Kumite -50 kg:
1. Serap Ozcelik Arapoglu (TUR)
2. Miyo Miyahara (JPN)
3. Ayaka Tadano (JPN)
● Kumite -55 kg:
1. Anzhelika Terliuga (UKR)
2. Tzu-Yun Wen (TPE)
4. Jana Bitsch (GER)
● Kumite -61 kg:
1. Xiaoyan Yin (CHN)
2. Merve Coban (TUR)
3. Jovana Prekovic (SRB)
● Kumite -68 kg:
1. Irina Zaretska (AZE)
2. Miroslava Kopunova (SVK)
3. Elena Quirici (SUI)
● Kumite +68 kg:
1. Ayumi Uekusa (JPN)
2. Titta Keinanen (FIN)
3. Eleni Chatziliadou (GRE)
There is prize money for the top three finishers of €750-500-200. By the way, spectator admission is free! Look for results here.
