World Cup Summary

GKR’s fourth world cup karate tournament took place on the 2nd and 3rd of June in Birmingham, England. It was attended by 1600 competitors.

The standard was higher than ever, but as in previous events, the men's events were dominated by the Australians.

Full report and videos coming soon, but for now, here's a summary of the opens events:

Junior female opens kata

1st Saffron Hunafo
2nd Hannah Smith
3rd Emma Barnes

Junior female opens kumite

1st Emma Barnes
2nd Saffron Hunafo
3rd Georgia ?

Junior male opens kata

1st John Ddungu
2nd Jake Baigent-Still
3rd Ross Crow

Junior male opens kumite

1st Harvey Tan
2nd Aiden Flannagan
3rd Ross Crow

Female opens kata

1st Hayley Carr
2nd Kirsty Brierley
3rd Angela Kay

Female opens kumite

1st Hayley Carr
2nd Caroline Smith
3rd Angela Kay

Male opens kata

1st Lachlan Carr
2nd Daniel Taylor
3rd Dean Gould

Male opens kumite

1st Lachlan Carr
2nd Anthony Ryan
3rd Ashley Fleming