A hat-trick of titles for Markwell, and Lund Regan's life long dream accomplished.
/37 organisations from 21 countries descended on K2 Crawley, as the British Karate Kyokushinkai hosted the 38th British Open, with one of the toughest line-up in years.
All the more remarkable then that Emma Markwell (BKK Westcroft) on a hot winning streak managed to capture her fourth, and third-in-a-row British title on home soil whilst also securing the fastest KO in 22 seconds.
More home British fighter success as the campaign's poster boy, Leon Lund Regan (BKK Ynysowen) accomplishes his childhood dream at the 8th time of asking by beating world class Russians and Spanish opponents to take the title.
Other home-based fighters, Dawid Ozga and Darren Chan, claimed third places in lightweight and middleweight categories respectively. Teams from Russia and Spain took the remaining titles making this one of the most exciting and open of Opens for some years.
There was also a Novice section allowing young and new fighters to experience knockdown fighting in an incredible setting.
RESULTS
Open Lightweight Women
1st EMMA MARKWELL (BKK WESTCROFT)
2nd RIMMA ARTEMOVA (MOSCOW IFK)
3rd ANNA EFREMOVA (KIROV IFK)
CECILLA WALLIN (SWEDEN WKO SHINKYOKUSHIN)
Open Heavyweight Women
1st ANZHELIKA SABAEVA (MOSCOW IFK)
2nd IRINA VALIEVA (RUSSIA WKO SHINKYOKUSHIN)
3rd DIANA CANTERO (SPAIN KWF)
ANNA ULYBINA (RUSSIA KYOKUSHINKAN)
Open Lightweight Men
1st LEON LUND REGAN (BKK YNYSOWEN)
2nd DANIEL REDONDO (SPAIN RENGOKAI)
3rd EVGENIY SOLOMENNIKOV (NOVY URENGOY IFK)
DAWID OZGA (BKK CRAWLEY)
Open Middleweight Men
1st JONATAN REDONDO (SPAIN RENGOKAI)
2nd ANDREY BORISOV (NOVY URENGOY IFK)
3rd DARREN CHAN (BKK CRAWLEY)
IGOR RIADNOV (MOSCOW IFK)
Open Heavyweight Men
1st VITALY ISHAKHNELI (NOVY URENGOY IFK)
2nd NIKOLAI DAVYDOV (RUSSIA KYOKUSHINKAN)
3rd JONATHAN TINEO (SPAIN RENGOKAI)
VASILY SAMADUROV (RUSSIA KYOKUSHINKAN)
Special Prizes
Most Spirited Fighter JEAN PAUL JACQUOT (FRANCE PARIS 17)
Fastest Knockout EMMA MARKWELL (BKK WESTCROFT) 22 Seconds
Best British Fighter LEON LUND REGAN (BKK YNYSOWEN)
NOVICE LIGHTWEIGHT WOMEN
1st DANNI LEWIS (BKK EASTBOURNE)
2nd EMILIA CAHILL (IRELAND IFK)
3rd DIANA HUDMAN (BKK CWMBRAN)
NOVICE Heavyweight Women
1st FRANCESCA MORREALE (BKK WESTCROFT)
2nd KATIE MACDONALD (IKKU SCOTLAND)
3rd HANNAH LOK (BKK KOKORO)
3rd YUSMIN KHAN (BKK CRAWLEY)
NOVICE MIDDLEWEIGHT MEN
1st NATHAN WILLIAMS (BKK CARDIFF)
2nd CHRIS MORRIS (BKK MOUNTAIN ASH)
3rd BLAKE COLLINS (BKK CRAWLEY)
3rd MARIO MORREALE (BKK WESTCROFT)
NOVICE HEAVYWEIGHT Men
1st SEWERI LESIAK (IRELAND IFK)
2nd IAN CORCORAN (IRELAND IFK)
3rd TOMASZ WERCZYNSKI (BKK CRAWLEY)
3rd BEN WATSON (BKK WESTHILL)
CADET GIRLS LIGHTWEIGHT
1st SHAUNA ARTHUR (IRELAND IFK)
2nd ISABELLE MANIBOU DANG (BKK CRYSTAL PALACE)
3rd NICOLE ARNOLD (BKK CRYSTAL PALACE)
3rd HANNAH DAVIES (BKK CWMBRAN)
CADET BOYS LIGHTWEIGHT
1st TODD WILLIAMS (BKK HASTINGS/BEXHILL)
2nd TOBIAS BATKIN (BKK HASTINGS/BEXHILL)
3rd RYAN MORTER (BKK CRAWLEY)
3rd CONRAN PEARCE (BKK VERWOOD)
CADET BOYS MIDDLEWEIGHT
1st JAMES BARTON (BKK VERWOOD)
2nd LUKE CHARSLEY (BKK VERWOOD)
3rd OWEN LLOYD (BKK YNYSYBWL)
CADET BOYS HEAVYWEIGHT
1st GOVINDRAI SINGH CHEEMA (BKK GRAVESEND)
2nd MATTHEW RAWLINS (BKK YNYSYBWL)
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