2nd Sunderland Championships

On Sunday 12th June the Sunderland Karate Championships took place at City Space, Sunderland. Over 300 competitors and spectators supported the event, now in its second year. The competition is aimed at encouraging students to gain experience in competition. Many of the competitors attending the championship were experiencing competition for the very first time.

The day ran smoothly thanks to the excellent help from the referees, timekeepers/recorders and our first aid team, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of them for their excellent work on the day, which allowed competitors to perform to their best.

Many congratulations to all.

Results 

Under 16 years novice-4th Kyu Kata

1st Jonathan Dowell, 2nd Thomas Hall, 3rd Elliot Hall, 4th Farai Cleugh

Under 16 years brown belt Kata

1st Niamh Duddridge, 2nd Jamie Allan, 3rd Maya Burns, 4th Patrick Foley

Under 16 years Black Belt Kata

1st Matthew Gibson, 2nd Dylan Gibson, 3rd Rya Spencer, 4th Alice Jewitt

16 years + Mixed Kata

1st Chris Hamilton, 2nd Neil Jerome, 3rd Kirsty Askew, 4th Sam Light

Mixed Team Kata

1st Ashington A, 2nd Ashington B, 3rd Sendai Kushiro A, 4th Sendai Kushiro B

10 years and under Boys Kumite

1st Joshua Young, 2nd Liam Miller, Joint 3rd Matthew Gibson and Alfie Ho

10 years and under Girls Kumite

1st Rebecca Purvis, 2nd Alice Jewitt, Joint 3rd Sasha Hughes and Amelia Ho

11-14 under 5ft Boys Kumite

1st Ben Hall, 2nd Jamie Allan, Joint 3rd Kieran Kirk and Adam Gibson

11-14 over 5ft Boys Kumite

1st Ryan Spencer, 2nd Daniel Wilson, Joint 3rd Jack Preston and Alex Ralph

11-15 Girls Kumite

1st Beth Nicholson, 2nd Rebecca Bradburn, Joint 3rd Niamh Duddridge and Maya Burns

15-17 years Male Kumite

1st Chris Hamilton, 2nd Sam Light, Joint 3rd Daniel Lumb and Kyle Duddridge

16 years + Female Kumite

1st Christine Morrison, 2nd Sandy Tse, Joint 3rd Laura Smith and Marie Billingham

18 years + Male Kumite

1st James Simmons, 2nd Tony Spencer, Joint 3rd Martin Fraser and Neil Jerome

Under 16 years Team Kumite

1st Sendai Kushiro A, 2nd Sendai Kushiro B, Joint 3rd Denchi Kai and Ashington

Most Outstanding Performance

Chris Hamilton