IFK Belgium, Great Britain and Holland come away with titles and multiple places at the Shinkyokushin Diamond Cup

The Diamond Cup was Shinkyokushin’s first Western European only tournament.  IFK fighters took 5 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze at the Diamond Cup this weekend. All winners received a diamond from the sponsors..

Mens LW 1st Alan Shnawa (Great Britain)
Mens SHW 1st Jan Van Beek (Holland)
Womens MW 1st Emma Markwell (Great Britain)
Womens HW 1st Greet Pelkmans (Belgium)
Cadet Kata 1st Moreno van der Voort (Holland)
Womens MW 2nd Shannon Van Der Linden (Belgium)
Womens HW 3rd Kirsten Galatius Smith (Great Britain)
Cadet Boys 3rd HW Blake Collins (Great Britian)

See below for full results.

Results West European Tournament – Diamond Cup 2014

Kata Cadets
1 – Moreno Van der Voort – Netherlands
2 – Kim Rissi – Switzerland
3 – Karpf Veit – Switzerland

Kata Male
1 – Wesley Jansen – Netherlands
2 – Michael Eibye – Denmark
3 – Michael De Bont – Netherlands

Kumite Cadets Female
1 – Elise Notele – Belgium
2 – Mercedes Spoor - Netherlands
3 – Shanty Jacobs - Belgium

Kumite Cadets Male middleweight
1 – Hein Korebits – Netherlands
2 – Frank Mulder – Netherlands
3 – Alejandro Moya – Spain

Kumite Adults Female lightweight
1 – Isis Pinilla – Spain
2 – Nuria Garrido – Spain
3 – Mercedes Spoor – Netherlands

Kumite Adults Female middleweight
1 – Emma Markwell – Great Britain
2 – Shannon Van der Linden – Belgium
3 – Stephanie Van der Rijt – Netherlands

Kumite Adults Male lightweight
1 - Alan Shnawa – Great Britain
2 – Mathias Guerin – France
3 – Ivan Fernandez – Spain

Kumite Adults Male heavyweight
1 – Peter De Raedt – Belgium
2 – Ionut Radu Dorin – Spain
3 – Jean-paul Jacquot – France

Best Spirit prize
Shanty Jacobs – Belgium
Mercedes Spoor – Belgium

Best Technique
Sergej Braun – Germany
Sara Hägge – Sweden

Kata Female
1 – An Polimeno – Switzerland
2 – Carla Gallati – Switzerland
3 – Joke De Borger – Belgium

Kumite Cadets Male Lightweight
1 – Quinten Tytens - Belgium
2 – Deron Ditiecher – Netherlands
3 - Mitchell Grebe - Netherlands

Kumite Cadets Male Heavyweight
1 – Desley Van Kessel – Netherlands
2 – Louis Bax – Netherlands
3 – Blake Collins – Great Britain

Kumite Adults Female heavy weight
1 – Greet Pelkmans – Belgium
2 – Sara Hägge – Sweden
3 – Kirsten Smith – Great Britain

Kumite Adults Male middleweight
1 - Sergej Braun – Germany
2 – Ferran Gandia – Spain
3 – Mitchell De Bont - Netherlands

Kumite Adults Male Super heavyweight
1 – Jan Van Beek – Netherlands
2 – Marc De Roodt – Netherlands
3 – Konstantin Korolihin – Germany