KWU World Youth Cup 2020 – Results

KWU World Youth cup 2020 winners and judges

As part of the 14th KWU International Summer Camp was held the KWU Youth World Cup (18-21 y.o.), which is the successor of the International Varna Cup, held since 2017. The first international tournament Varna Cup was held in 2017 and was a success. Due to the great interest and increasing number of participating countries, in 2019 the format changed to the World Cup for young karate talents.

KWU World Youth Cup (18-21 y.o.) was held in openweight category for males and females. Each winner received a medal, a cup, a diploma, and a financial award.

Male division with 20 participants: 1st place 3000 euros, 2nd place 2000 euros and 2 third places 1000 euros each; Respectively for Female division with 11 participants: 1st place 2000 euros, 2nd place 1500 euros and 2 third places 1000 euros each.

After contested and interesting bouts – 4 bouts to the final in the male division and 3 battles to the final in women division, the winners are:

Males:                    

1. Yuriy Rusin (Ukraine)   

2. Thomas Ritter (Germany)                      

3. Vladislav Rubalskyi (Ukraine)

3. Yunus Emre Demir (Turkey)                          

Females:

1. Valeriya Lozanova (Bulgaria) 

2. Ayfer Yeter (Turkey)                             

3. Aliaksandra Kantsavenka (Belarus)        

3. Martina Chobanova (Bulgaria)

Special awards:

Best Technique: Valeria Lozanova (Bulgaria) & Yuriy Rusin (Ukraine)

Fighting spirit: Martina Chobanova (Bulgaria) & Yunus Emre Demir (Turkey)    

Best Knockout: Aliaksandra Kantsavenka (Belarus) & Atanas Lichev (Bulgaria)