The Shotokan Cup, the KUGB’s National Individual Championships, was held at the Grantham Meres Leisure Centre, bringing together top karate talent from across the UK and Ireland.
The Competition, open exclusively to Black and Brown Belts, is known for its intense and highly competitive atmosphere. This year, for the first time in a National event, Veteran’s categories (40+) were introduced in Kata and Kumite.
At the end of the Competition, two prestigious trophies, the Shotokan Cups, are awarded to the Most Outstanding Competitors in Kata and Kumite. This year the trophies were awarded by Sensei Frank Brennan to Grace Snowdon (Kata) and Jade Stapleton-Smith (Kumite
Thank you to the Organisers, Referees & Judges, Timekeepers & Recorders, Medical Staff, Brian Bentham Mats and the staff at the Grantham Meres Leisure Centre for their help and support.
Below are the results and standout performances from this year’s action-packed championships.
1. Jade Stapleton-Smith – Leeds
2. Andrew Mills – Zanshin Northen Ireland
3. Cameron Graham – Kirkby
3. Kyle Watkin – Bargoed and Ystrad Mynach
1. Emma Lloyd – Solihull Karate Academy
2. Cayleigh McCartney – York Elite
3. Megan Naylor-Jones – Chelmsford
3. Natalie Sharp – Kirkby
1. Alex Cockx – Hale
2. Andrew Mills – Zanshin Northen Ireland
3. Ethan Brown – Leeds
4. Niall Gilligan – Solihull Karate Academy
1. Christina Finta – Shotokan Karate Academy
2. Raquel Amaro – Chelmsford
3. Nilu Samarasinghe – Barnsley
4. Megan Naylor-Jones – Chelmsford
1. Vicky Phillips – Shotokan Karate Academy
2. David Hore – Exeter
3. Nilu Samarasinghe – Barnsley
4. John Downs – South Notts
1. Bradley Barker – Kirkby
2. Thomas Hegarty – Solihull Karate Academy
3. Alexander Lockett – Chelmsford
3. Jake Roberts – Tamworth
1. Rojin Rafie – Sendai Kushiro
2. Rebecca Adie – Sendai Kushiro
3. Evie Newman – Tamworth
3. Nicole Janowicz – Kirkby
1. Luke Curnyn – Kirkby
2. Sarvesh Leophrabhu – Solihull Karate Academy
3. Francis Curtis – Rhyl & Prestatyn
3. Oliver Roper – Lympstone
1. Alexander Lockett – Chelmsford
2. Matthew Johstone – Zanshin NI
3. Ben Whiteman – Chelmsford
4. Mohamed Elwerfalli – Shotokan Karate Academy
1. Grace Snowdon – Sendai Kushiro
2. Rojin Rafie – Sendai Kushiro
3. Ava Coulthard – Sendai Kushiro
4. Evie Newman – Tamworth
1. Hazel Moore – Chelmsford
2. Tracey Stevenson – Sendai Kushiro
3. Nilu Samarasinghe – Barnsley
3. Katherine Sparrow – Regashi Karate Academy
1. John Downs – South Notts
2. Adam Gibson – Regashi Karate Academy
3. Darren Harrison – Leeds Shotokan
3. Frank Skierczynski – Leeds Shotokan
1. Michael O’Neill – Zanshi NI
2. Mayon Jayawickrama – Leeds Shotokan
3. Adamdeep Singh – Solihull Karate Academy
4. Jacob Hung – Zanshi NI
1. Megan Fox – Sendai Kushiro
2. Azhin Rafie – Sendai Kushiro
3. Sophia Zarifi – Sendai Kushiro
4. Naina Kurup – Sendai Kushiro
1. Serena Matyas-Sarri – Leeds Shotokan
2. Olivia Petrovschi – USKFI
3. Crystal Tauro – USKFI
3. Heather Smith – York Elite
1. Oliver Jackson – Zanshin NI
2. Michael O’Neill – Zanshin NI
3. Amandeep Singh – Solihull Karate Academy
3. Zain Steers – Solihull Karate Academy
1. Azhin Rafie – Sendai Kushiro
2. Naina Kurup – Sendai Kushiro
3. Xanthe Curtis – Regashi Karate Academy
3. Olivia Cox – Solihull Karate Academy
1. Oliver Curnyn – Kirkby
2. Jacob Parle – Kirkby
3. Ian Sharpe – Bury St Edmunds
3. Sivyan Mashru – Solihull Karate Academy
1. Skye Roberts – Kirkby
2. Sophie Lam – Kirkby
3. Srina Weinzierl – Sendai Kushiro
3. Georgia Bodel – Kirkby
1. Dawud Zarifi – Sendai Kushiro
2. Adam Bodel – Kirkby
3. Toby Sparrow – Regashi Karate Academy
3. Erion Rrustaj – Chelmsford
