6th World Junior & Cadet Championships Morocco 2009
November 14th 2009 - 3rd day of Competition
Posted 21:55
Lauren Crawford – Cadet U47kg
Lauren came out sharp and scored an early point with a Gyakusuki punch but gave away a penalty point following a contact warning levelling the scores at 1-1. A similar penalty point from her opponent gave Lauren the lead back but her opponent scored a few more Gyakusuki punches to take a 4-2 lead.
Lauren did manage to reply scoring her own Gyakusuki but she gave away another 2 points for a contact warning before her opponent took another scoring point to end the fight with a 7-2 win leaving Lauren an early casualty.
Chloe Cooper – Cadet U54kg
An excellent aggressive start from little timid Chloe as she dropped her timid persona and dropped her Mexican opponent too straight out of the championships with a 3-0 win. Chloe scored all her points from Gyakusuki punches to seal her place in the next round.
Not so much good fortune for Chloe in her 2nd round match as a 50/50 Gyakusuki punch goes to her Turkish opponent. Chloe did all the pressing to regain the point back but it was her opponent that scored with another Gyakusuki punch to win the fight 2-0. Her Turkish victor went out in the semi-final ending Chloe’s repechage hopes.
Update for Saule Del-Rio
There was to be no medal for Saule as Saule’s 1st repechage round saw him up against a quick Gyaking Egyptian and that was the telling difference between the two fighters in this match.
A series of quick Gyakusuki punches saw Saule go 4-0 down before gaining a penalty point.
Saule pulled another point back with his own Gyakusuki punch before being caught at the end with a Jodan Mawashigeri kick to finish the wrong side of a 7-2 score line.
Posted 19:10
Jacon Kiernan – Cadet U52kg
Jacob showed no signs of international nerves as he faced USA in his opening fight scoring within the first few seconds. A penalty for contact saw him double his lead before extending it further scoring with another Gyakusuki punch. Jacob was soon 4-0 up before another 2 points for contact came his way and with another Gyakusuki punch scoring Jacob comfortably 7-0 up before a final contact warning for his opponent saw him disqualified hand the fight to Jacob.
The 2nd round saw Jacob versus Holland. Jacob quickly stormed into a 4-0 lead with a series of Gyakusuki punches but then got caught by a Ura-Mawashigeri kick from his opponent closing the gap to 1 point. However, his opponent gave away a penalty point for contact before receiving two more contact warning which also saw him disqualified.
The 3rd round saw Jacob against an Iranian opponent and Jacob took an early lead only to lose a point to his opponent soon after. Jacob scored another Gyakusuki punch to take the lead once more and a final penalty for contact awarded against his opponent gave Jacob a 3-1 win.
A gallant effort from Jacob but he just couldn't get passed his Russian opponent in the 4th round quarter-final. Jacob looked sharp but was caught by the Russian’s Ura-Mawashigeri to go 3-0 down. Jacob tried to score taking the fight to his opponent and received a couple of face blows resulting in a penalty point going his way but it wasn’t enough as he bowed out losing 3-1. The Russian then lost in the semi-final on the buzzer in extra-time to his Japanese opponent leaving Jacob just out of repechage.
Posted 15:25
Mitchell Roberts - Male Cadets Kata
Mitchell received a 1st round bye which saw him face a Latvian opponent in the 2nd compulsory Kata round. Mitchell performed Basai-Dai against his opponents Jion which saw Mitchell win 5-0
Mitchell’s next round saw him less fortunate as his Chatanyara Kushanku Kata lost 4-1 to his Egyptian opponent’s Kata.
Unfortunately the Egyptian, who looked like he was going all the way to the final lost to the Iranian in the semi-final.
Aimee Sell – Female Cadets Kata
Aimee’s 1st round pitted her against an opponent from Kazakhstan. Aimee performed Seienchin to her opponents Kanku-Dai and won the round 5 flags to 0.
Aimee’s 2nd round was against a Spanish opponent. Aimee performed a strong Bassai-Dai whilst her opponent performed Seienchin. The flags went 3-2 against Aimee.
Unfortunately the Spaniard lost later on denying Aimee a chance for a bronze through repechage.
Kate Kawacinski – Junior U59kg
Kate’s 1st round bye saw her through to round two to face the local Moroccan fighter. Kate was caught very early on with a Ura-Mawashigeri kick going 3 points down. Kate dug deep and fought hard scoring a series of Gyakusuki punches to level the score to 3-3. With just 4 seconds left on the clock Kate pulled off a great come-back scoring another Gyakusuki punch to win 4-3.
If that come-back was great, the next one in the 3rd round against her Montenegro opponent was amazing. Kate had to level the fight after going down 2-0 early on but warnings for her opponent saw Kate claim the points back. Kate was soon down another 2 points but once again her spirit to claw back the deficit saw Kate gain another 2 points from her opponents warnings. The fight finished 4-4 with one minute of extra time to go through. Extra time saw Kate go behind once more and then gain a penalty point as her opponent fained her injury once again. Another point down but two more warning points saw Kate finally come out on top with a 5-3 win. Sorry if this was a bit sketchy but it happened so fast I couldn’t keep up with my notes!
The 4th round quarter-final pitted Kate against France who went 2 points up early on scoring with a Chudan Mawashigeri. Kate chased the fight down as she had done in her previous rounds but was caught by the French Gyakusuki punch to go 3-0 down. Kate gained a consolation penalty point from her opponent for contact but 3-1 wasn’t enough to see her through. The French opponent went out in the next semi-final round losing to Serbia.
Hannah Baker – Junior +59kg
After receiving a 1st round bye, Hannah found herself up against the Norwegian opponent. Both fighters did a lot of probing during the fight and there wasn’t many opportunities for attack and the inevitable extra time ensued. However, this time Hannah came out guns blazing and took an early lead. Hannah doubled her lead shortly before the end scoring with another Gyakusuki punch before giving away penalty point at the death but it was enough to see her through to the next round.
The 3rd round saw Hannah face the local Moroccan fighter. Although on home soil, Hannah came out busier and sharper and took an early lead. Her opponent did little to respond and Hannah kept her 1-0 score line until the end.
The 4th round quarter-final pitted Hannah against a good Turkish fighter and went a point down early on. Hannah pushed for the equaliser but gave away a contact warning before getting caught by a Gyakusuki punch from her opponent bowing out 3-0 down. The Turkish fighter did make the final so Hannah had an opportunity to redeem herself in the recharge rounds.
It was Hannah versus Portugal in the repechage semi-final and Hannah picked up an early score with a Gyakusuki punch for a 1 point lead. Her opponent pressed for the equaliser and scored with a front punch to level. A Gyakusuki punch from her opponent opened upa 1 point gap but there wasn’t enough time for Hannah score any more. Unfortunately there was no medal this time for our European silver medallist.
Saule Del-Rio – Junior +76kg
After receiving a 1st round bye Saule face a Korean opponent in the 2nd round. Saule quickly counter-punched his opponent and took an early lead. Saule’s very presence kept his opponent at bay for most of the match with Saule just missing out on a few Mawashigeri kicks. A Gyakusuki punch late on doubled his lead which he followed up with a devastating blow to finish the fight 3-0 up.
The 3rd round saw Saule have a close match and he went 1 point ahead after his opponent received a contact warning. Mid way through the fight Saule’s opponent equalised with a Gyakusuki punch and unfortunately with just 4 seconds left on the clock a 50/50 Gyakusuki punch decision went to his opponent leaving Saule to bow out mid way through the competition.
Posted 11:55
The squad are still in high spirits but were becoming a little deflated yesterday but the silver medal from Ryan Jay has boosted everyone again. As luck would have it, the random doping control had picked Ryan's position for a test and following his medal presentation he was straight off tto doping control with physio Mo. That meant Ryan and Mo had to miss the squad coach back to the hotel and didn't arive back until 10:30. The whole squad came out to greet him, coaches, Ticky and Carl too. After the claps, cheers and hugs, Ryan had some photos done with EKF President Carl Lindley before tucking into his belated dinner.
Spoke to Emma Lucraft yesterday and she missed her hand/foot slap in her Bassai-Dai Kata. That's what cost her. Even though she made a mistake in her compulsory Kata she still claimed a flag which showed just how good her performance was over her opponent. If for that one slip-up she would have gone all the way to the final where she would have met a very tallented Japaneese girl who's Kata's looked brilliant. The Japaneese girl also won her Kumite event too winning double gold. Amazing.
This morning the remaining Juniors, Kate, Hannah, Saule take to the mats along with the start of the Cadets with Mitchell and Aimee performing first in the Kata events. Fingers crossed.