The international open tournament KWF Karate Grand Prix 2019 took place on March 24 in Tokyo, Japan. More than 700 fighters from 14 countries participated in the event fighting in 7 categories.
The Secretary-General of KWF Andrzej Drewniak conducted the opening ceremony. Shihan Yuichi Serizawa was the head referee. Among the special guests were: representative of KWF Russia – Shihan Sergey Soldatov, representative of KWF USA – Shihan Lesław Samitowski, representative of KWF Estonia – sensei Aleksei Korikov, representative of KWF Kazahstan – Shihan Mukhtar Juldassov, representative of KWF China – Shihan Noriyasu Hamai.
The home country of Japan monopolized the medals – claiming the gold in all the seven senior categories.
Senior Men – 65 kg
1. Ono Atsuki (Japan)
2. Hiraki Kaede (Japan)
3. Horii Kaito (Japan)
3. Itoya Yoshiyuki (Japan)
Best 8: Michigoe Daichi (Japan)
Yamazaki Ryouki (Japan)
Arime Taiki (Japan)
Sawai Toranosukekagechika (Japan)
Senior Men -75 kg
1. Ishino Gentaro (Japan)
2. Hara Masayuki (Japan)
3. Stankov Kristiyan (Bulgaria)
3. Shimokawa Yoshiaki (Japan)
Best 8: Hatakeyama Naoto (Japan)
Kuroda Tetsu (Japan)
Oba Kengo (Japan)
Ootsu Tatsuya (Japan)
Senior Men -85 kg
1. Miyahara Jo (Japan)
2. Mizuno Shota (Japan)
3. Ishimine Yuudai (Japan)
3. Ishizuka Yuutaro (Japan)
Best 8: Doichev Kristiyan (Bulgaria)
Wortman Ferry (Netherlands)
Inamori Yutaka (Japan)
Nakayama Masazumi (Japan)
Senior Men +85 kg
1. Gotou Yuuta (Japan)
2. Yamaguchi Shota (Japan)
3. Tada Daisuke (Japan)
3. Yamanouchi Kouki (Japan)
Best 8: Hashimoto Ryo (Japan)
Hashimoto Ryuu (Japan)
Ivanov Georgi (Bulgaria)
Fushimi Seiya (Japan)
Senior Women -50 kg
1. Narita Urara (Japan)
2. Tomino Maasa (Japan)
3. Andou Manami (Japan)
3. Ito Honami (Japan)
Senior Women -60 kg
1. Kameyama Ayaka (Japan)
2. Kamiya Yura (Japan)
3. Nakazono Ayano (Japan)
3. Okada Aoi (Japan)
Senior Women +60 kg
1. Kobayashi Reona (Japan)
2. Higuchi Akari (Japan)
3. Czaban Anna (Poland)
3. Skjelfjord Irene Jensen (Norway)
