The 9th World Open Karate Tournament
Tokyo, 16-18 November 2007




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Tokyo Gymnasium Beginning of the finals Tameshiwari Champion:
Lechi Kurbanov
European Champion:
Alejandro Navarro
World Champion:
Ewerton Teixeira
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Shihan Bobby Lowe
and Kancho Shokei Matsui
Aso (Japan) vs
Teixeira (Brazil)
Sawada (Japan)
vs Mamedov (Russia)
Mamedov
ushiro-mawashi-geri
Mamedov - tobi-
ushiro-mawashi-geri
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Da Silva (Brazil) vs
Estensoro (Spain)
Navarro (Spain) vs
Tanaka (Japan)
Winner: Navarro Uchida (Japan) vs
Damianov (Bulgaria)
Winner: Damianov
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Karpenko vs Kurbanov
ushiro-geri
Karpenko vs Kurbanov
jodan-mawashi-geri
Ippon Lechi Kurbanov Navarro (Spain) vs
Kogure (Japan)
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Tanaka (Brazil) vs
Lunev (Russia)
Fukui vs Hovhanissian Hovhanissian
chudan-tsuki
Hovhannisian
kakato-otoshi-geri
Fukui
kakato-otoshi-geri
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Soukup (Czech R.) vs
Tokuda (Japan)
'Russian bull'
Andrei Stepin
Estensoro vs Hovhannisian Hovhannisian
chudan-mawashi-geri
Estensoro:
kakato-otoshi-geri
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Artur Hovhannisian Hovhannisian:
mika-tsuki-geri
Ippon
Winner: Hovhannisian Tanaka vs Soukup Navarro vs Sadvokasov
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Semi-final
Soukup vs Hovhannisian
Hovhannisian
kakato-otoshi-geri
Armenia vs Czech R. Hovhannisian
shita-tsuki
Kiai
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Hovhannisian
chudan-mawashi-geri
Hovhannisian
jodan-mawashi-geri
Winner: Soukup Semi-final
Sadvokasov vs Teixeira
Winner: Teixeira
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Fight for the
3rd place
Sadvokasov
gedan-mawashi-geri
Hovhannisian
gedan-mawashi-geri
Sadvokasov
ushiro-mawashi-geri
Winner: Hovhannisian

Photos: Jacek Kostrzewski