2018 Karate1 Premier League
The Karate 1 – Premier League 2018 is a series of international karate competitions organized by the World Karate Federation (WKF) during the year 2018. The series consists of multiple stages held across different countries within the Premier League circuit and brings together top-level karate athletes from around the world competing in both kata and kumite disciplines.[1]
This series is considered one of the most important events in international karate, as it contributes to the global ranking of athletes.
Events
| Stages | Date | Series | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26–28 January 2018 | Premier League – Paris | Paris |  France |
| 2 | 16–18 February 2018 | Premier League – Dubai | Dubai |  United Arab Emirates |
| 3 | 16–18 March 2018 | Premier League – Rotterdam | Rotterdam |  Netherlands |
| 4 | 6–8 April 2018 | Premier League – Rabat | Rabat |  Morocco |
| 5 | 8–10 June 2018 | Premier League – Istanbul | Istanbul |  Turkey |
| 6 | 14–16 September 2018 | Premier League – Berlin | Berlin |  Germany |
| 7 | 12–14 October 2018 | Premier League – Tokyo | Tokyo |  Japan |
Karate1 Premier League - Paris 2018
The Karate 1 Premier League – Paris 2018 was held on 26–28 January 2018 in Paris, France.[2]
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Ryo Kiyuna Japan |
Wang Yi-ta Chinese Taipei |
Damián Quintero Spain |
| Issei Shimbaba Japan | |||
| Kumite -60 kg | Darkhan Assadilov Kazakhstan |
Douglas Brose Brazil |
Sadriddin Saymatov Uzbekistan |
| Johan Lopes France | |||
| Kumite -67 kg | Steven Da Costa France |
Hiroto Shinohara Japan |
Amir Khani.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
Hamoon Derafshipour Iran | |||
| Kumite -75 kg | Ken Nishimura Japan |
Rafael Aghayev Azerbaijan |
Bahman Asgari Ghoncheh Iran |
Stanislav Horuna Ukraine | |||
| Kumite -84 kg | Zabiollah Poorshab Iran |
Ahmed Elmasry Egypt |
Ugur Aktas Turkey |
| Kenji Grillon France | |||
| Kumite +84 kg | Sajad Ganjzadeh Iran |
Mehdi Filali France |
Saleh Abazari Iran |
| Jonathan Horne Germany | |||
| Team kata | Spain Jose Manuel Carbonell Lopez Sergio Galan Lopez Francisco Jose Salazar Jover |
Morocco Mohammed El Hanni Adnane El Hakimi Bilal Benkacem |
WKF Mohammad Husain Sayed Salman Almosawi Sayed Mohammed Almosawi |
| Iran Abolfazl Shahrjerdi Milad Delikhoun Ali Zand |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Kiyou Shimizu Japan |
Emiri Iwamoto Japan |
Sandra Sanchez Spain |
Grace Lau Hong Kong | |||
| Kumite -50 kg | Miho Miyahara Japan |
Alexandra Recchia France |
Radwa Sayed Egypt |
Shannon Nishi United States | |||
| Kumite -55 kg | Syakilla Salni Jefry Krishnan Malaysia |
Sabrina Ouhaddadene France |
Anzhelika Terliuga Ukraine |
| Travat Khaksar Iran | |||
| Kumite -61 kg | Yin Xiaoyan China |
Gwendoline Philippe France |
Leila Heurtault France |
| Lucie Ignace France | |||
| Kumite -68 kg | Alizée Agier France |
Kayo Someya Japan |
Miroslava Kopunova Slovakia |
| Cristina Vizcaíno González Spain | |||
| Kumite +68 kg | Nadège Ait-Ibrahim France |
Nancy Garcia France |
Amelia Harvey England |
Chahnez Jami Tunisia | |||
| Team kata | Japan Azuki Ogawa Yui Umekage Natsuki Shimizu |
Spain Marta Garcia Lozano Lidia Rodriguez Encabo Raquel Roy Rubio |
 ItalySofia Garofoli Elisa Franchini Eva Ferracuti |
| Morocco Lamiae Bertali Sanae Agalmame Aya En-Nesyry |
Karate1 Premier League - Dubai 2018
The Karate 1 Premier League – Dubai 2018 was held on 16–18 February 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3]
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Damián Quintero Spain |
Ryo Kiyuna Japan |
Abolfazl Shahrjerdi Iran |
| Ali Sofuoglu Turkey | |||
| Kumite -60 kg | Eray Samdan Turkey |
Emil Pavlov North Macedonia |
Kalvis Kalnins Latvia |
| Sadriddin Saymatov Uzbekistan | |||
| Kumite -67 kg | Marvin Garin France |
Burak Uygur Turkey |
Yves Martial Tadissi Hungary |
| Amir Reza Mirzaei Iran | |||
| Kumite -75 kg | Rafael Aghayev Azerbaijan |
Gabor Harspataki Hungary |
Stanislav Horuna Ukraine |
| Ali Asghar Asiabari Iran | |||
| Kumite -84 kg | Ahmed Elmasry Egypt |
Ali Fadakar Iran |
Aykhan Mamayev Azerbaijan |
| Valerii Chobotar Ukraine | |||
| Kumite +84 kg | Enes Erkan Turkey |
Andrei Grinevich Belarus |
Daniel Molnar Hungary |
Tareg Hamedi Saudi Arabia | |||
| Team kata | WKF Sayed Mohammed Almosawi Sayed Salman Almosawi Mohammad Husain |
Turkey Kutluhan Duran Gokay Ilgezdi Emre Vefa Goktas |
United Arab Emirates Marwan AlMaazmi Khalifa AlAbbar Amin AlAwadhi |
| Morocco Bilal Benkacem Adnan El Hakimi Mohammed El Hanni |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Sandra Sanchez Spain |
Grace Lau Hong Kong |
Kiyou Shimizu Japan |
| Hikaru Ono Japan | |||
| Kumite -55 kg | Sara Cardin Italy |
Jana Bitsch Germany |
Wen Tzu-yun Chinese Taipei |
| Yassmin Attia Egypt | |||
| Kumite -61 kg | Yin Xiaoyan China |
Jovana Prekovic Serbia |
Cristina Ferrer Spain |
Alexandra Grande Peru | |||
| Kumite -68 kg | Alizée Agier France |
Halyna Melnyk Ukraine |
Inga Sherozia Russia |
| Cristina Vizcaíno González Spain | |||
| Kumite +68 kg | Ayumi Uekusa Japan |
Anne-Laure Florentin France |
Guadalupe Quintal Mexico |
| Hamideh Abbasali Iran | |||
| Team kata | Turkey Dilara Eltemur Gizem Sofuoglu Rabia Kusmus |
United Arab Emirates Hamida Haji Ivana Stepanovic Viviane Ambani |
Iran Ghazale Movagharnia Hanieh Azizi Ghoomi Nasim Afshar Kaveh |
Karate1 Premier League - Rotterdam 2018
The Karate 1 Premier League – Rotterdam 2018 was held on 16–18 March 2018 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[4]
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Issei Shimbaba Japan |
Antonio Díaz Venezuela |
Damian Quintero Spain |
| Wang Yi-Ta Chinese Taipei | |||
| Kumite -60 kg | Eray Şamdan Turkey |
Aykut Kaya Turkey |
Firdovsi Farzaliyev Azerbaijan |
| Douglas Brose Brazil | |||
| Kumite -67 kg | Burak Uygur Turkey |
Stefan Pokorny Austria |
Luigi Busà Italy |
| Omer Kemaloğlu Turkey | |||
| Kumite -75 kg | Ken Nishimura Japan |
Bahman Asgari Iran |
Logan Da Costa France |
| Rafael Aghayev Azerbaijan | |||
| Kumite -84 kg | Uğur Aktas Turkey |
Mohamed Elkotby France |
Aykhan Mamayev Azerbaijan |
| Ryutaro Araga Japan | |||
| Kumite +84 kg | Jonathan Horne Germany |
Moreno Sheppard Netherlands |
Mehdi Filali France |
| Ridvan Kaptan Turkey | |||
| Team Kata | Italy Alessandro Iodice Gianluca Gallo Giuseppe Panagia |
Iran Soheil Sajedi-Far Roozbeh Roshani Amirbahador Tadayon |
Turkey Kutluhan Duran Emre Vefa Goktas Ali Sofuoglu |
 MontenegroSrdjan Vukovic Mijat Vojvodic Vladimir Mijac |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Sandra Sánchez Spain |
Emiri Iwamoto Japan |
Grace Lau Hong Kong |
| Hikaru Ono Japan | |||
| Kumite -50 kg | Ayaka Tadano Japan |
Srunita Sari Sukatendel Indonesia |
Elena Stepanova Russia |
| Serap Özçelik Turkey | |||
| Kumite -55 kg | Wen Tzu-Yun Chinese Taipei |
Tuba Yakan Turkey |
Sara Yamada Japan |
| Anzhelika Terliuga Ukraine | |||
| Kumite -61 kg | Gwendoline Philippe France |
Merve Çoban Turkey |
Anita Serogina Ukraine |
Thi Ngoan Nguyen Vietnam | |||
| Kumite -68 kg | Johanna Kneer Germany |
Miroslava Kopunova Slovakia |
Halyna Melnyk Ukraine |
| Lea Avazeri France | |||
| Kumite +68 kg | Ayumi Uekusa Japan |
Hamideh Abbasali Iran |
Ingrid Creemers Netherlands |
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| Team Kata | Spain Marta Garcia-Lozano Lidia Rodriguez Encabo Raquel Roy Rubio |
Germany Sophie Wachter Christine Heinrich Jasmin Juettner |
Turkey Gizem Sofuoglu Dilara Eltemur Rabia Kusmus |
 MalaysiaSin Yi Chang Yee Voon Khaw Celine Xin Yi Lee |
Karate1 Premier League - Rabat 2018
The Karate 1 Premier League – Rabat 2018 was held on 6–8 April 2018 in Rabat, Morocco.[5]
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Ali Sofuoglu Turkey |
Sergio Galan Lopez Spain |
Mehmet Yakan Turkey |
| Wang Yi-ta Chinese Taipei | |||
| Kumite -60 kg | Sadriddin Saymatov Uzbekistan |
Douglas Brose Brazil |
Kaisar Alpysbay Kazakhstan |
| Aykut Kaya Turkey | |||
| Kumite -67 kg | Ali Elsawy Egypt |
Magdy Mamdouh Hanafy Egypt |
Tural Aghalarzade Azerbaijan |
| Yves Martial Tadissi Hungary | |||
| Kumite -75 kg | Rafael Aghayev Azerbaijan |
Dastonbek Otabolaev Uzbekistan |
Gabor Harspataki Hungary |
| Thomas Scott United States | |||
| Kumite -84 kg | Ahmed Elmasry Egypt |
Mohamed El Kotby Egypt |
Alvin Karaqi Kosovo |
Ivan Kvesic Croatia | |||
| Kumite +84 kg | Mehdi Filali France |
Jonathan Horne Germany |
Daniel Molnar Hungary |
| Shahin Atamov Azerbaijan | |||
| Team kata | Morocco Bilal Benkacem Adnan El Hakimi Mohammed El Hanni |
Malaysia Ivan Oh Theng Wei Emmanuel Leong Thomson Hoe |
Spain Francisco Jose Salazar Jover Sergio Galan Lopez Jose Manuel Carbonell Lopez |
| Turkey Ali Sofuoglu Emre Vefa Goktas Kutluhan Duran |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Grace Lau Mo Sheung Hong Kong |
Sandra Sanchez Jaime Spain |
Yaiza Martin Abello Spain |
| Dilara Eltemur Turkey | |||
| Kumite -50 kg | Miho Miyahara Japan |
Khaoula Ouhammad Morocco |
Alexandra Recchia France |
| Serap Ozcelik Arapoglu Turkey | |||
| Kumite -55 kg | Valeria Kumizaki Brazil |
Carla Burkitt England |
Aleksandra Hasani Croatia |
| Syakilla Salni Jefry Krishnan Malaysia | |||
| Kumite -61 kg | Leila Heurtault France |
Xiaoyan Yin China |
Boutheina Hasnaoui Tunisia |
| Gwendoline Philippe France | |||
| Kumite -68 kg | Katrine Pedersen Denmark |
Iryna Zaretska Azerbaijan |
Miroslava Kopunova Slovakia |
| Hafsa Seyda Burucu Turkey | |||
| Kumite 68+ kg | Titta Keinanen Finland |
Laura Palacio Gonzalez Spain |
Sohila Abouismail Egypt |
| Meltem Hocaoglu Turkey | |||
| Team kata | Turkey Gizem Sofuoglu Dilara Eltemur Rabia Kusmus |
Morocco Aya En-Nesyry Sanae Agalmame Lamiae Bertali |
Italy Terryana D'Onofrio Michele Pezzetti Sara Battaglia |
| Spain Lidia Rodriguez Encabo Marta Garcia Lozano Raquel Roy Rubio |
Karate1 Premier League - Istanbul 2018
The Karate 1 Premier League – Istanbul 2018 was held on 8–10 June 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey.[6]
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Ryo Kiyuna Japan |
Kazumasa Moto Japan |
Takuya Uemura Japan |
| Damián Quintero Spain | |||
| Kumite -60 kg | Amir Mehdizadeh Iran |
Eray Samdan Turkey |
Darkhan Assadilov Kazakhstan |
| Nenad Dulovic Montenegro | |||
| Kumite -67 kg | Hiroto Gomyō Japan |
Seyedali Karimi Iran |
Amirali Didar Kazakhstan |
| Amir Reza Mirzaei Fashtali Iran | |||
| Kumite -75 kg | Stanislav Horuna Ukraine |
Bahman Asgari Ghoncheh Iran |
Erman Eltemur Turkey |
| Daisuke Watanabe Japan | |||
| Kumite -84 kg | Mahdi Khodabakhshi Iran |
Berat Jakupi North Macedonia |
Zabiollah Poorshab Iran |
Georgios Tzanos Greece | |||
| Kumite +84 kg | Saleh Abazari Iran |
Tyron-Darnell Lardy Netherlands |
Andjelo Kvesic Croatia |
| Saman Heydari Iran | |||
| Team kata | Morocco Bilal Benkacem Adnan El Hakimi Mohammed El Hanni |
Turkey Ali Sofuoglu Emre Vefa Goktas Kutluhan Duran |
Iran Abolfazl Shahrjerdi Milad Delikhoun Ali Zand |
| WKF Mohammad Husain Sayed Salman Almosawi Sayed Mohammed Almosawi |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Viviana Bottaro Italy |
Kiyou Shimizu Japan |
Emiri Iwamoto Japan |
| Sandra Sanchez Jaime Spain | |||
| Kumite -50 kg | Shiau-Shuang Gu Chinese Taipei |
Bakhriniso Babaeva Uzbekistan |
Bettina Plank Austria |
| Kateryna Kryva Ukraine | |||
| Kumite -55 kg | Sara Cardin Italy |
Tzu-Yun Wen Chinese Taipei |
Jana Bitsch Germany |
| Travat Khaksar Iran | |||
| Kumite -61 kg | Merve Coban Turkey |
Alisa Buchinger Austria |
Madina Yertelbayeva Kazakhstan |
| Ayami Moriguchi Japan | |||
| Kumite -68 kg | Elena Quirici.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland |
Mizuki Kikuchi Japan |
Feryal Abdelaziz Egypt |
| Cristina Vizcaino Gonzalez Spain | |||
| Kumite 68+ kg | Titta Keinanen Finland |
Meltem Hocaoglu Turkey |
Clio Ferracuti Italy |
| Ayaka Saito Japan | |||
| Team kata | Turkey Dilara Eltemur Gizem Sofuoglu Rabia Kusmus |
Italy Sara D'Agostini Valeria Bernardi Noemi Nicosanti |
Iran Elnaz Taghipour Najmeh Sabagh Ghazizadeh Shadi Jafarizadeh |
| Iran Zohreh Mirzakhanian Fatemeh Chizari Maryam Karimi-Khouzani |
Karate1 Premier League - Berlin 2018
The Karate 1 Premier League – Berlin 2018 was held on 14–16 September 2018 in Berlin, Germany.[7]
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Ryo Kiyuna Japan |
Issei Shimbaba Japan |
Ali Sofuoglu Turkey |
| Damián Quintero Capdevila Spain | |||
| Kumite -60 kg | Angelo Crescenzo Italy |
Yugo Kozaki Japan |
Firdovsi Farzaliyev Azerbaijan |
| Amir Mehdizadeh Iran | |||
| Kumite -67 kg | Luca Maresca Italy |
Vinicius Figueira Brazil |
Steven Da Costa France |
| Hiroto Shinohara Japan | |||
| Kumite -75 kg | Yusei Sakiyama Japan |
Rafael Aghayev Azerbaijan |
Thomas Scott United States |
| Ken Nishimura Japan | |||
| Kumite -84 kg | Ryutaro Araga Japan |
Daniyar Yuldashev Kazakhstan |
Timothy Petersen Netherlands |
| Zabiollah Poorshab Iran | |||
| Kumite +84 kg | Sajad Ganjzadeh Iran |
Gogita Arkania Georgia |
Andjelo Kvesic Croatia |
| Jonathan Horne Germany | |||
| Team kata | WKF Mohammad Husain Sayed Salman Almosawi Sayed Mohammed Almosawi |
Spain Jose Manuel Carbonell Lopez Francisco Jose Salazar Jover Sergio Galan Lopez |
Turkey Gokay Ilgezdi Emre Vefa Goktas Kutluhan Duran |
| Italy Gianluca Gallo Alessandro Iodice Giuseppe Panagia |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Kiyou Shimizu Japan |
Sandra Sanchez Jaime Spain |
Emiri Iwamoto Japan |
| Viviana Bottaro Italy | |||
| Kumite -50 kg | Serap Ozcelik Arapoglu Turkey |
Ayaka Tadano Japan |
Chinatsu Endo Japan |
| Radwa Sayed Egypt | |||
| Kumite -55 kg | Anzhelika Terliuga Ukraine |
Li Lirisman Estonia |
Sara Cardin Italy |
| Jenna Brown United States | |||
| Kumite -61 kg | Alexandra Grande Peru |
Leila Heurtault France |
Gwendoline Philippe France |
| Haya Jumaa Canada | |||
| Kumite -68 kg | Eda Eltemur Turkey |
Iryna Zaretska Azerbaijan |
Silvia Semeraro Italy |
| Kayo Someya Japan | |||
| Kumite 68+ kg | Ayumi Uekusa Japan |
Clio Ferracuti Italy |
Ayaka Saito Japan |
| Laura Palacio Gonzalez Spain | |||
| Team kata | Italy Sara Battaglia Carola Casale Michela Pezzetti |
Russia Polina Kotlyarova Irina Troitskaya Mariya Zotova |
Spain Raquel Roy Rubio Lidia Rodriguez Encabo Marta Garcia Lozano |
| Austria Verena Koefinger Funda Celo Kristin Wieninger |
Karate1 Premier League - Tokyo 2018
The Karate 1 Premier League – Tokyo 2018 was held on 12–14 October 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.[8]
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Ryo Kiyuna Japan |
Kazumasa Moto Japan |
Yuhei Horiba Japan |
| Issei Shimbaba Japan | |||
| Kumite -60 kg | Eray Samdan Turkey |
Kajith Kanagasingam France |
Mattia Pampaloni Italy |
| Ihor Uhnich Ukraine | |||
| Kumite -67 kg | Burak Uygur Turkey |
Hiroto Shinohara Japan |
Ikboljon Uzakov Uzbekistan |
| Yves Martial Tadissi Hungary | |||
| Kumite -75 kg | Luigi Busa Italy |
Yuta Mori Japan |
Ken Nishimura Japan |
| Gabor Harspataki Hungary | |||
| Kumite -84 kg | Ugur Aktas Turkey |
Rikito Shimada Japan |
Ivan Kvesic Croatia |
| Igor Chikhmarev Kazakhstan | |||
| Kumite +84 kg | Hideyoshi Kagawa Japan |
Gogita Arkania Georgia |
Daniel Molnar Hungary |
| Ilyes Klouz France | |||
| Team kata | Japan Takuya Uemura Arata Kinjo Ryo Kiyuna |
Japan Ryuji Moto Kazumasa Moto Koji Arimoto |
Japan Takeru Sasaoka Kanta Matsumoto Futa Matsumoto |
| Italy Alessandro Iodice Gianluca Gallo Giuseppe Panagia |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Kiyou Shimizu Japan |
Sandra Sanchez Jaime Spain |
Mizuki Ugai Japan |
| Mirisa Ohuchi Japan | |||
| Kumite -50 kg | Miho Miyahara Japan |
Gema Morales Ozuna Spain |
Shara Hubrich Germany |
| Ayaka Tadano Japan | |||
| Kumite -55 kg | Shiori Nakamura Japan |
Sabina Zakharova Kazakhstan |
Jana Bitsch Germany |
| Sabrina Ouihaddadene France | |||
| Kumite -61 kg | Gwendoline Philippe France |
Alexandra Grande Peru |
Jovana Prekovic Serbia |
| Mayumi Someya Japan | |||
| Kumite -68 kg | Alizée Agier France |
Elena Quirici Switzerland |
Silvia Semeraro Italy |
| Halyna Melnyk Ukraine | |||
| Kumite 68+ kg | Nancy Garcia France |
Ayumi Uekusa Japan |
Clio Ferracuti Italy |
| Natsumi Kawamura Japan | |||
| Team kata | Japan Yui Umekage Natsuki Shimizu Azuki Ogawa |
Japan Urara Kokubo Arisa Gibo Aira Minamoto |
Japan Mao Yasui Akari Igawa Ayaka Takeshita |
| Italy Terryana D'Onofrio Sara Battaglia Michela Pezzetti |
References
- ↑ "Historical Championships". WKF. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
- ↑ "Karate1 Premier League - Paris 2018" (PDF). www.sportdata.org. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Karate1 Premier League - Dubai 2018" (PDF). www.sportdata.org. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Karate1 Premier League - Rotterdam 2018" (PDF). www.sportdata.org. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Karate1 Premier League - Rabat 2018" (PDF). www.sportdata.org. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Karate1 Premier League - Istanbul 2018" (PDF). www.sportdata.org. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Karate1 Premier League - Berlin 2018" (PDF). www.sportdata.org. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Karate1 Premier League - Tokyo 2018" (PDF). www.sportdata.org. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
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