2019 Karate1 Premier League
The Karate 1 – Premier League 2019 is a series of international karate competitions organized by the World Karate Federation (WKF) during the year 2019. The series consists of multiple stages held in different countries as part of the Premier League circuit and brings together the world's top karate athletes 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 WKF world ranking system and Olympic qualification pathways.
Events
| Stages | Date | Series | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25–27 January 2019 | Premier League – Paris | Paris |  France |
| 2 | 15–17 February 2019 | Premier League – Dubai | Dubai |  United Arab Emirates |
| 3 | 19–21 April 2019 | Premier League – Rabat | Rabat |  Morocco |
| 4 | 7–9 June 2019 | Premier League – Shanghai | Shanghai |  China |
| 5 | 6–8 September 2019 | Premier League – Tokyo | Tokyo |  Japan |
| 6 | 4–6 October 2019 | Premier League – Moscow | Moscow |  Russia |
| 7 | 29 November – 1 December 2019 | Premier League – Madrid | Madrid |  Spain |
Karate1 Premier League - Paris 2019
The Karate 1 Premier League – Paris 2019 was held on 25–27 January 2019 in Paris, France.[2]
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Ryo Kiyuna Japan |
Damián Quintero Spain |
Issei Shimbaba Japan |
| Kazumasa Moto Japan | |||
| Kumite -60 kg | Majid Hassanniaideilami Iran |
Angelo Crescenzo Italy |
Darkhan Assadilov Kazakhstan |
| Evgeny Plakhutin Russia | |||
| Kumite -67 kg | Steven Da Costa France |
Luca Maresca Italy |
Assylbek Muratov Kazakhstan |
| Amirali Didar Kazakhstan | |||
| Kumite -75 kg | Ken Nishimura Japan |
Rafael Aghayev Azerbaijan |
Stanislav Horuna Ukraine |
| Ali Asghar Asiabar Iran | |||
| Kumite -84 kg | Anton Isakau Belarus |
Mahdi Ghararizadeh Mahani Iran |
Rikito Shimada Japan |
Ahmed Ramadan Mohamed Egypt | |||
| Kumite +84 kg | Gogita Arkania Georgia |
Saleh Abazari Iran |
Sajad Ganjzadeh Iran |
| Mehdi Filali France | |||
| Team kata |  KuwaitSayed Mohammad Almosawi Mohammad Husain Sayed Salman Almosawi |
Spain Jose Manuel Carbonell Lopez Francisco Jose Salazar Jover Sergio Galan Lopez |
 TurkeyEmre Vefa Goktas Ali Sofuoglu Kutluhan Duran |
| Morocco Bilal Benkacem Adnane Elhakimi Mohammed Elhanni |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Kiyou Shimizu Japan |
Sandra Sanchez Jaime Spain |
Viviana Bottaro Italy |
| Hikaru Ono Japan | |||
| Kumite -50 kg | Serap Ozcelik Arapoglu Turkey |
Miho Miyahara Japan |
Shara Hubrich Germany |
Jessica De Paula Brazil | |||
| Kumite -55 kg | Anzhelika Terliuga Ukraine |
Dorota Banaszczyk Poland |
Shiori Nakamura Japan |
| Lorena Busa Italy | |||
| Kumite -61 kg | Gwendoline Philippe France |
Giana Lotfy Egypt |
Laura Sivert France |
| Merve Coban Turkey | |||
| Kumite -68 kg | Elena Quirici.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland |
Kayo Someya Japan |
Johanna Kneer Germany |
Sachiko Akita Ramos Mexico | |||
| Kumite 68+ kg | Ayumi Uekusa Japan |
Nancy Garcia France |
Ayaka Saito Japan |
| Menna Shaaban Okila Egypt | |||
| Team kata | Russia Polina Kotlyarova Irina Troitskaya Mariya Zotova |
Iran Najmesadat Ghazizadeh Fard Elnaz Taghipour Shadi Jafarizadeh |
Italy Noemi Nicosanti Carola Casale Michela Pezzetti |
| Morocco Aya En-Nesyry Lamiae Bertali Sanae Agalmame |
Karate1 Premier League - Dubai 2019
The Karate 1 Premier League – Dubai 2019 was held on 15–17 February 2019 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3]
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Ryo Kiyuna Japan |
Damián Quintero Spain |
Issei Shimbaba Japan |
| Mattia Busato Italy | |||
| Kumite -60 kg | Darkhan Assadilov Kazakhstan |
Yunosuke Minami Japan |
Eray Samdan Turkey |
| Kaisar Alpysbay Kazakhstan | |||
| Kumite -67 kg | Steven Da Costa France |
Didar Amirali Kazakhstan |
Amir Reza Mirzaei Iran |
| Hamoon Derafshipour Iran | |||
| Kumite -75 kg | Bahman Asgari Ghoncheh Iran |
Luigi Busà Italy |
Rafael Aghayev Azerbaijan |
Thomas Scott United States | |||
| Kumite -84 kg | Uğur Aktaş Turkey |
Ali Fadakar Iran |
Zabiollah Poorshab Iran |
| Farouk Abdesselem France | |||
| Kumite +84 kg | Hideyoshi Kagawa Japan |
Mehdi Filali France |
Sajad Ganjzadeh Iran |
Hocine Daikhi Algeria | |||
| Team kata | Turkey Emre Vefa Göktaş Ali Sofuoğlu Kutluhan Duran |
Kuwait Mohammad Husain Sayed Mohammad Almosawi Sayed Salman Almosawi |
Spain José Manuel Carbonell López Francisco José Salazar Jover Sergio Galán López |
| Iran Ali Zand Abolfazl Shahrjerdi Milad Delikhoun |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Sandra Sánchez Spain |
Kiyou Shimizu Japan |
Emiri Iwamoto Japan |
| Viviana Bottaro Italy | |||
| Kumite -50 kg | Serap Özçelik Arapoğlu Turkey |
Kateryna Kryva Ukraine |
Reem Salama Egypt |
| Sophia Bouderbane France | |||
| Kumite -55 kg | Wen Tzu-yun Chinese Taipei |
Anzhelika Terliuga Ukraine |
Valeria Kumizaki Brazil |
| Fatemeh Chalak Iran | |||
| Kumite -61 kg | Gwendoline Philippe France |
Giana Lotfy Egypt |
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| Rozita Alipourkeshka Iran | |||
| Kumite +68 kg | Anne-Laure Florentin France |
Clio Ferracuti Italy |
Amelia Harvey England |
| Menna Okila Egypt | |||
| Team kata | Italy Noemi Nicosanti Carola Casale Michela Pezzetti |
Iran Maedeh Nasiripey Mahsa Afsaneh Parisa Rahmani |
.svg.png){kind=small} AustraliaMishela Dimoska Marijana Dimoska Kiriana Kamcheska |
| Russia Polina Kotlyarova Irina Troitskaya Mariia Zotova |
Karate1 Premier League - Rabat 2019
The Karate 1 Premier League – Rabat 2019 was held on 19–21 April 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.[4]
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Ryo Kiyuna Japan |
Damián Quintero Spain |
Enes Özdemir Turkey |
| Kazumasa Moto Japan | |||
| Kumite -60 kg | Darkhan Assadilov Kazakhstan |
Eray Samdan Turkey |
Angelo Crescenzo Italy |
Sadriddin Saymatov Uzbekistan | |||
| Kumite -67 kg | Ali Elsawy Egypt |
Burak Uygur Turkey |
Masamichi Funahashi Japan |
| Abdalla Abdelgawad Egypt | |||
| Kumite -75 kg | Stanislav Horuna Ukraine |
Ali Asghar Asiabari Iran |
Ken Nishimura Japan |
| Rafael Aghayev Azerbaijan | |||
| Kumite -84 kg | Valerii Chobotar Ukraine |
Ryutaro Araga Japan |
Igor Chikhmarev Kazakhstan |
| Uğur Aktaş Turkey | |||
| Kumite +84 kg | Sajad Ganjzadeh Iran |
Alparslan Yamanoğlu Turkey |
Saleh Abazari Iran |
| Jonathan Horne Germany | |||
| Team kata | Turkey Emre Vefa Göktaş Kutluhan Duran Enes Özdemir |
Russia Emil Skovorodnikov Mehman Rzaev Maksim Ksenofontov |
Morocco Mohammed Elhanni Adnane Elhakimi Bilal Benkacem |
| Morocco Mohammed Sedraoui Mouad Ouarzazi Marouane Maanaoui |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Kiyou Shimizu Japan |
Sandra Sánchez Spain |
Dilara Eltemur Turkey |
| Hikaru Ono Japan | |||
| Kumite -50 kg | Serap Özçelik Arapoğlu Turkey |
Radwa Sayed Egypt |
Bettina Plank Austria |
Junna Tsukii Philippines | |||
| Kumite -55 kg | Anzhelika Terliuga Ukraine |
Wen Tzu-yun Chinese Taipei |
Travat Khaksar Iran |
| Tuba Yakan Turkey | |||
| Kumite -61 kg | Yin Xiaoyan China |
Giana Lotfy Egypt |
Gwendoline Philippe France |
| Mayumi Someya Japan | |||
| Kumite -68 kg | Elena Quirici Switzerland |
Halyna Melnyk Ukraine |
Kayo Someya Japan |
Vasiliki Panetsidou Greece | |||
| Kumite +68 kg | Meltem Hocaoğlu Turkey |
Guadalupe Quintal Mexico |
Hamideh Abbasli Iran |
| María Torres García Spain | |||
| Team kata | Italy Terryana D'Onofrio Michela Pezzetti Carola Casale |
Russia Polina Kotlyarova Irina Troitskaya Mariia Zotova |
Morocco Aya En-Nesyry Lamyae Bertali Sanae Agalmame |
| Russia Anastasiia Muracheva Ekaterina Gorshunova Daria Tuliakova |
Karate1 Premier League - Shanghai 2019
The Karate 1 Premier League – Shanghai 2019 was held on 7–9 June 2019 in Shanghai, China.[5]
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Ryo Kiyuna Japan |
Damián Quintero Spain |
Kazumasa Moto Japan |
| Issei Shimbaba Japan | |||
| Kumite -60 kg | Darkhan Assadilov Kazakhstan |
Kaisar Alpysbair Kazakhstan |
Firdovsi Farzaliyev Azerbaijan |
| Majid Hassanniaideilami Iran | |||
| Kumite -67 kg | Andrés Madera Venezuela |
Seyedali Karimi Iran |
Ali Elsawy Egypt |
Yves Martial Tadissi Hungary | |||
| Kumite -75 kg | Dastonbek Otabolaev Uzbekistan |
Bahman Asgari Ghoncheh Iran |
Yusei Sakiyama Japan |
| Erman Eltemur Turkey | |||
| Kumite -84 kg | Uğur Aktaş Turkey |
Ivan Kvesić Croatia |
Panah Abdullayev Azerbaijan |
| Mahdi Khodabakhshi Iran | |||
| Kumite +84 kg | Sajad Ganjzadeh Iran |
Saleh Abazari Iran |
Gogita Arkania Georgia |
| Mehdi Filali France | |||
| Team kata | Kuwait Sayed Mohammed Almosawi Mohammad Husain Sayed Salman Almosawi |
 Hong KongHoward Hung Ho-wai Leung Shing-ho Lau Chi-ming |
 MalaysiaHoe Thomson Oh Theng Wei Ivan Leong Emmanuel |
| China Lu Jinchun Zhang Shihong Yao Mengjie |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Sandra Sánchez Spain |
Kiyou Shimizu Japan |
Hikaru Ono Japan |
| Grace Lau Hong Kong | |||
| Kumite -50 kg | Serap Özçelik Arapoğlu Turkey |
Alexandra Recchia France |
Radwa Sayed Egypt |
| Reem Salama Egypt | |||
| Kumite -55 kg | Anzhelika Terliuga Ukraine |
Ding Jiamei China |
Sabrina Ouihaddadene France |
| Travat Khaksar Iran | |||
| Kumite -61 kg | Yin Xiaoyan China |
Jovana Preković Serbia |
Leila Heurtault France |
| Ayami Moriguchi Japan | |||
| Kumite -68 kg | Alizée Agier France |
Gong Li China |
Elena Quirici Switzerland |
| Vasiliki Panetsidou Greece | |||
| Kumite +68 kg | Sofya Berultseva Kazakhstan |
Gao Mengmeng China |
Ayumi Uekusa Japan |
| Hamideh Abbasali Iran | |||
| Team kata | Japan Mao Yasui Akari Igawa Ayaka Takeshita |
China Chen Ye Liao Yilin Tao Yiwei |
Hong Kong Ma Ka-man Wu Lok-man Jenny To Siu-fung |
 VietnamLe Thi Khanh Ly Luu Thi Thu Uyen Nguyen Thi Phuong |
Karate1 Premier League - Tokyo 2019
The Karate 1 Premier League – Tokyo 2019 was held on 6–8 September 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.[6]
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Ryo Kiyuna Japan |
Issei Shimbaba Japan |
Damian Hugo Quintero Capdevila Spain |
| Kazumasa Moto Japan | |||
| Kumite -60 kg | Darkhan Assadilov Kazakhstan |
Angelo Crescenzo Italy |
Majid Hassanniaideilami Iran |
| Eray Samdan Turkey | |||
| Kumite -67 kg | Hiroto Gomyo Japan |
Burak Uygur Turkey |
Vinicius Figueira Brazil |
| Soichiro Nakano Japan | |||
| Kumite -75 kg | Ken Nishimura Japan |
Rafael Aghayev Azerbaijan |
Bahman Asgari Iran |
| Stanislav Horuna Ukraine | |||
| Kumite -84 kg | Ryutaro Araga Japan |
Zabihollah Poorshab Iran |
Ayhan Mamayev Azerbaijan |
| Ivan Kvesic Croatia | |||
| Kumite +84 kg | Jonathan Horne Germany |
Saleh Abazari Iran |
Gogita Arkania Georgia |
| Mehdi Filali France | |||
| Team kata | Japan Arata Kinjo Takuya Uemura Ryo Kiyuna |
Japan Takeru Sasaoka Kanta Matsumoto Futa Matsumoto |
Turkey Ali Sofuoglu Enes Ozdemir Emre Vefa Goktas |
| Japan Koji Arimoto Ryuji Moto Kazumasa Moto |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Kiyou Shimizu Japan |
Sandra Sanchez Jaime Spain |
Emiri Iwamoto Japan |
| Viviana Bottaro Italy | |||
| Kumite -50 kg | Serap Özçelik Arapoğlu Turkey |
Alexandra Recchia France |
Ayaka Tadano Japan |
| Ranran Li China | |||
| Kumite -55 kg | Anzhelika Terliuga Ukraine |
Tzu-Yun Wen Chinese Taipei |
Shiori Nakamura Japan |
| Carlota Fernandez Osorio Spain | |||
| Kumite -61 kg | Giana Lotfy Egypt |
Leila Heurtault France |
Xiaoyan Yin China |
| Mayumi Someya Japan | |||
| Kumite -68 kg | Irina Zaretska Azerbaijan |
Alizée Agier France |
Alisa Buchinger Austria |
| Li Gong China | |||
| Kumite +68 kg | Ayumi Uekusa Japan |
Clio Ferracuti Italy |
Eleni Chatziliadou Greece |
Titta Keinänen Finland | |||
| Team kata | Japan Natsuki Shimizu Yui Umekage Azuki Ogawa |
Japan Maho Ono Mirei Shirotani Nana Kawakami |
Japan Ayana Iwata Yurika Izumi Runa Hanaoka |
| Vietnam Thi Phuong Nguyen Thi Thu Uyen Luu Thi Khanh Ly Le |
Karate1 Premier League - Moscow 2019
The Karate 1 Premier League – Moscow 2019 was held on 4–6 October 2019 in Moscow, Russia.[7]
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Ryo Kiyuna Japan |
Damian Hugo Quintero Capdevila Spain |
Issei Shimbaba Japan |
| Kazumasa Moto Japan | |||
| Kumite -60 kg | Emil Pavlov North Macedonia |
Eray Samdan Turkey |
Kalvis Kalnins Latvia |
| Daulet Shymyrbekov Kazakhstan | |||
| Kumite -67 kg | Steven Da Costa France |
Ali Elsawy Egypt |
Didar Amirali Kazakhstan |
| Masamichi Funahashi Japan | |||
| Kumite -75 kg | Rafael Aghayev Azerbaijan |
Yermek Ainazarov Kazakhstan |
Bahman Asgari Ghoncheh Iran |
| Luigi Busa Italy | |||
| Kumite -84 kg | Zabihollah Poorshab Iran |
Ryutaro Araga Japan |
Jessie Da Costa France |
| Denis Denisenko Russia | |||
| Kumite +84 kg | Gogita Arkania Georgia |
Sajad Ganjzadeh Iran |
Mehdi Filali France |
| Team kata | Turkey Ali Sofuoglu Enes Ozdemir Kutluhan Duran |
Italy Giuseppe Panagia Alessandro Iodice Gianluca Gallo |
Spain Jose Manuel Carbonell Lopez Alejandro Manzana Diaz Sergio Galan Lopez |
| Russia Maksim Ksenofontov Mehman Rzaev Emil Skovorodnikov |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Sandra Sánchez Jaime Spain |
Kiyou Shimizu Japan |
Viviana Bottaro Italy |
| Hikaru Ono Japan | |||
| Kumite -50 kg | Sara Bahmanyar Iran |
Shara Hubrich Germany |
Ranran Li China |
| Nurane Aliyeva Azerbaijan | |||
| Kumite -55 kg | Anzhelika Terliuga Ukraine |
Sara Yamada Japan |
Shiori Nakamura Japan |
| Tzu-Yun Wen Chinese Taipei | |||
| Kumite -61 kg | Rozita Alipourkeshka Iran |
Haya Jumaa Canada |
Jovana Prekovic Serbia |
| Xiaoyan Yin China | |||
| Kumite -68 kg | Irina Zaretska Azerbaijan |
Li Gong China |
Katrine Pedersen Denmark |
| Eda Eltemur Turkey | |||
| Kumite +68 kg | Ivanna Zaytseva Russia |
Ayumi Uekusa Japan |
Sofya Berultseva Kazakhstan |
| Maria Torres Garcia Spain | |||
| Team kata | Spain Raquel Roy Rubio Lidia Rodriguez Encabo Marta Vega Letamendi |
Russia Polina Kotlyarova Irina Troitskaya Mariia Zotova |
Malaysia Chang Sin Yi Lee Celine Xin Yi Khaw Yee Voon |
| Russia Ekaterina Gorshunova Daria Tuliakova Anastasiia Muracheva |
Karate1 Premier League - Madrid 2019
The Karate 1 Premier League – Madrid 2019 was held on 29 November – 1 December 2019 in Madrid, Spain.[8]
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Damian Hugo Quintero Capdevila Spain |
Ali Sofuoglu Turkey |
Arata Kinjo Japan |
| Kazumasa Moto Japan | |||
| Kumite -60 kg | Darkhan Assadilov Kazakhstan |
Kaisar Alpysbay Kazakhstan |
Eray Samdan Turkey |
| Oussama Edari Morocco | |||
| Kumite -67 kg | Amir Mehdizadeh Iran |
Omer Ozer Turkey |
Vinicius Figueira Brazil |
| Steven Da Costa France | |||
| Kumite -75 kg | Yermek Ainazarov Kazakhstan |
Logan Da Costa France |
Rodrigo Ibanez Saenz-Torre Spain |
| Luigi Busa Italy | |||
| Kumite -84 kg | Ugur Aktas Turkey |
Daniyar Yuldashev Kazakhstan |
Panah Abdullayev Azerbaijan |
| Ryutaro Araga Japan | |||
| Kumite +84 kg | Sajad Ganjzadeh Iran |
Dnylson Jacquet France |
Andjelo Kvesic Croatia |
| Saleh Abazari Iran | |||
| Team kata | Turkey Enes Ozdemir Ali Sofuoglu Emre Vefa Goktas |
Italy Gianluca Gallo Alessandro Iodice Giuseppe Panagia |
Spain Jose Manuel Carbonell Lopez Alejandro Manzana Diaz Sergio Galan Lopez |
| Morocco Bilal Benkacem Mohammed El Hanni Adnane El Hakimi |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Sandra Sánchez Jaime Spain |
Kiyou Shimizu Japan |
Emiri Iwamoto Japan |
| Hikaru Ono Japan | |||
| Kumite -50 kg | Bakhriniso Babaeva Uzbekistan |
Serap Özçelik Arapoğlu Turkey |
Radwa Sayed Egypt |
| Rinka Tahata Japan | |||
| Kumite -55 kg | Yassmin Attia Egypt |
Tuba Yakan Turkey |
Tzu-Yun Wen Chinese Taipei |
| Carlota Fernandez Osorio Spain | |||
| Kumite -61 kg | Xiaoyan Yin China |
Nailya Gataullina Russia |
Gwendoline Philippe France |
| Haya Jumaa Canada | |||
| Kumite -68 kg | Irina Zaretska Azerbaijan |
Silvia Semeraro Italy |
Halyna Melnyk Ukraine |
| Elena Quirici Switzerland | |||
| Kumite +68 kg | Sofya Berultseva Kazakhstan |
Eleni Chatziliadou Greece |
Maria Torres Garcia Spain |
| Hamideh Abbasali Iran | |||
| Team kata | Japan Natsuki Shimizu Yui Umekage Azuki Ogawa |
.svg.png){kind=small} PortugalMariana Belo Patricia Esparteiro Ana Sofia Carrico Cruz |
Spain Jessica Moreno Wilkinson Maria Lopez Pintado Nuria Escudero Solis |
| Spain Raquel Roy Rubio Lidia Rodriguez Encabo Marta Vega Letamendi |
References
- ↑ "Historical Championships". WKF. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
- ↑ "Karate1 Premier League - Paris 2019" (PDF). www.sportdata.org. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Karate1 Premier League - Dubai 2019" (PDF). www.sportdata.org. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Karate1 Premier League - Rabat 2019" (PDF). www.sportdata.org. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Karate1 Premier League - Shanghai 2019" (PDF). www.sportdata.org. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Karate1 Premier League - Tokyo 2019" (PDF). www.sportdata.org. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Karate1 Premier League - Moscow 2019" (PDF). www.sportdata.org. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Karate1 Premier League - Madrid 2019" (PDF). www.sportdata.org. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
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