2025 Karate1 Premier League

The Karate 1 – Premier League 2025 is a series of international karate competitions organized by the World Karate Federation (WKF) during the year 2025. 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]

Events

Karate 1 – Premier League 2025
Stages Date Series City Country
1 24–26 January 2025 Premier League – Paris Paris France
2 14–16 March 2025 Premier League – Hangzhou Hangzhou China
3 18–20 April 2025 Premier League – Cairo Cairo Egypt
4 30 May – 1 June 2025 Premier League – Rabat Rabat Morocco

Karate1 Premier League - Paris 2025

The Karate 1 Premier League – Paris 2025 was held from 24 to 26 January 2025 in Paris, France.[2]

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual kata Nishiyama Kakeru
 Japan
Machida Yasuhiro
 Japan
Moto Kazumasa
 Japan
Torres Gutierrez Ariel
 United States
Kumite -60 kg Samdan Eray
 Turkey
Xenos Christos-Stefanos
 Greece
Alpysbay Kaisar
 Kazakhstan
Meskini Ali
 Iran
Kumite -67 kg Kozaki Yugo
 Japan
Ozer Omer Abdurrahim
 Turkey
Figueira Vinicius
 Brazil
Baliotis Georgios
 Greece
Kumite -75 kg Abdelaziz Abdalla
 Egypt
Mikulic Nemanja
 Montenegro
Rahozenko Erik
 Ukraine
?
Kumite -84 kg Badawy Youssef
 Egypt
Aljafari Mohammad
 Jordan
Eto Junya
 Japan
Srti Mehdi
 Morocco
Kumite 84+ kg Mahmoud Taha Tarek
 Egypt
Bostandzic Anes
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Anarbekov Dias
 Kazakhstan
Timmermans Rob
 Curaçao

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual kata Ono Maho
 Japan
Lau Mo Sheung Grace
 Hong Kong
Mishima Kiri
 Japan
Azuma Saeko
 Japan
Kumite -50 kg Bahmanyar Sara
 Iran
Mohsenian Masoumeh
 Iran
Zhangbyrbay Moldir
 Kazakhstan
Salazar Yorgelis
 Venezuela
Kumite -55 kg Youssef Ahlam
 Egypt
Furumoto-Deshaies Hana
 Canada
Yakan Tuba
 Turkey
Allen Trinity
 United States
Kumite -61 kg Shimada Sarara
 Japan
Kanay Assel
 Kazakhstan
Girvica Beata
 Latvia
Yvon Sydney
 France
Kumite -68 kg Sombe Thalya
 France
Kama Tsubasa
 Japan
Quirici Elena
 Switzerland
Eltemur Eda
 Turkey
Kumite 68+ kg Torres Garcia Maria
 Spain
Berultseva Sofya
 Kazakhstan
Walters Rochelle
 England
Eddarhri Maroua
 Morocco

Karate1 Premier League - Hangzhou 2025

The Karate 1 Premier League – Hangzhou 2025 was held from 14 to 16 March 2025 in Hangzhou, China.[3]

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual kata Nishiyama Kakeru
 Japan
Torres Gutierrez Ariel
 United States
Moto Kazumasa
 Japan
Vu Anthony
 Sweden
Kumite -60 kg Samdan Eray
 Turkey
Xenos Christos-Stefanos
 Greece
Hashimoto Hiromu
 Japan
Meziane Rayyan
 France
Kumite -67 kg Oubaya Said
 Morocco
Almasatfa Abdel Rahman
 Jordan
Rzazade Nuran
 Azerbaijan
Shih Cheng-Chung
 Chinese Taipei
Kumite -75 kg Abdelaziz Abdalla
 Egypt
Berthon Enzo
 France
Aghayev Farid
 Azerbaijan
Asgari Ghoncheh Bahman
 Iran
Kumite -84 kg Badawy Youssef
 Egypt
Aljafari Mohammad
 Jordan
Khodabakhshi Mahdi
 Iran
Shimada Rikito
 Japan
Kumite 84+ kg Gelashvili Merabi
 Georgia
Abazari Saleh
 Iran
Kvesic Andjelo
 Croatia
Mahmoud Taha Tarek
 Egypt

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual kata Lau Mo Sheung Grace
 Hong Kong
Ono Maho
 Japan
Azuma Saeko
 Japan
Mishima Kiri
 Japan
Kumite -50 kg Ouikene Cylia
 Algeria
Zhangbyrbay Moldir
 Kazakhstan
Perfetto Erminia
 Italy
Lahyanassa Yamina
 Canada
Kumite -55 kg Kodo Rina
 Japan
Saadati Fatemeh
 Iran
Allen Trinity
 United States
Goranova Ivet
 Bulgaria
Kumite -61 kg Golshadnezhad Atousa
 Iran
Khamis Reem
 Germany
Mahjoub Wafa
 Tunisia
Kanay Assel
 Kazakhstan
Kumite -68 kg Kama Tsubasa
 Japan
Quirici Elena
 Switzerland
Brouk Nisrine
 Morocco
Eltemur Eda
 Turkey
Kumite 68+ kg Pea Clemence
 France
Ferracuti Clio
 Italy
Berultseva Sofya
 Kazakhstan
Torres Garcia Maria
 Spain

Karate1 Premier League - Cairo 2025

The Karate 1 Premier League – Cairo 2025 was held from 18 to 20 April 2025 in Cairo, Egypt.[4]

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual kata Nishiyama Kakeru
 Japan
Torres Gutierrez Ariel
 United States
Moto Kazumasa
 Japan
Ohata Kotaro
 Japan
Kumite -60 kg Hashimoto Hiromu
 Japan
Aly Ziad
 Egypt
Meskini Ali
 Iran
Haas Florian
 Germany
Kumite -67 kg Oubaya Said
 Morocco
Freire Fuentes Tomas
 Chile
Baliotis Georgios
 Greece
Ayoub Anis Helassa
 Algeria
Kumite -75 kg Abdelgawad Abdalla Hesham
 Egypt
Zaplitnyi Andrii
 Ukraine
Sakiyama Yusei
 Japan
Abdelaziz Abdalla
 Egypt
Kumite -84 kg Badawy Youssef
 Egypt
Aljafari Mohammad
 Jordan
Gasparian Eduard
 Individual Neutral Athletes
Osman Omar
 Egypt
Kumite 84+ kg Mahmoud Taha Tarek
 Egypt
Avanzini Matteo
 Italy
Sekot Nikolai
 Germany
Mori Yuta
 Japan

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual kata Lau Mo Sheung Grace
 Hong Kong
Ono Maho
 Japan
Marques Rita
 Portugal
Garcia Lozano Paola
 Spain
Kumite -50 kg Zhangbyrbay Moldir
 Kazakhstan
Sgardelli Ema
 Croatia
Rodrigues Catarina
 Portugal
Salama Reem Ahmed
 Egypt
Kumite -55 kg Goranova Ivet
 Bulgaria
Harada Akari
 Japan
Sakiyama Tsumugi
 Japan
Yakan Tuba
 Turkey
Kumite -61 kg Sholohova Oleksandra
 Ukraine
Kanay Assel
 Kazakhstan
Tolba Rahma
 Egypt
Aly Noursin
 Egypt
Kumite -68 kg Quirici Elena
 Switzerland
Brouk Nisrine
 Morocco
Riedel Hannah
 Germany
Schroeter Madeleine
 Germany
Kumite 68+ kg Mahgoub Haidi
 Egypt
Okila Menna Shaaban
 Egypt
Kneer Johanna
 Germany
Orana Fortesa
 Kosovo

Karate1 Premier League - Rabat 2025

The Karate 1 Premier League – Rabat 2025 was held from 30 May to 1 June 2025 in Rabat, Morocco.[5]

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual kata Nishiyama Kakeru
 Japan
Torres Gutierrez Ariel
 United States
Abe Sakichi
 Japan
Ohata Kotaro
 Japan
Kumite -60 kg Xenos Christos-Stefanos
 Greece
Sordia Tsotne
 Georgia
Samdan Eray
 Turkey
Aly Ziad
 Egypt
Kumite -67 kg Ghaith Afeef
 Jordan
Kozaki Yugo
 Japan
Elsawy Ali
 Egypt
Rzazade Nuran
 Azerbaijan
Kumite -75 kg Abdelaziz Abdalla
 Egypt
Mahauden Quentin
 Belgium
Zaplitnyi Andrii
 Ukraine
Yurur Omer Faruk
 Turkey
Kumite -84 kg Aljafari Mohammad
 Jordan
Mastrogiannis Konstantinos
 Greece
Martina Michele
 Italy
Sam Hamza
 Morocco
Kumite 84+ kg Avanzini Matteo
 Italy
Mahmoud Taha Tarek
 Egypt
Sagilyan Eduard
 United States
Tesanovic Djordje
 Serbia

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual kata Lau Mo Sheung Grace
 Hong Kong
Ono Maho
 Japan
D'Onofrio Terryana
 Italy
En-Nesyry Aya
 Morocco
Kumite -50 kg Perfetto Erminia
 Italy
Pappa Christina Triada
 Greece
Palashevska Yuliia
 Ukraine
Hubrich Shara
 Germany
Kumite -55 kg Toro Meneses Valentina
 Chile
Ku Tsui-Ping
 Chinese Taipei
Mukai Ruan
 Japan
Yakan Tuba
 Turkey
Kumite -61 kg Semenenko Anastasiia
 Germany
Rodrigues Barbara
 Brazil
Sombe Tricya
 France
Aly Noursin
 Egypt
Kumite -68 kg Sombe Thalya
 France
Hendy Hadir
 Egypt
Kama Tsubasa
 Japan
Sieliemienieva Elina
 Ukraine
Kumite 68+ kg Torres Garcia Maria
 Spain
Walters Rochelle
 England
Kydonaki Kyriaki
 Greece
Gurung Arika
 Nepal

References

  1. ↑ "Historical Championships". WKF. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  2. ↑ "The Karate 1 Premier League – Paris 2025" (PDF). www.wkf.net. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "The Karate 1 Premier League – Hangzhou 2025" (PDF). www.wkf.net. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "The Karate 1 Premier League – Cairo 2025" (PDF). www.wkf.net. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "The Karate 1 Premier League – Rabat 2025" (PDF). www.wkf.net. Retrieved 24 June 2026.