Japanese success in the individual, and repeated triumph of the Szigetközi Junior Kendo Club in the team competition at the jubilee Hungarian Kendo Cup. There were 6 categories, 18 nations, and 202 participants.

The 20th jubilee, international Hungarian Kendo Cup was organized this weekend. The weekend of the competition was preceded with a three day seminar closed by a kyu and dan examination.
The individual competition was organized on Saturday, and the team competition on Sunday.

FINAL RESULTS OF THE 20TH HUNGARIAN KENDO CUP

Men category

1 Murakami Raita (Japan, Tsukuba University)
2 Komori Toshiya (Japan, Tsukuba University)
3 Norbert Király (Szigetközi Junior Kendo Club)
3 Yoshitaka Karukome (Japan, Tsukuba University)

Videos:
Semifinal I. Yoshitaka Karukome (white) x Murakami Raita (red)
Semifinal II. Norbert Király (white) x Komori Toshiya (red)
Final Komori Toshiya (white) x Murakami Raita (red)

Women category

1 Yuri Murata (Czech Republic, Kacubo)
2 Ana Momcilovic (Serbia, Beograd)
3 Aleksandra Radojicic (Serbia, Makoto)
3 Marina Bővíz (Hungarian-Japanese Kendo Club)
Fighting Spirit: Tanja Greif (Slovenia, Shubukan)
Fighting Spirit: Pavla Stepanova (Czech Republic, Kensei)

Videos:
Semifinal 1. Murata Yuri (fwhite) x Marina Bővíz (red)
Semifinal 2. Aleksandra Radojicic (white) x Ana Momcilovic (red)
Final Murata Yuri (white) x Ana Momcilovic (red)

Junior category:

1 Valentin Chirea (Romania, Clubulkendo)
2 Krisztián Komjáti (Hungarian-Japanese Kendo Club)
3 Alin Chirea (Románia, Clubulkendo)
3 Alin Mocanu (Románia, Clubulkendo)
Fighting Spirit: Lé Hoang Anh (Hungarian-Japanese Kendo Club)

Children category

1 Tamás Komjáti (Hungarian-Japanese Kendo Club)
2 Marcell Lukács (FŐNIX Budapest Kendo and Iaido Club)
3 Balázs Práth (Viharsarok SE)
3 Orsolya Horváth (FŐNIX Budapest Kendo and Iaido Club)
Fighting Spirit: Yuta Tsukamoto (FŐNIX Budapest Kendo and Iaido Club)
Fighting Spirit: Balázs Kiss (Hungarian-Japanese Kendo Club)

Kyu category

1 Aleksandar Novakovic (Szerbia, Makoto)
2 Stojan Savic (Szerbia, Kaishin)
3 Marko Andrijasevic (Montenegró, Buducnost)
3 Stefan Vujovic (Montenegró, Buducnost)
Fighting Spirit: Klodova Bozena (Czech Republic, Kacubo)
Fighting Spirit: Ritszel Wojciech (Poland, Katowicka)

Team category

1 Szigetközi Junior Kendo Club
2 Makoto "A" Serbia
3 Kacubo Czech Republic
3 MIX 2 Mixed nationality team
Fighting Spirit: Anthony Leong (Scotland, Taiseidokai)
Fighting Spirit: Aleksandar Vujic (Serbia, Kokoro)

Figures of the 20th Hungarian Kendo Cup

Number of the participating nations: 18
Hungary, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Scotland

Total number of participants: 202 persons
Hungarian: 81 persons
Foreign: 121 persons

Total number of examinees: 96 persons
Hungarian: 41 persons
Foreign: 55 persons
Passed examination: 82 persons

Videos: kinsho.hu