All American Open Karate Championships 2011 Official Report

       
On June 18 the All American Open Karate Championships 2011 was held in New York City. Zahari Damyanov from Bulgaria won the finals against Goderzi Capanadze from Russia in the first 3 minutes with a 5-0 decision. 9th World Open Tournament winner Ewerton Teixeira
(Brazil) lost to Shouki Arata (Japan) in the quarter finals by decision after the 2nd extra time.

All American Open Karate Championships 2011
June,18(Local Time)　New York, USA

▼Final
○Zahari Damyanov (Bulgaria／182cm ／100kg／Age 25)
   Decision 5-0
●Goderzi Capanadze (Russia／182cm ／95kg／Age25)

Final／Zahari Damyanov(right) vs Goderzi Capanadze

▼Quarter Final
○Shouki Arata (Japan／184cm ／101kg／Age 24)
   Decision 0-1、2-1(ET)、5－0(2nd ET)
●Ewerton Teixeira (Brazil／188cm ／108kg／Age 29)

Quarter Final／Shouki Arata(left) vs Ewerton Teixeira

The top 8 are as follow:

Official Results – Men Open
1st – Zahari Damyanov (Bulgaria)
2nd –Goderzi Capanadze (Russia)
3rd – Lechi Kurbanov (Russia)
4th – Shouki Arata (Japan)
5th – Ewerton Teixeira (Brazil)
6th – Daiki Kobayashi (Japan)
7th – Alexander Mikhailov (Russia)
8th – Iacob Mirel (Romania)
Best Technique – Ewerton Teixeira (Brazil)
Best Spirit – Daiki Kobayashi (Japan)
Best Tameshiwari – Lechi Kurbanov (Russia, 26 Boards)