MATCH REPORTS Jan - Jun 2019

4th January - EJC New Year Knockout

GOLD Becky Landy
GOLD Leon Popiel 
GOLD Anton Derkach
GOLD Robyn Davies
SILVER Anoop Kaur
SILVER Zachi Landy
SILVER Ralph Giddens
SILVER Sammy Zaitshek
BRONZE Maurycy Mroz

5th January - Donderslag Trophy, Belgium

GOLD Luke Davies
GOLD Elena Bob
5th place Silviu Nastasa

Peter, Baptiste and Ben didn't place.

International Ne-Waza Tournament, Belgium

GOLD Elena Bob
GOLD Silviu Nastasa
BRONZE Baptiste Genevée
BRONZE Ben Westcott

19th January - Scottish Junior (-21) & Senior Open, Glasgow

SILVER Ryan Burt

Connor and Silviu each placed 7th. No result for Baptiste, Ben or Kamil, however Ben did collect his final ten points to complete his 2nd Dan promotion requirements. 

24th January - Tel Aviv Grand Prix, Israel

BRONZE Nekoda Davis

27th January - South Coast Green Belt & Below, Worthing

GOLD Marco Lamagna
GOLD Matteo Lamagna
GOLD Callum Burt
SILVER Alex Thoule 

Joe Greatholder was unable to complete the event due to illness.

27th January - Cyprus International, Nicosia, Cyprus

2009-2010
BRONZE Robyn Davies

2007-2008
SILVER Maya Aubert-Gomez
Ellis Davies just missed out but fought well.

2005-2006
GOLD Mounir Baaziz
GOLD Luke Davies
SILVER Sophie Wilkinson
BRONZE Peter Davies

2002-2005
SILVER Mounir Baaziz
BRONZE Luke Davies

Above: the team outside the venue

2.2.19 - Genk Invitation, Belgium

GOLD Jaap Kaur
SILVER Ellis Davies
SILVER Maya Aubert-Gomez
SILVER Robyn Davies
BRONZE Aleksandra Lew

9th February - Micklefield Under 12 Mini-Mon, High Wycombe, Bucks

GOLd Callum Burt
SILVER Anoop Kaur
BRONZE Robyn Davies

10th February - EJC February Fight Day

GOLD Anoop Kaur
GOLD Amaya Mason
GOLD Robyn Davies
SILVER Aleksandra Lew
SILVER Malachi De Gale
SILVER Sammy Zaitshek
SILVER Sara Krunic
SILVER Stefani Zivaljevic
SILVER Roger Andersen
SILVER Farid Odeh
BRONZE Leon Popiel
BRONZE Lucas Hederer
BRONZE Ruairi Martin
BRONZE May Prothero
BRONZE Maurycy Mroz
BRONZE Aiden Sheehan
BRONZE Adam Mitrovic
BRONZE Jaiveer Bhandari

10th February - EJC Girls' Invitation Teams

Anoop, Amaya and Robyn won gold for EJC, while Aleksandra joined two girls from Ippon Judo London and their team won silver.

16th February - Moberly Mini-Mon, Stonebridge, London

GOLD Robyn Davies
GOLD Callum Burt
SILVER Anoop Kaur
SILVER Zachi Landy
BRONZE Ralph Giddens
BRONZE Anton Derkach
BRONZE Lucjan Popiel
BRONZE Marco Lamagna

17th February - South Coast Senior Split Grade, Worthing, Sussex

Novice - 2nd Kyu
GOLD Hollie Walmsley
BRONZE Francesca Birri
BRONZE Muhammad Marhoon

!st Kyu & Above
GOLD Connor Gossedge
GOLD Ryan Burt
GOLD Abdel Naouri

Kamil & Baptiste didn't have a rostrum finish, but completed our team today.

22nd February - Dusseldorf Grand Slam, Germany

Nekoda had a bye in the first round, a solid win in the second against a Polish opponent. She then lost to home girl Coban by waza-ari in the third round and this put Nekoda out of the medal race. 

Ealing Judo Club Ne-Waza Invitation, West Acton, London

WOMEN
SILVER Hollie Walmsley

MEN
GOLD Ali Hasanzadeh
SILVER Kiah Lares
SILVER Jacob Armstrong
SILVER Mohamed Ali Hasanzade

GIRLS
GOLD Jaap Kaur
SILVER Sofia Krunic
SILVER Sophie Wilkinson
SILVER Robyn Davies
BRONZE Maya Aubert-Gomez
BRONZE Valentine Bachelez

BOYS
GOLD Ellis Davies
GOLD Joe Greatholder
GOLD Anton Derkach
SILVER Callum Burt
SILVER Viktor Tereshchenko
BRONZE Marco Lamagna
BRONZE Lucjan Popiel
BRONZE Stefan Krunic

23rd February - English Cadet & Pre-Cadet Open, Walsall

In the Cadet section Adam and Francesca fought well but didnt medal.

Pre-Cadet
GOLD Luke Davies
GOLD Maddy Birri
SILVER Mounir Baaziz
SILVER Dlair Singh
BRONZE Valentine Bachelez
5th place Sophie Wilkinson
Unplaced Peter Davies

2nd March - Herenthout, Belgium

GOLD Jaap Kaur
SILVER Anoop Kaur
SILVER Ellis Davies
SILVER Maya Aubert-Gomez
BRONZE Ralph Giddens
BRONZE Robyn Davies

9th & 10th March - Alicante Super Cup, Spain

On day 1 Francesca was our only cadet competitor. She didn't place, but gave it everything she had.

On day 2 our pre-cadets were on fine form with Luke winning 5 contests to take gold, Maddy winning 3/4 for an excellent silver medal and Dlair winning 5/6 contests in a massive group to take a well-earned bronze. Mounir and Peter each placed 5th, while Sophie missed out on the chance to fight for a medal. 

16th & 17th March - British Schools Championships, Sheffield

Adam Burt and Connor Gossedge won bronze and silver respectively in the ar 12/13 -60kg section. Sabah Labed won her group in the Adaptive category, which was especially pleasing as it was her first ever competition. Ellis, Alex & Francesca didn't make it to medal matches, while Sofia lost for bronze after a great day of attacking judo.

23rd March - London Development Event, UEL, Docklands

Children's Mini-Mon
GOLD Lucjan Popiel
GOLD Anton Derkach
GOLD Marco Lamagna
SILVER Anoop Kaur
SILVER Robyn Davies
BRONZE Kian Willoughby
BRONZE Sammy Zaitshek

Kyu Grades
GOLD Jacob Armstrong
GOLD Dinu Bucalet
SILVER Pierre Powell
5th place Ben Bannister
5th place Muhammad Marhoon

30th March - Ealing Judo Club Easter Invitation, West Acton

GOLD Kian Willoughby
GOLD Malachi De Gale
GOLD Ethan Castro-Torres
GOLD Roger Andersen
SILVER Robyn Davies
SILVER Aleksandra Lew
SILVER Anoop Kaur
SILVER Ralph Giddens
SILVER Lilian Lorain-Broca
BRONZE Jane Bertrand
BRONZE Sara Krunic
BRONZE Elea Lorain-Broca
BRONZE Stefani Zivaljevic
BRONZE Tommy Suckley
BRONZE Jared Castro-Torres

6th & 7th April - Northern Ireland Open, Derry

Saturday - Seniors
GOLD Mircea Taran
SILVER Elena Bob
SILVER Silviu Nastasa
BRONZE Ion Fiodor
5th place Ryan Burt
Unplaced Baptiste Genevee
Connor doubled up and fought junior and senior, just missed out on a medal match in his -21 group. Adam Burt also fought in the junior group but did not progress. 

Sunday - Cadet, Pre-Cadet & u12
GOLD Maya Aubert-Gomez (u12)
GOLD Luke Davies (PC)
SILVER Peter Davies (PC)
SILVER Mounir Baaziz (PC)
Aleksandra Lew (u12) and Adaqm Burt (C) missed out this time. 

20th April - JJMA Judo Festival, Jeonju, Korea

Above: Everyone up on Jinan mountain, for Sakura, South Korea.

This was a truly incredible experience, with an unbelievable effort from the hots, to make us feel welcome. The medals and the commemorative trophies, along with the ceremonies and all-round respect, were really special. To have been able to take 25 club members on such a massive trip was something none of us will ever forget.

Individual Competition
GOLD Luke Davies
GOLD Dlair Singh
GOLD Maddy Birri
GOLD Robyn Davies
GOLD Jaap Kaur
GOLD Showgo Kimura
GOLD Ben Westcott
GOLD Ryan Burt
GOLD Elena Bob
SILVER Peter Davies
BRONZE Lucjan Popiel
BRONZE Ellis Davies

Team Competition
GOLD Luke Davies
GOLD Elena Bob
GOLD Ben Westcott
BRONZE Maddy Birri

Above: Tournament accreditation.

Below: Practise competition at the host club, Juplish.

Below: Having the opportunity to teach at Juplish, Jeonju, Korea was an honour. Loved it!

27th April - Moberly Green Belt & Below, Stonebridge, London

GOLD Jaap Kaur
GOLD Maya Aubert-Gomez
GOLD Sophie Wilkinson
SILVER Jake Melo
BRONZE Anoop Kaur
BRONZE Anton Derkach
Robyn, Ellis, Joe & Alex were great team members, despite not winning medals this time.

28th April - Mike's JC Invitation, London

GOLD Jane Bertrand
GOLD Robyn Davies
GOLD Jared Castro-Torres
SILVER Anoop Kaur
SILVER Malachi De Gale
BRONZE Roger Andersen
BRONZE Ralph Giddens
BRONZE Aleksandra Lew

4th May - St Petersburg Olympic Starts Tournament, Russia

GOLD Luke Davies

Peter Davies and Dlair Singh did not reach the medal matches.

11th May - English Under 12 Open, Thetford

GOLD Jaap Kaur
GOLD Maya Aubert-Gomez
Ellis also fought but didn't reach the medal contests.

Ellis then joined two Moberly JC judoka to participate in the English Under 12 Boys' Team event. The team won bronze.

18th & 19th May - London Open, UEL, Docklands

SATURDAY

Under 12
GOLD Maya Aubert-Gomez

Pre-Cadet (-15)
GOLD Valentine Bachelez
GOLD Maddy Birri
SILVER Luke Davies
5th place Peter Davies

Cadet (-18)
BRONZE Adam Burt

SUNDAY

Junior (-21)
SILVER Connor Gossedge
BRONZE Adam Burt

Senior
GOLD Ion Fiodor
GOLD Silviu Nastasa
SILVER Ryan Burt
SILVER Natasha Glassford
SILVER Mircea Taran
BRONZE Connor Gossedge
Baptiste won 3 contests but didnt reach the podium.

Veterans
GOLD Natasha Glassford
GOLD Adam Kowalski
SILVER Antonio Greco
BRONZE Joao Pela
Cedric missed out today

25th May - Fighting Films Trophy, Kendal, Cumbria

Under 16
GOLD  Maddy Birri
GOLD Luke Davies
SILVER Peter Davies

Senior Kyu
GOLD Maddy Birri

Senior High Grades
SILVER Luke Davies
SILVER Hollie Walmsley

This was Luke and Maddy's first time competing in senior categories and it was a perfect ontroduction for them.

26th May - Moberly Invitation, Slough

SILVER Robyn Davies
SILVER Anoop Kaur
BRONZE Maurycy Mroz

27th May - EJC May Madness, West Acton, London

GOLD Anoop Kaur
GOLD Anton Derkach
GOLD Roger Andersen
GOLD Kian Willoughby
SILVER Robyn Davies
SILVER Ethan Castro-Torres
SILVER Ralph Giddens
SILVER Ruairi Martin
SILVER Jared Castro-Torres
BRONZE Amaya Mason
BRONZE Jane Bertrand
BRONZE Sammy Zaitshek
BRONZE Adam Mitrovic

9th June - Kaizen International, Netherlands

We loved this well organised tournament. Great medals and a welcoming atmosphere. In the senior section Ryan won gold and Connor won bronze.In the Pre-Cadet (-15) section Luke won silver, Maddy placed 7th, Peter and Valentine were unplaced.

22nd June - London Youth Games, Lee Valley

Above: Seun with his gold medal at his debut tournament.

GOLD Maya Aubert-Gomez
GOLD Seun Akinmboni
GOLD Maddy Birri
GOLD Sofia Krunic
GOLD Connor Gossedge
SILVER Luke Davies
SILVER Sophie Wilkinson
SILVER Francesca Birri
SILVER Adam Burt
BRONZE Jaap Kaur
BRONZE Stefan Krunic
BRONZE Peter Davies
5th place Callum Burt
5th place Dlair Singh
Despite an early win, Ellis was unplaced.

Below: Some of the team woth the team coaches on the day. Thanks to Jo, Silviu, Ryan and Nekoda for the great support for all the Ealing players today.

29th & 30th June - Kent International, Gillingham, Kent

Above: Peter with Nicky Sexton (Competition Controller) and Jean Lingham (Tournament Organiser) and the special 555 back patch.

SATURDAY (under 16)
GOLD Luke Davies
SILVER Maddy Birri
SILVER Peter Davies
BRONZE Seun Akinmboni
5th place Maya Aubert-Gomez
5th place Mounir Baaziz
Ogi, Ellis, Stefan, Jaap, Sophie, Sofia and Dlair had a hard day of many lessons.

SUNDAY (under 20, Senior & Veterans)
GOLD Mircea Taran
GOLD Giovanny Antalika
SILVER Luke Davies
SILVER Connor Gossedge
SILVER Svetlana Purisova
SILVER Ryan Burt
SILVER Elena Bob
SILVER Adam Kowalski
BRONZE Silviu
5th place Ben Westcott
No medals for Hollie, Adam B, Ion, Baptiste, Kamil and Cedric. All weekend the team spirit has been immense. Great team effort from everyone with warming up, encouragement and general support. Great work!

Below: Team photo from day 2.