First UKF Grand Slam event of the season brought to the fans very high level of competition. Contests of men has been dominated by Polish athletes - Paweł Juraszek in kata, and Maciej Waryński in kumite respectively. Polish supremacy has been broked in female categories, where new very interesting stars appeared on the horizon earning their first Grand Slam victories - Samantha Van Lokven (Netherlands) in kata and Alika Semikhova (Azerbaijan) in kumite.