High level of competition on the Malta Open 2024

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.

Results

Kata Male

  1. Paweł Juraszek (Poland)
  2. Maciej Waryński (Poland)
  3. Pedro Henrique Dias Leal (Brazil)

Kata Female

  1. Samantha Van Lokven (Netherlands)
  2. Weronika Kapler (Poland)
  3. Erica Gauci (Malta)

Kumite Male

  1. Maciej Waryński (Poland)
  2. Vito Lo Cricchio (Italy)
  3. Izaak Larsen (England)

Kumite Female

  1. Alika Semikhova (Azerbaijan)
  2. Tia Lewis (Wales)
  3. Weronika Kapler (Poland)
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