This year’s Danish Open is over, and we take a look back at this traditional event. Poland, Hungary, Austria, Greece, Sweden, Norway and Denmark participated. Predicted best nations must be regarded as Hungary and Poland, but Nordic fighters were also well prepared…
Danish Open is a friendly tournament with good traditions. And Denmark Kyokushin nation as everyone knows fostered good Kyokushin practitioners. Danish and Swedish Open agreed a few years back to hold those two tournaments every other year. ( Danish Open in 09,11 and 2013, Swedish Open in 10, 12 and 2014) These two tournament are always held in the start of September.
In 2011 Danish Open changed the weight division from three to four, adding the Super heavy weight category. This year even a “Old masters” category was added. The Danish Open team make thing goes smooth, and the updates and info the time before the tournament are good. The cost is undoubtedly acceptable, so it easy to choose.
This years women divisions had a little fewer fighters than usually. But to give the fighters the best, the organizer used the pool system so each fighter fought every other fighter in the category. This was a great solution, and gave the fighters just what they came for!
In the lightweight, Polish technical fighter Marta Lubos ended in 1st place. Showing very good all-round skills and good stamina through all the fights. Danish homefighters did put up good fights, but could not take the title home.
In the middleweight one of the most merited fighters in the tournament : Hungarian top fighter Csenge Szepesi. She capture the title as she did in 2011* (* heavyweight) fighters from Sweden, Poland and Denmark did also fight in the category, but no one could match this level.
In heavyweight Hungary, Norway and Denmark fought for a place at the podium. Denmark took this with strong fighting from Ea Eriksen, with technical Hungarian fighter Petra Halász in second, and international newcomer Marleen Gregusson from Norway third.
Lightweight men stood for very high level of fighting. Several highlights came out of this division, and the winner Stefan Chervenkov from Sweden, did also get the “best fighter” award. Fight of the day :Stefan Chervenkov vs Christoffer Sjölund (?)
Men middleweight. Also this category was taken by the same fighter that won the middleweight in 2011. Patryk Kostrzewa / Poland showed class through the tournament, and captured the 1st place before Norway`s Bjørn Erik Orrstad. Orrstad had fought hard fights towards the final as well as Patryk Kostrzewa, but the Polish fighter manage to advance with less damage and had a higher gear than the spirited Orrstad. Hungarian KOVÁCS BALÁZS also made a strong tournament with third place, stopped by Kostrezewa.
Light heavyweight with favorites from Poland and Hungary, did as expected and ending up meeting in the final. Marek Wolny from Poland with 3rd place in the European Championship 2012/13 and third place U22 EC 2012. Wolny show good fighting and meets LIZÁK RICHÁRD from Hungary in the final. This fight are very good and hard, and the decision goes to Hungary, and this through Wolny`s mistake as he gets a genten warning.
Super heavy weight are the category where the homefighters own. With Brian Jacobsen and Kristoffer Breindal as heavy favorites. Maybe a little against the odds, Breindal takes this Danish Open tittle. Jacobsen unlucky with a high punch, and gets disqualified. Double Norwegain at third place, with newcomers Lommeland and Nærland.