This weekend Diamond Cup, The 1st West European Tournament will be held in Belgium. The aim for the tournament is to give the Western Europa countries a European Tournament to build the level among these countries.

The tournament offer cadet, adult, Kata and fight.

The tournament will be streamed live, and we are taking a lock on the fighters who are ready…!

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Just 3 weeks after the European Championship in Baku, this tournament are ready to go. Looking at the big picture, These two tournaments are on separate level, and each with its own purpose. In the line up there are some of the best fighters from Western Europe, and these athletes are from different organizations and of course different countries.

LIVE STREAM http://www.ustream.tv/channel/diamond-cup-2014

Below list of fighters, but do not miss the total line up with all categories Diamond Cup

IFK/Great Britain brings in their top fighters,who have to accept to be considered as favorites. Several British Open winner and more. The Netherlands brings in good fighters, also here some of the best from IFK, but also others,Jan Van Beek. Spain are one nation with several strong fighters from different organizations. Daniel Sánchez , and Shinkyokushin Ferran Gandia, women division Pinilla Isis and Garrido Nuria. Germany with Sergej Braun and more. Just to name a few..

Men Lightweight  70kg

• Dawid Ozga – Great Britain
• Alan Shnawa – Great Britain
• Kamil Kemens – Poland
• Wesley Jansen – Netherlands
• Joel Brion – Belgium
• Matthias Guerin  – France
• Matthieu Détraz – France
• Artur Gevorgyan – Belgium
• Zaine Abdelhamime –
• Ivan Fernandez – Spain
• Alexander Mosholdt – Germany
• Patrick Zondag – Netherlands

Men middleweight 80kg

• Darren Chan – Great Britain
• Kelvin Tienstra – Poland
• Daniel Sanches – Spain
• Mitchell De Bont – Netherlands
• Robert Kerkhoven – Netherlands
• Mathijn Smit – Netherlands
• Christopher Da Costa – Great Britain
• Patrick Lepeaar – Belgium
• Sebastian Dhorme – France
• Babtiste Mouton – France
• Ferran Gandia –Spain
• Davit Hitè – France
• Simon Venezia –
• Martin Thauvoye – Belgium
• Sergej Braun – Germany
• Blake Collins – Great Britain
• Javier Zamora – Spain

Men light heavyweight -90kg

• Konig Korolihin – Germany
• Dorin Radu – Spain
• Peter Deraedt – Belgium
• Jean – Paul Jacquot – France
• Darijo Nikolic – Switzerland
• Fredrik Johansson – Sweden
• Artur Grunwaldt  – Germany
• Bart Mulder – Netherlands

Men heavyweight +90kg

• Georg Georg – Germany
• Konstantin Korolihin – Germany
• Jan Van Beek – Belgium
• Jean-Philippe Derpoorter – Belgium
• Ryan Gonzalvo – Belgium
• Marc De Roodt –

Women Lightweight -55kg

• Carla Gallati – Switzerland
• Kimm Carriere – West Island Karate
• Virginie Garnier – Paris, France
• Julia Ziemska – Tomodachi Dojo Swiss
• Beth H Rowlands – Great Britain
• Nuria Garrido – Spain
• Pinila Isis – Spain

Women middleweight -65kg

• Emma Markwell – Great Britain
• Nina Stuer – Belgium
• Stephanie Van Der Rijt – Netherlands
• Shannon Van Der Linden Belgium

Women heavyweight +65kg

• Kirsten Smith – Denmark/Great Britain
• Chantal  Van Angelen
• Lucinda Bender
• Sara Hegge – Sweden
• Gret Pelkmans – Belgium