We are excited to announce the North Island and South Island Kumite Teams! Players not initially selected for the North or South teams were placed into a pool to complete the categories. Athletes are not ranked but will be strategically assigned to either the A or B position to compete against the opposing team's A or B athlete, respectively. The positions for A and B will be determined by coaches on the day.

We have adjusted some of the WKF rules specifically for this team Kumite event:

• No senshu rule—athletes must continue to push forward.

• Each athlete will have one bout against an opponent in the same age division.

• A running stop clock will keep the momentum going:

  • U14: 120 seconds

  • 14 to U18: 150 seconds

  • 18 and older: 180 seconds

                   Except for the last 15 seconds, the clock will stop only for injuries.

      Points awarded as follows:

• Winner by Three or More Points:

                 The winner earns 4 points if they win by a margin of three or more points.

• Regular Win:

                 The winner earns 3 points if they win by fewer than three points.

• Draw:

                  Each competitor earns 2 points in the case of a draw.

• Loss:

                  The loser earns 1 point for a loss (assuming they competed).

• Failure to Show:

                   If athletes fail to show up, they are penalised -2 points from their team score.

                   The opponent is automatically awarded the win and receives 4 points

                        (as if they had won by three or more points).

Get ready for an exciting competition!

NORTH ISLAND

12-13 YO Alyssa Somerville, Xanthia Wise, Wallace Tan, Nirmith Athapattu

14-15 YO Vicky Xie, Ghazal Sandhu, Milu Yoon, Parish Allan

15-16 YO Hannah Rajkumar, Ethan Zhang, Beau Yuan

16-17 YO Brooke Holah, Nina Costello, Alex Foster, Katsuo Ota

18+ YO    Lilli Pares, Jodie Batt, Logan Somerville, Marcel Fourie

Coaches: Braedyn Birss, Duane Monk

SOUTH ISLAND

12-13 YO Mia Desquiado, Grace Lim, Jason Hao, Ryan Anthony

14-15 YO Carina Lupse, Gemma Thomas, Yamato Tsunoda, Ashton Balu

15-16 YO Meara Stace, Leshan Athapattu, Jacob Baker

16-17 YO Nicole Carey, Ariana Azizikhezri, Reo Takeuchi, Bimsara Aththanayake

18+ YO    Juliet McLaughlan, Ella Harris/ Melissa Dunn, Jake Miller/ Banan Kennedy, Sam Crawford

Coaches: Rebecca Dobson, Binh Nguyen

The belt colours worn by each Island, i.e., North—blue; South—red.

We'd like to ask each team member to meet their Island coach in bold on Saturday, September 7th, before 1:00 p.m. to confirm their presence for Team Kumite.

Let’s get ready to rumble and have fun!

THE RESULT: The North Island won by one point! Congratulations to all the athletes.

No SSKANZ players were available for selection.

Article added: Thursday 29 August 2024