Name: 8th World Open Karate Tournament
Place: Tokyo/ Japan
Date: 1 - 3 November 2003
Organiser: International Karate Organisation Kyokushinkaikan
Contact: IKO Honbu Senpai Joji Hibino / Senpai Minoru Katae
European affairs:  Senpai Andrzej Zacharski
Tel: +81-3-5992-7733 Fax: +81-3-5992-9600
E-mail: info@kyokushin.co.jp

Photos

1st day:       (part 1)        (part 2)

2nd day:   (part 1)   (part 2)   (part 3)

1/32     1/16     1/8    Final fight

The fight for the 3rd place was won by Ewerton Teixeira 5:0

TOURNAMENT DRAW
Tournament draw, detailed results and photos were being updated LIVE from Tokyo Taiikukan.


FINALS DRAW
(best 32 fighters)




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8 WOKT NEWS:

09-10-2003
List of 240 participants has been finished.
14-10-2003
Fighter details: draw number, height, weight and photos is constantly under construction.
18-10-2003
Tournament draw has been finished and published on the website.
22-10-2003
East European fighters 8WOKT preparation camp - photo report :   photos
27-10-2003
Check out the official 8th World Open Karate Tournament posters:

28-10-2003
All 240 fighter's photos and details has been uploaded.
30-10-2003
Most of the national teams arrived in Tokyo.
31-10-2003
Judges seminar, fighters registration meeting, Branch Chiefs and International Comitee meeting with Kancho Shokei Matsui and press conference with pretendents to the world champion title had place. Between 14 invited fighters there were two Europeans: Emil Kostov from Bulgaria and Tomasz Najduch from Poland.

photos

8WOKT - LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
updated: 20th October

EUROPEAN TEAM
updated: 17th October