1. Hitoshi Kiyama - Japan 2. Sergey Plekhanov - Russia 3. Ewerton Teixeira - Brazil 4. Glaube Feitosa - Brazil 5. Lechi Kurbanov - Russia 6. Yasuhiko Kimura - Japan 7. Sergey Osipov - Russia 8. Hiroyuki Kidachi - Japan
Best technique: Masafumi Tagahara Best spirit: Emil Kostov and Hiroyuki Kidachi Best tameshiwari: Sergey Plekhanov - 29 boards
Photo Hightlights
Opening ceremony 1st day 2nd day - part 1 2nd day - part 2
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.