The 40th British Open (8th Cup of Europe) sees a large pool of fighters in which there are multiple World Tournament and World Cup winners amongst the entrants, in what will truly be one of the largest tournaments to be held in Europe this year.
Below are some of fighters to watch including an elite World and European line-up:
We welcome WKO Kazakhstan who bring
Dmitriy Moisseyev (2x lightweight Shinkyokushin World Weight Champion)
Vladimir Artyushin, Ilya Yakolev & Dmitriy Fedorov (multiple World and European champions)
Representing IFK Russia Nizhny Novgorod Region
4 time Russian Champion Alexey Gorokhov MHW
1st place KWF World Cup 2013
2nd place IFK World Championships 2013
Andrey Kizev MMW
1st place Federal District Champion 2016
Welcome to the SC Bushido club from Moscow, Russia Shinkyokushin.
Irina Valieva Womens -60KG
All Russia Cup Champion
Szolnok Cup, Hungary 2015 2nd place
5th European Championships 2015 Champion
2 x 2nd place Cup of Europe +60KG
Nikolai Kravchenko
6th European Championship 3rd place
Kamakura 2013 Champion
IBK World Cup 2011 3rd place
We welcome Marina Sobanina from Russia to the Cup of Europe; she will participate in the Womens Heavyweight category.
Russia Open 2016 Champion
Championship of Russia 2016 Champion
Diamond Cup 2016 Champion
Yamburg Gazprom will participate with three fighters representing their region IFK Novy Urengoy.
Artur Tilov Mens HW
IFK Russian Champion 2014/2015
KWU World Champion 2013
Cup of Europe Champion 2012
Vitalii Ishakhneli Mens HW
IFK Russia Champion 2016
KWU European Champion 2016
Cup of Europe Champion 2014
Aleksandr Karshigeev Mens HW
Cup of Europe Champion 2015
Yamburg Cup 2014 3rd place
Top Swedish fighter Jonas Rosin from Gefle All Japan Karate Union Dojo in the Middleweight division. His recent record will make him a tough competitor to beat.
2nd place KWU European Championships 2016
Champion Rengokai World Cup 2016
3rd place KWU World Championships 2015
The BKK's most in-form fighter, 4 time British Open Champion Emma Markwell from BKK Westcroft will participate in the Womens LW division.
Recent results also include:
All Japan Kyokushinkan Openweight Champion
SENI West Europe Cup Champion
KWU European Championships 3rd place
IFK Ireland will be bringing the current British Open ladies HW Champion Aneta Meskauskiene who will defend her crown.
She recently won the SENI West Europe Cup and was 3rd at the KWU Euro Championships 2016.
We are pleased to announce the World Champion of WKO Shinkyokushin Hungary,
Csenge Szepesi Womens Heavyweight
11th World Championship 2015 Champion
All Kyokushin World Champion 2009
Shinkyokushin European Champion
Spain WKB are:
Juan Carlos Auge - Mens MW
Valencia Cup IFK Champion 2016
Spain WKB Champion 2016
WKB World Cup 2015 3rd place
Augustin Alcazar - Mens HW
WKB World Cup Champion 2015
Kamakura Euro Champion 2015
WKB All American Champion 2015
Juan Crujeiras _ Mens HW
Valencia Cup IFK Champion 2016
Sato Juku World Tournament 2016 4th place
WKB World Cup 2015 2nd place
We welcome WKO Shinkyokushin Spain
Begonia Pacheco Cifre Womens Heavyweight
Spanish Open KWF 2016 2nd place
Oyama Cup 2015 3rd place
Spanish Open KWF 2015 Champion
Alberto De La Vara Robles
European Rengokai 2014 3rd place
Oyama Cup 2013 Champion
Valencia Cup 2012 Champion
BKK Mountain Ash once again bring a good team including:
Lisa Marie Heath Womens LW
KWU World Championships 2015 3rd place
Cup of Europe 2015 3rd place
IFK European Championships 2014 3rd place
Zoe Moulden Womens LW
SENI West Europe Cup 2016 2nd place
Scottish Open 2016 3rd place
British Open Novice 2015 Champion
Luke Baldwin Mens MW
SENI West Europe Cup 2016 3rd place
Scottish Open 2016 2nd place
English Open 2015 Champion
Dylan Baldwin Cadet Boys MW
Belgium Youth Cup 2015 2nd place
British Open Cadet MW 2015 Champion
BKK Crawley have three fighters:
Former Open LW Champion Dawid Ozga Mens MW
SENI West Europe Champion 2016
Scottish Open Champion 2016
BKK English Open Champion 2015
Kirsten Galatius Smith
SENI West Europe 2016 3rd place
KWU World Championships 2015 3rd place
French Open Shinkyokushin 2015 3rd place
Blake Collins Mens MW
Eurasia Cup 2016 3rd place
Scottish Open 2016 3rd place
Netherlands who bring with them Dutch Unified Championship podium placers:
Roel Noordman Mens Heavyweight
Dutch Unified Champion 2016
KWU World Championships 2015 3rd place
SENI West Europe Cup 2016 Champion
Kelvin Teinstra Mens Middleweight
SENI West Europe Cup 2016 2nd place
2nd Dutch Unified Championships 2016
Chelsea Kerklaan Womens Heavyweight
Dutch Unified Champion 2016
Leroy Verschuren Mens Lightweight
2nd Dutch Unified Championships 2016
We also welcome the fighters from KWF Spain with two participants:
Diana Cantero Perez Womens Heavyweight
3rd KWU European Championship 2016
3rd KWU World Championship 2015
KWF European Champion 2015
Pablo Estensoro
3rd KWU World Championship 2015
2nd KWF European Championship 2015
3rd KWU World Championship 2013
We welcome the team of Bulgaria Kyokushinkan
Iya Kostova Women's Lightweight
2nd KWU European Championship 2016
2nd KWF European Championship 2016
Cup of Hanshi 2015 - 3rd Place
Krasimira Mireva Women's Lightweight
Romanian Open Champion
European Championship Poland - 3rd Place
Mihaela Ivanova Women's Heavyweight
KWU European Championship 2016 - 2nd
European Champion 2015
World Championships Bulgaria 2015 - Champion
Andrey Andreev Men's Lightweight
Shen Berkdzhan Men's Lightweight
KWU European 2016 - 3rd Place
Dimitar Dmitrov Men's Middleweight
Georgi Doychev Men's Middleweight
Kyokushinkan European 2015 - 3rd Place
Yordan Yordanov Men's Heavyweight
Hristo Georgiev Men's Heavyweight
We welcome IKO Matsushima Hungary, who bring another World Champion in Lilla Herczeg Womens Lightweight
European Championships IBK 2016 Champion
European Championship Matsushima 2013 Champion
World Championships Matsushima 2008 Champion
We welcome IBK Gordeau Hungary to the Cup of Europe
Zsolt Zsiga Mens Heavyweight
IBK World Cup 2016 Champion
WFKO Grand Prix 2015 2nd place
Cup of Europe 2nd place
We welcome the Satori Team of Rengokai Spain to the Cup of Europe
Dani Redondo Mens Lightweight
World Champion Rengokai 2015
Jonathan Redondo Mens Middleweight
Cup of Europe Champion 2014
Adrian Aguilera Mens Middlweight
Spanish Champion
Teona Gazdeliani Womens Lightweight
World Champion Rengokai 2015
Iria Fernandez Womens Lightweight
European Championships 2014 2nd place
Rocio Maldonado Womens Lightweight
Spanish Champion
We are pleased to welcome the team of Paris 17 from WKO France Shinkyokushin
Jean-Paul Jacquot Mens Heavyweight
KWU European Champion 2016
French Champion 2016
Oyama Cup Champion 2015
Matthias Guerin Mens Lightweight
French Open 2016 3rd place
Kamakura Cup 2015 2nd place
Diamond Cup 2014 2nd place
Vitaly Saranchuk Mens Lightweight
We welcome fighters from WKO Russia Shinkyokushin.
Khasei Magomedov Mens Lightweight
KWU European Champion 2016
Kyokushinkan European Chapion 2015
Shinkyokushin Solznok Europe Cup 2015 Champion
Alina Polishchuk Womens Lightweight
Shinkyokushin International Astana Cup Champion 2016
Russian Championship Champion 2016
Diamond Cup Champion 2016
We welcome WKO Canada Shinkyokushin fighter Kimm Carriere to the Womens Lightweight category.
Kimm is the two time Dageki Champion in 2015/16 and took 3rd place in the Diamond Cup 2016.
Fighters from KWF Norway
Irene Jensen Skjelfjord WHW
3rd place KWF Euros 2015
2nd place KWF World Cup 2014
3rd Place 4th Cup of Europe 2012
Eivind Naerland MHW
1st place Norwegian Open 2016
2nd place KWF Euros 2015
IFK Germany brings Womens LW
Lara Seydel
3rd place 1st KWU Euro Champs 2016
1st place U22 Diamond Cup 2016
3rd place U21 IFK World Champs 2015