Sydney International Open – 1st – 3rd March Results
- Congratulations to the 34 athletes who contested 49 divisions (10 more divisions than 2023) in the 2024 Sydney International Open. This includes 2 athletes contesting 3 Adaptive divisions. Our group won 26 medals, 1 more than in 2023: 6 Gold (2 more than 2023), 13 Silver, 7 Bronze, 1 x 4th / 3 x 5th / 3 x 7th places. 3 athletes also contested 2 Kata divisions winning a Gold and a Silver
- Notably 49 competition divisions is higher than Budokan’s participation in any previous State Open and only 3 less than the 2017 Nationals where our athletes contested 52 divisions.
- 4 of our Cadets contested 3 divisions and another 6 contested 2 divisions. Max Zollinger had 11 matches winning 9 of them and in the process gained his first State Open Senior medal. A number of the other athletes played 7-8 matches, providing valuable competition time and experience.
The competition management system “Judomanager.com” indicates that Budokan’s combined medal tally for Juniors (U13, 15), Seniors (Cadets, JM/W, SM/W), and U/11, Veterans and Adaptive divisions, was the highest of any participating club, as well as the best overall medal result. Details follow:
- Gold medals: Tayden Zhang, Aleks Dobric, Bianca Tandean, Max Zollinger, Clarissa Vumbaca, Bernhard Tandean (Adaptive), Trent Black (Kata)
- Silver medals: Levi Murkins, Joy Ma, Milica Dobric, Dasha Platonov, Ethan Zhang, Nikola Dobric, Daniel Holley, Bianca Tandean x 2, Max Zollinger, Cherese Freeland x 2 (NT), Clarissa Vumbaca, + Bernhard and Bianca Tandean (Kata)
- Bronze medals: Leon Park, Aaron Xu, Billy Nyamdorj x 2, Ali Yuldashev, Phoenix Edwards, Max Zollinger
- 4th/5th: Isaac Choi, Daniil Savytskyi, Aaron Xu, Jacinta Vumbaca
- 7th: Aaron Xu, Nikola Dobric, Ali Yuldashev
- Participating: Gretchen Dong, Luke Park, Gabriel Richmond, William Dong, Andy Wang, Jeremy Tan, Johnny Ma, Michael Richmond, Demin Cai, Crosby Peake, Nikola Dobric, Daniel Holley, Jackson Palgan, Phoenix Edwards, Lynne McCredden
- Coaches were: Rob, Kerrye, Nathan, Josh, Liam;
- Kata Judges were: Dale, Franz; Referee: Lubo;
- Volunteers were: Masha Savytskyi, Evgeny and Valeria Platonov, Kevin Mak, Franz Tandean, Susi Elyawati, Kiki Zhang, Dale Keogh, Yuan Yuan, Jessie Tan
Congratulations to our great band of Budokan athletes and to our fantastic volunteers – a great effort all round!