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Submitted by Bruce Kamstra, Provincial Coach
Judo BC had a great start to the season this weekend with seven of our top athletes in attendance at the Quebec Open. Our athletes will be attending a training camp featuring approximately 200 athletes from 5 countries.
Blake Tsuyuki, Scott McGrandle, and Stefan Zwiers all won silver medals, while Matt Roots took home the bronze. In 5th place was Lisa Nakajima, Brandon Jobb, and Ali Briggs. Mike Kim was 7th with a 3-2 record.
Blake Tsuyuki – Silver 4-1, -60kg Senior Division
Victories
- Dylan Landry (Nova Scotia)-Ippon
- Matthew Dong (USA)-Ippon
- Alexandre DiBartolo(Quebec)-Ippon
- Dominique Cote(Quebec)-Ippon
Loss
- Diego Sanchez(Ontario)-Ippon
Scott McGrandle – Silver (4-1), -81kg Senior Division
Victories
- Ryan Proulx(Quebec)-Ippon
- Luiz-Filipe Lucanchuc(Brazil)-Ippon
- Vincent Leduc(Quebec)-Ippon
- Bruno-Cesar de Rocha(Brazil)-Wazari
Loss
- Vinicius Panini(Brazil)-Ippon
Stefan Zwiers – Silver (4-1), -100kg Senior Division
Victories
- Nedjo Sarenac(Ontario)-Ippon
- Jean-Francois Ouellet(Quebec)-Ippon
- Dong Woo Kim(Alberta)-Ippon
- Maxime Poulin-Labelle(Quebec)-Ippon
Loss
- Akinori Hongo(Japan)-Ippon
Matt Roots – Bronze (4-1), -66kg Senior Division
Victories
- Patrick Cantin(Quebec)-Ippon
- Simon Guadreault(Quebec)-Ippon
- Jeremie Morales(Quebec)-Ippon
- Jeremie Morales(Quebec)-Ippon
Loss
- Serge Zamotine(Quebec)-Ippon
Lisa Nakajima – 5th (2-2), -63kg Senior Division
Victories
- Cynthia Fournier(Quebec)-Ippon
- Jennifer Landry(New Brunswick)-Ippon
Loss
- Hannah Martin(USA)-Yuko
- Stephanie Tremblay(Quebec)-Ippon
Brandon Jobb – 5th (4-2), -81kg Senior Division
Victories
- Jean-Phillippe Ethier(Quebec)-Ippon
- Koba Chimchiuri(Ontario)-Ippon
- Louis Krieber-Gagnon(Quebec)-Decision
- Luiz-Felipe Lucanchuc(Brazil)-Ippon
Loss
- Vinicius Panini(Brazil)-Ippon
- Bruno-Cesar de Rocha(Brazil)-Ippon
Alicia Briggs – 5th (2-2), -52kg U20
Victories
- Sydney Kamino(Ontario)-Ippon
- Audrey Mercier(Quebec)-Wazari
Loss
- Jessica Larouche-Hovington(Quebec)-Ippon
- Josianne Gagne(Quebec)-Ippon
This was an excellent opportunity for our athletes to test themselves against some of Canada’s best athletes and some other international athletes early in the season. I know that our athletes will be better prepared as the season progresses as a result of their efforts this weekend.
