Croatian heavyweight Anđelo Kvesić won the 32nd Super Eight Croatia Cup, taking the final by default after Anes Bostandžić was hurt.
What we know
- Anđelo Kvesić won the 32nd Super Eight Croatia Cup and the €3,000 first prize.
- Kvesić won four bouts without losing a point; the final was awarded to him without a fight.
- Anes Bostandžić pulled out of the final with a left knee injury suffered against Japan's Sukiyama.
- It is Kvesić's third title at the event, tying the Croatian record held by Junior Lefevre and Enes Garibović.
Croatian heavyweight Anđelo Kvesić won the 32nd Super Eight Croatia Cup, the tournament organised for decades by Karate Club Croatia, according to CroRing, which cited Večernji list. The double European champion went through four wins without losing a point: three in his group, over Italy's Fiore, Russia's Kovalev and Georgia's Gelashvili, and the final without a fight.
Bosnian Anes Bostandžić, the winner of the other group, had to give up the final after hurting his left knee against Japan's Sukiyama. Bostandžić said it could be serious and that the anterior cruciate ligaments may be involved. Kvesić had beaten him in the previous meetings at this tournament, including last year's final.
The title is Kvesić's third at the event and ties him with Junior Lefevre and Enes Garibović for the Croatian record. His younger brother Ivan has won it twice, making five titles for the family. Kvesić said: "This is neither a world nor a European championship, so it suited me to work more relaxed and enjoy it more." (translated)
Bosnian Anes Bostandžić, the winner of the other group, had to give up the final after hurting his left knee against Japan's Sukiyama. Bostandžić said it could be serious and that the anterior cruciate ligaments may be involved. Kvesić had beaten him in the previous meetings at this tournament, including last year's final.
The title is Kvesić's third at the event and ties him with Junior Lefevre and Enes Garibović for the Croatian record. His younger brother Ivan has won it twice, making five titles for the family. Kvesić said: "This is neither a world nor a European championship, so it suited me to work more relaxed and enjoy it more." (translated)
- Summary
- Croatian heavyweight Anđelo Kvesić won the 32nd Super Eight Croatia Cup, taking the final by default after Anes Bostandžić was hurt.
- Key points (one per line)
- Kvesić won four bouts without losing a point and earned the €3,000 first prize
He took the final without a fight when Bostandžić injured his left knee against Japan's Sukiyama
It was Kvesić's third title at the event, tying the Croatian record held by Junior Lefevre and Enes Garibović
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- CroRing | https://croring.com/karate/andelo-kvesic-neprobojan-poput-oklopnih-kola-karlovacki-gromovi-izazvali-divljenje/
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