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The 2023 Balmoral Open was held on March 25, 2023, at Stonewall Collegiate in Stonewall, MB. Here are the results:

U10 Group1

Colby FOSTER (Nakamura Judo Club)
Mila GERVAIS (Nakamura Judo Club)
Vsevolod OMELCHENKO (Nakamura Judo Club)
Sydney HAWBOLDT (Nakamura Judo Club)

U10 Group2

Jake OSIPOV (Nakamura Judo Club)
Alexandra HAWBOLDT (Nakamura Judo Club)
Sam PERRAS (Selkirk Judo Club)
Joshua HENDERSON (Nakamura Judo Club)

U10 Group3

Beauregard JANSEN (Selkirk Judo Club)
Jaxon ROBINSON (Selkirk Judo Club)
Carson HORN (Portage Judo Club)
Addisson LAUDY KRASEY (Selkirk Judo Club)

U12 F Group1

1. Eleanor HENNESSEY (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. Paige DAVIS (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)
3. Nyx PATON (Portage Judo Club)

U12 F Group2

1. Mckenzie ROBERTS (BP Judo club)
2. Avery-Mae Dawn CAMPBELL (Portage Judo Club)
3. Eimear O’GORMAN (Nakamura Judo Club)

U12 M Group1

1. Ariel ULANOV (BP Judo club)
2. Eitan TARTAKOVSKY (BP Judo club)
3. Carter NGUYEN (Inner City Judo Club)
4. David TKACHUK (BP Judo club)

U12 M Group2

1. Ewan WILLIAMS (BP Judo club)
2. Maximus JANSEN (Selkirk Judo Club)
3. Fergus SEMCHUK (Portage Judo Club)
4. Owen SINCLAIR (BP Judo club)

U12 M Group3

1. Fedor KUTUZOV (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. Tyson CARRUTHERS-SALM (Southwest Judo Club)
3. Harrison SEMCHUK (Portage Judo Club)
4. Jett HONKE (Selkirk Judo Club)

U12 M Group4

1. Leo WILLIAMS (BP Judo club)
2. Avery WAKEHAM (Balmoral Judo Club)
3. Jace ROBERTS (BP Judo club)
4. Koltin CHURA (Selkirk Judo Club)

U12 M Group5

1. Blaise LAVERGNE (St. Boniface Judo Club)
2. Maxwell WALLACE (Balmoral Judo Club)
3. Hunter KENNEDY (Selkirk Judo Club)
4. Jaden PEPPLER (Inner City Judo Club)

U14 F -52kg

1. Charlotte SEMCHUK (Portage Judo Club)
2. Zoey PATTON (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)

U14 F -63kg

1. Niamh O’GORMAN (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. Geraldine ORCHARD (Portage Judo Club)

U14 F +63kg

1. Elliot VERWEY (Portage Judo Club)
2. Ruby BUECKERT (Nakamura Judo Club)

U14 M -38kg

1. Maximus NANASSY (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)
2. Corwin WALLACE (Portage Judo Club)

U14 M -42kg

1. Elijah LEVAC (Saint Boniface Judo Club)
2. Liam ILGANAEV (Nakamura Judo Club)
3. Avery QUAIL (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)

U14 M -46kg

1. David POLINGER (BP Judo club)
2. Kalib WALKER (Selkirk Judo Club)
3. Damian Michael KEAM (Southwest Judo Club)
3. Zach PERRAS (Selkirk Judo Club)
5. Deklan PATON (Portage Judo Club)
Ivan SKORYK (Nakamura Judo Club)

U14 M -50kg

1. Bennet PAMPOLINA (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. Adrian ILGANAEV (Nakamura Judo Club)
3. Cooper VANDESYPE (Balmoral Judo Club)

U14 M -55kg

1. Owen BEVAN (Portage Judo Club)
2. Carter LEVEILLE (Selkirk Judo Club)

U14 M +66kg

1. Liam ANDREWS (Inner City Judo Club)
2. Ievan WILLIAMS (BP Judo club)
3. Gregory PANCHUCK (Balmoral Judo Club)
4. Jackson WALLACE (Balmoral Judo Club)

U16 F -52kg

1. Kaya LEVEILLE (Selkirk Judo Club)
2. Kaylyn WALLACE (Portage Judo Club)
3. Izzy NANASSY (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)
4. Taylor PATTON (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)

U16 M -55kg

1. Xavier LEVAC (Saint Boniface Judo Club)
2. Dar METRIK (Nakamura Judo Club)
3. Tristan JENNER (Portage Judo Club)
3. Julian BODEK (BP Judo club)
5. Ashtin BETTOF (Balmoral Judo Club)
5. Wyatt MCRAE (Balmoral Judo Club)

U16 M -60kg

1. Nathaniel Sacha PANCHUK (Balmoral Judo Club)
2. Dexter SEMCHUK (Portage Judo Club)

U16 M -66kg

1. Braydin NGUYEN (Inner City Judo Club)
2. David BEVAN (Portage Judo Club)

U16 M -73kg

1. Jaxon HALE (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. Carter STOPA (Selkirk Judo Club)

U16 M +73kg

1. Cai JAMES (Balmoral Judo Club)
2. Paxton WALKER (Selkirk Judo Club)
3. Samuel LAVERGNE (St. Boniface Judo Club)

U18 F -57kg

1. Amaya MACHADO (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. Kiandra CHRIST-BONNELL (Nakamura Judo Club)
3. Arwyn WILLIAMS (BP Judo club)
4. Kaya LEVEILLE (Selkirk Judo Club)

U18 M -60kg

1. Dar METRIK (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. Lachlan PATTON (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)

U18 M -73kg

1. Jaxon HALE (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. Braydin NGUYEN (Inner City Judo Club)
3. David BEVAN (Portage Judo Club)

U18 M -90kg

1. Daniel EKOSKY (Selkirk Judo Club)
2. Nicolas VILLA (Nakamura Judo Club)
3. Tennyson VERWEY (Portage Judo Club)
4. Ivan YEHOROV (BP Judo club)

U18 M +90kg

1. Cai JAMES (Balmoral Judo Club)
2. Dalin KYMANICK (Selkirk Judo Club)

U21 F +78kg

1. Charlie Alice KEAM (Southwest Judo Club)
2. Charlotte MCBURNEY-CORMIER (Portage Judo Club)
3. Julianna KNOP (BP Judo club)

U21 M -81kg

1. Tennyson VERWEY (Portage Judo Club)
2. Tanner ROY (Portage Judo Club)

Senior F -57kg

1. Amaya MACHADO (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. Laura RAMIREZ (Selkirk Judo Club)
3. Kiandra CHRIST-BONNELL (Nakamura Judo Club)

Senior M -100kg

1. P.wade CAMPBELL (Portage Judo Club)
2. Franklin MARTIN (BP Judo club)
3. Chysom SCOTT (Portage Judo Club)

Senior M -81kg ADV

1. Justin EKOSKY (Selkirk Judo Club)
2. Nicolas VILLA (Nakamura Judo Club)
3. Daniel EKOSKY (Selkirk Judo Club)
4. Charlie LAUNDER (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)

Senior M -81kg NOV

1. Benison RAMOS (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. Tanner ROY (Portage Judo Club)
3. Kyle MONKMAN (U Of M Judo Club)

Senior M -90kg

1. Felipe BOING VIEIRA RIBAS (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)
2. Colton TOMCHUK (BP Judo club)

Senior M +100kg

1. Sandor DEMETER (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. Matthew LIND (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)

Veteran M +-100kg

1. Franklin MARTIN (BP Judo club)
2. P.wade CAMPBELL (Portage Judo Club)
3. Chysom SCOTT (Portage Judo Club)
4. Brent EVANS (Balmoral Judo Club)
5. Sandor DEMETER (Nakamura Judo Club)

Ne-Waza M -92kg

1. Colton TOMCHUK (BP Judo club)
2. Franklin MARTIN (BP Judo club)
3. Felipe BOING VIEIRA RIBAS (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)
4. Brent EVANS (Balmoral Judo Club)

Ne-Waza M +92kg

1. P.wade CAMPBELL (Portage Judo Club)
2. Sandor DEMETER (Nakamura Judo Club)
3. Chysom SCOTT (Portage Judo Club)
4. Matthew LIND (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)

On the weekend of March 10th, Judo MB members participated at the 2023 Edmonton International Judo Championships.

Results

U16 Female

• -63kg – Mckenna Stuart – Selkirk Judo Club – Bronze

U16 Male

• -66kg – David Bevan – Portage Judo Club – Bronze
• +73kg – Kieran Scanlon – Inner City Judo Club – Gold

U18 Male

• -81kg – Daniel Ekosky – Selkirk Judo Club – Bronze

U21 Female

• -63kg – Sarah Ekosky – Selkirk Judo Club – Gold
• -63kg – Monica Laqui Ortiz – Inner City Judo Club – Silver

Senior Female

• -63kg – Sarah Ekosky – Selkirk Judo Club – Silver

Senior Male

• -90kg – Martin Russo – Nakamura Judo Club – Silver

Senior Novice Male

• -73kg – Jacob Dydgeon-Sykes – Portage Judo Club – Bronze
• -81kg – Tennyson Verwey – Portage Judo Club – Gold

Veterans M3

• -81kg – Jaime Campos – Nakamura Judo Club – Bronze

Newaza Female

• -63kg – Stacy Wytinck – Keisatsu Judo Club – Silver

Newaza Male

• -81kg – Justin Casavant – Keisatsu Judo Club – Silver
• -81kg – Jaime Campos – Nakamura Judo Club – Bronze

Coaches

• Airton Nakamura
• Justin Casavant
• Sonia Christ

Referees

• Louis Bernier
• Miguel Rueda
• Brian Case
• Patrick Johanneson

From February 26th until March 5th, 14 Judo Manitoba athletes (7 female and 7 male) competed at the 2023 Canada Winter Games held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

Following are the results:

Female

• -57kg – Amaya Machado – 7th
• Teams – 7th

Male

• -50kg – Avery Pampolina – Bronze
• -55kg – Dar Metrik – 7th
• -55kg – Xavier Reynante – 7th
• -60kg – Braydin Nguyen – 5th
• -73kg – Nicolas Villa – 5th
• -81kg – Daniel Ekosky – Bronze
• +81kg – Cai James – 5th
• Teams – 5th

Congratulations to all athletes.

Coaches

• Airton Nakamura
• Sonia Christ
• Brian Jones

On Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, the Inner City club held their tournament.

Results:

U10

• Vivian Kay Grecia (Inner City Judo Club)
• Sydney Hawboldt (Nakamura Judo Club)
• Rosina Woodgate (Fort Frances Judo Club)
• Colby Foster (Nakamura Judo Club)
• Jake Osipov (Nakamura Judo Club)
• Sawyer Lance (Fort Frances Judo Club)
• Pobp Murrell (Fort Frances Judo Club)
• Theo Faragher (Fort Frances Judo Club)
• Addisson Laudy Krasey (Selkirk Judo Club)
• Alexandra Hawboldt (Nakamura Judo Club)

U12 F

Group 1 (3)

1. (Gold) Scotia Hogan (Selkirk Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Paige Davis (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)
3. (Bronze) Oksana Henkewich (Nakamura Judo Club)

Group 2 (3)

1. (Gold) Zoey Lewin (Selkirk Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Eleanor Hennessey (Nakamura Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Teagan Burns (Thunder Bay Judo Dojo)

Group 3 (4)

1. (Gold) Mckenzie Roberts (Bp Judo club)
2. (Silver) Mudmee Murrell (Fort Frances Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Eimear O’Gorman (Nakamura Judo Club)
4. Kallie Dixon (Selkirk Judo Club)

U12 M

Group 1 (3)

1. (Gold) Eitan Tartakovsky (Bp Judo club)
2. (Silver) Ethan Fowler (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)
3. (Bronze) David Tkachuk (Bp Judo club)

Group 2 (4)

1. (Gold) Carson Crawford (Portage Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Ewan Williams (Bp Judo club)
3. (Bronze) Ariel Ulanov (Bp Judo club)
4. Liam Wood (Fort Frances Judo Club)

Group 3 (4)

1. (Gold) Fedor Kutuzov (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Tyson Carruthers-Salm (Southwest Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Samson Nathaniel Reynante (Nakamura Judo Club)
4. Koltin Chura (Selkirk Judo Club)

Group 4 (4)

1. (Gold) Hunter Kennedy (Selkirk Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Avery Wakeham (Balmoral Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Blaise Lavergne (St. Boniface Judo Club)
4. Connor Ryan Braybrook (Southwest Judo Club)

Group 5 (3)

1. (Gold) Ty Stadnyk (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Logan Sutton-Byzewski (Fort Frances Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Jax Barron (Fort Frances Judo Club)

U14 F

-52kg (4)

1. (Gold) Eva Everett (Selkirk Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Reah Lewin (Selkirk Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Zoey Patton (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)
4. Austyn Jenner (Portage Judo Club)

-63kg (4)

1. (Gold) Geraldine Orchard (Portage Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Mya Good (Balmoral Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Francis Logue (Fort Frances Judo Club)
4. Khloe Laur (Fort Frances Judo Club)

U14 M

-42kg (6)

1. (Gold) Benjamin Noah Reynante (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Elijah Levac (Saint Boniface Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Grayson Wright (Fort Frances Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Liam Ilganaev (Nakamura Judo Club)
5. Kalib Walker (Selkirk Judo Club)
5. Avery Quail (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)

-46kg (7)

1. (Gold) Bennet Pampolina (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. (Silver) David Polinger (Bp Judo club)
3. (Bronze) Mitchell Leblanc (Fort Frances Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Maxym Henkewich (Nakamura Judo Club)
6. Damian Michael Keam (Southwest Judo Club)
6. Deklan Paton (Portage Judo Club)
6. Xavier Viallet (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)

-55kg (3)

1. (Gold) Owen Bevan (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Carter Leveille (Selkirk Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Alexander Greyeyes (Inner City Judo Club)

+66kg (5)

1. (Gold) Paxten Hughes (Fort Frances Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Liam Andrews (Inner City Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Ievan Williams (Bp Judo club)
4. Koen Tucker (Fort Frances Judo Club)
5. Jax Barron (Fort Frances Judo Club)

U16 F

-57kg (4)

1. (Gold) Beth Penner (Selkirk Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Kaya Leveille (Selkirk Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Kaylyn Wallace (Portage Judo Club)
4. Izzy Nanassy (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)

-70kg (2)

1. (Gold) McKenna Stewart (Selkirk Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Arielle Vialet (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)

U16 M

-50kg (2)

1. (Gold) Avery Pampolina (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Jack Pfeffer (Bp Judo club)

-55kg (6)

1. (Gold) Dar Metrik (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Xavier Levac (Saint Boniface Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Tristan Jenner (Portage Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Julian Bodek (Bp Judo club)
5. Johannes Du Plooy (Churchill Judo Club)
5. James Spreitzer (Churchill Judo Club)

-66kg (3)

1. (Gold) Braydin Nguyen (Inner City Judo Club)
2. (Silver) David Bevan (Portage Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Nathaniel Sacha Panchuk (Balmoral Judo Club)

-73kg (4)

1. (Gold) Jaxon Hale (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Owen Edmonds (Churchill Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Samuel Jones (Balmoral Judo Club)
4. Lucas Klassen (Inner City Judo Club)

+73kg (4)

1. (Gold) Cai James (Balmoral Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Kieran Scanlon (Churchill Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Benjamin Jones (Balmoral Judo Club)
4. Paxton Walker (Selkirk Judo Club)

U18 F

-48kg (2)

1. (Gold) Beth Penner (Selkirk Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Arwyn Williams (Bp Judo club)

-52kg (2)

1. (Gold) Kaya Leveille (Selkirk Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Kiandra Christ-Bonnell (Nakamura Judo Club)

-63kg (2)

1. (Gold) Amaya Machado (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Jada Pommer (Bp Judo club)

-70kg (2)

1. (Gold) McKenna Stewart (Selkirk Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Charlie Alice Keam (Southwest Judo Club)

U18 M

-55kg (5)

1. (Gold) Avery Pampolina (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Dar Metrik (Nakamura Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Jacob Xavier Reynante (Nakamura Judo Club)
4. Wyatt Markall (Thunder Bay Judo Dojo)
5. Bennet Macdonald (Thunder Bay Judo Dojo)

-66kg (3)

1. (Gold) Braydin Nguyen (Inner City Judo Club)
2. (Silver) David Akbashev (Bp Judo club)
3. (Bronze) David Bevan (Portage Judo Club)

-81kg (2)

1. (Gold) Tennyson Verwey (Portage Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Jaxon Hale (Nakamura Judo Club)

+90kg (2)

1. (Gold) Cai James (Balmoral Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Dalin Kymanick (Selkirk Judo Club)

U21 F

-57kg (3)

1. (Gold) Laura Ramirez (Selkirk Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Aliyah Readman (Dryden School Of Judo)
3. (Bronze) Kiandra Christ-Bonnell (Nakamura Judo Club)

-70kg (3)

1. (Gold) Monica Laqui Ortiz (Inner City Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Florence Ott (Selkirk Judo Club)
(Dhm) Kadynce Lernowicz (Portage Judo Club)

U21 M

-66kg (2)

1. (Gold) David Akbashev (Bp Judo club)
2. (Silver) Hoang Khang (will) Nguyen (Churchill Judo Club)

-90kg (4)

1. (Gold) Charlie Launder (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)
2. (Silver) Tennyson Verwey (Portage Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Tanner Roy (Portage Judo Club)
4. Josh Brusven (Fort Frances Judo Club)

Senior F

-63kg (4)

1. (Gold) Monica Laqui Ortiz (Inner City Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Kaitlin Kucharski (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)
3. (Bronze) Stacy Wytinck (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)
4. Amaya Machado (Nakamura Judo Club)

Nov -70kg (2)

1. (Gold) Fatima Deuna (Bp Judo club)
2. (Silver) Charlie Alice Keam (Southwest Judo Club)

Senior M

-+100kg (3)

1. (Gold) Matthew Lind (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)
2. (Silver) Chysom Scott (Portage Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Colton Tomchuk (Bp Judo club)

-66kg (3)

1. (Gold) Souriyaphone Thongpheng (Bp Judo club)
2. (Silver) Sheldon Gephter (Bp Judo club)
3. (Bronze) Jerwin Salvedia (Nakamura Judo Club)

-73kg (2)

1. (Gold) Charlie Launder (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)
2. (Silver) Dylan Rasmussen (Inner City Judo Club)

-90kg (3)

1. (Gold) Briton Lewis (Bp Judo club)
2. (Silver) Frederico Oliveira (Inner City Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Eric Jenner (Portage Judo Club)

Nov -90kg (4)

1. (Gold) Felipe Boing Vieira Ribas (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)
2. (Silver) Benison Ramos (Nakamura Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Cory Hercun (J & M Judo Club)
4. Travis Wood (Fort Frances Judo Club)

Veteran M

-+100kg (3)

1. (Gold) Norbert Viallet (Keisatsu Judo Winnipeg)
2. (Silver) Chysom Scott (Portage Judo Club)
3. (Bronze) Sandor Demeter (Nakamura Judo Club)

-66kg (2)

1. (Gold) Sheldon Gephter (Bp Judo club)
2. (Silver) Gary Robinson (U Of M Judo Club)

-73kg (2)

1. (Gold) Dylan Rasmussen (Inner City Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Henryk Gabac (Bp Judo club)

-81kg (2)

1. (Gold) Benison Ramos (Nakamura Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Alex Blight (Fort Frances Judo Club)

-90kg (3)

1. (Gold) Eric Jenner (Portage Judo Club)
2. (Silver) Franklin Martin (Bp Judo club)
3. (Bronze) Frederico Oliveira (Inner City Judo Club)

Congratulations to the athletes, and thank you to all the coaches, officials, and volunteers who make our tournaments run smoothly.

Provincial team members participated at the 2023 Pacific Open in Abbotsford, BC on January 28th and 29th.

Here are the team results:

U18 Female

• -57kg – Amaya Machado – Nakamura Judo Club – 7th

U18 Male

• -73kg – Nicolas Villa – Nakamura Judo Club – Silver
• -81kg – Daniel Ekosky – Selkirk Judo Club – Gold

Senior Female

• -57kg – Amaya Machado – Nakamura Judo Club – 7th
• -63kg – Sarah Ekosky – Selkirk Judo Club – Silver

Senior Male

• -66kg – Riley Southby – Keisatsu Judo Club – Bronze
• -100kg – Michael Akbashev – BP Judo Club – Silver

Congratulations!

Coaches

• Airton Nakamura
• Brian Jones
• Lorena Kaegi