The Karate 1 – Premier League 2016 is a series of international karate competitions organized by the World Karate Federation (WKF) during the year 2016. The series consists of multiple stages held across different countries within the Premier League circuit and concludes with a final event. It brings together top-level karate athletes from around the world competing in both kata and kumite disciplines.

This series is considered one of the most important events in international karate, as it contributes to the global ranking of athletes.

Events +Karate 1 – Premier League 2016StagesDateSeriesCityCountry122–24 January 2016Premier League – ParisParis227–28 February 2016Premier League – Sharm El SheikhSharm El Sheikh312 March 2016World Cup – LaškoLaško419–20 March 2016Premier League – RotterdamRotterdam58–10 April 2016Premier League – DubaiDubai615–17 April 2016Premier League – SalzburgSalzburg720–22 May 2016Premier League – RabatRabat83–4 September 2016Premier League – IstanbulIstanbul917–18 September 2016Premier League – FortalezaFortaleza1023–25 September 2016Premier League – HamburgHamburg111–2 October 2016Premier League – OkinawaOkinawa

Karate1 Premier League - Paris 2016 The Karate 1 Premier League – Paris 2016 was held on 22–24 January 2016 in Paris, France.

Men Individual kataKumite -60 kgKumite -67 kgKumite -75 kgKumite -84 kgKumite +84 kgTeam KataAhmed ZemouriEnzo MontarelloLucas JeannotLaurenz BernerPhilip JuettnerPaul BaumJorge Juan Martinez CruzAitor Perez GromazXavier Talavera RomeroBilal BenkacemMohammed El HanniAdnane El Hakimi

Women Individual kataKumite -50 kgKumite -55 kgKumite -61 kgKumite -68 kgKumite +68 kgTeam kataSara BattagliaViviana BottaroMichela PezzettiSandy ScordoMarie BuiLila BuiEmeline JoujouLaetitia FeracciAlexandra FeracciNikoleta MerasickaEma BrazdovaLudmila Bacikova

Karate1 Premier League - Sharm El Sheikh 2016 The Karate 1 Premier League – Sharm El Sheikh 2016 was held on 27–28 February 2016 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

Men Individual kataKumite -60 kgKumite -67 kgKumite -75 kgKumite -84 kgKumite +84 kgTeam kataBenkacem BilalEl Hanni MohammedEl Hakimi AdnaneSalem MohamedRefat AbdelrahmanAhmed El SwafyHamid SaadeldinIbrahim AhmedKhalil AmrFawzy OmarIsmail AhmedYoussef Ahmed

Women Individual kataKumite -50 kgKumite -55 kgKumite -61 kgKumite -68 kgKumite +68 kgTeam kataRanda AbdelazizAya IsmailShaimaa RoshdyMiram AbdelazizAmira El-HuseinyMaya El-SayedMirna El ShenawyAmira FekryNarden SayedSalonaz Abdel GalilShorouq RoushdyDonia Sabir

Karate1 World Cup - Lasko 2016 The Karate 1 World Cup – Laško 2016 was held on 12–13 March 2016 in Laško, Slovenia.

Men Individual kata

Kumite -60 kg

Kumite -67 kg

Kumite -75 kg

Kumite -84 kg

Kumite +84 kg

Women Individual kata

Kumite -50 kg

Kumite -55 kg

Kumite -61 kg

Kumite -68 kg

Kumite +68 kg

Karate1 Premier League - Rotterdam 2016 The Karate 1 Premier League – Rotterdam 2016 was held on 19–20 March 2016 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Men Individual kataKumite -60 kgKumite -67 kgKumite -75 kgKumite -84 kgKumite 84+ kgTeam kataOsman EvinMehmet YakanFikret YilmazCheng Tsz Man ChrisLau Chi MingYu Ho CheungLucas JeannotEnzo MontarelloAhmed ZemouriJonas GlaserJoshua SpannausJan Urke

Women Individual kataKumite -50 kgKumite -55 kgKumite -61 kgKumite -68 kgKumite 68+ kgTeam kataLila BuiMarie BuiSandy ScordoDilara BozanRabia KüsmeşGizem ŞahinMarta Vega LetamendiJessica Moreno WilkinsonCarmen García CapitánJasmin BleulChristine HeinrichSophie Wachter

Karate1 Premier League - Dubai 2016 The Karate 1 Premier League – Dubai 2016 was held on 8–10 April 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Men Individual kataKumite -60 kgKumite -67 kgKumite -75 kgKumite -84 kgKumite 84+ kgTeam kataThomson HoeEmmanuel LeongIvan Oh Theng WeiCheng Tsz Man ChrisHoward Hung Ho WaiLau Chi MingRoozbeh RoshaniSoheil Sajedi FarAmir Bahador TadayonMattia BusatoAlessandro IodiceAlfredo Tocco

Women Individual kataKumite -50 kgKumite -55 kgKumite -61 kgKumite -68 kgKumite 68+ kgTeam kataSara BattagliaViviana BottaroMichela PezzettiKhaw Yee VoonCeline Xin Yi LeeThor Chee YeeJasmin BleulChristine HeinrichSophie WachterSaeedeh JaveriMaryam Karimi KhouzaniNooshin Khalafiyan

Karate1 Premier League - Salzburg 2016 The Karate 1 Premier League – Salzburg 2016 was held on 15–17 April 2016 in Salzburg, Austria.

Men Individual kataKumite -60 kgKumite -67 kgKumite -75 kgKumite -84 kgKumite 84+ kgTeam kataCheng Tsz Man ChrisLau Chi MingYu Ho CheungIvan ErmencDamjan PadovanTomislav StolarBartosz MaczkaMaksymilian SzczypkowskiMateusz TomiczekVukasin PetrovicDragutin SimovicDjordje Todorovic

Women Individual kataKumite -50 kgKumite -55 kgKumite -61 kgKumite -68 kgKumite 68+ kgTeam kataLudmila BacikovaEma BrazdovaNikoleta MerasickaThi Hang NguyenThi Thu Ha DoHa Mi DoNika JukicVlatka KiukMihaela PetrovicMarijana DimoskaMisela DimoskaPuleksenija Jovanoska

Karate1 Premier League - Rabat 2016 The Karate 1 Premier League – Rabat 2016 was held on 20–22 May 2016 in Rabat, Morocco.

Men Individual kataKumite -60 kgKumite -67 kgKumite -75 kgKumite -84 kgKumite 84+ kgTeam kataBilal BenkacemMohammed El HanniAdnane El HakimiSimone SalsaGabriele PetroniAndrea NekoofarMohammed SedraouiMouad OuarzaziMarouane MaanaouiMohammed ChaariTarik GueliSouhail Zaaraoui

Women Individual kataKumite -50 kgKumite -55 kgKumite -61 kgKumite -68 kgKumite 68+ kgTeam kataPatricia BahledovaJoan Marie StadlerKristin WieningerKhadja BelamineSalima AbderrahaniZineb RahouiSylvie Viviane AmbaniAlexandra Verica Ekani EkaniJacqueline Ornela Ngo Hiol HiolHiba SouhaneManal OuitIkram Erroudi

Karate1 Premier League - Istanbul 2016 The Karate 1 Premier League – Istanbul 2016 was held on 3–4 September 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Men Individual kataKumite -60 kgKumite -67 kgKumite -75 kgKumite -84 kgKumite 84+ kgTeam kataGokay IlgezdiAli SofuogluMetin SofuogluEmrevefa GoktasCengizhan KocaYusuf Yagiz UcebakanOsman EvinSelahattin GungelMehmet YakanMesfer AlasmariRakan AlbadriSaleem Alsirhani

Women Individual kataKumite -50 kgKumite -55 kgKumite -61 kgKumite -68 kgKumite 68+ kgTeam kataDilara BozanRabia KüsmeşGizem ŞahinMarijana DimoskaMisela DimoskaPuleksenija JovanoskaBeyza Nur AyBigem GirogluEmine KorkutmusSumeyra CelikCeren Aybike DemiralBusranur Kilic

Karate1 Premier League - Fortaleza 2016 The Karate 1 Premier League – Fortaleza 2016 was held on 17–18 September 2016 in Fortaleza, Brazil.

Men Individual kataKumite -60 kgKumite -67 kgKumite -75 kgKumite -84 kgKumite 84+ kgTeam kataWillames Souza SantosEric NascimentoFrederico da Silva RochaLuiz Inacio de Lima JuniorFabrice ChironWillian Junior Barbosa

Women Individual kataKumite -50 kgKumite -55 kgKumite -61 kgKumite -68 kgKumite 68+ kgTeam kataDorota BalciarovaWillames Souza SantosFrederico da Silva RochaLuiz Inacio de Lima JuniorFabrice ChironWillian Junior BarbosaEric NascimentoDouglas BroseBreno Teixeira

Karate1 Premier League - Hamburg 2016 The Karate 1 Premier League – Hamburg 2016 was held on 23–25 September 2016 in Hamburg, Germany.

Men Individual kataKumite -60 kgKumite -67 kgKumite -75 kgKumite -84 kgKumite 84+ kgTeam kataMattia BusatoAlessandro IodiceAlfredo ToccoAhmed Ibrahim MagdyMohamed Hamdy SayedAhmed ShawkyLucas JeannotEnzo MontarelloAhmed ZemouriJose Manuel CarbonellDamian QuinteroFrancisco Jose Salazar Jover

Women Individual kataKumite -50 kgKumite -55 kgKumite -61 kgKumite -68 kgKumite 68+ kgTeam kataSara BattagliaViviana BottaroMichela PezzettiSophie WachterChristine HeinrichJasmin BleulLila BuMarie BuSandy ScordoMargarita Morata MartosGema MoralesPaula Rodríguez Nieto

Karate1 Premier League - Okinawa 2016 The Karate 1 Premier League – Okinawa 2016 was held on 1–2 October 2016 in Okinawa, Japan.

Men Individual kataKumite -60 kgKumite -67 kgKumite -75 kgKumite -84 kgKumite 84+ kgTeam kataArata KinjoRyo KiyunaTakuya UemuraChikashi HayashidaKazumasa MotoKeita NishiharaRakan AlbadriSaleem AlsirhaniMesfer AlasmariThomson HoeEmmanuel LeongChee Wei Lim

Women Individual kataKumite -50 kgKumite -55 kgKumite -61 kgKumite -68 kgKumite 68+ kgTeam kataSaori OkamotoKasumi FurusawaSae TairaCamila MorenoDiana MuñozNatalia Pachon

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