Junior League 2011
Autumn Season
DIVISION 1
The final meeting of the Autumn season of the Junior Karate League finished with a bang.
The turn out was huge with over 120 karateka under 16 yrs in attendance. Nearly all of whom were black and brown belts. This surely is the reason Shikon have become so dominant in English Karate over the last 15 years. The Junior league for many years has been a real hot bed of future stars.
The standard today was as good as ever with 7 English champions present , plus two medallists from the recent U21 Europeans in Gyor Hungary (Dani Lester and Anna Bott from the Kamikaze squad).
In Division 1 the Warlords and Panthers took the main honours both winning two divisions each.
In the U35k the Warlords trio of Christopher Ashwell, Nabil Khan and Shakir Joseph remained unbeaten winning all of their 15 matches throughout the season. But as all three are either current or former English Champions it was a fairly good bet that they would win their division. They finished their fixtures with a 9-3 win against closest rivals Kamkazes.
DIVISION 1 RESULTS
| POSITION U35K |
TEAM NAME |
MATCHES WON |
MATCHES LOST |
POINTS SCORED |
POINTS AGAINST |
MATCH POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WARLORDS | 15 | 0 | 111 | 31 | 30 |
| 2 | GANGSTERS | 9 | 6 | 88 | 75 | 18 |
| 3 | PREDATORS | 8 | 7 | 107 | 104 | 16 |
| 4 | KAMIKAZES | 8 | 7 | 82 | 87 | 16 |
| 5 | PANTHERS | 5 | 10 | 65 | 108 | 10 |
| 6 | BARBARIANS | 2 | 13 | 43 | 96 | 4 |
In the U45k section in division 1 the Panthers managed to hang on to the two point lead they had coming into the match day with wins over 3 of the opposing teams dropping points only to the eventual runners up Warlords who despite winning all their matches failed to catch up champions Panthers. This had been one of the most hotly contested divisions, so well done to the Panthers for reaching the finishing line first..
| POSITION U45K |
TEAM NAME |
MATCHES WON |
MATCHES LOST |
POINTS SCORED |
POINTS AGAINST |
MATCH POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PANTHERS | 9 | 3 | 90 | 48 | 18 |
| 2 | WARLORDS | 8 | 4 | 70 | 39 | 16 |
| 3 | BARBARIANS | 7 | 5 | 65 | 48 | 14 |
| 4 | PREDATORS | 6 | 6 | 39 | 55 | 12 |
| 5 | KAMIKAZES | 0 | 12 | 20 | 78 | 0 |
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The u55k division saw another victory for the talented Panthers squad, leading the line was Sam Hulbert with Albie Warner and Conor Macnamara right behind him. A talented trio that lost only one match all season. They finished with a 9-3 win over runners up Gangsters
| POSITION U55K |
TEAM NAME |
MATCHES WON |
MATCHES LOST |
POINTS SCORED |
POINTS AGAINST |
MATCH POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PANTHERS | 14 | 1 | 108 | 33 | 28 |
| 2 | WARLORDS | 10 | 5 | 101 | 81 | 20 |
| 3 | GANGSTERS | 9 | 6 | 92 | 101 | 18 |
| 4 | KAMIKAZES | 6 | 9 | 76 | 94 | 12 |
| 5 | BARBARIANS | 4 | 11 | 88 | 106 | 8 |
| 6 | PREDATORS | 2 | 13 | 66 | 107 | 4 |
Finally the heavyweight section where the Warlords had been topping the table. English champion and Warlords squad captain Liam Powell led his team out once again winning all five matches finishing off with a narrow 6-5 win over runners up Predators to take not only the division title but also the overall squad cup.
| POSITION O55K |
TEAM NAME |
MATCHES WON |
MATCHES LOST |
POINTS SCORED |
POINTS AGAINST |
MATCH POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WARLORDS | 14 | 1 | 110 | 48 | 28 |
| 2 | PREDATORS | 9 | 6 | 94 | 55 | 18 |
| 3 | PANTHERS | 9 | 6 | 89 | 65 | 18 |
| 4 | HURRICANES | 7 | 8 | 60 | 68 | 14 |
| 5 | BARBARIANS | 3 | 12 | 57 | 102 | 6 |
| 6 | KAMIKAZES | 3 | 12 | 30 | 84 | 6 |
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DIVISION 2
In the 2nd Division the U35 k tried out a play off method of deciding the champions with the top four teams all fighting in a play off contest. First fighting 4th and 2nd fighting 3rd with the two winners meeting in a final.
In the first semi final All Stars beat Warriors after the favourite Warriors team were disqualified for contact offences whilst winning 7-4. In the second semi final Hurricanes battled into extra time to beat Terminators 7-6. The final was between Hurricanes and All Stars with Hurricanes coming out on top with a 5-4 win..
DIVISION 2 RESULTS
| POSITION U35K |
TEAM NAME |
MATCHES WON |
MATCHES LOST |
POINTS SCORED |
POINTS AGAINST |
MATCH POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HURRICANES | |||||
| 2 | ALL STARS | |||||
| 3 | WARRIORS | |||||
| 4 | TERMINATORS | |||||
| 5 | DESTROYERS | |||||
| 6 | SPARTANS | |||||
| 7 | CHAMPIONS |
In the U45k section Warriors continued their good form with only one loss to Hurricanes. Warriors look to promotion for next season , and good luck to them in next years division 1.
| POSITION U45K |
TEAM NAME |
MATCHES WON |
MATCHES LOST |
POINTS SCORED |
POINTS AGAINST |
MATCH POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WARRIORS | 11 | 1 | 60 | 27 | 22 |
| 2 | HURRICANES | 9 | 3 | 62 | 26 | 18 |
| 3 | ALL STARS | 4 | 8 | 46 | 45 | 8 |
| 4 | PHOENIX | 0 | 12 | 0 | 72 | 0 |
The up and coming Hurricanes squad made it another division title pipping Warriors to the gold medal position and clinching the overall squad title in division two. The final was decided by a play off system with Warriors losing at the final hurdle against eventual champions Hurricanes.
| POSITION O45K |
TEAM NAME |
MATCHES WON |
MATCHES LOST |
POINTS SCORED |
POINTS AGAINST |
MATCH POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HURRICANES | |||||
| 2 | WARRIORS | |||||
| 3 | SPARTANS | |||||
| 4 | PHOENIX |
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