Waterpoort Cup 2009: Successful Kyokushin Tournament with many countries and organizations participating
Waterpoort Cup 2009
Saturday 17. October
Nearly 230 karatekas from 11 different European countries gathered in Sneek, The Netherlands to participate in the 8th edition of the Waterpoort Cup on Saturday October 17th 2009. Qualified refereeing, spectacular tamashiwari demonstrations and high level Kyokushin bouts were the main tournament ingredients. The tournament was organized by the Activity Foundation and the tournament’s objective was to promote international fair play sports exchange and increase of international communication between the participating dojos. Moreover than 30 dojos deriving from different Kyokushin factions (i.e. Kyokushin Rengokai, IKO1, WKO, IBK) from the following countries participated: Lithuania Denmark Ukraine Sweden Poland Switzerland France Hungary Great Britain Germany Holland A little more than 40 volunteers and nearly 60 sponsors (including the Muncipality of Sneek) helped out to make the tournament possible.
International Kyokushin Tournament
for juniors and seniors
The first teams arrived on Thursday October 16th and most teams were accommodated in various hotels in the city of Sneek. A large part of the other teams were accommodated in the dojo of Sportclub F en F The Inner Way. Some teams traveled many km’s and many hours to participate in the Waterpoort Cup The opening of the tournament on Saturday October 17th was hosted by the Alderman of Sport Affairs Mr. Tom Metz. In his opening speech he claimed that the Waterpoort Cup is one of the main sportive events in city of Sneek and is unique in its objective and implementation.