Champions Show Class At Taekwondo Champs

Reigning Oceania Poomsae (patterns) Taekwondo champions Ara Cho and Peter Woon, both from the Ace club in Auckland won the top divisions of the women’s and men’s individual titles on the second and final day of the TNZ New Zealand Open in Auckland.

Cho scored 80 points from her two routines of precision techniques in the increasingly popular form of the WTF-style taekwondo to win from Hutt City’s Marlies Niewstraten (75) and Australian Sally Fernandes (72).

Peter Cho registered the highest score of the day with an 81 to beat clubmate Seo Hee Ahn (79) and Australian Aynerick Le Conte (69).

Other winners were Australians Richard Hyunh in the senior 2nd male and Nicholas Goulding (youth male) Joshua Lui (junior male), Samantha Knox (youth female) and Shuo Yang (junior female).

Pairs and teams competitions were also held and the competition concluded with the highly entertaining creative forms set to music.

TNZ New Zealand Open Poomsae

Black belt results.

Individual.

Female junior. Shuo Yang (Ace) 1, Young Min Her (Ace) 2, Caterina Fragpane (Australia) 3.

Female youth. Samantha Knox (Hutt City) 1, Staci Knox (Hutt City) 2, Olivia Hogg (Blenheim) 3.

Female 1st Senior. Ara Cho (Ace) 1, Marlies Nieuwstraten (Hutt City) 2, Sally Fernandes (Australia) 3.

Male junior. Joshua Lui (Ace) 1, Harrison Young (Kumgang) 2.

Male youth. Nicholas Goulding (Australia) 1, Ju Young Oh (Han Lee) 2, Don Li (Australia) 3.

Male 1st senior. Peter Woon Ham (Ace) 1, Seo Ahn (Ace) 2, Aynerick Le Conte (Australia) 3.

Male 2nd Senior. Richad Hyunh (Australia) 1, Stuart Thomas (Han Lee) 2, David Taylor (Central Olympic) 3.