EC CADETS

eju.net, petek 21.6.2013, Tallin

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Eloise Combeau of France was today’s best U48kg against Andreja Leski of Slovenia. The French won her four fights and was the number six  of the ranking list. So not the favourites won in this category. Leski was the number three.

Combeau: "To have a team like that and friends like that behind me is what pushed me to victory today. My next goal is to win a medal at the World (Cadet) Championships."

Leski said: "This is the best result of my career so far. I learned that I need to concentrate more on the final."
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eju.net, sobota 22.6.2013, Tallin

What a strong category for women U63kg. Not based on the number of 23 participants but the quality in strength and positive judo showed today in the great Arena in Tallinn. The numbers one and four of the European ranking list. Where other favourites such as Alessandra Prosdocimo (ITA) and Buga Kovac (CRO) stranded too early, it was Szabina Gercsak who convincingly reached the final. Her opponent, Dutch Lisa Mullenberg, showed refreshing and positive powerful judo during the day. So a power final by the two most impressive ladies of the day. Gercsak was not a surprise but the dealt well with that pressure. She won three European Cups this season and one in the juniors. In the final though Lisa Mullenberg gave her an excellent opposition and after 3.5 minutes no one could tell who should be the winner. Fourteen seconds before the end it was the Hungarian to strike by ippon and she kept the strong expectations alive and the tradition of the strong Hungarian youth. The winners said: "I am just happy now. I felt a little tired in the final." 

Lisa Mullenberg added after the final: "I gave everything today and I don’t know what I could have done better. It was not easy in the final. I want to train harder and to beat Gercsak next time."

The bronze in this category was for Chiara Carminucci of Italy who came back in the repechage after losing to Mullenberg and defeated surprising Anna Isenko of Poland who really fought a good tournament as well. Patricija Brolih defeated Kovac in the quarter final lost to Mullenberg in the semi. Brolih defeated Lyudmila Drozdova (UKR) in the fight for bronze after all in a tough fight baed on the two penalties for Drozdova. It was Brolih’s third consecutive medal at a Cadet European Championship.