19.6.2017 / Sonkal Open

256 contestants at Petřiny

At the weekend on 27th of May the competition Sonkal Open took place at Petřiny in Prague. There were 21 schools and 256 competitors taking part in it. Around eight o´clock a.m. the Sonkal team assembled in the gym to prepare the contest area. The competition began at ten o´clock a.m. using the system each against each
. First in the most were the patterns´ competition of pupils followed by the pupils´ sparring. In all our pupils gained 5 medals. The goblet for the most successful pupil got Ondřej Faltin who won 2 golden medals. After lunch the juniors´ and seniors´ categories followed. There we followed up with excellent results after pupils.

After the competition there was the declaration of the most successful individuals. With another goblet contributed Tomáš Vodička. He was declared as the most successful senior. After the individuals we proceeded to the most successful schools. The 3rd place won school Tongil with their 7-3-1 medals. The 2nd place got school Karviná who won 9-4-5 medals. And the best school of this competition were we, SONKAL. Our score was 15-9-6 medals.

We liked Sonkal Open very much for, unlike other competitions, it had the best system and was less chaotic. Even though there was the system each against each, the contest ended very early. About six o´clock p.m.

Aneta Zelinková & Lenka Hrstková