It is with pride and joy to have two of our developing athletes Junior under 45 kgs Aaditya Kadam and Cadet under 41 kgs Ysabella Querubin travel to Europe to compete at the Dutch Open held in Eindhoven, Netherlands from March 10-11 and Belgium Open held in Lommel, Belgium from March 17-18, 2018.

They both fought very well against more experienced opponents at the Dutch Open. Aaditya was a member of the Australian Junior Team following his Silver Medal result at the National Team Selections in February. Aaditya just fell short with a score of 21-23 against Netherlands and could have won the preliminary round if not for two gamgeoms in the first round and lapses in the second round but had a strong finish on the third round. The Dutch Open was the Qualifying Event for the Australian Junior Team for the European President's Cup and requires a Podium Result or Quarter Finals finish to be eligible.  

Ysabella started strong against Spain but found the one minute three rounds very quick to execute her game plan and finished with a score of 5-9. The experience they gained and lessons learned will assist them in their preparation for the Belgium Open next weekend.

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