Open
Belgian Championships
Brasschaat, near Antwerp, Belgium
20-22 April 2007
The Pencak Silat Federation of the UK (PSF UK) sent a small team to participate in the Open Belgian Championships, hosted by the Bond Pencak Silat Belgie (BPSB). The tournament coincided with the 25-year celebration of the inauguration of the Belgian Pencak Silat Federation.
Some 110 competitors from 10 countries (Azerbaijan, Belgium, France, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland and the UK) took part in these Championships. As in previous Belgian Open, only Tanding (fighting) contests were held, with no Seni (artistic) competitions included, as there was only one country that had registered athletes in the Tunggal (single) and Ganda (double) categories.
The guests of honour attending the opening ceremony included the Ambassador from the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia to Belgium, Representatives from the Malaysian High Commission and the Singapore Embassy, the Mayor of the town of Brasschaat, Bapak Eddie Nalapraya, President of the International Pencak Silat Federation (PERSILAT) and Mr George Fredrikzs, President of the European Pencak Silat Federation (EPSF).
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Presentation of Teams at Opening Ceremony |
Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony included performances of traditional dances from South Sumatra and Silat performances by some enthusiastic youngsters from the Belgian Silat Bond. A delegation from the International Pencak Silat Federation led by Bapak Ade Hariadi, Secretary General of PERSILAT, also attended the Opening Ceremony and gave an awe inspiring Pencak Silat performance.
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| Traditional Dance from South Sumatra | |
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Silat Performance by students from the BPSB |
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Pencak Silat Performance by athletes from PERSILAT |
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| Pencak Silat Performance by athletes from PERSILAT | ||
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| Ganda Performance by Indonesian athletes | Tunggal Performance by Indonesian athlete | |
Competitions
The UK had entered four fighters to compete and following are some pictures of their fights.
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| Waqqas Akhtar (UK) vs Jeroen Oostema (NL) | |
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| Lionel Owusu-Afriyie (UK) vs Wan Mohd Husaini (Malaysia) | ||
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| Irfan Alrashid (UK) vs Malek (Malaysia) | ||
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| Waqqas Akhtar (UK) vs Jan Van Houten (NL) | ||
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| Sean Kardar (UK) vs Obaja Masset (Belgium) | ||
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| Lionel Owusu-Afriyie (UK) vs Herihono (Indonesia) | ||
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| Sean Kardar (UK) vs Lutfan Budi Santoso (Indonesia) | ||
Medals
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Male Class B: Gold: Indonesia, Silver: UK, Bronze: Belgium |
Male Class J: Gold: Indonesia, Silver: Singapore, Bronze: UK & NL |
Male Class Open: Gold: Malaysia, Silver: France, Bronze: UK |
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UK Team |
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Indonesian & Azerbaijan Teams |
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Singapore & Azerbaijan Teams |
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Best Team - Malaysia |
(c) Pencak Silat Federation of the UK - last modified May 07