In less than ten days, the best Karatekas from all over the world will clash again, this time to become the winners of the last Karate 1-Premier League of the season. The first-class series of Karate international competitions ends in style with a thrilling tournament to be held in Halle/Leipzig (Germany) from September 8th to 10. 

In less than ten days, the best Karatekas from all over the world will clash again, this time to become the winners of the last Karate 1-Premier League of the season. The first-class series of Karate international competitions ends in style with a thrilling tournament to be held in Halle/Leipzig (Germany) from September 8th to 10. 

It will be the last opportunity for Karate’s elite to shine at Karate 1-Premier League this year. After the outstanding tournaments in Paris (France), Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Dubai (UAE) and Rabat (Morocco), Halle/Leipzig in Germany hosts the final event of the season. 

The tournament taking place at Brandberge sports hall in Halle will be one of the highlights of the year in international Karate. Not only hundreds of karatekas from all over the world will fight for glory at one of the biggest events of the season, but also top athletes hope to get the points to end the year as World ranking leaders. In addition to this, the 2017 Karate 1-Premier League Grand Winners will be proclaimed in Halle/Leipzig. 

With the registration process still open, over 1300 competitors from 86 countries have already confirmed their participation at the event thus continuing the pattern of record-breaking attendance of athletes in Karate 1-Premier League events this year. After four tournaments, the number of participants in Karate 1-Premier League had increased 26% from the 2016 edition and 36% from the 2015 edition, a tally that it is expected to skyrocket after the Halle/Leipzig tournament. 

The final Karate 1-Premier League of the season is set to be memorable since not only there is so much at stake for competitors but also the best karatekas in the world will try to use one of the last opportunities of the season to showcase their abilities. Current World champions such as Kiyou Shimizu (JPN), Ayumi Uekusa (JPN), Ryo Kiyuna (JPN), Amir Mehdizadeh (IRI), Jordan Thomas (ENG) and Ryutaro Araga (JPN), and World Ranking leaders such as Damian Quintero (ESP), Sandra Sanchez (ESP), Valeria Kumizaki (BRA), Andres Madera (VEN) and Thomas Scott (USA) are among the frontrunners at the anticipated 2017 Karate 1-Premier League in Halle/Leipzig.