Results. 45th Australian Kendo Championships. 2023

45th Australian Kendo Championships, Seminar and Kendo Dan Exam. 7-11 April 2023, Melbourne. Event webpage.

Men’s Kyu Individual:.

Winner: J. Takatori (NSW)

Runner-up: Y. Wang (VIC)

Equal 3rd: H. Black (NSW), B. Jackson (VIC)

Women’s Kyu Individual:

Winner: S. Chen (VIC)

Runner-up: M. Hobbs (SA)

Equal 3rd: C. Rippon (VIC), K. Choi (NSW)

Men’s Dan Individual:

Winner: Y. Kim (NSW)

Runner-up: A. Kishikawa (NSW)

Equal 3rd: J. Chaplin (NSW), S. Chang (NSW)

Women’s Dan Individual:

Winner: K. Dimovski (VIC)

Runner-up: D. Chun (NSW)

Equal 3rd: Y. Bon Jeong (VIC), K. Kishikawa (NSW)

Veterans Individuals:

Winner: Y. Usami (NSW)

Runner-up: K. Sugimoto (VIC)

Equal 3rd: T. Nishimoto (QLD), N. Matsumoto (VIC)

Men’s Kyu Team:

Winner: NSW

Runner-up: VIC

3rd: SA

Women’s Kyu Team:

Winner: VIC

Runner-up: NSW

3rd: SA

Men’s Dan Team:

Winner: NSW

Runner-up: VIC

Equal 3rd: TAS, WA

Women’s Dan Team:

Winner: NSW

Runner-up: VIC

Equal 3rd: WA, QLD

Kata Team Pairs:

Winner: NSW

Runner-up: VIC

Fighting Spirit Award:

C. Rippon (VIC)

I. Song (NSW)

G. Nguyen (NSW)

H. Min (NSW)

John Butler Award for Contribution to Kendo

Noriko Matsumoto (Vic)