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West Lothian Open 2016

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West_lothian_open_blankThe 2016 West Lothian Open took place on Sunday 22nd May, once again in Armadale Academy.  The event saw not only competitors from across Scotland take part but groups from the North of England (TAE), and North West Spirit (Liverpool) also compete.

330 competitors took part ranging in age from 4 years old to 73!  Congratulations to Mr. Baxter from MWBA, at 73 years young,  taking Silver in the Pattern category for +36 years Male Yellow Belts.

This year saw a record 68 participants from GMAC take part, wining 27 Golds, 23 Silver, and 40 Bronze between them.

Congratulations to our medals winners:

 

Gold

Adrian Lewicki (Pattern), Cailtin Hughes (Pattern), Hayden McAvoy (Pattern), Jason Munro (Pattern), Desi Anthanasiadou (Pattern), John Rafferty (Pattern), Mhairi Crookston (Pattern), Lawa Rahim (Pattern), Robert Parsons (Power), John Melrose (Power), Jaimie Singleton (Sparring), Ethan McEwan (Sparring), Cailtin Hughes (Sparring), Christopher Nicol (Sparring), Gareth Robb (Sparring), Iain O’Hare (Sparring), Kiana Munro (Sparring), Kaity Weir (Sparring), Dylan McMaster (Sparring), Madison Brown (Sparring), Jaimie Singleton (Special Tech), Kyle Gemmell (Special Tech), Lauren Watson (Special Tech), Caitlin Hughes (Special Tech), Megan Docherty (Special Tech), Madison Brown (Special Tech).

Silver

Leaha McLelland (Pattern), Christopher McChesney (Pattern), Nali Rahim (Pattern), Megan Brown (Pattern), Iain O’Hare (Pattern), Kerris Dickson (Pattern), Gareth Robb (Pattern), Marcin Puzio (Pattern), John Melrose (Pattern), Megan Docherty (Pattern), Ethan McKenna (Power), Kerris Dickson (Power), Marcin Puzio (Power), Adrian Lewicki (Sparring), Lauren Watson (Sparring), Jay Jervis (Sparring), Kian Lambie (Sparring), Megan Brown (Sparring), Robert Parsons (Sparring), Gray Nisbet (Sparring), Josh Dunsmore (Sparring), Ethan Massey (Sparring), Nathan Bowman (Sparring), Ethan McKenna (Special Tech), Kieran Farrell (Special Tech).

Bronze

Jaimie Singleton (Pattern), Robert Parsons (Pattern), Gary McAlister (Pattern), Jacolin Brown (Pattern), Robin McChesney (Pattern), Kiana Munro (Pattern), Kyle Lynch (Pattern), Josh Dunsmore (Pattern), Kinga Jaffke (Pattern), Matthew Docherty (Pattern), Kiegan Munro (Pattern), Jay Jervis (Power), Gareth Robb (Power), Robin McChesney (Power), Sophie Hunter (Sparring), Donatella Fargnoli (Sparring), Leaha McLelland (Sparring), Nali Rahim (Sparring), Hayden McAvoy (Sparring), Anton McMenemy (Sparring), Gary McAlister (Sparring), Desi Athanasiadou (Sparring), Marcin Puzio (Sparring), Megan Docherty (Sparring), Steven Hughes (Sparring), Jack Robertson (Sparring), Kinga Jaffke (Sparring), Declan Bowman (Sparring), Stewart Roy (Sparring), Kieran Farrell (Sparring), Matthew Docherty (Sparring), Declan McAvoy (Special Tech), Robert Parsons (Special Tech), Robin McChesney (Special Tech), Kiana Munro (Special Tech), Gray Nisbet (Special Tech), Dylan McMaster (Special Tech), Matthew Docherty (Special Tech).

 

As always great team spirit shown throughout the day, encouraging each other, and helping the younger students, or those who were new to competition.
We look forward to the next one.