27th AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL KENDO CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS
| Kyu Individuals | Open Grade Individuals |
| 1st place - Jason Anderson, Vic. | 1st place - Brett Smith, Vic. |
| 2nd place - Robbie Henare, Vic. | 2nd place - Stuart Burke NSW |
| Equal 3rd place - David Cunningham, ACT & Martin Cowan, QLD | Equal 3rd place - Adam Martin Vic. & Kirby Smith NSW |
| Womens | Senior Individual Championship |
| 1st place - Hayami Abouteleb, Vic. | 1st place - Yoichi Yano, NSW |
| 2nd place - Kate Sylvester, Vic. | 2nd place - Greg Nicholas, QLD |
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Equal 3rd place - Claire Chan, Vic. & Melanie Smith NSW. |
Equal 3rd place - Kazutaka Uchino, WA & Katsumi Kuramochi, QLD |
| Teams | John Butler Memorial Award |
| Open grade 1 Vic, 2 NSW | Catherine Hallgath, NSW |
| Kyu 1 Vic., 2 NSW | |
| Kata 1 NSW, 2 Vic | Fighting Spirit Awards |
| Womens 1 Vic., 2 NSW |
Robbie Henare, Vic. |
| Individual Events | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | ||
| Kyu | Ryan Oliver (VIC) | Lindsay Patava (QLD) | Pierre Candelaria | |
| Open | Y. Yano (NSW) | Team Events | ||
| Kyu | W.A. | Victoria | Queensland | |
| Dan | Victoria | NSW | W.A. | Queensland was fourth | John Butler Memorial Award |
| Kevin Humphrey, Qld | ||||
| Individual Events | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | |
| Veterans | Greg Nicholas (QLD) | Katsumi Kuramochi (QLD) | Y.Yano(NSW) | Team Events |
| Kata | Queensland | NSW | |
| Kyu | NSW | Queensland | Victoria |
| Dan | NSW | Queensland | Victoria |
Both our Dan Team and our Kyu Team played extremely well and missed the 1st place by a single point in the last match of both finals. They won their pools convincingly, defeating Victoria who were last years champions on both occasions.
| Individual Events | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | Juniors | Ryan Oliver(VIC) | Shuji Maruyama(NSW) | Go Ato(QLD) |
| Womens | Clair Chan(VIC) | Kate Silvester(VIC) | Hayami Aboutaleb(VIC) |
| Veterans | Yoichi Yano(NSW) | Teruaki Kokubun(TAS) | Kazutaka Uchino(WA) |
| Kyu | Marcus Clark(NSW) | Ken Chi(QLD) | Vimce Caltabiano(VIC) |
| Dan | Gerard Egerton(VIC) | Brian Brestovac(WA) | Stuart Burke(NSW) | Teams Events |
| Kata | Victoria | South Australia | |
| Womens | Victoria | Australia A | New South Wales |
| Kyu | W.A. | Queensland | Victoria |
| Dan | Victoria | New South Wales | W.A. |