Following her success at the recent Southern Area Schools regional qualifier, Chloe will be heading to Sheffield again this weekend to compete in the national Schools Championship.
The competition will be live streamed – details of how to watch are on the British Judo website.
As always, best of luck Chloe!
Chloe Lymer returned to medal winning form with a bronze medal at the Southern Area Regional Schools on 20 January.
Chloe’s next competitions are the Surrey Kyu Grade Open on 11 February and the English Open in London on 18 February.
If you are thinking of getting into competition – firstly make sure you have an BJA membership.
Details of competitions within the Southern Area (Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex and Kent) are published on the calendar of the Southern Area website.
The Southern Area website also links to the main British Judo events page, detailing courses and competitions across the country.
As most entries are now online, we no longer print and circulate entry forms.
Details of smaller, club based events may be circulated locally.
Always check with the Club coaches about suitability of an event before entering.
Chloe Lymer contested her first National Championships on Sunday 3rd December.
Held in Sheffield, the event is a highlight in the British Judo calendar, and is the largest domestic event, with four categories being contested over two weekends.
Chloe entered as the current English number one player, but unfortunately was unable to turn that to her advantage on the day, being eliminated in two fights.
The experience gained will stand Chloe in good stead for when she tries again next year.
Chloe Lymer continued her excellent competition form, with a bronze medal at the Welsh Open at the end of October. Chloe won three out of four fights with maximum ippon scores.
This has now placed her top of of the British Judo Ippon League ratings at the beginning of the 2023/24 season! Congratulations Chloe – and good luck at the British Championships this weekend.
Harry Webb was also in action at the end of October, competing in the Halloween tournament organised by Holbrook Judo Club. Harry did exceptionally well, having learnt from his experiences at the previous novice event organised by Holbrook, and claimed a well deserved third place and bronze medal.
Chloe Lymer has kickstarted the autumn season with two strong competition performances at a high level.
Chloe contested the English Closed at the beginning of September, scoring a good win in her first fight before conceding defeats in her next two contests.
Chloe finished this up with a gold medal winning performance at the Surrey Open, beating players from a heavier weight group with a combination of throws and holds.
To round it off, Chloe has successfully passed her examination for 12th mon.
Well done Chloe!
We trust everyone has had an enjoyable summer break – we know some people are having a slightly prolonged sojourn overseas at the moment due to the recent air traffic control incident, we hope you all get home soon!
Classes resume on Tuesday 5 September, we can’t wait to see you back on the mat.
Before you return to judo, check to make sure your licence is in date. Some of you may be interested in the Surrey Minors, Pre-Cadet and Cadet Open. Kev will also have details of the Halloween novice tournament being organised by our friends at Holbrook Judo Club in Gosport.
Good luck to Chloe who competes in the English Closed this weekend.
Entry is now open for this year’s Hampshire Closed. As usual, the Closed will form part of the selection for the team chosen to represent Hampshire in the Southern Area intercounty tournament.
This year’s event is an u16 competition only, and will be held on 2 April at Places Leisure, in Eastleigh. Online entry form can be found on the Southern Area Judo website.
As promised, here is a selected list of upcoming competitions:
2/10 – Surrey u12 Mini Mons Championships
2/10 – Surrey Open Championships
15/10 – C2 International Tournament
22/10 – British Masters – for the more mature player….
23/10 – Hampshire Junior Low Grade Open
23/10 – Hampshire Kyu Grade Open
23/10 – NHC Red Belt Rumble
20/11 – High Wycombe Mini Mon 2022
17/12 – C2 International Training Camp
2023
14/1 – Southern Area Regional Schools
Further events including GB pre-cadet and cadet national championships can be found on the BJA events calendar at www.britishjudo.org.uk or via the Southern Area at www.sajudo.org.uk.
Adults looking for competition opportunities may be interested in the Kyu Grade Cup being held at High Wycombe in early September.
It’s a grade banded competition, so novice players will avoid being cannon fodder for 1st kyu players chasing their dan grades!
Details are at High Wycombe Kyu Grade Cup – British Judo.
