Karate at the 2001 World Games – Men's kumite open
| Karate men's kumite open at the 2001 World Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Tenno Town Gymnasium, Akita, Japan | ||||||
| Dates | 19 August 2001 | ||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 8 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The men's kumite open competition in karate at the 2001 World Games took place on 19 August 2001 at the Tenno Town Gymnasium in Akita, Japan.[1]
Competition format
A total of 8 athletes entered the competition. In preliminary round they fought in two groups. Winners of this groups advanced to gold medal match. Second place athletes advanced to bronze medal match.
Results
Preliminary round
Group A
| Rank | Athlete | B | W | D | L | Pts | SP | GRE | GBR | JPN | VEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Konstantinos Papadopoulos (GRE) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | W | W | W | |
| 2 |  Craig Burke (GBR) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | L | W | W | |
| 3 |  Kiyohiko Tosa (JPN) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | L | L | D | |
| 4 |  Oswaldo Lopez (VEN) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | L | L | D |
Group B
| Rank | Athlete | B | W | D | L | Pts | SP | FRA | IRI | ITA | USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  David Félix (FRA) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | D | W | W | |
| 2 |  Ali Shaterzadeh (IRI) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | D | W | W | |
| 3 |  Davide Benetello (ITA) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | L | L | W | |
 Alireza Anissipour (USA) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | L | L | L |
Finals
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gold medal match | ||
| Konstantinos Papadopoulos (GRE) |
1−6 | David Félix (FRA)
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| Bronze medal match | ||
| Craig Burke (GBR) |
4−1 | Ali Shaterzadeh (IRI)
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