14 Medals at the Dutch Open for Evolution Martial Arts
On the weekend of Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th of March 2023, seven athletes from Evolution Martial Arts in Boston travelled to Amsterdam in The Netherlands to compete at the WAKO Yökoso Dutch Open European Cup. After a fantastic competition, the local athletes finished with 14 medals placing Evolution Martial Arts in 21st place out of 110 clubs from 20 different nations.
Team Evolution Martial Arts at the Dutch Open European Cup. Back Left to Right: Olivia Green, Theo Ziobro-Magalhaes, Blake Calisto and Emily Greatrix. Front Left to Right: Andrew Gregory, Jack Greatrix, Nesta Baxter and Emily Gregory.
Nesta Baxter came home with Double Gold winning the categories of Senior Female -65kg Light Continuous and Kick Light. Nesta had some excellent fights at this European Cup against experienced competitors in her category coming up against an athlete from Germany in the final of her Kick Light and a Team GB teammate in the Light Continuous.
Nesta Baxter is 1st Place Position
Emily Greatrix accumulated an impressive four medals which were three silver medals and one bronze medal. These were in the categories of Junior Female -60kg and -65kg Light Continuous and Kick Light Categories. Emily fought against competitors from countries including Morocco, Spain, GB, and Greece. This was fantastic experience for Emily ahead of preparing for further international competitions.
Emily Greatrix winning one of her Silver Medals at the Dutch Open European Cup
Theo Ziobro Magalhaes also accumulated an impressive four medals of three silvers and one bronze. These were in the categories of Younger Cadet Male -42kg and -47kg Light Continuous and -47kg Kick Light with the final silver from a Tag Team Point Fighting Event with a fellow GB athlete. This was great for Theo at his first international tournament in Kickboxing.
Theo Ziobro-Magalhaes with his medals from the Dutch Open European Cup
Olivia Green finished with a well-deserved silver medal in the Senior Female +70kg Point Fighting after an excellent display of skills against a German in the Semi-Final and then missing out on the gold against a different German athlete in the Final. Olivia then went on to win a bronze medal in the Senior Female -70kg Point Fighting after some great fighting at Olivia’s first international competition.
Olivia Green in Silver Place Position at the Dutch Open European Cup
Blake Calisto won a silver medal in the Younger Cadet -32kg Light Continuous Category after a tough fight against a competitor from Ireland in the Final. Blake had some good fighting at his first international competition.
Blake Calisto competing in the Light Continuous at the Dutch Open European Cup
Emily Gregory won a bronze medal in the Senior Female Point Fighting +70kg Category where she came up against a renowned athlete from The Netherlands. Emily also competed against some top-class athletes during the weekend including a highly ranked competitor from Germany.
Emily Gregory competing in the Points Fighting at the Dutch Open European Cup
Andrew Gregory finished in Runner Up position after brilliant fights across competitors from Germany, GB, and Spain.
Andrew Gregory competing in the Points Fighting at the Dutch Open European Cup
The Dutch Open was a brilliant first international competition of the 2023 season for a lot of our Evolution Martial Arts athletes and we are looking forward to further success this year both nationally and internationally. A big thank you to our Coaches at Evolution Martial Arts for all the hard work they put into making this possible and to the supportive parents, guardians, and supporters.
Olivia Green and Emily Gregory at the Dutch Open European Cup