NAKOPO ni Filipino karateka James de los Santos ang top spot sa men’s online kata world rankings matapos ang matikas na performance sa nakalipas na kumpetisyon, kabilang ang Sportdata e-Tournament World Series.
Base sa rankings ng E-Kata Male Individual Seniors, si Delos Santos ay nakalikom ng kabuuang 8,950 points para maunahan si Portuguese rival Eduardo Garcia (8,575 points).
“After 7 months of competing in so many tournaments on a weekly basis, the hard work has paid off; it is now official. I am the No.1 in the eKata World Ranking,” wika ni De los Santos sa kanyang Instagram post.
Ang 2-time Southeast Asian Games gold medalist ay sunod-sunod na nagwagi ng mga medalya sa mga torneo upang makuha ang No. 1 rankings.
“When I hit the no. 2 spot back in August 6, I was behind by nearly 3000 points to no.1. I thought to myself, ‘Wow that’s a big gap. How am I ever going to reach that?’ I was discouraged at first, but my kata coach JP, Masa Saito, reminded me to take it one tournament at a time,” pahayag ni De los Santos, na kinuha ang kanyang ika-10 gold medal nang talunin si Garcia sa SportData final.
Subalit sinabi ni De Los Santos na hindi pa tapos ang kanyang misyon.
“My new goal is to maintain the no. 1 spot throughout the year. This is a much bigger challenge, as there will be other eKata players who want the no. 1 spot as well. But this will keep me grinding and motivated,” aniya.
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