Results
2003
Midlands Inter-County Teams
Boys Lightweights: GOLD
Girls Lightweights: GOLD
Boys Heavyweights: GOLD
Girls Heavyweights: GOLD
Senior Men: GOLD
Senior Women: Silver
Girls Lightweight B team: Silver
This was our first event with the new management and our teams were smartly decked out in county fleeces. In fairness, there was a low turnout of counties, but our teams still dominated every match.2004
Midlands Inter-Counties
The Midland Area changed this to an individual event for this year. Unfortunately I can't find all the results, though I do know the medallists include the following:
GOLD: Wesley Connor, Benji Connor
Bronze: Ben Newbury, Amy Millington, Lottie Millington.
If anybody else knows of other medallists from the county (for this event they counted only those living within the county), please let me know.
2005
Worcestershire Sports Player Of The Year
This award, over all sports in the county and selected by the County Sports Partnership, went to a judo player for the first time: Kate Walker.
Samurai County Teams Challenge
Boys Lightweights: 5 th
Girls Lightweights: GOLD
Boys Heavyweights: GOLD
Girls Heavyweights: GOLD
Senior Men: 7 th
Senior Women: GOLD
Girls Lightweight B team: 5 th
Girls Heavyweight B team: Bronze
Senior Women B team: Bronze
Because the Midland Area were no longer running a county team event, Samurai Judo Club stepped in and ran one instead. It had a tremendous response with nine counties represented, but even so our teams did superbly well, this time decked out in county t-shirts .
BJC Inter-County Teams
Junior Boys: 6 th
Junior Girls: Bronze
Men dan grades: 5 th
Men kyu grades: Silver
Women: 5 th
Junior Girls B team: 7 th
For some years now, the BJA rules have allowed players to enter BJC and AJA events, so we had a go at this one. Unfortunately many of our top players were away at the Scottish Open the day before – I had to drive back overnight – and so our teams were comparatively inexperienced, but they still did the county proud. We would like to go back with full teams in 2006, but unfortunately the date of this event next year clashes with the unmissable Bev Teams.
Midlands Inter-Counties
GOLD: Tom Walker, Robin Woodward
Silver: Kate Walker, Katherine Lloyd Jones, Amy Oertel
Bronze: Charis Hancocks, Rosie Tramontana, Amelia Hancocks, Becky Holmes, Annabel Webb, Greg Oertel, Jonathan Grayson, Ben Day, Charlotte Price.
Once again the Midland Area opted for an individual event. There was only a low entry but spread out over all eleven counties of the Midlands . Wee finished third overall on the medals table, so our players did well.
2006
Worcestershire Sports Player Of The Year
This was won for the second consecutive year by Kate Walker.
Samurai County Teams Challenge
Boys Lightweights: 5 th
Girls Lightweights: Bronze
Boys Heavyweights: Silver
Girls Heavyweights: GOLD
Senior Men: -
Senior Women: GOLD
Girls Heavyweight B team: Bronze
There were also two ladies individual events:
GOLD: Becky Holmes
Bronze: Charlotte Price, Amy Millington
This was a tough event again, and unfortunately we were not able to field a men's team, but the girls and ladies in particular did very well, especially as our top lady Kate Walker was unavailable (taking silver at the Estonia International A tournament the same weekend).