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WELCOME
It is a great pleasure to invite you to the 2026 The Tauranga Open Championship. This year we will be holding the The Tauranga Open as a ONE DAY EVENT, on SATURDAY the 11th of APRIL.
On Friday the 10th April, there will be a Kyorugi Referees and Coaches Seminar/Workshop held at the venue (TAURANGA BOYS’ COLLEGE) from 1pm to 5pm. The event is open to any taekwondo practitioners. It will be presented by Referee Director, Aaron Dean and assisted by various other International Referees.
On Sunday the 12th April, there will be a Poomsae Seminar/Workshop held at the venue (TAURANGA BOYS’ COLLEGE) from 9am to 12pm. The event is open to any taekwondo practitioners. It will be presented by Master Diego Chiriff and assisted by various other Poomsae coaches.
All players and coaches should be knowledgable of the WT Kyorugi and Poomsae Competition rules. Please refer to:
http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/rules/
LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF COMPETITORS
The tournament will be limited to 390 competitors (Poomsae (130) and Kyorugi (260) combined (390)).
Kyorugi (Sparring) Competitors
This is a single elimination tournament format, held under WT competition rules. All competitors must pre-register and qualify through weigh-in. Late entries will be accepted but with a $30 fee attached. Kyorugi is scheduled for the afternoon of Saturday (11th)
Saturday 11th April – Kyorugi
Start time – 3 Courts starting at 1pm, with projected finish by 8pm.
Daedo Electronic Scoring System and Sensor Socks
It will be necessary that each competitor in these divisions bring their own pair of Daedo Sensor socks. Please visit http://www.kwon.co.nz to order and purchase the latest Daedo Sensor Socks.
Poomsae (PATTERN) Competitors
The Poomsae competition will be held on Saturday 12th April – Poomsae from 9am to 1pm
Saturday 12th April – Poomsae
Start time – 2 Courts starting at 8am, with projected finish by 12noon.
ENTRY Details
- Two competition mats in Gym 1 for Poomsae, with a third mat in action for Kyorugi
- Gym 2 acting as the warm up room
- 260 Kyorugi competitors maximum
- 130 Poomsae competitors maximum
- Preference will be given to Clubs on the following basis:
- Clubs that attended the Budo South in 2024 and 2025
- Oceania Clubs based from outside New Zealand
- The Rest – First come basis
A Head of Team/Coaches meeting will be held, via Zoom, on Tuesday 7th April, 2026 from 9pm to 10pm. This meeting is mandatory for all Heads of Team.
See you on the mats,
Garry Carpenter
Technical Delegate