Well done to coach Dave Benson who managed to secure a Gold in the Northern Area Open Championship. Fighting a weight class above in u73s Dave was able to show case his tenacity and dynamic judo.

The pool itself consisted of a spread of weight classes, ranging from u66kg, u73s and U81kg.

Unfortunately on the first contest against the u81kg judoka. Dave founded it difficult to manoeuvre past the heavy grips and found himself getting hansoku make as a result of evasive action.

The second and third fight found Dave to have regrouped himself dispatching of both GBR back patched athletes in s