PH's Junna Tsukii on karate world No. 4 ranking: I will definitely go higher | Inquirer Sports

PH’s Junna Tsukii on karate world No. 4 ranking: I will definitely go higher

By: - Reporter / @BLozadaINQ
/ 07:27 PM March 11, 2022

Junna Tsukii

FILE–PH karateka Junna Tsukii. TSUKII INSTRAGRAM

MANILA, Philippines—Junna Tsukii isn’t satisfied until she gets to the top of her division.

The Filipino-Japanese karateka placed fourth in the World Karate Federation’s rankings for the female kumite -50 kilogram division but she has another goal in mind.

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“A Filipino is top four in the world and I’ll go up even more,” posted Tsukii on Facebook. “Fourth place in the world, disappointing. I will definitely go higher.”

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Tsukii, in the WKF’s latest rankings, amassed 4,897.5 points.

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Turkey’s Serap Özçelik Arapoğlu, a gold medalist in the 2014 World Championships and a seven-time European champion, is the top karateka in the division with 6,952.5 points.

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Germany’s Shara Hubrich is at second with 5,422.5 points while Kazakhstan’s Moldir Zhangbrybay took the third spot with 5,362.5 points.

Tsukii won gold in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games and a silver in the 2021 Asian Championships.

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