It was another action packed, adrenaline-fuelled day at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield as over 300 judoka again descended on the Arena, eager to impress and to take home the title of British Champion!
Under the eyes of the GB Performance Squad and Rio Bronze Medalist Sally Conway, 14 different weight categories competed with potential places on Team GB at stake.
Following yesterday’s medal ceremonies, a large percentage of Junior winners wished to test their skills against the Seniors with a number performing admirably. Neil MacDonald, yesterday’s U66kg Champion, qualified for the 2nd round of the same weight today but could not make it through the Second Round Pool Stage.
Acelya Toprak, however, won Gold for a second consecutive day securing a fantastic Junior and Senior double over the weekend! Walsall-based top seed in the Lucy Renshall also eased to the U63kg title.
The day even attracted entrants from the Rio Olympics, with Team GB athletes Colin Oates and Ben Fletcher entering. Colin was making the step up two weight categories to U81kg and both displayed fantastic judo throughout the day. Colin breezed through the pool stages, with one contest in particular lasting just seven seconds. Both came away with Gold Medals in their weight categories. Colin Oates defeated an inspired Owen Livesey as a single Wazari separated the two once time had expired.
Team Bath scooped a well-deserved five medals on the day in the male section of the draw with medals for Renz Vallejera (Gold – U60kg), Adam Conroy (U60kg – Bronze), Gregg Varey (Silver – U66kg), Ben Fletcher (Gold – U100kg), Conor Murphy (Bronze – O100kg) respectively.
Full results from the weekend can be downloaded here: Senior British Championship Results 2016
Male Senior British Champions:
| Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| U60kg | Renz Vallejera, Team Bath | Showgo Kimura, Ealing | Adam Conroy, Team Bath | Aaron Hales, Grimsby |
| U66kg | Sam Hall, Ryecroft | Gregg Varey, Team Bath | Jonathan Dewar, Edinburgh Club | James Martin, Camberley |
| U73kg | Connor Ireland, Maesteg | Danny Williams, Camberley | Eric Ham, Glossop | William Johnson, Yoshin Ryu |
| U81kg | Colin Oates, Kumo | Owen Livesey, Camberley/SSK | Adam Hoshal, Ernest Bevin Phoenix | James Hayes, Bradley Stoke |
| U90kg | Max Stewart, Stewart Judo Academy | Reece Calder, Edinburgh Club/Esprit | Del Imrie, Jidel 93 | Samuel Potts, Gosport |
| U100kg | Benjamin Fletcher, Team Bath/Pinewood | Phillip Awiti-Alcaraz, Enfield | Rhys Thompson, Enfield | Valentino Volante |
| O100kg | Neil Schofield, Budowai | Peter Vincent, Kin Ryu | Andrew Melbourne, RAF/Camberley | Conor Murphy, Team Bath |
Female Senior British Champions:
| Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| U48kg | Kelly Staddon, Ford | Molly Harvey, Tonbridge | Jodie Jordan, Abbey | Sian Bobrowska, Hardy Spicer 83 |
| U52kg | Kelly Edwards, Wrekin Star | Chelsie Giles, Coventry | Abbi Blackie, Sportif | Olivia Piechota, JSC/Harris |
| U57kg | Acelya Toprak, Metro | Malin Wilson, Invergordon | Laurie Fournier, Camberley | Stephanie Walker, Bradley Stoke |
| U63kg | Lucy Renshall, SKK | Lubjana Piovesana, Bishop Challenor | Prisca Awiti-Alcaraz | Lucy Day, Redbridge |
| U70kg | Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown, Ryecroft | Ebony Drysdale-Daley, Erdington | Kelly Petersen, Hardy Spicer 83 | Shelley Ludford, Osaka |
| U78kg | Natalie Powell, Irfon | Emma Reid, Redbridge | Rachel Moon, Wolverhampton | Laura Dangerfield, Samurai |
| O78kg | Michelle Boyle, Dynamic/Esprit | Alison Wilson, Jidel 93 | Sarah Hawkes, Army/Omagh | Deborah Sangola, London |
