Qualifying for this years Junior European Championships was a real bonus as I was still a cadet. Seventh place at the event might get me selected for the World Championships in Miami later in the year. My earlier results meant I was seeded 8th for the event and received a bye in the first round.
Rok Plesnik (Slovenia) Second Round
Rok is a great fighter and I didn't really expect much. In his first fight he defeated the Turkish fighter who had demolished me earlier in the year. I found Rok's style suited me better and I controlled the gripping scraping through the fight by a penalty.
Joao Crisostomo (Portugal) Third Round
Joao was tall and dominated me from the start. I really couldn't get into the contest getting thrown twice.
Finishing ninth was so close to the seventh place that I needed but looking back I was ending the year on a high.
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