The 18th European Open Karate Championships and Europe Cup were held in Minsk, Belarus on December 7th and 8th, organized by IKO Belarus Branch Chief Sensei Vasili Maksimau and presided over by IKO International Department Director, Shihan Katsuhito Gorai. 600 participants from 18 countries took part in the championships. On November 7th, IKO International Training Seminar was conducted by Shihan Katsuhito Gorai. Osu!

The following was the results:

Men
1 PATRYK SYPIEN (Poland)
2 DZMITRY VARABEI (Belarus)
3 ALEKSEY GALIEV (Russia)
4 ANDRII MEZHENSKYI (Ukraine)
5 KRZYSZTOF JELONEK (Poland)
6 MAKSYM KUZIAIEV (Ukraine)
7 MAXIMME DEMEAUTIS (France)
8 IVAN AKSENENKO (Russia)

Women
1 EKATERINA SHCHERBAKOVA (Russia)
2 ELIZAVETA KRIVOSHLYKOVA (Russia)
3 ALEKSANDRA MATYSIAK (Poland)
4 BEATA OPECHOWSKA (Russia)
5 MAGDALENA MAZUREK (Poland)
6 MARIA JASKO (Poland)
7 LEILA POLAK (Hungary)
8 MILENA KOVALEVA (Germany)