Filipino karateka James de los Santos (File photo)
MANILA – Filipino karateka James de los Santos captured his fourth e-kata gold for the year in record setting fashion after winning the Katana Intercontinental League #1.
De los Santos set a new personal best by beating world No. 2 Matias Domont of Switzerland, 26.64-25.06, in the final.
"This is the highest I've ever scored in a virtual tournament," de los Santos said in an interview with CNN Philippines on Monday, where he first announced the result.
De los Santos' previous e-kata personal best was a 26.1 last year right in the same tournament.
He first topped a three-man semifinal with a 24.72 against the 23.4 from American Alfredo Bustamante and a 22.16 from England's David Brierly.
This is his third gold in a span of five days having confirmed as well his golds from the Inner Strength International E-Tournament and the E-Karate World Series Edition 1 last week.
However, de los Santos said the job is not yet done.
"There are a lot of tournaments this year. I've actually already plan to register on all of them especially that they will add points to the e-kata world rankings," he added. (PNA)
