Published May 10, 2021, 5:20 PM
World No. 1 James de los Santos continued with his winning ways as he pocketed three gold medals in a span of five days to improve his collection to 18 this year in the E-Kata tournaments.
The 30-year-old de los Santos ruled the third leg of the Budva Winner-Adria Cup last May 5, and last Sunday he topped the first edition of the Euro Grand Prix and the fourth leg of the Katana Inter-Continental League.
Overall, the former national team member now has a total of 54 gold medals won since he joined the online meets last April 2020 when face-to-face events here and abroad were prohibited because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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James De Los Santos ends 2020 tourneys with 36 golds, 6 Grand Winner titles
Cebuano James De Los Santos ended the year with a bang by staying on top of the e-Kata World Ranking with 36 golds and 6 Grand Winner titles. Photo from James De Los Santos.
Filipino karateka champion James De Los Santos has ended his 2020 tourneys with a strong finish on Christmas Day, winning three more games to give him a total of 36 gold medals and 6 Grand Winner Titles.
The World No. 1 e-Kata player wrapped up the year by ruling three tournaments on December 25, 2020:
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Published December 22, 2020, 4:17 PM
For the second time in a month, world No. 1 e-kata fighter James De los Santos recorded another single day haul of three gold medals as he ruled three karate online tournaments.
Results from three finals came out Monday night as De los Santos won the third edition of the Athletes E-Tournament, the third leg of the Okinawa E-Tournament World Series, and the 3rd Dutch Open E-Tournament.
The three wins improved his gold medal haul to 33 with a couple more before year 2020 ends.
“Not once, but twice,” said De los Santos, referring to his earlier triple gold in a single day early this month. “To score another hat trick, by winning my 31st, 32nd, and 33rd gold medal, is another personal record and achievement before this year ends.”
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Published December 14, 2020, 10:28 PM
Is the No. 1 world ranking already in the bag for online karate sensation James De los Santos?
It is no secret that De los Santos wants to end the year on top of the e-kata male senior’s category, but he said he is focused on winning more gold medals in his remaining events.
“I have six tournaments left for this year… in God’s will. I’ll just do my best,” said the 30-year-old De los Santos, who bagged his 30th gold medal late last week when he ruled the third leg of the Champions Trophy World Series.