28.APRIL.2012 - "2nd INTERNATIONAL HEREYA OPEN 2012", SOFIA / BULGARIA
On the 28th of April 2012 Taekwondo club Hereya in association with Bulgarian Federation Taekwondo-WTF organized “2nd International Hereya Open 2012”. The international tournament took place in the Hristo Botev hall, Sofia. There were participants from Bulgaria, Greece, F.Y.R. of Macedonia, Serbia and Romania. The contestants were more than 400 – children (7-11 years) and cadets (12-14 years). They competed in class A (with headkicks) and in class B (without headkicks for beginners). The matches were led on four playgrounds. The hall was full. The spectators watched excitedly their favourite contestants and supported them. There were lots of emotions, disputable moments and happy winners. Taekwondo club Hereya was presented by 18 contestants who won 15 medals. Individual prizes:
The best player – cadets: VLADIMIR GLAVCHEV (-33 kg), Taekwondo club Hereya (BUL). He is also a Balkan champion for 2011 and one of the biggest hopes for Bulgarian Olympic Taekwondo – WTF.
The best player – children: MARIA TSANTE (-31 kg), A.C. Theagenis (GRE).
Team placing for cadets: 1. Macedonian Force & Soat (GRE); 2. Taekwondo club Hereya (BUL); 3. TC Cho Elite (BUL).
Team placing for children: 1. Macedonian Force& Soat (GRE); 2. A.S. Orestis Vasilis (GRE); 3. TC Gladiator (BUL).
The organizers awarded three of the most talented contestants in Taekwondo – WTF, Bulgaria:
Daniel Turnov, TC Force-Sofia – SILVER MEDAL in Europen Championship for cadets in Tbilisi/Georgia.
Stefan Samardjiev, TC Gladiator – BRONZE MEDAL in Europen Championship for cadets in Tbilisi/Georgia.
Hristina Stoeva , TC Hereya – medal winner in “Trelleborg Open2012”, “German Open2012”, “Dutch Open2012”, “Belgium Open2012” and “Turkey Open2012”. Her wins brought Bulgaria one step closer to the European Taekwondo elite for cadets and youths.
TAEKWONDO CLUB HEREYA EXPRESSES THEIR GRATITUDE TO ALL CLUBS, TRAINERS, CONTESTANTS, PARENTS AND SPECTATORS, WHO TOOK PART IN THAT TOURNAMENT, IN THAT CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL!
17-18.MARCH.2012 - HRISTINA STOEVA WON SILVER MEDAL ON THE "39th DUTCH OPEN 2012", ETU A-CLASS TOURNAMENT, AINDHOVEN / NEDHERLANDS
In her first game, Hristina faced a competitor from England (bronze medalist of European Championship for Cadets in 2011 - Tbilisi / Georgia). The English fighter was totally overplayed with a result 16:6. The second game Hristina won with 5:4 against a competitor from Ukraine, who previously eliminated a girl form Azerbaijan (bronze medalist of European Championship in Paphos / Cyprus in 2011). In this game the referees did not take under account two head kicks that Hristina made. However, she qualified for the finals. In the final, Hristina faced a representative of Scotland, who will represent Britain at the World Cup for Juniors in April this year. In a very equivalent game, in which our girl led the game 5:4 in the third round there was a massive referee mistake - 4 points for the Scottish girl without any head contact. The referees had a very long debate but unfortunately gave points to the opponent. After the game started again, it followed a very rude kick in Hristina’s calf, and she was unable to continue the match due to medical prohibition. 
Tzvetelina Nikolova (-42 kg, Juniors) - In the first game our girl faced a competitor form England. She led with 2 points in the third round but lost in the end with 4:7 due to lack of tactical discipline. After that the English competitor reached the final after 3 wins.
03-04.MARCH.2012 - "GERMAN OPEN 2012", ETU A-CLASS TOURNAMENT, HAMBURG / GERMANY
Hristina Stoeva made a very good performance at the strongest Taekwondo-WTF tournament in Europe - "German Open 2012" and won Bronze medal after 3 won matches...
On the picture you see the winning head kick of Hristina 3 seconds before the end of the match against the European Junior Champion and Gold medalist and the best performed fighter in the world in this category for 2011 - Sarah Brondahl Malykke from Denmark
On 3rd and 4th of March 2012 in Hamburg / Germany took place the strongest Taekwondo-WTF tournament in Europe - "German Open 2012". The competition was attended by 1400 athletes from 250 Taekwondo clubs and 49 national teams from Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, North and South America. The matches were played simultaneously on 11 courts in the Hall "Sporthalle Hamburg". Taekwondo club Hereya was excellent presented by its top performers – Hristina Stoeva and Tsvetelina Nikolova. In the first competition day Tzvetelina played against a girl from the national team of Turkey. She played well but unfortunately lost from the experienced Turkish fighter who reached the final after 5 games played. The draw also was difficult forour other competitor – Hristina Stoeva. She facedin her first game the best player in the World for this category for 2011- Sarah Brondahl Malykke from Denmark. Hristina played great, managed to come back in the match after loosing 6 to 1 and with a great head kick 3 seconds before the end of the match (see the picture above) won with 10:9. This victory surprised coaches and rivals in this weigh category and then extmatches of Hristina were very carefully watched by them. In the second game Hristina over played a girl from the national team of Poland with 9:2. In the 1/4 finals Hristina had to fight against a girl from Germany. Despite the strong support from Germany's audience, our girl was very concentrated and led with a score of 9:0 aftert he first two rounds. Atthe end won the match with 10:5. In the Semifinal Hristina was over played from a girl from the national team of Turkey due to lack of experience to have four or more strong matches in one day. The Turkish competitor won the final against a girl from the national team of Iran.
With this success the 13 years old Hristina is the first athlete from Bulgaria who has won medal in the age category juniors (15-17 years) at "German Open"!
11.FEBRUARY.2012 - "TRELLEBORG OPEN 2012", ETU A-CLASS TOURNAMENT, TRELLEBORG / SWEDEN
On 11th and 12th of February 2012 in Trelleborg, Sweden took place one of the strongest Taekwondo - WTF tournaments in Europe from the calendar of ETU A-Class Tournament - "Trelleborg Open 2012". The competition was attended by about 1200 athletes from 201 Taekwondo clubs from Europe, Asia, Africa, South and North America. Mr. Chakir Chelbat impressed with the excellent organization of the tournament. Taekwondo club Hereya made a very good impression with its five best students. Total domination in their category (cadets -44kg) showed our students Hristina Stoeva and Tzvetelina Nikolova. After beating three opponents each both met in the Final. Tzvetelina Nikolova won the Gold medal and Hristina Stoeva took the Silver. With the medals won our club is ranked in the best ten of all teams in the age category cadets. The other three students from TC Hereya also performed very well. Dimitar Kostov (cadets -37 kg) won his first fight against a competitor from Denmark but in the Quarterfinal lost 1-3 points against an English competitor, who became a champion later in this category. Sotir Dimitrov (cadets -37 kg) took a victory in the first meeting, but after that unfortunately he got in jured and couldn’t fight in the Quartefinal. Vladimir Glavchev faced in his first match a representative of the hosts and lost 1-2 points. After that his opponent became a champion in this category after four consecutive victories.
The Coaches of TC Hereya are proud with their students - Tsvetelina Nikolova, Hristina Stoeva, Dimitar Kostov, Vladimir Glavchev and Sotir Dimitrov who build a good image not only for our club but also for Bulgaria. It is important for the competitors to remember that the way to the high level in sport is very long and if they want to achieve something big, they need to train very hard every day, to have the spirit and the desire to win.
These medalswere won due to the high dedication and commitment that our team has, with many players from Taekwondo club Hereya contributing to the success of the team!
VLADIMIR GLAVCHEV WON GOLD MEDAL AT THE "12th BALKAN TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIP 2011", SERBIA
Taekwondo club Hereya won 3 medals for Bulgaria at the Balkan Taekwondo Championship, which took place on 17.12.2011 in the "Millennium" hall in Vrsac, Serbia: Vladimir Glavchev - gold medal, Hristina Stoeva - silver Medal and Tzvetelina Nikolova - bronze medal in the cadet age category (12-14years old). In the competition attended 8 countries of the Balkans with theirs A and B national teams. Bulgaria was presented in all age categories (cadets, juniors, seniors) with 17 athletes who won 12 medals. Referees from Bulgaria were Miroslava Kolyandova and Diana Parvanova, who received excellent evaluations from the organizers.
Extremely impressive was the presentation of Vladimir Glavchev (cadets 33 kg) from TC Hereya who was ruthless in his category and won the Gold medal after defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina with 17:8, Macedonia with 18:4 and Serbia with a convincing win in the final fight with 16:2. The fights in the Semifinal and the Final were terminated earlier due to the 12 points difference.
The other two competitors of TC Hereya - Hristina Stoeva and Tzvetelina Nikolova also were excellent in their fights, winning two more medals for Bulgaria.
The coaches of TC Hereya express their gratitude to their competitors for the indicated level, and want to say "thank you" for their best efforts and let them remember that the way to the top in sport is very long!
ON 06.11.2011 TC HEREYA WON TWO MEDALS AT ONE OF THE STRONGEST TAEKWONDO - WTF TOURNAMENTS IN EUROPE - ETU A-CLASS TOURNAMENT "CROATIA OPEN-2011", ZAGREB / CROATIA
On 06.11.2011 TC Hereya won two medals at one of the strongest Taekwondo - WTF tournaments in Europe - ETU A-Class Tournament "Croatia Open-2011". The competition was held in the capital of Croatia - Zagreb and was attended by over 170 teams from Europe, Africa, Asia and South America. In the crowed hall there were eight fight courts. The organization was on a very high level. The Bulgarian clubs that participated were: TC Hereya, TC Sung-Ri Atlantic, TC- Force Sofia, TC Trakiec and TC Hurricane. The Referees from Bulgaria were: Mr. Svetoslav Valchev (4th dan), Mr. Iliya Dimitrov (General Director of the Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation - WTF) and Mr. Vladimir Belokapov, who received excellent marks from the organizers.
Vladimir Glavchev - CHAMPION at Turkey Open. The competition took placeon 21stand 22nd of May 2011 in Edirne, Turkeyand was attended by over 800 athletes from nine countries, including the traditionally strong in TaekwondoTurkey, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russiaand others. There were all age categories – children, cadets, juniors and seniors. Bulgaria was represented by seven clubs, including TC Hereya. We were presented by seven students whomanaged to win 4 medals: 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronzeandthisis an excellent performance not only for our club but also for Bulgaria.
Championin his categoryis Vladimir Glavchev (children-30 kg) who was able to prevail in his four matches against opponents from other countries. He showed very good physical, technical, mental and tactical skillsand at the end of the day deserved to win the Gold medal. Hristina Stoeva won the Silver medal (children -45 kg) after an excellent performance in her three fights. With Bronze medals came back to Bulgaria Dimitar Kostov (children -33 kg), beating competitors from Iran and Turkey and losing at the Semifinals with minimal points difference from Kazakhstan, and Tzvetelina Nikolova (children -40 kg) for who it was the first competition abroad. The coaches of TC Hereya are also satisfied with the performance by the other competitors (Sotir Dimitrov, Pamela Vassileva and Damyan Dimitrov), who showed a good level in Kyorugi and desire to win. It is very important for our students to know that it doesn’t matter how many medals they have won but to improve his skills permanently!
20.MARCH.2011 - "1-ST HEREYA OPEN 2011", SOFIA / BULGARIA
"1-st Hereya Open 2011"
On 20th of March 2011 in "Siconco" hall took place "1-st Hereya Open 2011"for children and cadets. The competition was promoted by the Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation – WTF and organized by Taekwondo club Hereya. About 300 competitors from 22 Bulgarian clubs attended the tournament which is a record for this age category. The participants were divided into Class B (no kicksin the head allowed) and Class A (kicks in the head allowed, WTF rules).The tournamentwas openedby Mr. Andrey Georgiev (President of the Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation -WTF) and the coaches of TC Hereya Stanimir Lazarov and Angel Kirchev. Chief of the Refereeswas Mr. Svetoslav Valchev (international referee, 4th Dan). TC Hereya was represented by 16 athletes (10 in Class A and 6 in Class B), who managed to win 14 medals: 8 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze. This was enough for our club to win the Trophy for the first place in age category children in the most attended tournament in Bulgaria for the last years!
Winners in their categories are: Sotir Dimitrov (cadet -33 kg), Hristina Stoeva (cadet -44 kg), Vladimir Glavchev (children -31 kg), Dimitar Kostov (children -36kg), Pamela Vassileva (children -25 kg), Silvia Mihailova (children +40 kg), Damyan Dimitrov (children-33 kg), Ivanka Radkova (children B Class-27 kg). Silver medals won: Tsvetelina Nikolova (children -40 kg), Rumina Kircheva (children B Class-27 kg), Gabriela Ivanova (children B Class-29 kg). Bronze medals won: Dimitar Kozhuharov (children -29 kg), Radina Radkova (children -33 kg), and Krassimir Bachvarov (children B Class -29 kg). Our club was also well presented by the other students from B Class Vladislav Yankulov and Radoslav Ivanov who didn’t reach the medals because of lack of experience.
The coaches of TC Hereya thank to all clubs which participated in the competition, to the coaches and the athletes, to the parents who supported their children and toall people who helped for the great organization of the tournament. We hope that Hereya Open will become traditionally strong international tournament and the number of competitors from Bulgaria and abroadwill increase significantly. We thank to our children for their concentration, spiritand desire to win. It is very important for our students to know that it doesn’t matter how many medals they have won but to improve his skills permanently!
