The Open German Cup in Taekwon-Do ITF took place on 7 November 2026 in Neuss. 115 athletes from six teams competed in 213 entries across all disciplines. Team PARUS won the overall team ranking.
A fantastic and successful tournament is behind us! Here are the official overall figures and highlights of the event on 7 November 2026, broken down by federal state.
Participation
- 6 teams and clubs
- 115 individual athletes with 213 entries across all disciplines
- North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW): 188 entries, from Team PARUS (a joint team of the host clubs Turngemeinde Neuss von 1848 e.V. and Kinder- und Jugendsportverein Mönchengladbach e.V.), DJK Frankenberg 1912 Aachen and the Kalashnikova Team
- Bavaria: 15 entries (Team Bayern)
- Schleswig-Holstein: 6 entries (MTV von 1860 Heide)
- Saxony-Anhalt: 4 entries (Horodovenko Team)
Medal table
| Place | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian-German Team Taekwondo PARUS | 31 | 38 | 24 | 93 |
| 2 | DJK Frankenberg 1912 Aachen (Parus Team Aachen) | 11 | 7 | 8 | 26 |
| 3 | Bayern | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| Kalashnikova Team (NRW) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | |
| Horodovenko Team (Saxony-Anhalt) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| MTV von 1860 Heide e. V. (Schleswig-Holstein) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
The top three teams received the overall team trophies.
Highlights
- NRW as the stronghold: with the PARUS team, DJK Frankenberg 1912 Aachen and the Kalashnikova Team, North Rhine-Westphalia was clearly the strongest state.
- Dominance at the top: Team PARUS led the overall ranking by a wide margin and won 31 of the 59 gold medals, more than half.
- Strong competition: the smaller teams from Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt and Schleswig-Holstein turned their entries into medals very efficiently and took strong places in the overall ranking.
A big thank-you to all organisers, referees, coaches and, above all, the athletes for an unforgettable day of competition. Taekwon!
