# 2018 World Karate Championships – Men's individual kata

The preliminaries and repechages of the Men's individual kata competition at the 2018 World Karate Championships were held on November 6, 2018, and the finals on November 10, 2018.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Antonio Diaz | 0 |
| Damián Quintero | 5 | | |
| Damián Quintero | 5 | Damián Quintero | 0 |
| | | Ryo Kiyuna | 5 |
| Ilja Smorguner | 0 | Ryo Kiyuna | 5 |
| Ryo Kiyuna | 5 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 2 | Repechage round 2 | Repechage round 3 | Repechage round 3 | Bronze medals | Bronze medals |
| Waldo Ramirez | 2 | Ali Sofuoğlu | 5 | Ali Sofuoğlu | 5 | Ali Sofuoğlu | 5 |
| Ali Sofuoğlu | 3 | David Contreras | 0 | Enzo Montarello | 0 | Antonio Díaz | 0 |
| Lloyd Birt | 2 | Ahmed Shawky | 0 | Sayed Mohammad Almosawi | 2 | Mattia Busato | 4 |
| Ahmed Shawky | 3 | Sayed Mohammad Almosawi | 5 | Mattia Busato | 3 | Ilja Smorguner | 1 |

### Pool A
#### Preliminary round fights

| | Score | |
| Jesse Enkamp | 2–3 | Ferri Isic |
| Wael Shueb Refugee Karate Team | 2–3 | Silvio Moreira |
| Patrick Valet | 3–2 | Kirils Membo |
| Jorge Caeiros | 4–1 | Park Hee-jun |
| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Ferri Isic | 3 | | | | |
| Mouad Ouites | 2 | | | | |
| Mouad Ouites | 2 | Ferri Isic | 0 | | |
| | | Madi Kateshov | 5 | | |
| Madi Kateshov | 3 | Madi Kateshov | 5 | | |
| Matej Riha | 2 | | | | |
| Matej Riha | 2 | | | Madi Kateshov | 3 |
| | | | | Botond Nagy | 2 |
| Silvio Moreira | 3 | | | Botond Nagy | 2 |
| Amin Alawadhi | 2 | | | | |
| Amin Alawadhi | 2 | Silvio Moreira | 0 | | |
| | | Botond Nagy | 5 | | |
| Botond Nagy | 5 | Botond Nagy | 5 | | |
| Aron Anh Huynh | 0 | | | | | | |
| Aron Anh Huynh | 0 | | | | | Madi Kateshov | 0 |
| | | | | | | Antonio Díaz | 5 |
| Patrick Valet | 5 | | | | | Antonio Díaz | 5 |
| Zachary Alexander | 0 | | | | | | |
| Zachary Alexander | 0 | Patrick Valet | 2 | | | | |
| | | Bartosz Maczka | 3 | | | | |
| Adham Hashem | 0 | Bartosz Maczka | 3 | | | | |
| Bartosz Maczka | 5 | | | | | | |
| Bartosz Maczka | 5 | | | Bartosz Maczka | 0 | | |
| | | | | Antonio Díaz | 5 |
| Jorge Caeiros | 2 | | | Antonio Díaz | 5 |
| Adrian Razvan Guta | 3 | | | | |
| Adrian Razvan Guta | 3 | Adrian Razvan Guta | 1 | | |
| | | Antonio Díaz | 4 | | |
| Mariano Wong | 2 | Antonio Díaz | 4 | | |
| Antonio Díaz | 3 | | | | |

### Pool B
#### Preliminary round fights

| | Score | |
| Stefan Suvajcevic | 5–0 | Ahmed Hamdallah |
| Leonardo Mattei | 0–5 | Tsz Man Chris Cheng |
| Jordan Szafranek | 1–4 | Bor Hartl |
| Mu Shike | 4–1 | Christopher Karwacinski |
| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Stefan Suvajcevic | 0 | | | | |
| Enzo Montarello | 5 | | | | |
| Enzo Montarello | 5 | Enzo Montarello | 3 | | |
| | | Nykolai Arango | 2 | | |
| Roman Heydarov | 0 | Nykolai Arango | 2 | | |
| Nykolai Arango | 5 | | | | |
| Nykolai Arango | 5 | | | Enzo Montarello | 3 |
| | | | | Tsz Man Chris Cheng | 2 |
| Tsz Man Chris Cheng | 4 | | | Tsz Man Chris Cheng | 2 |
| Mijat Vojvodic | 1 | | | | |
| Mijat Vojvodic | 1 | Tsz Man Chris Cheng | 5 | | |
| | | Vitaliy Kulyk | 0 | | |
| Vitaliy Kulyk | 4 | Vitaliy Kulyk | 0 | | |
| Arka Banerjee | 1 | | | | | | |
| Arka Banerjee | 1 | | | | | Enzo Montarello | 0 |
| | | | | | | Damián Quintero | 5 |
| Bor Hartl | 0 | | | | | Damián Quintero | 5 |
| Tomislav Stolar | 5 | | | | | | |
| Tomislav Stolar | 5 | Tomislav Stolar | 1 | | | | |
| | | David Contreras | 4 | | | | |
| David Contreras | 5 | David Contreras | 4 | | | | |
| Argjend Berjani | 0 | | | | | | |
| Argjend Berjani | 0 | | | David Contreras | 0 | | |
| | | | | Damián Quintero | 5 |
| Mu Shike | 0 | | | Damián Quintero | 5 |
| Ali Sofuoğlu | 5 | | | | |
| Ali Sofuoğlu | 5 | Ali Sofuoğlu | 0 | | |
| | | Damián Quintero | 5 | | |
| Waldo Ramirez | 0 | Damián Quintero | 5 | | |
| Damián Quintero | 5 | | | | |

### Pool C
#### Preliminary round fights

| | Score | |
| Khai Truong | 4–1 | Mehman Rzaev |
| Amedeo Alessandro Di Giovanni | 5–0 | Ali Al-Raisi |
| Mario Lopez | 5–0 | Mikhayil Mkhitaryan |
| Luis Carlos das Mercês e Sousa | 5–0 | Pedro Branco dos Reis |
| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Khai Truong | 4 | | | | |
| Kin Hang Kuok | 1 | | | | |
| Kin Hang Kuok | 1 | Khai Truong | 3 | | |
| | | Peter Fabian | 2 | | |
| Peter Fabian | 5 | Peter Fabian | 2 | | |
| Alexei Garstea | 0 | | | | |
| Alexei Garstea | 0 | | | Khai Truong | 0 |
| | | | | Abolfazl Shahrjerdi | 5 |
| Amedeo Alessandro Di Giovanni | 5 | | | Abolfazl Shahrjerdi | 5 |
| Allan Sanou | 0 | | | | |
| Allan Sanou | 0 | Amedeo Alessandro Di Giovanni | 0 | | |
| | | Abolfazl Shahrjerdi | 5 | | |
| Yuki Ujihara | 0 | Abolfazl Shahrjerdi | 5 | | |
| Abolfazl Shahrjerdi | 5 | | | | | | |
| Abolfazl Shahrjerdi | 5 | | | | | Abolfazl Shahrjerdi | 2 |
| | | | | | | Ilja Smorguner | 3 |
| Mario Lopez | 0 | | | | | Ilja Smorguner | 3 |
| Hector Cencion | 5 | | | | | | |
| Hector Cencion | 5 | Hector Cencion | 1 | | | | |
| | | Adnane Elhakimi | 4 | | | | |
| Roy Lee Gatjens | 0 | Adnane Elhakimi | 4 | | | | |
| Adnane Elhakimi | 5 | | | | | | |
| Adnane Elhakimi | 5 | | | Adnane Elhakimi | 2 | | |
| | | | | Ilja Smorguner | 3 |
| Luis Carlos das Mercês e Sousa | 1 | | | Ilja Smorguner | 3 |
| Wouter Deijl | 4 | | | | |
| Wouter Deijl | 4 | Wouter Deijl | 0 | | |
| | | Ilja Smorguner | 5 | | |
| Dovydas Zymantas | 0 | Ilja Smorguner | 5 | | |
| Ilja Smorguner | 5 | | | | |

### Pool D
#### Preliminary round fights

| | Score | |
| Joseph Martinez | 1–4 | Yuda Zigi Zaresta |
| Michael Panduleni Nakapandi | 0–5 | Williames Souza Santos |
| Michael du Plessis | 0–5 | Kenneth Lee |
| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Yuda Zigi Zaresta | 2 | | | | |
| Mattia Busato | 3 | | | | |
| Mattia Busato | 3 | Mattia Busato | 4 | | |
| | | Isaac Hoshi | 1 | | |
| Isaac Hoshi | 5 | Isaac Hoshi | 1 | | |
| Walter Carrizo | 0 | | | | |
| Walter Carrizo | 0 | | | Mattia Busato | 3 |
| | | | | Chee Wei Lim | 2 |
| Williames Souza Santos | 5 | | | Chee Wei Lim | 2 |
| Mesfer Alasmari | 0 | | | | |
| Mesfer Alasmari | 0 | Williames Souza Santos | 0 | | |
| | | Chee Wei Lim | 5 | | |
| Sulejman Suljic | 0 | Chee Wei Lim | 5 | | |
| Chee Wei Lim | 5 | | | | | | |
| Chee Wei Lim | 5 | | | | | Mattia Busato | 0 |
| | | | | | | Ryo Kiyuna | 5x |
| Kenneth Lee | 4 | | | | | Ryo Kiyuna | 5x |
| Shaun Yuen | 1 | | | | | | |
| Shaun Yuen | 1 | Kenneth Lee | 2 | | | | |
| | | Sayed Mohammad Almosawi | 3 | | | | |
| Yi Ta Wang | 2 | Sayed Mohammad Almosawi | 3 | | | | |
| Sayed Mohammad Almosawi | 3 | | | | | | |
| Sayed Mohammad Almosawi | 3 | | | Sayed Mohammad Almosawi | 0 | | |
| | | | | Ryo Kiyuna | 5 |
| Ahmed Shawky | 4 | | | Ryo Kiyuna | 5 |
| Ofentse Bakwadi | 1 | | | | |
| Ofentse Bakwadi | 1 | Ahmed Shawky | 0 | | |
| | | Ryo Kiyuna | 5 | | |
| Lloyd Birt | 0 | Ryo Kiyuna | 5 | | |
| Ryo Kiyuna | 5 | | | | |