Hegyi came, saw and conquered

He had to pass for 622 days, and after two cruciate ligament tears and a torn Achilles tendon, his judo career was almost on the verge of ending. But now Stephan Hegyi (+100/SC Hakoah/W) is back. The 26-year-old Viennese won the heavyweight final at the Austrian State Championships in Feldkirchen (K) against the number one seeded defending champion Movli Borchashvilli (Allianz Kukla Galaxy Tigers/W) with Ippon and won the title in his first competition after a 20-month break . In the preliminary round, the three-time European Championship third place prevailed against Lukas Angerer (Allianz Kukla Galaxy Tigers/W) and Niko Herzog (WAT Stadlau/W).

Further final highlights: Marcus Auer (-66/JC Premstätten/ST) beat his namesake Pascal Auer (ESV Sanjindo Bischofshofen/S) and thus prevented him from winning the title for the third time in a row. Brothers Magamed (-81) and Adam Borchashvilli (-100) secured two gold medals for the Galaxy Tigers. In the women’s category, Laura Kallinger (-57/Judoring/W) won the eagerly awaited final fight against Verena Hiden (SU Noricum Leibnitz/ST).

The results at a glance, Austrian State Championship in Feldkirchen (K/118 Judoka, 38 clubs), Saturday, women, -48 kg (5 participants): 1. Lisa Peherstorfer (UJZ Mühlviertel/Upper Austria), 2. Felicia Hagen (Judo team Shiai Thu Wr. Neudorf/Lower Austria), 3. Verena Fröhlich (Judozentrum Innsbruck/T), -52 (4): 1. Jaqueline Springer (Vienna Samurai/W), 2. Katharina MIkota (UJZ Mühlviertel/Upper Austria), 3. Maya Kochauf (Allianz Kukla Galaxy Tigers/W), -57 (14): 1. Laura Kallinger (Judoring/W), 2. Verena Hiden (SU Noricum Leibnitz/ST), 3. ex aequo Julia Sommer (Judo Jennersdorf/B) , Fanny Amann (Vienna Samurai/W), -63 (13): 1. Lisa Grabner (JC Sparkasse Wimpassing/Lower Austria), 2. Lilian Hutterer (Judounion Dynamic One Feldkirchen/Donau/Upper Austria), 3. Helena Rottenhofer (JU Raika Flachgau/S), Anna Bachler (Multikraft Wels performance center/Upper Austria), -70 (5): 1. Lisa Tretnjak (SU Noricum Leibnitz/ST), 2. Leonie Bayr (Vienna Samurai/W), 3. Mathilda Rittsteiger (UJZ Mühlviertel/Upper Austria), -78 (6): 1. Laura Summer (Judozentrum Krems/Lower Austria), 2. Jael Wernert (Vienna Samurai/W), 3. Christina Sokcevic (Judotram Shiai Do Wr. Neudorf/Lower Austria), Michaela Höllwart (ESV Sanjindo Bischofshofen/S), +78 (2): 1. Helene Schrattenholzer (Judo Union Klosterneuburg/Lower Austria), 2. Leonie Brugger (Union Raika Osttirol/T); Men, -60 (6): 1. Ramzan Isaev (UJZ Mühlviertel/Upper Austria), 2. Jan Pfandl (Askö Reichraming/Upper Austria), 3. Niclas Schalk (Allianz Kukla Galaxy Tigers/W), Manuel Wiesler (Union Raika Osttirol/ T), -66 (15): 1. Marcus Auer (JC Premstätten/ST), 2. Pascal Auer (ESV Sanjindo Bischofshofen/S), 3. Alexander Bluhme (SU Karuna/W), Daniel Leutgeb (LZ Multikraft Wels/ Upper Austria), -73 (14): 1. Alexander Kaserer (Askö Bad Ischl/Upper Austria), 2. Mathis Scheurich (Allianz Kukla Galaxy Tigers/W), 3. Martin Miesenberger (Fairdrive Leonding/Upper Austria), Firas Ben Saad (LZ Multikraft Wels/Upper Austria), -81 (9): 1. Magamed Borchashvilli (Allianz Kukla Galaxy Tigers/W), 2. Leon Tschilikin (SV Gallneukirchen/Upper Austria), 3. Leon Gümüskaya (Judo Union Klosterneuburg/Lower Austria), Christoph Scheiblhofer (UJZ Mühlviertel/Upper Austria), -90 (11): 1. Thomas Scharfetter (ESV Sanjindo Bischofshofen/S), 2. Ronald Pröll (UJZ Mühlviertel/Upper Austria), 3. Niklas Weitzbauer (JC Sparkasse Wimpassing/Lower Austria), Moritz Höllwart (ESV Sanjindo Bischofshofen/S), -100 (6): 1. Adam Borchashvilli (Allianz Kukla Galaxy Tigers/W), 2. Hubert Illmer, 3. Mathias Höllwart, Michael Niederdorfer (all ESV Sanjindo Bischofshofen/S), +100 (8): 1. Stephan Hegyi (SC Hakoah/W), 2. Movli Borchashvilli (Allianz Kukla Galaxy Tigers/W), 3. Niko Herzog (WAT Stadlau/W), Alexander Willnauer (UJZ Mühlviertel/OÖ).