Men's and women's kumite elimination matches took place on day two of the Paris Open ©Xavier Servolle/WKF

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Day two began with action in the women's kumite divisions ©Xavier Servolle/WKF

Under 68kg world champion Alizee Agier of France (red) is out after she lost to Switzerland's Elena Quirci ©Xavier Servolle/WKF

Reigning men's under 60kg world champion Douglas Brose of Brazil also exited the competition at the elimination phase ©Xavier Servolle/WKF

The French karatekas enjoyed varied success in front of their home crowd ©Denis Boulanger/FFKDA

There was a long delay while referees debated the decision in Raphael Aghayev of Azerbaijan's clash with Davy Dona of France ©Xavier Servolle/WKF

Andrea Brito of France suffered semi-final heartbreak in the women's under 55kg category ©Denis Boulanger/FFKDA

Each French victory was greeted with a rapturous response inside the Pierre de Coubertin Stadium ©Xavier Servolle/WKF

Turkey's Enes Erkan (blue) was one of the only world champions to book a place in the final as he progressed to the men's over 84kg gold medal bout ©Xavier Servolle/WKF

Practice didn't quite make perfect for a number of world champions today ©Xavier Servolle/WKF