First Martial Arts Festival «Baltic Sea Cup» was devoted to the fifth anniversary of the tax police. The initiator of the festival was Georgy Poltavchenko, at that time the Head of the St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Tax Police Department, and the Director General of the League of martial arts Demid Momot. The program of the tournament was presented by Shotokan karate competitions. The Festival immediately received the international rank because it was attended by the teams from Finland, Sweden and Russia. The winner of the first festival was the team of Sports Club «Petrogradets».