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Tournament bonuses: champion, runner-up and third place explained

Placement bonuses are large by design. Where they are added, how they stack with the win bonus, and what "final bout only" means.

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A tournament champion earns +100 on top of the win and method points for the final. The runner-up earns +50 on the final bout even though it was a loss. Third place earns +25 on the semi-final or bronze bout.

Stacking on the final bout
Outcome of the finalCalculationBase points
Champion by KO5 + 20 + 5 + 100130
Champion by decision5 + 20 + 100125
Runner-up (lost the final)5 + 5055
Third place (won bronze bout by TKO)5 + 20 + 5 + 2555
Third place (lost semi-final, no bronze bout)5 + 2530
The placement bonus is added once, on the bout that decided the placement. Earlier rounds of the same tournament are ordinary bouts with their own participation and win points.
Champion by KO at each event level
097.5195292.5390 Points · World Championship: 390 390 World Championship Points · National event: 130 130 National event Points · KBN World Cup: 325 325 KBN World Cup Points · Continental Championship: 260 260 Continental Champi... Points · International Open: 195 195 International Open

This is why a single World Championship title (390 points at full time value) outweighs a whole season of national wins. KBN considers that correct: winning the world final is the hardest thing in the sport.

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