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Rankings explained

Reading the tables, movement, scopes and divisions.

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Rankings explainedScopes

World, continental, national: the three scopes

The same fighter can be #1 in Uzbekistan, #1 in Asia and #1 in the world, or #3, #7 and #19. How the scopes are derived from one c...

11 Sept 2026 · 2 min👁43.9k ♥2.9k ↗941

Branches & federation

How national branches work with KBN World.

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Branches & federationAsia

Getting ranked from Iran: a guide to KBN Iran

Iranian athletes apply online for the KBN World Ranking; KBN Iran in Tehran verifies documents and results, and KBN World HQ issue...

4 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁2.9k ♥202 ↗87

Branches & federationAsia

Getting ranked from the UAE: a guide to KBN United Arab Emirates

Athletes whose KBN country is the United Arab Emirates apply online and are verified by KBN UAE in Dubai before KBN World HQ issue...

29 Aug 2026 · 5 min👁12.4k ♥422 ↗177

Branches & federationAsia

Getting ranked from Uzbekistan: a guide to KBN Uzbekistan

Athletes from Uzbekistan apply online for the KBN World Ranking; KBN Uzbekistan in Tashkent verifies their documents and results,...

23 Aug 2026 · 5 min👁30.4k ♥1.7k ↗769

Events & results

Sanctioned events, levels and what they are worth.

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Events & resultsContinental Championship

KBN Asia Cup 2026: results and what they were worth

Dubai, 15 Aug 2026. Continental Championship (×2). 4 verified results and the points they produced.

6 Aug 2026 · 2 min👁37.1k ♥3k ↗1.3k

Events & resultsContinental Championship

KBN Asian Championship 2025: results and what they were worth

Tashkent, 20 Mar 2025. Continental Championship (×2). 6 verified results and the points they produced.

29 Jul 2026 · 2 min👁40.8k ♥3.6k ↗1.8k

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World, continental, national: the three scopes

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Getting ranked from Iran: a guide to KBN Iran

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Getting ranked from the UAE: a guide to KBN United Arab Emirates

29 Aug 2026 · Branches & federation

Getting ranked from Uzbekistan: a guide to KBN Uzbekistan

23 Aug 2026 · Branches & federation

KBN Asia Cup 2026: results and what they were worth

6 Aug 2026 · Events & results

KBN Asian Championship 2025: results and what they were worth

29 Jul 2026 · Events & results

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