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How the ranking works, who is rising, what every event is worth, and answers to the questions we get most. Every number in these pages comes from the same engine that builds the tables.

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Rules & points

How the KBN point framework works, rule by rule.

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Rules & pointsEvent levels

Event multipliers explained: from national events to the World Championship

Every KBN-recognised event has a level with a multiplier: National ×1.0, International Open ×1.5, Continental Championship ×2.0, K...

18 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁27.6k ♥856 ↗462

Branches & federation

How national branches work with KBN World.

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Branches & federationEurope

Getting ranked from Turkey: a guide to KBN Turkey

Turkish athletes apply for the KBN World Ranking online, and KBN Turkey in Istanbul verifies their documents and results before KB...

16 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁5.7k ♥193 ↗54

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

Rankings explainedScopes

Continental rankings explained: how KBN decides your continent

A KBN continental ranking lists fighters from the same continent in the same division, ordered by the same points as the world tab...

29 Aug 2026 · 5 min👁27.3k ♥2.2k ↗613

Events & results

Sanctioned events, levels and what they are worth.

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Organisers

Events & resultsOrganisers

Choosing the right event level: national, open, continental, World Cup or World Championship

The KBN event level should match the real field and standard of an event: National for one country, International Open for multi-c...

31 Aug 2026 · 5 min👁2k ♥135 ↗69

Continental Championship

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 European Championship 2025: results and what they were worth

Istanbul, 14 Jun 2025. Continental Championship (×2). 7 verified results and the points they produced.

2 Aug 2026 · 2 min👁27.7k ♥2.2k ↗886

Events & resultsContinental Championship

KBN African Championship 2025: results and what they were worth

Lagos, 2 Aug 2025. Continental Championship (×2). 1 verified results and the points they produced.

31 Jul 2026 · 2 min👁26k ♥1.1k ↗320

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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Event multipliers explained: from national events to the World Championship

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Getting ranked from Turkey: a guide to KBN Turkey

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World, continental, national: the three scopes

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Choosing the right event level: national, open, continental, World Cup or World Championship

31 Aug 2026 · Events & results

Continental rankings explained: how KBN decides your continent

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KBN Asia Cup 2026: results and what they were worth

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Short answers on points, applying, documents, rankings, officials, branches and privacy.

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