2026 WKO
WORLD GRAND PRIX
What are the requirements?
The WKO World Grand Prix are formed from results of competitors who have entered WKO Open Championships.
WKO World Grand Prix Ranking Events from the annual season from:
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WKO English Open
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WKO British Open
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WKO K-1 National Championships
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WKO 6 Nations Open
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WKO European Open
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WKO Arnold Sports Festival - Intercontinental Championships
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WKO Open World Championships
WKO World Grand Prix Ranking Points Are:
• Gold Medalist 4 Points
• Silver Medalist 3 Points
• Bronze Medalist 2 Point
• 1 Point for none medalists only
The fighter with the most points of the weight division will be listed as Number 1 for the Weight Limit of that Rules Set.
Then once the season has finished all the fighters who are No1 of their Actual Age/Weight & Gender are all joint No1 .If you are top of your Age & Weight Division within that rule set, then you are eligible to order the WKO Grand Prix, Grand Champion Belt if desire to do so. (these are of course optional)
All points are added up, most amount of points at the end of the season then:
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Overall Number One Rank of the Grand Prix Rules/Weight Group
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WKO Grand Prix, Grand Champion of your Age/Weight/Rules group
Respective and accumulation of:
• Rules
• Gender
• Weight
• Age
Grand Prix Weight Groups:
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Quantumweight Minus 20kg
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Subatomicweight Minus 25k
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Electronweight Minus 30k
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Protonweight Minus 35kg
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Neutronweight Minus 40kg
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Atomweight Minus 45kg
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Flyweight Minus 50kg
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Super Bantamweight Minus 55kg
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Super Featherweight Minus 60kg
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Super Lightweight Minus 65kg
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Super Welterweight Minus 70kg
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Super Middleweight Minus 75kg
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Light Heavyweight Minus 80kg
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Cruiserweight Minus 85kg
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Super Cruiserweight Minus 90kg
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Heavyweight Minus 95kg
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Super Heavyweight Over 95kg
The above weight classes/groups are then split into the relevant and fair age groups which the majority of athletes will have contested within.
Grand Prix Age Groups:
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Peewee 5-7yrs
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Super Peewee 8-9yrs
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Junior 10-11yrs
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Super Junior 12-13yrs
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Cadets 14-15yrs
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Super Cadets 16-17yrs
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Seniors 18yrs+
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Veterans 35yrs+
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Masters 45yrs+
WKO Grand Prix is compiled from each WKO Open Championship including National and International events.
With thousands of athletes from over 40+ countries from each continent of the globe. World class athletes competing in both Ring & Tatami Sports Rules & Categories. All events are open championships so there is no boundaries to entry. This negates away from being closed championships featuring limited attendance of participants.
We are limited on capacity, but that is only because our doors are open to every athlete from around the world. To ensure our champions are the 'Best of the Best' this makes all WKO Open Championships AAA events:
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Achievement: Each event is an outstanding achievement if win
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Acknowledgement: All results and Champions get maximum exposure/recognition
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Awarded: Champions receive the best awards available.
World Grand Prix results will be updated following every WKO Open Championships. Once the season is completed at the end of the year the Number One Athlete with the most points for their Age/Weight/Gender/Rules is the Grand Prix Grand Champion Winner for the years season.
Congratulations to all ranked athletes as the season progresses' this is an achievement within itself and a testament to yourself, your club and your coach. Anyone not in the Grand Prix who are they? They are not Triple A WKO World Ranked Athletes, that's who they are, sucks to be them.
WKO World Grand Prix get ranked, get recognition and get the rewards. No politics the best are the ones willing to be tested against the best. The victorious are the best, its that simple in WKO.
The WKO World Grand prix consists of 10 major tournaments:
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WKO English Championships (Ring & Tatami Sports)
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Arnold Sports Festival Championships (Ring & Tatami Sports)
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WKO European Championships (Ring & Tatami Sports)
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WKO 5 Nations Ringsports Championships
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WKO British Championships (Ring & Tatami Sports)
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WKO World Championships (Ring & Tatami Sports)
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WKO National K-1 Championships
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WKO K-1 World Championships
(all events are open championships)
WKO World Grand Prix Ranking Points Are:
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Gold Medallist 4 Points
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Silver Medallist 3 Points
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Bronze Medallist 2 Points
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Entering Each Tournament if not a medallist 1 Point
The fighter with the most points of the weight division will be listed as Number 1.
However with so many Age/Weight divisions there would be far too many lists to compile. We appreciate this is unfair to all the individual age groups to only recognise the weight group. So we have 1 weight group for all ages as the season progresses.
Each weight division will list both the Age of the athlete and there Age Division.
Then once the season has finished all the athletes who are No1 of their Actual Age/Weight & Gender are all identified as World Grand Prix Grand Champions.
Summary of scoring criteria to win each round:
All Ringsports and Tatami Based Continuous Rules are scored on the 10 point must system.
Light Contact Rules 10/9 in favour of the winner.
All Rules which can win by stoppage of KO:
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10/9 In favour of winner most shots landed
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10/8 In favour of winner if one 8 count given in the round
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10/7 In favour of winner if two 8 counts given in the round
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KO or TKO if stoppage
Key scoring elements per style, what are the judges looking for?
Tatami Sports Scoring:
Pointfighting (all styles):
Punch to Head or body = 1 Point
Kick to body = 2 Points
Kick to Head = 3 Points
Jump Kick to body = 3 Points
Jump Kick to head = 5 Points
Sweep, Punch to body of downed fighter = 2 points if score within 3 seconds.
To award any of the above scoring values, at least two of the three judges (a majority) must agree that the technique has scored.
If judges agree that a competitor has landed a scoring technique but disagree on whether it was a punch or a kick, the competitor will still be awarded points. In such cases, the lower of the two possible scoring values will be awarded, as the type of technique cannot be confirmed with certainty.
This ensures the benefit of the successful attack is recognised while maintaining fairness and consistency in scoring.
Light Continuous = Clean shots landed, effective defence, with the dominant kicker favoured
Box-Light = Clean shots landed, effective defence
Low Kick Light = Clean shots landed, effective defence, all kicks punches score equal, with the dominant kicker favoured.
Ringsports Scoring:
Sport-Boxing (light) = Clean shots landed, effective defence + ring craft
Sport-Boxing (full) = Clean shots landed, damage caused, effective defence + ring craft
Thaiboxing = Shots landed, power, dominance, damage caused and willingness to win
K-1 Light = Clean shots landed, effective defence, punch/kick/knee all score equally + ring craft
K-1 = Clean shots landed, power, dominance, damage caused, effective defence, punch/kick/knee all score equally + ring craft
Kickboxing (Light) = Clean shots landed, effective defence, dominant kicker favoured + ring craft
Kickboxing Full = Clean shots landed, power, dominance, damage caused, effective defence, dominant kicker favoured + ring craft
Low Kick = Clean shots landed, power, dominance, damage caused, effective defence, punch/kick all score equally, dominant kicker favoured + ring craft
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