New Karate 1 Premier League: Updated registration process gives athletes more chances to shine
The season of Karate 1-Premier League begins this month with the first event to be held in Fujairah (UAE) from February 18 to 20.
New features are added this year to further increase the prominence of the event and to consolidate the tournaments as truly elite sporting competitions.
In order to stimulate the competitiveness of athletes even more, the registration process of the Karate 1-Premier League has now been updated. The main elements of the new registration format are:
Limited number of competitors
Greater importance of WKF World Ranking
Priority to top-ranked athletes
As it happened in previous editions, the participation in Karate 1-Premier League is limited to a maximum of 32 competitors per category. To establish the event as a truly elite competition, the tournaments are restricted to the Top 100 athletes in WKF World Ranking.
THREE PHASES OF REGISTRATION
Additionally, the registration process has been updated to provide more opportunities for the best karatekas to participate.
The new inscription system is divided into three phases:
The first phase is limited to competitors placed in positions 1 to 32 of the WKF World Ranking; the second phase is open to athletes ranked in positions 33 to 64, and the final phase is for competitors in positions 65 to 100. The second and third phases will be available until the maximum of 32 athletes per category is completed.
With this update, the top-ranked athletes find now an easier path to register, as they have now priority in the registration of the events. Therefore, the competitive level of the events is now guaranteed.
The season of Karate 1-Premier League begins in Fujairah (UAE) from February 18 to 20. The first-class series of international events will then move to Oporto (Portugal) (April 22 to 24), and Rabat (Morocco) from May 13 to 15. The last events of the year will take place in Baku (Azerbaijan) from September 2 to 4, and Moscow (Russia) from October 7 to 9.
CLICK HERE to go to the Karate 1-Premier League micro-site.
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