2020 in combat sports explained

Boxing

2020 Summer Olympics (Boxing)

• February 20 – 29: Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Africa in Dakar
  • March 3 – 11: Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Asia & Oceania in Amman March 13 – 23: Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Europe in London
• March 26 – April 3: Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Americas in Buenos Aires
• May 13 – 24: World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Paris

International boxing events

• October 10 – 15: 2020 World University Boxing Championships in Katowice

Fencing

International fencing events

• February 22 – 29: 2020 Pan American Junior Fencing Championships in San Salvador
• February 22 – March 3: 2020 European Junior Fencing Championships in Poreč
• February 24 – 29: 2020 African Junior Fencing Championships in (location TBA)
• February 25 – March 5: 2020 Asian Junior Fencing Championships in Jakarta
• April 3 – 11: 2020 World Junior & Cadet Fencing Championships in Salt Lake City
• April 17 – 22: 2020 Asian Fencing Championships in Seoul
• April 19 – 24: 2020 African Fencing Championships in Cairo
• June 16 – 21: 2020 Pan American Fencing Championships in Asunción
• June 16 – 21: 2020 European Fencing Championships in Minsk

2019–20 Fencing Grand Prix

• Épée Grand Prix
  • January 24 – 26: Qatari Grand Prix in Doha
  • March 6 – 8: Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest
  • May 1 – 3: Colombian Grand Prix (final) in Cali
• Foil Grand Prix
  • February 7 – 9: Italian Grand Prix in Turin
  • March 13 – 15: American Grand Prix in Anaheim
  • May 15 – 17: Chinese Grand Prix (final) in Shanghai
• Sabre Grand Prix
  • January 10 – 12: Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal
  • April 26 – 28: Korean Grand Prix in Seoul
  • May 24 – 26: Russian Grand Prix (final) in Moscow

2019–20 Fencing World Cup

• Men's Épée World Cup
  • November 22 – 24, 2019: Swiss World Cup in Bern
    • Winner: Ihor Reizlin
    • Team winners:
  • January 9 – 11: German Men's Épée World Cup in Heidenheim an der Brenz
  • February 7 – 9: Canadian World Cup in Vancouver
  • March 20 – 22: Argentinian World Cup in Buenos Aires
  • May 15 – 17: French Men's Épée World Cup (final) in Paris
• Women's Épée World Cup
  • November 1 – 3, 2019: Estonian World Cup in Tallinn
    • Winner: Ana Maria Popescu
    • Team winners:
  • January 10 – 12: Cuban World Cup in Havana
  • February 7 – 9: Spanish Women's Épée World Cup in Barcelona
  • March 20 – 22: Chinese World Cup in Chengdu
  • May 15 – 17: Emirati World Cup (final) in Dubai
• Men's Foil World Cup
  • November 8 – 10, 2019: German Men's Foil World Cup in Bonn
    • Winner: Julien Mertine
    • Team winners:
  • December 13 – 15, 2019: Japanese World Cup (Olympic Test Event) in Tokyo
    • Winner: Alessio Foconi
    • Team winners:
  • January 10 – 12: French Men's Foil World Cup in Paris
  • February 21 – 23: Egyptian Men's Foil World Cup in Cairo
  • May 1 – 3: Russian World Cup (final) in Saint Petersburg
• Women's Foil World Cup
  • November 22 – 24, 2019: Egyptian Women's Foil World Cup in Cairo
    • Winner: Arianna Errigo
    • Team winners:
  • December 13 – 15, 2019: French Women's Foil World Cup in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
    • Winner: Alice Volpi
    • Team winners:
  • January 10 – 12: Polish Women's Foil World Cup in Katowice
  • February 21 – 23: (TBA)
  • May 1 – 3: German Women's Foil World Cup (final) in Tauberbischofsheim
• Men's Sabre World Cup
  • November 15 – 17, 2019: Egyptian Men's Sabre World Cup in Cairo
    • Winner: Vincent Anstett
    • Team winners:
  • February 21 – 23: Polish Men's Sabre World Cup in Warsaw
  • March 6 – 8: Italian World Cup in Padua
  • March 20 – 22: Hungarian World Cup in Budapest
  • May 8 – 10: Spanish Men's Sabre World Cup (final) in Madrid
• Women's Sabre World Cup
  • November 22 – 24, 2019: French Women's Sabre World Cup in Orléans
    • Winner: Manon Brunet
    • Team winners:
  • December 13 – 15, 2019: American World Cup in Salt Lake City
    • Winner: Olha Kharlan
    • Team winners:
  • March 6 – 8: Greek World Cup in Athens
  • March 20 – 22: Belgian World Cup in Sint-Niklaas
  • May 8 – 10: Tunisian World Cup (final) in Tunis

Judo

2020 World and continental judo events

• April 16 – 19: 2020 African Judo Championships in Casablanca^[1]
• April 17 – 19: 2020 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships (Senior & Team) in Ulaanbaatar^[2]
• April 17 – 19: 2020 Pan American Judo Championships in Montreal^[3]
• May 1 – 3: 2020 European Judo Championships in Prague^[4]

2020 Judo Grand Slam

• February 8 & 9: JGS #1 in Paris^[5]
• February 21 – 23: JGS #2 in Düsseldorf^[6]
• October 23–25: JGS #3 in Budapest

2020 Judo Grand Prix

• January 23 – 25: JUGP #1 in Tel Aviv^[7]

2020 Asian Open

• July 4 & 5: AsJO #1 in Aktau^[8]
• August 29 & 30: AsJO #2 in Taipei^[9]
• September 5 & 6: AsJO #3 (final) in Kowloon^[10]

2020 European Open

• February 1 & 2: EJO #1 in Sofia (Men) & Odivelas (Women)
• February 15 & 16: EJO #2 in Oberwart (Men) & Bratislava (Women)
• February 29 & March 1: EJO #3 in Warsaw

2020 European Cup

• March 7 & 8: EJC #1 in Zürich
• March 21 & 22: EJC #2 in Sarajevo
• June 20 & 21: EJC #4 in Celje-Podčetrtek
• October 3 & 4: EJC #7 (final) in Dubrovnik

2020 Pan American Open

• March 7 & 8: PAJO #1 in Bariloche^[11]
• March 14 & 15: PAJO #2 in Santiago^[12]
• March 21 & 22: PAJO #3 in Lima^[13]
• June 20 & 21: PAJO #4 in Guayaquil^[14]
• September 5 & 6: PAJO #5 (final) in Santo Domingo^[15]

2020 African Open

• November 7 & 8: AJO #1 in Yaoundé^[16]
• November 14 & 15: AJO #2 (final) in Dakar^[17]

Karate

International karate events

• February 7 – 9: 2020 EKF Junior, Cadet, & U21 Karate Championships in Budapest^[18]
• February 7 – 9: 2020 UFAK Junior & Senior Karate Championships in Tangier
• March 25 – 29: 2020 European Karate Championships in Baku
• April 3 – 5: 2020 Mediterranean Karate Championships in Nicosia^[19]
• May 25 – 30: 2020 PKF Karate Championships in San José
• June 12 & 13: 2020 OKF Junior & Senior Karate Championships in (location TBA)
• June 29 – July 2: 2020 WKF Youth Camp in Poreč
• July 10 – 12: 2020 AKF Junior, Cadet, & U21 Karate Championships in Kuwait City
• August 24 – 29: 2020 PKF Junior, Cadet, & U21 Karate Championships in Monterrey
• September 4 – 6: 2020 Asian Karate Championships in Bali
• November 5 – 8: 2020 World University Karate Championships in Brasília
• November 17 – 22: 2020 World Karate Championships in Dubai^[20]

2020 Karate 1 – Premier League

• January 24 – 26: K1PL #1 in Paris^[21]
• February 14 – 16: K1PL #2 in Dubai^[22]
• February 28 – March 1: K1PL #3 in Salzburg^[23]
• March 13 – 15: K1PL #4 in Rabat^[24]
• April 17 – 19: K1PL #5 in Madrid^[25]
• October 2 – 4: K1PL #6 (final) in Moscow^[26]

2020 Karate 1 – Series A

• January 10 – 12: K1SA #1 in Santiago^[27]
• June 19 – 21: K1SA #2 in Istanbul^[28]
• September 11 – 13: K1SA #3 (final) in Durban^[29]

2020 Karate 1 – Youth League

• May 1 – 3: K1YL #1 in Limassol^[30]
• July 3 – 5: K1YL #2 in Poreč^[31]
• September 25 – 27: K1YL #3 in Monterrey^[32]
• December 4 – 6: K1YL #4 (final) in Venice^[33]

Mixed Martial Arts

UFC

The UFC promotional company held a total of 41 events in 2020, with 5 being cancelled altogether. 11 of these events were pay-per-view events for championships which held 19 title fights. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it held the record of the lowest in person attendance since the inception of the UFC.

Bellator

In 2020 Bellator held a total of 18 events out of their planned 24, due to 6 events being cancelled.

Taekwondo

2020 Summer Olympics (Taekwondo)

• February 22 & 23: African Olympic Qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in Rabat
• February 29: Oceania Olympic Qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in Gold Coast
• March 11 & 12: Pan American Olympic Qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in San José
• April 10 & 11: Asian Olympic Qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in Wuxi
• April 24 & 25: European Olympic Qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in Milan

International Taekwondo championships

• February 7 – 9: 2020 El Hassan Cup in Amman
• February 18 – 21: 2020 President's Cup - European Region in Helsingborg
• October 14 – 18: 2020 World Junior Taekwondo Championships in Sofia

2020 Open tournaments

• January 31 – February 2: Fujairah Open in the
• February 3 – 5: Turkish Open in Istanbul
• February 6 – 8: Mexico Open in Puerto Vallarta
• February 22 & 23: Helsingborg Open in
• February 22 & 23: Slovenia Open in Ljubljana
• February 29 & March 1: German Open in Hamburg

Wrestling

See main article: article and 2020 in combat sports.

2020 Wrestling Continental Championships

• 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup in Belgrade ⇒ 12–18 December
• 2020 European Wrestling Championships in Rome ⇒ 10–16 February
• 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi ⇒ 18–23 February
• 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Ottawa ⇒ 6–9 March
• 2020 African Wrestling Championships in Algiers ⇒ 8–9 February
• 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Ottawa ⇒ 13–15 March

2020 Wrestling International Tournament

• 2020 Yasar Dogu Tournament in Istanbul ⇒ 10–12 January
• Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020 in Krasnoyarsk ⇒ 23–26 January
• 2020 Grand Prix Zagreb Open in Zagreb ⇒ 7–8 November
• 2020 Wladyslaw Pytlasinski Cup in Warsaw ⇒ 7–8 November

Wushu

• TBA: 2020 World Junior Wushu Championships in (location TBA)
• TBA: 2020 Taolu World Cup in (location TBA)
• TBA: 2020 Sanda World Cup in (location TBA)
• TBA: 2020 World Taijiquan Championships in (location TBA)

External links

• International Boxing Association (Amateur)
• FIE - Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (International Fencing Federation)
• International Judo Federation
• World Karate Federation
• World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
• International Mixed Martial Arts Federation
• International Federation of Muaythai Amateur
• International Sambo Federation
• International Sumo Federation
• World Taekwondo Federation
• United World Wrestling
• International Wushu Federation

Notes and References

1. https://www.ijf.org/competition/2044 IJF's 2020 African Judo Championships Page
2. Web site: IJF's 2020 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships (Senior & Team) Page . 2020-01-05 . 2020-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201019101717/https://www.ijf.org/competition/2095 . dead .
3. https://www.ijf.org/competition/2052 IJF's 2020 Pan American Judo Championships Page
4. https://www.ijf.org/competition/2045 IJF's 2020 European Judo Championships Page
5. https://www.ijf.org/competition/2017 IJF's Paris Grand Slam 2020 Page
6. https://www.ijf.org/competition/2018 IJF's Dusseldorf Grand Slam 2020 Page
7. https://www.ijf.org/competition/2016 IJF's Tel Aviv Grand Prix 2020 Page
8. Web site: IJF's Aktau Asian Open 2020 Page . 2020-01-05 . 2020-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200913063624/https://www.ijf.org/competition/2057 . dead .
9. Web site: IJF's Taipei Asian Open 2020 Page . 2020-01-05 . 2020-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200913063833/https://www.ijf.org/competition/2089 . dead .
10. Web site: IJF's Kowloon Asian Open 2020 Page . 2020-01-05 . 2020-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200913063845/https://www.ijf.org/competition/2093 . dead .
11. https://www.ijf.org/competition/2041 IJF's Bariloche Panamerican Open 2020 Page
12. Web site: IJF's Santiago Panamerican Open 2020 Page . 2020-01-03 . 2019-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190921062314/https://www.ijf.org/competition/2042 . dead .
13. https://www.ijf.org/competition/2043 IJF's Lima Panamerican Open 2020 Page
14. Web site: IJF's Guayaquil Panamerican Open 2020 Page . 2020-01-05 . 2020-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200913052031/https://www.ijf.org/competition/2056 . dead .
15. Web site: IJF's Santo Domingo Panamerican Open 2020 Page . 2020-01-05 . 2020-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200913072308/https://www.ijf.org/competition/2058 . dead .
16. https://www.ijf.org/competition/2060 IJF's Yaoundé African Open 2020 Page
17. https://www.ijf.org/competition/2053 IJF's Dakar African Open 2020 Page
18. https://www.wkf.net/continental-championships-main/156 WKF's 2020 EKF Junior, Cadet, & U21 Karate Championships Page
19. https://www.wkf.net/other-events-main/168 WKF's 2020 Mediterranean Karate Championships Page
20. https://www.wkf.net/world-championships-main/senior/169 WKF's 2020 World Karate Championships Page
21. https://www.wkf.net/karate1-main/158 WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Premier League #1 Page
22. https://www.wkf.net/karate1-main/159 WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Premier League #2 Page
23. https://www.wkf.net/karate1-main/160 WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Premier League #3 Page
24. https://www.wkf.net/karate1-main/161 WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Premier League #4 Page
25. https://www.wkf.net/karate1-main/162 WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Premier League #5 Page
26. https://www.wkf.net/karate1-main/163 WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Premier League #6 Page
27. https://www.wkf.net/karate1-main/150 WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Series A #1 Page
28. https://www.wkf.net/karate1-main/151 WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Series A #2 Page
29. https://www.wkf.net/karate1-main/152 WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Series A #3 Page
30. https://www.wkf.net/karate1-main/164 WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Youth League #1 Page
31. https://www.wkf.net/karate1-main/165 WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Youth League #2 Page
32. https://www.wkf.net/karate1-main/166 WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Youth League #3 Page
33. https://www.wkf.net/karate1-main/167 WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Youth League #4 Page