Karate at the 2022 World Games – Qualification explained

Karate at the 2022 World Games – Qualification This article details the qualifying phase for karate at the 2022 World Games. 96 quota places for the Games are entitled to the karatekas coming from their respective NOCs, based on the results at designated tournaments supervised by World Karate Federation. Each NOC could enter a maximum of eight karatekas (one in each division) of twelve event categories. Host nation United States of America has reserved a spot in each of all events.

Qualifying System

The rule that a country can only have one competitor per category prevails throughout thequalification process.

First qualification

3 Place per Category: Gold, Silver and the Bronze medal winner of the Senior World Championships 2021 at Dubai

Second qualification

3 Place per Category: Three first positions in the World Karate Federation Ranking as per 1 March 2022.

Third qualification

1 Place per Category: The person from the host country United States of America with the highest World Ranking as per1 March 2022.

Fourth qualification

1 Place per Category:The remaining total of 12 places are distributed by continental federationin the following sequence based on their World Ranking as per 1 March 2022.

2 Athletes from the OKF (1 Male and 1 Female)
2 Athletes from the UFAK (1 Male and 1 Female)
2 Athletes from the PKF (1 Male and 1 Female)
1 Athletes from the AKF (1 Male or 1 Female)
1 Athletes from the EKF (1 Male or 1 Female), If pick 4 is male the pick 5 must be female and vice versa
2 Athletes from the UFAK (1 Male and 1 Female), Cannot be from the same countries as pick 2
2 Athletes from the PKF (1 Male and 1 Female), Cannot be from the same countries as pick 3

Qualification summary

The following table summarises the outcome of qualification for the Karate at the 2022 World Games. Following athletes gained at least one quota place for Birmingham.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

NOC	Men						Women						width=55 rowspan="2"	Total
NOC	width=40		width=40		width=40		width=40		width=40		width=40		width=40		width=40	width=40	width=40	width=40	width=40	+68
													1
													1
													3
													1
													3
													2
													2
													2
													1
													9
													2
													1
													2
													1
													2
													4
													7
													3
													4
													1
													2
													1
													1
													1
													1
													1
													3
													2
													9
													5
													1
													1
													1
													12
													1
													1
Total: 36 NOCs	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	96

Men's events

Male Kata
	Name of Athlete	Continent	Via
1	Ryo Kiyuna	AKF	World Championship
2	Damián Quintero	EKF	World Championship
3	Ali Sofuoğlu	EKF	World Championship
4	Gakuji Tozaki	PKF	WKF Rank + Host
5	Mattia Busato	EKF	WKF Rank
6	Uki Ujihara	EKF	WKF Rank
7	Hector Cencion	PKF	Continental Representation
8	Roman Heydarov	EKF	Host - Sub.

Male Kumite -60 kg
	Name of Athlete	Continent	Via
1	Douglas Brose	PAK	World Championship
2	Angelo Crescenzo	EKF	World Championship
3	Abdel Ali Jina	UFAK	World Championship
4	Eray Şamdan	EKF	WKF Rank
5	Darkhan Assadilov	AKF	WKF Rank
6	Abdullah Shaaban	AKF	WKF Rank - Sub.
7	Helassa Ayoub Anis	UFAK	Continental Representation
8	Frank Ruiz	PKF	Host

Male Kumite -67 kg
	Name of Athlete	Continent	Via
1	Steven Da Costa	EKF	World Championship
2	Emil Pavlov	EKF	World Championship
3	Ali Elsawy	UFAK	World Championship
4	Yves Martial Tadissi	EKF	WKF Rank
5	Burak Uygur	EKF	WKF Rank
6	Vinicius Figueira	PKF	WKF Rank
7	Camilo Velozo	PKF	Continental Representation
8	Josue Hernandez	PKF	Host

Male Kumite -75 kg
	Name of Athlete	Continent	Via
1	Dastonbek Otabolaev	AKF	World Championship
2	Abdalla Abdelaziz	UFAK	World Championship
3	Tom Scott	PKF	World Championship + Host
4	Stanislav Horuna	EKF	WKF Rank
5	Luigi Busà	EKF	WKF Rank
6	Gábor Hárspataki	EKF	WKF Rank
7	Bahman Asgari	AKF	Continental Representation
8	Nurkanat Azhikanov	AKF	Host - Sub.

Male Kumite -84 kg
	Name of Athlete	Continent	Via
1	Youssef Badawy	UFAK	World Championship
2	Fabián Huaiquimán	PKF	World Championship
3	Jessie Da Costa	EKF	World Championship
4	Zabihollah Poursheib	AKF	WKF Rank
5	Ugur Aktas	EKF	WKF Rank
6	Ivan Kvesic	EKF	WKF Rank
7	Nabil Ech Chaabi	UFAK	Continental Representation
8	Kamran Madani	PKF	Host

Male Kumite +84 kg
	Name of Athlete	Continent	Via
1	Gogita Arkania	EKF	World Championship
2	Simone Marino	EKF	World Championship
3	Asiman Gurbanli	EKF	World Championship
4	Sajjad Ganjzadeh	AKF	WKF Rank
5	Jonathan Horne	EKF	WKF Rank
6	Taha Tarek	UFAK	WKF Rank
7	Daniel Tielen	OKF	Continental Representation
8	Brian Irr	PKF	Host

Women's events

Female Kata
	Name of Athlete	Continent	Via
1	Sandra Sánchez	EKF	World Championship
2	Hikaru Ono	AKF	World Championship
3	Viviana Bottaro	EKF	World Championship
4	Sakura Kokumai	PKF	WKF Rank + Host
5	Grace Lau	AKF	WKF Rank
6	Dilara Bozan	EKF	WKF Rank
7	Alexandrea Anacan	OKF	Continental Representation
8	Aya Hisham	UFAK	Host - Sub.

Female Kumite -50 kg
	Name of Athlete	Continent	Via
1	Miho Miyahara	AKF	World Championship
2	Shara Hubrich	EKF	World Championship
3	Kateryna Kryva	EKF	World Championship
4	Serap Özçelik	EKF	WKF Rank
5	Moldir Zhangbyrbay	AKF	WKF Rank
6	Junna Tsukii	AKF	WKF Rank
7	Yorgelis Salazar	PKF	Continental Representation
8	Eva Alexander	PKF	Host

Female Kumite -55 kg
	Name of Athlete	Continent	Via
1	Ahlam Youssef	UFAK	World Championship
2	Trinity Allen	PKF	World Championship + Host
3	Ivet Goranova	EKF	World Championship
4	Anzhelika Terliuga	EKF	WKF Rank
5	Valéria Kumizaki	PKF	WKF Rank
6	Tuba Yakan	EKF	WKF Rank
7	Kathryn Campbell	PKF	Continental Representation
8	Jennifer Warling	PKF	Host

Female Kumite -61 kg
	Name of Athlete	Continent	Via
1	Jovana Preković	EKF	World Championship
2	Anita Serogina	EKF	World Championship
3	Alexandra Grande	PKF	World Championship
4	Haya Jumaa	PKF	WKF Rank
5	Merve Çoban	EKF	WKF Rank
6	Yin Xiaoyan	AKF	WKF Rank
7	Giana Farouk	UFAK	Continental Representation
8	Sara Hostettler	PKF	Host

Female Kumite -68 kg
	Name of Athlete	Continent	Via
1	Irina Zaretska	EKF	World Championship
2	Silvia Semeraro	EKF	World Championship
3	Alizée Agier	EKF	World Championship
4	Feryal Abdelaziz	UFAK	WKF Rank
5	Elena Quirici	EKF	WKF Rank
6	Gong Li	AKF	WKF Rank
7	Halyna Melnyk	EKF	Continental Representation
8	Skylar Lingl	PKF	Host

Female Kumite +68 kg
	Name of Athlete	Continent	Via
1	María Torres	EKF	World Championship
2	Menna Shaaban Okila	UFAK	World Championship
3	Sofya Berultseva	AKF	World Championship
4	Meltem Hocaoğlu	EKF	WKF Rank
5	Hamideh Abbasali	AKF	WKF Rank
6	Clio Ferracuti	EKF	WKF Rank
7	Chehinez Jemi	UFAK	Continental Representation
8	Cirrus Lingl	PKF	Host

External links

Notes and References

Web site: List of Quota Places by Qualification System. wkf.net. 11 March 2022.
Web site: Sandra Sanchez: Golden farewell to a Kata legend . 2022-07-10 . www.wkf.net . en.
Web site: Five-time The World Games medallist ANTONIO DIAZ: The affection that I have received from the Karate world is more important than all the medals . 2022-07-10 . www.wkf.net . en.