On March 14-15, 2026, one of the largest Kyokushin events of the year took place in Saint Petersburg, at the “Territory of Sport” sports complex — the Open Kyokushin Championship and Cup. Over two days, 554 fighters from 40 teams took to the tatami: 91 categories, three tatami, with the fights running in parallel.
The hall was ready for the competition: the “March 14-15, 2026” banner, the organizers’ desks and the fights already running on the tatami.
At the secretariat desks — the documents, the championship cup and the organizers’ and the school banners: the registration and the check of the entries ran from the early morning without delays.
Behind the scenes, the organizers checked the categories and the schedule of the day, so that every fight started on time.
The referees ran the fights in real time: the flags and the electronic timer recorded the progress of every match.
The scoreboard showed the A2, B2 and C2 categories — the stages of the competition and the names of the participants.
And when a fight was over, the timer and the winner appeared on the scoreboard.
The children’s categories became an important part of the tournament: the young karateka stepped onto the tatami confidently and fought on an equal footing with their opponents.
For maximum accuracy, fast result management and transparent judging, the tournament used the modern Tournament Expert software — all information on the progress of the fights and the results was updated in real time. The results and the tournament bracket are available on the Tournament Expert portal.
On the laptop — the search for a competitor and the recording of the result, on the phone — the live stream, and on the tatami — a fight is going on.
Organizing a tournament of this scale is always a bold challenge: 554 participants, 91 categories, two days and three tatami. Only a well-tuned team can keep up with this pace and deliver flawless work.
The answer lies in experience and skill. The Open Kyokushin Championship and Cup took place with the participation of Mikhail Andreev — the most qualified organizer of tournaments: he knows everything that must be planned from a to z. He controls the entries and the whole process of the preparation and the running of the sporting event. He is a referee and the chief secretary of the tournament.
Our team expresses its sincere and deep gratitude for his enormous organizational contribution: thanks to him the secretariat worked like a single clockwork mechanism, turning a large-scale event into a flawless celebration of sport!
Format: international event
Organizers: Barately, Danilevsky, Andreev
Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, Yaroslava Gashetkoy St. 19, bldg. 1, “Territory of Sport” complex
Start date and time: 14.03.2026 (Saturday) | 09:00
Duration: 2 days
Thanks to all the participants, the organizers, the referees and the secretariat for the bright emotions — see you at the next tournament!
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