Fair draws in kickboxing: separating clubs and countries

The draw is the moment when athletes and coaches trust the organiser the least. A fair draw is random where it must be random, and predictable where the rules say so.

Separation

Athletes from the same club, and in international events from the same country, are placed in different halves and quarters of the bracket wherever the numbers allow. In Data+ Events this happens automatically, and a "separate clubs" action re-balances a bracket after manual changes.

Byes

When a category is not a power of two, some athletes receive a bye in the first round. The system places byes by the bracket rules, so they are spread evenly and seeded athletes receive them first.

Seeding

Seeds can be set by hand or taken from the ranking. Seeded athletes are kept apart until the later rounds.

Formats

Single elimination with one or two bronze medals, repechage, double elimination, round robin, groups followed by play-offs, team events and a manual draw are all available. Small categories can use round robin; very large ones can be split into groups.

Transparency

• A draw witness screen reveals the bracket place by place on a big screen; names not yet revealed are never sent to the screen.
• Each draw has versions. The federation approves a version, and any change requires a new approval.
• Printed draw sheets carry a QR code. Anyone can scan it and see whether the sheet is the current version.

After the draw

Each bout card shows the ring, the day and the expected time. When results come in, winners move forward automatically, and an athlete who lost by KO or RSC-H is removed from further bouts according to WAKO medical rules.

See how draws work on a live event on the events page, or contact us for a demo.