October 2026 ISKA Sport Karate Rankings: Top Competitors and Division Leaders Revealed

October 2026 ISKA Rankings

Champions hold their ground while a fresh wave of challengers shifts the standings across the major divisions.

The October 2026 ISKA Sport Karate Rankings offer an updated look at the competitors leading the race across the sport’s major divisions, blackbeltmag.com reported. Many familiar names remain near the top of the leaderboards.

Phillip Brumme, Esteban Tremblay, Haley Glass-Mancillas, and Averi Presley continue to headline the open divisions. Dawson Holt, Mason Stowell, and Amber Rutherford remain prominent in traditional competition.

The latest standings also reveal notable movement. Several athletes have climbed the rankings, and new names have entered the top five across sparring and synchronized events.

Men’s Open Division Leaders

Phillip Brumme and Esteban Tremblay remain at the front of the men’s open divisions. Brumme continues to occupy a strong position as the defending Open Weapons world champion.

Point Fighter Live noted that Esteban Tremblay remains the man to beat in Open Forms, while Brumme held the No. 1 challenger position in that category, followed by Dawson Holt, Austin Murray-Ohmart, Will Nevitt, and Caysen Junell, according to September 2026 ISKA Sport Karate Rankings reported by Black Belt Magazine on October 7, 2026.

Tremblay is the defending Open Forms champion, where Brumme remains his top-ranked challenger. Colin O’Brien now occupies second place in forms.

Women’s Open and Traditional Standings

Haley Glass-Mancillas holds the defending championship in Open Forms. Alyss Groce ranks first among the challengers in that division.

Glass-Mancillas also holds the defending Traditional Weapons title. Maria Routel Ferguson leads those rankings ahead of Amber Rutherford and Sofia Rodriguez Florez.

Averi Presley remains the defending Open Weapons champion. Glass-Mancillas has moved into the No. 1 challenger position in that weapon category.

Holt, Stowell, and Economo Retain Defending Championship Positions

Dawson Holt remains the defending Traditional Weapons champion. Ben Jones now leads the challenger rankings in that discipline.

Mason Stowell retains his defending championship position in Traditional Forms. Mitchell Street leads the challenger rankings behind him.

Dimitrios Economo remains the defending Men’s Open Weight Sparring champion. Bailey Murphy ranks first behind him while also holding the No. 1 ranking in Men’s Lightweight Sparring.

Katarina Herman remains the defending Women’s Sparring champion. Ki’Tana Everett now leads the challenger rankings in that division.

Team Paul Mitchell and Top Ten Team USA maintain strong positions across the synchronized and team sparring divisions. The October standings reinforce that holding a world championship and leading the current challenger rankings are two different accomplishments.

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