2018 Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament

The 36th Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament 2018, was a wrestling event held in Istanbul, Turkey between 20 and 22 July 2018.

This international tournament includes competition men's Greco-Roman wrestling. This ranking tournament was held in honor of the Olympic Champion, Hamit Kaplan and Turkish Wrestler and manager Vehbi Emre.

Participating nations
150 competitors from 16 nations participated.


 * 🇦🇿 (14)
 * 🇧🇾 (11)
 * 🇧🇷 (1)
 * 🇧🇬 (7)
 * (13)
 * 🇮🇳 (8)
 * (3)
 * 🇯🇵 (11)
 * 🇰🇿 (17)
 * 🇰🇬 (13)
 * (2)
 * 🇱🇹 (7)
 * 🇲🇩 (2)
 * 🇷🇴 (3)
 * 🇹🇷 (29)
 * 🇺🇦 (9)

Ranking Series
Ranking Series Calendar 2018:
 * 1st Ranking Series: 25–26 January, Iran, Mahshahr ⇒ 2018 Takhti Cup (GR)
 * 2nd Ranking Series: 26–28 January, Russia, Krasnoyarsk ⇒ Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018 (FS)
 * 3rd Ranking Series: 15–23 February, Cuba, La Havana ⇒ 2018 Granma y Cerro Pelado (FS, WW, GR)
 * 4th Ranking Series: 16–18 February, Sweden, Klippan ⇒ Klippan Lady Open (2018) (WW)
 * 5th Ranking Series: 9–10 June, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar ⇒ 2018 Mongolia Open (FS, WW)
 * 6th Ranking Series: 22–23 June, China, Taiyuan ⇒ 2018 China Open (WW)
 * 7th Ranking Series: 23–24 June, Hungary, Győr ⇒ 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix (GR)
 * 8th Ranking Series: 3–5 July, Georgia, Tbilisi ⇒ 2018 Tbilisi Grand Prix of V. Balavadze and G. Kartozia (FS, GR)
 * 9th Ranking Series: 20–22 July, Turkey, Istanbul ⇒ 2018 Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament (GR)
 * 10th Ranking Series: 27–20 July, Turkey, Istanbul ⇒ 2018 Yasar Dogu Tournament (FS, WW)
 * 11th Ranking Series: 7–9 September, Poland, Warsaw ⇒  Ziolkowski, Pytlasinski, Poland Open (FS, WW, GR)
 * 12th Ranking Series: 14–16 September, Belarus, Minsk ⇒  Medved (Test Event Minsk 2019)