2024 U20 Worlds - September 2-8

[zzs006]

blaze ono and midlovets all on same side. Ono and Midlovets would hit rd 16

The bottom half is ****ing brutal especially the bottom quarter bracket. Blaze should have Abbasov in the quarters. That bottom quarter though has Ozbek, Midlovets, and Ono. Top side has Harutyunyan, Nurlanbek, and Khari. Whoever wins this bracket will have run a gauntlet. This is the second to worst draw for a US wrestler behind Rademacher. Blaze is good enough to still come through and win it but man it is tough. Abbasov took 3rd at U17’s last year and 2nd at U20 Euros this year. Blaze should breeze through his first 2 matches but the quarters, semis, and finals will be real tests.

 

[zzs006]

Basset opposite side of Toprak and Khorramdel who would hit in the rd of 16

Bassett has the best draw imaginable! He should make the finals. Arkhiev is also on the bottom with Toprak, Khorramdel, Nini, and Dasiyev. Bassett’s toughest match is most likely Alaidar (U20 Asians-2nd) or Berghi (U20 worlds-7th)

 

[wrestlingfan22]

79kg

US rep-Zack Ryder
PSU commit
#6 on flo p4p list
2022-U17 worlds-3rd
2023-U17 worlds-3rd
2024-U20 pan-ams-1st

Contenders-

Said Saidulov-AIN-Russia
2024-U20 Euros-1st

Ryunosuke Kamiya-JPN
2022-U20 worlds-2nd
2023-U20 worlds-15th
2024-Senior Asians-6th

Giorgi Gogritchiani-GEO
2021-cadet Euros-3rd, cadet worlds-2nd (lost to Shapiro 8-4)
2023-U23 Euros-3rd, U20 worlds-3rd
2024-U20 Euros-2nd, Senior Euros-9th

Yerkhan Bexultanov-KAZ
2021-cadet worlds-3rd
2022-U23 worlds-14th, U20 worlds-7th, U20 Asians-1st
2024-U20 Asians-3rd

Bekir Talip Ovec-TUR
2022-U20 worlds-5th
2023-U20 Euros-5th

Radomir Nikolaev Stoyanov-
2022-U20 Euros-3rd, U20 worlds-8th
2023-U23 Euros-11th, U20 Euros-5th, U20 worlds-9th
2024-U23 Euros-3rd, U20 Euros-13th

Amit Amit-IND
2024-U23 Asians-3rd, U20 Asians-3rd

Alp Arslan Begenjov-TKM
2022-U17 Asians-1st, U17 worlds-12th
2023-U17 Asians 3rd, U17 worlds-5th
2024-Senior Asians-5th, U23 Asians-3rd, U20 Asians-1st

Oleksandr Mamrosh-UKR
2021-cadet Euros-1st, cadet worlds-11th
2022-U20 worlds-14th
2023-U20 Euros-7th, U23 worlds-10th

Aren Israyelyan-ARM
2021-cadet Euros-1st, cadet worlds-11th
2024-U20 Euros-5th

Pretty deep weight with a bunch of good guys but no one really standing above the rest. Begenjov is the favorite for me. He has wrestled a ton and just this year he has placed at seniors, U23, and U20 levels. Kamiya, Gogritchiani, Bexultanov, Saidulov, and Ryder are in the next tier. Saidulov doesn’t have many results but his one result is winning U20 Euros. Kamiya has wrestled on the senior level this year and was U20 silver in the past. Bexultanov has really solid results but never completely broken through. Gogritchiani has good results on the age level circuit and seems to be wrestling well

Ryder is dangerous and will absolutely be in medal contention. He doesn’t put up a ton of points but is super strong and stingy defensively. Great from the over/under position where he has a great whip over where he scores a lot and gets some falls as well. He had a really good trials where he beat Iowas great hope Gabe Arnold in 2 straight.

Prediction-

Gold-Alp Arslan Begenjov
Silver-Ryunosuke Kamiya
Bronze-Zack Ryder
Bronze-Giorgi Gorgritchiani

Ryder would have Gorgritchiani or Saidulov in semis. Begenov and Kamiya would hit in other semi

 

[wrestlingfan22]

86kg

US rep-Josh Barr
Redshirt freshman at PSU
4X Michigan state champ
Fargo champ
Wrestled at WNO twice

Contenders-

Ibragim Kadiev-AIN-Russia
2023-U20 worlds-1st
2024-U20 Euros-1st
Russian senior national champion
Ranked #13 on the senior level

Sadig Mustafazade-AZE
2023-U20 Euros-3rd
2024-U20 Euros-2nd

Aliaksei Kulakou-AIN
2023-U17 Euros-3rd, U17 worlds-7th
2024-U20 Euros-8th

Abolfazi Yaser Rahmani Firouzjaei-IRI
2023-U17 Asians-1st, U17 worlds-7th
2024-U20 Asians-2nd

Gabriele Niccolini-ITA
2021-cadet Euros-5th, junior Euros-15th, cadet worlds-5th
2022-U20 Euros-11th, U20 worlds-13th
2023-U20 Euros-11th, U20 worlds-21st
2024-U20 Euros-3rd

Alexandru Bors-MDA
2022-U17 Euros-1st, U17 worlds-3rd
2023-U17 Euros-1st, U20 Euros-13th, U17 worlds-2nd (beat Ryder 4-1 in semis)
2024-U20 Euros-3rd

Batbilguun Naadambat-MGL
2022-U20 Asians-2nd, U20 worlds-8th
2023-U23 Asians-1st
2024-Senior Asians-7th, U20 Asians-1st

Douletgeldi Myradov-TKM
2023-U17 Asians-3rd, U17 worlds-5th
2024-U20 Asians-7th

Ahmet Yagan-TUR
2023-U20 worlds-5th
2024-U20 Euros-5th

This is a really good weight with both depth and high end talent. There is a prohibitive favorite though in Kadiev. He is actually my second biggest favorite out of all the weights. He dominated U20’s last year with 4 techs and an 8-4 decision. This year at U20 Euros his closet match was 9-1 to Mustafazade. I expect him to win a second title in fairly dominant fashion again.

Next tier is large lead by Naadambat and then Bors, Mustafazade, Yagan, Firouzjaei, and Barr. Naadambat has been great on the age group level and has been wrestling seniors this year. Yagan got teched by Kadiev at Euros but he scored 5 points which is the most Kadiev gave up in multiple tournaments on the U20 level and Yagan was just outside the medals last year. Mustafazade doesn’t have a ton of results but the ones he has our pretty good. Firouzjaei is in his first year at U20’s but did well at Asians and Iran always sends tough kids. Bors has great results on the age group level and beat our own Zack Ryder last year. He’s tough to score on and should definitely be in the medal hunt

I’m a fan of Barr and have been for a long time. I see the same issues the rest of you do though but there is no denying the kid is a gamer and won’t back down. His trials were so impressive especially the finals against Sinclair. Barr got dominated by Sinclair at the open and I doubt many people, myself included, thought he had much of a chance to reverse that result at trials. Never count out the PSU staff to game plan and have their guys ready though. After a super tight first win where he pulled it off super late Barr absolutely crushed Sinclair in the last match to make this team. Huge accomplishment after coming so close to making the team last year. Barr can place but I’m not picking it. I see him having some trouble finishing against the top guys but I think he will be competitive with most. I hope I’m wrong and Barr brings home a medal

Predictions-

Gold-Kadiev
Silver-Naadambat
Bronze-Bors
Bronze-Mustafazade

Barr opposite side of Kadiev and Naadambat. The top quarter is unreal, Bors vs Mustafazade in qualifying rd, winner would have Yagan in quarters. Whoever comes out of this quarter would be Barr's semi opponent

 

[zzs006]

Duke, assuming he keeps winning, would hit Baitukaev in the semis and Karampour in the finals.

Duke has a pretty decent draw. He has his biggest challenger on his side in Baitukaev but they wouldn’t meet until the semis. The top half is actually tougher overall I think. It has Karampour, Heybatov, Oliinyk, Nadiparwale, Otinashvili, and Yamashita. Dukes first match should be a cakewalk. 2nd match is much tougher against Sakybaev who was 5th here last year. With this draw I’ll be shocked if he doesn’t medal. Gold or bronze depends on his showdown with Baitukaev

 

[wrestlingfan22]

92kg

US rep-Connor Mirasola
PSU incoming freshman
4X Wisconsin state champ
#10 on flo p4p list
Fargo champ

Contenders-

Mustafagadzhi Malachdibirov-AIN-Russia
2021-cadet worlds-3rd
2023-U20 worlds-3rd
2024-U23 Euros-3rd, U20 Euros-1st, Yarygin-3rd

Anar Jafarli-AZE
2023-U20 worlds-2nd
2024-U23 Euros-7th, U20 Euros-2nd

Sali Saliev-BUL
2021-cadet Euros-2nd
2022-U20 Euros-7th, U20 worlds-7th
2023-U23 Euros-11th, U20 Euros-3rd, U20 worlds-14th
2024-U23 Euros-10th, U20 Euros-3rd

Kamil Kurugliyev-KAZ
2021-cadet worlds-3rd
2022-U17 Asians-1st, U17 worlds-1st (beat McEnelly)
2023-U20 Asians-1st, U20 worlds-5th (lost to McDanel)
2024-U20 Asians-2nd

Musza Arsunkaev-HUN
2021-cadet worlds-9th
2022-U17 Euros-2nd, U17 worlds-2nd
2024-U20 Euros-3rd

Amirreza Jafar Daliri-IRI
2024-U20 Asians-3rd

Delgerdalai Demberel-MGL
2023-U20 Asians-5th
2024-U20 Asians-3rd

Konstantine Petriashvili-GEO
2023-U17 Euros-3rd, U17 worlds-3rd
2024-U20 Euros-8th, U17 worlds-1st

Really solid weight overall. Good quality throughout with top level talent snd lots of guys in contention to medal. Favorites are Malachdibirov, Jafarli, Kurugliyev, and Mirasola. Malachdibirov, Kurugliyev and Jafarli all have previous age level medals and have good recent results as well. Kurugliyev hasn’t quite matched his U17 results but is dangerous and could absolutely bring home gold. That said, Malachdibirov is the favorite for me. Took 3rd last year at U20’s and won a deep bracket at U20 Euros this year including a win over Jafarli in the finals

2 others who need mentioned are Arsunkaev and Petriashvili. Arsunkaev has a silver at U17’s and just placed 3rd at U20 Asians. Petriashvili is the younger brother of all time great Geno Petriashvili and just won gold at U17’s. I expect him to win a couple matches but not be extremely competitive with the top guys. He’s wrestling well right now but placed 8th earlier this year at U20 Euros.

Mirasola is a beast and someone I expect to win
NCAA titles and world titles in the future. Sky is the limit for him. He is also great in freestyle with wins over Evan Wick, Max Dean, and David McDadden just this past year. He can absolutely win this weight but he doesn’t have any international experience yet so adapting to the foreign style could present a few issues.

Predictions-
Gold-Malachdibirov
Silver-Mirasola
Bronze-Jafarli
Bronze-Kurugliyev

Miralosa has a solid path to semis where he would hit Jarafarli. Petra and Kurugliev in rd16 on opposite side, Arsunkaev and Malachdibirov hit in qualifying round and winner liklely faces Petra/Kurugliev in semi. Very good draw for Connor IMO

 

[wrestlingfan22]

97kg

US rep-Justin Rademacher
Wrestles for Oregon State
2024 NCAA national qualifier
U20 US open runner up at 92kg (lost to Mirasola)

Contenders-

Rizabek Aitmukhan-KAZ
2022-U23 Asians-1st, U23 worlds-5th
2023-Ibrahim Mustafa-5th, Senior Asians-2nd, U23 Asians-1st, 4th ranking series-3rd, U20 worlds-2nd, Senior worlds-1st
2024-Senior Asians-2nd ( lost to Taz 4-2), 2nd ranking series-3rd

Abolfazi Davoud Babaloo-IRI
2023-U20 Asians-5th, U20 worlds-1st
2024-2nd ranking series-5th (lost to Yergali 3-2 and Ciftci 4-3), U20 Asians-1st

Rifat Eren Gidak-TUR
2021-cadet Euros-3rd, cadet worlds-1st
2022-U20 worlds-2nd (lost to Kueter 10-2)
2024-U23 Euros-3rd, U20 Euros-3rd

Shakhman Nukhaev-AIN-Russia
2024-U20 Euros-2nd

Ravan Musayev-AZE
2022-U17 Euros-5th, U17 worlds-8th
2023-U20 Euros-8th, U20 worlds-7th
2024-U23 Euros-5th

Ramini Gulitashvili-GEO
2022-U17 Euros-5th, U17 worlds-5th
2024-U20 Euros-3rd

Sahil Jaglan-IND
2021-cadet worlds-9th
2022-U17 Asians-5th, U17 worlds-5th
2024-U20 Asians-2nd, U23 Asians-1st

Kutman Tolobaldiev-KGZ
2021-cadet worlds-13th
2022-U20 worlds-9th
2023-U20 Asians-9th
2024-U20 Asians-3rd

Really great top end talent with a few others pushing for medals. Not overly deep overall though. The class of the weight is Aitmukhan and Babaloo. Aitmukhan took 2nd at U20’s last year at 92kg and followed that up with a senior world title at 92kg. This year he’s been wrestling seniors and had a competitive 4-2 match with Olympic champ Tazhudinov. I see him as the favorite but Babaloo will absolutely be in the running as well. He won U20’s at 97kg last year and beat Camden McDanel in the semis. This year he has won U20 Asians while also having pretty solid results on the senior level. If this ends up being a final it should be one of the best

Other contenders are Shakhman Nukaev, Sahil Jaglan and Rifat Gidak. Jaglan won U23 Asians this year and was runner-up at U20 Asians only losing to Babaloo. Gidak is an age level champion and runner-up so he knows how to compete on this stage. I don’t really see him challenging the top 2 but should definitely see him in the medal hunt. Nukaev doesn’t have many results I could find like most of the Russian athletes. On Flo they say he was U20 runner-up last year but I don’t see that anywhere. He did beat Gidak at U20 Euros however so he should be looking to medal

Rademacher was the biggest surprise to make this US team. At the US open he was at 92kg and ended up losing to Connor Mirasola in the finals. He moved up to 97kg for trials and had an incredible run. He teched Herzog and then pulled a big upset beating Cody Merrill. Many, including myself, thought Merrill was the guy to beat at this weight. Rademacher did beat him and then in the finals knocked off U20 bronze Camden McDanel. I see him with an outside chance to medal but much more likely to finish 5th or lower.

Predictions-

Gold-Aitmukhan
Silver-Babaloo
Bronze-Jaglan
Bronze-Nukhaev

Aitmukhan and Babaloo hit in rd16! Rademacher has Nukhaev in qualifiers. Jaglan and Gidak will hit rd16 on other side. Rademacher has a tough draw on the tougher side. Would have to pull off something special to medal probably

 

[wrestlingfan22]

Heavyweight

US rep-Ben Kueter
Iowa Hawkeye
#2 on FLO’s 2023 big board
2022-U20 pan-ams-1st, U20 worlds-1st

Contenders-

Amirrreza Masoumi Valadi-IRI
2021-cadet worlds-1st (teched Jim Mullen 10-0)
2022-U20 worlds-1st (teched Feldman 11-1), U23 worlds-1st, Freestyle World Cup-beat Zillmer 6-1
2023-Senior Asians-5th, U20 worlds-1st (teched Carroll 10-0)
2024-Zagreb Open-2nd (beat Parris 11-6, lost to Zare 5-0), U20 Asians-1st (outscored opponents 31-0)

Khabib Davudgadzhiev-AIN-Russia
2024-U20 Euros-1st (beat Buyukcingil 5-0)

Hakan Buyukcingil-TUR
2021-cadet Euros-3rd, cadet worlds-8th
2023-U20 Euros-1st, U20 worlds-3rd
2024-U20 Euros-2nd

Yusuf Dursunov-AZE
2021-cadet worlds-3rd
2022-U17 Euros-1st, U17 worlds-8th
2023-U17 Euros-1st, U20 Euros-2nd, U17 worlds-1st, U20 worlds-7th
2024-U23 Euros-7th, U20 Euros-3rd (lost to Davudgadzhiev 10-2)

Aleksandre Abramishvili-GEO
2023-U17 Euros-3rd, U17 worlds-5th
2024-U20 Euros-3rd

Jaspooran Singh-IND
2022-U17 worlds-3rd
2023-U17 Asians-3rd, U17 worlds-13th
2024-U17 Asians-3rd, U17 worlds-5th

Alikhan Kussainov-KAZ
2021-cadet worlds-5th
2022-U17 worlds-7th
2024-U20 Asians-5th

Nambardagva Batbayar-MGL
2023-U20 Asians-2nd
2024-U20 Asians-3rd

Lots of top end talent but not much depth. This weight also has hands down the biggest favorite at any weight in Amirreza Masoumi. He is a U17, 2X U20, and U23 champ who has demolished every American he has faced. He’s ranked #4 on the senior level only behind Geno, Zare, and Akgul. I think he walks to his 3rd straight U20 title.

Although Masoumi is a massive favorite there are quite a few other really talented guys who should be looking to capture silver or bronze. This group includes Davudgadzhiev, Buyukcingil, Dursunov, and Kueter. Dursunov and Buyukcingil have great results at the age group level with Dursunov winning U17 gold and Buyukcingil winning a bronze at U20’s last year. Davudgadzhiev only has the single result but it was gold and he beat Buyukcingil in the finals 5-0. One last guy is Jaspooran Singh. He is still U17 eligible where he took 5th last month and has also placed 3rd.

Kueter is an exceptional athlete and wrestler who is probably going to get a lot better as he focuses full time on wrestling. He had a solid trials where he beat Attao 8-7 and Sahakian 11-2 before beating Jim Mullen 2 straight in the finals 5-4 and 5-3. I expect him to do well but he is undersized and will likely have issues against the bigger heavy’s like Masoumi. He’s going to need to focus on his quickness and superior athleticism to go deep in the tournament. I’m picking him to be just out of the medals but I won’t be surprised to see him on the podium either.

Predictions-

Gold-Masoumi
Silver-Davudgadzhiev
Bronze-Buyukcingil
Bronze-Dursunov

Kueter hit an expectional draw. Opposite side of Masoumi, Davud, Buyuk and Dursonov. Davud and Buyuk hit in rd 16 with winner getting Dursonov in quarterws and then Masoumi in semi-finals.

 

[zzs006]

Lockett has Eshinimaev rd of 16, Itaev in semis, Yaprak and Rezaei are on the other side

74kg is always a tough weight and this year is no different. The huge favorite in Rezaei is opposite Lockett along with Ando, Yaprak, Caso, and Marcu. Locket’s path is super tough though. He starts with this years 3rd placer at U20 Asians Tuleberdiev. Win and he gets Eshinimaev who I picked to win silver. Get by him and his quarter should be much easier. Win and in the semis he probably gets either Itaev or Gevorgyan. Itaev took 5th at senior Euros this year and only lost to Musukaev 2-1 and Andreasyan 6-5. Gevorgyan took 3rd at U17 worlds last year only losing to Blaze. I really don’t know what to think after seeing this bracket. I could see him making the finals or not placing at all. Tough path so he has to be on point every match

 

[zzs006]

Ryder would have Gorgritchiani or Saidulov in semis. Begenov and Kamiya would hit in other semi

Ryder got a pretty great draw. He should definitely wrestle for a medal. His quarter bracket is the weakest of them all. First match against Li from China who took 5th at U20 Asians. Second match against LJ Araujo who is from North Dakota but representing Brazil. He is a 5X ND state champ who is headed to Nebraska for college. Ryder hammered him at the pan-ams earlier this year though. Ryder’s quarter should be no problem either. His semifinal will be extremely tough and should be against either Saidulov or Gogritchiani. The other side of the bracket is much deeper and tougher. I see him winning silver or bronze depending on if he wins his semi or not. I think whoever comes out of the bottom brings home gold.

 

[zzs006]

Barr opposite side of Kadiev and Naadambat. The top quarter is unreal, Bors vs Mustafazade in qualifying rd, winner would have Yagan in quarters. Whoever comes out of this quarter would be Barr's semi opponent

Barr with a decent draw. The biggest thing is being opposite of Kadiev which he is. His first match against Sachin is tough though. Sachin took U17 gold in 2022 and wrestled at senior worlds last year. Win there and his quarter probably against either Kulakou or Asano is easier and a match Barr should win. His semi would of course be much tougher. Like @wrestlingfan22 said, the top quarter bracket is unreal. Whoever comes out of it I’ll favor over Barr. That has him wrestling for a medal though. He can absolutely win bronze but I still see it more likely he ends up 5th. This could be a pivotal weight in the team race. If Barr can punch through and get on the podium that would be huge

 

[zzs006]

Miralosa has a solid path to semis where he would hit Jarafarli. Petra and Kurugliev in rd16 on opposite side, Arsunkaev and Malachdibirov hit in qualifying round and winner liklely faces Petra/Kurugliev in semi. Very good draw for Connor IMO

Mirasola’s draw is a lot like Dukes. Good overall and shouldn’t have too much trouble making the semis. Really really tough semi though against Jafarli who took 2nd here last year. The opposite side of the bracket is a meat grinder with 5 of the best 7 guys. Whoever comes out between Petriashvili, Kurugliyev, Demberel, Malachdibirov, and Daliri will have absolutely earned it. I still have Mirasola winning silver, beating Jafarli in the semis and losing to Malachdibirov in the finals

 

[zzs006]

Aitmukhan and Babaloo hit in rd16! Rademacher has Nukhaev in qualifiers. Jaglan and Gidak will hit rd16 on other side. Rademacher has a tough draw on the tougher side. Would have to pull off something special to medal probably

What a crazy draw! 2 of the very best guys in the entire tournament hit first round. Senior world champion and U20 runner-up Aitmukhan vs U20 world and Asian champion Babaloo. I’m not sure who to pick. Even though Aitmukhan won worlds last year KAZ sent Yergali to the Olympics. I assume that means Yergali was viewed as superior by the KAZ coaches. Just saying all this because Babaloo lost to Yergali 3-2 earlier this year. This one is too close to call. I think the winner of this match wins it all which is bad news for Rademacher considering they are on the same side of the bracket. That might be ok if Rademacher could make the semis but he has Nukhaev from Russia first round which I think he loses. Just a brutal draw. Really it’s the USA’s only horrible draw so I can’t complain too much especially since I didn’t have Rademacher placing anyways

 

[zzs006]

Kueter hit an expectional draw. Opposite side of Masoumi, Davud, Buyuk and Dursonov. Davud and Buyuk hit in rd 16 with winner getting Dursonov in quarterws and then Masoumi in semi-finals.

Kueter really does have the perfect draw. Him and Bassett have the best draws for team USA hands down. Every single top guy besides Kueter is on the bottom half. Another insane first round match goes down between Buyukcingil and Davudgadzhiev. This is a rematch of the U20 Euro finals which Davudgadzhiev won 5-0. Buyukcingil did take 3rd here last year though. On the same side we also have Dursunov vs Abramishvili and Singh vs Masoumi. Both Dursunov and Abramishvili took 3rd at U20 Euros this year. I think Dursunov is the favorite though. Singh is good but still U17 eligible and has the biggest favorite in this tournament. Masoumi will demolish him. I think we see a Davudgadzhiev vs Masoumi semi on the bottom half and a Kueter vs Batbayar semi up top. The only 2 guys with any real credentials up top besides Kueter is Batbayar and Kussainov. Batbayar has a U20 Asians silver and bronze while Kussainov took 5th and 7th at U17 worlds. Kueter should make the finals and look dominant doing it. Unfortunately I see Masoumi hammering him. Masoumi is just too big and strong. This draw is massive for the team race. Kueter not placing to winning silver should solidify the US at the top

 

[GogglesPaizano]

The bottom half is ****ing brutal especially the bottom quarter bracket. Blaze should have Abbasov in the quarters. That bottom quarter though has Ozbek, Midlovets, and Ono. Top side has Harutyunyan, Nurlanbek, and Khari. .... This is the second to worst draw for a US wrestler behind Rademacher.

My brain hurts, sounds like a bunch of Russian law firms to me.

 

[BrockBronson]

Let’s go USA

 

[zzs006]

Who’s watching with me tonight?

 

[WEAREPSU_LI]

Who’s watching with me tonight?

Isn't 4am the morning lol.

 

[zzs006]

Isn't 4am the morning lol.

1:00 am for me but yes you are correct. You watching?

 

[McScoreley]

Thank you @zzs006 for all you do!

 

[WEAREPSU_LI]

1:00 am for me but yes you are correct. You watching?

For sure. I wfh on Fridays.

 

[zzs006]

Thank you @zzs006 for all you do!

Absolutely! I hope it helps. This is my favorite freestyle tournament every year. I’m super excited especially because this USA team is so ****ing good and loaded with PSU kids

 

[wrestlingfan22]

1:00 am for me but yes you are correct. You watching?

if i am up at 4am i will be tuning in

 

[PASLP2]

 

[SlipperyPete12]

Tomorrow's match schedule is up & available at the link below.

Live Stream

arena.uww.org

Mat A
8th match - 70kg - PJ Duke VS Zelimkhan Mutsukhaev (POL)
17th match - 97kg - Justin Rademacher VS Shakhman Nukhaev (AIN)
27th match - 57kg - Luke Lilledahl VS Kabe Matjanov (TKM)

Mat B
12th match - 65kg - Bo Bassett VS Valentyn Hryhoryshyn (UKR)

Mat C
9th match - 79kg - Zackary Ryder VS Jinju Li (CHN)

 

[El-Jefe]

What a crazy draw! 2 of the very best guys in the entire tournament hit first round. Senior world champion and U20 runner-up Aitmukhan vs U20 world and Asian champion Babaloo. I’m not sure who to pick. Even though Aitmukhan won worlds last year KAZ sent Yergali to the Olympics. I assume that means Yergali was viewed as superior by the KAZ coaches. Just saying all this because Babaloo lost to Yergali 3-2 earlier this year. This one is too close to call. I think the winner of this match wins it all which is bad news for Rademacher considering they are on the same side of the bracket. That might be ok if Rademacher could make the semis but he has Nukhaev from Russia first round which I think he loses. Just a brutal draw. Really it’s the USA’s only horrible draw so I can’t complain too much especially since I didn’t have Rademacher placing anyways

 

[donboy6499]

Stop it! 😝

 

[El-Jefe]

Stop it! 😝

What I really wanted to post -- but sadly I couldn't the clip -- was when the Howard Stern fan called into Larry King Live on CNN as "Bob of Bowie, Maryland." The joke was otherwise beaten to death, but that was a brilliant prank call.

 

[Emcee15057]

How do we watch?

 

[vhsalum]

How do we watch?

Flo


Also… who’s going to be up? I called out of work, so I’m in. 0400 EST

 

[CropDuster507]

If I’m awake before morning juco workout, I’ll yell “legs” at the screen with ya’ll.

 

[5q]

Who will corner the psu kids / signings

 

[wrestlingfan22]

Who will corner the psu kids / signings

probably whoever is the assigned team usa coach for u20s. We will see though

 

[zzs006]

probably whoever is the assigned team usa coach for u20s. We will see though

Who is the U20 coach now? James Green or is that the position that J’Den just got awhile back?

 

[jrod65]

J'Den is the USA coach now. Typically, each wrestler has their own coach in the corner, though. Pretty sure Casey cornered Mesenbrink last year.

Casey, Nick Lee, and Cody are all listed as personal coaches for PSU guys. KD for Duke.

 

[zzs006]

J'Den is the USA coach now. Typically, each wrestler has their own coach in the corner, though. Pretty sure Casey cornered Mesenbrink last year.

Casey, Nick Lee, and Cody are all listed as personal coaches for PSU guys. KD for Duke.

Thanks. Is Lilledahl being cornered by Cody or is Cornell Robinson doing it I wonder.

 

[Psalm 1 guy]

Good morning everyone from here in sunny San Diego (Ramona) where we are going through a heat wave. It is supposed to be 109 today : ( Hopefully our American wrestlers can cool down the competition : )

 

[vhsalum]

 

[zzs006]

Good morning everyone from here in sunny San Diego (Ramona) where we are going through a heat wave. It is supposed to be 109 today : ( Hopefully our American wrestlers can cool down the competition : )

109?!? That’s miserable. Here in Eugene, OR it’s supposed to be 97. I’m over the heat and ready for fall

 

[vhsalum]

Looks like Ryder and Duke could be up relatively close to the same time (6 matches)

Any interesting matches to watch before then @zzs006 ?