US Open

[mrh1645]

Registered for US Open (April 24-27) so far include:

JR FS
Joe Lee (74 kg)
Aaron Brooks (79 kg)
Michael Beard (92 kg)
Seth Nevills (125 kg)

SR FS
Nico Megaludis (61 kg)
Frank Molinaro (65 kg)

 

[CholleyVandine]

Retherford, Nolf, Nickal, Cassar, Hall, Cenzo, Nick Lee, Nick Nevills, & RBY are all already qualified for World Team Trials. I wonder if they'll sit out the Open.

 

[NothingMeaningful]

Registered for US Open (April 24-27) so far include:

JR FS
Joe Lee (74 kg)
Aaron Brooks (79 kg)
Michael Beard (92 kg)
Seth Nevills (125 kg)

SR FS
Nico Megaludis (61 kg)
Frank Molinaro (65 kg)

Molinaro vs. Yianni: what might happen?

 

[rmg78]

Retherford, Nolf, Nickal, Cassar, Hall, Cenzo, Nick Lee, Nick Nevills, & RBY are all already qualified for World Team Trials. I wonder if they'll sit out the Open.

For the senior level guys if there is someone already sitting in Final X you can wait until team trials, but for 65kg, 70kg and possibly 79kg it would be a good idea to try and win and get that bye to Final X.

 

[LemonPie]

Not the US Open and not a PSU commit, but Matt Lee is registered at 70KG for Flonationals (Junior Division). Junior FS starts a week from today.

 

[diggerpup]

And a reminder that D Taylor is wrestling 86kg at the Pan Am Championships, April 18-21.

 

[crazylegs2]

For the senior level guys if there is someone already sitting in Final X you can wait until team trials, but for 65kg, 70kg and possibly 79kg it would be a good idea to try and win and get that bye to Final X.

I believe the following to be true: If you win the US Open you get a bye to the Finals of the World Team Trials. Then you Qualify for the Final X. World Medalists already sit in the Final X

 

[STAND with PRIDE]

I believe the following to be true: If you win the US Open you get a bye to the Finals of the World Team Trials. Then you Qualify for the Final X. World Medalists already sit in the Final X

No even close

 

[STAND with PRIDE]

If you win the Open and there isnt a World medalist sitting in Final X, then and only then do you get to sit in Final X

No one gets a bye to the finals of the WTT challenge tourney

 

[y2jriden]

If you win the Open and there isnt a World medalist sitting in Final X, then and only then do you get to sit in Final X

No one gets a bye to the finals of the WTT challenge tourney

Is it different this year than last? If so, do you have an article to show that?

Last year, there was a bye to the WTT finals if there was a returning world medalist already sitting in the Final X.

This is how it worked last year. I can't find the picture Flo put out that showed how it worked but it was pretty helpful.

1. If there was a returning medalist, then they were in the Final X. US Open winner goes to WTT finals. WTT Challenge winner goes to WTT finals. WTT winner goes to Final X.

2. No returning medalist. US Open winner vs WTT winner in the Elite X

In both scenarios, winning the US Open got you a bye to somewhere.

One thing, you call it "a bye to the finals of the WTT challenge tourney". But there is a difference between the WTT challenge tourney and the WTT best of 3 finals.

 

[diggerpup]

1. FLO has an article explaining it.

https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/6437368-final-x-explained

2. Process differs whether the weight has a returning Worlds medal winner or not.

 

[Dogwelder]

So, if I understood it correctly, Flo’s 2019 explanation is still the same as y2jriden’s much shorter explanation.

 

[rmg78]

I wonder if Taylor or anyone else sitting in Final X can choose to wrestle the Open, win it and then get the bye to the WTT finals, then wrestle the WTT challenge tournament and win that thus negating the need for the WTT finals and Final X. No one would ever do it but it would be funny if they did.

 

[Sportfan2017]

I wonder if Taylor or anyone else sitting in Final X can choose to wrestle the Open, win it and then get the bye to the WTT finals, then wrestle the WTT challenge tournament and win that thus negating the need for the WTT finals and Final X. No one would ever do it but it would be funny if they did.

No...BAD IDEA......you would have to "wrestle" with yourself...…..which I am told causes blindness.

 

[dunkej01]

And a reminder that D Taylor is wrestling 86kg at the Pan Am Championships, April 18-21.

 

[dmm53]

Article on the Pan Am roster:

https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/April/12/2019-MFS-pan-am-roster

 

[CropDuster507]

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Absolutely no disrespect to some on that list, but assuming that they aren't our #1's, I'm guessing this is the less important of Pan Am competitions?

 

[Sportfan2017]

Absolutely no disrespect to some on that list, but assuming that they aren't our #1's, I'm guessing this is the less important of Pan Am competitions?

I believe that 6 of the 10 are number 1s so that should be quite enough.

 

[Dogwelder]

No...BAD IDEA......you would have to "wrestle" with yourself...…..which I am told causes blindness.

Who told you that? Mr. Palms? Mr. Harry Palms?

 

[rmg78]

Absolutely no disrespect to some on that list, but assuming that they aren't our #1's, I'm guessing this is the less important of Pan Am competitions?

I think that our top guys at 57, 65 and 70 are more concerned with the US Open the following week as it is way important, also 79 bc Dake is probably planning on 74 for the Open. Also no disrespect to the guys manning those weights at Pan Ams but they wouldn't be our guys at those weights anyway.

 

[Sportfan2017]

Who told you that? Mr. Palms? Mr. Harry Palms?

If you have hairy palms......it shows you aren't "exercising" enough.

 

[dmm53]

The NLWC sure likes to wait until the last minute (week) to register guys.

Zain, Joseph, and Hall are not yet qualified for WTT (contrary to a claim in this thread above).

Below is the link with the list of those qualified for WTT. Berge, Nolf, Brooks, Nickal, and Cassar are already qualified, though it makes sense for many of them to wrestle (especially Nolf since no one sits in the finals of Final X yet).

https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/April/08/World-Team-Trials-qualifiers-April-2019

 

[CholleyVandine]

The NLWC sure likes to wait until the last minute (week) to register guys.

Zain, Joseph, and Hall are not yet qualified for WTT (contrary to a claim in this thread above).

Below is the link with the list of those qualified for WTT. Berge, Nolf, Brooks, Nickal, and Cassar are already qualified, though it makes sense for many of them to wrestle (especially Nolf since no one sits in the finals of Final X yet).

https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/April/08/World-Team-Trials-qualifiers-April-2019

2018 and 2019 NCAA all Americans are qualified for WTT. Zain, Joseph, and Hall are qualified.

 

[rmg78]

2018 and 2019 NCAA all Americans are qualified for WTT. Zain, Joseph, and Hall are qualified.

That is not correct. 2019 NCAA champions are qualified for WTT's, not all all-americans.

 

[CholleyVandine]

That is not correct. 2019 NCAA champions are qualified for WTT's, not all all-americans.

Sorry. I was reading the criteria for the Greco WTT.

 

[pawrestlersintn]

No...BAD IDEA......you would have to "wrestle" with yourself...…..which I am told causes blindness.

I'll bet this message was funny, if I could only see it.

 

[STAND with PRIDE]

I'll bet this message was funny, if I could only see it.

Dad, I’m over here

 

[LDandy]

No...BAD IDEA......you would have to "wrestle" with yourself...…..which I am told causes blindness.

On the bright side Nico might finally be able to beat someone... or something.

 

[danoftw]

Who told you that? Mr. Palms? Mr. Harry Palms?

Ref made me cut my palm hair mat side once. No outrage, just embarrassment,disgust,some pointing and laughing.

 

[El-Jefe]

Ref made me cut my palm hair mat side once. No outrage, just embarrassment,disgust,some pointing and laughing.

You can't grow a great palm mullet in a day.

 

[danoftw]

You can't grow a great palm mullet in a day.

Laughing til my stomach hurt. Wife and kid, "What? What?" Oh nothing, just these guys.

 

[Sportfan2017]

We are a truly sick bunch...….LOVE IT

 

[1AA]

Now registered seniors
57 Josh Rodriguez
61 Jordan Conaway, Nico
65 Nick Lee, Zain, Tank
70 Verk, Mr Nolf
79 Geno Morelli
92 Bo, Riley Lefever
125 Nick Nevills

 

[1AA]

Juniors
57 Brody Teske
61 RBY
70 Brian Borden, Paul Fiete
74 Joe Lee
79 Aaron Brooks
92 Michael Beard
125 Seth Nevills

 

[Angry_Fish]

Why is Hall not wrestling?

 

[El-Jefe]

Now registered seniors
57 Josh Rodriguez
61 Jordan Conaway, Nico
65 Nick Lee, Zain, Tank
70 Verk, Mr Nolf
79 Geno Morelli
92 Bo, Riley Lefever
125 Nick Nevills

92 kg: Bo vs. J'Den Cox.

 

[STAND with PRIDE]

Does Bo stand a chance?

 

[AgSurfer]

I think AJ Nevills is going to give it a try too if his ankle is OK. Someone needs to convince Zach to enter at 125. How many times do we get to see 3 brothers all in the same weight class?

 

[1AA]

Does Bo stand a chance?

Cox isnt at the Open but they should battle at some point this summer. Cox is the favorite but I'd never count Bo out of any match.

 

[jack66]

57 kgs, Teske should be able to shed that extra .7 lbs and make 125 next year.