All Things SENIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

[Doak]

Women's results from this morning:

50 kg - Conder lost to PRK 6-0 in qualification round. Korean lost her next match

53 kg - Hildebrandt defeated VIE 10-0 in 1/8 round
lost to JPN 12-1 in quarterfinal. Awaiting Japan's SF match

55 kg - Winchester defeated KGZ 10-0 in 1/8 round
defeated MGL 13-2 in quarterfinal. On to semifinals

72 kg - Francis defeated Canada 5-0 in 1/8 round
lost to UKR 4-0 in quarterfinals. Awaiting UKR SF match

 

[nerfstate]

Aw man, was hoping Sarah would win it all this year... Go Jacara!

 

[nerfstate]

Winchester wins her Semi 6-4, and Hildebrandt is pulled back in.

 

[El-Jefe]

To be fair, the coach has some effect on “if you lose, it should only be to someone extremely good.”

That's true, though losing before the finals is not always an indicator of the other guy's quality -- for example, Staebler winning bronze earlier this week.

 

[nerfstate]

 

[nerfstate]

Man, I wish Flo Arena was up for Worlds--would love those mat assignment texts for Zain. Does anyone have any idea how one can approximate when Zain might be up for the 1st session? Or is it gonna be a sleepless night tomorrow?

 

[jpsolo]

Tracks dashboard usually has on deck matches at least 2 or 3. Haven’t checked it yet this year.

 

[nerfstate]

Tracks dashboard usually has on deck matches at least 2 or 3. Haven’t checked it yet this year.

Yeah, I was hoping for something "push" but I recongize that would imply Track's impressive feature set was built in the last 15 years.

 

[jpsolo]

You mean you don’t love re-entering your login info every 5 mins if you leave the page open?

 

[Doak]

Tough morning for our ladies:

Repechage:

53 kg - Hildebrandt lost to IND 8-2


Qualification:

57 kg - Burkert df CZE 8-0 in qualification
lost to RUS 9-2 in 1/8 round;
RUS lost in 1/4, Burkert done

59 kg - Ragan lost to UKR 6-2 in qualification
UKR lost in 1/8; Ragan done

65 kg - Molinari df VIE 7-0 in 1/8
df SWE 3-0 in 1/4;
Semifinal vs. UKR later this morning

76 kg - Gray df ITA 10-0 in qualification
df KAZ 10-0 in 1/8
df TPE 10-0 in 1/4;
Semifinal vs GER later this morning

Medal:
Later this morning:

72 kg - Francis for bronze

55 kg - Winchester for gold

 

[nerfstate]

Ouch. Zain draws winner of Rashidov/Aliyev in quarters, then Otoguro in semis. Not quite a DT 2018 draw, but not far off. Let’s Go!!

 

[bigs22]

Ouch. Zain draws winner of Rashidov/Aliyev in quarters, then Otoguro in semis. Not quite a DT 2018 draw, but not far off. Let’s Go!!

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Isn’t the Rashidov-Aliyev winner heading towards Otoguro first. That’s what I’m seeing.

 

[nerfstate]

Isn’t the Rashidov-Aliyev winner heading towards Otoguro for the quarter. That’s what I’m seeing.

Still almost all the big guys on the bottom but it could be worse.

Yeah, sorry, no coffee yet.

 

[bigs22]

Yeah, sorry, no coffee yet.

No problem. I had to check it about 10 times. The brackets look so jacked up with the way they stack the bottom. And it becomes a complete mess. We have a world championship rematch in the first round, with the winner having a round of 16 match with the defending champ.

Also Zains first round is with a two time medalist.

You could easily argue 5 of the best 6 are on the bottom and maybe like 8 of the top 10. I don’t understand how anyone thinks unbalanced brackets are a good thing.

 

[nerfstate]

No problem. I had to check it about 10 times. The brackets look so jacked up with the way they stack the bottom. And it becomes a complete mess. We have a world championship rematch in the first round, with the winner having a round of 16 match with the defending champ.

Also Zains first round is with a two time medalist.

You could easily argue 5 of the best 6 are on the bottom and maybe like 8 of the top 10. I don’t understand how anyone thinks unbalanced brackets are a good thing.

 

[nitlion6]

So what I am reading is Rob Koll is the bracket director for the Worlds Championsjip.

 

[Truth_Talk]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, your DRAW doesn't matter, you have to beat them all anyway, there are no easy matches...just go out and get the job done. End of Story...Let's GOOOOO ZAIN!!!!!

 

[bigs22]

Molinari falls in the semi on a late exposure. Gray wins and is on to the finals.

 

[El-Jefe]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, your DRAW doesn't matter, you have to beat them all anyway, there are no easy matches...just go out and get the job done. End of Story...Let's GOOOOO ZAIN!!!!!

True if it's gold or bust, and it's the mentality our guys should have.

However, bust doesn't qualify the weight for the Olympics. So if Zain doesn't reach the finals, then the draw absolutely matters.

Alternate take: Zain is the bad draw for everyone else.

 

[Truth_Talk]

The later is how I prefer to look it

True if it's gold or bust, and it's the mentality our guys should have.

However, bust doesn't qualify the weight for the Olympics. So if Zain doesn't reach the finals, then the draw absolutely matters.

Alternate take: Zain is the bad draw for everyone else.

 

[Crunched]

 

[nerfstate]

Jacarra Winchester, World Champ! Great come-from behind 6-3 victory over Japan, including a buzzer-beater exposure.

 

[tikk10]

Pretty easy to be thrilled for her

 

[Crunched]

Congratulation World Champion !

 

[amalone]

 

[nerfstate]

Bringing this thread back for the now Zain-free (boo) worlds action.

It’s also Fix-free now, after Takahashi goes down. Not good for any hopes of a team race (unless PD3 or Green can get a run going).

Stock made the semis though!

 

[PSUAllTheWay]

As hard as I've tried, I just can't get into Greco. I know that some guys can really appreciate the style, and I envy them. Ha! Anyone else struggle with really looking forward to watching Greco?

I look forward to Kamal Bey. But that's about it.

Having wrestled some Greco in my day it is definitely an acquired taste to watch or even participate in if its not your main focus. I do appreciate the amount of effort and skill it takes in that style to score on an opponent which makes what Bey does seem out of this world.

 

[dmm53]

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DT had a pretty tough draw last year.

 

[Str8DBLz]

pretty crazy that 2 NLWC guys meet in the 1st round of the world championships Franklin Gomez Vs Bekzod abdurakhmonov

 

[amalone]

 

[nerfstate]

Not to beat a dead horse, but AT makes a pretty good point.

 

[El-Jefe]

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Not to beat a dead horse, but AT makes a pretty good point.

Put a lot less elegantly:

 

[nerfstate]

I won’t be moonlighting tonight, but will be happy to find any updates/pbp here in the am.

 

[pawrestlersintn]

James Green techs Canada, loses to Poland. Poland wins his next one. James needs Poland to beat winner of Russia/Uzb to get pulled back in. Gonna be tough.

Jordan gets by Belarus, then beats Hungary and is currently up 6-1 on Gadzhiev.

 

[pawrestlersintn]

Cox techs Algeria, has Kaz in quarters.

Gwiz loses to Iran. Needs Iran to beat Ukraine, then probably Petriashivili. Gonna be tough to get pulled back in.

 

[pawrestlersintn]

Burroughs now in semi-finals.

Cox up now.

Cox stalking his prey. Passivity warning against Kaz. Wants nothing to do with Cox. Now scoreless midway through.

Thank God the U.S. didn't choose baby blue and yellow for our country colors.

1-0 Cox, I think fleeing call. Now Kaz on clock. And, passivity point. 2-0. Cox converts single for 2, then exposure for 2. Let's go! Double for 2. And, it ends 8-0.

 

[pawrestlersintn]

Norton VPN is the bomb. Only problem is Rivals doesn't let you in, if it thinks you're in Belgium.

 

[pawrestlersintn]

Gadshiev has gotten by Batirov, now awaits the Russian, Baev. If he beats him, Green gets pulled back in. Hopefully, Gadshiev takes it out of the refs' hands.

 

[Doak]

Overnight Results:

70 kg - James Green df DeMarinis (CAN) 10-0 in qualifier
lost to Gadzhiev (POL) 3-4 in 18,
Gadzhiev still alive into SF

74 kg - Jordan Burroughs - df. Nurykau (BLR) 4-3 in qualifier
df. Kuramagomedov (HUN) 6-4 1/8
df Ghadzhiev (AZE) 8-1 in QF
on to SF vs Sidakov (RUS)

92 kg - J'Den Cox - df. Fardj (ALG) 11-0 in 1/8
df. Nurgaipuly (KAZ) 8-0 in QF
on to SF vs. Mtsituri (GEO)

125 kg - Nick Gwiazdowski - lost to Mohebi (IRI) 2-5 in 1/8
Mohebi lost his QF, Nick is done

Time to get to work. Have a good day

 

[STAND with PRIDE]

JB on deck
Cox in hole