Winning titles were 2017 World silver medalist Thomas Gilman, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC) at 57 kilograms/125.5 pounds and two-time World Cup champion David Taylor (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC) at 86 kilograms/189 pounds.
Taylor had a dominant performance to remember. Four matches. Four pins. In the toughest pre-World summer event that served as a UWW Ranking Tournament, which sets the seeds at the World Championships.
In the championship finals, Taylor came out and put away 2017 European silver medalist Murad Suleymanov of Azerbaijan in 1:22, the fastest of his four falls.
To reach the finals, he put away Azamat Dauletbekov of Kazakhstan in 4:37, 2017 World silver medalist Boris Makoev of Slovakia in 3:50 and Ahmet Bilici of Turkey in 4:05.
Taylor will be competing in his first Senior World Championships in October. With this victory, he will for sure be in a good position to receive one of those seeds at the Worlds.
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