Truzzcat Posted August 14 Posted August 14 Last year I cooked so I have big shoes to fill here. U17's did not go well. 57KG: There is a lot being made of Magomedov from Russia and Ogawa from Japan, and for good reason. Ogawa Is Japan's senior rep and Magomedov beat returning u20 and highlight reel sensation Ozdamiorv (the guy that does the rolling thing from a front head and tricep control). On paper obviously these two should be the favorites however when you dig into things a bit Japan has had 6 different representatives at 57kg one of whom as Rin Sakamoto last year who DNP'd last year at u20's, so it is not like they have had a lot of stability at the weight indicating that Ogawa likely did not run a gauntlet to win the spot. As for Magomedov while Ozdamirov is supremely talented and did win u20 euros this year, he was in a lot of close matches last year at u20's and was teched at euros last year he also has a pretty horrendous gas tank. I will also say I thought 57kg was one of the weaker weights at u20's last year. Rashidov of Uzbekistan and Gur of Turkey are going to be the other big hitters here in my opinion. Gur is coming off a Euro silver where he fell to Ozdamirov 9-4 and Rashidov is a 2024 cadet world champ at 48kg and silver at 51kg in 2025, as well as a U20 Asian champ this year. While both guys are good I am not overly concerned with them for Cortez. Rashidov lost to Sammy sanchez in the finals of 51kg last year and while I think the world of Sammy we saw Isaiah beat him this year at the open 10-5 although it was essentially 6-5 if not for a last ditch effort by Sammy. We also saw Isaiah handle Burnett in the finals, and Burnett was bronze at cadets at 55kg last year. I think people are sleeping on Cortez quite a bit simply because he is not quite as much of a household name as some of the other guys on this team. Predictions Gold: Cortez (probably should hedge and go silver but America and I do not think Russia is strong at 57kg as a nation right now) Silver: Magomedov Bronze: Ogawa Bronze: Rashidov 61kg: This weight is super interesting to me. There is a lot of talented guys but other than Seidel to me lacks a final boss. I will say Chaniev could be super dangerous the guy Russia sent to euros beat Abbasov in the finals in what was a more competitive match than the score suggests but still in controlled fashion, and Abbasov has a win a few years ago over Davino at Cadets and I think is very solid. Aside from Chaniev Khateri is likely the other guy in Seidels way. Khateri got silver at u20's last year with notable wins over Omar ayoub and adlan satiev, he fell to Blaze in the finals by tech and really offered nothing to Blaze so I truthfully do not expect him to give Seidel many issues. Freddy Bachmann and Moses Mendoza are also in the field. Mendoza has the offense to score on just about anybody but I do not think he can out shoot out Seidel, I also do not believe he can handle that 6 minute pace. Bachmann is almost the complete opposite where he is going to look to slow it down and get you to over extend something I also do not see working particularly well against Aaron. My dark horse is Yonashiro from Japan. A cadet bronze in 2024 at 60kg losing 6-4 to omuryabek asan uulu. Uulu is the guy who Jax had the shootout with in the u23 finals and beat Raney at cadets in 2024, he is a legit threat to medal at seniors this year. Predictions: Gold: Seidel silver: Yonashiro Bronze: Chaniev Bronze: Abbasov 65kg: To me on paper this appears to be one of the weaker weights at the tournament, couple that with USA's rep being Bowman Bassett and things are looking pretty darn good. I watched some of Umarov of Russias matches from u20 russian nationals and he is good, he keeps a very low stance often dropping to a quad pod which is interesting stylistically against Bo it may help him prevent bo from getting to his legs from space, Bo really loves that long single or outside step high c. However it puts his head and chest closer to the mat so Bo will likely take him to the school of front headlock. Maxim Dimov was the Euro champ and is just in his first year of u20 eligibility which is impressive. That being said he is going to really have nothing to offer Bo other than having a longer frame if Bo gets a little wild with his shot selection he could get rolled through but Bo has improved his shot selection a lot in the last year or two. To me the second best guy at this weight is coming from the state over from Bo in Karson Brown. Brown has always been good but in the last year has made massive strides and while I do not think he is going to beat Bo I think he has a very good shot of taking out anyone else in the field. My darkhorse based on a relative lack of accolades is Tathashtikeh of Iran. While not having any continental medals or age level medals he did compete at 65kg last year at u20's and lost to Dhzandubaev 10-9. For those not familiar Dhzandubaev was the favorite to win 65kg going into last year ultimately placing 5th but had come off of teching Toprak at Euros (the guy Stanich came back from 8-0 down against). Predictions: Gold: Bassett Silver: Brown Bronze: Tathashtikeh Bronze: Dimov 70kg: This weight is between Robideau and Khalili and then then some combination of Karimov, Matsubara, Bharsakar, and Merov will snag bronze. Not to diminish the other guys abilities but Robideau and Khalili are clearly top 15 guys in the world at the senior level currently. Khalili was silver at u23's last year at 70kg and has notable wins over Gaidarli, Ian Parker, Ochir, Kemertelidze the list goes on. He has a better body of work than Landon and should be the pick on paper. Digging into matches where he has struggled however I do see a path for Landon to get this done. In his last meeting with Ochir Khalili lost 5-1 and he has not been able to figure out Heybatov as well as losing to Rassadin last year 11-2 and Andresyan 4-3. Now all of those guys are extremely accomplished on the senior level so to assume Landon can do what they did may be a stretch at this point. The similarities I have gathered from all of them however is that they are all supreme athletes who do not generally break position and handfight extremely hard. Those are all things that I would say Landon is just about as good as anyone at. Predictions: Gold: Robideau Silver: Khalili Bronze: Karimov Bronze: Matsubara 74kg: A very deep weight but a weight that has two guys in my eyes that stand above the rest. To get to the contenders first, Seilbekov of Kazahkstan is a 2023 cadet bronze and won u20 and u23 Asian gold this year. Notably beating Akylbekov by tech in the u23 finals who was silver last year at u20's albeit the brackets were extremely one sided at 74kg last year. Mohammed mamivand went 1-1 last year at u20's and took silver to Seilbekov in the asian finals losing 4-4. Islam Kazharov was 1-2 last year at worlds losing to ontashvilli and Gaidarli who are both studs and would both be threats to medal if they were in this field. Alessio Perentin is the last contender I will mention. While lacking a lot of freestyle accolades we know he is very talented and does have a win in the last 12 months over Jayden James and there is a ton of familiarity there both being Delbarton boys. Now to the favorites we have Jayden James and Manuel Wagin. James announced himself as a senior level threat beating Caliendo, Quincy monday, and going life and death with David Carr. Now given Carr's spring and summer it takes a bit of shine off of that performance but unbelievably impressive none the less. Then there is Manuel Wagin who seems to get better with every passing tournament. First breaking on the scene in 2024 at cadets when he beat Melvin Miller and got silver at cadets and followed that up last year with a u20 euro gold and in that tournament a win over Ismail Khaniev who just beat Usmanov to become Russias senior world rep. Wagin lost to Khaniev and Lockett at worlds in a match where lockett went feet to back essentially at the buzzer. This year Wagin took silver at u23 euros losing to Itaev in the finals and then blitzed the field at u20 euros including a 10-1 win over Cheldiev who is one of Russia's brightest young prospects notably beat Gaidarli last year at euros when he was 17 (Gaidarli wrestled Duke in the u20 finals losing 5-4). I think Wagin would contend for a senior medal this year I think jayden could potentially as well but I have not seen him against the international competition that I have seen Wagin and I think the physicality Wagin brings could be just a bit too much. Predictions: Gold: wagin Silver: James Bronze: Kazharov Bronze: Mamivand 79kg: This is another weight that I would say is not inherently deep but the top 2 guys are senior level medal contenders and potentially gold medal threats. As I mentioned above Khaniev is fresh off of a Russian nationals win and winning u20 and u23 euros where he outscored his opponents by a combined 84-0. The other big name is Gharedaghi, I believe his father was on the Iranian national team but he grew up in Japan and he has a style that kind of combines both which is extremely interesting. Gharedaghi failed to place at last years u20's but burst on to the scene this year at senior Asians where he won and beat Razambek Jamalov. I think Khaniev is probably going to be my pick for Senior either he or Levi I will have to watch some matches but its just insane how good he is for his age especially when you factor in his style which is extremely predicated on the hand fight but he has added an ankle pick/ low single this year that he did a ton of damage with at Russian nats and I think that has really elevated him a lot. I do feel confident that Burton can go with the rest of the field, Irans rep Esmi who won Asians lost to Danny Braunagel 18-8 at a ranking series this year, and I think he is probably the third best guy in the field outside of Burton and the big two at the top in my eyes. Predictions: Gold: Khaniev Silver: Gharedaghi Bronze: Burton Bronze: Ismi 86kg: Absolutely awesome weight. We all know Sinclair, He was seconds away from being our rep last year falling to Max and then Max went on to win gold so right away we should be feeling very good. Adding to that Aeoden has wrestled both Zahid and Ramazanov at RAF as well as Parker and Kyle this year and was competitive in all of those matches. While this weight does not have a guy I would necessarily say would be medal threats at seniors it certainly has senior level caliber guys. Begenjov was u23 champ this year at Asians and got bronze at seniors, he is also a u20 world champ at 79kg in 2024. The man who beat him at u20 Asians was Mahdi Shamispour who is personally one of my favorite guys to watch wrestle, Shamispour was a cadet world champ in 2024 and has beaten Kougi this year as well as falling to Gamerkelidze 2-2 who has a win over Zahid. Adding to this already loaded field is Askhab Kajiev who lost to Shamispour at Asians 6-5 and has a wealth of international experience for someone who is still u20 eligible. Razimbik Yepermyan of Armenia has competed at 4 previous age level world championships winning a bronze in 2023 and placing 5th last year losing to Max by tech in the winners and then falling to Rahmani of Iran 4-2 for Bronze so he is certainly a player here as well. Predictions: Gold: Sinclair Silver: Shamispour Bronze: Begenjov Bronze: Kajiev 92kg: Another brutally deep weight, with 6 age level medalists not including Togoev who has won Euro gold each of the last two years, including outscoring opponents 43-2 this year its going to be an uphill battle for Mastny. Aside from Togoev Abdolfazl Rahamani is probably the favorite at this weight. Rahmani has two u20 bronzes to his name as well as a u23 bronze. This year he has a bronze at the ulaanbaatar open where his only lost was to Dauletbekov 4-4 on criteria (Dauletbekov is a 2x senior bronze) he also has a 12-9 loss to Trent Hidlay on the year and a 4-3 loss to Mo Azimi both of those men are strong favorites to make the finals at Seniors. Also in the field is Alexandru Bors a 2x cadet medalist and a u23 euro bronze this year. Dovletgeldi Myradov competed at at all 3 levels of the asian championships coming away with gold at the u20 level and bronze at u23 he defeated Bors at last years u20's 14-8. The last guy I will mention is Kurashvilli of Georgia a 2023 cadet world champion and 2026 Euro silver he has not been able to figure out Togoev in two matches over the last two years being teched in both but he should be a hard out for anyone in the field. Predictions: Gold: Togoev Silver: Rahmani Bronze: Kurashvilli Bronze: Myradov 97kg: Konstantine Petriashvilli has the name value and the accolades at the head of this weight. I love the matchup for Boyle against him though if he can avoid getting put away early because small Geno gets very sleepy in his matches and Boyle is going to look to score for all of 6 minutes. Also in the field is Russias Sanakoev who is a 2024 cadet silver falling to Konstantine in the finals 8-0. Yuonchang Yang should also be mentioned here. After failing to secure a win at both u20 and u23 worlds last year he teched the field 31-0 at Asians this year including a 10-0 win over former cadet Silver Lacky who is also in this field. Toohid Noory did not compete at Asians this year but was 7th at last years u20's and was competitive at asians that year with poynov who was the u20 champ and u23 bronze. Predictions: Gold: Boyle Silver: Yang Bronze: Petriashvilli Bronze: Noory 125kg: This weight is all about Nezhad and Ross and I am going to talk about it as such. Nezhad is a 3x age level medalist including gold at last years u23s where he only gave up two points. Dreshaun does not have the international accolades the year he made the team at cadets he hurt his shoulder and could not compete so to our Iranian brothers who think Nezhad is going to walk to a title I would not look past Ross. I think the wars with merill have prepared Ross perfectly for this matchup. I will note it took Dreshaun a few feels this year to figure out Coby, he did much better in the second period at the open and then was doing well in the first match prior to the lace but ultimately he needed that third and fourth crack to separate himself. He is only going to have one feel for Nezhad and I think if he can wrestle like he did against Coby in the 2nd and 3rd matches at trials he can win. Predictions: Gold: Ross Silver: Nezhad Bronze: Dursunov Bronze: Haykyan @Husker_Du @Jon_Kozak @Tyler Perry always love feedback 4 I am the personal property of VakAttack
wrestlingfan22 Posted August 14 Posted August 14 2 hours ago, Truzzcat said: Last year I cooked so I have big shoes to fill here. U17's did not go well. 57KG: There is a lot being made of Magomedov from Russia and Ogawa from Japan, and for good reason. Ogawa Is Japan's senior rep and Magomedov beat returning u20 and highlight reel sensation Ozdamiorv (the guy that does the rolling thing from a front head and tricep control). On paper obviously these two should be the favorites however when you dig into things a bit Japan has had 6 different representatives at 57kg one of whom as Rin Sakamoto last year who DNP'd last year at u20's, so it is not like they have had a lot of stability at the weight indicating that Ogawa likely did not run a gauntlet to win the spot. As for Magomedov while Ozdamirov is supremely talented and did win u20 euros this year, he was in a lot of close matches last year at u20's and was teched at euros last year he also has a pretty horrendous gas tank. I will also say I thought 57kg was one of the weaker weights at u20's last year. Rashidov of Uzbekistan and Gur of Turkey are going to be the other big hitters here in my opinion. Gur is coming off a Euro silver where he fell to Ozdamirov 9-4 and Rashidov is a 2024 cadet world champ at 48kg and silver at 51kg in 2025, as well as a U20 Asian champ this year. While both guys are good I am not overly concerned with them for Cortez. Rashidov lost to Sammy sanchez in the finals of 51kg last year and while I think the world of Sammy we saw Isaiah beat him this year at the open 10-5 although it was essentially 6-5 if not for a last ditch effort by Sammy. We also saw Isaiah handle Burnett in the finals, and Burnett was bronze at cadets at 55kg last year. I think people are sleeping on Cortez quite a bit simply because he is not quite as much of a household name as some of the other guys on this team. Predictions Gold: Cortez (probably should hedge and go silver but America and I do not think Russia is strong at 57kg as a nation right now) Silver: Magomedov Bronze: Ogawa Bronze: Rashidov 61kg: This weight is super interesting to me. There is a lot of talented guys but other than Seidel to me lacks a final boss. I will say Chaniev could be super dangerous the guy Russia sent to euros beat Abbasov in the finals in what was a more competitive match than the score suggests but still in controlled fashion, and Abbasov has a win a few years ago over Davino at Cadets and I think is very solid. Aside from Chaniev Khateri is likely the other guy in Seidels way. Khateri got silver at u20's last year with notable wins over Omar ayoub and adlan satiev, he fell to Blaze in the finals by tech and really offered nothing to Blaze so I truthfully do not expect him to give Seidel many issues. Freddy Bachmann and Moses Mendoza are also in the field. Mendoza has the offense to score on just about anybody but I do not think he can out shoot out Seidel, I also do not believe he can handle that 6 minute pace. Bachmann is almost the complete opposite where he is going to look to slow it down and get you to over extend something I also do not see working particularly well against Aaron. My dark horse is Yonashiro from Japan. A cadet bronze in 2024 at 60kg losing 6-4 to omuryabek asan uulu. Uulu is the guy who Jax had the shootout with in the u23 finals and beat Raney at cadets in 2024, he is a legit threat to medal at seniors this year. Predictions: Gold: Seidel silver: Yonashiro Bronze: Chaniev Bronze: Abbasov 65kg: To me on paper this appears to be one of the weaker weights at the tournament, couple that with USA's rep being Bowman Bassett and things are looking pretty darn good. I watched some of Umarov of Russias matches from u20 russian nationals and he is good, he keeps a very low stance often dropping to a quad pod which is interesting stylistically against Bo it may help him prevent bo from getting to his legs from space, Bo really loves that long single or outside step high c. However it puts his head and chest closer to the mat so Bo will likely take him to the school of front headlock. Maxim Dimov was the Euro champ and is just in his first year of u20 eligibility which is impressive. That being said he is going to really have nothing to offer Bo other than having a longer frame if Bo gets a little wild with his shot selection he could get rolled through but Bo has improved his shot selection a lot in the last year or two. To me the second best guy at this weight is coming from the state over from Bo in Karson Brown. Brown has always been good but in the last year has made massive strides and while I do not think he is going to beat Bo I think he has a very good shot of taking out anyone else in the field. My darkhorse based on a relative lack of accolades is Tathashtikeh of Iran. While not having any continental medals or age level medals he did compete at 65kg last year at u20's and lost to Dhzandubaev 10-9. For those not familiar Dhzandubaev was the favorite to win 65kg going into last year ultimately placing 5th but had come off of teching Toprak at Euros (the guy Stanich came back from 8-0 down against). Predictions: Gold: Bassett Silver: Brown Bronze: Tathashtikeh Bronze: Dimov 70kg: This weight is between Robideau and Khalili and then then some combination of Karimov, Matsubara, Bharsakar, and Merov will snag bronze. Not to diminish the other guys abilities but Robideau and Khalili are clearly top 15 guys in the world at the senior level currently. Khalili was silver at u23's last year at 70kg and has notable wins over Gaidarli, Ian Parker, Ochir, Kemertelidze the list goes on. He has a better body of work than Landon and should be the pick on paper. Digging into matches where he has struggled however I do see a path for Landon to get this done. In his last meeting with Ochir Khalili lost 5-1 and he has not been able to figure out Heybatov as well as losing to Rassadin last year 11-2 and Andresyan 4-3. Now all of those guys are extremely accomplished on the senior level so to assume Landon can do what they did may be a stretch at this point. The similarities I have gathered from all of them however is that they are all supreme athletes who do not generally break position and handfight extremely hard. Those are all things that I would say Landon is just about as good as anyone at. Predictions: Gold: Robideau Silver: Khalili Bronze: Karimov Bronze: Matsubara 74kg: A very deep weight but a weight that has two guys in my eyes that stand above the rest. To get to the contenders first, Seilbekov of Kazahkstan is a 2023 cadet bronze and won u20 and u23 Asian gold this year. Notably beating Akylbekov by tech in the u23 finals who was silver last year at u20's albeit the brackets were extremely one sided at 74kg last year. Mohammed mamivand went 1-1 last year at u20's and took silver to Seilbekov in the asian finals losing 4-4. Islam Kazharov was 1-2 last year at worlds losing to ontashvilli and Gaidarli who are both studs and would both be threats to medal if they were in this field. Alessio Perentin is the last contender I will mention. While lacking a lot of freestyle accolades we know he is very talented and does have a win in the last 12 months over Jayden James and there is a ton of familiarity there both being Delbarton boys. Now to the favorites we have Jayden James and Manuel Wagin. James announced himself as a senior level threat beating Caliendo, Quincy monday, and going life and death with David Carr. Now given Carr's spring and summer it takes a bit of shine off of that performance but unbelievably impressive none the less. Then there is Manuel Wagin who seems to get better with every passing tournament. First breaking on the scene in 2024 at cadets when he beat Melvin Miller and got silver at cadets and followed that up last year with a u20 euro gold and in that tournament a win over Ismail Khaniev who just beat Usmanov to become Russias senior world rep. Wagin lost to Khaniev and Lockett at worlds in a match where lockett went feet to back essentially at the buzzer. This year Wagin took silver at u23 euros losing to Itaev in the finals and then blitzed the field at u20 euros including a 10-1 win over Cheldiev who is one of Russia's brightest young prospects notably beat Gaidarli last year at euros when he was 17 (Gaidarli wrestled Duke in the u20 finals losing 5-4). I think Wagin would contend for a senior medal this year I think jayden could potentially as well but I have not seen him against the international competition that I have seen Wagin and I think the physicality Wagin brings could be just a bit too much. Predictions: Gold: wagin Silver: James Bronze: Kazharov Bronze: Mamivand 79kg: This is another weight that I would say is not inherently deep but the top 2 guys are senior level medal contenders and potentially gold medal threats. As I mentioned above Khaniev is fresh off of a Russian nationals win and winning u20 and u23 euros where he outscored his opponents by a combined 84-0. The other big name is Gharedaghi, I believe his father was on the Iranian national team but he grew up in Japan and he has a style that kind of combines both which is extremely interesting. Gharedaghi failed to place at last years u20's but burst on to the scene this year at senior Asians where he won and beat Razambek Jamalov. I think Khaniev is probably going to be my pick for Senior either he or Levi I will have to watch some matches but its just insane how good he is for his age especially when you factor in his style which is extremely predicated on the hand fight but he has added an ankle pick/ low single this year that he did a ton of damage with at Russian nats and I think that has really elevated him a lot. I do feel confident that Burton can go with the rest of the field, Irans rep Esmi who won Asians lost to Danny Braunagel 18-8 at a ranking series this year, and I think he is probably the third best guy in the field outside of Burton and the big two at the top in my eyes. Predictions: Gold: Khaniev Silver: Gharedaghi Bronze: Burton Bronze: Ismi 86kg: Absolutely awesome weight. We all know Sinclair, He was seconds away from being our rep last year falling to Max and then Max went on to win gold so right away we should be feeling very good. Adding to that Aeoden has wrestled both Zahid and Ramazanov at RAF as well as Parker and Kyle this year and was competitive in all of those matches. While this weight does not have a guy I would necessarily say would be medal threats at seniors it certainly has senior level caliber guys. Begenjov was u23 champ this year at Asians and got bronze at seniors, he is also a u20 world champ at 79kg in 2024. The man who beat him at u20 Asians was Mahdi Shamispour who is personally one of my favorite guys to watch wrestle, Shamispour was a cadet world champ in 2024 and has beaten Kougi this year as well as falling to Gamerkelidze 2-2 who has a win over Zahid. Adding to this already loaded field is Askhab Kajiev who lost to Shamispour at Asians 6-5 and has a wealth of international experience for someone who is still u20 eligible. Razimbik Yepermyan of Armenia has competed at 4 previous age level world championships winning a bronze in 2023 and placing 5th last year losing to Max by tech in the winners and then falling to Rahmani of Iran 4-2 for Bronze so he is certainly a player here as well. Predictions: Gold: Sinclair Silver: Shamispour Bronze: Begenjov Bronze: Kajiev 92kg: Another brutally deep weight, with 6 age level medalists not including Togoev who has won Euro gold each of the last two years, including outscoring opponents 43-2 this year its going to be an uphill battle for Mastny. Aside from Togoev Abdolfazl Rahamani is probably the favorite at this weight. Rahmani has two u20 bronzes to his name as well as a u23 bronze. This year he has a bronze at the ulaanbaatar open where his only lost was to Dauletbekov 4-4 on criteria (Dauletbekov is a 2x senior bronze) he also has a 12-9 loss to Trent Hidlay on the year and a 4-3 loss to Mo Azimi both of those men are strong favorites to make the finals at Seniors. Also in the field is Alexandru Bors a 2x cadet medalist and a u23 euro bronze this year. Dovletgeldi Myradov competed at at all 3 levels of the asian championships coming away with gold at the u20 level and bronze at u23 he defeated Bors at last years u20's 14-8. The last guy I will mention is Kurashvilli of Georgia a 2023 cadet world champion and 2026 Euro silver he has not been able to figure out Togoev in two matches over the last two years being teched in both but he should be a hard out for anyone in the field. Predictions: Gold: Togoev Silver: Rahmani Bronze: Kurashvilli Bronze: Myradov 97kg: Konstantine Petriashvilli has the name value and the accolades at the head of this weight. I love the matchup for Boyle against him though if he can avoid getting put away early because small Geno gets very sleepy in his matches and Boyle is going to look to score for all of 6 minutes. Also in the field is Russias Sanakoev who is a 2024 cadet silver falling to Konstantine in the finals 8-0. Yuonchang Yang should also be mentioned here. After failing to secure a win at both u20 and u23 worlds last year he teched the field 31-0 at Asians this year including a 10-0 win over former cadet Silver Lacky who is also in this field. Toohid Noory did not compete at Asians this year but was 7th at last years u20's and was competitive at asians that year with poynov who was the u20 champ and u23 bronze. Predictions: Gold: Boyle Silver: Yang Bronze: Petriashvilli Bronze: Noory 125kg: This weight is all about Nezhad and Ross and I am going to talk about it as such. Nezhad is a 3x age level medalist including gold at last years u23s where he only gave up two points. Dreshaun does not have the international accolades the year he made the team at cadets he hurt his shoulder and could not compete so to our Iranian brothers who think Nezhad is going to walk to a title I would not look past Ross. I think the wars with merill have prepared Ross perfectly for this matchup. I will note it took Dreshaun a few feels this year to figure out Coby, he did much better in the second period at the open and then was doing well in the first match prior to the lace but ultimately he needed that third and fourth crack to separate himself. He is only going to have one feel for Nezhad and I think if he can wrestle like he did against Coby in the 2nd and 3rd matches at trials he can win. Predictions: Gold: Ross Silver: Nezhad Bronze: Dursunov Bronze: Haykyan @Husker_Du @Jon_Kozak @Tyler Perry always love feedback Can't wait till I get a chacne to read these. I always do last minute in depth predictions once brackets drop, so I will try to get those out this year 1
Yugdab Posted August 14 Posted August 14 I really enjoy watching you u20s and senior world championships I generally watch the euros and Asian championships as well. I usually watch every match each Mat till the round completes and then go to the next Mat and I catch everyone and so I don’t generally know a lot of the guys or their history so it’s nice with no commentary to have a breakdown on each guy so I use AI. AI used a lot of flow wrestling and UWW and anything else that they can find some of it. You can kind of see maybe an error or two but it’s pretty useful to see some of the early round matchups where they may not be the biggest names but they’re kind of the tweezers. Here is 57 kg. A lot of info and some repetition 57 KG — COMPLETE ENTRANT-BY-ENTRANT BREAKDOWN 1. Sasha PETROSYAN Age: 20 Current level: Established U20 international 2026 U20 European result: Bronze Petrosyan is one of the more proven European wrestlers in this field. His biggest early international result came at the 2023 U17 World Championships, where he won bronze at 51 kg. Interestingly, he actually wrestled Yamato Ogawa at that tournament and lost 7-1 in the round of 16. He then came back through the repechage and won bronze. He has now moved up to 57 kg and made a significant jump in 2026. At the 2026 U20 Europeans, he: beat Pavlo Ilnytskyi 10-0 lost to Ebubekir Gur 14-10 beat Karoly Barath 7-1 in repechage beat Giorgi Tsuriashvili 5-1 for bronze So he left Europeans with a bronze medal, and that is important because he defeated another entrant in this World field on the way to it. Assessment Petrosyan is much better than a typical European bronze medalist in this field. He has already shown he can survive a bad loss and work his way back onto the podium. Big question: Can he close the gap with the very top guys? He lost to Gur at Europeans, but then beat Barath and Tsuriashvili. Threat level: HIGH ⸻ 2. Muhammad ISMAYILOV This is one of the most interesting wrestlers in the entire weight. Ismayilov is a 2024 U17 European champion, according to the Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation. In 2026 he won the Azerbaijan U20 championship at 57 kg. Then he went to the 2026 U20 European Championships and won bronze. His European run: TF 10-0 over Danoush Jowkar TF 11-0 over Gheorghi Gaidarji lost 4-2 to eventual champion Magomed Ozdamirov TF 11-0 over Gaspard Cheynoux for bronze And there’s another important result: at the April 2026 U20 International Champions Tournament in Antalya, Ismayilov defeated Iranian Erfan Siriforounabad and then lost to Magomed Magomedov in the semifinal 7-4. Assessment This is a legitimate medal contender. He has proven himself domestically, won a U17 European title, reached the European U20 podium and has already wrestled Magomed Magomedov. The fact that he has now accumulated several high-level international matches at 57 is a big advantage. Threat level: VERY HIGH ⸻ 3. Matsvei SYTSEVICH Sytsevich is an interesting European because he has been around this level for several years but hasn’t yet broken through to the major podium. At the 2026 U20 Europeans, he: beat Marian Rusu 8-4 lost to Giorgi Tsuriashvili 6-3 At the 2025 U20 Europeans, he reached the quarterfinals before losing to Nika Zangaladze, then lost in repechage to Esad Bozali. He also had a strong 2025 international tournament, beating Riccardo Bonanno by technical superiority before losing to Zangaladze. Assessment He’s a solid European-level wrestler, but the resume doesn’t yet scream World medalist. The positive is experience. He’s seen a lot of the European 57 kg field. Threat level: MEDIUM-HIGH ⸻ 4. Nik Ignatov DOYCHINOV Doychinov is a serious Bulgarian prospect who has competed extensively internationally. One indication of his level: he finished 6th at the 2026 Dan Kolov–Nikola Petrov International, a senior-level tournament. At the 2026 U20 European Championships he lost to Giorgi Tsuriashvili 3-0. He also has U20 international experience at 61 kg, including a match against Norway’s Sahil Shirzai. Assessment He’s experienced and has senior-level exposure, but his recent U20 results don’t put him in the first tier at 57. Threat level: MEDIUM ⸻ 5. Chengtao WANG Wang is one of China’s better young freestyle prospects. He was 18th at the 2025 U20 World Championships at 57 kg, losing his opening match to Brazil’s Caio Duarte 5-5 on criteria. Earlier, he won bronze at the 2024 U23/U17 Asian Championships, wrestling at 60 kg. He beat Japan’s Hiroto Furuichi 10-0 and won his quarterfinal before losing in the semifinal. He also competed at the 2024 U20 Asian Championships at 57 kg. Assessment He has international experience but hasn’t yet demonstrated that he can consistently beat the elite of this field. Threat level: MEDIUM ⸻ 6. Dunia SIBOMANA This is probably the most unique story in the tournament. Sibomana was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and survived a horrific chimpanzee attack as a child. He later moved to the United States, underwent numerous reconstructive surgeries and eventually became a standout New York high-school wrestler. Domestically, he’s a three-time New York state champion and won the 2026 National High School Coaches Association title at 123 pounds. He’s now headed to North Carolina. But internationally, he’s no longer merely a high-school prospect. In May 2026 he won the African Championships at senior 57 kg, representing Congo. He defeated: Alaa Sheiba of Egypt 3-2 Mouadh Chibani of Algeria 12-2 Roland Tambi Nforsong of Cameroon 10-0 That is a senior continental championship, not a junior title. Assessment This is where Sibomana gets really interesting. He’s relatively inexperienced internationally compared with the European/Central Asian guys, but his American folkstyle background is excellent and he’s already demonstrated that he can win internationally against senior opposition. The question isn’t talent. It’s international freestyle experience. If his American wrestling translates immediately, he can be a dangerous bracket-breaker. Threat level: HIGH — dark horse ⸻ 7. Gaspard CHEYNOUX Cheynoux has quite a bit of international experience for France. He has competed in both youth and senior international events. At the 2025 Henri Deglane senior tournament, he actually drew Spencer Lee and lost 10-0. At the 2026 U20 Europeans, however, he made the bronze-medal match: lost to Magomed Ozdamirov defeated Mykola Bratov 6-2 lost to Muhammad Ismayilov 11-0 for bronze He also has a notable U17 Beach Wrestling World Championship silver medal. Assessment The European bronze-medal performance is the key. He can compete with this level, but Ismayilov showed a significant gap in the bronze match. Threat level: HIGH-MEDIUM ⸻ 8. Danoush JOWKAR Jowkar is one of Great Britain’s better young freestyle wrestlers. He’s already had experience at both the U23 and U20 European Championships. At the 2026 U23 Europeans he won his qualification match by technical superiority before reaching the quarterfinal stage. At the U20 Europeans he lost to Ismayilov 10-0. Assessment Good international experience, but his most recent result against Ismayilov shows how difficult this field is. He’s capable of winning matches, but he’s not one of the first names I’d identify as a title threat. Threat level: MEDIUM ⸻ 9. Giorgi MAISURADZE Important: this is the Georgian entrant listed in the World field. Some UWW results from the European tournament are associated with Giorgi Tsuriashvili, so I would not automatically transfer those results to Maisuradze. That distinction matters. Georgia is historically one of the deepest freestyle programs in the world, so any Georgian 57 kg entrant deserves respect, but I don’t see enough verified elite results for Maisuradze himself to put him in the top tier. Assessment Threat level: MEDIUM / UNKNOWN I’d actually want to investigate his domestic Georgian results further before giving him a stronger rating. ⸻ 10. Isaac WONG Hong Kong is not generally a medal-producing freestyle power at U20 Worlds, and Wong does not have the same international resume as the top Central Asian, Japanese, Iranian or European contenders. Assessment He’s an international qualifier who could absolutely win an individual match, but there isn’t enough elite-level evidence to put him near the favorites. Threat level: LOW-MEDIUM ⸻ 11. Karoly BARATH Barath is actually more dangerous than his final European placement might indicate. At the 2026 U20 Europeans, he: beat John Keterling 6-1 lost to Ebubekir Gur 7-4 lost to Sasha Petrosyan 7-1 in repechage He therefore finished 8th. He’s also a returning U20 World competitor from 2025. Assessment He has enough European experience to make someone work, but his recent losses to Gur and Petrosyan are significant. Threat level: MEDIUM ⸻ 12. RUPESH India is always difficult to evaluate from the outside at these age levels because the domestic competition can be extremely strong but isn’t always fully represented in easily searchable international databases. The key issue with Rupesh is lack of a major international result comparable to the top names in this field. India nevertheless has enormous depth at 57 kg, and the country’s domestic selection process is usually much tougher than the international record alone suggests. Assessment Threat level: MEDIUM / UNKNOWN This is one of the wrestlers I’d be careful about underrating. ⸻ 13. Arman ELAHI This is a very interesting future-oriented wrestler. Elahi is younger than most of the major 20-year-old contenders and has been competing at 55 kg. In May 2026 he won the U17 Asian Championship at 55 kg. His run: beat Kazakhstan’s Temirlan Murat 9-4 beat Uzbekistan’s Jakhangir Tulkunov 9-6 beat South Korea’s Jimin Park 10-0 beat Japan’s Kyosuke Ikeda 8-3 in the final Then came the 2026 U17 World Championships, where he lost to the same Jakhangir Tulkunov 5-1. UWW specifically noted that Elahi had beaten Tulkunov 9-6 at the Asian Championships earlier that year. Assessment This is a classic high-upside Iranian. He’s not as proven at this level as the older 57 kg contenders, but his Asian title shows that his ceiling is high. And he’s already had high-level international matches against some of the best younger wrestlers in Asia. Threat level: MEDIUM-HIGH / HIGH UPSIDE ⸻ 14. Yamato OGAWA One of the three biggest names in the entire tournament. Ogawa is the wrestler with perhaps the most interesting progression in the field. He beat Sasha Petrosyan 7-1 at the 2023 U17 World Championships at 51 kg. He then won the 2023 U17 World Championship at 51 kg, defeating India’s Rohit Rohit in the final. So: 2023 U17 World Champion — 51 kg And now he’s grown into 57 kg. The really big development is that Ogawa was selected as Japan’s 2026 Senior World Team representative at 57 kg. FloWrestling specifically identifies him as the senior representative in this U20 field. That is enormous. Japan doesn’t simply hand out senior World Team spots to a young wrestler because he won an age-group tournament. Assessment This tells me that Japan views Ogawa as a real senior-level 57 kg wrestler, not simply a junior prospect. His biggest advantage is that he’s already beaten Petrosyan internationally. His biggest question is whether he can handle the Central Asian/Russian physical style at 57. Threat level: ELITE One of the 3 favorites for gold. ⸻ 15. Nurassyl ASSAMBEK Assambek has an unusual international history. His documented UWW results include the 2022 U17 Asian Championships, where he won bronze at 45 kg, and the 2022 U17 Worlds. The problem is that his international record becomes much thinner afterward. Assessment He’s difficult to rank because his current level isn’t well represented by the available international results. Kazakhstan is a country I would never casually dismiss, particularly at the lighter weights. But based strictly on documented results: Threat level: LOW-MEDIUM / UNKNOWN ⸻ 16. Nurtilek ZAMIRBEKOV This is another wrestler I would take seriously. Zamirbekov has been wrestling at the international level for several years. In 2024 he won a silver medal at the Kyrgyzstan U17 Asian-level competition, and in April 2026 he won bronze at 57 kg at an international tournament in Turkey. More importantly, at the April 2026 U20 International Champions Tournament in Antalya, he reached the semifinal stage and beat Georgia’s Giorgi Tsuriashvili 10-0 in the quarterfinals. He then lost to Russia’s Tundzhai Verdiyev in the semifinal. Assessment This is one of the guys who could mess up somebody’s bracket. He has already shown he can beat a European medalist-level wrestler by technical superiority. Threat level: HIGH-MEDIUM ⸻ 17. Catalin CURECHERI Curecheri has been around the international youth circuit for several years. At the 2024 U17 World Championships, he finished 14th at 55 kg. He also has international youth tournament experience in Romania and elsewhere. One particularly interesting result came in 2024 when Curecheri defeated Switzerland’s Tinio Ritter by fall in just 48 seconds. Assessment He’s experienced, but his international resume doesn’t put him in the top tier. Threat level: MEDIUM ⸻ 18. Naran BARKHAS Barkhas has substantial youth international experience. At the 2023 U17 World Championships, he reached the quarterfinals at 55 kg, beating Turkey’s Haci Zade 5-2 before losing to Armenia’s Arshak Lulukyan 11-5. At the 2025 U20 Asian Championships he reached the quarterfinals at 57 kg before losing to Iran’s Arshia Haddadi. Assessment He’s a legitimate international wrestler, but he hasn’t yet produced a major medal. Threat level: MEDIUM ⸻ 19. Raiden HOBSON Hobson is one of the more interesting small-nation entrants. He won gold at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games, taking the men’s freestyle 50 kg title for Palau. That is an important accomplishment within the Oceania/Pacific region. But the jump from Pacific regional competition to a 27-man U20 World field containing Russian, Japanese, Iranian, Central Asian and American talent is enormous. Assessment Very accomplished regionally, but this will be a completely different level. Threat level: LOW-MEDIUM ⸻ 20. Pavlo ILNYTSKYI Ilnytskyi is still very young and has moved up rapidly through the weight classes. His UWW history includes: 2023 U15 Europeans — 44 kg 2023 U17 Europeans — 45 kg, where he reached the semifinal 2024 U17 Europeans — 51 kg 2025 U17 Worlds — 55 kg 2026 U20 Europeans — 57 kg At the 2023 U17 Europeans he reached the semifinal before losing to Jafarov Jafar, then lost to Ebubekir Gur for bronze. At the 2025 U17 Worlds he won a repechage match 12-1, but lost his next match. At the 2026 U20 Europeans, he was stopped by Petrosyan 10-0. Assessment He’s talented but not yet physically or internationally mature enough, in my opinion, to put him among the favorites. Threat level: LOW-MEDIUM ⸻ 21. Nathaniel LYTTLE This is one of the more underrated entrants. Lyttle won silver at the 2026 U20 Pan-American Championships at 57 kg. He reached the final before losing to America’s Grey Burnett 10-0. That is significant because Burnett is the wrestler Cortez had to beat to make the U.S. World team. So although Lyttle lost badly to Burnett, simply reaching the Pan-American final shows he’s one of Puerto Rico’s better young wrestlers. Assessment He’s probably not a gold threat, but he’s absolutely capable of upsetting somebody. Threat level: MEDIUM-HIGH ⸻ 22. Magomed MAGOMEDOV This is the guy I would circle in red. FloWrestling has him as its #1 pick for gold. And there’s a very good reason. Magomedov defeated Magomed Ozdamirov, the wrestler who won the 2025 U20 World Championship at 57 kg. FloWrestling specifically highlights that result. That’s a massive piece of information. Remember: 2025 U20 World Champion: Magomed Ozdamirov 2026 U20 European Champion: Magomed Ozdamirov Yet Magomedov has already beaten him. He also beat Muhammad Ismayilov 7-4 at the April 2026 Antalya U20 tournament. Assessment This is why I’m comfortable putting him at or near #1. He has: Russian wrestling pedigree victory over the defending U20 World champion victory over a 2026 U20 European bronze medalist international tournament success a style that is extremely difficult for smaller technical wrestlers to deal with Threat level: ELITE My current #1 title favorite. ⸻ 23. Patrik VETRAK Vetrak is one of the youngest wrestlers in the field. He’s still listed by UWW as a 17-year-old cadet, and his primary 2026 international competition was at 55 kg at the U17 European Championships. He also competed internationally as a much younger wrestler at 44 kg. Assessment He’s here for experience and development. He could absolutely become a very good senior wrestler eventually, but this is a brutal weight class for him to enter at the U20 Worlds. Threat level: LOW ⸻ 24. Ebubekir GUR One of the biggest threats in the field. Gur is a fascinating wrestler because he already has a major world medal from when he was extremely young. He won bronze at the 2023 U17 World Championships at 45 kg. Then he moved through the age groups and became a major 57 kg contender. At the 2026 U20 Europeans, he: beat Sasha Petrosyan 14-10 beat Karoly Barath 7-4 beat Giorgi Tsuriashvili 11-0 lost to Magomed Ozdamirov 9-4 in the final That’s silver at U20 Europeans. And that makes the Petrosyan result particularly important. Assessment He’s proven that he can beat elite European opposition and score a lot of points. He’s one of the most dangerous wrestlers in this field. Threat level: ELITE ⸻ 25. Abbas HUSEINOV Huseinov has been competing at the European youth level for several years. An important result came at the 2025 U17 European Championships, where he beat eventual finalist Makhach Abdullaev 2-1 in the quarterfinals before losing to him? Actually the documented bracket shows Huseinov defeating Abdullaev in the quarterfinals, while Abdullaev went on to the final through the bracket. Huseinov also defeated Turkey’s Osman Kaplan at that tournament. Assessment He has legitimate European youth pedigree, but his current U20 international resume doesn’t put him with the main favorites. Threat level: MEDIUM ⸻ 26. Isaiah CORTEZ This might be the most accomplished American wrestler in the field from an international standpoint, even though freestyle isn’t his original international specialty. Cortez is a three-time U20 World Team member. USA Wrestling notes that he made the U20 Greco-Roman World Team in 2024 and 2025, and then made the 2026 U20 freestyle team. He was also the 2024 U20 Nationals Greco-Roman champion at 55 kg and won silver at the 2024 U20 Greco-Roman World Championships. But this year he has made a serious freestyle transition. At the 2026 U.S. Open U20, he won 57 kg, beating Grey Burnett 4-1 in the final. Then at the 2026 U20 World Team Trials, he beat Burnett twice: 5-1 10-0 to make the World team. Assessment Here’s my take: Cortez is much more dangerous than the “DNP” prediction from FloWrestling might make you think. He’s an elite American Greco-Roman wrestler who is now developing into a freestyle wrestler. His hand fighting, upper-body control and physical strength could translate extremely well. The problem is simply international freestyle experience. He has not spent the last several years fighting through the Russian/Central Asian/Japanese freestyle pipeline like Ogawa, Magomedov or Rashidov. Threat level: HIGH Medal dark horse. ⸻ 27. Ulugbek RASHIDOV This is the other guy I’d circle in red. Rashidov has one of the strongest age-group resumes in the entire tournament. He was the 2024 U17 World Champion at 48 kg. His run: beat Daniel Negru 12-0 beat Temuri Tutarashvili 10-0 beat Chingis Saryglar 7-5 beat Iran’s Amirabbas Alizadeh 11-0 in the final He then moved up to 57 kg and won the 2026 U20 Asian Championship. His 2026 Asian run was: 10-0 6-1 13-2 4-1 in the final over Japan’s Rikuto Nagai UWW lists him at 7-0 for the 2026 season. And his history against elite Asian opponents is extensive. Assessment This is a real World title contender. The question is how he handles the jump from 48 → 57 and whether the older, stronger 57 kg wrestlers can neutralize his speed. But he’s already demonstrated the ability to dominate world-level age-group competition. Threat level: ELITE ⸻ MY 57 KG TIERS After going through the field, this is how I would currently separate them. TIER 1 — REAL GOLD MEDAL FAVORITES 1. Magomed Magomedov 2. Yamato Ogawa 3. Ulugbek Rashidov 4. Ebubekir Gur Those four are the group I’d put clearly above everyone else right now. FloWrestling’s prediction is: Gold — Magomed Magomedov Silver — Yamato Ogawa Bronze — Ulugbek Rashidov Bronze — Sasha Petrosyan I agree with the basic structure, but I’d move Gur into that top group because his European performance was outstanding. ⸻ TIER 2 — VERY REAL MEDAL THREATS Sasha Petrosyan Muhammad Ismayilov Nurtilek Zamirbekov Isaiah Cortez Dunia Sibomana These guys can absolutely knock one of the favorites out of the medal rounds. Ismayilov in particular is interesting because he’s already beaten a lot of people in this field, and Cortez is probably the biggest style-transition wild card. ⸻ TIER 3 — DANGEROUS BRACKET GUYS Gaspard Cheynoux Matsvei Sytsevich Danoush Jowkar Naran Barkhas Nathaniel Lyttle Catalin Curecheri Nik Doychinov Karoly Barath Abbas Huseinov Arman Elahi These are the guys where I wouldn’t be shocked if one of them beats a favorite in the first two rounds. ⸻ TIER 4 — LONG SHOTS / LIMITED INTERNATIONAL RESUME Chengtao Wang Pavlo Ilnytskyi Rupesh Nurassyl Assambek Giorgi Maisuradze Isaac Wong Raiden Hobson Patrik Vetrak This doesn’t mean they’re bad wrestlers. It means their documented international resumes don’t currently compare with the top half of this particular field. ⸻ THE BIGGEST THING I SEE AT 57 KG This weight is actually more dangerous than the 74 kg field we looked at yesterday in one particular way. At 74, there were several elite wrestlers, but you could identify a relatively clear top group. At 57, I see four different wrestling systems represented by legitimate title threats: Russian/Dagestani style: Magomedov Japanese technical/speed style: Ogawa Central Asian speed/position style: Rashidov European/Caucasus-influenced style: Gur Then you have Ismayilov, Petrosyan and Zamirbekov sitting right behind them. And then there’s Cortez, who is a completely different problem because of his Greco-Roman background. That makes the bracket extremely volatile. My current top 10, before seeing the draw: Magomed Magomedov Yamato Ogawa Ulugbek Rashidov Ebubekir Gur Muhammad Ismayilov Sasha Petrosyan Isaiah Cortez Nurtilek Zamirbekov Dunia Sibomana Gaspard Cheynoux And there is one huge head-to-head storyline already sitting here: Ogawa beat Petrosyan 7-1 at 51 kg in 2023. So if the draw gives us Ogawa vs. Petrosyan again, that is one of the first rematches I’d want to examine. Also, Magomedov beating the defending U20 World champion Ozdamirov is probably the single most important result on the entire 57 kg résumé sheet. 2 1 1
Yugdab Posted August 14 Posted August 14 I would have definitely watched the whole 57 kg bracket and not known Sibomana was an American wrestler from New York it’ll be very interesting to see how he does against some of the midtier guys to see if he can make a splash also kind of fun to watch him versus little who won the silver at the Pan Am’s
Truzzcat Posted August 14 Author Posted August 14 1 hour ago, Yugdab said: I really enjoy watching you u20s and senior world championships I generally watch the euros and Asian championships as well. I usually watch every match each Mat till the round completes and then go to the next Mat and I catch everyone and so I don’t generally know a lot of the guys or their history so it’s nice with no commentary to have a breakdown on each guy so I use AI. AI used a lot of flow wrestling and UWW and anything else that they can find some of it. You can kind of see maybe an error or two but it’s pretty useful to see some of the early round matchups where they may not be the biggest names but they’re kind of the tweezers. Here is 57 kg. A lot of info and some repetition 57 KG — COMPLETE ENTRANT-BY-ENTRANT BREAKDOWN 1. Sasha PETROSYAN Age: 20 Current level: Established U20 international 2026 U20 European result: Bronze Petrosyan is one of the more proven European wrestlers in this field. His biggest early international result came at the 2023 U17 World Championships, where he won bronze at 51 kg. Interestingly, he actually wrestled Yamato Ogawa at that tournament and lost 7-1 in the round of 16. He then came back through the repechage and won bronze. He has now moved up to 57 kg and made a significant jump in 2026. At the 2026 U20 Europeans, he: beat Pavlo Ilnytskyi 10-0 lost to Ebubekir Gur 14-10 beat Karoly Barath 7-1 in repechage beat Giorgi Tsuriashvili 5-1 for bronze So he left Europeans with a bronze medal, and that is important because he defeated another entrant in this World field on the way to it. Assessment Petrosyan is much better than a typical European bronze medalist in this field. He has already shown he can survive a bad loss and work his way back onto the podium. Big question: Can he close the gap with the very top guys? He lost to Gur at Europeans, but then beat Barath and Tsuriashvili. Threat level: HIGH ⸻ 2. Muhammad ISMAYILOV This is one of the most interesting wrestlers in the entire weight. Ismayilov is a 2024 U17 European champion, according to the Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation. In 2026 he won the Azerbaijan U20 championship at 57 kg. Then he went to the 2026 U20 European Championships and won bronze. His European run: TF 10-0 over Danoush Jowkar TF 11-0 over Gheorghi Gaidarji lost 4-2 to eventual champion Magomed Ozdamirov TF 11-0 over Gaspard Cheynoux for bronze And there’s another important result: at the April 2026 U20 International Champions Tournament in Antalya, Ismayilov defeated Iranian Erfan Siriforounabad and then lost to Magomed Magomedov in the semifinal 7-4. Assessment This is a legitimate medal contender. He has proven himself domestically, won a U17 European title, reached the European U20 podium and has already wrestled Magomed Magomedov. The fact that he has now accumulated several high-level international matches at 57 is a big advantage. Threat level: VERY HIGH ⸻ 3. Matsvei SYTSEVICH Sytsevich is an interesting European because he has been around this level for several years but hasn’t yet broken through to the major podium. At the 2026 U20 Europeans, he: beat Marian Rusu 8-4 lost to Giorgi Tsuriashvili 6-3 At the 2025 U20 Europeans, he reached the quarterfinals before losing to Nika Zangaladze, then lost in repechage to Esad Bozali. He also had a strong 2025 international tournament, beating Riccardo Bonanno by technical superiority before losing to Zangaladze. Assessment He’s a solid European-level wrestler, but the resume doesn’t yet scream World medalist. The positive is experience. He’s seen a lot of the European 57 kg field. Threat level: MEDIUM-HIGH ⸻ 4. Nik Ignatov DOYCHINOV Doychinov is a serious Bulgarian prospect who has competed extensively internationally. One indication of his level: he finished 6th at the 2026 Dan Kolov–Nikola Petrov International, a senior-level tournament. At the 2026 U20 European Championships he lost to Giorgi Tsuriashvili 3-0. He also has U20 international experience at 61 kg, including a match against Norway’s Sahil Shirzai. Assessment He’s experienced and has senior-level exposure, but his recent U20 results don’t put him in the first tier at 57. Threat level: MEDIUM ⸻ 5. Chengtao WANG Wang is one of China’s better young freestyle prospects. He was 18th at the 2025 U20 World Championships at 57 kg, losing his opening match to Brazil’s Caio Duarte 5-5 on criteria. Earlier, he won bronze at the 2024 U23/U17 Asian Championships, wrestling at 60 kg. He beat Japan’s Hiroto Furuichi 10-0 and won his quarterfinal before losing in the semifinal. He also competed at the 2024 U20 Asian Championships at 57 kg. Assessment He has international experience but hasn’t yet demonstrated that he can consistently beat the elite of this field. Threat level: MEDIUM ⸻ 6. Dunia SIBOMANA This is probably the most unique story in the tournament. Sibomana was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and survived a horrific chimpanzee attack as a child. He later moved to the United States, underwent numerous reconstructive surgeries and eventually became a standout New York high-school wrestler. Domestically, he’s a three-time New York state champion and won the 2026 National High School Coaches Association title at 123 pounds. He’s now headed to North Carolina. But internationally, he’s no longer merely a high-school prospect. In May 2026 he won the African Championships at senior 57 kg, representing Congo. He defeated: Alaa Sheiba of Egypt 3-2 Mouadh Chibani of Algeria 12-2 Roland Tambi Nforsong of Cameroon 10-0 That is a senior continental championship, not a junior title. Assessment This is where Sibomana gets really interesting. He’s relatively inexperienced internationally compared with the European/Central Asian guys, but his American folkstyle background is excellent and he’s already demonstrated that he can win internationally against senior opposition. The question isn’t talent. It’s international freestyle experience. If his American wrestling translates immediately, he can be a dangerous bracket-breaker. Threat level: HIGH — dark horse ⸻ 7. Gaspard CHEYNOUX Cheynoux has quite a bit of international experience for France. He has competed in both youth and senior international events. At the 2025 Henri Deglane senior tournament, he actually drew Spencer Lee and lost 10-0. At the 2026 U20 Europeans, however, he made the bronze-medal match: lost to Magomed Ozdamirov defeated Mykola Bratov 6-2 lost to Muhammad Ismayilov 11-0 for bronze He also has a notable U17 Beach Wrestling World Championship silver medal. Assessment The European bronze-medal performance is the key. He can compete with this level, but Ismayilov showed a significant gap in the bronze match. Threat level: HIGH-MEDIUM ⸻ 8. Danoush JOWKAR Jowkar is one of Great Britain’s better young freestyle wrestlers. He’s already had experience at both the U23 and U20 European Championships. At the 2026 U23 Europeans he won his qualification match by technical superiority before reaching the quarterfinal stage. At the U20 Europeans he lost to Ismayilov 10-0. Assessment Good international experience, but his most recent result against Ismayilov shows how difficult this field is. He’s capable of winning matches, but he’s not one of the first names I’d identify as a title threat. Threat level: MEDIUM ⸻ 9. Giorgi MAISURADZE Important: this is the Georgian entrant listed in the World field. Some UWW results from the European tournament are associated with Giorgi Tsuriashvili, so I would not automatically transfer those results to Maisuradze. That distinction matters. Georgia is historically one of the deepest freestyle programs in the world, so any Georgian 57 kg entrant deserves respect, but I don’t see enough verified elite results for Maisuradze himself to put him in the top tier. Assessment Threat level: MEDIUM / UNKNOWN I’d actually want to investigate his domestic Georgian results further before giving him a stronger rating. ⸻ 10. Isaac WONG Hong Kong is not generally a medal-producing freestyle power at U20 Worlds, and Wong does not have the same international resume as the top Central Asian, Japanese, Iranian or European contenders. Assessment He’s an international qualifier who could absolutely win an individual match, but there isn’t enough elite-level evidence to put him near the favorites. Threat level: LOW-MEDIUM ⸻ 11. Karoly BARATH Barath is actually more dangerous than his final European placement might indicate. At the 2026 U20 Europeans, he: beat John Keterling 6-1 lost to Ebubekir Gur 7-4 lost to Sasha Petrosyan 7-1 in repechage He therefore finished 8th. He’s also a returning U20 World competitor from 2025. Assessment He has enough European experience to make someone work, but his recent losses to Gur and Petrosyan are significant. Threat level: MEDIUM ⸻ 12. RUPESH India is always difficult to evaluate from the outside at these age levels because the domestic competition can be extremely strong but isn’t always fully represented in easily searchable international databases. The key issue with Rupesh is lack of a major international result comparable to the top names in this field. India nevertheless has enormous depth at 57 kg, and the country’s domestic selection process is usually much tougher than the international record alone suggests. Assessment Threat level: MEDIUM / UNKNOWN This is one of the wrestlers I’d be careful about underrating. ⸻ 13. Arman ELAHI This is a very interesting future-oriented wrestler. Elahi is younger than most of the major 20-year-old contenders and has been competing at 55 kg. In May 2026 he won the U17 Asian Championship at 55 kg. His run: beat Kazakhstan’s Temirlan Murat 9-4 beat Uzbekistan’s Jakhangir Tulkunov 9-6 beat South Korea’s Jimin Park 10-0 beat Japan’s Kyosuke Ikeda 8-3 in the final Then came the 2026 U17 World Championships, where he lost to the same Jakhangir Tulkunov 5-1. UWW specifically noted that Elahi had beaten Tulkunov 9-6 at the Asian Championships earlier that year. Assessment This is a classic high-upside Iranian. He’s not as proven at this level as the older 57 kg contenders, but his Asian title shows that his ceiling is high. And he’s already had high-level international matches against some of the best younger wrestlers in Asia. Threat level: MEDIUM-HIGH / HIGH UPSIDE ⸻ 14. Yamato OGAWA One of the three biggest names in the entire tournament. Ogawa is the wrestler with perhaps the most interesting progression in the field. He beat Sasha Petrosyan 7-1 at the 2023 U17 World Championships at 51 kg. He then won the 2023 U17 World Championship at 51 kg, defeating India’s Rohit Rohit in the final. So: 2023 U17 World Champion — 51 kg And now he’s grown into 57 kg. The really big development is that Ogawa was selected as Japan’s 2026 Senior World Team representative at 57 kg. FloWrestling specifically identifies him as the senior representative in this U20 field. That is enormous. Japan doesn’t simply hand out senior World Team spots to a young wrestler because he won an age-group tournament. Assessment This tells me that Japan views Ogawa as a real senior-level 57 kg wrestler, not simply a junior prospect. His biggest advantage is that he’s already beaten Petrosyan internationally. His biggest question is whether he can handle the Central Asian/Russian physical style at 57. Threat level: ELITE One of the 3 favorites for gold. ⸻ 15. Nurassyl ASSAMBEK Assambek has an unusual international history. His documented UWW results include the 2022 U17 Asian Championships, where he won bronze at 45 kg, and the 2022 U17 Worlds. The problem is that his international record becomes much thinner afterward. Assessment He’s difficult to rank because his current level isn’t well represented by the available international results. Kazakhstan is a country I would never casually dismiss, particularly at the lighter weights. But based strictly on documented results: Threat level: LOW-MEDIUM / UNKNOWN ⸻ 16. Nurtilek ZAMIRBEKOV This is another wrestler I would take seriously. Zamirbekov has been wrestling at the international level for several years. In 2024 he won a silver medal at the Kyrgyzstan U17 Asian-level competition, and in April 2026 he won bronze at 57 kg at an international tournament in Turkey. More importantly, at the April 2026 U20 International Champions Tournament in Antalya, he reached the semifinal stage and beat Georgia’s Giorgi Tsuriashvili 10-0 in the quarterfinals. He then lost to Russia’s Tundzhai Verdiyev in the semifinal. Assessment This is one of the guys who could mess up somebody’s bracket. He has already shown he can beat a European medalist-level wrestler by technical superiority. Threat level: HIGH-MEDIUM ⸻ 17. Catalin CURECHERI Curecheri has been around the international youth circuit for several years. At the 2024 U17 World Championships, he finished 14th at 55 kg. He also has international youth tournament experience in Romania and elsewhere. One particularly interesting result came in 2024 when Curecheri defeated Switzerland’s Tinio Ritter by fall in just 48 seconds. Assessment He’s experienced, but his international resume doesn’t put him in the top tier. Threat level: MEDIUM ⸻ 18. Naran BARKHAS Barkhas has substantial youth international experience. At the 2023 U17 World Championships, he reached the quarterfinals at 55 kg, beating Turkey’s Haci Zade 5-2 before losing to Armenia’s Arshak Lulukyan 11-5. At the 2025 U20 Asian Championships he reached the quarterfinals at 57 kg before losing to Iran’s Arshia Haddadi. Assessment He’s a legitimate international wrestler, but he hasn’t yet produced a major medal. Threat level: MEDIUM ⸻ 19. Raiden HOBSON Hobson is one of the more interesting small-nation entrants. He won gold at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games, taking the men’s freestyle 50 kg title for Palau. That is an important accomplishment within the Oceania/Pacific region. But the jump from Pacific regional competition to a 27-man U20 World field containing Russian, Japanese, Iranian, Central Asian and American talent is enormous. Assessment Very accomplished regionally, but this will be a completely different level. Threat level: LOW-MEDIUM ⸻ 20. Pavlo ILNYTSKYI Ilnytskyi is still very young and has moved up rapidly through the weight classes. His UWW history includes: 2023 U15 Europeans — 44 kg 2023 U17 Europeans — 45 kg, where he reached the semifinal 2024 U17 Europeans — 51 kg 2025 U17 Worlds — 55 kg 2026 U20 Europeans — 57 kg At the 2023 U17 Europeans he reached the semifinal before losing to Jafarov Jafar, then lost to Ebubekir Gur for bronze. At the 2025 U17 Worlds he won a repechage match 12-1, but lost his next match. At the 2026 U20 Europeans, he was stopped by Petrosyan 10-0. Assessment He’s talented but not yet physically or internationally mature enough, in my opinion, to put him among the favorites. Threat level: LOW-MEDIUM ⸻ 21. Nathaniel LYTTLE This is one of the more underrated entrants. Lyttle won silver at the 2026 U20 Pan-American Championships at 57 kg. He reached the final before losing to America’s Grey Burnett 10-0. That is significant because Burnett is the wrestler Cortez had to beat to make the U.S. World team. So although Lyttle lost badly to Burnett, simply reaching the Pan-American final shows he’s one of Puerto Rico’s better young wrestlers. Assessment He’s probably not a gold threat, but he’s absolutely capable of upsetting somebody. Threat level: MEDIUM-HIGH ⸻ 22. Magomed MAGOMEDOV This is the guy I would circle in red. FloWrestling has him as its #1 pick for gold. And there’s a very good reason. Magomedov defeated Magomed Ozdamirov, the wrestler who won the 2025 U20 World Championship at 57 kg. FloWrestling specifically highlights that result. That’s a massive piece of information. Remember: 2025 U20 World Champion: Magomed Ozdamirov 2026 U20 European Champion: Magomed Ozdamirov Yet Magomedov has already beaten him. He also beat Muhammad Ismayilov 7-4 at the April 2026 Antalya U20 tournament. Assessment This is why I’m comfortable putting him at or near #1. He has: Russian wrestling pedigree victory over the defending U20 World champion victory over a 2026 U20 European bronze medalist international tournament success a style that is extremely difficult for smaller technical wrestlers to deal with Threat level: ELITE My current #1 title favorite. ⸻ 23. Patrik VETRAK Vetrak is one of the youngest wrestlers in the field. He’s still listed by UWW as a 17-year-old cadet, and his primary 2026 international competition was at 55 kg at the U17 European Championships. He also competed internationally as a much younger wrestler at 44 kg. Assessment He’s here for experience and development. He could absolutely become a very good senior wrestler eventually, but this is a brutal weight class for him to enter at the U20 Worlds. Threat level: LOW ⸻ 24. Ebubekir GUR One of the biggest threats in the field. Gur is a fascinating wrestler because he already has a major world medal from when he was extremely young. He won bronze at the 2023 U17 World Championships at 45 kg. Then he moved through the age groups and became a major 57 kg contender. At the 2026 U20 Europeans, he: beat Sasha Petrosyan 14-10 beat Karoly Barath 7-4 beat Giorgi Tsuriashvili 11-0 lost to Magomed Ozdamirov 9-4 in the final That’s silver at U20 Europeans. And that makes the Petrosyan result particularly important. Assessment He’s proven that he can beat elite European opposition and score a lot of points. He’s one of the most dangerous wrestlers in this field. Threat level: ELITE ⸻ 25. Abbas HUSEINOV Huseinov has been competing at the European youth level for several years. An important result came at the 2025 U17 European Championships, where he beat eventual finalist Makhach Abdullaev 2-1 in the quarterfinals before losing to him? Actually the documented bracket shows Huseinov defeating Abdullaev in the quarterfinals, while Abdullaev went on to the final through the bracket. Huseinov also defeated Turkey’s Osman Kaplan at that tournament. Assessment He has legitimate European youth pedigree, but his current U20 international resume doesn’t put him with the main favorites. Threat level: MEDIUM ⸻ 26. Isaiah CORTEZ This might be the most accomplished American wrestler in the field from an international standpoint, even though freestyle isn’t his original international specialty. Cortez is a three-time U20 World Team member. USA Wrestling notes that he made the U20 Greco-Roman World Team in 2024 and 2025, and then made the 2026 U20 freestyle team. He was also the 2024 U20 Nationals Greco-Roman champion at 55 kg and won silver at the 2024 U20 Greco-Roman World Championships. But this year he has made a serious freestyle transition. At the 2026 U.S. Open U20, he won 57 kg, beating Grey Burnett 4-1 in the final. Then at the 2026 U20 World Team Trials, he beat Burnett twice: 5-1 10-0 to make the World team. Assessment Here’s my take: Cortez is much more dangerous than the “DNP” prediction from FloWrestling might make you think. He’s an elite American Greco-Roman wrestler who is now developing into a freestyle wrestler. His hand fighting, upper-body control and physical strength could translate extremely well. The problem is simply international freestyle experience. He has not spent the last several years fighting through the Russian/Central Asian/Japanese freestyle pipeline like Ogawa, Magomedov or Rashidov. Threat level: HIGH Medal dark horse. ⸻ 27. Ulugbek RASHIDOV This is the other guy I’d circle in red. Rashidov has one of the strongest age-group resumes in the entire tournament. He was the 2024 U17 World Champion at 48 kg. His run: beat Daniel Negru 12-0 beat Temuri Tutarashvili 10-0 beat Chingis Saryglar 7-5 beat Iran’s Amirabbas Alizadeh 11-0 in the final He then moved up to 57 kg and won the 2026 U20 Asian Championship. His 2026 Asian run was: 10-0 6-1 13-2 4-1 in the final over Japan’s Rikuto Nagai UWW lists him at 7-0 for the 2026 season. And his history against elite Asian opponents is extensive. Assessment This is a real World title contender. The question is how he handles the jump from 48 → 57 and whether the older, stronger 57 kg wrestlers can neutralize his speed. But he’s already demonstrated the ability to dominate world-level age-group competition. Threat level: ELITE ⸻ MY 57 KG TIERS After going through the field, this is how I would currently separate them. TIER 1 — REAL GOLD MEDAL FAVORITES 1. Magomed Magomedov 2. Yamato Ogawa 3. Ulugbek Rashidov 4. Ebubekir Gur Those four are the group I’d put clearly above everyone else right now. FloWrestling’s prediction is: Gold — Magomed Magomedov Silver — Yamato Ogawa Bronze — Ulugbek Rashidov Bronze — Sasha Petrosyan I agree with the basic structure, but I’d move Gur into that top group because his European performance was outstanding. ⸻ TIER 2 — VERY REAL MEDAL THREATS Sasha Petrosyan Muhammad Ismayilov Nurtilek Zamirbekov Isaiah Cortez Dunia Sibomana These guys can absolutely knock one of the favorites out of the medal rounds. Ismayilov in particular is interesting because he’s already beaten a lot of people in this field, and Cortez is probably the biggest style-transition wild card. ⸻ TIER 3 — DANGEROUS BRACKET GUYS Gaspard Cheynoux Matsvei Sytsevich Danoush Jowkar Naran Barkhas Nathaniel Lyttle Catalin Curecheri Nik Doychinov Karoly Barath Abbas Huseinov Arman Elahi These are the guys where I wouldn’t be shocked if one of them beats a favorite in the first two rounds. ⸻ TIER 4 — LONG SHOTS / LIMITED INTERNATIONAL RESUME Chengtao Wang Pavlo Ilnytskyi Rupesh Nurassyl Assambek Giorgi Maisuradze Isaac Wong Raiden Hobson Patrik Vetrak This doesn’t mean they’re bad wrestlers. It means their documented international resumes don’t currently compare with the top half of this particular field. ⸻ THE BIGGEST THING I SEE AT 57 KG This weight is actually more dangerous than the 74 kg field we looked at yesterday in one particular way. At 74, there were several elite wrestlers, but you could identify a relatively clear top group. At 57, I see four different wrestling systems represented by legitimate title threats: Russian/Dagestani style: Magomedov Japanese technical/speed style: Ogawa Central Asian speed/position style: Rashidov European/Caucasus-influenced style: Gur Then you have Ismayilov, Petrosyan and Zamirbekov sitting right behind them. And then there’s Cortez, who is a completely different problem because of his Greco-Roman background. That makes the bracket extremely volatile. My current top 10, before seeing the draw: Magomed Magomedov Yamato Ogawa Ulugbek Rashidov Ebubekir Gur Muhammad Ismayilov Sasha Petrosyan Isaiah Cortez Nurtilek Zamirbekov Dunia Sibomana Gaspard Cheynoux And there is one huge head-to-head storyline already sitting here: Ogawa beat Petrosyan 7-1 at 51 kg in 2023. So if the draw gives us Ogawa vs. Petrosyan again, that is one of the first rematches I’d want to examine. Also, Magomedov beating the defending U20 World champion Ozdamirov is probably the single most important result on the entire 57 kg résumé sheet. This is really cool I may start using AI a lot more it seems to be able to pull results that are hard to sometimes find because they are tournaments that are only reported on by the native country and generally not in english. I am the personal property of VakAttack
Yugdab Posted August 14 Posted August 14 125 125 KG — My Placement Prediction 1. Abolfazl MOHAMMAD NEZHAD — Iran Prediction: Gold Mohammad Nezhad is my favorite. His résumé is unusually strong for this field. He won the 2025 U23 World Championship, going through Dmitrii Duscov, Khachatur Khachatryan, Khabib Davudgadzhiev and Khetag Karsanov. He also won the 2026 U20 Asian Championships, beating Narantulga Darmaabazar 10-0, Riza Izakhar 12-2 and Ronak 3-0. The most important thing for me is that he has already beaten several people in this field convincingly. He isn’t just a talented U20; he’s already beating U23-level heavyweights. His combination of size, positional control and international experience makes him the safest pick. Why #1: He has the best combination of championship résumé and recent results. ⸻ 2. Yusif DURSUNOV — Azerbaijan Prediction: Silver Dursunov is extremely close to Mohammad Nezhad. He was third at the 2025 U20 World Championships, losing only to Mohammad Nezhad in the semifinal. And he has been outstanding in 2026. He took second at the U23 European Championships, beating Brian Techerean 10-0 and Khachatur Khachatryan 9-3 before losing to Khabib Davudgadzhiev in the final. Then he went 2nd at the 2026 U20 Europeans, beating Daniel Szilagyi 10-0 and Henrik Haykyan 6-1 before losing a very close 4-3 decision to Soslan Gabuev. Why #2: He has already beaten Haykyan and Szilagyi this year and owns a U20 Worlds medal. The only reason he’s behind Mohammad Nezhad is the direct matchup. ⸻ 3. Dreshaun ROSS — USA Prediction: Bronze This is where I think the field gets really interesting. Ross doesn’t have the same international résumé as the top two, but I would not rank him based solely on international experience. His American résumé is exceptional. He won the 2025 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals freestyle championship, beating Coby Merrill 3-2 in the final. He’s also had major wins over Coby Merrill domestically. In April 2026, Merrill did beat Ross 8-6 at the U20 level, but Ross has multiple freestyle wins over Merrill historically, including a Fargo championship. The question is how Ross translates his tremendous American success to a European/Asian-heavy U20 Worlds field. At 215 pounds in high school, he also isn’t yet a fully developed super-heavyweight, which is the biggest concern. Why #3: Probably the highest upside in the field outside the top two, but he has more international uncertainty. ⸻ 4. Soslan GABUEV — Russia Prediction: 4th Gabuev is a major threat to win the tournament and could easily move into my top three. His biggest current result is winning the 2026 U20 European Championship, where he beat Aleksandre Abramishvili 7-2 in the semifinal and then Dursunov 4-3 in the final. He also won the 2026 Russian Junior U21 Championship, which is an important domestic credential at heavyweight. The reason I have him fourth rather than second is that Dursunov has the better overall recent international résumé, while Mohammad Nezhad has already beaten him at the biggest levels. Why #4: Current European champion and extremely dangerous. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he wins Worlds. ⸻ 5. Henrik HAYKYAN — Armenia Prediction: 5th Haykyan has quietly become one of the more proven heavyweights here. He was third at the 2026 U20 Europeans, beating Rusen Guler 4-2 and Daniel Szilagyi 8-0 in the medal rounds. His only loss in that tournament was to Dursunov, 6-1. He also finished third at the 2025 U20 Europeans and has World-level experience. His problem is that he’s had repeated losses to the very top guys. He lost to Dursunov at both the 2024 and 2026 U20 Europeans, and lost to Inal Gagloev at the 2025 U20 Worlds. Why #5: Extremely solid medal contender, but I don’t quite see him breaking through the top four. ⸻ 6. Aleksandre ABRAMISHVILI — Georgia Prediction: 5th/6th Abramishvili is another wrestler I could see making the semifinals. He was third at the 2026 U20 Europeans, beating Ahmet Sekmen 14-4 and Medi Bislmi 10-0 before losing to Gabuev. He also finished fifth at the 2026 U23 Europeans and has extensive experience against the best Europeans in this field. The major concern is his inconsistency. His 2026 U23 record was 4-4, and he has losses to both Dursunov and Haykyan in his recent history. Why #6: Very capable of a medal, but I trust the five above him slightly more. ⸻ 7. Ronak — India Prediction: 7th Ronak is a dangerous wrestler who could outperform this ranking. He is currently listed by UWW as a top-30 senior-ranked 125 kg wrestler, and his 2026 résumé includes wins over experienced international opponents. The problem is his recent head-to-head with Mohammad Nezhad. He lost the 2026 Asian final 3-0. Still, getting to the Asian final at 125 kg is significant. I wouldn’t want him in my bracket. Why #7: Proven senior-level ability, but the very top of this field has given him problems. ⸻ 8. Narantulga DARMAABAZAR — Mongolia Prediction: 7th/8th Darmaabazar is another guy I think is better than a typical 8-seed. He beat Chenghan Yang 10-0 at the 2026 Asian Championships and then beat Riza Izakhar 10-7 for bronze. His only Asian loss was a 10-0 technical fall to Mohammad Nezhad. He also beat Baejoon Jang 10-0 at the 2025 U20 Worlds. Why #8: He has some very good wins and is physically capable of hanging with the better heavyweights. ⸻ 9. Hosei FUJITA — Japan Prediction: 9th Fujita was on the 2025 U20 World team and is a technically interesting Japanese heavyweight. He lost to eventual fifth-place finisher Levan Lagvilava at Worlds, 12-1. He also has international experience against many of these same European heavyweights. The issue is that I don’t see enough evidence yet that he’s ready to consistently beat the medal-level guys. Why #9: Solid international wrestler, but this particular field is brutal at the top. ⸻ 10. Daniel SZILAGYI — Hungary Prediction: 9th/10th Szilagyi has been around this level for a while and was part of the 2025 European and World Championship fields. But 2026 has been rougher. He was destroyed by Dursunov 10-0 at the 2026 U20 Europeans, then lost to Haykyan 8-0 in the bronze match. Why #10: Experienced, but his recent results suggest he’s a step below the medal favorites. ⸻ 11. Brian TECHEREAN — Romania Prediction: 10th/11th Techerean has a significant international résumé and is one of the more experienced wrestlers in this field. But the biggest problem is his recent head-to-head against Dursunov: he was teched 10-0 at the U23 Europeans. He also lost to Abramishvili 10-0 at the 2026 U20 Europeans. Why #11: Tough and experienced, but the recent evidence puts him outside the medal group. ⸻ 12. Riza IZAKHAR — Kazakhstan Prediction: 11th/12th Izakhar has enough ability to cause an upset, but his 2026 Asian Championship results are concerning. He lost to Mohammad Nezhad 12-2 in the semifinal and Darmaabazar 10-7 in the bronze match. That gives us direct evidence against two wrestlers in this tournament, and neither result was favorable. Why #12: Dangerous but probably needs a favorable draw to make the quarterfinals. ⸻ 13. Baejoon JANG — South Korea Prediction: 13th Jang was 9th at the 2025 U20 Worlds, beating Chanjot Kang before losing to Yedige Kassimbek and then Darmaabazar. He also placed fifth at the 2025 Asian U20 Championships. He’s a legitimate international heavyweight, but I don’t see enough evidence that he’s moved into the top tier this year. ⸻ 14. Yaraslau KOKHAN — Belarus Prediction: 13th/14th Kokhan is still only 19 and has a good developmental résumé. He was eighth at the 2025 U20 Europeans, although he lost both of his matches there — first to Inal Gagloev and then to Ivan Myroshnychenko. He was also an U17 World Championship quarterfinalist in 2024 at 110 kg. Why #14: Young and talented, but he’s not yet demonstrated the consistency needed against this year’s top guys. ⸻ 15. Ruslan PROKOPOV — Ukraine Prediction: 15th Prokopov is one of the less proven names in this field at the major U20 level. Ukraine has a strong heavyweight pipeline, so I wouldn’t dismiss him, but compared with Myroshnychenko and the European medalists, his résumé doesn’t stand out. Why #15: Potential upset threat, but not enough evidence for me to put him higher. ⸻ 16. Youssef ABOUDAWABA — Egypt Prediction: 15th/16th Aboudawaba is an interesting African heavyweight. At the 2025 African Championships, he won two matches by technical superiority before losing 6-0 to Oussama Assad. He also won the U20 portion of the African Championships. He was an African U17 finalist at 110 kg in 2024. Why #16: Good continental résumé, but this is a significant jump in competition. ⸻ 17. Chenghan YANG — China Prediction: 16th/17th Yang has some international experience but the clearest recent result we have is a 10-0 loss to Darmaabazar at the 2026 Asian Championships. That puts him behind several Asian wrestlers in this field based on direct evidence. Why #17: Capable, but a long shot for the medal rounds. ⸻ 18. Jagroop DHINSA — Canada Prediction: 17th/18th Dhinsa is an interesting Canadian heavyweight, but he hasn’t accumulated the same international résumé as the top European/Asian entries. Canada has produced strong upper-weight juniors, and he could absolutely win a couple matches, but I don’t currently have enough evidence to put him in the top half of the field. ⸻ 19. Dian MANEV — Bulgaria Prediction: 18th/19th Manev is an experienced European competitor, including the 2025 U20 World Championships. However, his 2026 results are concerning: he went 0-2 in U23 competition and was listed 11th at the U20 Europeans. Why #19: Experience helps, but current form is a major red flag. ⸻ 20. Dreshaun ROSS? — actually, I would NOT put him here I want to emphasize this because Ross is the biggest outlier in the entire bracket. He belongs much higher than the bottom half. His American résumé is simply too good to ignore. He was a 2025 Junior Nationals freestyle champion and has beaten elite American heavyweights. The biggest question isn’t whether Ross is talented enough. It’s whether his 215-pound American style and size translate immediately against seasoned 125 kg European/Asian senior-sized wrestlers. So I would actually revise my ranking to: Final 125 kg Ranking 1
Yugdab Posted August 14 Posted August 14 This got cut off Rank Wrestler Prediction 1 Abolfazl Mohammad Nezhad 🇮🇷 🥇 Gold 2 Yusif Dursunov 🇦🇿 🥈 Silver 3 Dreshaun Ross 🇺🇸 🥉 Bronze 4 Soslan Gabuev 🇷🇺 4th 5 Henrik Haykyan 🇦🇲 5th 6 Aleksandre Abramishvili 🇬🇪 5th/6th 7 Ronak 🇮🇳 7th 8 Narantulga Darmaabazar 🇲🇳 7th/8th 9 Hosei Fujita 🇯🇵 9th 10 Daniel Szilagyi ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º 9th/10th 11 Brian Techerean 🇷🇴 10th/11th 12 Riza Izakhar 🇰🇿 11th/12th 13 Baejoon Jang 🇰🇷 13th 14 Yaraslau Kokhan 🇧🇾 13th/14th 15 Ruslan Prokopov 🇺🇦 15th 16 Youssef Aboudawaba 🇪🇬 15th/16th 17 Chenghan Yang 🇨🇳 16th/17th 18 Jagroop Dhinsa 🇨🇦 17th/18th 19 Dian Manev 🇧🇬 18th/19th 20 Baejoon Jang / remaining lower-tier entrant —
Tyler Perry Posted August 15 Posted August 15 16 hours ago, Truzzcat said: Last year I cooked so I have big shoes to fill here. U17's did not go well. 57KG: There is a lot being made of Magomedov from Russia and Ogawa from Japan, and for good reason. Ogawa Is Japan's senior rep and Magomedov beat returning u20 and highlight reel sensation Ozdamiorv (the guy that does the rolling thing from a front head and tricep control). On paper obviously these two should be the favorites however when you dig into things a bit Japan has had 6 different representatives at 57kg one of whom as Rin Sakamoto last year who DNP'd last year at u20's, so it is not like they have had a lot of stability at the weight indicating that Ogawa likely did not run a gauntlet to win the spot. As for Magomedov while Ozdamirov is supremely talented and did win u20 euros this year, he was in a lot of close matches last year at u20's and was teched at euros last year he also has a pretty horrendous gas tank. I will also say I thought 57kg was one of the weaker weights at u20's last year. Rashidov of Uzbekistan and Gur of Turkey are going to be the other big hitters here in my opinion. Gur is coming off a Euro silver where he fell to Ozdamirov 9-4 and Rashidov is a 2024 cadet world champ at 48kg and silver at 51kg in 2025, as well as a U20 Asian champ this year. While both guys are good I am not overly concerned with them for Cortez. Rashidov lost to Sammy sanchez in the finals of 51kg last year and while I think the world of Sammy we saw Isaiah beat him this year at the open 10-5 although it was essentially 6-5 if not for a last ditch effort by Sammy. We also saw Isaiah handle Burnett in the finals, and Burnett was bronze at cadets at 55kg last year. I think people are sleeping on Cortez quite a bit simply because he is not quite as much of a household name as some of the other guys on this team. Predictions Gold: Cortez (probably should hedge and go silver but America and I do not think Russia is strong at 57kg as a nation right now) Silver: Magomedov Bronze: Ogawa Bronze: Rashidov 61kg: This weight is super interesting to me. There is a lot of talented guys but other than Seidel to me lacks a final boss. I will say Chaniev could be super dangerous the guy Russia sent to euros beat Abbasov in the finals in what was a more competitive match than the score suggests but still in controlled fashion, and Abbasov has a win a few years ago over Davino at Cadets and I think is very solid. Aside from Chaniev Khateri is likely the other guy in Seidels way. Khateri got silver at u20's last year with notable wins over Omar ayoub and adlan satiev, he fell to Blaze in the finals by tech and really offered nothing to Blaze so I truthfully do not expect him to give Seidel many issues. Freddy Bachmann and Moses Mendoza are also in the field. Mendoza has the offense to score on just about anybody but I do not think he can out shoot out Seidel, I also do not believe he can handle that 6 minute pace. Bachmann is almost the complete opposite where he is going to look to slow it down and get you to over extend something I also do not see working particularly well against Aaron. My dark horse is Yonashiro from Japan. A cadet bronze in 2024 at 60kg losing 6-4 to omuryabek asan uulu. Uulu is the guy who Jax had the shootout with in the u23 finals and beat Raney at cadets in 2024, he is a legit threat to medal at seniors this year. Predictions: Gold: Seidel silver: Yonashiro Bronze: Chaniev Bronze: Abbasov 65kg: To me on paper this appears to be one of the weaker weights at the tournament, couple that with USA's rep being Bowman Bassett and things are looking pretty darn good. I watched some of Umarov of Russias matches from u20 russian nationals and he is good, he keeps a very low stance often dropping to a quad pod which is interesting stylistically against Bo it may help him prevent bo from getting to his legs from space, Bo really loves that long single or outside step high c. However it puts his head and chest closer to the mat so Bo will likely take him to the school of front headlock. Maxim Dimov was the Euro champ and is just in his first year of u20 eligibility which is impressive. That being said he is going to really have nothing to offer Bo other than having a longer frame if Bo gets a little wild with his shot selection he could get rolled through but Bo has improved his shot selection a lot in the last year or two. To me the second best guy at this weight is coming from the state over from Bo in Karson Brown. Brown has always been good but in the last year has made massive strides and while I do not think he is going to beat Bo I think he has a very good shot of taking out anyone else in the field. My darkhorse based on a relative lack of accolades is Tathashtikeh of Iran. While not having any continental medals or age level medals he did compete at 65kg last year at u20's and lost to Dhzandubaev 10-9. For those not familiar Dhzandubaev was the favorite to win 65kg going into last year ultimately placing 5th but had come off of teching Toprak at Euros (the guy Stanich came back from 8-0 down against). Predictions: Gold: Bassett Silver: Brown Bronze: Tathashtikeh Bronze: Dimov 70kg: This weight is between Robideau and Khalili and then then some combination of Karimov, Matsubara, Bharsakar, and Merov will snag bronze. Not to diminish the other guys abilities but Robideau and Khalili are clearly top 15 guys in the world at the senior level currently. Khalili was silver at u23's last year at 70kg and has notable wins over Gaidarli, Ian Parker, Ochir, Kemertelidze the list goes on. He has a better body of work than Landon and should be the pick on paper. Digging into matches where he has struggled however I do see a path for Landon to get this done. In his last meeting with Ochir Khalili lost 5-1 and he has not been able to figure out Heybatov as well as losing to Rassadin last year 11-2 and Andresyan 4-3. Now all of those guys are extremely accomplished on the senior level so to assume Landon can do what they did may be a stretch at this point. The similarities I have gathered from all of them however is that they are all supreme athletes who do not generally break position and handfight extremely hard. Those are all things that I would say Landon is just about as good as anyone at. Predictions: Gold: Robideau Silver: Khalili Bronze: Karimov Bronze: Matsubara 74kg: A very deep weight but a weight that has two guys in my eyes that stand above the rest. To get to the contenders first, Seilbekov of Kazahkstan is a 2023 cadet bronze and won u20 and u23 Asian gold this year. Notably beating Akylbekov by tech in the u23 finals who was silver last year at u20's albeit the brackets were extremely one sided at 74kg last year. Mohammed mamivand went 1-1 last year at u20's and took silver to Seilbekov in the asian finals losing 4-4. Islam Kazharov was 1-2 last year at worlds losing to ontashvilli and Gaidarli who are both studs and would both be threats to medal if they were in this field. Alessio Perentin is the last contender I will mention. While lacking a lot of freestyle accolades we know he is very talented and does have a win in the last 12 months over Jayden James and there is a ton of familiarity there both being Delbarton boys. Now to the favorites we have Jayden James and Manuel Wagin. James announced himself as a senior level threat beating Caliendo, Quincy monday, and going life and death with David Carr. Now given Carr's spring and summer it takes a bit of shine off of that performance but unbelievably impressive none the less. Then there is Manuel Wagin who seems to get better with every passing tournament. First breaking on the scene in 2024 at cadets when he beat Melvin Miller and got silver at cadets and followed that up last year with a u20 euro gold and in that tournament a win over Ismail Khaniev who just beat Usmanov to become Russias senior world rep. Wagin lost to Khaniev and Lockett at worlds in a match where lockett went feet to back essentially at the buzzer. This year Wagin took silver at u23 euros losing to Itaev in the finals and then blitzed the field at u20 euros including a 10-1 win over Cheldiev who is one of Russia's brightest young prospects notably beat Gaidarli last year at euros when he was 17 (Gaidarli wrestled Duke in the u20 finals losing 5-4). I think Wagin would contend for a senior medal this year I think jayden could potentially as well but I have not seen him against the international competition that I have seen Wagin and I think the physicality Wagin brings could be just a bit too much. Predictions: Gold: wagin Silver: James Bronze: Kazharov Bronze: Mamivand 79kg: This is another weight that I would say is not inherently deep but the top 2 guys are senior level medal contenders and potentially gold medal threats. As I mentioned above Khaniev is fresh off of a Russian nationals win and winning u20 and u23 euros where he outscored his opponents by a combined 84-0. The other big name is Gharedaghi, I believe his father was on the Iranian national team but he grew up in Japan and he has a style that kind of combines both which is extremely interesting. Gharedaghi failed to place at last years u20's but burst on to the scene this year at senior Asians where he won and beat Razambek Jamalov. I think Khaniev is probably going to be my pick for Senior either he or Levi I will have to watch some matches but its just insane how good he is for his age especially when you factor in his style which is extremely predicated on the hand fight but he has added an ankle pick/ low single this year that he did a ton of damage with at Russian nats and I think that has really elevated him a lot. I do feel confident that Burton can go with the rest of the field, Irans rep Esmi who won Asians lost to Danny Braunagel 18-8 at a ranking series this year, and I think he is probably the third best guy in the field outside of Burton and the big two at the top in my eyes. Predictions: Gold: Khaniev Silver: Gharedaghi Bronze: Burton Bronze: Ismi 86kg: Absolutely awesome weight. We all know Sinclair, He was seconds away from being our rep last year falling to Max and then Max went on to win gold so right away we should be feeling very good. Adding to that Aeoden has wrestled both Zahid and Ramazanov at RAF as well as Parker and Kyle this year and was competitive in all of those matches. While this weight does not have a guy I would necessarily say would be medal threats at seniors it certainly has senior level caliber guys. Begenjov was u23 champ this year at Asians and got bronze at seniors, he is also a u20 world champ at 79kg in 2024. The man who beat him at u20 Asians was Mahdi Shamispour who is personally one of my favorite guys to watch wrestle, Shamispour was a cadet world champ in 2024 and has beaten Kougi this year as well as falling to Gamerkelidze 2-2 who has a win over Zahid. Adding to this already loaded field is Askhab Kajiev who lost to Shamispour at Asians 6-5 and has a wealth of international experience for someone who is still u20 eligible. Razimbik Yepermyan of Armenia has competed at 4 previous age level world championships winning a bronze in 2023 and placing 5th last year losing to Max by tech in the winners and then falling to Rahmani of Iran 4-2 for Bronze so he is certainly a player here as well. Predictions: Gold: Sinclair Silver: Shamispour Bronze: Begenjov Bronze: Kajiev 92kg: Another brutally deep weight, with 6 age level medalists not including Togoev who has won Euro gold each of the last two years, including outscoring opponents 43-2 this year its going to be an uphill battle for Mastny. Aside from Togoev Abdolfazl Rahamani is probably the favorite at this weight. Rahmani has two u20 bronzes to his name as well as a u23 bronze. This year he has a bronze at the ulaanbaatar open where his only lost was to Dauletbekov 4-4 on criteria (Dauletbekov is a 2x senior bronze) he also has a 12-9 loss to Trent Hidlay on the year and a 4-3 loss to Mo Azimi both of those men are strong favorites to make the finals at Seniors. Also in the field is Alexandru Bors a 2x cadet medalist and a u23 euro bronze this year. Dovletgeldi Myradov competed at at all 3 levels of the asian championships coming away with gold at the u20 level and bronze at u23 he defeated Bors at last years u20's 14-8. The last guy I will mention is Kurashvilli of Georgia a 2023 cadet world champion and 2026 Euro silver he has not been able to figure out Togoev in two matches over the last two years being teched in both but he should be a hard out for anyone in the field. Predictions: Gold: Togoev Silver: Rahmani Bronze: Kurashvilli Bronze: Myradov 97kg: Konstantine Petriashvilli has the name value and the accolades at the head of this weight. I love the matchup for Boyle against him though if he can avoid getting put away early because small Geno gets very sleepy in his matches and Boyle is going to look to score for all of 6 minutes. Also in the field is Russias Sanakoev who is a 2024 cadet silver falling to Konstantine in the finals 8-0. Yuonchang Yang should also be mentioned here. After failing to secure a win at both u20 and u23 worlds last year he teched the field 31-0 at Asians this year including a 10-0 win over former cadet Silver Lacky who is also in this field. Toohid Noory did not compete at Asians this year but was 7th at last years u20's and was competitive at asians that year with poynov who was the u20 champ and u23 bronze. Predictions: Gold: Boyle Silver: Yang Bronze: Petriashvilli Bronze: Noory 125kg: This weight is all about Nezhad and Ross and I am going to talk about it as such. Nezhad is a 3x age level medalist including gold at last years u23s where he only gave up two points. Dreshaun does not have the international accolades the year he made the team at cadets he hurt his shoulder and could not compete so to our Iranian brothers who think Nezhad is going to walk to a title I would not look past Ross. I think the wars with merill have prepared Ross perfectly for this matchup. I will note it took Dreshaun a few feels this year to figure out Coby, he did much better in the second period at the open and then was doing well in the first match prior to the lace but ultimately he needed that third and fourth crack to separate himself. He is only going to have one feel for Nezhad and I think if he can wrestle like he did against Coby in the 2nd and 3rd matches at trials he can win. Predictions: Gold: Ross Silver: Nezhad Bronze: Dursunov Bronze: Haykyan @Husker_Du @Jon_Kozak @Tyler Perry always love feedback These make my week, the deep dives are incredible. Here are my predictions with less words and reasoning 57KG: Yamato Ogawa (JPN) Magomed Magomedov Ulugbek Rashidov (UZB) Arman Elahi (IRI) 61KG: Agora Khateri (IRI) Aaron Seidel (USA) Bekassyl Assambek (KAZ) Zelimkhan Chaniev (RUS) 65KG: Bo Bassett (USA) Maxim Dimov (MDA) Zalimakhan Umarov (RUS) Isa Isakov (KGZ) 70KG: Landon Robideau (USA) Sina Khalil (IRI) Haji Karimov (AZE) Summit Bharakskar (IND) 74KG: Jayden James (USA) Manuel Wagin (GER) Nardaulet Seilbekov (KAZ) Alessio Perentin (ITA) 79KG: Ismail Khaniev (RUS) Keyvan Gharehdahgi (JPN) Sobhan Esimi (IRI) Bohdan Oleksiienko (UKR) 86KG: Aeoden Sinclair (USA) Abolfazi Shampsipour (IRI) Alp Arslan Begenjov (TKM) Akhmad Mukutov (RUS) 92KG: Abfazl Rahmani (IRI) Artur Togoev (RUS) Dovletgeldi Myradov (TKM) Sandro Kurashvili (GEO) 97KG: Konstantine Peteuashivili (GEO) Vicky Vicky (IND) Samir Dursunov (KAZ) Michael Boyle (USA) 125KG: Dreshaun Ross (USA) Abolfazl Mohammad Nezhad (IRI) Narantulga Darnaabazar (MGL) Yusif Dursunov (AZE) Rodion Sanakoev (RUS) (I don’t see MGL in the Flo article, but he was in Matscouts entry list, if he isn’t there I’d take Rodion Sanakoev to fill his spot) 3
wrestlingfan22 Posted August 20 Posted August 20 My post brackets predictions for 61KG Seidel has the toughest possible matchup rd 1. I kind of think he is the best guy here, and the timing of matchup doesn't change that for me. I have him taking this one and making it to finals after this. The other quarter is pretty week and I think Mendoza makes it from that side to the semis. Other side is tough to judge, but I have Assambek coming though. I think Bachmann goes over Chaniev, and faces semi loser Yonashiro for bronze. I would watch out for the Indian wrestler though, I think him and UZB could make runs. Prediction: Gold: Seidel Silver: Assambek Bronze: Khateri Bronze: Yonashiro 5th: Mendoza 5th: Bachmann
wrestlingfan22 Posted August 20 Posted August 20 At 86kg the final is in the quarters IMO, and I unfortunately lean towards the defense of Shamispour over the offense of Sinclair. Winner of this takes gold IMO. Sinclair's first matchup won't be a pushover though, he has to get through ARM or KAZ, two legit guys. The other quad is much weaker, the Canadian is big for the weight, but nothing too impressive IMO, and the others outside of Georgia don't have much results to write home about. Japan's best results are losses to good guys, but that close match with Shamispour is enough to lead me to give him the edge to make that semi. I think India could be alright, but feel semi confident with my picks on the top side. The third quad appears to be set for a Begenjov vs Abaszada matchup. Both are good but I favor the world champ to make the semis here. The bottom quad has some solid guys, but I expect to see the Russian Mukutov come from there. Give me Mukutov over Begenjov in the semis, and Shamispour over Russia for gold. Gold: Shamispour Silver: Mukutov Bronze: Sinclair Bronze: Begenjov 5th: Scherrer 5th: Alimzhanov
wrestlingfan22 Posted August 20 Posted August 20 57 KG Getting ahead with this one. This bracket is really hard to call. From the beginning there are tough matchups. Rd. 1 we see Dunia vs. Jowkar. Recently I would lean Dunia, but Jowkar's win over Khateri is as good as it gets. The topside is stacked, but I have to take Magomedov over Elahi in the semis, with Rupesh in the quarters. On the bottom side, I have Ismayilov over Rashidov in the quarters, and Ismayliv over Cortez in the semis. Gold: Magomedov Silver: Ismayilov Bronze: Rupesh Rupesh Bronze: Isiah Cortez 5th: Elahi 5th: Rashidov 1
wrestlingfan22 Posted August 20 Posted August 20 Last of the day: 65 KG I can't tell who India's rep is. There are 65kg Rohit's who are legit, if it is one of them then this bracket it interesting, unfortunately I can't tell. Bo is my guy in this bracket, the rest is hard to shake out. On the topside, I have Isakov over Brown in the top QTs and the other semi is weak, but give me K. Go. On the bottom I have Bo making finals, from the top quarters, over Russia's Umarov in the semis. Gold: Bo Bassett Silver: Isakov Bronze: K. Brown Bronze: Umarov 5th: Rohit 5th: Askerbek 1
Tyler Perry Posted August 20 Posted August 20 On 8/14/2026 at 6:25 AM, Truzzcat said: Last year I cooked so I have big shoes to fill here. U17's did not go well. 57KG: There is a lot being made of Magomedov from Russia and Ogawa from Japan, and for good reason. Ogawa Is Japan's senior rep and Magomedov beat returning u20 and highlight reel sensation Ozdamiorv (the guy that does the rolling thing from a front head and tricep control). On paper obviously these two should be the favorites however when you dig into things a bit Japan has had 6 different representatives at 57kg one of whom as Rin Sakamoto last year who DNP'd last year at u20's, so it is not like they have had a lot of stability at the weight indicating that Ogawa likely did not run a gauntlet to win the spot. As for Magomedov while Ozdamirov is supremely talented and did win u20 euros this year, he was in a lot of close matches last year at u20's and was teched at euros last year he also has a pretty horrendous gas tank. I will also say I thought 57kg was one of the weaker weights at u20's last year. Rashidov of Uzbekistan and Gur of Turkey are going to be the other big hitters here in my opinion. Gur is coming off a Euro silver where he fell to Ozdamirov 9-4 and Rashidov is a 2024 cadet world champ at 48kg and silver at 51kg in 2025, as well as a U20 Asian champ this year. While both guys are good I am not overly concerned with them for Cortez. Rashidov lost to Sammy sanchez in the finals of 51kg last year and while I think the world of Sammy we saw Isaiah beat him this year at the open 10-5 although it was essentially 6-5 if not for a last ditch effort by Sammy. We also saw Isaiah handle Burnett in the finals, and Burnett was bronze at cadets at 55kg last year. I think people are sleeping on Cortez quite a bit simply because he is not quite as much of a household name as some of the other guys on this team. Predictions Gold: Cortez (probably should hedge and go silver but America and I do not think Russia is strong at 57kg as a nation right now) Silver: Magomedov Bronze: Ogawa Bronze: Rashidov 61kg: This weight is super interesting to me. There is a lot of talented guys but other than Seidel to me lacks a final boss. I will say Chaniev could be super dangerous the guy Russia sent to euros beat Abbasov in the finals in what was a more competitive match than the score suggests but still in controlled fashion, and Abbasov has a win a few years ago over Davino at Cadets and I think is very solid. Aside from Chaniev Khateri is likely the other guy in Seidels way. Khateri got silver at u20's last year with notable wins over Omar ayoub and adlan satiev, he fell to Blaze in the finals by tech and really offered nothing to Blaze so I truthfully do not expect him to give Seidel many issues. Freddy Bachmann and Moses Mendoza are also in the field. Mendoza has the offense to score on just about anybody but I do not think he can out shoot out Seidel, I also do not believe he can handle that 6 minute pace. Bachmann is almost the complete opposite where he is going to look to slow it down and get you to over extend something I also do not see working particularly well against Aaron. My dark horse is Yonashiro from Japan. A cadet bronze in 2024 at 60kg losing 6-4 to omuryabek asan uulu. Uulu is the guy who Jax had the shootout with in the u23 finals and beat Raney at cadets in 2024, he is a legit threat to medal at seniors this year. Predictions: Gold: Seidel silver: Yonashiro Bronze: Chaniev Bronze: Abbasov 65kg: To me on paper this appears to be one of the weaker weights at the tournament, couple that with USA's rep being Bowman Bassett and things are looking pretty darn good. I watched some of Umarov of Russias matches from u20 russian nationals and he is good, he keeps a very low stance often dropping to a quad pod which is interesting stylistically against Bo it may help him prevent bo from getting to his legs from space, Bo really loves that long single or outside step high c. However it puts his head and chest closer to the mat so Bo will likely take him to the school of front headlock. Maxim Dimov was the Euro champ and is just in his first year of u20 eligibility which is impressive. That being said he is going to really have nothing to offer Bo other than having a longer frame if Bo gets a little wild with his shot selection he could get rolled through but Bo has improved his shot selection a lot in the last year or two. To me the second best guy at this weight is coming from the state over from Bo in Karson Brown. Brown has always been good but in the last year has made massive strides and while I do not think he is going to beat Bo I think he has a very good shot of taking out anyone else in the field. My darkhorse based on a relative lack of accolades is Tathashtikeh of Iran. While not having any continental medals or age level medals he did compete at 65kg last year at u20's and lost to Dhzandubaev 10-9. For those not familiar Dhzandubaev was the favorite to win 65kg going into last year ultimately placing 5th but had come off of teching Toprak at Euros (the guy Stanich came back from 8-0 down against). Predictions: Gold: Bassett Silver: Brown Bronze: Tathashtikeh Bronze: Dimov 70kg: This weight is between Robideau and Khalili and then then some combination of Karimov, Matsubara, Bharsakar, and Merov will snag bronze. Not to diminish the other guys abilities but Robideau and Khalili are clearly top 15 guys in the world at the senior level currently. Khalili was silver at u23's last year at 70kg and has notable wins over Gaidarli, Ian Parker, Ochir, Kemertelidze the list goes on. He has a better body of work than Landon and should be the pick on paper. Digging into matches where he has struggled however I do see a path for Landon to get this done. In his last meeting with Ochir Khalili lost 5-1 and he has not been able to figure out Heybatov as well as losing to Rassadin last year 11-2 and Andresyan 4-3. Now all of those guys are extremely accomplished on the senior level so to assume Landon can do what they did may be a stretch at this point. The similarities I have gathered from all of them however is that they are all supreme athletes who do not generally break position and handfight extremely hard. Those are all things that I would say Landon is just about as good as anyone at. Predictions: Gold: Robideau Silver: Khalili Bronze: Karimov Bronze: Matsubara 74kg: A very deep weight but a weight that has two guys in my eyes that stand above the rest. To get to the contenders first, Seilbekov of Kazahkstan is a 2023 cadet bronze and won u20 and u23 Asian gold this year. Notably beating Akylbekov by tech in the u23 finals who was silver last year at u20's albeit the brackets were extremely one sided at 74kg last year. Mohammed mamivand went 1-1 last year at u20's and took silver to Seilbekov in the asian finals losing 4-4. Islam Kazharov was 1-2 last year at worlds losing to ontashvilli and Gaidarli who are both studs and would both be threats to medal if they were in this field. Alessio Perentin is the last contender I will mention. While lacking a lot of freestyle accolades we know he is very talented and does have a win in the last 12 months over Jayden James and there is a ton of familiarity there both being Delbarton boys. Now to the favorites we have Jayden James and Manuel Wagin. James announced himself as a senior level threat beating Caliendo, Quincy monday, and going life and death with David Carr. Now given Carr's spring and summer it takes a bit of shine off of that performance but unbelievably impressive none the less. Then there is Manuel Wagin who seems to get better with every passing tournament. First breaking on the scene in 2024 at cadets when he beat Melvin Miller and got silver at cadets and followed that up last year with a u20 euro gold and in that tournament a win over Ismail Khaniev who just beat Usmanov to become Russias senior world rep. Wagin lost to Khaniev and Lockett at worlds in a match where lockett went feet to back essentially at the buzzer. This year Wagin took silver at u23 euros losing to Itaev in the finals and then blitzed the field at u20 euros including a 10-1 win over Cheldiev who is one of Russia's brightest young prospects notably beat Gaidarli last year at euros when he was 17 (Gaidarli wrestled Duke in the u20 finals losing 5-4). I think Wagin would contend for a senior medal this year I think jayden could potentially as well but I have not seen him against the international competition that I have seen Wagin and I think the physicality Wagin brings could be just a bit too much. Predictions: Gold: wagin Silver: James Bronze: Kazharov Bronze: Mamivand 79kg: This is another weight that I would say is not inherently deep but the top 2 guys are senior level medal contenders and potentially gold medal threats. As I mentioned above Khaniev is fresh off of a Russian nationals win and winning u20 and u23 euros where he outscored his opponents by a combined 84-0. The other big name is Gharedaghi, I believe his father was on the Iranian national team but he grew up in Japan and he has a style that kind of combines both which is extremely interesting. Gharedaghi failed to place at last years u20's but burst on to the scene this year at senior Asians where he won and beat Razambek Jamalov. I think Khaniev is probably going to be my pick for Senior either he or Levi I will have to watch some matches but its just insane how good he is for his age especially when you factor in his style which is extremely predicated on the hand fight but he has added an ankle pick/ low single this year that he did a ton of damage with at Russian nats and I think that has really elevated him a lot. I do feel confident that Burton can go with the rest of the field, Irans rep Esmi who won Asians lost to Danny Braunagel 18-8 at a ranking series this year, and I think he is probably the third best guy in the field outside of Burton and the big two at the top in my eyes. Predictions: Gold: Khaniev Silver: Gharedaghi Bronze: Burton Bronze: Ismi 86kg: Absolutely awesome weight. We all know Sinclair, He was seconds away from being our rep last year falling to Max and then Max went on to win gold so right away we should be feeling very good. Adding to that Aeoden has wrestled both Zahid and Ramazanov at RAF as well as Parker and Kyle this year and was competitive in all of those matches. While this weight does not have a guy I would necessarily say would be medal threats at seniors it certainly has senior level caliber guys. Begenjov was u23 champ this year at Asians and got bronze at seniors, he is also a u20 world champ at 79kg in 2024. The man who beat him at u20 Asians was Mahdi Shamispour who is personally one of my favorite guys to watch wrestle, Shamispour was a cadet world champ in 2024 and has beaten Kougi this year as well as falling to Gamerkelidze 2-2 who has a win over Zahid. Adding to this already loaded field is Askhab Kajiev who lost to Shamispour at Asians 6-5 and has a wealth of international experience for someone who is still u20 eligible. Razimbik Yepermyan of Armenia has competed at 4 previous age level world championships winning a bronze in 2023 and placing 5th last year losing to Max by tech in the winners and then falling to Rahmani of Iran 4-2 for Bronze so he is certainly a player here as well. Predictions: Gold: Sinclair Silver: Shamispour Bronze: Begenjov Bronze: Kajiev 92kg: Another brutally deep weight, with 6 age level medalists not including Togoev who has won Euro gold each of the last two years, including outscoring opponents 43-2 this year its going to be an uphill battle for Mastny. Aside from Togoev Abdolfazl Rahamani is probably the favorite at this weight. Rahmani has two u20 bronzes to his name as well as a u23 bronze. This year he has a bronze at the ulaanbaatar open where his only lost was to Dauletbekov 4-4 on criteria (Dauletbekov is a 2x senior bronze) he also has a 12-9 loss to Trent Hidlay on the year and a 4-3 loss to Mo Azimi both of those men are strong favorites to make the finals at Seniors. Also in the field is Alexandru Bors a 2x cadet medalist and a u23 euro bronze this year. Dovletgeldi Myradov competed at at all 3 levels of the asian championships coming away with gold at the u20 level and bronze at u23 he defeated Bors at last years u20's 14-8. The last guy I will mention is Kurashvilli of Georgia a 2023 cadet world champion and 2026 Euro silver he has not been able to figure out Togoev in two matches over the last two years being teched in both but he should be a hard out for anyone in the field. Predictions: Gold: Togoev Silver: Rahmani Bronze: Kurashvilli Bronze: Myradov 97kg: Konstantine Petriashvilli has the name value and the accolades at the head of this weight. I love the matchup for Boyle against him though if he can avoid getting put away early because small Geno gets very sleepy in his matches and Boyle is going to look to score for all of 6 minutes. Also in the field is Russias Sanakoev who is a 2024 cadet silver falling to Konstantine in the finals 8-0. Yuonchang Yang should also be mentioned here. After failing to secure a win at both u20 and u23 worlds last year he teched the field 31-0 at Asians this year including a 10-0 win over former cadet Silver Lacky who is also in this field. Toohid Noory did not compete at Asians this year but was 7th at last years u20's and was competitive at asians that year with poynov who was the u20 champ and u23 bronze. Predictions: Gold: Boyle Silver: Yang Bronze: Petriashvilli Bronze: Noory 125kg: This weight is all about Nezhad and Ross and I am going to talk about it as such. Nezhad is a 3x age level medalist including gold at last years u23s where he only gave up two points. Dreshaun does not have the international accolades the year he made the team at cadets he hurt his shoulder and could not compete so to our Iranian brothers who think Nezhad is going to walk to a title I would not look past Ross. I think the wars with merill have prepared Ross perfectly for this matchup. I will note it took Dreshaun a few feels this year to figure out Coby, he did much better in the second period at the open and then was doing well in the first match prior to the lace but ultimately he needed that third and fourth crack to separate himself. He is only going to have one feel for Nezhad and I think if he can wrestle like he did against Coby in the 2nd and 3rd matches at trials he can win. Predictions: Gold: Ross Silver: Nezhad Bronze: Dursunov Bronze: Haykyan @Husker_Du @Jon_Kozak @Tyler Perry always love feedback Nice call with the JPN 61, he looks pretty good so far. Love how Moses Mendoza has looked, he got a dream draw but he should make the semis 1
wrestlingfan22 Posted August 20 Posted August 20 11 hours ago, wrestlingfan22 said: At 86kg the final is in the quarters IMO, and I unfortunately lean towards the defense of Shamispour over the offense of Sinclair. Winner of this takes gold IMO. Sinclair's first matchup won't be a pushover though, he has to get through ARM or KAZ, two legit guys. The other quad is much weaker, the Canadian is big for the weight, but nothing too impressive IMO, and the others outside of Georgia don't have much results to write home about. Japan's best results are losses to good guys, but that close match with Shamispour is enough to lead me to give him the edge to make that semi. I think India could be alright, but feel semi confident with my picks on the top side. The third quad appears to be set for a Begenjov vs Abaszada matchup. Both are good but I favor the world champ to make the semis here. The bottom quad has some solid guys, but I expect to see the Russian Mukutov come from there. Give me Mukutov over Begenjov in the semis, and Shamispour over Russia for gold. Gold: Shamispour Silver: Mukutov Bronze: Sinclair Bronze: Begenjov 5th: Scherrer 5th: Alimzhanov Glad to be wrong about Sinclair, just realized I totally forgot how Repechage works. It would have to be be Sinclair (now Shamispour) bronze and Japan's Okazawa 5th based on how brackets are drawn, I just brainfarted.
Truzzcat Posted August 20 Author Posted August 20 Japans 86 is a dog 1 I am the personal property of VakAttack
Truzzcat Posted August 23 Author Posted August 23 On 8/14/2026 at 7:25 AM, Truzzcat said: Last year I cooked so I have big shoes to fill here. U17's did not go well. 57KG: There is a lot being made of Magomedov from Russia and Ogawa from Japan, and for good reason. Ogawa Is Japan's senior rep and Magomedov beat returning u20 and highlight reel sensation Ozdamiorv (the guy that does the rolling thing from a front head and tricep control). On paper obviously these two should be the favorites however when you dig into things a bit Japan has had 6 different representatives at 57kg one of whom as Rin Sakamoto last year who DNP'd last year at u20's, so it is not like they have had a lot of stability at the weight indicating that Ogawa likely did not run a gauntlet to win the spot. As for Magomedov while Ozdamirov is supremely talented and did win u20 euros this year, he was in a lot of close matches last year at u20's and was teched at euros last year he also has a pretty horrendous gas tank. I will also say I thought 57kg was one of the weaker weights at u20's last year. Rashidov of Uzbekistan and Gur of Turkey are going to be the other big hitters here in my opinion. Gur is coming off a Euro silver where he fell to Ozdamirov 9-4 and Rashidov is a 2024 cadet world champ at 48kg and silver at 51kg in 2025, as well as a U20 Asian champ this year. While both guys are good I am not overly concerned with them for Cortez. Rashidov lost to Sammy sanchez in the finals of 51kg last year and while I think the world of Sammy we saw Isaiah beat him this year at the open 10-5 although it was essentially 6-5 if not for a last ditch effort by Sammy. We also saw Isaiah handle Burnett in the finals, and Burnett was bronze at cadets at 55kg last year. I think people are sleeping on Cortez quite a bit simply because he is not quite as much of a household name as some of the other guys on this team. Predictions Gold: Cortez (probably should hedge and go silver but America and I do not think Russia is strong at 57kg as a nation right now) Silver: Magomedov Bronze: Ogawa Bronze: Rashidov 61kg: This weight is super interesting to me. There is a lot of talented guys but other than Seidel to me lacks a final boss. I will say Chaniev could be super dangerous the guy Russia sent to euros beat Abbasov in the finals in what was a more competitive match than the score suggests but still in controlled fashion, and Abbasov has a win a few years ago over Davino at Cadets and I think is very solid. Aside from Chaniev Khateri is likely the other guy in Seidels way. Khateri got silver at u20's last year with notable wins over Omar ayoub and adlan satiev, he fell to Blaze in the finals by tech and really offered nothing to Blaze so I truthfully do not expect him to give Seidel many issues. Freddy Bachmann and Moses Mendoza are also in the field. Mendoza has the offense to score on just about anybody but I do not think he can out shoot out Seidel, I also do not believe he can handle that 6 minute pace. Bachmann is almost the complete opposite where he is going to look to slow it down and get you to over extend something I also do not see working particularly well against Aaron. My dark horse is Yonashiro from Japan. A cadet bronze in 2024 at 60kg losing 6-4 to omuryabek asan uulu. Uulu is the guy who Jax had the shootout with in the u23 finals and beat Raney at cadets in 2024, he is a legit threat to medal at seniors this year. Predictions: Gold: Seidel silver: Yonashiro Bronze: Chaniev Bronze: Abbasov 65kg: To me on paper this appears to be one of the weaker weights at the tournament, couple that with USA's rep being Bowman Bassett and things are looking pretty darn good. I watched some of Umarov of Russias matches from u20 russian nationals and he is good, he keeps a very low stance often dropping to a quad pod which is interesting stylistically against Bo it may help him prevent bo from getting to his legs from space, Bo really loves that long single or outside step high c. However it puts his head and chest closer to the mat so Bo will likely take him to the school of front headlock. Maxim Dimov was the Euro champ and is just in his first year of u20 eligibility which is impressive. That being said he is going to really have nothing to offer Bo other than having a longer frame if Bo gets a little wild with his shot selection he could get rolled through but Bo has improved his shot selection a lot in the last year or two. To me the second best guy at this weight is coming from the state over from Bo in Karson Brown. Brown has always been good but in the last year has made massive strides and while I do not think he is going to beat Bo I think he has a very good shot of taking out anyone else in the field. My darkhorse based on a relative lack of accolades is Tathashtikeh of Iran. While not having any continental medals or age level medals he did compete at 65kg last year at u20's and lost to Dhzandubaev 10-9. For those not familiar Dhzandubaev was the favorite to win 65kg going into last year ultimately placing 5th but had come off of teching Toprak at Euros (the guy Stanich came back from 8-0 down against). Predictions: Gold: Bassett Silver: Brown Bronze: Tathashtikeh Bronze: Dimov 70kg: This weight is between Robideau and Khalili and then then some combination of Karimov, Matsubara, Bharsakar, and Merov will snag bronze. Not to diminish the other guys abilities but Robideau and Khalili are clearly top 15 guys in the world at the senior level currently. Khalili was silver at u23's last year at 70kg and has notable wins over Gaidarli, Ian Parker, Ochir, Kemertelidze the list goes on. He has a better body of work than Landon and should be the pick on paper. Digging into matches where he has struggled however I do see a path for Landon to get this done. In his last meeting with Ochir Khalili lost 5-1 and he has not been able to figure out Heybatov as well as losing to Rassadin last year 11-2 and Andresyan 4-3. Now all of those guys are extremely accomplished on the senior level so to assume Landon can do what they did may be a stretch at this point. The similarities I have gathered from all of them however is that they are all supreme athletes who do not generally break position and handfight extremely hard. Those are all things that I would say Landon is just about as good as anyone at. Predictions: Gold: Robideau Silver: Khalili Bronze: Karimov Bronze: Matsubara 74kg: A very deep weight but a weight that has two guys in my eyes that stand above the rest. To get to the contenders first, Seilbekov of Kazahkstan is a 2023 cadet bronze and won u20 and u23 Asian gold this year. Notably beating Akylbekov by tech in the u23 finals who was silver last year at u20's albeit the brackets were extremely one sided at 74kg last year. Mohammed mamivand went 1-1 last year at u20's and took silver to Seilbekov in the asian finals losing 4-4. Islam Kazharov was 1-2 last year at worlds losing to ontashvilli and Gaidarli who are both studs and would both be threats to medal if they were in this field. Alessio Perentin is the last contender I will mention. While lacking a lot of freestyle accolades we know he is very talented and does have a win in the last 12 months over Jayden James and there is a ton of familiarity there both being Delbarton boys. Now to the favorites we have Jayden James and Manuel Wagin. James announced himself as a senior level threat beating Caliendo, Quincy monday, and going life and death with David Carr. Now given Carr's spring and summer it takes a bit of shine off of that performance but unbelievably impressive none the less. Then there is Manuel Wagin who seems to get better with every passing tournament. First breaking on the scene in 2024 at cadets when he beat Melvin Miller and got silver at cadets and followed that up last year with a u20 euro gold and in that tournament a win over Ismail Khaniev who just beat Usmanov to become Russias senior world rep. Wagin lost to Khaniev and Lockett at worlds in a match where lockett went feet to back essentially at the buzzer. This year Wagin took silver at u23 euros losing to Itaev in the finals and then blitzed the field at u20 euros including a 10-1 win over Cheldiev who is one of Russia's brightest young prospects notably beat Gaidarli last year at euros when he was 17 (Gaidarli wrestled Duke in the u20 finals losing 5-4). I think Wagin would contend for a senior medal this year I think jayden could potentially as well but I have not seen him against the international competition that I have seen Wagin and I think the physicality Wagin brings could be just a bit too much. Predictions: Gold: wagin Silver: James Bronze: Kazharov Bronze: Mamivand 79kg: This is another weight that I would say is not inherently deep but the top 2 guys are senior level medal contenders and potentially gold medal threats. As I mentioned above Khaniev is fresh off of a Russian nationals win and winning u20 and u23 euros where he outscored his opponents by a combined 84-0. The other big name is Gharedaghi, I believe his father was on the Iranian national team but he grew up in Japan and he has a style that kind of combines both which is extremely interesting. Gharedaghi failed to place at last years u20's but burst on to the scene this year at senior Asians where he won and beat Razambek Jamalov. I think Khaniev is probably going to be my pick for Senior either he or Levi I will have to watch some matches but its just insane how good he is for his age especially when you factor in his style which is extremely predicated on the hand fight but he has added an ankle pick/ low single this year that he did a ton of damage with at Russian nats and I think that has really elevated him a lot. I do feel confident that Burton can go with the rest of the field, Irans rep Esmi who won Asians lost to Danny Braunagel 18-8 at a ranking series this year, and I think he is probably the third best guy in the field outside of Burton and the big two at the top in my eyes. Predictions: Gold: Khaniev Silver: Gharedaghi Bronze: Burton Bronze: Ismi 86kg: Absolutely awesome weight. We all know Sinclair, He was seconds away from being our rep last year falling to Max and then Max went on to win gold so right away we should be feeling very good. Adding to that Aeoden has wrestled both Zahid and Ramazanov at RAF as well as Parker and Kyle this year and was competitive in all of those matches. While this weight does not have a guy I would necessarily say would be medal threats at seniors it certainly has senior level caliber guys. Begenjov was u23 champ this year at Asians and got bronze at seniors, he is also a u20 world champ at 79kg in 2024. The man who beat him at u20 Asians was Mahdi Shamispour who is personally one of my favorite guys to watch wrestle, Shamispour was a cadet world champ in 2024 and has beaten Kougi this year as well as falling to Gamerkelidze 2-2 who has a win over Zahid. Adding to this already loaded field is Askhab Kajiev who lost to Shamispour at Asians 6-5 and has a wealth of international experience for someone who is still u20 eligible. Razimbik Yepermyan of Armenia has competed at 4 previous age level world championships winning a bronze in 2023 and placing 5th last year losing to Max by tech in the winners and then falling to Rahmani of Iran 4-2 for Bronze so he is certainly a player here as well. Predictions: Gold: Sinclair Silver: Shamispour Bronze: Begenjov Bronze: Kajiev 92kg: Another brutally deep weight, with 6 age level medalists not including Togoev who has won Euro gold each of the last two years, including outscoring opponents 43-2 this year its going to be an uphill battle for Mastny. Aside from Togoev Abdolfazl Rahamani is probably the favorite at this weight. Rahmani has two u20 bronzes to his name as well as a u23 bronze. This year he has a bronze at the ulaanbaatar open where his only lost was to Dauletbekov 4-4 on criteria (Dauletbekov is a 2x senior bronze) he also has a 12-9 loss to Trent Hidlay on the year and a 4-3 loss to Mo Azimi both of those men are strong favorites to make the finals at Seniors. Also in the field is Alexandru Bors a 2x cadet medalist and a u23 euro bronze this year. Dovletgeldi Myradov competed at at all 3 levels of the asian championships coming away with gold at the u20 level and bronze at u23 he defeated Bors at last years u20's 14-8. The last guy I will mention is Kurashvilli of Georgia a 2023 cadet world champion and 2026 Euro silver he has not been able to figure out Togoev in two matches over the last two years being teched in both but he should be a hard out for anyone in the field. Predictions: Gold: Togoev Silver: Rahmani Bronze: Kurashvilli Bronze: Myradov 97kg: Konstantine Petriashvilli has the name value and the accolades at the head of this weight. I love the matchup for Boyle against him though if he can avoid getting put away early because small Geno gets very sleepy in his matches and Boyle is going to look to score for all of 6 minutes. Also in the field is Russias Sanakoev who is a 2024 cadet silver falling to Konstantine in the finals 8-0. Yuonchang Yang should also be mentioned here. After failing to secure a win at both u20 and u23 worlds last year he teched the field 31-0 at Asians this year including a 10-0 win over former cadet Silver Lacky who is also in this field. Toohid Noory did not compete at Asians this year but was 7th at last years u20's and was competitive at asians that year with poynov who was the u20 champ and u23 bronze. Predictions: Gold: Boyle Silver: Yang Bronze: Petriashvilli Bronze: Noory 125kg: This weight is all about Nezhad and Ross and I am going to talk about it as such. Nezhad is a 3x age level medalist including gold at last years u23s where he only gave up two points. Dreshaun does not have the international accolades the year he made the team at cadets he hurt his shoulder and could not compete so to our Iranian brothers who think Nezhad is going to walk to a title I would not look past Ross. I think the wars with merill have prepared Ross perfectly for this matchup. I will note it took Dreshaun a few feels this year to figure out Coby, he did much better in the second period at the open and then was doing well in the first match prior to the lace but ultimately he needed that third and fourth crack to separate himself. He is only going to have one feel for Nezhad and I think if he can wrestle like he did against Coby in the 2nd and 3rd matches at trials he can win. Predictions: Gold: Ross Silver: Nezhad Bronze: Dursunov Bronze: Haykyan @Husker_Du @Jon_Kozak @Tyler Perry always love feedback Gold: 5/10 Silver: 3/10 Bronze: 6/20 result: 35% brutal scene I am the personal property of VakAttack
MPhillips Posted August 23 Posted August 23 Maybe predictions/prognostications aren't your thing... 1 .
Tyler Perry Posted August 25 Posted August 25 I went Gold: 4/10 Silver: 2/10 Bronze: 5/20 79KG Perfect tho
Truzzcat Posted August 25 Author Posted August 25 On 8/23/2026 at 6:32 PM, MPhillips said: Maybe predictions/prognostications aren't your thing... Ill be dammed if I don't keep making them though! 2 I am the personal property of VakAttack
juniorvarsity Posted August 25 Posted August 25 On 8/23/2026 at 4:00 PM, Truzzcat said: Gold: 5/10 Silver: 3/10 Bronze: 6/20 result: 35% brutal scene I thought you did directionally pretty good with your predictions as far as getting the medalists/finalists right, but sometimes in the wrong spot. 1
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