2023 World Wrestling tournament...

[nhs67]

When she is on I love watching her go.  Outclassed her and coasted the last minute or so.

10-6 win with four coming late for her Cuban opponent.

[ILLINIWrestlingBlog]

Nice win for Adeline! Really impressive coming back to the sport after twins. 

[D3 for LU]

THAT cannot be comfortable...

Doesn't matter... Gray got bronze.

D3

 

[CA_Wrestler]

After Kagami won, almost all of their Olympic team is complete.  Japan's rule is that if you medal at this World Championships at an Olympic weight, the Olympic spot is yours.

So:

50kg- Susaki(2023 World Champion)

53kg- Fujinami(In the finals tomorrow night)

57kg- Sakurai(2023 World Champion)

62kg- Motoki(In the finals tomorrow night)

68kg-Ishii if she wins bronze tomorrow night

76kg- Kagami(2023 World Champion)

[Spladle08]

Just saw the Greco draws. USA got hosed. We didn't draw an opponent from Mexico at any weight. I don't see how they expect us to build confidence without winning matches. Rigged

[Spladle08]

Also does Elor go 68 or 76?

[nhs67]

35 minutes ago, Spladle08 said:

Also does Elor go 68 or 76?

I think Mikey P was saying he expects her to go 68 KG.  She is a bull, so I think she is fine at either weight.

[nhs67]

40 minutes ago, Spladle08 said:

Just saw the Greco draws. USA got hosed. We didn't draw an opponent from Mexico at any weight. I don't see how they expect us to build confidence without winning matches. Rigged

Flo doesn't have them up yet.  Lame.

[nhs67]

43 minutes ago, Spladle08 said:

Just saw the Greco draws. USA got hosed. We didn't draw an opponent from Mexico at any weight. I don't see how they expect us to build confidence without winning matches. Rigged

Can you tag me on Twitter?

[Spladle08]

Can you tag me on Twitter?

I was looking on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxap4Vysmb5/?igshid=MmU2YjMzNjRlOQ==

[neutral]

Any legitimate medal threats in Greco.  I have been out of the loop.

[ILLINIWrestlingBlog]

1 hour ago, Spladle08 said:

Just saw the Greco draws. USA got hosed. We didn't draw an opponent from Mexico at any weight. I don't see how they expect us to build confidence without winning matches. Rigged

I actually think the three ILLINOIS wrestlers have good draws. They all get winnable matches in the first round.

Then, for Kamal Bey, his toughest opponent before the semifinals is a guy he doubled up at the last ranking series tournament. That fellow is the #1 seed, but Bey has shown he can beat him.

Joe Rau has a guy in the first round that he pinned two years ago, and Zac Braunagel gets a young fellow who is 1-4 in age-group Asian Championships. But the best part of their draws is their second round matches.

They both get Greco legends. So, they either shock the world or have a nice chance for repechage. Remember, though, they don't call me Homelander for nothing!

 

[D3 for LU]

1 hour ago, neutral said:

Any legitimate medal threats in Greco.  I have been out of the loop.

I'm not really a greco enthusiast.

Like your forum name states, I'll remain... neutral. 

D3

[OMW]

9 hours ago, nhs67 said:

In other positive news... this is pretty cool...

 

If Vito can get those ears sawed-off, 57kgs is a very doable cut.

[Spladle08]

3 hours ago, ILLINIWrestlingBlog said:

I actually think the three ILLINOIS wrestlers have good draws. They all get winnable matches in the first round.

Then, for Kamal Bey, his toughest opponent before the semifinals is a guy he doubled up at the last ranking series tournament. That fellow is the #1 seed, but Bey has shown he can beat him.

Joe Rau has a guy in the first round that he pinned two years ago, and Zac Braunagel gets a young fellow who is 1-4 in age-group Asian Championships. But the best part of their draws is their second round matches.

They both get Greco legends. So, they either shock the world or have a nice chance for repechage. Remember, though, they don't call me Homelander for nothing!

 

Thank you for assessing the draws instead of just making a joke about how we can only beat Mexico (as I did) 

[Jason Bryant]

Bey gets the US off to a good start with a win at 77. 

[D3 for LU]

Kamal Bey over Switzerland's Fabio Dietsche 4-1 in the qualifying round.

It was 3-1 Bey at the break.

Kamal scored his final point in the 2nd.

D3

[ILLINIWrestlingBlog]

36 minutes ago, Jason Bryant said:

Bey gets the US off to a good start with a win at 77. 

Dang! The one day I fall asleep and miss the start of the tournament. On the results board, it looks like a 4-1 win. I'm so pissed at myself!

[D3 for LU]

6 minutes ago, ILLINIWrestlingBlog said:

Dang! The one day I fall asleep and miss the start of the tournament. On the results board, it looks like a 4-1 win. I'm so pissed at myself!

As seen above...

D3

[ILLINIWrestlingBlog]

Spencer Woods dropped a 5-3 match to Shafarenka of AIN. I thought he was Bulgaria? Close match. Good fight from Woods but I doubt he gets a chance at repechage. 

[D3 for LU]

Meanwhile, Spencer Wood just lost to Stanislau Shafarenka AIN, 5-3 in the qualifying round.

^^^What IWB said above^^^

D3

Edited September 21, 2023 by D3 for LU

[ILLINIWrestlingBlog]

Cohlton Schultz on Mat D. He looks bigger than ever, even bigger than Micic if you can believe that. He got the first passivity point but couldn't turn his Czech opponent. Not a good sign, that. 

Then, he got a pushout. That's a good sign! 2-0 Schultz at the break. 

[D3 for LU]

Ahh... a tech fall for Schultz. That doesn't happen too much for the US, no?

D3

[ILLINIWrestlingBlog]

Colton Schultz with the pin! To the poster above who asked about medal threats from the USA, well, in my non-expert opinion, it is the two winners on the day so far: Bey and Schultz. 

They call it a tech fall 9-1 and not a pin. Schultz was stronger and had a better gas tank than his opponent. 

One thing I really dislike about Greco is that they will put both men down in the match, even in cases like this when Schultz so obviously dominated the action. 

[ILLINIWrestlingBlog]

Brady Koontz up 7-0 at the break. He's comically taller than his Korean foe. 

Koontz called for passivity when he was anything but. That's my hang-up again with Greco. The Korean gets that point and a gut. Brady almost pins the over-eager tiny man. 

7-3 win for Koontz!

Really, really nice day so far for the beacon of Democracy in the World!