'25 Senior World Championships, Sep. 13-21
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If I'm reading the schedule right, the freestyle bracket draw should start at 8 a.m. ET:
The bracket page is now essentially down, so I assume that'll pop back up whenever the draw is complete:
Duke with a great draw!! Super tough 2nd match against Kaipanov but if he loses Kaipanov should make the finals. Tons of heavy hitters on the opposite side including Aoyagi, Yazdani, and Kazryk. Duke has a great opportunity to place
Yes, that is definitely a good part about that draw assuming he gets out of Round 1 as expected.
You and me both! I can't tell you how many times I had the opening date of an event stuck in my head only to get to that week and realize that the men's freestyle is actually the following week.
Penn State wrestling connections Senior World matchups:
PJ Duke - 70 kilograms (154.3 pounds):
R1: vs. Shuang Chen of China
R2: Winner vs. Nurkozha Kaipanov of Kazakhstan
Qualification round action starts at 4:30 a.m. ET on Saturday
Levi Haines - 79 kilograms (174.1 pounds):
R1: Khidir Kurban A Saipudinov of Bahrain
R2: Winner vs. TBD
Qualification round action starts at 4:30 a.m. ET on Sunday
Kyle Snyder - 97 kilograms (213.8 pounds)
R1: BYE
R2: vs. winner of a R1 matchup between Adam Jaksik of Slovenia and Cristian Sarco of Venezuela
Qualification round action starts at 4:30 a.m. ET on Monday
PJ Duke - 70 kilograms (154.3 pounds):
R1: vs. Shuang Chen of China
R2: Winner vs. Nurkozha Kaipanov of Kazakhstan
Qualification round action starts at 4:30 a.m. ET on Saturday
Levi Haines - 79 kilograms (174.1 pounds):
R1: Khidir Kurban A Saipudinov of Bahrain
R2: Winner vs. TBD
Qualification round action starts at 4:30 a.m. ET on Sunday
Kyle Snyder - 97 kilograms (213.8 pounds)
R1: BYE
R2: vs. winner of a R1 matchup between Adam Jaksik of Slovenia and Cristian Sarco of Venezuela
Qualification round action starts at 4:30 a.m. ET on Monday
Much respect to those of you that start the day at 4:30 tomorrow morning. I'll get home from the football game around 1 a.m. so figure at best case I'll be rocking and rolling by six tomorrow. But, we shall see!
It will indeed be a bright and early start if you want to see PJ Duke's opener live:
Levi with a good draw to medal. Gets the defending world champ in the quarters. Whoever wins that should make the finals
Zahid, Ghasempour, and Kadiev all on the same side. Ghasempour and Kadiev meet in the quarterfinals with the winner most likely seeing Zahid in the semis
Carr with a tough draw. Same side as Sidakov, Valiev, Ramazanov and others. Will be a tough road to place
Zahid, Ghasempour, and Kadiev all on the same side. Ghasempour and Kadiev meet in the quarterfinals with the winner most likely seeing Zahid in the semis
Carr with a tough draw. Same side as Sidakov, Valiev, Ramazanov and others. Will be a tough road to place
Snyder has an easy path to semi-finals and will have someone he can and has beat before in Semis. Best draw for team USA by far
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I can’t size up international competition. Last year’s world champ doesn’t guarantee anything in most weights. I’m most confident in Zahid and Lee for titles. PJ, Hidlay, Snyder, and Levi all hold their ground well and placing seems like the bar. Forrest is so funky, he could win it or go 0-1 but will 100% be entertaining. Capt America will need to beat a few grizzly bears to medal. Will his leg attacks trump the tie and push? Carr and Woods both have a chance to shine, will be happy with a few wins, medaling would be great.
Good morning all from San Diego. Let's go PJ, who will be match #2 on Mat C. PJ up now. PJ 7-0 at break w/3 step outs, a TD and a turn. PJ wins 11-0 in 3:18 w/ another TD and exposure.
Gomez up on Mat B. Gomez leads Turkey 5-2 at the break. Gomez wins 13-2 in 3:44. Kevin Jackson was coaching him.
Zahid up on Mat D. Zahid wins 10-0 in 2:35 over India with 3 TD and two turns.
Jax Forrest three matches out on Mat B against Korea. Jax up now. Jax 10-0 in 3:20.
Hendrickson three matches out on Mat D against Russia (UWW). Hendrickson up now. Hendrickson trails 6-1 at the break. Hendrickson loses 14-4 in 4:58.
Duke up now on Mat B against Kazakhstan. PJ 4-0 at the break w/two TD. Duke loses 11-7.
Zahid up now on Mat D against Algeria. Zahid wins 10-0 in 2:46.
Forrest up now on Mat A against Japan. Forrest 1-0 at the break on an activity clock point. Forrest wins 7-2.
Gomez up on Mat D now against Duke's prior opponent from Kazakhstan. He will need to beat Gomez and also win his semi bout for PJ to be pulled into repechage. Gomez leads 6-2 at the break. Great comeback by the KAZ wrestler to win 10-8 and PJ still has a chance to be pulled into repechage.
Valencia up now on Mat C against Latvia. Valencia wins 10-0 in 35 seconds with a TD and four trap arm turns. He is onto the semis.
Forrest up now against Kyrgyzstan on Mat C. Forrest 11-4 at the break! Forrest onto the semis 13-8! Forrest's scoring was a TD, throw for four, lost challenge, TD and exposure, and TD.
Gomez up on Mat B. Gomez leads Turkey 5-2 at the break. Gomez wins 13-2 in 3:44. Kevin Jackson was coaching him.
Zahid up on Mat D. Zahid wins 10-0 in 2:35 over India with 3 TD and two turns.
Jax Forrest three matches out on Mat B against Korea. Jax up now. Jax 10-0 in 3:20.
Hendrickson three matches out on Mat D against Russia (UWW). Hendrickson up now. Hendrickson trails 6-1 at the break. Hendrickson loses 14-4 in 4:58.
Duke up now on Mat B against Kazakhstan. PJ 4-0 at the break w/two TD. Duke loses 11-7.
Zahid up now on Mat D against Algeria. Zahid wins 10-0 in 2:46.
Forrest up now on Mat A against Japan. Forrest 1-0 at the break on an activity clock point. Forrest wins 7-2.
Gomez up on Mat D now against Duke's prior opponent from Kazakhstan. He will need to beat Gomez and also win his semi bout for PJ to be pulled into repechage. Gomez leads 6-2 at the break. Great comeback by the KAZ wrestler to win 10-8 and PJ still has a chance to be pulled into repechage.
Valencia up now on Mat C against Latvia. Valencia wins 10-0 in 35 seconds with a TD and four trap arm turns. He is onto the semis.
Forrest up now against Kyrgyzstan on Mat C. Forrest 11-4 at the break! Forrest onto the semis 13-8! Forrest's scoring was a TD, throw for four, lost challenge, TD and exposure, and TD.
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