Yariguin Day 2 Brackets & Rapid Reactions
Yariguin Day 2 Brackets & Rapid Reactions
Updated brackets from day 1, new brackets for day 2 plus reactions, all from the 30th Ivan Yariguin Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
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We've got brackets! Updates brackets from day 1 and brand new brackets from day 2, all for the 30th Ivan Yariguin Grand Prix from Krasnoyarsk, Russia!
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57kg MFS Day 2 - Thomas Gilman
Gilman has a tough but winnable match against Turkey's Ahmet Peker in the first round of the repechage. Gilman should have the size to out-muscle Peker. Then he'll have a tougher match against Mongolia's Bekhbayar Erdenebat for bronze. Erdenebat is a two-time world bronze-medalist so a victory here would make for a quality tournament by the Hawkeye.
61kg MFS Day 2 - Joe Colon & Cory Clark
Colon beat Clark in the first round but then lost to Russia's Grigoriev in the quarters, knocking Clark out of the tournament after just one match. Colon then had his tournament ended when Grigoriev lost in the semis to Romania's Nikolai Okhlopokov, a bronze medalist at the 2018 U23 World Championships.
70kg MFS Day 2 - James Green & Jason Chamberlain
James Green's tournament is over after going 1-and-1 in one of the toughest brackets in Krasnoyarsk. Green fell to two-time Russian Nationals bronze medalist and junior world champ David Baev (not officially pronounced Dave Bave but fill free to do so anyway). Baev then lost to two-time senior world champ Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov in the semifinals. Jason Chamberlain is still alive for bronze, as he lost to Gazi in the quarters after dispatching China's Katal Yeerlanbieke in the pigtails. Chambo will have to go through another tough Russian just to get to Baev for a shot at a bronze medal.
50kg WFS Day 2 - Victory Anthony
Vicky looked great in her first match but ran into a Russian in the semis who would not be denied. Anthony will wrestle yet another Ruskie for a bronze medal later tonight. Like very late. Practically tomorrow morning.
55kg WFS Day 2 - No American entered, click to view
59kg WFS Day 2 - No American entered, click to view
65kg WFS Day 2 - Forrest Molinari
Forrest was ice cold to her quarterfinals opponent, stacking and packing her for a first period pinslay. Molinari couldn't quite make it to the finals, though, and will wrestle for bronze against—who else?—Russia extremely late in the evening tonight.
65kg MFS Day 1 - Zain Retherford
The Zain Train will get the winner of a Russian wrestle-off, which will likely be the highly decorated Nachyin Kuular, a U23 world champ from the nearby Russian Republic of Tuva. If Zain can get past Kuular he will face two-time world bronze-medalists and 2017 Yariguin champ Akhmed Chakaev. Should Retherford make it to the finals, he will have without a doubt proven his bona fides as a world medal contender.
79kg MFS Day 1 - Alex Dieringer
79kg will only have six competitors, so we'll get two pools of three in round robin action. In Dieringer's pool is an unknown Chinese wrestler and the winner of a Russian wrestle-off, the winner of which will likely be Gadzhi Nabiev, the 2018 Rus Nats bronze medalist and 2018 U23 silver medalist. A pair of world medalists are in the other bracket with Mongolia's Purevjav (whom Jordan Burroughs beat in the 2015 finals) and Russia's Gadzhimagomedov (whom Kyle Dake powerbombed into oblivion in the 2018 semifinals). So Dieringer has a small but very credentialed field through which to maneuver.
53kg WFS Day 1 - Sarah Hildebrandt & Haley Augello
Haley and Sarah are on opposite sides of the bracket, much to the relief of everyone on Team USA.
57kg WFS Day 1 - Kelsey Campbell & Becka Leathers
Kelsey will be tested by 2018 U23 champion Grace Bullen in a pigtail bout. She could see Becka Leathers in the semifinals if they both make it that far.