Yariguin Day 3 Brackets & Rapid Reactions
Yariguin Day 3 Brackets & Rapid Reactions
Brackets from day 3 of the 30th Ivan Yariguin Grand Prix wrestling tournament.
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It's bracket time! We've got completed brackets, we've got half completed brackets, we've got brackets that have just received their draws, we've got a bracket for every weight class being contested here at the 30th Ivan Yariguin Grand Prix. It's a goldurn bracket party let me tell you.
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57kg MFS Day 3 - Thomas Gilman
Gilman wins bronze over a very Erdenebat, a 2018 Asian champ and 2017 World bronze medalist! Gilman has now won medals in four of the five individual senior UWW tournaments he's entered. The only tourney he didn't place at was the 2018 World Championship where he took fifth, losing in the bronze medal match.
61kg MFS Day 3 - Joe Colon & Cory Clark
Colon and Clark were eliminated from medal contention on day 1.
70kg MFS Day 3 - James Green & Jason Chamberlain
Green was eliminated on day 1. Chamberlain lost to Ramazmbek Zhamalov on Day 2 in the repechage. Zhamalov has been a revelation at this tournament, beating David Baev in the bronze medal match. Baev is a junior champ and took third at Russian Nationals in 2018.
50kg WFS Day 3 - Victory Anthony
It's bronze for Vicki Vortex! She beats Russia's #2 for the medal.
55kg WFS Day 3 - No American entered, click to view
59kg WFS Day 3 - No American entered, click to view
65kg WFS Day 3 - Forrest Molinari
Forrest comes up just short of a medal, finishing her tournament with a 1-2 record.
65kg MFS Day 2 - Zain Retherford
Tough break for the Zain Train. Was leading in the quarterfinals against two-time world silver Gadshimurad Rashidov until about 30 seconds left in the match when he gave up the go-ahead takedown. Rashidov lost to his countrymen and fellow senior world medalist Akhmed Chakaev in the semifinals and as a result, Retherford's tournament became a one and done.
79kg MFS Day 2 - Alex Dieringer
Ringer looked fantastic in pool play, crushing Lin of China and hitting Russia's Zaseev with a clutch tricep carry for four late in the second period to secure his second consecutive victory. But 2018 world bronze medalist Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov suffered an upset in his pool matches, meaning it would be Dieringer and Gadzhi in the semis. Unfortunately, Ringer couldn't make it happen, so the Oklahoma State alum will wrestle Zaseev in a rematch for the bronze.
125kg MFS Day 2 - No American entered, click to view
53kg WFS Day 2 - Sarah Hildebrandt & Haley Augello
Hildebrandt has been on point all so far, crushing her first Mongolian opponent and then winning via criteria in the semis over two-time Russian Nationals bronze medalist Ekaterina Poleshchuk. Sarah will face 2016 Russian champion Natalya Malysheva in the finals.
57kg WFS Day 2 - Kelsey Campbell & Becka Leathers
Mongolia's #1 Tserenchimed Sukhee beat Norway's Grace Bullen to make the finals. That ended Kelsey Campbell's tournament but pulled Becka Leathers into the bronze medal match. Becka will face the Bullen for the bronze.
62kg WFS Day 2 - No American entered, click to view
68kg WFS Day 2 - No American entered, click to view
74kg MFS Day 1 - Isaiah Martinez
IMar sits in the top spot on the bracket and drew Azamat Nurikov (or Nurykau if you prefer the Belarussian spelling). Nurikov is a two-time Medved champ and will be a challenging first round test for the four-time NCAA finalist. Even more challenging will be Martinez's likely semifinal opponent, should he beat Nurikov. Waiting for IMar in the semis will probably be recently crowned world champion and toast of Ossetia, Zaurbek Sidakov.
On the other side of the bracket are two world medalists, Franklin Maren of Cuba and Russia's Magomed Kurbanaliev. Turkey's Yakup Gor could also make noise in the lower half of the bracket.
86kg MFS Day 1 - Sammy Brooks
Brooks has a winnable match against that dude Dudarov of Germany. Waiting for him in the quarters will likely be world bronze medalist Vladislav Valiev of Russia. If the formerly mulleted one gets by Valiev he'll have either the savvy veteran Soslan Ktsoev of Russia or 2018 world silver medalist Fatih Erdin of Turkey.
On the top side of the bracket, the favorite to make the final is 2018 Russian champ and fifth-place finisher at the 2018 Worlds, Dauren Kurugliev.
92kg MFS Day 1 - No American entered, click to view
97kg MFS Day 1 - Kyle Snyder
Synderman will likely start his Yariguin title defense with a rematch from last year's gold medal match opponent, Rasul Magomedov. Mongolia awaits Snyder in the quarters with a bye. Kyle's semifinal opponent could be Medved champ Alexander Hushtyn of Belarus, Rus Nats bronze medalist Igor Ovsyannikov, or, more likely, two-time world silver medalist Reineris Salas of Cuba.
There are only four competitors on the top half of the bracket, and the finalist from that quartet will probably be 2016 junior world champ Shamil Musaev of Russia.
72kg WFS Day 1 - Tamyra Stock
Tamyra Stock goes for her third Yariguin title in a row!