kmrabr Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 On 8/23/2023 at 10:37 AM, Uwwdoc said: Kamran will not wrestle at the Worlds. He is injured. Azarpira will replace him I read it’s a groin injury? Do you know if it’s a continuation of the earlier injury or he just redid it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) That's really a shame for Ghasempour but Azarpira is a great replacement - a gold favourite for a gold favourite. I am surprised he can make 92kg given he has only ever competed at 97kg since he was 19 years old (now 21). Worlds line up and my predictions: 57kg (Valizadeh) - hopeless - DNP 61kg (Atri) - small chance of reaching a Bronze match with a good draw - DNP 65kg (Amouzad) - will be amazing to see Amouzad face off against Mamedov and Otoguru - Silver 70kg (Yazdani) - he is too unreliable to expect anything from - DNP 74kg (Emami) - 74kg will be stacked with Dake, Sidakov, Kadimagomedov, Salkanazov but Emami is very good - Bronze 79kg (Nokhodi) - probably the best chance Nokhodi will get to win Gold, but Usmanov will be a problem - Gold 86kg (Yazdani) - we know how this goes, Yazdani has to hope for DT to age overnight or wait for him to retire - Silver 92kg (Azarpira) - a great talent and still so young, probably our strongest chance for Gold - Gold 97kg (Goleij) - reliable but not spectacular, really a shame Azarpira couldn't go in his place - Bronze 125kg (Zare) - very exciting match-ups here, especially Zare vs Gable, I'm backing Zare all the way - Gold I expect 3 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze from this overall very strong team. Too optimistic? Edited August 28, 2023 by The Genius kmrabr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmrabr Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 On 8/27/2023 at 9:27 PM, The Genius said: That's really a shame for Ghasempour but Azarpira is a great replacement - a gold favourite for a gold favourite. I am surprised he can make 92kg given he has only ever competed at 97kg since he was 19 years old (now 21). Worlds line up and my predictions: 57kg (Valizadeh) - hopeless - DNP 61kg (Atri) - small chance of reaching a Bronze match with a good draw - DNP 65kg (Amouzad) - will be amazing to see Amouzad face off against Mamedov and Otoguru - Silver 70kg (Yazdani) - he is too unreliable to expect anything from - DNP 74kg (Emami) - 74kg will be stacked with Dake, Sidakov, Kadimagomedov, Salkanazov but Emami is very good - Bronze 79kg (Nokhodi) - probably the best chance Nokhodi will get to win Gold, but Usmanov will be a problem - Gold 86kg (Yazdani) - we know how this goes, Yazdani has to hope for DT to age overnight or wait for him to retire - Silver 92kg (Azarpira) - a great talent and still so young, probably our strongest chance for Gold - Gold 97kg (Goleij) - reliable but not spectacular, really a shame Azarpira couldn't go in his place - Bronze 125kg (Zare) - very exciting match-ups here, especially Zare vs Gable, I'm backing Zare all the way - Gold I expect 3 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze from this overall very strong team. Too optimistic? Not predictions really but… 65kg - Amouzad Otoguro was and still in the match I’ve been most excited about for the last year+ but I’m more worried about Mamedov tbh. Dunno maybe he was genuinely injured but Otoguro didn’t look his best at the Meiji Cup recently. 70kg - I’ve given up on Yazdani as serious medal threat, just way to inconsistent. I’m just gonna sit back and enjoy watching him wrestle, still love his style when he’s on it. 74kg - I’m going all in on Emami! I know Dake, Sidakov, Kadzi are all killers but I think on the right day Younes could pull of something special. Btw can Sidakov and kadimagomedov both wrestle? I thought only one wrestler per weight can rep AIN? 79kg - Agree I think Nokhodi is favourite but Usmanov looks really good. 86kg - Obviously after what Taylor did in the final last year he’s a big favourite. Remember a video from that Babak guy on insta after worlds where he said basically the Americans took what Tedeev cooked up for naifanov at Tokyo and added some sauce to it. Hassan will have to do something incredible for the win. 97kg - The last sec loss to Snyder is forgivable but after seeing Goleij get done similar in PWL and get run through by that Russian at Asians I can’t see him as reliable anymore. Hope he spam underhooks his way to bronze though. 125kg - Please god just bless us with Gable Zare. That’s all I ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 10 hours ago, kmrabr said: Not predictions really but… 65kg - Amouzad Otoguro was and still in the match I’ve been most excited about for the last year+ but I’m more worried about Mamedov tbh. Dunno maybe he was genuinely injured but Otoguro didn’t look his best at the Meiji Cup recently. 70kg - I’ve given up on Yazdani as serious medal threat, just way to inconsistent. I’m just gonna sit back and enjoy watching him wrestle, still love his style when he’s on it. 74kg - I’m going all in on Emami! I know Dake, Sidakov, Kadzi are all killers but I think on the right day Younes could pull of something special. Btw can Sidakov and kadimagomedov both wrestle? I thought only one wrestler per weight can rep AIN? 79kg - Agree I think Nokhodi is favourite but Usmanov looks really good. 86kg - Obviously after what Taylor did in the final last year he’s a big favourite. Remember a video from that Babak guy on insta after worlds where he said basically the Americans took what Tedeev cooked up for naifanov at Tokyo and added some sauce to it. Hassan will have to do something incredible for the win. 97kg - The last sec loss to Snyder is forgivable but after seeing Goleij get done similar in PWL and get run through by that Russian at Asians I can’t see him as reliable anymore. Hope he spam underhooks his way to bronze though. 125kg - Please god just bless us with Gable Zare. That’s all I ask. Mamedov is also a beast. 65kg is stacked with those 3 In U20 Worlds multiple wrestlers from AIN wrestled at each weight class, so Sidakov and Kadi can both wrestle at 74kg Soon we will have Azimi and Babaloo to add to Azarpira and Ghasempour at 92/97, so we don't need to rely on Goleij and Mohammadian much longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmrabr Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 5 hours ago, The Genius said: In U20 Worlds multiple wrestlers from AIN wrestled at each weight class, so Sidakov and Kadi can both wrestle at 74kg Good news for the neutral fan, not so much for Emami. Wonder what kind of shape Sidakov will be in for worlds, after his injury hasn’t looked his best. Also at 92 Arash Yoshida won his play off last month so will be at worlds. Would love to see him against Azarpira. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkiane Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Anybody got any GR predictions? I’ve got: Dadmarz - Bronze Mohsennejad - DNP Mohammadi - Bronze MR Geraei - Gold (hopefully) Sohrabi - DNP MA Geraei - Bronze Mohmadi - Bronze Alizadeh - DNP Saravi - Bronze Mirzazadeh - Silver Sohrabi could go either way he’s largely untested at 72. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 3 hours ago, kkiane said: Anybody got any GR predictions? I’ve got: Dadmarz - Bronze Mohsennejad - DNP Mohammadi - Bronze MR Geraei - Gold (hopefully) Sohrabi - DNP MA Geraei - Bronze Mohmadi - Bronze Alizadeh - DNP Saravi - Bronze Mirzazadeh - Silver Sohrabi could go either way he’s largely untested at 72. I had a brief look at the entries the other day and jeez some of the GR weight classes are STACKED. Your predictions seem not crazy, except MR Geraei probably won't win Gold. I love Saravi but 97kg is so stacked that a Bronze would be a good result for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Gable Steveson (USA) no longer listed on the UWW website. Rumours that he will not be competing and Mason Parris (who pinned Zare in the U20 Worlds final a few years ago) will be going instead. Huge news if true, with potentially significant implications for the team title. Also rumours about the non-attendance of Sidakov and Sadulaev but these are mired in the messy Russian situation so they are harder to get a read on. We will find out in the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyHardcastle Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 4 hours ago, The Genius said: Gable Steveson (USA) no longer listed on the UWW website. Rumours that he will not be competing and Mason Parris (who pinned Zare in the U20 Worlds final a few years ago) will be going instead. Huge news if true, with potentially significant implications for the team title. Also rumours about the non-attendance of Sidakov and Sadulaev but these are mired in the messy Russian situation so they are harder to get a read on. We will find out in the next few days. It is true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkiane Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 1 minute ago, BrodyHardcastle said: It is true The Gable news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyHardcastle Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 6 minutes ago, kkiane said: The Gable news? Gable out, Parris is in. kkiane 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 1 hour ago, BrodyHardcastle said: It is true Yep, I just saw the Flo article confirming it. It's a shame because I really wanted to see Zare vs Gable (and still think Zare wins that) but it's a good opportunity for Zare to avenge his fluke loss to Parris and is good for the team title (for Iran). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyHardcastle Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, The Genius said: Yep, I just saw the Flo article confirming it. It's a shame because I really wanted to see Zare vs Gable (and still think Zare wins that) but it's a good opportunity for Zare to avenge his fluke loss to Parris and is good for the team title (for Iran). Zare is the favorite now…. He might avenge it just like Taylor avenged his FLUKE to Yazdani… Edited September 6, 2023 by BrodyHardcastle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 25 minutes ago, BrodyHardcastle said: Zare is the favorite now…. He might avenge it just like Taylor avenged his FLUKE to Yazdani… That wasn't a fluke. Yazdani's four losses to Taylor were flukes. BrodyHardcastle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyHardcastle Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 1 minute ago, The Genius said: That wasn't a fluke. Yazdani's four losses to Taylor were flukes. Taylor exposed Yaz last match, expecting a similar score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 14 minutes ago, BrodyHardcastle said: Taylor exposed Yaz last match, expecting a similar score Ha, I was just kidding. Agree Taylor is the superior wrestler and probably has Yaz's number. It could still go either way, even the last match was decided on fine margins at certain moments, but it's hard to argue with a 4-1 record. BrodyHardcastle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyHardcastle Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 19 minutes ago, The Genius said: Ha, I was just kidding. Agree Taylor is the superior wrestler and probably has Yaz's number. It could still go either way, even the last match was decided on fine margins at certain moments, but it's hard to argue with a 4-1 record. I was wondering if I was getting trolled. Iran the clear favorite for the team title. The Genius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 58 minutes ago, BrodyHardcastle said: I was wondering if I was getting trolled. Iran the clear favorite for the team title. I think it will be very close. The US still has such a strong team, though a bit weaker without JB, Cox and Gable. Iran is hopeless at 57kg and 70kg but can medal at every other weight class IMO (not to say that we will). The previous core of your team of JB-Dake-DT-Cox-Snyder is starting to age and fall apart but what a group that was. I just hope Iran avoids a draw against Israel, that would really mess up our team title chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Gable injury? Or scared? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmrabr Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Haha UWW already posting vids of Parris super-gluing our boy to the mat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 USA has a formidable woman’s world team. Japan is another great woman’s world team. No interest in Iran? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 8 hours ago, kmrabr said: Haha UWW already posting vids of Parris super-gluing our boy to the mat. UWW social team has a massive bias in favour of USA and India and against Iran. Just my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Sidakov is OUT and will not be wrestling in Belgrade. Chermen Valiev will wrestle for Russia at 74kg instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maligned Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 On 9/7/2023 at 5:20 AM, The Genius said: UWW social team has a massive bias in favour of USA and India and against Iran. Just my opinion As an American, I must admit...you're not wrong. The Genius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Iran sent 6 wrestlers to the Dmitry Korkin Memorial games in Russia over the past few days. AH Firouzpour and Masoumi won Gold while Babaloo (2023 U20 Gold) did well to win Silver 65kg: Ebrahim Elahi (2022 U17 Gold, 2023 Asian U20 Silver) - lost 3-1 to Artur Badtiev in the SF and won Bronze 70kg: Mohammad Bakhshi - 5th 86kg: Ali Mansouri - pinned Roman Chitadze (BLR) 9-8, teched a few guys and defeated Zainidinov 10-2 for Bronze (not sure who he lost to, either Naifonov or Shavaev) 92kg: Amir Hossein Firouzpour (2022 U20 and U23 Gold) - defeated Alan Bagaev 9-2 in the SF then teched Nurgun Sergin 12-2 in the final to win Gold 97kg: Abolfazl Babaloo (2023 U20 Gold) - lost 6-3 to Shamil Musaev and won Silver 125kg: Amir Reza Masoumi (2021 U17 Gold, 2022 U20 and U23 Gold, 2023 U20 Gold) - teched Zelimkhan Khizriev 14-4 in the SF then defeated Anzor Khizriev 8-3 in the final to win Gold Masoumi is very good and only 18 years old! He's also a future superstar just by virtue of his antics and personality, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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