Katie 723 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 Draws will be revealed today (Friday) at 10 AM ET. USA's Nick Gwiz is listed as a 1 seed. Georgia's Petriashvili is a 4 seed, and Turkey's Akgul is not seeded. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drgibbons 4 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 Gwiz is opposite both Akgul and Petriashvili. If he can perform like he has been this year he can at least make the finals and give us a chance at gold there. 1 PSUMike reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmachinder 68 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 Russia and Ukraine on the bottom half of the bracket as well. Wow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coachjeff 1 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 Great, great draw for Gwiz! No reason he should not make the finals, which could be huge for us! Highely unlikely Russia backs into 5th place points at this weight again like they did last year either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katie 723 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 Gwiz has a nice draw. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Housebuye 2,073 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 Amazing draw! This helps given that at 74 and especially at 86 we got pretty terrible draws Gwiz in the finals is realistic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seena 5 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 I can't find the brackets. I'd appreciate if someone can guide me where to find it? Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MatJunkie 6 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 (edited) @PackWrestle just tweeted that Gwiz' first match is a rematch of his bronze bout from last year. Absolutely electric first round, at multiple weights, this year! Edited October 19, 2018 by MatJunkie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katie 723 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 Gwiz's path: R32: bye R16: Natsagsuren (Mongolia) 5th at 2017 worlds Quarters: Dhesi (Canada) Semis: India, Japan, Moldova, or Kazakhstan Finals: Georgia or Turkey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cwillaert 3 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 43 minutes ago, coachjeff said: Great, great draw for Gwiz! No reason he should not make the finals, which could be huge for us! Highely unlikely Russia backs into 5th place points at this weight again like they did last year either. It is a great draw. As for the no reason he should not make the finals part...no reason except the fact that it's the World Championships and pretty much anything can happen. There's a heck of a lot that goes into what a guy does this tournament and a little bit of luck is absolutely part of it. 1 steamboat_charlie v2 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freestyle_fan 102 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 Here is the draw for 125kg.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krazzy 13 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 Bottom half of 125 bracket is brutal! Geno, Akgul, Ligeti, Magomedov a Russian and an Iranian. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gantry 1,605 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 Gwiz probably get Dhesi in round 2, did they ever meet in college? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johny 11 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 Akgul Petriashvili Khotsianivski All bottom... sick Gwiazdowski has opportunity of his life. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coachjeff 1 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 38 minutes ago, cwillaert said: It is a great draw. As for the no reason he should not make the finals part...no reason except the fact that it's the World Championships and pretty much anything can happen. There's a heck of a lot that goes into what a guy does this tournament and a little bit of luck is absolutely part of it. Very true. No "easy" draw at worlds, all the guys he has to go thru to make the finals are tough, particularly his first match being a rematch of bronze bout last year. That said, not having Akgul, Petriashvilli or even the Ukrainian on his side I consider as good as it gets. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katie 723 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 As other have noted, Gwiz's R16 match is a rematch of last year's bronze medal match. It's a good reason to get up and watch wrestling tomorrow morning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
de4856 359 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 Well great draw for the Gwiz, hopefully he can come out firing on all cylinders, and stay on the gas. I think he has a more than excellent chance to get in the finals. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treep2000 901 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 Agreed in that Gwiz has the best possible draw... a complete opposite situation than DT. If Gwiz doesn't make the finals, beating Dhesi in the process, I will be SHOCKED. Good luck Gwiz... give 'em 'ell! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle26 428 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 Can’t ask for a better draw than that! He has a great shot to make the finals which will really help the team race. Plus there’s a very good chance Russia doesn’t even qualify for the repechage! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJDan 569 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 Isn't his first round match pretty tough? Zolboo Natsatgsuren was 5th in 2017 World Championships! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRyan2012 343 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 Guys this draw is even better than Varner's 2012 draw! I am sure everyone is picking an Akgul/Gwiz final here but don't sleep on a huge 305 pound Hadi from Iran! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Idaho 752 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 ...Dhesi defeated Gwiz 3-0 in the finals of a Canadian tournament last year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gantry 1,605 Report post Posted October 20, 2018 Wow, didn't know that - thanks Idaho. And that's way more recent than I would have expected... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRyan2012 343 Report post Posted October 20, 2018 2 hours ago, Idaho said: ...Dhesi defeated Gwiz 3-0 in the finals of a Canadian tournament last year. Really? I didnt know they wrestled. That makes this very interesting! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRyan2012 343 Report post Posted October 20, 2018 I called Hadi over Akgul! 14 hours ago, PRyan2012 said: Guys this draw is even better than Varner's 2012 draw! I am sure everyone is picking an Akgul/Gwiz final here but don't sleep on a huge 305 pound Hadi from Iran! I called Hadi!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
