The 2018 Wrestling World Cup - Men's freestyle was the last of a set of three Wrestling World Cups in 2018 which took place in Iowa City, United States on April 7–8, 2018. This event took place at Carver–Hawkeye Arena at the University of Iowa.

On day 1, the attendance was 6,388.

Background Initially the top teams from Russia, Turkey and Iran were to compete in the 2018 World Cup; however they were unable to attend because Turkey had financial difficulties, Russia had visa issues and Iran refused to compete due to a disagreement with the UWW event calendar. Mongolia and India replaced these teams.

Pool stage

    Team competes for 1st place     Team competes for 3rd place     Team competes for 5th place     Team competes for 7th place

Pool A TeamPldWL 3 3 0 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 0 3

POOL A Round I 10 - 0 WeightUnited StatesresultIndia57 kgThomas Gilman – by forfeit61 kgJoe Colon 6 – 4 Sandeep Tomar65 kgLogan Stieber 12 – 2 Sharvan Sharvan70 kgJames Green 10 – 0 Arun Kumar74 kgJordan Burroughs 11 – 1 Vinod Kumar Omprakash79 kgKyle Dake 11 – 0 Sachin Giri86 kgDavid Taylor 10 – 0 Pawan Kumar92 kgHayden Zillmer 7 – 0 Deepak Punia97 kgKyle Snyder 10 – 0 Viky Viky125 kgDon Bradley 10 – 0 Singh Pushpender

3 - 7 WeightGeorgiaresultJapan57 kgTeimuraz Vanishvili 0 – 11 Yuki Takahashi61 kgLasha Lomtadze 2 – 9 Rinya Nakamura65 kgMagomed Saidovi 4 – 7 Daichi Takatani70 kgLevan Kelekhsashvili 8 – 10 Keisuke Otoguro74 kgTarzan Maisuradze 2 – 11 Yuhi Fujinami79 kgTariel Gaphrindashvili 0 – 11 Sohsuke Takatani86 kgDavid Khutsishvili 0 – 6 Shota Shirai92 kgDato Marsagishvili 10 – 0 Takashi Ishiguro97 kgGivi Matcharashvili 10 – 0 Takeshi Yamaguchi125 kgZviadi Metreveli3 – 2Taiki Yamamoto Round II 7 - 3 WeightUnited StatesresultJapan57 kgThomas Gilman1 – 4 Yuki Takahashi61 kgKendric Maple2 – 2 Kazuya Koyanagi65 kgLogan Stieber5 – 10 Takuto Otoguro70 kgJames Green8 – 5Kirin Kinoshita74 kgJordan Burroughs7 – 1Yuhi Fujinami79 kgKyle Dake10 – 0Sohsuke Takatani86 kgDavid Taylor12 – 2Masao Matsusaka92 kgJ'den Cox11 – 0Takashi Ishiguro97 kgKyle Snyder10 – 0Taira Sonoda125 kgNick Gwiazdowski10 – 0Nobuyoshi Arakida

8 - 2 WeightGeorgiaresultIndia57 kgTeimuraz Vanishvili – by forfeit61 kgLasha Lomtadze1 – 4 Sandeep Tomar65 kgMagomed Saidovi3 – 9 Sharvan Sharvan70 kgLevan Kelekhsashvili7 – 2Arun Kumar74 kgTarzan Maisuradze10 – 0Vinod Kumar Omprakash79 kgTariel Gaphrindashvili11 – 1Sachin Giri86 kgDavid Khutsishvili4 – 3Pawan Kumar92 kgDato Marsagishvili10 – 0Deepak Punia97 kgGivi Matcharashvili10 – 0Viky Viky125 kgZviadi Metreveli5 – 0Singh Pushpender Round III 8 - 2 WeightUnited StatesresultGeorgia57 kgThomas Gilman6 – 4Teimuraz Vanishvili61 kgKendric Maple3 – 4Lasha Lomtadze65 kgLogan Stieber10 – 0Magomed Saidovi70 kgJames Green8 – 0Levan Kelekhsashvili74 kgJordan Burroughs10 – 0Tarzan Maisuradze79 kgKyle Dake10 – 0Tariel Gaphrindashvili86 kgDavid Taylor11 – 1David Khutsishvili92 kgJ'den Cox0 – 5Dato Marsagishvili97 kgKyle Snyder10 – 0Givi Matcharashvili125 kgNick Gwiazdowski7 – 0Zviadi Metreveli

9 - 1 WeightJapanresultIndia57 kgYuki Takahashi – by forfeit61 kgRinya Nakamura11 – 0Sandeep Tomar65 kgTakuto Otoguro10 – 0Sharvan Sharvan70 kgKirin Kinoshita10 – 0Arun Kumar74 kgKen Hosaka – Vinod Kumar Omprakash79 kgSohsuke Takatani10 – 0Sachin Giri86 kgMasao Matsusaka10 – 0Pawan Kumar92 kgTakashi Ishiguro1 – 2Deepak Punia97 kgTakeshi Yamaguchi6 – 2Viky Viky125 kgNobuyoshi Arakida4 – 0Singh Pushpender

Pool B TeamPldWL 3 3 0 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2

POOL B Round I 6 - 4 WeightMongoliaresultKazakhstan57 kgErdenebatyn Bekhbayar10 – 0Mukhambet Kuatbek61 kgTümenbilegiin Tüvshintulga2 – 1Rassul Kaliyev65 kgBatchuluuny Batmagnai 1 – 13 Sayatbek Okassov70 kgSanjaa Ganbayar 1 – 4 Meirzhan Ashirov74 kgGanzorigiin Mandakhnaran 9 – 0 Daniyar Kaisanov79 kgGantulgyn Iderkhüü 1 – 11Saken Aitzhanov86 kgOrgodolyn Üitümen 6 – 4 Elkhan Assadov92 kgTurtogtokh Luvsandorj 1 – 2 Iliskhan Chilaev97 kgBatsul Ulzisaikhan 7 – 5 Mamed Ibragimov125 kgNatsagsürengiin Zolboo 12 – 2 Oleg Boltin

8 - 2 WeightAzerbaijanresultCuba57 kgGiorgi Edisherashvili 7 – 5 Reineri Andreu61 kgAkhmednabi Gvarzatilov 8 – 0 Yowlys Bonne65 kgHaji Aliyev 2 – 8F Alejandro Valdés70 kgJoshgun Azimov 7 – 3 Franklin Marén74 kgGadzhimurad Omarov 2 – 6 Liván López79 kgJabrayil Hasanov 10 – 0 Yoan Zulueta86 kgAleksandr Gostiyev3 – 2Yurieski Torreblanca92 kgAslanbek Alborov7 – 4Lázaro Hernández97 kgRoman Bakirov3 – 0Reineris Salas125 kgJamaladdin Magomedov3 – 2Yudenny Alpajón Round II 3 - 7 WeightMongoliaresultCuba57 kgErdenebatyn Bekhbayar4 – 0Reineri Andreu61 kgTümenbilegiin Tüvshintulga4 – 6Yowlys Bonne65 kgBatchuluuny Batmagnai0 – 11 Alejandro Valdés70 kgSanjaa Ganbayar3 – 5 Franklin Marén74 kgGanzorigiin Mandakhnaran3 – 3 Liván López79 kgGantulgyn Iderkhüü10F – 6Yoan Zulueta86 kgOrgodolyn Üitümen2 – 3 Yurieski Torreblanca92 kgTurtogtokh Luvsandorj3 – 4 Lázaro Hernández97 kgBatsul Ulzisaikhan1 – 11 Reineris Salas125 kgNatsagsürengiin Zolboo2 – 2Yudenny Alpajón

9 - 1 WeightAzerbaijanresultKazakhstan57 kgAfgan Khashalov8 – 1Mukhambet Kuatbek61 kgAkhmednabi Gvarzatilov15 – 15Rassul Kaliyev65 kgHaji Aliyev7 – 1Sayatbek Okassov70 kgJoshgun Azimov7 – 0Meirzhan Ashirov74 kgGadzhimurad Omarov2 – 1Daniyar Kaisanov79 kgJabrayil Hasanov8 – 1Saken Aitzhanov86 kgAleksandr Gostiyev3 – 0Elkhan Assadov92 kgAslanbek Alborov10 – 0Iliskhan Chilaev97 kgRoman Bakirov3 – 2Mamed Ibragimov125 kgJamaladdin Magomedov3 – 3 Daulet Shabanbay Round III 3 - 7 WeightMongoliaresultAzerbaijan57 kgErdenebatyn Bekhbayar2 – 1Afgan Khashalov61 kgTümenbilegiin Tüvshintulga7 – 2Akhmednabi Gvarzatilov65 kgBatchuluuny Batmagnai – Aghahuseyn Mustafayev70 kgSanjaa Ganbayar4 – 9Joshgun Azimov74 kgGanzorigiin Mandakhnaran10 – 6Gadzhimurad Omarov79 kgGantulgyn Iderkhüü2 – 12Jabrayil Hasanov86 kgOrgodolyn Üitümen3 – 10Aleksandr Gostiyev92 kgTurtogtokh Luvsandorj0 – 11Aslanbek Alborov97 kgBatsul Ulzisaikhan1 – 10Roman Bakirov125 kgNatsagsürengiin Zolboo2 – 3Jamaladdin Magomedov

5 - 5.df WeightCubaresultKazakhstan57 kgReineri Andreu4 – 1Mukhambet Kuatbek61 kgYowlys Bonne4 – 6Rassul Kaliyev65 kgAlejandro Valdés10 – 0Sayatbek Okassov70 kgFranklin Marén7 – 1Meirzhan Ashirov74 kgLiván López – Daniyar Kaisanov79 kgYoan Zulueta0 – 6FSaken Aitzhanov86 kgYurieski Torreblanca4 – 2Elkhan Assadov92 kgLázaro Hernández2 – 12Iliskhan Chilaev97 kgReineris Salas3 – 3Mamed Ibragimov125 kgYudenny Alpajón0 – 10Daulet Shabanbay

Medal Matches

Medal Matches First-Place Match 6 - 4 Weight United States result Azerbaijan57 kgThomas Gilman7 – 8Giorgi Edisherashvili61 kgKendric Maple6 – 2Afgan Khashalov65 kgLogan Stieber6 – 3Haji Aliyev70 kgJames Green4 – 4Joshgun Azimov74 kgJordan Burroughs7 – 0Gadzhimurad Omarov79 kgKyle Dake5 – 3Jabrayil Hasanov86 kgDavid Taylor12 – 2Aleksandr Gostiyev92 kgJ'den Cox4 – 4Aslanbek Alborov97 kgKyle Snyder14 – 3Roman Bakirov125 kgNick Gwiazdowski3 – 4Jamaladdin Magomedov Third-Place Match 6 - 4 Weight Japan result Cuba57 kgYuki Takahashi7 – 5Reineri Andreu61 kgKazuya Koyanagi9 – 6Yowlys Bonne65 kgDaichi Takatani10 – 8Alejandro Valdés70 kgKeisuke Otoguro4 – 8Franklin Marén74 kgYuhi Fujinami16 – 5Liván López79 kgSohsuke Takatani10 – 0Yoan Zulueta86 kgShota Shirai1 – 4Yurieski Torreblanca92 kgTakashi Ishiguro4 – 4Lázaro Hernández97 kgTaira Sonoda0 – 12Reineris Salas125 kgTaiki Yamamoto6 – 5Yudenny Alpajón Fifth-Place Match 6 - 4 Weight Georgia result Mongolia57 kgTeimuraz Vanishvili0 – 4Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar61 kgLasha Lomtadze0 – 11Tümenbilegiin Tüvshintulga65 kgMagomed Saidovi – by forfeit70 kgLevan Kelekhsashvili2 – 1Sanjaa Ganbayar74 kgTarzan Maisuradze7 – 1Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran79 kgTariel Gaphrindashvili22 – 17Gantulgyn Iderkhüü86 kgDavid Khutsishvili5 – 12Orgodolyn Üitümen92 kgDato Marsagishvili5 – 0Turtogtokh Luvsandorj97 kgGivi Matcharashvili10 – 0Batsul Ulzisaikhan125 kgZviadi Metreveli0 – 6Natsagsürengiin Zolboo Seventh-Place Match 0 - 10 Weight India result Kazakhstan 57 kgby forfeit – Mukhambet Kuatbek61 kgSandeep Tomar6 – 10Rassul Kaliyev65 kgSharvan Sharvan0 – 10Sayatbek Okassov70 kgArun Kumar0 – 6Meirzhan Ashirov74 kgVinod Kumar Omprakash7 – 13Daniyar Kaisanov79 kgSachin Giri0 – 2Saken Aitzhanov86 kgPawan Kumar2 – 3Elkhan Assadov92 kgDeepak Punia3 – 10Iliskhan Chilaev97 kgViky Viky0 – 10Mamed Ibragimov125 kgSingh Pushpender0 – 10Daulet Shabanbay

Final classement

TeamPldWL 4 4 0 4 3 1 4 3 1 4 1 3 4 2 2 4 1 3 4 2 4 4 0 4

See also 2018 Wrestling World Cup - Men's Greco-Roman 2018 Wrestling World Cup - Women's freestyle

References

External links

2018 Wrestling World Cup at United World Wrestling