'25 U23 World Championships, 10/20-27 thread

Tom McAndrew

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The 2025 U23 World Championships are the next big international event on the schedule. They will be held on Oct. 20 through 27, in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Please use this thread for all pre-tournament, in-tournament, and post-tournament discussion.
 
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UWW has a preview up on their site. It had this to say about 65kg

65kg: In one of the toughest weight classes at the U23 level, world bronze medalist Umidjon JALOLOV (UZB), two-time world U20 champion Yuto NISHIUCHI (JPN), world U20 champion Marcus BLAZE (USA), two-time world U23 champion Bashir MAGOMEDOV (UWW), returning medalist Bilol SHARIP UULU (KGZ) and senior continental medalists Khamzat ARSAMERZOUEV (FRA) and SUJEET (IND) are in the field.

I knew the weight was deep but this is absolutely stacked! Some really great guys aren’t going to place. The draw will be super important
 

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UWW has a preview up on their site. It had this to say about 65kg

65kg: In one of the toughest weight classes at the U23 level, world bronze medalist Umidjon JALOLOV (UZB), two-time world U20 champion Yuto NISHIUCHI (JPN), world U20 champion Marcus BLAZE (USA), two-time world U23 champion Bashir MAGOMEDOV (UWW), returning medalist Bilol SHARIP UULU (KGZ) and senior continental medalists Khamzat ARSAMERZOUEV (FRA) and SUJEET (IND) are in the field.

I knew the weight was deep but this is absolutely stacked! Some really great guys aren’t going to place. The draw will be super important

Anyone can view the preview at the below link. It has nice things to say about Lilledahl (57kg), Jax Forrest (61kg), Blaze (65kg) as you mentioned, PJ Duke (70kg), Mesenbrink (74kg), Haines (79kg), not much to say about 86kg, including Rocco Welsh, and Barr (92kg).

 

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An overview of the schedule of the 2025 U23 Worlds:

Monday (10/20)
- qualification rounds to semis for Greco, @ 63-77-87-130 kg

Tuesday (10/21)
- repechage for Greco, @ 63-77-87-130 kg
- qualification rounds to semis for Greco, @ 55-67-72-97 kg
- finals for Greco, @ 63-77-87-130 kg

Wednesday (10/22)
- repechage for Greco, @ 55-67-72-97 kg
- qualification rounds to semis for Greco, @ 60-82 kg
- qualification rounds to semis for Women's Wrestling, @ 50-72-76 kg
- finals for Greco, @ 55-67-72-97 kg

Thursday (10/23)
- repechage for Greco, @ 60-82 kg
- repechage for Women's Wrestling, @ 50-72-76 kg
- qualification rounds to semis for Women's Wrestling, @ 55-57-65-68 kg
- finals for Greco, @ 60-82 kg
- finals for Women's Wrestling, @ 50-72-76 kg

Friday (10/24)
- repechage for Women's Wrestling, @ 55-57-65-68 kg
- qualification rounds to semis for Men's FS, @ 74-92 kg
- qualification rounds to semis for Women's Wrestling, @ 53-59-62 kg
- finals for Women's Wrestling, @ 55-57-65-68 kg

Saturday (10/25)
- repechage for Men's FS, @ 74-92 kg
- repechage for Women's FS, @ 53-59-62 kg
- qualification rounds to semis for Men's FS, @ 57-70-79-125 kg
- finals for Men's FS, @ 74-92 kg
- finals for Women's Wrestling, @ 53-59-62 kg

Sunday (10/26)
- repechage for Men's FS, @ 57-70-79-125 kg
- qualification rounds to semis for Men's FS, @ 61-65-86-97 kg
- finals for Men's FS, @ 57-70-79-125 kg

Monday (10/27)
- repechage for Men's FS, @ 61-65-86-97 kg
- finals for Men's FS, @ 61-65-86-97 kg

Hopefully, I keyed all those numbers in, without any typos. ;)
 

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I was looking deeper at 65kg and Sujeet Sujeet might just be the favorite. He was 8th at seniors and he only lost to Amouzad 6-5 and Woods 7-5. Amouzad absolutely destroyed everyone else. He won U23 Asians where he beat Jalolov twice by the scores 10-1 and 10-0. He also won a ranking series event where he teched Dudaev, teched Arsamerzouev, beat Tevanyan 6-1, and Rahmadze 5-1. Pretty incredible results for just the past year. Many have JALOLOV as the favorite because he won bronze at seniors but Sujeet definitely has his number. He also has an 8-2 win over Yianni from a couple years ago. I think Blaze matches up pretty well because of his defense but he will be giving up a ton of size
 
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I would have, but I thought that might tax their east coast brains a little too much : )

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Tom would rather this board be full of links and copied articles rather than actual discussions? And don't take this the wrong way or think I'm starting trouble. I'm genuinely curious because I have noticed a shift.
 
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Tom would rather this board be full of links and copied articles rather than actual discussions? And don't take this the wrong way or think I'm starting trouble. I'm genuinely curious because I have noticed a shift.
We post links and articles. Sometimes we discuss them, sometimes not. Either way, lots of info available in one place.

Don't read more into it than that.