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By William May
(Japan Amateur Wrestling Federation, Public Information Committee
Kyodo World Services, senior sports writer:wmay52@hotmail.com


BRACKET RESULTS AT 1ST GR OLYMPIC QUALIFIER





   NOVI SAD, Serbia and Montenegro (February 29) - Championship bracket results Sunday at the 1st greco-roman wrestling Olympic qualifying tournament at Vojvodina Sports Center:

55 kg

Championship final
Brandon Paulson (USA) df. Ercan Yildiz (TUR) by referee's decision, 1-1, 9:00

Third-place final
Istvan Majoros (HUN) df. Irakli Tchotchua (GEO) on criteria, 9:00

Fifth-place final
Sheng Jiang (CHN) df. Asset Imanbayev (KAZ), 4-3

Semifinals
Ercan Yildiz (TUR) df. Istvan Majoros (HUN), 3-1
Brandon Paulson (USA) df. Irakli Tchotchua (GEO) by TF, 13-3, 4:34

Repechage
Asset Imanbayev (KAZ) df. Aleksei Saipak (BLR), 4-0
Sheng Jiang (CHN) df. Kamol Kholmatov (UZB), 12-4

Quarterfinals
Istvan Majoros (HUN) df. Asset Imanbayev (KAZ), 4-1
Ercan Yildiz (TUR) df. Aleksei Saipak (BLR), 3-0
Irakli Tchotchua (GEO) df. Sheng Jiang (CHN), 11-2
Brandon Paulson (USA) df. Kamol Kholmatov (UZB), 3-2

Qualification matches
Asset Imanbayev (KAZ) df. Masatoshi Toyota (JPN), 6-0
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60 kg (30 entries)

Championship final
Aslidin Khudaiberdiev (UZB) df. Makoto Sasamoto (JPN) by injury default, 0:07 (1-0)

Third-place final
Jung Ji-Hyun (KOR) df. Paolo Fucile (ITA), 3-1

Fifth-place final
Alexei Shevtsov (RUS) df. Davor Stefanek (SCG) by TF, 12-0, 5:16

Semifinals
Aslidin Khudaiberdiev (UZB) df. Jung Ji-Hyun (KOR), 9-0
Makoto Sasamoto (JPN) df. Paolo Fucile (ITA), 3-0

Repechage
Davor Stefanek (SCG) df. Ivan Alexandrov (ISR), 7-1
Alexei Shevtsov (RUS) df. Wang Shugang (CHN), 3-2

Quarterfinals
Jung Ji-Hyun (KOR) df. Davor Stefanek (SCG) by TF 13-3, 5:21
Aslidin Khudaiberdiev (UZB) df. Ivan Alexandrov (ISR), 3-0
Paolo Fucile (ITA) df. Wang Shugang (CHN), 3-2
Makoto Sasamoto (JPN) df. Alexei Shevtsov (RUS), 4-3

Qualification matches
Jung Ji-Hyun (KOR) df. Djamel Ainaoui (FRA), 3-0
Davor Stefanek (SCG) df. Husammaddin Rajabov (AZE) by fall, 2:49 (4-3)
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66 kg (36 entries)

Championship final
Nikolai Gergov (BUL) df. Parviz Zaidvand (IRI), 2-1, 9:00

Third-place final
Ambako Bagadze (RUS) df. Makhidar Manukyan (KAZ), 4-0

Fifth-place final
Kevin Bracken (USA) df. Nikolai Monov (MDA), 5-3

Semifinals
Nikolai Gergov (BUL) df. Makhidar Manukyan (KAZ), 4-2
Parviz Zaidvand (IRI) df. Ambako Bagadze (RUS), 4-0

Repechage
Kevin Bracken (USA) df. Kanatbek Begaliev (KGZ)5-4, 6:54
Nikolai Monov (MDA) df. Valdemaras Venckaitis (LTU), 14-3, 2:59

Quarterfinals
Makhidar Manukyan (KAZ) df. Kanatbek Begaliev (KGZ), 6-4
Nikolai Gergov (BUL) df. Kevin Bracken (USA), 3-1
Parviz Zaidvand (IRI) df. Valdemaras Venckaitis (LTU) by TF 15-0, 2:06
Ambako Bagadze (RUS) df. Nikolai Monov (MDA), 3-0

Qualification matches
Kanatbek Begaliev (KGZ) df. Masaki Imuro (JPN), 4-0
Makhidar Manukyan (KAZ) df. Juan Maren (CUB), 5-1
Nikolai Gergov (BUL) df. Eduard Aplevich (BLR)5-0
Kevin Bracken (USA) df. Rocco Fabio Spano (ITA) by fall, 2:12 (14-2)
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74 kg (34 entries)

Championship final
Filiberto Ascuy (CUB) df. Alexandr Doktorishvili (UZB), 3-0, 6:22

Third-place final
Mohammed Babulfath (SWE) df. Saiyi Njiya (CHN) by fall, 5:48 (2-2)

Fifth-place final
Radoslav Truszkowski (POL) df. Valeri Nikitin (EST), 5-1, 6:07

Semifinals
Alexandr Doktorishvili (UZB) df. Mohammed Babulfath (SWE) by TF 10-0, 2:22
Filiberto Ascuy (CUB) df. Saiyi Njiya (CHN), 5-1, 6:14

Repechage
Valeri Nikitin (EST) df. Alberto Recuero (ESP), 4-0
Radoslav Truszkowski (POL) df. Dalibor Busic (SCG), 7-0

Quarterfinals
Mohammed Babulfath (SWE) df. Valeri Nikitin (EST), 5-0
Alexandr Doktorishvili (UZB) df. Alberto Recuero (ESP), 4-3
Filiberto Ascuy (CUB) df. Dalibor Busic (SCG), 6-4
Saiyi Njiya (CHN) df. Radoslav Truszkowski (POL), 5-1

Qualification matches
Mohammed Babulfath (SWE) df. Reto Bucher (SUI), 3-1
Valeri Nikitin (EST) df. Darryl Christian (USA), 4-2
Alexandr Doktorishvili (UZB) df. Ahmed Wali (IRQ) by TF, 10-0, 1:08
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84 kg (28 entries)

Championship final
Alexey Michin (RUS) df. Alexander Daragan (UKR), 5-0

Third-place final
Andrea Minguzzi (ITA) df. Yanarbek Kenjev (KGZ), 9-5

Fifth-place final
Mohamad Abd El Fatah (EGY) df. Tuomo Mantyla (FIN), 3-0

Semifinals
Alexander Daragan (UKR) df. Yanarbek Kenjev (KGZ), 6-5
Alexey Michin (RUS) df. Andrea Minguzzi (ITA), 3-0

Repechage
Tuomo Mantyla (FIN) df. Artur Michalkiewicz (POL), 3-2, 6:04
Mohamad Abd El Fatah (EGY) df. Abdullah Jabrailov (KAZ), 4-0

Quarterfinals
Alexander Daragan (UKR) df. Artur Michalkiewicz (POL), 3-1
Yanarbek Kenjev (KGZ) df. Tuomo Mantyla (FIN), 12-7
Andrea Minguzzi (ITA) df. Mohamad Abd El Fatah (EGY), 4-3
Alexey Michin (RUS) df. Abdullah Jabrailov (KAZ), 7-0

Qualification matches
Alexander Daragan (UKR) df. Kim Jung-Sub (KOR) by fall, 5:45 (7-5)
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96 kg (33 entries)

Championship final
Ernesto Pena (CUB) df. Mindaugas Ezerskis (LTU), 5-0

Third-place final
Mehmet Oezal (TUR) df. Ali Mollov (BUL), 2-1, 9:00

Fifth-place final
Garrett Lowney (USA) df. Robert Petrosyan (ARM), 3-0

Semifinals
Mindaugas Ezerskis (LTU) df. Ali Mollov (BUL), 3-1
Ernesto Pena (CUB) df. Mehmet Oezal (TUR), 3-2

Repechage
Garrett Lowney (USA) df. Igor Kostins (LAT), 4-0
Robert Petrosyan (ARM) df. Urs Buergler (SUI) by TF, 10-0, 3:35

Quarterfinals
Mindaugas Ezerskis (LTU) df. Garrett Lowney (USA), 3-1, 6:44
Ali Mollov (BUL) df. Igor Kostins (LAT), 5-0
Mehmet Oezal (TUR) df. Robert Petrosyan (ARM), 4-0
Ernesto Pena (CUB) df. Urs Buergler (SUI) by fall, 2:05 (4-0)

Qualification matches
Mindaugas Ezerskis (LTU) df. Igor Grabovetski (MDA), 3-0
Garrett Lowney (USA) df. Andrej Batura (BLR), 4-2
Ali Mollov (BUL) df. Masoud Hashemzadeh (IRI), 5-0
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120 kg (26 entries)

Championship final
Mijian Lopez (CUB) df. Yekta Yilmaz Guel (TUR), 3-0

Third-place final
Miriani Giorgadze (GEO) df. Youri Evseytchik (ISR) by default

Fifth-place final
Eddy Bengtsson (SWE) df. Cristian Branzei (ROM), 5-1

Semifinals
Yekta Yilmaz Guel (TUR) df. Miriani Giorgadze (GEO), 3-0
Mijian Lopez (CUB) df. Youri Evseytchik (ISR) by default

Repechage
Cristian Branzei (ROM) df. Giuseppe Giunta (ITA), by injury default, 6:05 (6-6)
Eddy Bengtsson (SWE) df. Mykhaylo Svydkyy(UKR), 3-2, 6:05

Quarterfinals
Miriani Giorgadze (GEO) df. Cristian Branzei (ROM), 3-0
Yekta Yilmaz Guel (TUR) df. Giuseppe Giunta (ITA), 3-0
Youri Evseytchik (ISR) df. Eddy Bengtsson (SWE), 8-0
Mijian Lopez (CUB) df. Mykhaylo Svydkyy(UKR), 5-0