World Championships Bracketology: Women's Freestyle 48 kg, 53 kg, 60 kg and 69 kg
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
Photo: Olympic champion Risako Kawai (Japan) among the 60 kg contenders at the 2017 World Championships. Photo by Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com.
Brackets have been released for the second day of women’s freestyle competition at the 2017 World Championships being held at AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France.
Weight classes competing tomorrow include 48 kg/105.5 lbs., 53 kg/116.5 lbs., 60 kg/132 lbs. and 69 kg/152 lbs.
Each bracket has been broken down into several categories to add extra insight and perspective on what fans can expect during day three of the World Championships.
Complete brackets, as well as a live stream of the event, are available to U.S. residents on Trackwrestling.com.
48 kg/105.5 lbs.
The favorite: Yui Susaki (Japan)
Potential bracket buster: Emilia Vuc (Romania)
Early matches to watch: Round of 16 – Anna Lukasiak (Poland) vs. Jyldyz Eshimova (Kazakhstan); Round of 16 – Patricia Bermudez (Argentina) vs. Turkhan Nasirova (Azerbaijan)
Strongest quadrant: Quadrant one only has four athletes, but is the only quadrant with every woman holding a World ranking. Two-time Olympian Patricia Bermudez (Argentina), who was fifth in the Rio Games, holds the top seed for this event. She is joined by 2015 Junior World champion Turkhan Nasirova (Azerbaijan), Asian silver medalist Son-Hyang Kim (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) and European bronze medalist Frederika Petersson (Sweden) in this section of the bracket.
The tough road and American outlook: Victoria Anthony (United States) has a favorable first round matchup against Korea’s Miran Cheon, but it’s tough sledding after that. Her potential road to the finals could be Asian silver medalist Vinesh (India) and three-time Cadet World champion Yui Susaki (Japan) before meeting whoever emerges from the brutal top quadrant in the semifinals.
53 kg/116.5 lbs.
The favorite: Mayu Mukaida (Japan)
Potential bracket buster: Haley Augello (United States)
Early matches to watch: Round of 32 – Nina Hemmer (Germany) vs. Otgontsetseg Davaasukh (Mongolia); Round of 32 – Jessica MacDonald (Canada) vs. Stalvira Orshush (Russia)
Strongest quadrant: Quadrant three has a ridiculous amount of talent dispered throughout. The favorite to come out of this quadrant is World champion Mayu Mukaida (Japan). Also contending here are two-time World medalist Otgontsetseg Davaasukh (Mongolia), two-time European bronze medalist Nina Hemmer (Germany), three-time World medalist Jessica MacDonald (Canada), two-time Junior World silver medalist Stalvira Orshush (Russia), University World champion and Junior World silver Irina Husyak (Ukraine) and two-time Asian medalist Tong-Mi Pak (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea).
The tough road: Albeit the tournament favorite, Mukaida was done no favors with her draw. She will need to make her way past Pak, Husyak and MacDonald to set a potential semifinal against Olympian Haley Augello (United States).
American outlook: Haley Augello (United States) opens up with a tough test against two-time Asian medalist Thi Hang Vu (Vietnam). Her next bout looks to be the experienced Tatian Debien (France), who will no doubt be a tough out wrestling in front of her home crowd. It will likely be Junior World bronze medalist Leyla Gurbanova (Azerbaijan) in the quarterfinals followed by Mukaida in the semis.
60 kg/132 lbs.
The favorite: Risako Kawai (Japan)
Potential bracket buster: Yazhen Sun (China)
Early matches to watch: Round of 32 – Risako Kawai (Japan) vs. Lyubov Ovcharova (Russia); Round of 32 - Tatyana Omelchenko (Azerbaijan vs. Anastasija Grigorjeva (Latvia); Round of 16 – Alli Ragan (United States) vs. Sakshi Malik (India); Round of 16 – Linda Morais (Canada) vs. Anastassia Huchok (Belarus)
Strongest quadrant: Quadrant three will pit the top two wrestlers in the World Rankings, Olympic champion Risako Kawai (Japan) and European champion Lyubov Ovcharova (Russia), against each other in the first round. This winner of this clash gets 2014 Asian silver medalist and World No. 14 Shoovdor Baatarjav (Mongolia) next. 2016 World bronze medalist and University World champion Linda Morais (Canada) and 2014 World bronze medalist Anastassia Huchok (Belarus) sit in the bottom half of this deep quadrant.
The tough road: Much like her 53 kg counterpart Mukaida, Japan’s Kawai will have to beat the best repeatedly if she wants to win gold for the second-straight year. Kawai opens with Ovcharova and Baatarjav. Her quarterfinal is most likely the winner between Morais and Huchok. Kawai’s semifinal opponent is a crapshoot between Asian bronze medalist Ayaulym Kassymova (Kazakhstan) and European bronze medalist Johanna Mattsson (Sweden).
American outlook: The returning World silver medalist at 60 kg, Alli Ragan (United States) earned the top seed in Paris and has a favorable draw to make the finals. Her first opponent is two-time University World medalist Gabriella Sleisz (Hungary). Olympic bronze medalist Sakshi Malik (India) should be Ragan’s second opponent. If Ragan make the semis, European bronze medalist Tatyana Omelchenko (Azerbaijan) or 2014 World bronze medalist Anastasija Grigorjeva (Latvia) are likely foes.
69 kg/152 lbs.
The favorite: Sara Dosho (Japan)
Potential bracket buster: Tamyra Mensah (United States)
Early match to watch: Round of 16 – Sara Dosho (Japan) vs. Koumba Larroque (France)
Strongest quadrant: Quadrant one boasts three of the top four World-ranked athletes, cementing it as the toughest section of the 69 kg bracket. Right off the bat, Olympic champion and World No. 1 Sara Dosho (Japan) will face two-time Junior World champion and World No. 4 Koumba Larroque (France). The other piece to this quadrant is two-time Junior World bronze medalist and World No. 14 Elis Manolova challenging European champion and World No. 3 Anastasia Bratchikova (Russia).
The tough road: Sticking with our Japan theme for toughest road to the finals, Dosho will likely have to take out Larroque, Bratchikova and Olympic silver medalist Maria Mamashuk (Belarus) just to have a shot at gold.
American outlook: The draw for Tamyra Mensah (United States) could not have been better. She begins with 2015 Junior World bronze medalist Alla Belinska (Ukraine). Her quarterfinal opponent looks to be Pan American champion Olivia Di Bacco (Canada). Expect either 2014 World champion Aline Focken (Germany), three-time World medalist Nasanburmaa Ochirbat (Mongolia) or Olympic bronze medalist Elmira Syzdykova (Kazakhstan) to make it through to a potential semifinal against Mensah.
Brackets have been released for the second day of women’s freestyle competition at the 2017 World Championships being held at AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France.
Weight classes competing tomorrow include 48 kg/105.5 lbs., 53 kg/116.5 lbs., 60 kg/132 lbs. and 69 kg/152 lbs.
Each bracket has been broken down into several categories to add extra insight and perspective on what fans can expect during day three of the World Championships.
Complete brackets, as well as a live stream of the event, are available to U.S. residents on Trackwrestling.com.
48 kg/105.5 lbs.
The favorite: Yui Susaki (Japan)
Potential bracket buster: Emilia Vuc (Romania)
Early matches to watch: Round of 16 – Anna Lukasiak (Poland) vs. Jyldyz Eshimova (Kazakhstan); Round of 16 – Patricia Bermudez (Argentina) vs. Turkhan Nasirova (Azerbaijan)
Strongest quadrant: Quadrant one only has four athletes, but is the only quadrant with every woman holding a World ranking. Two-time Olympian Patricia Bermudez (Argentina), who was fifth in the Rio Games, holds the top seed for this event. She is joined by 2015 Junior World champion Turkhan Nasirova (Azerbaijan), Asian silver medalist Son-Hyang Kim (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) and European bronze medalist Frederika Petersson (Sweden) in this section of the bracket.
The tough road and American outlook: Victoria Anthony (United States) has a favorable first round matchup against Korea’s Miran Cheon, but it’s tough sledding after that. Her potential road to the finals could be Asian silver medalist Vinesh (India) and three-time Cadet World champion Yui Susaki (Japan) before meeting whoever emerges from the brutal top quadrant in the semifinals.
53 kg/116.5 lbs.
The favorite: Mayu Mukaida (Japan)
Potential bracket buster: Haley Augello (United States)
Early matches to watch: Round of 32 – Nina Hemmer (Germany) vs. Otgontsetseg Davaasukh (Mongolia); Round of 32 – Jessica MacDonald (Canada) vs. Stalvira Orshush (Russia)
Strongest quadrant: Quadrant three has a ridiculous amount of talent dispered throughout. The favorite to come out of this quadrant is World champion Mayu Mukaida (Japan). Also contending here are two-time World medalist Otgontsetseg Davaasukh (Mongolia), two-time European bronze medalist Nina Hemmer (Germany), three-time World medalist Jessica MacDonald (Canada), two-time Junior World silver medalist Stalvira Orshush (Russia), University World champion and Junior World silver Irina Husyak (Ukraine) and two-time Asian medalist Tong-Mi Pak (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea).
The tough road: Albeit the tournament favorite, Mukaida was done no favors with her draw. She will need to make her way past Pak, Husyak and MacDonald to set a potential semifinal against Olympian Haley Augello (United States).
American outlook: Haley Augello (United States) opens up with a tough test against two-time Asian medalist Thi Hang Vu (Vietnam). Her next bout looks to be the experienced Tatian Debien (France), who will no doubt be a tough out wrestling in front of her home crowd. It will likely be Junior World bronze medalist Leyla Gurbanova (Azerbaijan) in the quarterfinals followed by Mukaida in the semis.
60 kg/132 lbs.
The favorite: Risako Kawai (Japan)
Potential bracket buster: Yazhen Sun (China)
Early matches to watch: Round of 32 – Risako Kawai (Japan) vs. Lyubov Ovcharova (Russia); Round of 32 - Tatyana Omelchenko (Azerbaijan vs. Anastasija Grigorjeva (Latvia); Round of 16 – Alli Ragan (United States) vs. Sakshi Malik (India); Round of 16 – Linda Morais (Canada) vs. Anastassia Huchok (Belarus)
Strongest quadrant: Quadrant three will pit the top two wrestlers in the World Rankings, Olympic champion Risako Kawai (Japan) and European champion Lyubov Ovcharova (Russia), against each other in the first round. This winner of this clash gets 2014 Asian silver medalist and World No. 14 Shoovdor Baatarjav (Mongolia) next. 2016 World bronze medalist and University World champion Linda Morais (Canada) and 2014 World bronze medalist Anastassia Huchok (Belarus) sit in the bottom half of this deep quadrant.
The tough road: Much like her 53 kg counterpart Mukaida, Japan’s Kawai will have to beat the best repeatedly if she wants to win gold for the second-straight year. Kawai opens with Ovcharova and Baatarjav. Her quarterfinal is most likely the winner between Morais and Huchok. Kawai’s semifinal opponent is a crapshoot between Asian bronze medalist Ayaulym Kassymova (Kazakhstan) and European bronze medalist Johanna Mattsson (Sweden).
American outlook: The returning World silver medalist at 60 kg, Alli Ragan (United States) earned the top seed in Paris and has a favorable draw to make the finals. Her first opponent is two-time University World medalist Gabriella Sleisz (Hungary). Olympic bronze medalist Sakshi Malik (India) should be Ragan’s second opponent. If Ragan make the semis, European bronze medalist Tatyana Omelchenko (Azerbaijan) or 2014 World bronze medalist Anastasija Grigorjeva (Latvia) are likely foes.
69 kg/152 lbs.
The favorite: Sara Dosho (Japan)
Potential bracket buster: Tamyra Mensah (United States)
Early match to watch: Round of 16 – Sara Dosho (Japan) vs. Koumba Larroque (France)
Strongest quadrant: Quadrant one boasts three of the top four World-ranked athletes, cementing it as the toughest section of the 69 kg bracket. Right off the bat, Olympic champion and World No. 1 Sara Dosho (Japan) will face two-time Junior World champion and World No. 4 Koumba Larroque (France). The other piece to this quadrant is two-time Junior World bronze medalist and World No. 14 Elis Manolova challenging European champion and World No. 3 Anastasia Bratchikova (Russia).
The tough road: Sticking with our Japan theme for toughest road to the finals, Dosho will likely have to take out Larroque, Bratchikova and Olympic silver medalist Maria Mamashuk (Belarus) just to have a shot at gold.
American outlook: The draw for Tamyra Mensah (United States) could not have been better. She begins with 2015 Junior World bronze medalist Alla Belinska (Ukraine). Her quarterfinal opponent looks to be Pan American champion Olivia Di Bacco (Canada). Expect either 2014 World champion Aline Focken (Germany), three-time World medalist Nasanburmaa Ochirbat (Mongolia) or Olympic bronze medalist Elmira Syzdykova (Kazakhstan) to make it through to a potential semifinal against Mensah.
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