2026 U20 World Championships Day Five Match Notes

Graber shoots in and gets caught underneath a couple of times, but does a good job of battling out of the position. Noguchi is warned for passivity at 5:00. Graber is in on a single leg, has to work hard for it, but gets the takedown at 4:22 to take the early 2-0 lead. Single-leg for Noguchi, Graber dives to the far leg, no points as we head to the break. Graber attempts an outside shot at the back leg, resulting in an easy go-behind for Noguchi, and it’s 2-2 at 2:08. Graber is unable to get another point despite being the aggressor throughout. The match goes to Noguchi on criteria, 2-2.

Single-leg takedown for Seidel to open the match. Mendoza stands up for a classic folkstyle escape, and Seidel covers again for a second takedown, making it 4-0. Single leg with some exposure this time for Seidel. Only two points go on the board, so it’s 6-0. Single leg trip finish and a final turn gives Seidel the 10-0 technical fall at 3:56.

Okazawa shoots Sinclair off the mat at 5:34 to take a 1-0 lead. Misdirection single leg for Okazawa, Sinclair gives up the two and a lace, now trailing 5-0 at 4:35. Sinclair steps out at 3:23 mark after a scramble. It’s 6-0 Okazawa after the first period. Sinclair works Okazawa to the edge of the mat, the mat official blows the whistle and calls a step-out. The point isn’t confirmed and is taken off the board. Sinclair works for a go-behind at 2:09 for his first points of the match, 6-2. Another step-out sequence with Sinclair hopping over the top from a front headlock. The officials confer and give Sinclair the point. Sinclair high-c, takedown. It’s 6-5 Okazawa with 1:10 to go. Sinclair single-leg, gathers, and scores with 0:23 left. He takes the 7-6 lead. Okazawa dives back into a chest wrap position. Sinclair holds on for the 7-6 win.

Outside double leg for Kozuka. She pops out the back door. Leydecker tries to counter by diving to the ankles, and after fighting it for nearly a minute, Leydecker buckles. It’s 2-0 Kozuka at 4:33. Same shot attempt from Kozuka, into a waterfall position. Leydecker on the ankles again, and this time she fights it off. Fresh start at 3:57, 2-0 Kozuka. Step out for Leydecker, driving Kozuka off the mat from a front headlock position at 3:13. It’s 2-1 Kozuka at the break. Kozuka dives in off the whistle, Leydecker counters into a leg lace and takes a 5-2 lead, working for the fall. After nearly two minutes holding Kozuka on her back, Leydecker gets the pin with 45 seconds left.

Scoreless after the first minute. Yasin is warned for passivity at 4:52. Yasin goes on the shot clock at 4:25. Single-leg Yasin, heavy hips from Fowler, and she circles around for the score at 3:40, now leading 3-0. Another outside shot from Yasin. She brings a single leg up in the air and trips Fowler for a takedown right as time expires in the period. Yasin counters a Fowler double leg with heavy hips, runs her over for the first score in the second period. It’s 4-3 Yasin at 2:33. Pop-and-go double leg from Fowler, but she gets bulled over again. It’s 6-3 at 2:10. Over-under, Fowler pushes Yasin off the mat. Yasin is called for a fleeing point as well, bringing the score to 6-5 with 53 seconds to go. Yasin hangs on for the 6-5 win.

A knee-pull single-leg for Brooks, trip finish for the takedown. She transitions right into a leg lace for a 4-0 lead. Fresh start at 5:02. Brooks goes swing single, with a cutback finish to lead 6-0 at 4:18. Snapdown, go-behind for Brooks at 3:28. Brooks leads 8-0 after the first period. Brooks is in on a left-side swing single, she shelves the leg and finishes the match 10-0 at 2:08.

A Khateri single leg drives Seidel off the mat for a 1-0 lead 45 seconds into the match. Seidel returns serve with a single leg, driving Khateri out-of-bounds to tie it up, 1-1. Seidel steps out at 4:04, giving Khateri a 2-1 lead, which holds to the break. A high-c shot off the whistle from Khateri. He attempts an Iranian finish, but Seidel floats his hips with an incredible counter to get the takedown himself. Seidel adds two turns from a trapped-arm gutwrench to lead 7-2 at 2:33. Khateri is challenging the multiple exposures. The challenge is won. Only one set of exposure points for Seidel, putting the score back to 5-2. Seidel with heavy hips, cuts the corner on Khateri at 1:09 for another takedown. Seidel gets in on a single leg, is rolled through with both men exposing, called 2-2. Seidel ends up on top with exposure to make his lead 11-4. A final takedown for Seidel and a quick tilt ends it by 15-4 technical fall at the buzzer.

Front headlock, go behind for Fernandez at 5:21 to lead 2-0 early. Fernandez gets stuck underneath on a head inside single leg. Fresh start at 4:28. Go-behind takedown for Lather with four seconds left in the period. It’s 2-2 at the break. Fernandez warned for passivity at 2:12. Fernandez gets caught underneath again and can’t finish. Single leg Fernandez, switches to head outside, and is countered with a crotch lift by Lather, making it 4-2. Fresh start at 1:02. Fernandez goes high-flyer and gets caught on her back. She’s now down 6-2 in the waning moments. Desperation headlock from Fernandez, and she gives up a takedown and a leg lace to lose, 10-2.

Outside double leg for Bager, and she runs Williams off the mat to open the scoring, 2-0 at 5:44. Williams gets in deep on a single leg and can’t finish. Bager back to the double leg. She secures a takedown at 4:11, then adds a lace at 4:01. An underhook pressure takedown for Bager as time expires in the period. Williams trails 8-0 at the break. Body lock, hip toss for Bager to get a pin at 1:49.

Graber all over the legs, works through multiple positions for a takedown at 4:39. She locks up a cradle for a turn and leads 4-0 at 3:58. A Graber knee pull attempt is countered by Huang for a score. It’s 4-2 Graber at the break. Graber goes outside single, head inside, run to the finish at 2:20, increasing the lead to 6-2. She tacks on a tight waist turn, making it 8-4 at 1:54. A hip tip exposure is called for Huang, but Graber gets around behind for a score. The 2-1 exchange makes it 9-4 at 1:05. A shot off the whistle for Huang, out the back door, and scores the takedown with one minute left, 9-6. Another takedown for Huang off Graber’s Russian tie with 30 seconds to go, 9-8. Graber shoots and holds onto a single leg as time runs out for the 9-8 win.

Single leg, trip for Brooks at 5:09 to take the 2-0 lead. Brooks is warned for passivity at 3:34. That’s it for the first period. Crotch lift for Brooks off a Cheng shot attempt. Cheng circles behind. The exchange is scored 2-1 for Brooks, making it 4-1 at 2:27. The same crotch lift-reversal sequence makes it 6-2 for Brooks. Back to standing at 0:50. Shot-reshot for Brooks to go up 8-2. She finishes it off with a couple of leg laces, 12-2 at 0:20.

Russian tie pressure for Sinclair. He drops into a single leg, then transitions to a double leg finish with exposure, going off the mat, and it’s scored four points for Sinclair. Khajiyev is challenging the call. The call is reversed to a step-out for Sinclair, making it 1-0 early. Lots of forward pressure from Sinclair, and he adds another step-out. Seatbelt, whizzer off the mat for a third Sinclair step-out. High-c attack from Sinclair. He gets height to finish nicely. It’s 5-0 Sinclair midway through the period. Single leg attempt from Khajiyev, Sinclair works out of it, dives back to a head outside single, shelves the leg and finishes. It’s 7-0 Sinclair at 3:49. Another step-out for Sinclair at 3:17. Sinclair leads 8-0 after the first period. Chest wrap for Khajiyev off a Sinclair shot. Sinclair comes out on top in the exchange. The officials score it 2-2, making it 10-2 at 2:11. The pace slows a bit. Sinclair ends it with 14 seconds left from a counter takedown, 12-2.

Seidel goes sweep single leg, holds onto the opposite side arm, lands in a trapped-arm position and logs four turns. Seidel is reversed with exposure going off the mat. It’s 10-2 Seidel at 5:32. Seidel back to the single leg, backs out to a front headlock, catches Kret on his back for the pin at 5:13.

Graber lands a single leg off the start. She moves to an arm bar and gets the quick pin at 5:34.

Single leg to a front headlock from Ono converts for a takedown. She turns Brooks in a leg lace, and it’s 6-0 early. Challenge at 5:17 from Brooks, which is won and brings the score down to 4-0. Ono goes arm drag, quad pod finish, for four points. Another arm drag takedown from Ono ends it 10-0 at 4:41.

Sinclair warned for passivity at 5:12. Sinclair goes on the clock at 4:44, still scoreless. Shot clock expires, point to Shamsipour. Sinclair chases down a single leg and lands the takedown at 3:59. He’s up 2-1. Step out for Shamsipour from underhook pressure at 3:36. The score is 2-2 at the break. Underhook attack from Shamsipour, Sinclair circles out of it into a single leg but appears to have stepped out. It’s 3-2 Shamsipour with just over two minutes left in the second period. Sinclair ducks into a head-outside single for a score. He regains the lead 4-3 at 1:26. Sinclair is called for fleeing as time expires, caution and a point to Shamsipour. Sinclair wins it on criteria, 4-4.

High-c attack from Abbasov, Seidel counters, but Abbasov comes through with the early takedown. Seidel walks a single leg off the mat to get on the board, 2-1 at 4:54. Another high-c by Abbasov. This time Seidel cuts the corner for a takedown. He adds multiple turns from top to take a 7-2 lead at 4:13. Seidel snaps to a single leg, gets some exposure along with the takedown to go up 11-2. Fresh start at 3:39. Snap, go-behind Seidel at 3:30 ends it early, 13-2.

WIN Hansika Lamba (India), fall, 4:29

WIN Valeryia Mikitsich (Belarus), fall, 2:57

WIN Meilin Zhou (China), 8-0

WIN Nana Kozuka (Japan), fall, 5:15

WIN Gabriela Rudoi (Moldova), tech. fall, 11-0

LOSS Sakura Onishi (Japan), tech. fall, 10-0

LOSS Barbara Bager (Hungary), fall, 4:11

WIN Vasiliki Karavanou (Greece), 4-0

LOSS Saga Svensson (Sweden), fall, 4:09

WIN Evelin Ujhelji (Serbia), tech. fall, 11-1

WIN Sophia Perez Bassino (Brazil), tech. fall, 10-0

LOSS Kajal (India), 6-0

LOSS Elmira Yasin (Türkiye) , 6-5

WIN Julia Gibalska (Poland), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Yu Hsuan Cheng (Chinese Taipei), tech. fall, 12-2

LOSS Konami Ono (Japan), tech. fall, 10-0

VS Chahd Jeljeli (Tunisia)

WIN Jiayi Huang (China), 9-8

WIN Alina Baroeva (Russia), fall, 0:26

LOSS Sae Noguchi (Japan), 2-2

VS Aizhan Muratbay (Kazakhstan) or Gundegmaa Enkhbaatar (Mongolia)

LOSS Mansi Lather (India), 10-2

VS Leah Samsonsen (Norway)

WIN Ahora Khateri (Iran), tech. fall, 15-4

WIN Marian Kret (Slovakia), fall, 0:47

WIN Jamal Abbasov (Azerbaijan), tech. fall, 13-2

WIN Moses Mendoza Garza (Mexico), tech. fall, 10-0

VS Bekassyl Assambek (Kazakhstan)

WIN Askhab Khajiyev (Kazakhstan), tech. fall, 12-2

WIN Abolfazl Shamsipour Hajivand (Iran), 4-4

WIN Natsura Okazawa (Japan), 7-6

VS Akhmad Mukutov (Russia)