2026 U20 World Championships Day Eight Match Notes

Robideau warned for passivity at 5:04. Robideau goes on the shot clock at 4:18, 0-0. Shot clock expires, point to Tabaldiev. Tabaldiev warned for passivity at 3:29. It’s 1-0 Tabaldiev at the break. Robideau on the board with a step out at 2:11 from a seatbelt-whizzer in grounded position. Tabaldiev is put on the shot clock at 1:51. The shot clock expires, and Robideau adds a step out from the front headlock position to lead 3-1 at 1:15. Robideau hand fights to the finish.

Single leg James, around behind for the score at 5:37, 2-0. James ducks under an underhook for a second takedown. It’s 4-0 at 5:07. Yoshida gets to a quad pod position, brings James over the top for exposure, James reverses with exposure, Yoshida finds a way up to standing and drives James out of bounds at 4:21. It’s 6-3 James after that exchange. Underhook Yoshida, pushes James off the mat at 3:23. It’s 6-4 James at the break. James with an outside double-leg attempt, Yoshida counters with an underhook to body lock, James somehow works his way out of it for a takedown. Officials score it two for Yoshida, one for James. The U.S. corner challenges the call. The challenge is lost, giving Yoshida a point. It’s 7-7 at 2:16. James steps over the top of an underhook with a far-side flanker, Yoshida counters by lifting a single leg, James counters right back with a crotch lift, going out of bounds, 11-9 James at 1:35. The scrambling here is next level. Japan is challenging the call. The challenge is lost, giving James a 12-9 lead. Yoshida loses a contact at 1:31, short break. Yoshida comes through for a takedown with 28 seconds left to cut the gap to 12-11. Yoshida takes James down with one second left in the match to win, 13-12.

Boyle warned for passivity at 5:13. Boyle put on the shot clock at 4:17. Shot clock expires, point to Sanakoev. Boyle works Sanakoev off the mat for a step out at 3:22. Sanakoev warned for passivity at 3:05. It’s 1-1 at the break. Boyle gets to a front headlock, Sanakoev pressures in, Boyle throws it by for a step out at 2:47, 2-1. Snap to a score for Boyle. It’s 4-1 at 2:18. Sanakoev shoots, Boyle goes behind rather easily to make it 6-1. Sanakoev appears gassed. Snap, go-behind at 1:55, 8-1 Boyle. Sanakoev is lying on the mat from exhaustion. Post double leg for Boyle at 1:30, 10-1. Boyle steps out from being aggressive, 10-2. He ducks under a Sanakoev post for the 12-2 finish at 1:08.

Ross warned for passivity at 4:59. Ross put on the shot clock at 4:31. Single leg for Ross, he nearly finishes it, but ends up getting pushed out by Mohammad Nezhad to go down 1-0. The shot clock expires, and it’s 2-0 Mohammad Nezhad with one minute left in the period. Mohammad Nezhad runs Ross off the mat with an underhook at 3:23. It’s 3-0 Mohammad Nezhad at the break. Snap, double leg for Ross, but he gets countered by Mohammad Nezhad for a takedown. It’s 5-0 at 2:36. Caution against Mohammad Nezhad for an eye poke, point to Ross, 5-1. Ross gets close to a low single, but Mohammad Nezhad kicks out of it. Ross gets in deep again, and another kick-out from Mohammad Nezhad. This time Ross converts the single and tries to go right into a leg lace, but time runs out. It’s a 5-3 Mohammad Nezhad final.  

WIN Zurab Abalaki (Georgia), tech. fall, 12-1

WIN Ankh Altangerel (Mongolia), fall, 5:59

WIN Mairbek Merov (Russia), 7-4

LOSS Sina Khalili (Iran), 3-2

WIN Zalkarbek Tabaldiev (Kyrgyzstan), 3-1

WIN Samuel Vokal (Slovakia), tech. fall, 11-0

WIN Alessio Perentin (Italy), 7-5

WIN Artsiom Bolsun (Belarus), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Nurdaulet Seilbekov (Kazakhstan), 13-4

LOSS Ariya Yoshida (Japan), 13-12

WIN Samir Dursunov (Kazakhstan), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Noah Leibowitz (Japan), tech. fall, 13-2

WIN Azamat Tsarikaev (Belarus), fall, 2:37

WIN Rodion Sanakoev (Russia), tech. fall, 12-2

WIN Baejoon Jang (Korea), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Riza Izakhar (Kazakhstan), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Aleksandre Abramishvili (Georgia), tech. fall, 12-0

WIN Yusif Dursunov (Azerbaijan), 4-1

LOSS Abolfazl Mohammad Nezhad (Iran), 5-3