FLASH: Titan Mercury makes semifinals at World Clubs Cup with Pool A wins over Georgia and Ukraine I
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
KHARKIV, Ukraine – The Titan Mercury WC, the club representing the United States at the Freestyle World Clubs Cup, won both of its Pool A matches on Wednesday.
Later today, the team will face Pool B champion Ukraine (Zd.), which won both of its pool matches by 8-0 shutouts. The other semifinal will feature Pool C winner Iran (Razi) against Pool D winner Armenia. All four of the semifinal teams went 2-0 in their pools Wednesday.
Titan Mercury dominated its first match, scoring a 7-1 victory over Ukraine’s CSKA club. Leading the domination was 2015 World champion and 2016 Olympic champion Kyle Snyder, who pinned Andriy Vlasov at 97 kg. Scoring technical fall wins for Titan Mercury were B.J. Futrell over Oleksiy Boruta at 65 kg and Alex Dieringer over Ruslan Rychko at 74 kg.
In the second match, Titan Mercury was led by Penn State alumni, as Nico Megaludis opened with a technical fall win over Beka Buyiashvili, 12-2 at 57 kg and David Taylor pinned Nika Kentchadze at 86 kg/189 lbs. on the way to a 5-3 victory over the Champion club of Georgia. Earning his second technical fall of the day was Dieringer, who stopped Avtandil Kentchadze, 13-0 at 74 kg.
In a highly anticipated matchup, Georgia’s Elizbar Odikadze scored a 2-2 criteria decision over Kyle Snyder at 96 kg. It was a rematch of the 2016 Olympics semifinal match won by Snyder. Odikadze ended up fifth in the weight class in Rio, while Snyder went on to capture the Olympic gold medal.
Titan Mercury won 12 of their 16 matches on Wednesday, getting bonus points in six matches.
Results are available online on a website covering the event, which is
http://mywrestling.pro/tournaments/?protocols&tid=2
There is prize money for the top three teams, with $25,000 going to the first-place team, $15,000 to the second-place team and $10,000 for the third-place team.
The Titan Mercury WC is providing extensive coverage of the event through its media platforms, including
Titan Mercury Twitter
Titan Mercury Facebook
FREESTYLE WORLD CLUBS CUP
At Kharkiv, Ukraine
USA POOL A MATCHES
ROUND 3 - TITAN MERCURY WC (USA) 5, GEORGIA (Champion club) 3
57 kg/121 lbs. - Nico Megaludis (TMWC) tech. fall Beka Buyiashvili (Champion), 12-2
61 kg/134 lbs. - Vladimir Khinchegashvili (TMWC) dec. Shota Phartenadze (Champion), 10-8
65 kg/143 lbs. - BJ Futrell (TMWC) dec. Levan Kelekhsashvili (Champion), 4-1
70 kg/154 lbs. - Aleksandre Yatchvadze (Champion) dec. Nazar Kulchytskyy (TMWC), 3-1
74 kg/163 lbs. - Alex Dieringer (TMWC) tech. fall Avtandil Kentchadze (Champion), 13-0
86 kg/189 lbs. - David Taylor (TMWC) pin Nodar Egadze (Champion)
97 kg/213 lbs. - Elizbar Odikadze (Champion) dec. Kyle Snyder (TMWC), 2-2
125 kg/27 lbs. - Giorgi Meshvildishvili (Champion) dec. Nick Gwiazdowski (TMWC), 5-2
Classification points – Titan Mercury 22, Champion 12
ROUND 2 - TITAN MERCURY WC (USA) 7, UKRAINE (CSKA) 1
57 kg/121 lbs. - Nico Megaludis (TMWC) dec. Taras Markovich (CSKA), 9-0
61 kg/134 lbs. - Vladimir Khinchegashvili (TMWC) dec. Ivan Bileychuk (CSKA), 8-0
65 kg/143 lbs. - BJ Futrell (TMWC) tech. fall Oleksiy Boruta (CSKA), 10-0
70 kg/154 lbs. - Nazar Kulchytskyy (TMWC) dec. Vasyl Mikhailov (CSKA), 10-5
74 kg/163 lbs. - Alex Dieringer (TMWC) tech. fall Ruslan Rychko (CSKA), 10-0
86 kg/189 lbs. - Dmytro Rochniak (CSKA) dec. David Taylor (TMWC), 6-2
97 kg/213 lbs. - Kyle Snyder (TMWC) pin Andriy Vlasov (CSKA)
125 kg/27 lbs. - Nick Gwiazdowski (TMWC) dec. Oleksandr Khotsyanovskii (CSKA), 2-1
Classification Points: TMWC 26, CSKA 5
USA had a bye in round 1
Other Pool A Matches
Georgia 5, Ukraine (CSKA) 3 (20-12 Class. Pts.)
Pool Standings – 1. USA (Titan Mercury), 2. Georgia, 3. Ukraine (CSKA)
Pool B Matches
Ukraine (Zd) 8, Mongolia 0 (29-3 Class. Pts.)
Ukraine (Zd) 8, Belarus 0 (33-3 Class. Pts.)
Mongolia 5, Belarus 3
Pool Standings – 1. Ukraine (Zd), 2. Mongolia, 3. Belarus
Pool C Matches
Iran (Razi) 8, Hungary (Csepeli) 0 (31-1 Class. Pts.
Iran (Razi) 8, Kyrgyzstan 0 (30-0 Class. Pts.)
Pool Standings – 1. Iran (Razi),
Pool D Matches
Armenia 5, Iran (Setaregan) 3 (22-13 Class. Pts.)
Turkey (Istanbul Sanc.) 4, Iran (Setaregan) 4 (17-17 Class. Pts.)
Armenia 5, Turkey (Istanbul Sanc.) 3
Pool Standings – 1. Armenia, 2. Iran (Setaregan), 3. Turkey (Istanbul Sanc.)
Semifinal Pairings
Armenia vs. Iran (Razi)
USA (Titan Mercury) vs. Ukraine (Zd)
Later today, the team will face Pool B champion Ukraine (Zd.), which won both of its pool matches by 8-0 shutouts. The other semifinal will feature Pool C winner Iran (Razi) against Pool D winner Armenia. All four of the semifinal teams went 2-0 in their pools Wednesday.
Titan Mercury dominated its first match, scoring a 7-1 victory over Ukraine’s CSKA club. Leading the domination was 2015 World champion and 2016 Olympic champion Kyle Snyder, who pinned Andriy Vlasov at 97 kg. Scoring technical fall wins for Titan Mercury were B.J. Futrell over Oleksiy Boruta at 65 kg and Alex Dieringer over Ruslan Rychko at 74 kg.
In the second match, Titan Mercury was led by Penn State alumni, as Nico Megaludis opened with a technical fall win over Beka Buyiashvili, 12-2 at 57 kg and David Taylor pinned Nika Kentchadze at 86 kg/189 lbs. on the way to a 5-3 victory over the Champion club of Georgia. Earning his second technical fall of the day was Dieringer, who stopped Avtandil Kentchadze, 13-0 at 74 kg.
In a highly anticipated matchup, Georgia’s Elizbar Odikadze scored a 2-2 criteria decision over Kyle Snyder at 96 kg. It was a rematch of the 2016 Olympics semifinal match won by Snyder. Odikadze ended up fifth in the weight class in Rio, while Snyder went on to capture the Olympic gold medal.
Titan Mercury won 12 of their 16 matches on Wednesday, getting bonus points in six matches.
Results are available online on a website covering the event, which is
http://mywrestling.pro/tournaments/?protocols&tid=2
There is prize money for the top three teams, with $25,000 going to the first-place team, $15,000 to the second-place team and $10,000 for the third-place team.
The Titan Mercury WC is providing extensive coverage of the event through its media platforms, including
Titan Mercury Twitter
Titan Mercury Facebook
FREESTYLE WORLD CLUBS CUP
At Kharkiv, Ukraine
USA POOL A MATCHES
ROUND 3 - TITAN MERCURY WC (USA) 5, GEORGIA (Champion club) 3
57 kg/121 lbs. - Nico Megaludis (TMWC) tech. fall Beka Buyiashvili (Champion), 12-2
61 kg/134 lbs. - Vladimir Khinchegashvili (TMWC) dec. Shota Phartenadze (Champion), 10-8
65 kg/143 lbs. - BJ Futrell (TMWC) dec. Levan Kelekhsashvili (Champion), 4-1
70 kg/154 lbs. - Aleksandre Yatchvadze (Champion) dec. Nazar Kulchytskyy (TMWC), 3-1
74 kg/163 lbs. - Alex Dieringer (TMWC) tech. fall Avtandil Kentchadze (Champion), 13-0
86 kg/189 lbs. - David Taylor (TMWC) pin Nodar Egadze (Champion)
97 kg/213 lbs. - Elizbar Odikadze (Champion) dec. Kyle Snyder (TMWC), 2-2
125 kg/27 lbs. - Giorgi Meshvildishvili (Champion) dec. Nick Gwiazdowski (TMWC), 5-2
Classification points – Titan Mercury 22, Champion 12
ROUND 2 - TITAN MERCURY WC (USA) 7, UKRAINE (CSKA) 1
57 kg/121 lbs. - Nico Megaludis (TMWC) dec. Taras Markovich (CSKA), 9-0
61 kg/134 lbs. - Vladimir Khinchegashvili (TMWC) dec. Ivan Bileychuk (CSKA), 8-0
65 kg/143 lbs. - BJ Futrell (TMWC) tech. fall Oleksiy Boruta (CSKA), 10-0
70 kg/154 lbs. - Nazar Kulchytskyy (TMWC) dec. Vasyl Mikhailov (CSKA), 10-5
74 kg/163 lbs. - Alex Dieringer (TMWC) tech. fall Ruslan Rychko (CSKA), 10-0
86 kg/189 lbs. - Dmytro Rochniak (CSKA) dec. David Taylor (TMWC), 6-2
97 kg/213 lbs. - Kyle Snyder (TMWC) pin Andriy Vlasov (CSKA)
125 kg/27 lbs. - Nick Gwiazdowski (TMWC) dec. Oleksandr Khotsyanovskii (CSKA), 2-1
Classification Points: TMWC 26, CSKA 5
USA had a bye in round 1
Other Pool A Matches
Georgia 5, Ukraine (CSKA) 3 (20-12 Class. Pts.)
Pool Standings – 1. USA (Titan Mercury), 2. Georgia, 3. Ukraine (CSKA)
Pool B Matches
Ukraine (Zd) 8, Mongolia 0 (29-3 Class. Pts.)
Ukraine (Zd) 8, Belarus 0 (33-3 Class. Pts.)
Mongolia 5, Belarus 3
Pool Standings – 1. Ukraine (Zd), 2. Mongolia, 3. Belarus
Pool C Matches
Iran (Razi) 8, Hungary (Csepeli) 0 (31-1 Class. Pts.
Iran (Razi) 8, Kyrgyzstan 0 (30-0 Class. Pts.)
Pool Standings – 1. Iran (Razi),
Pool D Matches
Armenia 5, Iran (Setaregan) 3 (22-13 Class. Pts.)
Turkey (Istanbul Sanc.) 4, Iran (Setaregan) 4 (17-17 Class. Pts.)
Armenia 5, Turkey (Istanbul Sanc.) 3
Pool Standings – 1. Armenia, 2. Iran (Setaregan), 3. Turkey (Istanbul Sanc.)
Semifinal Pairings
Armenia vs. Iran (Razi)
USA (Titan Mercury) vs. Ukraine (Zd)
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