# 2018 Wrestling World Cup – Men's freestyle

The 2018 Wrestling World Cup - Men's freestyle was the last of a set of three Wrestling World Cups in 2018 which took place in Iowa City, United States on April 7–8, 2018. This event took place at Carver–Hawkeye Arena at the University of Iowa.
On day 1, the attendance was 6,388.

## Background

Initially the top teams from Russia, Turkey and Iran were to compete in the 2018 World Cup; however they were unable to attend because Turkey had financial difficulties, Russia had visa issues and Iran refused to compete due to a disagreement with the UWW event calendar. Mongolia and India replaced these teams.

## Pool stage

* Team competes for 1st place
* Team competes for 3rd place
* Team competes for 5th place
* Team competes for 7th place

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | L |
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| India | 3 | 0 | 3 |
POOL A :
United States 10 - 0  India :
| Weight | United States | result | India |
| 57 kg | Thomas Gilman | – | by forfeit |
| 61 kg | Joe Colon | 6 – 4 | Sandeep Tomar |
| 65 kg | Logan Stieber | 12 – 2 | Sharvan Sharvan |
| 70 kg | James Green | 10 – 0 | Arun Kumar |
| 74 kg | Jordan Burroughs | 11 – 1 | Vinod Kumar Omprakash |
| 79 kg | Kyle Dake | 11 – 0 | Sachin Giri |
| 86 kg | David Taylor | 10 – 0 | Pawan Kumar |
| 92 kg | Hayden Zillmer | 7 – 0 | Deepak Punia |
| 97 kg | Kyle Snyder | 10 – 0 | Viky Viky |
| 125 kg | Don Bradley | 10 – 0 | Singh Pushpender |
Georgia 3 - 7  Japan :
| Weight | Georgia | result | Japan |
| 57 kg | Teimuraz Vanishvili | 0 – 11 | Yuki Takahashi |
| 61 kg | Lasha Lomtadze | 2 – 9 | Rinya Nakamura |
| 65 kg | Magomed Saidovi | 4 – 7 | Daichi Takatani |
| 70 kg | Levan Kelekhsashvili | 8 – 10 | Keisuke Otoguro |
| 74 kg | Tarzan Maisuradze | 2 – 11 | Yuhi Fujinami |
| 79 kg | Tariel Gaphrindashvili | 0 – 11 | Sosuke Takatani |
| 86 kg | David Khutsishvili | 0 – 6 | Shota Shirai |
| 92 kg | Dato Marsagishvili | 10 – 0 | Takashi Ishiguro |
| 97 kg | Givi Matcharashvili | 10 – 0 | Takeshi Yamaguchi |
| 125 kg | Zviadi Metreveli | 3 – 2 | Taiki Yamamoto |
United States 7 - 3  Japan :
| Weight | United States | result | Japan |
| 57 kg | Thomas Gilman | 1 – 4 | Yuki Takahashi |
| 61 kg | Kendric Maple | 2 – 2 | Kazuya Koyanagi |
| 65 kg | Logan Stieber | 5 – 10 | Takuto Otoguro |
| 70 kg | James Green | 8 – 5 | Kirin Kinoshita |
| 74 kg | Jordan Burroughs | 7 – 1 | Yuhi Fujinami |
| 79 kg | Kyle Dake | 10 – 0 | Sosuke Takatani |
| 86 kg | David Taylor | 12 – 2 | Masao Matsusaka |
| 92 kg | J'den Cox | 11 – 0 | Takashi Ishiguro |
| 97 kg | Kyle Snyder | 10 – 0 | Taira Sonoda |
| 125 kg | Nick Gwiazdowski | 10 – 0 | Nobuyoshi Arakida |
Georgia 8 - 2  India :
| Weight | Georgia | result | India |
| 57 kg | Teimuraz Vanishvili | – | by forfeit |
| 61 kg | Lasha Lomtadze | 1 – 4 | Sandeep Tomar |
| 65 kg | Magomed Saidovi | 3 – 9 | Sharvan Sharvan |
| 70 kg | Levan Kelekhsashvili | 7 – 2 | Arun Kumar |
| 74 kg | Tarzan Maisuradze | 10 – 0 | Vinod Kumar Omprakash |
| 79 kg | Tariel Gaphrindashvili | 11 – 1 | Sachin Giri |
| 86 kg | David Khutsishvili | 4 – 3 | Pawan Kumar |
| 92 kg | Dato Marsagishvili | 10 – 0 | Deepak Punia |
| 97 kg | Givi Matcharashvili | 10 – 0 | Viky Viky |
| 125 kg | Zviadi Metreveli | 5 – 0 | Singh Pushpender |
United States 8 - 2  Georgia :
| Weight | United States | result | Georgia |
| 57 kg | Thomas Gilman | 6 – 4 | Teimuraz Vanishvili |
| 61 kg | Kendric Maple | 3 – 4 | Lasha Lomtadze |
| 65 kg | Logan Stieber | 10 – 0 | Magomed Saidovi |
| 70 kg | James Green | 8 – 0 | Levan Kelekhsashvili |
| 74 kg | Jordan Burroughs | 10 – 0 | Tarzan Maisuradze |
| 79 kg | Kyle Dake | 10 – 0 | Tariel Gaphrindashvili |
| 86 kg | David Taylor | 11 – 1 | David Khutsishvili |
| 92 kg | J'den Cox | 0 – 5 | Dato Marsagishvili |
| 97 kg | Kyle Snyder | 10 – 0 | Givi Matcharashvili |
| 125 kg | Nick Gwiazdowski | 7 – 0 | Zviadi Metreveli |
Japan 9 - 1  India :
| Weight | Japan | result | India |
| 57 kg | Yuki Takahashi | – | by forfeit |
| 61 kg | Rinya Nakamura | 11 – 0 | Sandeep Tomar |
| 65 kg | Takuto Otoguro | 10 – 0 | Sharvan Sharvan |
| 70 kg | Kirin Kinoshita | 10 – 0 | Arun Kumar |
| 74 kg | Ken Hosaka | – | Vinod Kumar Omprakash |
| 79 kg | Sosuke Takatani | 10 – 0 | Sachin Giri |
| 86 kg | Masao Matsusaka | 10 – 0 | Pawan Kumar |
| 92 kg | Takashi Ishiguro | 1 – 2 | Deepak Punia |
| 97 kg | Takeshi Yamaguchi | 6 – 2 | Viky Viky |
| 125 kg | Nobuyoshi Arakida | 4 – 0 | Singh Pushpender |

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | L |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Mongolia | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 2 |
POOL B :
Mongolia 6 - 4  Kazakhstan :
| Weight | Mongolia | result | Kazakhstan |
| 57 kg | Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar | 10 – 0 | Mukhambet Kuatbek |
| 61 kg | Tümenbilegiin Tüvshintulga | 2 – 1 | Rassul Kaliyev |
| 65 kg | Batchuluuny Batmagnai | 1 – 13 | Sayatbek Okassov |
| 70 kg | Sanjaa Ganbayar | 1 – 4 | Meirzhan Ashirov |
| 74 kg | Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran | 9 – 0 | Daniyar Kaisanov |
| 79 kg | Gantulgyn Iderkhüü | 1 – 11 | Saken Aitzhanov |
| 86 kg | Orgodolyn Üitümen | 6 – 4 | Elkhan Assadov |
| 92 kg | Turtogtokh Luvsandorj | 1 – 2 | Iliskhan Chilaev |
| 97 kg | Batsul Ulzisaikhan | 7 – 5 | Mamed Ibragimov |
| 125 kg | Natsagsürengiin Zolboo | 12 – 2 | Oleg Boltin |
Azerbaijan 8 - 2  Cuba :
| Weight | Azerbaijan | result | Cuba |
| 57 kg | Giorgi Edisherashvili | 7 – 5 | Reineri Andreu |
| 61 kg | Akhmednabi Gvarzatilov | 8 – 0 | Yowlys Bonne |
| 65 kg | Haji Aliyev | 2 – 8$^F$ | Alejandro Valdés |
| 70 kg | Joshgun Azimov | 7 – 3 | Franklin Marén |
| 74 kg | Gadzhimurad Omarov | 2 – 6 | Liván López |
| 79 kg | Jabrayil Hasanov | 10 – 0 | Yoan Zulueta |
| 86 kg | Aleksandr Gostiyev | 3 – 2 | Yurieski Torreblanca |
| 92 kg | Aslanbek Alborov | 7 – 4 | Lázaro Hernández |
| 97 kg | Roman Bakirov | 3 – 0 | Reineris Salas |
| 125 kg | Jamaladdin Magomedov | 3 – 2 | Yudenny Alpajón |
Mongolia 3 - 7  Cuba :
| Weight | Mongolia | result | Cuba |
| 57 kg | Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar | 4 – 0 | Reineri Andreu |
| 61 kg | Tümenbilegiin Tüvshintulga | 4 – 6 | Yowlys Bonne |
| 65 kg | Batchuluuny Batmagnai | 0 – 11 | Alejandro Valdés |
| 70 kg | Sanjaa Ganbayar | 3 – 5 | Franklin Marén |
| 74 kg | Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran | 3 – 3 | Liván López |
| 79 kg | Gantulgyn Iderkhüü | 10$^F$ – 6 | Yoan Zulueta |
| 86 kg | Orgodolyn Üitümen | 2 – 3 | Yurieski Torreblanca |
| 92 kg | Turtogtokh Luvsandorj | 3 – 4 | Lázaro Hernández |
| 97 kg | Batsul Ulzisaikhan | 1 – 11 | Reineris Salas |
| 125 kg | Natsagsürengiin Zolboo | 2 – 2 | Yudenny Alpajón |
Azerbaijan 9 - 1  Kazakhstan :
| Weight | Azerbaijan | result | Kazakhstan |
| 57 kg | Afgan Khashalov | 8 – 1 | Mukhambet Kuatbek |
| 61 kg | Akhmednabi Gvarzatilov | 15 – 15 | Rassul Kaliyev |
| 65 kg | Haji Aliyev | 7 – 1 | Sayatbek Okassov |
| 70 kg | Joshgun Azimov | 7 – 0 | Meirzhan Ashirov |
| 74 kg | Gadzhimurad Omarov | 2 – 1 | Daniyar Kaisanov |
| 79 kg | Jabrayil Hasanov | 8 – 1 | Saken Aitzhanov |
| 86 kg | Aleksandr Gostiyev | 3 – 0 | Elkhan Assadov |
| 92 kg | Aslanbek Alborov | 10 – 0 | Iliskhan Chilaev |
| 97 kg | Roman Bakirov | 3 – 2 | Mamed Ibragimov |
| 125 kg | Jamaladdin Magomedov | 3 – 3 | Daulet Shabanbay |
Mongolia 3 - 7  Azerbaijan :
| Weight | Mongolia | result | Azerbaijan |
| 57 kg | Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar | 2 – 1 | Afgan Khashalov |
| 61 kg | Tümenbilegiin Tüvshintulga | 7 – 2 | Akhmednabi Gvarzatilov |
| 65 kg | Batchuluuny Batmagnai | – | Aghahuseyn Mustafayev |
| 70 kg | Sanjaa Ganbayar | 4 – 9 | Joshgun Azimov |
| 74 kg | Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran | 10 – 6 | Gadzhimurad Omarov |
| 79 kg | Gantulgyn Iderkhüü | 2 – 12 | Jabrayil Hasanov |
| 86 kg | Orgodolyn Üitümen | 3 – 10 | Aleksandr Gostiyev |
| 92 kg | Turtogtokh Luvsandorj | 0 – 11 | Aslanbek Alborov |
| 97 kg | Batsul Ulzisaikhan | 1 – 10 | Roman Bakirov |
| 125 kg | Natsagsürengiin Zolboo | 2 – 3 | Jamaladdin Magomedov |
Cuba 5 - 5.df  Kazakhstan :
| Weight | Cuba | result | Kazakhstan |
| 57 kg | Reineri Andreu | 4 – 1 | Mukhambet Kuatbek |
| 61 kg | Yowlys Bonne | 4 – 6 | Rassul Kaliyev |
| 65 kg | Alejandro Valdés | 10 – 0 | Sayatbek Okassov |
| 70 kg | Franklin Marén | 7 – 1 | Meirzhan Ashirov |
| 74 kg | Liván López | – | Daniyar Kaisanov |
| 79 kg | Yoan Zulueta | 0 – 6$^F$ | Saken Aitzhanov |
| 86 kg | Yurieski Torreblanca | 4 – 2 | Elkhan Assadov |
| 92 kg | Lázaro Hernández | 2 – 12 | Iliskhan Chilaev |
| 97 kg | Reineris Salas | 3 – 3 | Mamed Ibragimov |
| 125 kg | Yudenny Alpajón | 0 – 10 | Daulet Shabanbay |

## Medal Matches

Medal Matches :
United States 6 - 4  Azerbaijan :
| Weight | United States | result | Azerbaijan |
| 57 kg | Thomas Gilman | 7 – 8 | Giorgi Edisherashvili |
| 61 kg | Kendric Maple | 6 – 2 | Afgan Khashalov |
| 65 kg | Logan Stieber | 6 – 3 | Haji Aliyev |
| 70 kg | James Green | 4 – 4 | Joshgun Azimov |
| 74 kg | Jordan Burroughs | 7 – 0 | Gadzhimurad Omarov |
| 79 kg | Kyle Dake | 5 – 3 | Jabrayil Hasanov |
| 86 kg | David Taylor | 12 – 2 | Aleksandr Gostiyev |
| 92 kg | J'den Cox | 4 – 4 | Aslanbek Alborov |
| 97 kg | Kyle Snyder | 14 – 3 | Roman Bakirov |
| 125 kg | Nick Gwiazdowski | 3 – 4 | Jamaladdin Magomedov |
Japan 6 - 4  Cuba :
| Weight | Japan | result | Cuba |
| 57 kg | Yuki Takahashi | 7 – 5 | Reineri Andreu |
| 61 kg | Kazuya Koyanagi | 9 – 6 | Yowlys Bonne |
| 65 kg | Daichi Takatani | 10 – 8 | Alejandro Valdés |
| 70 kg | Keisuke Otoguro | 4 – 8 | Franklin Marén |
| 74 kg | Yuhi Fujinami | 16 – 5 | Liván López |
| 79 kg | Sosuke Takatani | 10 – 0 | Yoan Zulueta |
| 86 kg | Shota Shirai | 1 – 4 | Yurieski Torreblanca |
| 92 kg | Takashi Ishiguro | 4 – 4 | Lázaro Hernández |
| 97 kg | Taira Sonoda | 0 – 12 | Reineris Salas |
| 125 kg | Taiki Yamamoto | 6 – 5 | Yudenny Alpajón |
Georgia 6 - 4  Mongolia :
| Weight | Georgia | result | Mongolia |
| 57 kg | Teimuraz Vanishvili | 0 – 4 | Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar |
| 61 kg | Lasha Lomtadze | 0 – 11 | Tümenbilegiin Tüvshintulga |
| 65 kg | Magomed Saidovi | – | by forfeit |
| 70 kg | Levan Kelekhsashvili | 2 – 1 | Sanjaa Ganbayar |
| 74 kg | Tarzan Maisuradze | 7 – 1 | Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran |
| 79 kg | Tariel Gaphrindashvili | 22 – 17 | Gantulgyn Iderkhüü |
| 86 kg | David Khutsishvili | 5 – 12 | Orgodolyn Üitümen |
| 92 kg | Dato Marsagishvili | 5 – 0 | Turtogtokh Luvsandorj |
| 97 kg | Givi Matcharashvili | 10 – 0 | Batsul Ulzisaikhan |
| 125 kg | Zviadi Metreveli | 0 – 6 | Natsagsürengiin Zolboo |
India 0 - 10  Kazakhstan :
| Weight | India | result | Kazakhstan |
| 57 kg | by forfeit | – | Mukhambet Kuatbek |
| 61 kg | Sandeep Tomar | 6 – 10 | Rassul Kaliyev |
| 65 kg | Sharvan Sharvan | 0 – 10 | Sayatbek Okassov |
| 70 kg | Arun Kumar | 0 – 6 | Meirzhan Ashirov |
| 74 kg | Vinod Kumar Omprakash | 7 – 13 | Daniyar Kaisanov |
| 79 kg | Sachin Giri | 0 – 2 | Saken Aitzhanov |
| 86 kg | Pawan Kumar | 2 – 3 | Elkhan Assadov |
| 92 kg | Deepak Punia | 3 – 10 | Iliskhan Chilaev |
| 97 kg | Viky Viky | 0 – 10 | Mamed Ibragimov |
| 125 kg | Singh Pushpender | 0 – 10 | Daulet Shabanbay |

## Final classement

| Team | Pld | W | L |
| United States | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Japan | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Georgia | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| India | 4 | 0 | 4 |