Japan, Russia to Battle for Women’s World Cup Gold

By William May

FILA World Cup of Women’s Wrestling

DAY ONE Wrap-Up and Results

Bill May, FILA-Official.com

Japan, Russia to Battle for Women’s World Cup Gold

TOKYO (March 15) – Eri TOSAKA (JPN) won the battle of reigning world champions as Japan rolled over China in Saturday’s Pool A preliminaries of the FILA Women’s World Cup. Japan finished the pool matches with a perfect 3-0 record and will face Pool B winner Russia on Sunday for the title.

In a key second-round match-up Saturday, 48kg world champion Tosaka squared off with 51kg rival SUN Yanan (CHN) at Azusawa Gymnasium in Tokyo, coming from behind with a late takedown to jumpstart a 7-1 romp for Japan over the defending champions.

Meanwhile, in Pool B, recently crowned Klippan winner Maria GUROVA (RUS) edged world silver medalist SUMIYA Erdenechimeg (MGL) as Russia turned away Mongolia, 6-2, to power its away into the championship final opposite Japan.

Along with Gurova’s three wins, Russia was also paced by a pair of falls from London 2012 Olympic Games gold medalist Natalya VOROBEIVA (RUS).

Three-time Olympic champ Saori YOSHIDA (JPN) notched a fall and technical fall in her two mat appearances for Japan, while junior world champ Risako KAWAI filled in for sidelined Kaori ICHO with three wins by technical fall.

In Sunday’s bronze medal final, China will face Canada, likely featuring a showdown between 2013 world champion Sun and Jessica MacDONALD (CAN), who defeated Sun in the final of the 2012 world championships.

The United States and Mongolia meet in the fifth-place final while Hungary and Ukraine kick off the placement finals with the dual meet for seventh place.

Final pool standings and team results in the World Cup of women’s wrestling at Azusawa Gymnasium in Tokyo:

Pool A Standings

1. Japan, 3 wins, 0 losses

2. China, 2-1

3. United States, 1-2

4. Hungary, 0-3

Pool A Results

China 7, Hungary 1

Japan 5, United States 3

United States 7, Hungary 1

Japan 7, China 1

China 5, United States 3

Japan 7, Hungary 1

Pool B Standings

1. Russia, 3 wins, 0 losses

2. Canada, 2-1

3. Mongolia, 1-2

4. Ukraine, 0-3

Pool B Results

Russia 5, Canada 3

Mongolia 8, Ukraine 0

Canada 8, Ukraine 0

Russia 6, Mongolia 2

Russia 7, Ukraine 1

Canada 5, Mongolia 3

SCHEDULE

10:00-11:00              Final for 7th place: Hungary v. Ukraine

11:00-12:00              Final for 5th place: United States v. Mongolia

14:00-15:00              Final for 3rd place: China v. Canada

15:00-16:00  Championship Final: Japan v. Russia

16:00-16:30  Awards ceremony

POOL A, ROUND 1

China 7, Hungary 1
48kg - SUN Yanan df. Mercedesz DENES by TF, 1:50 (10-0)

53kg - ZHONG Xuechun df. Zsanett EGYED by TF, 1:18 (10-0)

55kg - GUAN Yajing lost to Emese BARKA, 3-8

58kg - ZHOU Zhangting df. Ramona GALAMBOS by TF, 5:18 (13-2)

60kg - HAN Yingyan df. Marianna SASTIN, 4x-4=technique of larger value

63kg - XILUO Zhuoma df. Gabriella SLEISZ by fall, 1:16 (4-0)

69kg - ZHOU Feng won by forfeit

75kg - ZHANG Fengliu df. Zsanett NEMETH, 4-2

Japan 5, United States 3

48kg - Eri TOSAKA df. Alyssa LAMPE by TF, 4:14 (13-2)

53kg - Nanami IRIE lost to Helen MAROULIS by fall, 4:53 (4-6)

55kg - Chiho HAMADA df. Kelsey CAMPBELL, 4-3

58kg - Risako KAWAI df. Alli RAGAN by TF, 1:58 (10-0)

60kg - Katsuki SAKAGAMI df. Jennifer PAGE by TF, 2:04 (10-0)

63kg - Rio WATARI lost to 63kg Elena PIROZHKOVA by fall, 5:07 (1-10)

69kg - Sara DOSHO df. Veronica CARLSON by TF, 1:02 (13-0)

75kg - Kyoko HAMAGUCHI lost to Adeline GRAY, 0-5

POOL A, ROUND 2

United States 7, Hungary 1
48kg – Victoria ANTHONY df. Mercedesz DENES, 10-1

53kg – Whitney CONDER df. Zsanett EGYED by TF, 0:56 (10-0)

55kg – Kelsey CAMPBELL lost to Emese BARKA by TF, 5:09 (0-10)

58kg - Alli RAGAN df. Ramona GALAMBOS, 8-3

60kg - Jennifer PAGE df. Marianna SASTIN, 6-1

63kg - Elena PIROZHKOVA df. Gabriella SLEISZ by TF, 5:26 (12-0)

69kg - Veronica CARLSON won by forfeit

75kg - Adeline GRAY df. Zsanett NEMETH by fall, 2:37 (11-0)

Japan 7, China 1

48kg - Eri TOSAKA  df. SUN Yanan, 6-4

53kg - Saori YOSHIDA df. ZHONG Xuechun by TF, 3:36 (11-0)

55kg - Kanako MURATA df. GUAN Yajing by TF, 4:30 (12-2)

58kg - Risako KAWAI df. ZHOU Zhangting by TF, 4:01 (11-0)

60kg - Katsuki SAKAGAMI df. HAN Yingyan by TF, 3:25 (10-0)

63kg - Rio WATARI df. XILUO Zhuoma, 5-4

69kg - Sara DOSHO df. ZHOU Feng, 8-5

75kg - Kyoko HAMAGUCHI lost to ZHANG Fengliu, 0-2

POOL A, ROUND 3

China 5, United States 3
48kg - SUN Yanan df. Alyssa LAMPE by TF, 1:18 (10-0)

53kg - ZHONG Xuechun lost to Helen MAROULIS, 5-11

55kg - GUAN Yajing df. Kelsey CAMPBELL by injury default, 2:00 (4-0)

58kg - ZHOU Zhangting df. Alli RAGAN, 11-2

60kg - HAN Yingyan lost to Jennifer PAGE, 7-8

63kg - XILUO Zhuoma df. Elena PIROZHKOVA, 6-4

69kg - ZHOU Feng df. Veronica CARLSON by fall, 1:35 (2-0)

75kg - ZHANG Fengliu lost to Adeline GRAY, 1-10

Japan 7, Hungary 1

48kg - Yuki IRIE df. Mercedesz DENES by fall, 1:20 (4-0)

53kg - Saori YOSHIDA df. Zsanett EGYED by fall, 0:26 (4-0)

55kg - Chiho HAMADA df. Emese BARKA, 2x-2=technique of larger value

58kg - Risako KAWAI df. Ramona GALAMBOS by TF, 0:44 (10-0)

60kg - Katsuki SAKAGAMI df. Marianna SASTIN, 6-2

63kg - Yurika ITO df. Gabriella SLEISZ by fall, 3:53 (6-2)

69kg - Kayoko KUDO won by forfeit

75kg - Mami SHINKAI lost to Zsanett NEMETH, 1-3

POOL B, ROUND 1

Russia 5, Canada 3

48kg - Nadeshda FEDOROVA lost to Jessica MacDONALD, 5-10

53kg - Maria GUROVA df. Vanessa BROWN, 8-0

55kg - Irina OLOGONOVA df. Jillian GALLAYS, 7-2

58kg - Zhargalma TSYRENOVA lost to Braxton STONE-PAPADOPOULOS, 4-7

60kg - Svetlana LIPATOVA lost to Michelle FAZZARI, 4-4x=last point

63kg - Inna TRAZHUKOVA df. Danielle LAPPAGE by fall, 4:15 (5-6)

69kg - Natalya VOROBIEVA df. Dorothy YEATS by fall, 1:03 (3-0)

75kg - Ekaterina BUKINA df. Erica WIEBE, 7-0

Mongolia 8, Ukraine 0
48kg - ERDENESUKH Narangerel df. Ilona SEMKIV, 5-0

53kg - SUMIYA Erdenechimeg df. Yulia BLAHINYA by TF, 5:06 (10-0)

55kg - SUNDEV Byambatseren df. Larisa SKOBLYUK by TF, 6:00 (16-4)

58kg - SUKHEE Tserenchimed df. Tatyana OMELCHENKO by fall, 4:30 (10-4)

60kg - TUNGALAG Munkhtuya df. Tatyana LAVRENCHUK, 8-3

63kg - OCHIRBAT Nasanburmaa df. Karyna STANKOVA, 8-2

69kg - BADRAKH Odonchimeg df. Oksana VASHCHUK by default, 0:00

75kg - OCHIRBAT Burmaa df. Kateryna SASSA by TF, 5:00 (13-2)

POOL A, ROUND 2

Canada 8, Ukraine 0
48kg - Natasha KRAMBLE df. Ilona SEMKIV, 6-5

53kg - Vanessa BROWN df. Yulia BLAHINYA, 4-0

55kg - Jillian GALLAYS df. Larysa SKOBLYUK by fall, 1:57 (8-0)

58kg - Braxton STONE-PAPADOPOULOS df. Tatyana OMELCHENKO by TF, 4:45 (12-2)

60kg - Michelle FAZZARI df. Tatyana LAVRENCHUK, 3x-3=last point

63kg – Danielle LAPPAGE df. Karyna STANKOVA by TF, 5:29 (12-1)

69kg - Dorothy YEATS df. Oksana VASHCHUK by default, 0:00

75kg - Erica WIEBE df. Kateryna SASSA by TF, 4:02 (12-2)

Russia 6, Mongolia 2

48kg - Valeria CHEPSARAKOVA df. ERDENESUKH Narangerel by fall, 4:32 (8-1)

53kg - Maria GUROVA df. SUMIYA Erdenechimeg, 9-6

55kg - Irina OLOGONOVA lost to SUNDEV Byambatseren, 0-3

58kg - Zhargalma TSYRENOVA lost to SUKHEE Tserenchimed, 3-5

60kg - Svetlana LIPATOVA df. TUNGALAG Munkhtuya, 9-6

63kg - Inna TRAZHUKOVA df. OCHIRBAT Nasanburmaa, 8-5

69kg - Natalya VOROBIEVA df. BADRAKH Odonchimeg by fall, 2:38 (4-1)

75kg - Ekaterina BUKINA df. OCHIRBAT Burmaa, 3-0

POOL B, ROUND 3

Russia 7, Ukraine 1

48kg - Valeria CHEPSARAKOVA df. Ilona SEMKIV, 8-2

53kg - Maria GUROVA df. Yuliya BLAHINYA, 6-0

55kg - Irina OLOGONOVA df. Larisa SKOBLYUK, 6-0

58kg - Zhargalma TSYRENOVA lost to Tatyana OMELCHENKO, 10-11

60kg - Svetlana LIPATOVA df. Tatyana LAVRENCHUK by fall, 2:03 (2-0)

63kg - Inna TRAZHUKOVA df. Karyna STANKOVA by fall, 5:00 (10-4)

69kg - Natalya VOROBIEVA df. Oksana VASHCHUK by default, 0:00

75kg - Alena STARODUBTSEVA df. Kateryna SASSA by fall, 4:39 (11-1)

Canada 5, Mongolia 3
48kg - Jessica MacDONALD df. ERDENESUKH Narangerel by TF, 1:00 (10-0)

53kg - Vanessa BROWN lost to SUMIYA Erdenechimeg by fall, 3:24 (1-8)

55kg - Jillian GALLAYS lost to SUNDEV Byambatseren by fall, 4:27 (1-8)

58kg - Braxton STONE-PAPADOPOULOS lost to SUKHEE Tserenchimed, 6-13

60kg - Michelle FAZZARI df. TUNGALAG Munkhtuya, 4-1

63kg – Danielle LAPPAGE df. OCHIRBAT Nasanburmaa by TF, 1:11 (10-0)

69kg - Dorothy YEATS df. BADRAKH Odonchimeg, 6-5

75kg - Erica WIEBE df. OCHIRBAT Burmaa by fall, 4:14 (2-1)