Iran had little trouble with the German side in their second-consecutive win since losing in the first-round to rival Azerbaijan, who also had little problem in pushing past Sweden, 7-1.

Group A, Round 3

IRAN (IRI) df. GERMANY (GER), 7-1 

59 kg - Mohammad NOOR BAKHSH (IRI) df. Deniz MENEKSE (GER), 3-0  
66 kg - Matthias MAASCH (GER) df. Mohammad Ali GARAEI (IRI), 4-3  
71 kg - Ramin TAHERI (IRI) df. Maximilian SCHWABE (GER), 4-0  
75 kg - Yousof AKHBARI (IRI) df. Jan ROTTER (GER), 2-0  
80 kg - Habibollah AKHLAGHI (IRI) df. Florian NEUMAIER (GER), 3-0  
85 kg - Davoud ABEDIN ZADEH (IRI) df. Jan FISCHER (GER) by DQ, 6-0  
98 kg - Mahdi ALIYARI (IRI) df. Felix RADINGER (GER), 5-0  
130 kg - Behnam MAHDI ZADEH (IRI) df. Eduard POPP (GER), 2-0  

AZERBAIJAN (AZE) df. SWEDEN (SWE), 7-1 

59 kg - Elman MUKHTAROV (AZE) df. Joakim FAGERLUND (SWE) by FALL, 0-0  
66 kg - Kamran MAMMADOV (AZE) df. Frunze HARUTYUNYAN (SWE), 6-2  
71 kg - Rasul JUNAYEV (AZE) df. Sharur VARDANYAN (SWE) by FALL, 4-0  
75 kg - Elvin MURSALIYEV (AZE) df. Christoffer NILSSON (SWE) by TF, 8-0  
80 kg - Rafig HUSEYNOV (AZE) df. Lennie PERSSON (SWE) by TF, 8-0  
85 kg - Islam ABBASOV (AZE) df. Jim PETTERSSON (SWE), 2-0  
98 kg - Orkhan NURIYEV (AZE) df. Theodoros TOUNOUSIDIS (SWE), 2-1  
130 kg - Johan EUREN (SWE) df. Sabah SHARIATI (AZE), 2-0  

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Riza KAYAALP proved to be one of Turkey's two bright spots as Turkey took a heavy 6-2 loss to the strong Russian side. The 2011 world champion climbed back to win 7-4 after Sergey SEMENOV (RUS) opened up a four point lead in :45. Hungary secured their spot in tomorrow's 5th place final with a hard-fought 5-3 win over Armenia.

Group B, Round 3

RUSSIA (RUS) df. TURKEY (TUR), 6-2

59 kg - Ayhan KARAKUS (TUR) df. Stepan MARYANYAN (RUS) by TF, 11-1  
66 kg - Artem SURKOV (RUS) df. Atakan YUKSEL (TUR), 3-0  
71 kg - Yury DENISOV (RUS) df. Yunus OZEL (TUR), 5-0  
75 kg - Roman VLASOV (RUS) df. Emrah KUSH (TUR), 3-0  
80 kg - Bilan NALGIEV (RUS) df. Alsan ATEM (TUR), 4-1  
85 kg - Davit CHAKVETADZE (RUS) df. Metehan BASHAR (TUR), 5-1  
98 kg - Maksim SAFARIAN (RUS) df. Fatih BASHKOY (TUR), 3-0  
130 kg - Riza KAYAALP (TUR) df. Sergey SEMENOV (RUS), 7-4  

HUNGARY (HUN) df. Armenia (ARM), 5-3

59 kg - Artur MKRTCHYAN (ARM) df. Peter MODOS (HUN), 4-4  
66 kg - Krisztian JAGER (HUN) df. Gor SIREKANYAN (ARM) by TF, 8-0  
71 kg - Balint KORPÁSI (HUN) df. Rrafayel ALEKSANYAN (ARM), 2-0  
75 kg - Karapet CHALYAN (ARM) df. Laszlo SZABO (HUN), 1-0  
80 kg - Peter BACSI (HUN) df. Eduard SARGSYAN (ARM), 9-4  
85 kg - Masim MANUKYAN (ARM) df. Patrik SZABO (HUN) by TF, 8-0  
98 kg - Balazs KISS (HUN) df. Vahe SIMONYAN (ARM), 3-0  
130 kg - Balint LAM (HUN) df. Edgar KHACHATRYAN (ARM) by DQ, 10-4  

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Iran bounced back in the second round of wrestling Thursday afternoon, racking up six wins against an overmatched Swedish team. Payam BOYERI (IRI) was impressive in blitzing past Sharur VARDANYAN (SWE) by TF, 8-0 at 70kg. As expected, Azerbaijian wrestled past Sweden, 7-1, with their only blemish coming at 98kg when Felix RADINGER squeaked past Orkhan NURIYEV, 3-2 .

Group A, Round 2

IRAN (IRI) df. SWEDEN (SWE), 6-2 

59 kg - Mohammad NOOR BAKHSH (IRI) df. Joakim FAGERLUND (SWE) by Injury Default, 0-0  
66 kg - Afshin BIABANGARD (IRI) df. Frunze HARUTYUNYAN (SWE), 3-0  
71 kg - Payam BOYERI (IRI) df. Sharur VARDANYAN (SWE) by TF, 8-0  
75 kg - Yousof AKHBARI (IRI) df. Christoffer NILSSON (SWE), 4-1  
80 kg - Lennie PERSSON (SWE) df. Ali ZINATI RAFAH (IRI) by FALL, 4-0  
85 kg - Davoud ABEDIN ZADEH (IRI) df. Kristofer JOHANSSON (SWE), 1-0  
98 kg - Mahdi ALIYARI (IRI) df. Theodoros TOUNOUSIDIS (SWE), 7-3  
130 kg - Johan EUREN (SWE) df. Bashir BABA JANZADH (IRI), 1-0  

AZERBAIJAN (AZE) df. GERMANY (GER), 7-1 

59 kg - Elman MUKHTAROV (AZE) df. Deniz MENEKSE (GER), 9-3  
66 kg - Hasan ALIYEV (AZE) df. Matthias MAASCH (GER), 1-0  
71 kg - Rustam ALIYEV (AZE) df. Maximilian SCHWABE      (GER) by TF, 8-0  
75 kg - Elvin MURSALIYEV (AZE) df. Jan ROTTER (GER), 5-1  
80 kg - Rafig HUSEYNOV (AZE) df. Pascal EISELE (GER), 3-0  
85 kg - Shahriyar MAMMADOV (AZE) df. Jan FISCHER (GER), 2-0  
98 kg - Felix RADINGER (GER) df. Orkhan NURIYEV (AZE), 3-2  
130 kg - Sabah SHARIATI (AZE) df. Eduard POPP (GER), 1-0  

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Russia continued their winning streak in the second round, working past Armenia, 7-1. Armenia, who is sitting their pair of defending world champions, had another standout performance from junior world champion Karapet CHALYAN who topped Alexandr CHEKHIRKIN, 1-1 for Armenia's sole win. The Hungarians and Turkish sides needed every second of every match to decide their 4-4 match draw, with Turkey winning on the tie breaker with one more technical point than opponent Hungary.

Group B, Round 2

RUSSIA (RUS) df. ARMENIA (ARM), 7-1 

59 kg - Zaur KABALOEV (RUS) df. Artur MKRTCHYAN (ARM) by DQ, 3-2  
66 kg - Asker ORSHOKDUGOV (RUS) df. Gor SIREKANYAN (ARM) by TF, 8-0  
71 kg - Chingiz LABAZANOV (RUS) df. Rrafayel ALEKSANYAN (ARM), 9-2  
75 kg - Karapet CHALYAN (ARM) df. Alexandr CHEKHIRKIN (RUS), 1-1  
80 kg - Bilan NALGIEV (RUS) df. Eduard SARGSYAN (ARM) by TF, 10-2  
85 kg - Davit CHAKVETADZE (RUS) df. Masim MANUKYAN (ARM) by FALL, 3-2  
98 kg - Nikita MELNIKOV (RUS) df. Vahe SIMONYAN (ARM) by FALL, 2-0  
130 kg - Sergey SEMENOV (RUS) df. Edgar KHACHATRYAN (ARM) by withdrawal, 10-2  

TURKEY (TUR) df. HUNGARY (HUN), 4-4

59 kg - Ayhan KARAKUS (TUR) df. Peter MODOS (HUN) by TF, 8-0  
66 kg - Krisztian JAGER (HUN) df. Atakan YUKSEL (TUR) by FALL, 4-5  
71 kg - Balint KORPÁSI (HUN) df. Yunus OZEL (TUR), 5-0  
75 kg - Laszlo SZABO (HUN) df. Emrah KUSH (TUR), 4-0  
80 kg - Peter BACSI (HUN) df. Alsan ATEM (TUR), 2-0  
85 kg - Metehan BASHAR (TUR) df. Patrik SZABO (HUN), 3-0  
98 kg - Fatih BASHKOY (TUR) df. Balazs KISS (HUN), 2-1  
130 kg - Riza KAYAALP (TUR) df. Balint LAM (HUN) by DQ, 5-0  

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In an early blow to Team Iran's dreams for a repeat, Azerbaijan handled the host country with ease, defeating their rival, 6-2. The Azerbaijani's were led by the unexpected vicoty of Rafig HUSEYNOV over Habibollah AKHLAGHI, 5-4 at 80kg and and heart-stopping Rasul CHUNAYEV come-from-behind win over Ramin TAHERI, 4-4.  In the other first-round matchup in Group A it was Sweden who used two techinical falls and a fall to sprint past Germany 6-2.

Group A, Round 1

AZERBAIJAN (AZE) df. IRAN (IRI), 6-2 

59 kg - Mohsen HAJI POOR (IRI) df. Rovshan BAYRAMOV (AZE), 4-3  
66 kg - Hasan ALIYEV (AZE) df. Afshin BIABANGARD (IRI), 5-0  
71 kg - Rasul CHUNAYEV (AZE) df. Ramin TAHERI (IRI), 4-4  
75 kg - Elvin MURSALIYEV (AZE) df. Yousof AKHBARI (IRI), 2-0  
80 kg - Rafig HUSEYNOV (AZE) df. Habibollah AKHLAGHI (IRI), 5-4  
85 kg - Islam ABBASOV (AZE) df. Mojtaba KARIM FARD (IRI), 10-4  
98 kg - Mahdi ALIYARI (IRI) df. Orkhan NURIYEV (AZE), 1-0  
130 kg - Sabah SHARIATI (AZE) df. Behnam MAHDI ZADEH (IRI) by TF, 8-0  

SWEDEN (SWE) df. GERMANY (GER), 6-2 

59 kg - Deniz MENEKSE (GER) df. Joakim FAGERLUND (SWE) by Injury Default, 0-0  
66 kg - Matthias MAASCH (GER) df. Frunze HARUTYUNYAN (SWE), 3-1  
71 kg - Zakarias TALLROTH (SWE) df. Maximilian SCHWABE  (GER) by TF, 8-0  
75 kg - Robert ROSENGREN (SWE) df. Jan ROTTER (GER), 1-1  
80 kg - Lennie PERSSON (SWE) df. Florian NEUMAIER (GER) by FALL, 4-2  
85 kg - Jim PETTERSSON (SWE) df. Jan FISCHER (GER), 2-1  
98 kg - Fredrik SCHÖN (SWE) df. Felix RADINGER (GER), 2-0  
130 kg - Johan EUREN (SWE) df. Eduard POPP (GER) by TF, 10-0  

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Russia and Turkey opened their days on the mat with impressive performances against quality competition. The Russians needed every win they could find in besting a game Hungarian squad, 5-3. Evgeny SALEEV (RUS) proved to be the decisive wrestler for the Russian opening up a big lead, and then holding on late, to beat 2014 world champion Peter BACSI, 7-6 at 80kg. The Turkish team had an easier time defeating long-time rival Armenia in the first round, 6-2. Armenia was wrestling without world champions Arsen JULFALAKYAN (75kg) and Artur ALEKSANYAN (98kg) but did get a nice win from 2013 junior world champion Karapet CHALYAN over Emrah KUSH, 3-0 at 75kg.

Group B, Round 1

RUSSIA (RUS) df. HUNGARY (HUN), 5-3 

59 kg - Stepan MARYANYAN (RUS) df. Peter MODOS (HUN), 6-1  
66 kg - Artem SURKOV (RUS) df. Krisztian JAGER (HUN), 2-0  
71 kg - Tamas LORINCZ (HUN) df. Yury DENISOV (RUS), 4-3  
75 kg - Roman VLASOV (RUS) df. Laszlo SZABO (HUN) by TF, 11-0  
80 kg - Evgeny SALEEV (RUS) df. Peter BACSI (HUN), 7-6  
85 kg - Patrik SZABO (HUN) df. Azamat BIKBAEV (RUS), 2-2  
98 kg - Maksim SAFARIAN (RUS) df. Balazs KISS (HUN), 2-1  
130 kg - Balint LAM (HUN) df. Vitalii SHCHUR (RUS), 1-0  

TURKEY (TUR) df. ARMENIA (ARM), 6-2 

59 kg - Hammet RUSTEM (TUR) df. Artur MKRTCHYAN (ARM), 6-4  
66 kg - Atakan YUKSEL (TUR) df. Gor SIREKANYAN (ARM), 2-1  
71 kg - Yunus OZEL (TUR) df. Rrafayel ALEKSANYAN (ARM) by FALL, 10-6  
75 kg - Karapet CHALYAN (ARM) df. Emrah KUSH (TUR), 3-0  
80 kg - Alsan ATEM (TUR) df. Eduard SARGSYAN (ARM), 4-3  
85 kg - Masim MANUKYAN (ARM) df. Kansu İLDEM (TUR), 4-3  
98 kg - Fatih BASHKOY (TUR) df. Vahe SIMONYAN (ARM) by TF, 8-0  
130 kg - Riza KAYAALP (TUR) df. Edgar KHACHATRYAN (ARM) by TF, 8-0  

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La Russie et la Turquie ont bien commencé la compétition et ont impressionné le public grâce à la qualité de leurs matchs. Les russes ont eu besoin de chaque match pour battre une équipe de Hongrie très en forme, 5-3. Evgeny SALEEV (RUS) a permis à la Russie de gagner ; il a donné gros avantage à son équipe en battant le champion du monde  de 2014 Peter BACSI, 7-6 à 80kg. L’équipe de Turquie a eu plus de facilité à battre l’Arménie, son adversaire de longue date, en premier round sur le score de 6-2. Les champions du monde Arsen JULFALAKYAN (75kg) et Artur ALEKSANYAN (98kg) n’étaient pas présents, mais l’Arménie a quand même bénéficié d’une belle victoire de la part du champion du monde junior de 2013 Karapet CHALYAN face à Emrah KUSH, 3-0 à 75kg.

Group B, Round 1

RUSSIE (RUS) df. HONGRIE (HUN), 5-3 

59 kg - Stepan MARYANYAN (RUS) df. Peter MODOS (HUN), 6-1  
66 kg - Artem SURKOV (RUS) df. Krisztian JAGER (HUN), 2-0  
71 kg - Tamas LORINCZ (HUN) df. Yury DENISOV (RUS), 4-3  
75 kg - Roman VLASOV (RUS) df. Laszlo SZABO (HUN) par SP, 11-0  
80 kg - Evgeny SALEEV (RUS) df. Peter BACSI (HUN), 7-6  
85 kg - Patrik SZABO (HUN) df. Azamat BIKBAEV (RUS), 2-2  
98 kg - Maksim SAFARIAN (RUS) df. Balazs KISS (HUN), 2-1  
130 kg - Balint LAM (HUN) df. Vitalii SHCHUR (RUS), 1-0  

TURQUIE (TUR) df. ARMENIE (ARM), 6-2 

59 kg - Hammet RUSTEM (TUR) df. Artur MKRTCHYAN (ARM), 6-4  
66 kg - Atakan YUKSEL (TUR) df. Gor SIREKANYAN (ARM), 2-1  
71 kg - Yunus OZEL (TUR) df. Rrafayel ALEKSANYAN (ARM) par tombé, 10-6  
75 kg - Karapet CHALYAN (ARM) df. Emrah KUSH (TUR), 3-0  
80 kg - Alsan ATEM (TUR) df. Eduard SARGSYAN (ARM), 4-3  
85 kg - Masim MANUKYAN (ARM) df. Kansu İLDEM (TUR), 4-3  
98 kg - Fatih BASHKOY (TUR) df. Vahe SIMONYAN (ARM) par SP, 8-0  
130 kg - Riza KAYAALP (TUR) df. Edgar KHACHATRYAN (ARM) par SP, 8-0