World Wrestling Clubs Cup

World Wrestling Clubs Cup is an international wrestling clubs competition among teams representing member nations of the United World Wrestling (UWW) the sport's global governing body. The tournament was held on the proposal of the Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation in 2014 in Iran.

World Wrestling Clubs Cup
Statusactive
Genresports event
Date(s)various
Frequencyannual
Location(s)various
Inaugurated2014 (2014)
Most recent2019
Next event2020
Activityamateur wrestling
Patron(s)United World Wrestling
Organised byIslamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation

History

2014 Cup

The inaugural cup was held in Juybar, Iran on November 26 to 28, 2014. The prize money for the top three teams was: $25,000 for first, $15,000 for second and $10,000 for third.[1] A total of 15 teams competed. The Bangladesh team's participation was uncertain as the Bangladesh club Ansar did not release their wrestlers for the competition, who compromised 3 of the 8 wrestlers on the team, however the Bangladesh Amateur Wrestling Federation intervened to gain their release.[2]

The cup was won by local Iranian club Bimeh-Razi who defeated Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (USA) in the final 6-2. Shoraye Shahr Karaj (Iran) finished third after defeating Wrestling Union (China) 7-1.[3]

2015 Cup

The second holding of the cup took part on November 26 and 27 2015 at the Azadi Sport Complex in Tehran, Iran.[4] For the 2015 cup the organizers, Iran Wrestling Federation, were responsible for the provision of food, accommodation and local transport for each team, which could consist of 12 wrestlers, 2 coaches, 1 referee and 1 team leader.[5]

The prize money on offer was increased from the previous year for the best three teams. $50,000 for first, $30,000 for second and $20,000 for third. A total of 15 teams competed in the two-day tournament.[4][6][7]

The defending champions, Iran's Bimeh-Razi, were triumphant in the 2015 Cup for the second successive year after defeating Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (USA) in the final 7-1 that was hosted in front of a crowd of 5,000.[8] Bimeh-Razi included the 57 kg world champion Vladimer Khinchegashvili, the 61 kg junior world champion Behnam Ehsanpour, the 65 kg world championship silver medalist Masoud Esmailpour, and the 70 kg world champion Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov. Titan Mercury Wrestling Club included the 86 kg junior world champion Mojtaba Goleij and the 96 kg 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist Jake Varner.[8][9]

Format

The cup involves team based dual style matches. This involves two clubs competing against each other with a single wrestler representative for each of the 8 weight divisions, Each dual is first decided by the match score, that is the club that wins the most out of the eight matches. If they are tied 4-4 then a tiebreaker is applied. The first tiebreaker is based on classification points, which are awarded for the method of victory, and the second tiebreaker, if needed, is the technical points scored during each match.[10]

Results

Men's freestyle
YearHost cityVenueDates1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th
2014 Juybar Hajizadeh Sports Hall November 26–28 Bimeh Razi Titan Mercury Shoraye Shahr Karaj Wrestling Union Kefayati Khorasan Army Wrestling Club Gaz Mazandaran Aor go Sorb Blay BuyukSehir Istanbul Gomrok Cho National Clubs Arabic Army Collection Clubs Dhaka Club
2015 Tehran Azadi Indoor Stadium November 26–27 Bimeh Razi Titan Mercury Kefayati Khorasan Tashir Setaregan Sari Ata Spor Georgia Club Khasu Megabatt Shahrdari Hamedan Nas BulGgria Olympic CBW Csepeli Birkozo Club Latin America Dhaka Club
2016 Kharkiv Sport Palace Lokomotiv November 30–December 1 Titan Mercury Bimeh Razi Zd Armenia Champion Setaregan Sari Mongolia Csepeli Birkozo CSKA Istanbul Sanc Kyrgyzstan Belarus
2017 Tehran Azadi Indoor Stadium December 7–8 Easy Pipe Kashan Titan Mercury Setaregan Sari Khimori Raindi India Club Budapest SC Bimeh Razi BS Brothers Montreal Tajik Air Kelechik
2018 Babol Azad University of Babol Sports Hall December 13–14 Bimeh Razi Turkey Setaregan Sari Raindi Ukraine Kyrgyzstan India Hungary
2019 Bojnord University of Bojnord Sports Hall December 19–20 Iran Mall Azad University of Mazandaran Atrak Khorasan China Azerbaijan Georgia Kyrgyzstan India

Titles
  • Bimeh Razi 3
  • Titan Mercury 1
  • Easy Pipe Kashan 1
  • Iran Mall 1

Men's Greco-Roman
YearHost cityVenueDates1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th
2014 Abadan Kowsar Sport Complex December 3–5 Pastor Andimeshk Samurgashev Buyuksehir Istanbul Wrestling Union Arvand Abadan Hafte Tir Tehran Belarus Arcope Saba Qom Cerro Pelado Havanna French Marosh Hungary
2015 Khoramshahr Khalij-e Fars Sports Hall December 16–18 Bimeh Razi Dinamo Dokouheh Andimeshk Bodapest.T.F Sina Sanat Izeh S.Primoga Petroshimi Arvand N.S.Academy Manas Aska Alp Arselan
2016 Budapest SYMA Sports Centre December 8–9 Iran 1 Turkey Iran 2 Hungary 1 Armenia Russia Hungary 2 Serbia Belarus Ukraine United States Kyrgyzstan
2017 Isfahan 25 Aban Arena December 14–15 Bimeh Razi Sina Sanat Izeh İstanbul Büyükşehir Georgian Club Moscow Modafe Haram Qom Dinamo Samsun Olympic Hopes Budapest SC PAOK AC Tajik Air
2018 Ardabil Rezazadeh Stadium December 20–21 Bimeh Razi Russia Sina Sanat Izeh İstanbul Büyükşehir Georgia Modafe Haram Ardabil Ukraine Serbia Kyrgyzstan
2019 Bojnord University of Bojnord Sports Hall December 18–19 Iran Mall Sina Sanat Izeh Azerbaijan Gohar Zamin Sirjan India Armenia

Titles
  • Bimeh Razi 3
  • Pastor Andimeshk 1
  • Iran Mall 1

See also

References
  1. "2014 World Club Cup" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. "Bangladesh wrestling to compete in Iran - Click Ittefaq". Click Ittefaq. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  3. "2014 World Club Cup Results" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  4. "Bimeh Razi atop World Wrestling Clubs Cup". Mehr News Agency. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  5. "2015 World Club Cup Invitation" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  6. "Tasnim News Agency - Iran's Kefayati Comes Third at World Wrestling Clubs Cup". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  7. "2015 World Club Cup Results" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  8. "Titan Mercury WC falls to powerful Bimeh-Razi team in finals of World Wrestling Clubs Cup in Iran - Takedown Wrestling". Takedown Wrestling. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  9. "Bimeh-Razi retain World Wrestling Clubs Cup after dominating in Iran". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  10. "Fan Guide: 2015 Freestyle World Cup | United World Wrestling". unitedworldwrestling.org. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
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