Freestyle/Greco/Women's World Championships Fantasy Wrestling

[JensenS]

This is just an odd idea that I had, and given the specifics its not something that we'd be able to do for another year but I figure I'll throw it up here and see if there is anything even resembling interest.

We've done a fantasy league for the college season over the last three years to great success and this kind of would run in the same vein for just the World Championships. I think this would be a fun way to possibly drum up some interest in people who don't necessarily follow the sport very closely.

Do something like you pick 10 wrestlers, one at each weight class 55-120 and then two guys from any weight and one female wrestler. I'd also probably mandate that you can't have all freestyle or all greco with your nine male wrestlers. You could do 8 freestyle and 1 greco or vice versa but all nine men couldn't wrestle the same style. So your line up would look like this...

55 KG: Freestyle or Greco
60 KG: Freestyle or Greco
66 KG: Freestyle or Greco
74 KG: Freestyle or Greco
84 KG: Freestyle or Greco
96 KG: Freestyle or Greco
120 KG: Freestyle or Greco
Any Weight: Women's
Any Weight: Freestyle or Greco
Any Weight: Freestyle or Greco

To score things I'd probably do something like. Normal 2 of 3 period win is 3 points, win where you get a tech in one period is 4 points, tech in both periods is 5, fall is 6. I'd consider cutting match win points in half for repechage matches. Scoring in those would be 1.5/2/2.5/3 to avoid a bronze winner scoring more than a finalist. Then 20 for a Gold, 10 for a Silver, 5 for a Bronze. I'd be flexible to changing this though.

Anyone other than me and arm-spin think they'd be interested in doing something like this next year?

[JudoWrestler]

Maybe I am missing something.... but wouldn't everyone just pick the favourites?

[JensenS]

Probably, but since I'd be forcing you to take a team of ten wrestlers and a wrestler would only be able to be on one person's team (meaning say you signed up and wound up with the first pick of the draft, if you took Soryan as your 55 kilo guy you'd be the only one allowed to have him) there would be some strategy involved.

If we do this and say there are ten teams involved in the league then 100 different wrestlers will have to be picked.

[Snackem]

I like the idea for the same reason that I enjoyed fantasy wrestling last season. I would force me to pay attention. I think that I would get by butt kicked for a year or so until I became a little more educated about who's who but it would be very fun and informative as well.

[LoSt]

I might do it just for fun if you got it rolling, but I definitely wouldnt give it the same level of analysis I give to folkstyle. I just dont find freestyle that interesting or care about it that much

[JensenS]

Sweet.

Given that it would just be for one event I don't know how much analysis you'd be able to do, or how much a great level of analysis would be able to help.

[JudoWrestler]

I would do it, but scratch the women's wrestling, that will just be a chore.

[Snackem]

I really like the format that you have right now. I might even add another "Any Weight Women's". I pay virtually no attention to women's wrestling and it would give everyone two women to watch. I hope this get's going next year.

[JensenS]

We'll definitely do it next year, there's no doubt in my mind. All three styles will be represented for exactly the reason you mention.

Force people to pay attention.