Originally Posted by akzent

the azeris speculate that a victory of cuba over iran could place azerbaijan in the finals.
for this they need a 6-1 win i think.

what is the tie breaking criteria? head to head between 3 teams or something else ? what if Cuba beat Iran 4-3 ?
from what I saw, Cuba-Iran will be a close match. Rahimi-Chamizo and Garzon-Hosseinkhani will be interesting.

also Levan Berianidze is one of the boring wrestlers I ever seen !! looks like he can't attack at all !! I also disappointed by Azarshakib's performance.

I think Iran will beat Cuba 4-3 but will lose 6-1 to Russia ! 1 win for Yazdani or maybe Rahimi or Hosseinkhani

my prediction about Iran-Russia possible final :

55: 60%-40% RUS
60: 99%-1% RUS

66: 60%-40% RUS
74: 90%-10% RUS
84: 90%-10% RUS
96: 45%-55% IRN
120: 70%-30% RUS

what is the tie breaking criteria?

If Cuba wins, Iran and Aze will have one and the same result (3-1) from the dual meets.
In this case, 1st criteria are the individual victories.
Aze already finished with 16 matches won.
In 3 meets, Iran won 15 matches. If Cuba wins 7:0, Aze-Iran will be 16:15 and Aze is the finalist. If Cuba wins 6:1, Aze-Iran will be tied and 2nd type of criteria will be applyed - kind of victories (tf and pins give more points).

also Levan Berianidze is one of the boring wrestlers I ever seen !! looks like he can't attack at all !!

When watching, you can hear the coaches shouting to him: Khasho! Khasho do this and that... Khasho go!
Khasho is his nick name. It comes from "khashlama" - a traditional, very simple meal prepared from boiled meat and vegetables. )))

This is the village way:


in restaurants:

Khashlama or not, he beat Masoumi at the worlds. )))

96: 45%-55% IRN

I cant make any prediction but I'd love to see Yazdani winning.
What is their record? 2:1 Ketoev?

Originally Posted by akzent

If Cuba wins, Iran and Aze will have one and the same result (3-1) from the dual meets.
In this case, 1st criteria are the individual victories.
Aze already finished with 16 matches won.
In 3 meets, Iran won 15 matches. If Cuba wins 7:0, Aze-Iran will be 16:15 and Aze is the finalist. If Cuba wins 6:1, Aze-Iran will be tied and 2nd type of criteria will be applyed - kind of victories (tf and pins give more points).

thanks, but I think you forgot Cuba ! they will finish 3-1 if they beat Iran.
so now, Aze is out for sure, and Cuba need a 5-2 win at least.

Originally Posted by akzent

Khashlama or not, he beat Masoumi at the worlds. )))

yes, I completely remember that match, Masoumi won the first period easily, but he lost the 2nd and 3rd periods to his own mistakes. Berianidze didn't attack at all. Masoumi gifted him the points. but he is a tough wrestler to beat because of his good defence.

Originally Posted by akzent

What is their record? 2:1 Ketoev?

yes I believe

Any good individual matchups so far?

Well, it's all international wrestling now. So.....I guess I will get on you all's nerves instead of the college thread nerves

Originally Posted by akzent

3 teams will have equal results.

It happened but in Group A !

Hosseinkhani beat Garzon and Amini destroyed Salas ! very good result for both of them. but Rahimi disappointed us once again.

did you watch 120 hungary vs. georgia? )))

few minutes back i chatted with majid khodaee. he picks yazdani

yesterday's matches are uploaded on fila site + on the world cup page under "videos"
http://www.fila-wrestling.com/makhachkala2011/