r/wrestling • u/Immediate-Nothing220 Nebraska Cornhuskers • 15h ago

Can someone explain what final x and us open are and how they correlate?

Hi, newbie who's never gotten into freestyle here, what are all of these things and why do they take place like whats their purpose? also what does U20/16/23 mean?

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u/Evkero USA Wrestling 14h ago

U16/20/23 are age group divisions. Under 16, under 20, under 23.

Final X is a best of 3 event between the top two wrestlers at each weight class, in which the world team is decided upon. The US Open is one of the tournaments that can act as a qualifier for Final X.

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u/Immediate-Nothing220 Nebraska Cornhuskers 13h ago

if final X is for the world team, what are the World Team Trials for?

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u/stephan140 Alma Scots 12h ago

That's also a qualifier for final x. There is 3 ways to qualify for final x.

Medal at the previous world championships.

Win the us open

Win world team trials(only happens in weights where we didn't have a medalist at worlds)

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u/Grand_Tank_134 10h ago

Final X is also only for deciding the Senior World Team. U17,U20,U23 are decided differently. I’m not as versed in how they are decided.

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u/Regular_Draw2276 2h ago

I thought they just wrestled 17/20/23 nationals and whoever won the tournament qualified for the world team