AUSTIN, Texas — October 31, 2018 — Today, the National Middle School Duals and FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content, announced its fifth consecutive year of providing live and on-demand coverage of the event on FloWrestling.org.

The National Middle School Duals has become an exciting and premier national event. This year, the event has expanded to 32 teams across 16 mats as a result of increased interest and demand. The event will be held at the Seagate Convention Centre in Toledo, Ohio on November 8-9, 2019. The Convention Centre is conveniently connected to the Park Inn by Radisson in downtown Toledo, Ohio. 

FloWrestling will live stream all 16 mats concurrently and fans can follow along on FloArena, which offers fans mat assignments, live scoring, text alerts, on-screen graphics, and more. Ohio’s Zeb Miller will provide color commentary for crucial matches throughout the event. Zeb will also be shooting additional footage leading up to the event that you can find in the event hub on FloWrestling.org. 

Returning champions, Dynasty (NJ), will be facing competitors from 15 states and will have their hands full trying to repeat against returning former champions; Team Minion (GA, 2017), Buxton Extreme (NJ, 2016) and the Ohio National Scarlet (2015). Joining this year’s competition includes powerhouse, Team Cali from California. Other new teams include Center Grove Wrestling (IN), M2 Training Center (PA), Malvern (PA), Nebraska Elite, Quest School of Wrestling (PA), Roundtree Wrestling Academy (GA), Team Gotcha (IL), Team Missouri, Team Shutt (PA), and Whitted Trained (TX). With sixteen mats running concurrently, this year’s tournament promises to be very competitive and exciting.

“We are thrilled to again partner with FloSports to offer a premier national youth dual tournament, which features some of the best teams from across the country to a worldwide audience on FloWrestling,” Event Director of the National Middle School Duals, Dom D’Emilio said. “This event showcases elite youth wrestling at its best in an electric and competitive environment.”

"It’s an honor to continue our partnership with the National Middle School Duals for the fifth consecutive year and be able to showcase the top wrestling clubs and middle school competitors from around the country,” FloSports SVP, Rights and Acquisition Strategy Adam Fenn said. “We look forward to providing further exposure of this premier event and its talented athletes.”

This event is a great experience for any of our young athletes who would like to see the level of competition the USA has to offer youth wrestlers. The tournament is open to any spectators who would like to watch these future HS state and national champions in one exciting venue.

The National Middle School Duals will have 32 teams and each team will wrestle 7-9 matches. A beautiful crystal team award will be presented to the top three teams. Wrestlers finishing with two or fewer losses will receive All-American crystal awards. There is a free agent list for unattached wrestlers to be picked up my teams.

Nineteen returning teams include:

216 Wrestling Club (OH)

Badgerway Black (WI)

Badgerway Red (WI)

Badgerway White (WI)

Burnett Trained (OH)

Buxton Extreme (NJ) 

Buxton Intense (NJ)

Dundee Wrestling (MI)

Dynasty DeathRow (NJ)

Dynasty No Limit (NJ)

Dynasty BadBoy (NJ)

Elite Athletic Club (IN)

Kansas Marshals

Ohio National Team Gray (2)

Ohio National Team Scarlet (1)

Pinnacle (MN)

Silent Victory (PA)

Team Minions Black (GA - 1)

Team Minions Green (GA -2)

Thirteen new teams for 2019 include:

Cali Gold

Center Grove Wrestling Club (IN)

M2 Training Center (PA)

Malvern (PA)

Nebraska Elite

Quest School of Wrestling (PA)

Roundtree Wrestling Academy (GA)

Team Gotcha (IL)

Team Missouri

Team Shutt (PA)

Trojan Wrestling Club (NC)

Whitted Trained Black (TX)

Whitted Trained Grey (TX)

To access live and on-demand coverage of the National Middle School Duals visit FloWrestling.org to become a PRO subscriber. A subscription unlocks access to premium content across the entire FloSports network. Watch the events across all screens by downloading the FloSports app on Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV, the App Store, and Google Play Store.

Streaming more than 10,000 live competitions per year, FloSports continues to emerge as the global leader in live, in-depth, and on-demand digital coverage for passionate sports fans.

For more information, visit FloWrestling.org or nationalmsduals.com.

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 About FloSports

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