2019 International Rankings - Men's Freestyle

Tsakulov New #1 At 92kg

By Seth Petarra (@SethPetar)

#1 Batyrbek Tsakulov (RUS) won the Ziolkowski with a 5-2 win over Nurgali Nurgaipuly (KAZ). In the semis, Tsakulov upended #6 Dato Marsagishvili (GEO) 10-5. #2 Sharif Sharifov (AZE) won a razor thin 6-4 match over Russian Nationals bronze medalist #10 Alikhan Zhabrailov (RUS) to win the Medved. Russian National runner-up #3 Anzor Urishev (RUS) took on 86 KG Russian National runner-up #4(86) Artur Naifonov (RUS) in the finals of the Korkin and Naifonov came out on top 4-3. 

#6 Yuri Belonovski (RUS) has moved up to 97 KG where he was a bronze medalist at the Korkin after losing to unranked Batsul Ulziisaikhan (MGL), because of that he’s been removed from the rankings. #15 Gadzhi Radzhabov (BLR) has moved down to 86 KG where he won the Medved over #10(86) Murad Suleymanov (AZE), Radzhabov is currently #9 at 86 KG. 

#9 Serdar Boke (TUR) lost 8-0 to Magomed Kurbanov (RUS) in the quarters of the Medved and because of this he drops two spots in the rankings to #11. Magomed Kurbanov (RUS) debuts in the rankings after beating #9 Serdar Boke (TUR) in the quarterfinals of the Medved on his way to a bronze medal finish. Maksim Tolmachev (RUS) debuts in the rankings at #18 after pinning #19 Guram Chertkoev (RUS) in the bronze medal match at the Korkin.