2019 International Rankings - Men's Freestyle

79 KG Kyle Dake (USA)

The biggest move down the top 20 came due to inactivity rather than results on the mat. Zaseev hasn't competed since taking fourth at the Yarigun in January and falls to #14 as a result.

The biggest move up is Erbotsonashvili, debuting at #8 thanks to his win over Asian champion Teymouri. 

Meanwhile, Ramazanov stays at #2, despite taking third at Russian Nationals up at 86kg. After RusNats Ramazanov moved back down to 79 kilos and won the Medved. Akhmed Gazdhimagmedov, who beat both Ramazanov and Dieringer at the 2019 Yariguin, is out of the rankings due to a season-ending injury. 

Kazakh veteran Usserbaev's runner-up finish at the Ziolkowski earned him a ranking at #12. At RusNats, Isaev beat Shavaev, and at the Sargsyan, Shavaev beat Grigoryan. Grigoryan beat Bichenov at the same Armenian tournament, which is how the lower half of the rankings got to be what they are. 

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