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2026 U17 World Championships Day Six Match Notes

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Kooper Deputy competing in the quarterfinals of the 2026 U17 World Championships at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan

Kooper Deputy competing in the quarterfinals of the 2026 U17 World Championships at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan

Day six of the 2026 U17 World Championships features both men’s freestyle groups in action. Men’s freestyle group two (45-51-60-71-92 kg) gets started this morning and wrestles through the quarterfinals during the morning session starting at 10:30 a.m. local time/2:30 a.m. ET. Kooper Deputy represents Team USA in this morning’s repechage and looks to join Chase Karenbauer in a bronze medal match tonight at 6 p.m. local/10 a.m. ET.



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Day Six Event Schedule

10:30 a.m. – Repechage (MFS 48 kg, 55 kg, 65 kg, 80 kg, 110 kg)

10:30 a.m. – Qualification rounds (MFS 45 kg, 51 kg, 60 kg, 71 kg, 92 kg)

5 p.m. – Semifinals (MFS 45 kg, 51 kg, 60 kg, 71 kg, 92 kg)

6 p.m. – Medal rounds (MFS 48 kg, 55 kg, 65 kg, 80 kg, 110 kg)


*All times local. Azerbaijan, Baku, is located eight hours ahead of the U.S. Eastern Time Zone.

Session Two Match Notes

55 kg Bronze – Prathmesh Patil (India) dec. Chase Karenbauer (United States), 8-0

Karenbauer was put on the clock at 3:17, and with no scoring over the next 30 seconds, Patil took a 1-0 lead. Patil then worked a head pinch into an underhook for a takedown just before the end of the period. Patil went ahead 7-0 with a double leg shot that drove Karenbauer out of bounds and to his back for four points. A lost U.S. challenge on the sequence drove the lead to 8-0. The 8-0 scoreline in favor of Patil held until the final whistle.


48 kg Bronze – Volodymyr Boiko (Ukraine) tech. fall Kooper Deputy (United States), 11-0

Deputy put on the activity clock at 3:20. Boiko goes up 4-0 with a shoulder toss. He then grabbed a fifth point with the shot clock expiring. Another four-point throw from Boiko and turn capped off the match, 11-0


92 kg SF – Salah Tsarni (United States) tech. fall Saksham (India), 11-0

A single-leg attack from Tsarni that brought Saksham off the ground for a near lift for Tsarni resulted in the first two points of the match. Tsarni grabbed a 4-0 lead with a takedown and then, with a standing single, he pushed Saksham off the mat to go up 5-0. Looking for a duck under, Tsarni’s initial shot was stopped, but he still forced Saksham to the edge, and Tsarni controlled the takedown to go ahead 7-0 at the intermission. The offense kept coming from Tsarni to secure his fourth bonus victory of the day with another single shot for the takedown into a gutwrench.



45 kg SF – Rylen Wax (United States) dec. Mahdi Daerrcheli (Iran), 9-0

In an early par terre battle, Wax escaped Daerrcheli’s grasp to take control and grab a 2-0 lead. Daerrcheli looked to score from a standing single leg, but Wax turned the tables and grabbed two points on the takedown. A single leg shot from Wax scored for two after he took control of both legs. Wax continued to press offensively and forced out Daerrcheli to grab a 7-0 lead. Wax sealed the match with another takedown after circling Daerrcheli to walk away with a 9-0 victory.

Session One Match Notes

45 kg QF – Rylen Wax (United States) dec. Aryn Zhanat (Kazakhstan), 8-6

Zhanat put on the clock, and on the ensuing restart, Wax came at him fast with a knee pull takedown. Wax went up three after the clock expired on Zhanat. Zhanat scored a stepout point to make it 3-1 at the break. To start the second period, Zhanat flipped Wax for four and grabbed a 5-3 lead, but Wax drove the action out of bounds to pull within a point. Wax regained the lead with an ankle pick. Strong defense from Wax allowed to turn an offensive attack from Zhanat into an 8-5 lead by sending Zhanat to his back from the ground. Zhanat tallied a reversal on the sequence, but that was all he would score down the stretch with Wax winning, 8-6.



92 kg QF – Salah Tsarni (United States) fall Shu Yoshida (Japan), 0:55

Tsarni scored first on a slide by and after bringing Yoshida to the mat, he turned him with a gutwrench. Tsarni then went in for a double leg. After Yoshida tried to get away from the attack, Tsarni brought him back in and scored a back-to-belly four-point throw to take an 8-0 lead. Tsarni dodged an attack from Yoshida and tacked on four more points after collecting a cradle. Tsarni was settled in for the fall 55 seconds into the match.


45 kg R16 – Rylen Wax (United States) tech. fall Hanumant Jadhav (India), 14-3

In the first 20 seconds of the bout, Wax grabbed a headlock and brought Jadhav to his back to take the early 4-0 lead. After the takedown, Jadhav got on the board after putting Wax out of bounds. Wax used another upper body attack to get behind Jadhav and broke down his quadpod to go up 6-1. Locking in a head pinch, Wax brought the action to the mat and tilted Jadhav to grab an 8-1 advantage. After attempting another turn, Wax lost control and Jadhav put Wax in danger to make it an 8-3 contest, which held at the break. Wax worked behind Jadhav once more and sent him down to the mat from a quadpod position to take a 10-3 lead. Wax hit a blast double and turned Jadhav once to win by technical fall, 14-3.


92 kg R16 – Salah Tsarni (United States) fall Mohammad Isazadeh (Iran), 3:48

Tsarni scores a quick takedown on a double leg and goes to a gutwrench to take a 4-0 lead. Tsarni went ahead 6-0 after converting on a single leg attack and circling Isazadeh to control the takedown. After going neutral at 2:26, Tsarni looked for an inside trip, but Isazadeh took Tsarni to the mat for two as time expired in the first period. Battling in par terre, Tsarni grabbed Isazadeh’s ankle and sent him to his back to take an 8-2 lead. Tsarni then worked in an armbar to tilt Isazadeh for two more, and he settled in for the pin with 12 seconds left to win.


71 kg R16 – Reza Shamsipourhajivand (Iran) dec. Camryn Howard (United States), 8-1

Shamsipourhajivand scored the first takedown with a snapdown from the under-over position and worked into a leg lace to turn Howard and grabbed a 4- 0 lead. Howard went down 5-0 going out of bounds. At the break, Shamsipourhajivand held a 5-0 advantage. A Howard step out made the score 6-0. Shamsipourhajivand forced Howard twice more to go up 8-0. Howard scored once from a caution, but Shamsipourhajivand held on to win 8-1.



60 kg R16 – Shota Fujiwara (Japan) dec. Jojo Burke (United States), 10-6

Burke put on the activity clock at 3:03. Fujiwara took the 1-0 lead after the shot clock expired on Burke. Burke worked strong defense on a Fujiwara double leg attack into an exposure. However, Fujiwara took the action to the edge of the mat and controlled the takedown for two to grab a 3-2 lead at the break. Burke scored on a double leg attack into a leg lace to grab a 6-3 lead. Burke tried to transition to the upper body and lift Fujiwara, but Fujiwara put Burke on his back for four. He extended his lead to three on a takedown on a single leg. Fujiwara went up 10-6 on a step out. The 10-6 scoreline stayed in favor of Fujiwara at the end of the bout.


92 kg R32 – Salah Tsarni (United States) tech. fall Artem Zalvovskyi (Ukraine), 11-0

Tsarni came out strong from the hop on a go-behind into a gutwrench for a pair of turns to go up 6-0. Tsarni went up 7-0 after the activity clock expired on Zalvovskyi. Tsarni locks in a cradle to bring Zalvovskyi to his back for two, then transitions to a gutwrench to win 11-0.

48 kg Repechage – Kooper Deputy (United States) tech. fall Huseyn Rzazade (Azerbaijan), 12-1

Deputy takes Rzazade to the edge of the mat for a takedown to grab a 2-0 lead. Rzazade makes it 2-1 with a Deputy stepout. On a standing single leg of the restart, Deputy scored two off the takedown and two turns from a gutwrench to take a 6-1 lead at the break. Deputy continued to roll with another single shot on the edge to go up 8-1. He then worked back-to-back go-behinds to win 12-1.

51 kg R32 – Said Nabiev (Tajikistan) tech. fall Evan Restivo (United States), 12-1

Nabiev takes an early 1-0 lead after forcing Restivo out of bounds. Nabiev worked an armbar just before the end of the first period to expose Restivo once to take a 3-0 lead. Nabiev maintained control throughout with the four-point move and Restivo’s lone point came off a reversal. After a challenge on the sequence, Nabiev led 8-1. Restivo looked to rally late, but with the two wrestlers batting in par terre, Nabiev exposed Restivo twice to secure the 12-1 victory.


71 kg R32 – Camryn Howard (United States) tech. fall Georgo Both (Slovakia), 12-1

Howard scored first on a go-behind, then took a 4-0 lead after turning Both. However, on the turn, Both scored a reversal. Howard took over, sending Both to his back from standing for four on a knee pull. Howard closed out the match circling Both for a takedown, then tilting him for two more points on a gutwrench.

U.S. Men’s Freestyle Results

Group One

48 kg – Kooper Deputy (New Paris, Pa./Orchard WC), 5th place

WIN Bogdan Sapojnic (Germany), tech. fall, 12-0

LOSS Aaryan (India), 10-7

WIN Huseyn Rzazade (Azerbaijan), tech. fall, 12-1

LOSS Volodymyr Boiko (Ukraine), tech. fall, 11-0

55 kg – Chase Karenbauer (Mercer, Pa./Bad Karma WC), 5th place

WIN Valentin Deleanu (Moldova), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Kyosuke Ikeda (Japan), 6-4

WIN Mukhammadiasin Izzatillaev (Kyrgyzstan), 11-4

LOSS Jovanni Tovar (Colombia), tech. fall, 10-0

LOSS Prathmesh Patil (India), 8-0

65 kg – Arseni Kikiniou (Escondido, Calif./Poway Wrestling), 15th place

WIN Bidzina Jintcharadze (Georgia), 7-0

LOSS Jovani Solis (Puerto Rico), 6-1

80 kg – Jayden O’Farrill (State College, Pa./M2 Training Center), 16th place

LOSS Ayubjon Bozorzoda (Tajikistan), 8-6

110 kg – Peter Mocco (Parkland, Fla./ATT/Mocco Wrestling Academy), 20th place

LOSS Murtaz Bagdavadze (Georgia), 3-0

Group Two

45 kg – Rylen Wax (Chillicothe, Ohio/Beast Mode Wrestling), gold medal match

WIN Hanumant Jadhav (India), tech. fall, 14-3

WIN Aryn Zhanat (Kazakhstan), 8-6

WIN Mahdi Daerrcheli (Iran), 9-0

VS Nelson Villafane III (Puerto Rico)

51 kg – Evan Restivo (State College, Pa./M2 Training Center), eliminated

LOSS Said Nabiev (Tajikistan), tech. fall, 12-1

60 kg – Jojo Burke (Park Ridge, N.J.), eliminated

LOSS Shota Fujiwara (Japan), 10-6

71 kg – Camryn Howard (Bellport, N.Y./KD Training Center), repechage

WIN Georgo Both (Slovakia), tech. fall, 12-1

LOSS Reza Shamsipourhajivand (Iran), 8-1

VS Jaloliddin Djalalov (Uzbekistan)

92 kg – Salah Tsarni (Montgomery Village, Md./Blairstown WC), gold medal match

WIN Artem Zalvovskyi (Ukraine), tech. fall, 12-1

WIN Mohammad Isazadeh (Iran), fall, 3:48

WIN Shu Yoshida (Japan), fall, 0:55

WIN Saksham (India), tech. fall, 11-0

VS Abdurazak Shabanov (Russia)