2026 U20 worlds breakdowns and predictions

[vhsalum]

So I did pretty good with my USA picks. The 2 I missed on badly were the 2 high school guys. No way was I picking 10 medals and upper weight high school aged guys haven’t typically done great at this tournament. I mentioned this earlier but Boyle is by far the biggest revelation for me. I thought he had a decent chance to medal but I didn’t think gold was in the cards. He completely dominated a really tough weight. He is getting better every time out. Ohio state has gotten their next star. It’s tough doing predictions before brackets come out. The draw is so important obviously. What a performance from this team! Has to go down as the greatest US U20 team of all time.

57kg- I picked Cortez with bronze
He got silver

61kg- I picked Seidel with gold
He won gold

65kg- I picked Bassett with gold
He won gold

70kg- I picked Robideau with silver
He won bronze ( had him losing to Khalili which is what happened)

74kg- I picked James with gold
He won silver

79kg- I picked Burton with bronze
He won bronze

86- I picked Sinclair with silver
He won gold

92- I picked Mastny to DNP
He won bronze

97kg- I picked Boyle for 5th
He won gold

Heavyweight- I picked Ross for silver
He won silver

Amazing job sir!

Great job with the info, even better with your anti-American picks!

 

[mvattivo]

I referenced this probably 20 times throughout the free portion. You do such an amazing job on the internationals.

Ditto this. I used your information to reference our guys opponents or any of the good matches I was watching that didn't include our guys. Thanks for the effort and great work!

 

[nerfstate]

There are a handful of annual posts or series of posts (hat-tip to @RoarLions1 and @Unbiased_football_fan ) that I look forward to every year--and this one is definitely on that list. Appreciate the generosity of your time and knowledge, ZZ.

 

[zzs006]

Thank you guys! I really do appreciate it. It’s a bit of work but I enjoy doing it. It makes the tournament more enjoyable and easier to follow along. Glad you all got use out of it as well