AUSTIN, Texas – January 22, 2018 — Today, FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content, and USA Wrestling, the national governing body for wrestling in the United States, announced that tickets are now available online to the general public for both 2019 Final X events through FinalX.tv.
Final X: Rutgers will be hosted at the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC) on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J., on Saturday, June 8. Final X: Lincoln will be hosted at the Bob Devaney Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Saturday, June 15.
The Final X series will determine the 2019 U.S. Senior World Teams in all three of the Olympic disciplines. There will be a best-of-three series to determine who will wrestle at the 2019 Senior World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, September 14-22, 2019.
Ticket prices will be the same for both Final X locations this year. There are two sessions in each Final X event, and a ticket will cover admission for both sessions that day. The price breakdown for Final X tickets in both Rutgers and Lincoln are:
- VIP Floor – $100
- Reserved seating (100 level) – $65
- General Admission (200 – 300 level) – $40
- Group (GA only) – Buy 10 or more tickets and get $40 off
Each of the 30 World Championships weight classes have been assigned to a Final X location:
June 8 Final X: Rutgers weight classes
Men’s Freestyle: 65 kg, 79 kg, 86 kg, 92 kg, 125 kg
Women’s Freestyle: 50 kg, 57 kg, 65 kg, 68 kg, 72 kg
Greco-Roman: 55 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 82 kg, 87 kg
June 15 Final X: Lincoln weight classes
Men’s Freestyle: 57 kg, 61 kg, 70 kg, 74 kg, 97 kg
Women’s Freestyle: 53 kg, 55 kg, 59 kg, 62 kg, 76 kg
Greco-Roman: 60 kg, 63 kg, 72 kg, 97 kg, 130 kg
Athletes who were World medalists in 2018 will advance directly to Final X, if they declare they will compete in the same weight class again this year by a specific date to be determined.
If they declare they will compete in the same weight class, 2018 World medalists who would compete in Final X: Rutgers are men’s freestylers Kyle Dake (79 kg), David Taylor (86 kg), J’den Cox (92 kg) and Nick Gwiazdowski (125 kg), plus women’s freestyler Tamyra Mensah-Stock (68 kg). Dake, Taylor and Cox were 2018 World champions, while Gwiazdowski and Mensah-Stock were 2018 World bronze medalists.
Likewise, if they declare they will stay in the same weight class, 2018 World medalists who would compete in Final X: Lincoln are men’s freestylers Joe Colon (61 kg), Jordan Burroughs (74 kg) and Kyle Snyder (97 kg), plus women’s freestylers Sara Hildebrandt (53 kg), Mallory Velte (62 kg) and Adeline Gray (76 kg), along with Greco-Roman wrestler Adam Coon (130 kg). Gray was a 2018 World champion, while Snyder, Hildebrandt and Coon were 2018 World silver medalists. Colon, Burroughs and Velte were 2018 World bronze medalists.
A presale for season ticket holders of Rutgers wrestling and Nebraska wrestling has been completed.
Both of these events will have exclusive live and on-demand coverage on FloWrestling, as well as across all screens by downloading the FloSports app on iOS, Roku, or Apple TV 4.
The exact time of each session for each Final X event will be announced shortly. In addition, the specific weight classes for each session will be announced at a later date.
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 FinalX.tv, FloWrestling.com or TheMat.com.
About FloSports
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About USA Wrestling
USA Wrestling is the National Governing Body for the sport of wrestling in the United States and, as such, is its representative to the United States Olympic Committee and United World Wrestling, the international wrestling federation. USA Wrestling is the central organization that coordinates amateur wrestling programs in the nation and works to create interest and participation in these programs. USA Wrestling has more than 237,000 members, including athletes, coaches, officials, parents, fans and others who are actively involved in the sport. Its president is Bruce Baumgartner, and its Executive Director is Rich Bender.