Kansas Wrestling Forums General Discussion High School True 2nd at regionals and state

They do it at some of the kids nationals like Tulsa, but it is a huge dis-advantage for the kid who just lost in the finals. I don't have the exact number in front of me, but the 3rd place finisher wins like 70% of the challenge matches. It was put in place because there were so many kids in the bracket nobody ever heard of and it was impossible to seed. If we seeded the top 2 for HS state it would in a large part fix the issue. I don't like the best two kids getting put on the same side, but a challenge match is really not an equal playing field. You have one kids who is just coming off a 3rd place win and is fired up and ready to go, and another who just lost what is in most cases his life long dream of a state championship. The advantage is clearly to the wrestler who got 3rd and the stats I hear bear that out. Just my two cents.

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