Bommarito wins fourth Beach World title; Hunter-Snyder places fourth at Beach World Series Final

Men’s Final Team Standings 

1. Azerbaijan, 90 points

2. Georgia, 72 points

3. Ukraine, 44 points

4. United States, 36 points

5. Greece, 31 points

6. France, 30 points

7. Japan, 8 points

8. Germany, 0 points

8. Turkiye, 0 points

10. Serbia, 0 points

11. Norway, 0 points

Men’s Weight Class Rankings 

70 kg 

Gold – Oleksii Boruta (Ukraine)

Silver – Ivan Semenov (Ukraine)

Bronze – Rubail Ibrahimli (Azerbaijan)

4^th – Davit Partenadze (Georgia)

5^th – Quentin Sticker (France)

6^th – Justin Benjamin (USA)

7^th – Wyatt Abele (USA)

8^th – Iosif Nikolaidis (Greece)

9^th – Levan Kelekhsashvili (Georgia)

10^th – Ilias Karnavas (Greece)

80 kg 

Gold – Vusal Aliyev (Azerbaijan)

Silver – Luka Chkhitunidze (Georgia)

Bronze – Sahib Dadashov (Azerbaijan)

4^th – Hugo Cuenot (France)

5^th – Zurab Mamuladze (Georgia)

6^th – Wayne LaMont (USA)

7^th – Yujin Takizawa (Japan)

8^th – Diego Makharadze (Georgia)

9^th – Ioannis Tsakeropoulos (Greece)

10^th – Christos Christoforidis (Greece)

90 kg 

Gold – Ashraf Ashirov (Azerbaijan)

Silver – Iuza Tsertsvadze (Georgia)

Bronze – Tornike Tulashvili (Georgia)

4^th – Evsem Shvelidze (Georgia)

5^th – Owen Evan Uppinghouse (USA)

6^th – Georgios Tsaknakis (Greece)

7^th – Mathis Mayrand (France)

8^th -Michail Akritidis (Greece)

9th – Vladyslav Zenchenko (Ukraine)

10^th – Sofiane Ben Boubaker (France)

Over 90 kg 

Gold – Jamal Feyziyev (Azerbaijan)

Silver – Mamuka Kordzaia (Georgia)

Bronze – Vazha Daiauri (Ukraine)

4^th – Apostolos Tsiovolos (Greece)

5^th – Tedore Ebanoidze (Georgia)

6^th – Oleksandr Veresiuk (Ukraine)

7^th – Gabe Rangel (USA)

8^th – Kostiantyn Zadoianchuk (Ukraine)

9^th – Giorgi Chikhradze (Georgia)

10^th – Charisios Savvidis (Greece)

U.S. Senior Men’s Results 

70 kg: Justin Benjamin (St. Charles, Ill./Tar Heel WC), 6^th place

Group A

WIN Iosif Nikolaidis (Greece), 3-0, 2:33

LOSS Oleksii Boruta (Ukraine), 3-1, 2:56

WIN Valentin Seimetz (Germany), 2-1, 3:00

70 kg: Bryan Coll (Bayville, N.Y./The Dynamic Wrestling Academy), 12^th place

Group C

LOSS Ilias Karnavas (Greece), 3-0, 1:22

LOSS Quentin Sticker (France), fall, 0:57

LOSS Davit Partenadze (Georgia), 3-0, 1:36

70 kg: Wyatt Abele (McConnelsville, Ohio/Southeast Ohio WC), 7^th place

Knockout

WIN Noah Johansen (Norway) 3-2, 1:39

LOSS Noah Johansen (Norway), 3-0, 0:24

WIN Noah Johansen (Norway), 3-2, 2:05

Group B

LOSS Rubail Ibrahimli (Azerbaijan), fall, 0:36

LOSS Ivan Semenov (Ukraine), fall, 2:42

LOSS Levan Kelekhsashvili (Georgia), inj. dft.

80 kg – Wayne LaMont (Coram, N.Y.), 6^th place

Knockout

WIN Vissarion Fountas (Greece), 3-2, 1:09

WIN Vissarion Fountas (Greece), 3-1, 2:01

Group A

LOSS Christos Christoforidis (Greece), 3-0, 1:44

LOSS Luka Chkhitunidze (Georgia), fall, 0:55

LOSS Vusal Aliyev (Azerbaijan), fall, 0:48

80 kg – Justin Grant (Tallahassee, Fla.), 13^th place

Knockout

WIN Zurab Mamuladze (Georgia), 2-1, 3:00

LOSS Zurab Mamuladze (Georgia), 3-2, 2:51

LOSS Zurab Mamuladze (Georgia), 4-2, 2:56

80 kg: Keenan Graef (Overland Park, Kansas), 11^th place

Group B

LOSS Zurab Mamuladze (Georgia), 3-0, 1:29

LOSS Sahib Dadashov (Azerbaijan), 3-0, 1:33

WIN Diego Makharadze (Georgia), 3-1, 2:04

90 kg: Owen Uppinghouse (Quincy, Ill.), 5^th place

Group B

LOSS Tornike Tulashvili (Georgia), 3-0, 1:47

WIN Sofiane Ben Boubaker (France), 3-2, 1:30

WIN Mathis Mayrand (France), 4-2, 1:23

Over 90 kg: Joel Faglier (Augusta, Ga./The Storm Wrestling Center), 11^th place

Group A

LOSS Giorgi Chikhradze (Georgia), 3-2, 1:42

LOSS Jamal Feyziyev (Azerbaijan), 3-0, 0:23

LOSS Mamuka Kordzaia (Georgia), 3-1, 2:12

Over 90 kg: Gabe Rangel (Moline, Ill./Tiger WC), 7^th place

Group B

WIN Jax Cromwell (USA), fall 0:46

LOSS Vazha Daiauri (Ukraine), 3-0, 2:28

LOSS Tedore Ebanoidze (Georgia), 3-0, 0:49

Over 90 kg: Jax Cromwell (Lone Jack, Mo.), 12^th place

Group B

LOSS Gabe Rangel (USA), fall, 0:46

LOSS Tedore Ebanoidze (Georgia)

LOSS Vazha Daiauri (Ukraine), fall, 0:17

Eliana Bommarito’s 11 career Beach World Series event gold medals 

2023 Gold at Over 70 kg, Mugla, Turkey

2023 Gold at Over 70 kg, Constanta, Romania

2024 Gold at Over 70 kg, Saint Laurent du Var, France

2024 Gold at Over 70 kg, Timisoara, Romania

2024 Gold at Over 70 kg, Katerini, Greece

2024 Gold at Over 70 kg, Porec, Croatia

2025 Gold at Over 70 kg, Casablanca, Morocco

2025 Gold at Over 70 kg, Alexandria, Egypt

2026 Gold at Over 70 kg, Porec, Croatia

2026 Gold at Over 70 kg, Batumi, Georgia

2026 Gold at Over 70 kg, Katerini, Greece