Final X
{{short description|Amateur wrestling event}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Final X Logo.jpg
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| genre = Sports
| runtime =
| creator = USA Wrestling
| country = United States
| network = FloSports
| first_aired = {{start date|2018|6|8}}
}}
Final X is an annual series of wrestling events that determine the US Senior World/Olympic Team Members at each weight class.{{Cite web|title=Final X Qualification Process: Explained|url=https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/6163256-final-x-qualification-process-explained|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www.flowrestling.org|language=en}}
History
Final X was founded on January 16, 2018, after FloSports and USA Wrestling partnered and launched the series. The first event took place at Lincoln, Nebraska on June 8, 2018, and since then the events have been aired on FloWrestling.{{Cite web|date=2018-01-16|title=FloSports® - Official Site - Live Event Sports Streaming|url=https://flosports.tv/|access-date=2020-07-09|website=FloSports®|language=en-US}}
In the events of 2018, there were only two disciplines; freestyle and women's freestyle. In 2019, Greco-Roman was also featured, presenting all of the three Olympic disciplines.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=December 29, 2018|title=USA Wrestling and FloSports announce its 2019 Final X locations: Final X: Rutgers on June 8 and Final X: Lincoln on June 15|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2018/December/29/Final-X-in-2019-at-Rutgers-and-Lincoln|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711085108/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2018/December/29/Final-X-in-2019-at-Rutgers-and-Lincoln|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 11, 2020|access-date=|website=Team USA}}
Overview
Final X events are separated into two different formats:
- Regular events: Events that provide full cards and go as planned.{{Cite web|title=Final X Explained|url=https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/6437368-final-x-explained|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www.flowrestling.org|language=en}}
- Wrestle-offs events: Events that provide only one match that had inconveniences in the past.{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Earl|date=2019-06-04|title=Kyle Dake Out of Final X; Has Requested Delayed Wrestle-Off|url=https://news.theopenmat.com/international-wrestling/kyle-dake-out-of-final-x-has-requested-delayed-wrestle-off/73278|access-date=2020-07-09|website=The Open Mat|language=en-US}}
Function
Before 2018, the US World Team (one American wrestler per weight class competes at the World Championships) was defined in an event simply called "US World Team Trials".{{Cite web|title=2017 U.S. Freestyle World Team Trials Set for June {{!}} Blog {{!}} SportsEvents Magazine|url=https://sportseventsmagazine.com/2017/05/16/2017-u-s-freestyle-world-team-trials-set-for-june/|access-date=2020-07-09|language=en}} Since 2018, Final X has consisted on a best-of-three series that determines the representative of the United States at the World Championships.{{Cite web|last=NJ.com|first=James Kratch {{!}} NJ Advance Media for|last2=NJ.com|first2=Bill Evans {{!}} NJ Advance Media for|date=2019-06-08|title=Final X Rutgers results: 13 world team spots selected, complete scores|url=https://www.nj.com/rutgers/2019/06/final-x-rutgers-wrestling-results-who-will-represent-team-usa-at-world-championships-complete-scores-series-results.html|access-date=2020-07-09|website=nj|language=en}}
Events
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! scope="col" |# ! scope="col" |Event ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Venue ! scope="col" |Location ! scope="col" |Attendance ! scope="col" |Ref. |
| 10
|Final X: Newark |June 10, 2023 |Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |Unknown |
| 9
|Final X: New York |June 8, 2022 |Unknown | |
| 8
|Final X: Stillwater |June 3, 2022 |Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S. |Unknown | |
| 7
|Final X Special Wrestle-off: Yianni vs. Zain |Sep 2, 2019 |Marts Center |Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. |Unknown | |
| 6
|Final X Special Wrestle-off: Dake vs. Dieringer |Aug 17, 2019 |Round Rocks, Texas, U.S. |{{nts|1,334}} |
| 5
|Jun 14–15, 2019 |Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |Unknown | |
| 4
|Jun 7–8, 2019 |Piscataway, New Jersey, U.S. |{{nts|5,345}} |
| 3
|Final X: Lehigh |Jun 22–23, 2018 |Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |Unknown | |
| 2
|Final X: State College |Jun 15–16, 2018 |State College, Pennsylvania, U.S. |Unknown | |
| 1
|Final X: Lincoln |Jun 8–9, 2018 |Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |{{nts|4,622}} |
References
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Category:Sports in Lincoln, Nebraska
Category:Sports in State College, Pennsylvania
Category:Sports in Pennsylvania
Category:Sports in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania