Asian Olympic Qualifier

[mike222]

This starts tomorrow in Astana Kazakhstan with 25 places available for London 2012.This includes a couple of spots transferred from Europe but excludes any invitational places.
It is cutthroat at lightfly,lightweight heavy and super-heavy when only the winner will advance to the games.This will be tough at the lowest weight where Asia dominate and good boxers will miss out.

[lap]

This starts tomorrow in Astana Kazakhstan with 25 places available for London 2012.This includes a couple of spots transferred from Europe but excludes any invitational places.
It is cutthroat at lightfly,lightweight heavy and super-heavy when only the winner will advance to the games.This will be tough at the lowest weight where Asia dominate and good boxers will miss out.

What do you mean by "transfered from Europe"? compared to 2008?

[mike222]

AIBAs first allocation of spots has been subsquentally changed eg At light-fly Europe were given 8 and Asia 6.Now both continents get 7,possibly because Asia qualified six at the World championships.
My idea of the winners and their biggest dangers are
49 (1 place)
Birzhan Zhakipov KAZ
D Naoya Inoue JAP
D Shagobiddin Zoirov UZB

52 (4)
Tugstogt Nyambayar MGL
D Suranjoy Singh IND
D Ilyes Suleymenov UZB
D Chang Yong CHN
D Katsuasi Susa JAP

56 (3)
Worapoj Petchkoom THA
D Dorj Otgondalai MGL
D Zhang Jiawei CHN

60 (1)
Liu Qiang CHN
Charlie Suarez PHI
Madadadi Nagzibekov TJK

64 (4)
Daniyar Eleusinov KAZ
D Sanjorbek Rakhmanov UZB
D Hu Qing CHN
D Serdar Hudayberdiev TDK

69 (3)
Maimatta Tusunqiong CHN
D Nodirbek Kosimov UZB
D Tvinstat Byamba MGL

75 (4)
Abbos Atoyev UZB
D Vijender Singh IND
D Zhang Jianting MGL
D Yang Yu Ting TPE

81 (3)
Hyung Kyu Kim KOR
D Sumit Sangwan IND
D Ahmad Al Taimat JRD

91 (1)
Mohamed Ghosoun SYR
D Vasiliy Levit KAZ
D Rustan Tulagonov UZB

+91 (1)
Zhang Zhilei CHN
D Ghosoun Sumar SYR
D Sardor Abdullayev UZB

[donnellon]

Good and helpfil post, thanks.

[mike222]

Day one action was at 56kg and 69kg.Results include
56 Zhang Jiawei CHN def D Otgondalai MGL 13-12
69 Maimatta Tusunqiong CHN def W Lopez PHI 20-10

[mike222]

Session 2 results include
52 Suranjoy Singh IND def Dong Myung Shin KOR 16-14
52 Tugstagt Nyambayar MGL stp Rey Saludar PHI
60 Charlie Suarez PHI def Madadi Nagzibekov TJK 14-11
81 Sumit Sangwan IND def Luong Van Toam VIE 14-2
81 Kim HyeongKyu KOR def Manaf Assad SYR 16-13
No big surprises yet

[donnellon]

My qualifier picks after the draw;-winners in bold.
49-Zhakipov-kaz
52- Bria-ina
Suleimenov-kaz
Susa-Jap
Suranjoy-ind
unbalanced draw with all the best at the bottom quarter.
56-Thapa-Ind
Lee-Kor
Jiawe-chi
60-LIU-chi
64-Hu-chi
Yeleussinov-kaz
Toulouti-iri
Hudayberdiyev-tkm
69-Mamadajanov-uzb
Ghasemi-iri
Maimaitituersun-chi
75-Yang-tpe
Atoev-uzb
Vijender-ind
Zhang-Chi
81-Qurbonov-Tjk
Sangwan-ind
Maharjan-nep
91- Levit-kaz
91+-Zhilei-chi

a lot of good boxers won't make the games, a few poor ones will.

[mike222]

One day they will use proper seeding for all major championships and use a satisfactory allocation of places in the Olympics.Oceania and Africa get way too many spots.

[mike222]

This mornings quarter-final winners
64 M Kawachi JAP
U Rakhmonov UZB(Defeated Hu Qing CHN)
D Eleusinov KAZ
KC Chong PRK
75 Y T Yang TPE
S Nazarov TDK
M Haron MAS
A Atoyev UZB
91 M Singh IND
C Borbashev KGZ(Defeated R Tulagonov UZB)
More this evening

[mike222]

More quarter-final winners
64 H Y Shim KOR
M Toloutibandi IRN
S Hudayberdiev TKM
E Sakenov KGZ
75 C Tumurkhuyag MGL
V Singh IND
W Waheed IRQ (Defeated Zhang Jianting CHN)
N Paziyev TKM

[mike222]

This mornings winners
52 Pak Jong Chol PRK
Julio Bria INA
Chang Yong CHN
Ilyes Suleymenov KAZ
56 Kim Myong 11 PRK
Satoshi Shimazu JAP
Shiva Thapa IND
Worapoj Petchkoom THA

[lap]

a lot of good boxers won't make the games, a few poor ones will.

The Asian side is where my knowledge of amateur boxing stops, but if you have the time and are so inclined, I'd a appreciate a quick summary of who was helped and who was shafted by the draw.

The new qualification system is really weird. It has no hope of really identifying the best boxers for the Games. Which is sad, since I thought the 2004 and 2008 systems did a fine job of letting the cream rise to the top.

[mike222]

Afternoon winners
52 K Susa JAP
A Almatbouli JOR
M Waseem PAK
T Nyambayar MGL(Defeated Suranjoy Singh IND-Hard luck on the Indian beaten in a tough draw for him)
56 A Amadjan IRN
W Salamana SYR
A Hassan IRQ
Z Jiawei CHN

[donnellon]

As an example of the crazy non-seeded draw,Nyambayar,Suranjoy Singh and Saludar would be the three top flys yet only one will qualify.

[mike222]

I will list the semi-finals when known
64 U Rahmonov UZB v D Eleusinov KAZ
M Toloutibandi IRN v S Hudarberdiev TKM
75 S Nazirov TRK v A Atoyev UZB
V Singh IND v N Pazziyev TKM
They all qualify for the Olympics

[donnellon]

3 of my picks at 64 but only 2 at 75, not too good.my 3 69 kg lads in the semis and 2 from my three at 81, while Levit still in the running at 91 for that single spot..

[mike222]

More semi line ups
69 T Byamba MGL v J Kim KOR
A Ghasemi IRN v M Tusunqiong CHN
Three qualify
81 S Skylarov KGZ v D Kurbanov TJK
S Sangwan IND v I Almatbouli IRN
Three Qualify
91 V Levit KAZ v M Ghosoun SYR (should be a cracker)
M Singh IND v A Mazaheri IRN
One Qualifies
Quarters conclude tomorrow

[donnellon]

Only one of my guys left at 56, Thapa of India who beat the excellent Petchkoom 16-10, Zakipov(49) and Zhang at super-heavy are still on course.

[donnellon]

QUARTER FINAL RESULTS TO-DAY, WINNERS IN BOLD.
+ 91 kg Abdul Majid SEPAHVANDI PTS 15:13 Izzatulla ERGASHEV
+ 91 kg Zholei ZHANG RSCI 7:7 Mirojiddin KARIMOV
56 kg Jiawei ZHANG PTS 14:9 Ammar Jabbar HASSAN
56 kg Wessam SALAMANA PTS 17:13 Armin AMJADIAN
56 kg Worapoj PETCHKOOM PTS 16:10 Shiva THAPA
56 kg Satoshi SHIMIZU PTS 23:10 Myong Il KIM
49 kg Asylbek NAZARALIEV RSC 6:4 Naoya INOUE
49 kg Hasan Ali NASER PTS 13:11 Asror VOHIDOV
49 kg Birzhan ZHAKIPOV PTS 25:5 Muhammad NISAR

[mike222]

More semi line ups
49 S Zoirov UZB v B Zhakipov KAZ
A Vohidov TRK v N Inoue JAP(Vohidov is the 2011 World Junior Champion)
One Qualifies
56 S Shimuzu JAP v S Thapa IND
W Salamana SYR v A Hasan IRQ (Surprise win over Zhang Jiawei -chinese champion)
Three Qualify
+91 P Samota IND v G Sumar SYR
Z Zhilei CHN v I Ergashev UZB
One Qualifies

[mike222]

More semis
52 P J Chol PRK v I Suleymenov KAZ
K Susa JAP v T Nyambayar MGL
All four Qualify
60 F Golara IRQ v L Qiang CHN
D Narimatsu JPN v C Suarez PHI
Only one qualifies
This completes semi-final line up
Iraq are the surprise team
Expect some qualified boxers to withdraw from the semis.

[donnellon]

Qiang is still there for the only 60 spot but at 52 only got two of the qualifiers, Nyambayar must be a serious Olympic Challenger though.

[mike222]

Nyambayar is a difficult boxer to assess,he won a world senior silver medal and then for two years couldnt win a fight against anyone.Seems back to his best though and will be a threat in London.

[donnellon]

Nyambayar is a difficult boxer to assess,he won a world senior silver medal and then for two years couldnt win a fight against anyone.Seems back to his best though and will be a threat in London.

and he's still only 19!

[donnellon]

First batch of semis;
Winners in bold
91 kg Manpreet SINGH PTS 13:6 Ali MAZAHERI

91 kg Mohammad GHOSSOUN PTS 15:9 Vassiliy LEVIT

75 kg Nursahat PAZZIYEV PTS 10:7 Vijender KUMAR

75 kg Abbos ATOEV PTS 13:2 Sobirjon NAZAROV

64 kg Serdar HUDAYBERDIYEV PTS 16:9 Mehdi TOLOUTIBANDPI

64 kg Daniyar YELEUSSINOV PTS 16:7 Uktamjon RAHMONOV

56 kg Ammar Jabbar HASSAN PTS 12:8 Wessam SALAMANA

56 kg Shiva THAPA PTS 31:17 Satoshi SHIMIZU

46 - 49 kg Naoya INOUE PTS 21:16 Asror VOHIDOV

46 - 49 kg Birzhan ZHAKIPOV PTS 20:11 Shakhobidin ZOIROV

Big loser Levit.