World Olympic Qualifiers: Nisha Dahiya wins Paris Olympics Quota, Sunil Kumar, Mansi misses - Highlights
Alex wins a 2-pointer on the edge of the mat to close the deficit at mid-game
Sunil Kumar 3-2 Alex Kessidis
Sunil Kumar takes an early lead with a turnover from Parterre position
Sunil Kumar 3-0 Alex Kessidis
Head to Head record of Sunil Kumar Vs Alex Kessidis
Alex Kessidis is a former World Championships finalist (2019) and has a very good record on international circuit. The 29-year old Swedish is also the second seeded wrestler at this competition.
Head to Head: Sunil 0-1 Vs Alex
Alex has a superior head to head record over Sunil as he captured a technical superiority win in their last meeting at 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series event
Sunil won a very chaotic match against the Greek wrestler in Repechage Round-1
The Greek wrestler was very unhappy and didn't put much efforts in the later half of second quarter and Sunil won the match easily and qualified for the round-2.
The match heated up in the second quarter when Sunil concedes a passivity and Ilias gets a turn over form the Parterre position but then Sunil make a big counter move for a overhead 4 point throw.
The Greek was not satisfied with this and challenge the decision but the judges made a call in the favour of the Indian, which makes Ilias lost his calm and stopped fighting in the end with sarcastic claps for the referee.
Sunil Kumar won the match as the Greek wrestler showed a lot of antics on the referee's decision
Sunil Kumar Ilias 10-3 Pagkalidis
A action packed move as Sunil applied a 4-pointer on the counter of a 2 pointer
Sunil Kumar Ilias 7-3 Pagkalidis
The Greek wrestler continued his defensive play as sunil went into halftime with a lead
Sunil Kumar Ilias 3-0 Pagkalidis
Sunil won the passivity point and a turn over from a parterre position
Sunil Kumar Ilias 3-0 Pagkalidis
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