Sunday May 31st 2026
The World Team trials made a return to Montreal as the Centre Pierre Charbonneau played host to event from May 28th to the 30th. The winners of these National Championships would qualify their spot on their respective National Teams to compete at the World Championships.
A great looking venue……
Quebec Clubs were in full attendance as CLIC, Club de Lutte Lasalle, the Crazy Dogs Wrestling Club, Heritage Regional High School, the Kartal Wrestling Club, the Kanienkehaka Tehontatie:nas Mohawk Wrestling Club/HSB, the Montreal Wrestling Club NTC, les Patriotes de St-Cesaire, the Riverdale Wrestling Club, and the Tritton Performance Wrestling Club would all send athletes to event.
………….With an excellent warm up area as well
Day 1: The U17 Cadet Team Trials
The event would kick off with UWW Cadet Team Trials on Thursday May 28th. This would be the final event to determine their spot for the Cadet World Team and for a trip to the Cadet World Championships which would be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The results would be the following:
The weigh-ins begin
| CLIC | |||
| Name | Division | Record | Final Result |
| Suren Grigoryan | FS 60 kg | 0-2 | DNP |
| Alexander Dimitrov | FS 65 kg | 2-2 | DNP |
| FS 71 kg | 3-3 | 6th | |
| FS 80 kg | 1-2 | DNP | |
| Heritage Regional High School | |||
| Name | Division | Record | Final Result |
| FS 92 kg | 3-2 | 4th | |
| Montreal Wrestling Club NTC | |||
| Name | Division | Record | Final Result |
| Vitalie Clima | FS 65 kg | 3-0 | Gold Medal |
| Dimitri Myronov | FS 65 kg | 1-2 | DNP |
| Adam Suter | FS 80 kg | 2-2 | DNP |
| Kian Mehboodi | FS 92 kg | 2-1 | Silver Medal |
| Patriotes de St-Cesaire | |||
| Name | Division | Record | Final Result |
| Loïc Rainville | FS 65 kg | 2-1 | Bronze Medal |
| Riverdale Wrestling Club | |||
| Name | Division | Record | Final Result |
| Oscar Nergard | FS 80 kg | 0-2 | DNP |
| Joy Sepieh | WW 46 kg | 0-2 | DNP |
| Samara Dhanesar | WW 53 kg | 0-2 | DNP |
| Bailey De Witt | WW 61 kg | 3-1 | Bronze Medal |
| Tritton Performance Wrestling Club | |||
| Name | Division | Record | Final Result |
| FS 48 kg | 1-0 | Gold Medal | |
| FS 55 kg | 4-1 | Bronze Medal | |
| Ayoub Souebgui | FS 60 kg | 0-2 | DNP |
In addition to this, Vitalie Clima won Outstanding Wrestler for the U17 Boys!
Vitalie Clima MVP!
Day 2: The U20 World Junior Team Trials
Day 2 would see the Junior athletes take to the mat. This tournament would be used as both the National Championships and as the qualifier for the World Junior Team. As expected, the best U20 athletes were present, all with the same goal in mind: to qualify their spot on the National team in order to head to Bratislava, Slovakia. The results were the following:
| CLIC | |||
| Name | Division | Record | Final Result |
| David Anastasiades | FS 57 kg | 0-2 | DNP |
| FS 61 kg | 3-2 | 5th | |
| FS 70 kg | 1-2 | DNP | |
| Nathan Zachary | FS 70 kg | 0-2 | DNP |
| Club de Lutte Lasalle | |||
| Name | Division | Record | Final Result |
| FS 86 kg | 1-3 | 6th | |
| FS 97 kg | 0-2 | DNP | |
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Kartal Wrestling Club
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| Name | Division | Record | Final Result |
| WW 57 kg | 1-2 | 4th | |
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Kanienkehaka Tehontatie:nas Mohawk Wrestling Club/HSB
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| Name | Division | Record | Final Result |
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Dylan Thauvette
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FS 61 kg | 0-2 | DNP |
| Montreal Wrestling Club NTC | |||
| Name | Division | Record | Final Result |
| Cruz Lewis | FS 61 kg | 4-0 | Gold Medal |
| Rosslan Kabisov | FS 65 kg | 2-2 | DNP |
| Tristan Sears | FS 65 kg | 0-2 | DNP |
| Owen Rooney | FS 74 kg | 1-2 | DNP |
| Justin Swaminadhan | FS 74 kg | 0-2 | DNP |
| Thomas Vinh | FS 74 kg | 1-2 | DNP |
| FS 79 kg | 2-3 | 6th | |
| Farouk Shahid | FS 79 kg | 1-2 | DNP |
| Ethan Rooney | FS 86 kg | 3-1 | Bronze Medal |
| Anthony Campione | FS 92 kg | 2-1 | Silver Medal |
| Charles-Anthony Di Vita | FS 97 kg | 3-2 | 5th |
| Rayan Abdelkerim | WW 53 kg | 1-2 | 5th |
| WW 62 kg | 1-2 | 5th | |
| Riverdale Wrestling Club | |||
| Name | Division | Record | Final Result |
| Kenneth Dickson | FS 61 kg | 2-2 | DNP |
| Yasseen Haj Hmida | FS 70 kg | 0-2 | DNP |
| Hashim Dar | FS 92 kg | 0-2 | DNP |
| Tritton Performance Wrestling Club | |||
| Name | Division | Record | Final Result |
| Elven Duong | FS 65 kg | 0-2 | DNP |
| Adam Mohamed Mazri | FS 70 kg | 0-2 | DNP |
| Sahil Seeshaye | FS 79 kg | 0-2 | DNP |
| WW 55 kg | 0-2 | DNP | |
Anes Sellami vs. Cruz Lewis (Photo property of Flowrestling)
Day 3: The Senior Team Trials
The final day of competition would see the Seniors take to the mat. The pinnacle of the Canadian Wrestling season, the Senior National Championships would see all the best athletes in the country come to try and qualify their place for the World Championships which would be held in Manama, Bahrain. The results were the following:
| CLIC | |||
| Name | Division | Record | Final Result |
| Nadhir Bellil | FS 97 kg | 1-2 | DNP |
| Crazy Dogs Wrestling Club | |||
| Name | Division | Record | Final Result |
| FS 70 kg | 0-2 | DNP | |
| Mario Daccache | FS 79 kg | 1-2 | DNP |
| Yacine Khiat | FS 79 kg | 0-2 | DNP |
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Kartal Wrestling Club
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| Name | Division | Record | Final Result |
| Karim El Bassam | FS 65 kg | 0-2 | DNP |
| Naveed Hussain Ali | FS 65 kg | 0-2 | DNP |
| Mahan Tolouei | FS 65 kg | 2-3 | 6th |
| FS 92 kg | 0-2 | DNP | |
| Montreal Wrestling Club NTC | |||
| Name | Division | Record | Final Result |
| Jason-Guy Luneau | FS 65 kg | 3-1 | Bronze Medal |
| FS 70 kg | 2-2 | DNP | |
| Aidan Saccary | FS 70 kg | 1-2 | DNP |
| Stone Lewis | FS 74 kg | 3-1 | Silver Medal |
| Connor Rooney | FS 79 kg | 1-2 | DNP |
| FS 79 kg | 3-1 | Silver Medal | |
| Frederick Choquette | FS 97 kg | 2-2 | 5th |
| Jordon-Lee Byer | FS 125 kg | 2-2 | 5th |
| Jade Dufour | WW 50 kg | 2-1 | Silver Medal |
| Virginie Kaze-Gascon | WW 55 kg | 2-0 | Gold Medal |
| Laurence Beauregard | WW 57 kg | 2-1 | Silver Medal |
| Jolie Brisco | WW 65 kg | 2-1 | Bronze Medal |
| Amanda Savard | WW 72 kg | 2-1 | Silver Medal |
| Alexia Sherland | WW 76 kg | 1-3 | 6th |
| Riverdale Wrestling Club | |||
| Name | Division | Record | Final Result |
| Kenneth Dickson | FS 61 kg | 0-2 | DNP |
| Tritton Performance Wrestling Club | |||
| Name | Division | Record | Final Result |
| Imad Litim | FS 70 kg | 0-2 | DNP |
| FS 79 kg | 2-3 | 6th | |
| Maxim Cote | FS 86 kg | 2-2 | 5th |
| FS 92 kg | 3-1 | Silver Medal | |
| FS 92 kg | 0-2 | DNP | |
| FS 97 kg | 0-2 | DNP | |
In addition to this, Laurence Beauregard was named as the Outstanding Women’s Wrestler for 2025 for her Bronze Medal finish at the World Championships.
There was also a ceremony held on the final day of the tournament to honour the members of the 1976 Olympic Wrestling team as well as Martine Dugrenier’s induction into the Wrestling Canada Lutte Hall of Fame! Congratulations to Martine Dugrenier and to all the wrestlers that competed this past weekend. Good luck at the World Championships!
