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Team USA Qualifying Schedule: The Meets To Know In 2026

Team USA Qualifying Schedule: The Meets To Know In 2026

Here’s the 2026 Team USA wrestling qualifying schedule, including the U.S. Open, Senior World Team Trials and Final X.

Apr 22, 2026 by R. R. Ellis
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The road to Team USA looks a little different depending on the style, but for senior-level world team qualification in 2026, three events matter most for freestyle fans: the U.S. Open, the Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament, and Final X.

Each event plays a different role in the process, from setting the field to deciding who earns a spot on the U.S. Senior World Team. For men’s and women’s freestyle wrestlers, these events make up the key stops on the road to Team USA.

*For Greco-Roman, the process is different, with the world team determined in Las Vegas rather than at Final X.

Here’s what to know about the meets that will decide Team USA in 2026.

Team USA Qualifying Schedule 2026

U.S. Open Championships

April 21-26, 2026 - Las Vegas, Nevada

The U.S. Open is the first major stop in the senior world team process. In men’s freestyle and women’s freestyle, champions at each weight advance directly to Final X, making it one of the most important events on the domestic calendar.

U.S. Open champions who earn Final X berths are not entered into the Senior World Team Trials.

Senior World Team Trials

May 14-15, 2026 - Louisville, Kentucky

The next stop for senior freestyle wrestlers is the Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament. This event is the final qualifying step into Final X for men’s freestyle and women’s freestyle athletes who did not win the U.S. Open.

The Challenge Tournament winner advances to Final X in weights where there is no returning 2025 World medalist already sitting in that Final X spot, or where that medalist did not accept the berth.

Put simply, this is the next big chance to stay in the Team USA race after Las Vegas.

Final X

June 19, 2026 - Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey

Final X is the last step for men’s freestyle and women’s freestyle.

The event features the top two U.S. athletes at each weight in a best-of-three championship series, with the winners earning spots on the 2026 Senior World Team.

By the time Final X arrives, the field has already been narrowed through the U.S. Open, returning World medalist procedures, and World Team Trials.

Is There A Last Chance Event In 2026?

Not for the 2026 senior world team freestyle process.

A separate “Last Chance” qualifier was part of the Olympic Trials cycle, including the 2024 Last Chance Olympic Team Trials Qualifier, but it is not part of the listed 2026 senior world team pathway for men’s freestyle or women’s freestyle.

How To Watch The US Open Wrestling Tournament

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Archives of each match, highlights, news, and more will be available here on FloWrestling.

US Open Wrestling Championships 2026 Schedule

Schedule subject to change

Wednesday, April 22

Session I

  • 1:00 p.m. ET – 5:30 p.m. ET: U15 Greco-Roman - Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals & Consolation
  • 1:00 p.m. ET – 5:30 p.m. ET: High School Girls Showcase - Preliminaries & Consolation
  • 1:00 p.m. ET – 5:30 p.m. ET: Masters Freestyle - Preliminaries & Consolation

Session II

  • 7:00 p.m. ET – 10:30 p.m. ET: U15 Greco-Roman - Consolation, Consolation Semifinals, Medal Matches (3rd, 5th, 7th place matches) & Championship Finals
  • 7:00 p.m. ET – 10:30 p.m. ET: High School Girls Showcase - Quarterfinals, Semifinals & Consolation
  • 7:00 p.m. ET – 10:00 p.m. ET: Masters Freestyle - All remaining matches

Thursday, April 23

Session III

  • 1:00 p.m. ET – 5:00 p.m. ET: Senior Men Greco-Roman Group A - Preliminaries, Quarterfinals & Consolation
  • 1:00 p.m. ET – 5:30 p.m. ET: U20 Greco-Roman - Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals & Consolation
  • 1:00 p.m. ET – 5:30 p.m. ET: Senior Women Freestyle - Preliminaries, Quarterfinals & Consolation
  • 1:00 p.m. ET – 5:00 p.m. ET: Masters Greco-Roman - Preliminaries & Consolation

Session IV

  • 7:00 p.m. ET – 11:00 p.m. ET: U20 Greco-Roman - Consolation, Consolation Semifinals, Medal Matches (3rd, 5th, 7th place matches) & Championship Finals
  • 7:00 p.m. ET – 9:30 p.m. ET: Senior Women Freestyle - Semifinals & Consolation
  • 7:00 p.m. ET – 10:00 p.m. ET: Senior Men Greco-Roman Group A - Semifinals & Consolation
  • 7:00 p.m. ET – 11:00 p.m. ET: Masters Greco-Roman - All remaining matches
  • 8:00 p.m. ET – 11:30 p.m. ET: U15 Freestyle - Preliminaries, Quarterfinals & Consolation
  • 9:00 p.m. ET – 11:00 p.m. ET: High School Girls Showcase - Championship Finals

Senior Men Greco-Roman Group A: (55 kg, 60 kg, 63 kg, 67 kg, 72 kg, 77 kg)

Friday, April 24

Session V

  • 1:00 p.m. ET – 3:30 p.m. ET: Senior Men Greco-Roman Group A - Championship Finals Round 1 (Best 2/3) & Medal Matches (3rd, 5th, 7th place matches)
  • 1:00 p.m. ET – 5:00 p.m. ET: U15 Freestyle - Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolation, Consolation Semifinals & Medal Matches (3rd, 5th, 7th place matches)
  • 1:00 p.m. ET – 5:15 p.m. ET: Senior Men Greco-Roman Group B - Preliminaries, Quarterfinals & Consolation
  • 1:00 p.m. ET – 5:30 p.m. ET: Senior Men Freestyle - Preliminaries, Quarterfinals & Consolation
  • 1:00 p.m. ET – 5:45 p.m. ET: U17 Greco-Roman - Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals & Consolation
  • 5:30 p.m. ET – 6:45 p.m. ET: Senior Women Freestyle - Medal Matches (3rd, 5th, 7th place matches)

Session VI

  • 7:00 p.m. ET – 11:15 p.m. ET: Senior Men Freestyle - Semifinals & Consolation
  • 7:00 p.m. ET – 10:30 p.m. ET: U17 Greco-Roman - Championship Finals Round 1, Round 2 (Best 2/3), Round 3 (if necessary), Consolation, Consolation Semifinals & Medal Matches (3rd, 5th, 7th place matches)
  • 7:00 p.m. ET – 9:00 p.m. ET: Senior Men Greco-Roman Group B - Semifinals & Consolation
  • 7:00 p.m. ET – 11:00 p.m. ET: UWW Futures Greco-Roman - Preliminaries through conclusion (all matches)
  • 8:00 p.m. ET – 9:30 p.m. ET: U15 Freestyle - Championship Finals
  • 9:00 p.m. ET – 10:30 p.m. ET: Senior Women Freestyle - Championship Finals
  • 9:00 p.m. ET – 10:30 p.m. ET: Senior Men Greco-Roman Group A - Championship Finals Round 2 (Best 2/3) & Round 3 (if necessary)

Senior Men Greco-Roman Group B: (82 kg, 87 kg, 97 kg, 130 kg)

Saturday, April 25

Session VII

  • 1:00 p.m. ET – 2:45 p.m. ET: Senior Men Greco-Roman Group B - Championship Finals Round 1 (Best 2/3), Consolation & Medal Matches (3rd, 5th, 7th place matches)
  • 1:00 p.m. ET – 4:00 p.m. ET: Senior Men Freestyle - Consolation, Consolation Semifinals & Medal Matches (3rd, 5th, 7th place matches)
  • 1:00 p.m. ET – 5:45 p.m. ET: U20 Freestyle - Preliminaries & Consolation
  • 1:00 p.m. ET – 5:45 p.m. ET: U17 Freestyle - Preliminaries & Consolation

Session VIII

  • 7:00 p.m. ET – 11:30 p.m. ET: U17 Freestyle - Championship Rounds & Consolation
  • 7:00 p.m. ET – 11:45 p.m. ET: U20 Freestyle - Championship Rounds & Consolation
  • 9:00 p.m. ET – 10:30 p.m. ET: Senior Men Freestyle - Championship Finals
  • 9:00 p.m. ET – 9:45 p.m. ET: Senior Men Greco-Roman Group B - Championship Finals Round 2 (Best 2/3) & Round 3 (if necessary)

Sunday, April 26

Session IX

  • 1:00 p.m. ET – 5:00 p.m. ET: U17 Freestyle - Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolation & Consolation Semifinals
  • 1:00 p.m. ET – 5:00 p.m. ET: U20 Freestyle - Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolation & Consolation Semifinals
  • 1:00 p.m. ET – 7:00 p.m. ET: UWW Futures Freestyle - Preliminaries to conclusion (all matches)
  • 5:00 p.m. ET – 7:30 p.m. ET: U17 Freestyle - Championship Finals Round 1, Round 2 (Best 2/3), Round 3 (if necessary) & Medal Matches (3rd, 5th, 7th place matches)
  • 5:00 p.m. ET – 7:30 p.m. ET: U20 Freestyle - Championship Finals & Medal Matches (3rd, 5th, 7th place matches)

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