Four U.S. journalists picked 11 of the 21 World champions to win the annual prediction contest among international journalists, which is posted each year on TheMat.com. Selecting 11 champions were Willie Saylor of The Open Mat, Andrew Hipps of InterMat and Earl B. Smith of D1collegewrestling.net and Eddie Goldman of No Holds Barred. It was the second year in a row which Hipps was tied in first for the most correct selections. Saylor selected five women’s champions (Sakamoto, Yoshida, Icho, Dugrenier, Zlateva), three men’s freestyle champions (Kudukhov, Tsargush, Makhov) and three Greco-Roman champions (Sorian, Vachadze, Lopez). Hipps selected five women’s champions (Sakamoto, Yoshida, Icho, Dugrenier, Zlateva), three men’s freestyle champions (Kudukhov, Tsargush, Makhov) and three Greco-Roman champions (Vachadze, Aliakbar, Lopez). Smith selected five women’s champions (Sakamoto, Yoshida, Icho, Dugrenier, Zlateva), four men’s freestyle champions (Lebedev, Kudukhov, Tsargush, Makhov) and two Greco-Roman champions (Sorian, Lopez). Goldman selected four women's champions (Sakamoto, Yoshida, Icho, Dugrenier), four men's freestyle champions (Lebedev, Kudukhov, Tsargush, Makhov) and three Greco-Roman champions (Sorian, Aliyev, Lopez). Placing second with 10 correct selections were three journalists: Ali Feizasa of the Iranian Students News Agency in Iran, Ikuo Higuchi of the Japan Amateur Wrestling Federation in Japan, Byambaa Tsaganbaatar of the Tavan Tsagarig newspaper in Mongolia A total of 17 journalists participated in this year's predictions. CORRECT SELECTIONS AMONG INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTS 11 correct * Willie Saylor (The Open Mat, USA) * Andrew Hipps (InterMat, USA) * Earl B. Smith (D1collegewrestling.net, USA) * Eddie Goldman (No Holds Barred, USA) 10 correct * Ali Feizasa (Iranian Students News Agency, Iran) * Ikuo Higuchi (Japan Amateur Wrestling Federation, Japan) * Byambaa Tsaganbaatar (Tavan Tsagarig newspaper, Mongolia) 9 correct * Tony Rotundo (Tech-Fall.com, USA) * Matthew Diano (Lighthouse Wrestling, USA) * Gregg Henry (The Wrestling Report, USA) 8 correct * Miroslav Jarocki (wrestling journalist, Poland) * Gary Abbott (TheMat.com, USA) 6 correct * Craig Sesker (TheMat.com, USA) * Azizollah Etatti (Iran Wrestling Federation, Iran) 5 correct * Al Bevilacqua (NYWrestling.com, USA) * Jason Bryant (TheMat.com, USA) * Bill Miller (Lighthouse Wrestling, USA)