Esmaili reached the world semi-finals with a 7-2 victory Saeed Esmaili defeated Bagdad Sabaz from Kazakhstan with a score of 7:2 in the quarter-finals of the 67 kg weight category of the World Wrestling Championship and advanced to the semi-finals.

Esmaili reached the world semi-finals with a 7-2 victory Saeed Esmaili defeated Bagdad Sabaz from Kazakhstan with a score of 7:2 in the quarter-finals of the 67 kg weight category of the World Wrestling Championship and advanced to the semi-finals.