2022 Tennessee State Duals Overview and Schedule
Things to know:
This is the link to the TSSAA State Duals main page
On the page they have info about the championship venue (Williamson County Expo Center) as well as Spectator Information.
By this point in the season I probably do not have to explain the difference between duals and tournaments, but a quick refresher on duals and dual scoring:
Order: Most of the time the dual begins at 106 and proceeds through the weight classes and concludes at heavyweight. That is not mandatory and the dual can start anywhere in the 14 weight classes … so if the dual starts at 145 it will proceed through the weight classes until it finishes at 138. As you can see in the example below (I took the dual between Alexander and Valdosta at last year’s state tournament) - the dual began at 138 and finished at 132 (read from top to bottom).
Scoring: An individual match is scored just like it always is … 2 points for a takedown, etc. The dual is scored the same way you may have seen throughout the season … but in case you were confused here is a brief idea of how it is done:
A fall is worth 6 pts
A technical fall (difference between individual wrestlers is 15 or more points) is worth 5 pts.
A major decision (difference between individual wrestlers is 8 or more, but under the 15) is worth 4 points.
A regular decision (basically a win without a fall, tech fall, or major), is worth 3 points.
Teams can be deducted points for a variety of reasons, but I won’t get into that.
Below is an example from last year’s 1A-2A State Tournament between Fairview and Pigeon Forge.
Schedule
