Why do kids open tournaments have to be treated like novice tournaments instead of varsity tournaments? My son was a state qualifier last year (did not win a match but qualified) and has worked hard to get better since then. For all his hard work and dedication he was put in a round robin with 3 other wrestlers, all of which were state placers. He wrestled tough and has some close matches but lost all 3. There was also a "B" round robin for his weight and age. In my opinion kids open tournaments should be like high school varisty tournaments. All kids entered at a weight and age should be put in the same bracket whether it be an 8 man bracket or higher. If a wrestler is not able to beat the state placers on the front side they should have the opportunity to wrestle out the back door. My son COULD have went 2-2 and got 4th instead of 0-3 and 4th, or possibly the kid that gets last in the "A" bracket sould have the opportunity to challenge the winner of the "B" bracket for the gold medal. Our high school is going to the Derby Tournament and the Newton Tournament in January, maybe they will have an "A" bracket and a "B" bracket at these varsity tournaments.