Matchups Set for World Cup Team Competition

The matchups have been set for the WTF World Cup Team Taekwondo Championships that begin Saturday in Urumqi, China. The U.S. women's team will face Morocco on Saturday, Vietnam on Sunday and Russia on Monday in the preliminaries. The U.S. men's team preliminary schedule features Azerbaijan on Saturday, China on Sunday and Thailand on Monday. The top eight teams from the 20-country round robin competition advance to the quarterfinal round.

 

The quarterfinal, semifinal and final rounds will all be held on Tuesday.

 

The U.S. women's team consists of fin/fly Charlotte Craig (Murietta, Calif.), bantam/feather Danielle Pelham (Bothell, Wash.), light/welter Paige McPherson (Miami, Fla.) and middle/heavy Lauren Cahoon (Miami, Fla.). The men's team includes fin/fly James Howe (San Ramon, Calif.), bantam/feather Terrence Jennings (Alexandria, Va.), light/welter Antony Graf (Miami, Fla.) and middle/heavy Jason Neville (Edmond, Okla.).