Indian grapplers today earned a maiden World Cup berth on the back of team's best-ever sixth-place finish in men's free-style at the World Championships in Budapest. The freestyle wrestlers produced India's best-ever show at the World Championship in a span of two days. India finished the tournament in the men's freestyle category with 23 points, which has catapulted the country to sixth in rankings behind Iran, Russia, Georgia, Ukraine and USA. Top eight teams in the World Championship automatically qualify for the World Cup as per rules and Amit Kumar Dahiya's silver medal in the 55 kilogram and Bajrang's bronze in the 60 kilogram freestyle category ensured India its maiden World Cup appearance next year. Earlier, Indian women wrestlers had qualified for the World Cup for the first time this year when they finished fifth in the eight-team event held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from March.