Sumo at the 2009 World Games – Men's openweight

Sumo – Men's openweight at the 2009 World Games
Venue	Kaohsiung Senior High School Gymnasium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Dates	18 July 2009
Competitors	47 from 16 nations
Medalists
Ulambayaryn Byambajav   Mutoshi Matsunaga   Takashi Himeno
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The men's openweight competition in sumo at the 2009 World Games took place on 18 July 2009 at the Kaohsiung Senior High School Gymnasium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. ^{[1] [2]}

Competition format

A total of 47 athletes entered the competition. They fought in the cup system with repechages.

Results

1/48 finals

	Score
1/48 Finals
Amartuvshin Tumennasan (MGL)		Bye
Petar Stoyanov (BUL)		Bye
Masaru Tateno (JPN)		Bye
Vitalii Oliinuk (UKR)	W-L	Drew Weeks (AUS)
Trent Sabo (USA)		Bye
Takashi Himeno (JPN)	W-DNS	Alan Karaev (RUS)
Hany Saleh (EGY)		Bye
Wang Huang-wen (TPE)	L-W	Willian Takahiro Higuchi (BRA)
Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN)		Bye
Rentsendorjiin Gantögs (MGL)	W-L	Howard Gilbert (NZL)
Nachyn Mongush (RUS)		Bye
Kelly Gneiting (USA)	W-L	Sándor Bárdosi (HUN)
Dan Kalbfleisch (USA)		Bye
John Traill (AUS)	L-W	Hossam Omar (EGY)
Ricardo Tadashi Aoyama (BRA)		Bye
Chan Chieng-an (TPE)	L-W	Kostiantyn Iermakov (UKR)
Flavio Tooru Kosaihira (BRA)		Bye
El Sayed El-Azazi (EGY)	W-DNS	Ryo Ito (JPN)
Andrew Freund (USA)		Bye
Atsamaz Kaziev (RUS)	W-L	Siim Mäe (EST)
Katsuo Yoshida (JPN)		Bye
Douglas Cochran (USA)	L-W	Marcin Rozum (POL)
Midat Kurbedinov (UKR)		Bye
Gankhuyagiin Naranbat (MGL)	W-L	Andrew Perenara (NZL)
Kena Heffernan (USA)		Bye
Alan Bibilov (RUS)	L-W	Takashi Shimako (JPN)
Blake Stacey (AUS)		Bye
Martin Johansen (NOR)	W-DNS	Ramy Ibrahim (EGY)
Tsai Hsien-ming (TPE)		Bye
El-Sayed Gabr (EGY)	W-L	Fausto Gobbi (ITA)
Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL)		Bye
Ginji Kochi (JPN)	W-L	Haitham Al-Sadi (NED)
1/48 repechages
Trent Sabo (USA)		Bye
Rentsendorjiin Gantögs (MGL)		Bye
Flavio Tooru Kosaihira (BRA)		Bye
Ginji Kochi (JPN)		Bye

1/32 finals

	Score
1/32 Finals
Amartuvshin Tumennasan (MGL)	L-W	Petar Stoyanov (BUL)
Masaru Tateno (JPN)	W-L	Vitalii Oliinuk (UKR)
Trent Sabo (USA)	L-W	Takashi Himeno (JPN)
Hany Saleh (EGY)	W-L	Willian Takahiro Higuchi (BRA)
Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN)	W-L	Rentsendorjiin Gantögs (MGL)
Nachyn Mongush (RUS)	L-W	Kelly Gneiting (USA)
Dan Kalbfleisch (USA)	W-L	Hossam Omar (EGY)
Ricardo Tadashi Aoyama (BRA)	L-W	Kostiantyn Iermakov (UKR)
Flavio Tooru Kosaihira (BRA)	L-W	El Sayed El-Azazi (EGY)
Andrew Freund (USA)	L-W	Atsamaz Kaziev (RUS)
Katsuo Yoshida (JPN)	W-L	Marcin Rozum (POL)
Midat Kurbedinov (UKR)	L-W	Gankhuyagiin Naranbat (MGL)
Kena Heffernan (USA)	L-W	Takashi Shimako (JPN)
Blake Stacey (AUS)	L-W	Martin Johansen (NOR)
Tsai Hsien-ming (TPE)	W-L	El-Sayed Gabr (EGY)
Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL)	W-L	Ginji Kochi (JPN)
1/32 repechages
Trent Sabo (USA)		Bye
Kelly Gneiting (USA)	W-L	Rentsendorjiin Gantögs (MGL)
Flavio Tooru Kosaihira (BRA)		Bye
Ginji Kochi (JPN)	W-L	Tsai Hsien-ming (TPE)

1/16 finals

	Score
1/16 Finals
Petar Stoyanov (BUL)	L-W	Masaru Tateno (JPN)
Takashi Himeno (JPN)	W-L	Hany Saleh (EGY)
Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN)	W-L	Kelly Gneiting (USA)
Dan Kalbfleisch (USA)	L-W	Kostiantyn Iermakov (UKR)
El Sayed El-Azazi (EGY)	W-L	Atsamaz Kaziev (RUS)
Katsuo Yoshida (JPN)	W-L	Gankhuyagiin Naranbat (MGL)
Takashi Shimako (JPN)	W-L	Martin Johansen (NOR)
Tsai Hsien-ming (TPE)	L-W	Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL)
1/16 repechages
Masaru Tateno (JPN)	W-L	Trent Sabo (USA)
Kostiantyn Iermakov (UKR)	W-L	Kelly Gneiting (USA)
Katsuo Yoshida (JPN)	W-L	Flavio Tooru Kosaihira (BRA)
Takashi Shimako (JPN)	W-L	Ginji Kochi (JPN)

Quarterfinals

	Score
Quarterfinals
Masaru Tateno (JPN)	L-W	Takashi Himeno (JPN)
Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN)	W-L	Kostiantyn Iermakov (UKR)
El Sayed El-Azazi (EGY)	W-L	Katsuo Yoshida (JPN)
Takashi Shimako (JPN)	L-W	Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL)
Quarterfinals repechages
Masaru Tateno (JPN)	W-L	Kostiantyn Iermakov (UKR)
Katsuo Yoshida (JPN)	W-L	Takashi Shimako (JPN)

Semifinals

	Score
Semifinals
Takashi Himeno (JPN)	L-W	Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN)
El Sayed El-Azazi (EGY)	L-W	Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL)
Repechages Semifinals
Masaru Tateno (JPN)	W-L	El Sayed El-Azazi (EGY)
Katsuo Yoshida (JPN)	L-W	Takashi Himeno (JPN)

Finals

	Score
Gold medal match
Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN)	L-W	Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL)
Bronze medal match
Masaru Tateno (JPN)	L-W	Takashi Himeno (JPN)

References

1. "Bronze medal match" (PDF). www.theworldgames.org. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
2. "Gold medal match" (PDF). www.theworldgames.org. Retrieved 2020-07-08.