Sumo at the 2009 World Games – Men's openweight

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, Chinese Taipei.[1][2]

Sumo – Men's openweight at the 2009 World Games
Venue	Kaohsiung Senior High School Gymnasium, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
Dates	18 July 2009
Competitors	47 from 16 nations
Medalists
Ulambayaryn Byambajav   Mutoshi Matsunaga   Takashi Himeno

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.