| 2018 Akita International Sumo Basho |
|---|
 |
| Details |
|---|
| Date | June 9 |
| Location | Akita Budokan |
| No. Men | 14 |
| No. Women | 7 |
| Men's Championship |
|---|
| Champion | Dean Ruetzler |
| Runner-up | Peter Hall |
| Fighting Spirit | Mengkin Ragan |
| No. of bouts | 48 |
| Women's Championship |
|---|
| Champion | Kate Smith |
| Runner-up | Amber Shamma |
| Fighting Spirit | Misa Yasuda |
| No. of bouts | 22 |
| ← 2017 | 2019 → |
The 14th Annual Akita International Sumo Basho (第十四回秋田県国際相撲場所) was a charity sumo tournament that was held on June 9th by Charity Akita. Every year JETs and friends gather from all across Tohoku (and some farther still) to decide who is worthy of the title of Akita's Yokozuna.
Details
- Date: Saturday, June 9th 2018
- Place: Akita Budokan, Akita City
- Price:
- Rikishi (participants): ¥500. Arrive no later than 8:30. Upon arrival, volunteers will assist with putting on the mawashi, explain the rules governing the bouts, and give tips on how to fight.
- Spectators ¥1,000, high school and junior high school students ¥500, children free
- Volunteers ¥500
Wrestlers
Men's
| Name
|
Country
|
Hometown
|
Akita
|
Shikona
|
Slogan
|
| Adam Antão
|
|
Wellington
|
?
|
ブラウン・ダイナマイト
|
Brown Dynamite
|
Take it easy on me plz
|
| Aleksey Bolyshkanov
|
|
Sacramento
|
Central
|
スラヴ野郎
|
Dat Slav
|
I'm here to kick ass and drink vodka... and I'm all out of vodka.
|
| Clay Sedgwick
|
|
Hawaii
|
South
|
スマック怖
|
Fearious Smack
|
Beer before liqour, never been quicker. Liqour before beer, I've become your greatest fear!
|
| Dean Ruetzler
|
|
Vermont
|
Iwate
|
狂犬の花
|
Maddog Flower
|
花より団子
|
| Jeremy Ma
|
|
Sydney
|
Central
|
ジェレ熊
|
Bearemy
|
I'm Bearly trying
|
| Lucas Woodall
|
|
North Carolina
|
Iwate
|
続く
|
To Be Continued
|
OH MY GOD!!
|
| Chris Dean
|
|
Mississippi
|
Central
|
|
A-A-Ron
|
You done messed up
|
| Mengkin Ragan
|
|
Akita
|
Central
|
広東雄
|
Koutouyuu
|
Just taking it easy
|
| Hoang Long Minh
|
|
Thanh Hoa
|
North
|
黒豹
|
Black Panther
|
(see email)
|
| Owen Cunningham
|
|
Kilkenny
|
North
|
相撲猿
|
SumOweN
|
... and there is no welcome mat.
|
| Peter Hall
|
|
Melbourne
|
Central
|
ラガの海
|
Sea of Raga
|
A raga is a living being. Bhangra is balle balle.
|
| Rogelio Luna
|
|
Mexico City
|
Central
|
霜月
|
Luna
|
石の上にも三年
|
| Sindre Aadnanes
|
|
Oslo
|
Central
|
ノルウェーのバイキング
|
The Norwegian Viking
|
Honour the Old Gods.
|
| Steve Symiakakis
|
|
Massachusetts
|
Central
|
マサ太郎
|
Masataro
|
These shoulders will not fall to the ground. It's because they bear aloft everyone's dreams.
|
Women's
| Name
|
Country
|
Hometown
|
Akita
|
Shikona
|
Slogan
|
| Amber Shamma
|
|
Texas
|
Central
|
暗熊
|
amBEAR
|
If it ain't Texan, I ain't flexin'.
|
| Jillian Ocampo
|
|
Texas
|
South
|
爆竹
|
Firecracker
|
All it takes is a spark
|
| Kate Smith
|
|
Vancouver
|
South
|
ケートち
|
Lil K8
|
You win some you lose em all
|
| Leslie Smith
|
|
Maryland
|
South
|
レッッッズルズ
|
LEZZZZZLES
|
There's a first (and last) time for everything
|
| Manjyot Virdie
|
|
Toronto
|
South
|
ブルー・スチール
|
Blue Steel
|
Really really really ridiculously...ridiculous
|
| Misa Yasuda
|
|
California
|
South
|
見た勝った
|
Mi Sa(w and conquered)
|
Hue Hue
|
| Sarah Egashira
|
|
Tochigi
|
?
|
日の出丸
|
Sunrise Circle
|
My Japanese spirit is second to none!
|
Tournament format
The Men's tournament consisted of 14 men who were divided into 2 groups. Each group wrestled in a round-robin format, with each wrestler having 6 matches. The top 2 from each group moved on to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, to avoid the wrestlers having excessive matches, the 4 wrestlers were randomly paired up for a single elimination. The 2 winners advanced to the finals for a winner-take-all bout.
The Women's tournament consisted of 7 women. Similar to the men's tournament, the wrestlers competed in a round-robin format (6 matches each), and the top 2 advanced straight to the final.
Officials
The officiating for the 2018 tournament, as well as special prize decisions was overseen by current Akita JETs:
- Derek Bonilla
- John Lennon
- Andrew Mowle
- Maeleen Arce
- Aaron Kern
Publicity
NHK News
NHK Akita News Web article
NHK NEWS WEB
秋田NEWS WEB
外国人が交流深める相撲大会
日本の伝統文化を学びながら交流を深めようと、留学生や英語を教えている外国人が集まって相撲大会を開き、迫力のある熱戦が繰り広げられました。
この相撲大会は県内の大学の留学生や、学校で英語を教えている外国人たちが、日本の伝統、相撲で交流を深めようと開かれました。
会場の県立武道館には、アメリカやアイルランド、それにベトナムなどから訪れている国際色豊かな男女およそ20人が集まりました。
参加者たちはまわしを締めた姿で、「狂犬の花」や「黒豹」などそれぞれが考えてきたユニークなしこ名で土俵に上がりました。
取り組みでは、「ハッケヨイ!」の合図とともに勢いよくぶつかったり、土俵際でぎりぎりまで粘ったりと、迫力のある熱戦が繰り広げられ、観客からは大きな声援や拍手が送られていました。
大会を主催し、みずからも「ラガの海」のしこ名で出場したピーター·ホールさんは、「相撲は一瞬で勝負が決まるので、取り組みをしている時に、気持ちが盛り上がります。外国人が集まって交流する機会があまりないので、きょうは楽しいです」話していました。
Bouts
Men's opening rounds
Men's Groups
| Group 1
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
Group 2
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
| Dean Ruetzler
|
6
|
0
|
Hoang Long Minh
|
5
|
1
|
| Jeremy Ma
|
4
|
2
|
Mengkin Ragan
|
5
|
1
|
| Peter Hall
|
4
|
2
|
Sindre Aadnanes
|
5
|
1
|
| Aleksey Bolyshkanov
|
3
|
3
|
Owen Cunningham
|
3
|
3
|
| Adam Antão
|
2
|
4
|
Chris Dean
|
1
|
5
|
| Clay Sedgwick
|
1
|
5
|
Lucas Woodall
|
1
|
5
|
| Rogelio Luna
|
1
|
5
|
Steve Symiakakis
|
1
|
5
|
- Green: Advance to semi-finals
- Yellow: Playoff
Round 1
| East
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Video
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West
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| ○
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Steve Symiakakis
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watch
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Chris Dean
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Clay Sedgwick
|
watch
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Jeremy Ma
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○
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Peter Hall
|
watch
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Adam Antão
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○
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Lucas Woodall
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watch
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Hoang Long Minh
|
○
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|
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Aleksey Bolyshkanov
|
watch
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Rogelio Luna
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○
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| ○
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Sindre Aadnanes
|
watch
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Mengkin Ragan
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Round 2
| East
|
Video
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West
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| ○
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Jeremy Ma
|
watch *
|
Clay Sedgwick
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| ○
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Mengkin Ragan
|
watch
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Steve Symiakakis
|
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Adam Antão
|
watch*
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Aleksey Bolyshkanov
|
○
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| ○
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Hoang Long Minh
|
watch
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Sindre Aadnanes
|
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| ○
|
Owen Cunningham
|
watch
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Chris Dean
|
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Rogelio Luna
|
watch
|
Dean Ruetzler
|
○
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Round 3
| East
|
Video
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West
|
|
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Lucas Woodall
|
watch
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Chris Dean
|
○
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|
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Adam Antão
|
watch
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Jeremy Ma
|
○
|
|
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Hoang Long Minh
|
watch
|
Mengkin Ragan
|
○
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| ○
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Peter Hall
|
watch
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Rogelio Luna
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Owen Cunningham
|
watch
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Sindre Aadnanes
|
○
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Clay Sedgwick
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watch
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Dean Ruetzler
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○
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Round 4
| East
|
Video
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West
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| ○
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Rogelio Luna
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watch
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Clay Sedgwick
|
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| ○
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Mengkin Ragan
|
watch
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Lucas Woodall
|
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Jeremy Ma
|
watch
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Peter Hall
|
○
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Chris Dean
|
watch
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Sindre Aadnanes
|
○
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| ○
|
Owen Cunningham
|
watch
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Steve Symiakakis
|
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Aleksey Bolyshkanov
|
watch
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Dean Ruetzler
|
○
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Round 5
| East
|
Video
|
West
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| ○
|
Lucas Woodall
|
watch
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Steve Symiakakis
|
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| ○
|
Jeremy Ma
|
watch
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Rogelio Luna
|
*
|
| ○
|
Mengkin Ragan
|
watch
|
Chris Dean
|
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| ○
|
Peter Hall
|
watch
|
Aleksey Bolyshkanov
|
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|
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Owen Cunningham
|
watch
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Hoang Long Minh
|
○
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Adam Antão
|
watch
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Dean Ruetzler
|
○
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Round 6
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
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Rogelio Luna
|
watch
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Adam Antão
|
○
|
|
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Chris Dean
|
watch
|
Hoang Long Minh
|
○
|
|
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Steve Symiakakis
|
watch
|
Sindre Aadnanes
|
○
|
|
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Aleksey Bolyshkanov
|
watch
|
Clay Sedgwick
|
○
|
| ○
|
Owen Cunningham
|
watch
|
Lucas Woodall
|
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Peter Hall
|
watch
|
Dean Ruetzler
|
○
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Round 7
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
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Steve Symiakakis
|
watch
|
Hoang Long Minh
|
○
|
|
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Clay Sedgwick
|
watch
|
Peter Hall
|
○
|
| ○
|
Aleksey Bolyshkanov
|
watch
|
Adam Antão
|
|
| ○
|
Sindre Aadnanes
|
watch
|
Lucas Woodall
|
|
|
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Owen Cunningham
|
watch
|
Mengkin Ragan
|
○
|
|
|
Jeremy Ma
|
watch
|
Dean Ruetzler
|
○
|
- * Round 2 scheduling errors: Adam was supposed to fight Aleksey; Jeremy was supposed to fight Clay.
As a result Jeremy and Clay fought twice(R1 & R2), as did Adam and Aleksey (R2 & R7).
- * In Round 5 Rogelio was disqualified for choking.
Men's play-off
Group 1
- Two men were tied for second place. Peter Hall went through without a playoff.
Group 2
- Three men were tied for first place, one needed to be eliminated. The first wrestler to lose 2 fights in a row was eliminated.
- A scheduling error caused Sindre Aadnanes and Mengkin Ragan to fight an unnecessary bout.
Group 2
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
| ○
|
Sindre Aadnanes
|
watch
|
Hoang Long Minh
|
|
| ○
|
Mengkin Ragan
|
watch
|
Hoang Long Minh
|
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|
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| ○
|
Sindre Aadnanes
|
watch
|
Mengkin Ragan
|
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Women's opening rounds
Women's Group
| Group
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
| Kate Smith
|
6
|
0
|
| Amber Shamma
|
5
|
1
|
| Misa Yasuda
|
4
|
2
|
| Leslie Smith
|
3
|
3
|
| Manjyot Virdie
|
2
|
4
|
| Sarah Egashira
|
1
|
5
|
| Jillian Ocampo
|
0
|
6
|
Round 1
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
| ○
|
Sarah Egashira
|
watch
|
Jillian Ocampo
|
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|
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Manjyot Virdie
|
watch
|
Kate Smith
|
○
|
| ○
|
Misa Yasuda
|
watch
|
Leslie Smith
|
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Round 2
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
| ○
|
Amber Shamma
|
watch
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Manjyot Virdie
|
|
| ○
|
Kate Smith
|
watch
|
Sarah Egashira
|
|
|
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Jillian Ocampo
|
watch
|
Misa Yasuda
|
○
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Round 3
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
| ○
|
Leslie Smith
|
watch
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Sarah Egashira
|
|
|
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Amber Shamma
|
watch
|
Kate Smith
|
○
|
| ○
|
Misa Yasuda
|
watch
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Manjyot Virdie
|
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Round 4
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
| ○
|
Amber Shamma
|
watch
|
Misa Yasuda
|
|
|
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Sarah Egashira
|
watch
|
Manjyot Virdie
|
○
|
| ○
|
Leslie Smith
|
watch
|
Jillian Ocampo
|
|
Round 5
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
|
|
Jillian Ocampo
|
watch
|
Manjyot Virdie
|
○
|
|
|
Misa Yasuda
|
watch
|
Kate Smith
|
○
|
|
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Leslie Smith
|
watch
|
Amber Shamma
|
○
|
Round 6
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
|
|
Manjyot Virdie
|
watch
|
Leslie Smith
|
○
|
| ○
|
Kate Smith
|
watch
|
Jillian Ocampo
|
|
|
|
Sarah Egashira
|
watch
|
Amber Shamma
|
○
|
Round 7
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
|
|
Jillian Ocampo
|
watch
|
Amber Shamma
|
○
|
| ○
|
Kate Smith
|
watch
|
Leslie Smith
|
|
|
|
Sarah Egashira
|
watch
|
Misa Yasuda
|
○
|
Men's semi finals
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
|
|
Sindre Aadnanes
|
watch
|
Peter Hall
|
○
|
|
|
Mengkin Ragan
|
watch
|
Dean Ruetzler
|
○
|
Finals
Women's final
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
| ○
|
Kate Smith
|
watch
|
Amber Shamma
|
|
Men's final
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
|
|
Peter Hall
|
watch
|
Dean Ruetzler
|
○
|
Awards
Men's Champion: Dean Ruetzler
Men's Runner-up: Peter Hall
Men's Fighting Spirit Prize: Mengkin Ragan
Women's Champion: Kate Smith
Women's Runner-up: Amber Shamma
Women's Fighting Spirit Prize: Misa Yasuda
Statistics
Individual Records
| Name
|
Country
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
PCT %
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
PCT %
|
| Dean Ruetzler
|
USA
|
8
|
0
|
1.000
|
|
|
|
| Kate Smith
|
Canada
|
7
|
0
|
1.000
|
|
|
|
| Hoang Long Minh
|
Vietnam
|
5
|
1
|
0.883
|
5
|
3
|
0.625
|
| Sindre Aadnanes
|
Norway
|
5
|
2
|
0.714
|
7
|
2
|
0.778
|
| Mengkin Ragan
|
Japan
|
5
|
2
|
0.714
|
6
|
3
|
0.667
|
| Amber Shamma
|
USA
|
5
|
2
|
0.714
|
|
|
|
| Jeremy Ma
|
Australia
|
4
|
2
|
0.667
|
|
|
|
| Misa Yasuda
|
USA
|
4
|
2
|
0.667
|
|
|
|
| Peter Hall
|
Australia
|
5
|
3
|
0.625
|
|
|
|
| Aleksey Bolyshkanov
|
USA
|
3
|
3
|
0.500
|
|
|
|
| Owen Cunningham
|
Ireland
|
3
|
3
|
0.500
|
|
|
|
| Leslie Smith
|
USA
|
3
|
3
|
0.500
|
|
|
|
| Adam Antão
|
New Zealand
|
2
|
4
|
0.333
|
|
|
|
| Manjyot Virdie
|
Canada
|
2
|
4
|
0.333
|
|
|
|
| Clay Sedgwick
|
USA
|
1
|
5
|
0.167
|
|
|
|
| Lucas Woodall
|
USA
|
1
|
5
|
0.167
|
|
|
|
| Chris Dean
|
USA
|
1
|
5
|
0.167
|
|
|
|
| Rogelio Luna
|
Mexico
|
1
|
5
|
0.167
|
|
|
|
| Steve Symiakakis
|
USA
|
1
|
5
|
0.167
|
|
|
|
| Sarah Egashira
|
Japan
|
1
|
5
|
0.167
|
|
|
|
| Jillian Ocampo
|
USA
|
0
|
6
|
0.000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Standard bouts
|
with playoff bouts
|
Country Records
| Country
|
Wrestlers
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
PCT %
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
PCT %
|
| Vietnam
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
0.833
|
5
|
3
|
0.625
|
| Canada
|
2
|
8
|
3
|
0.727
|
|
|
|
| Norway
|
1
|
5
|
2
|
0.714
|
7
|
2
|
0.778
|
| Australia
|
2
|
8
|
4
|
0.667
|
|
|
|
| Ireland
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
0.500
|
|
|
|
| Japan
|
2
|
6
|
7
|
0.462
|
7
|
8
|
0.467
|
| United States
|
10
|
14
|
25
|
0.359
|
|
|
|
| New Zealand
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
0.333
|
|
|
|
| Mexico
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
0.167
|
|
|
|
|
|
Standard bouts
|
with playoff bouts
|
- Bouts between compatriots are not included.
- Forfeits are not included.
Gallery
See also
Scoreboard
Scoreboard
Wrestlers group photo
Wrestlers & Judges
