Sumo at the 2017 World Games – Men's heavyweight

The men's heavyweight competition in sumo at the 2017 World Games took place on 22 July 2017 at the Orbita Hall in Wrocław, Poland.[1]

Sumo - Men's Heavyweight
at the 2017 World Games
VenueOrbita Hall, Wrocław, Poland
Dates22 July 2017
Competitors16 from 10 nations
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
← 2013

Competition format edit

A total of 16 athletes entered the competition. They fought in the cup system with repechages.

Results edit

Main draw edit

Score
1/16 Finals
  Vasilii Margiev (RUS) Yorikiri   Jacek Piersiak (POL)
  Michael Wietecha (USA) Oshidashi   Ibrahim Abdellatif (EGY)
  Soichiro Kurokawa (JPN) Yorikiri   Natsagdorj Dugersuren (MGL)
  Flavio Tooru Kosaihira (BRA) Yorikiri   Oleksandr Veresiuk (UKR)
  Ramy Belal (EGY) Okuridashi   Mark Lawrence (USA)
  Avtandil Tsertsvadze (GEO) Tsukidashi   Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL)
  Eduard Kudzoev (RUS) Oshidashi   Brandon Ng Tsz-Shing (HKG)
  Serhii Sokolovskiy (UKR) Yuritaoshi   Kojiro Kurokawa (JPN)
Quarterfinals
  Vasilii Margiev (RUS) Tsukiotoshi   Michael Wietecha (USA)
  Soichiro Kurokawa (JPN) Yorikiri   Oleksandr Veresiuk (UKR)
  Ramy Belal (EGY) Kotenage   Avtandil Tsertsvadze (GEO)
  Eduard Kudzoev (RUS) Oshidashi   Kojiro Kurokawa (JPN)

Repechages edit

Score
1/16 Repechages
  Michael Wietecha (USA) Yoritaoshi   Jacek Piersiak (POL)
  Oleksandr Veresiuk (UKR) Yorikiri   Natsagdorj Dugersuren (MGL)
  Avtandil Tsertsvadze (GEO) Yorikiri   Mark Lawrence (USA)
  Eduard Kudzoev (RUS) Tsukiotoshi   Serhii Sokolovskiy (UKR)
Repechages Quarterfinals
  Jacek Piersiak (POL) Sukuinage   Natsagdorj Dugersuren (MGL)
  Avtandil Tsertsvadze (GEO) Yorikiri   Eduard Kudzoev (RUS)

Semifinals edit

Score
Semifinals
  Vasilii Margiev (RUS) Yorikiri   Soichiro Kurokawa (JPN)
  Ramy Belal (EGY) Tsukiotoshi   Kojiro Kurokawa (JPN)
Repechages Semifinals
  Kojiro Kurokawa (JPN) Yorikiri   Jacek Piersiak (POL)
  Soichiro Kurokawa (JPN) Shitatenage   Avtandil Tsertsvadze (GEO)

Finals edit

Score
Gold medal match
  Vasilii Margiev (RUS) Yorikiri   Ramy Belal (EGY)
Bronze medal match
  Kojiro Kurokawa (JPN) Yorikiri   Soichiro Kurokawa (JPN)

References edit

  1. ^ "The World Games 2017, Wrocław (POL) info system | IWGA". www.theworldgames.org. Retrieved 2020-06-19.