6th Annual US SUMO OPEN MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT

Former professional sumo wrestler Waybe Vierra (left) fights current amateur World Sumo Champion Torsten Scheibler.
Carl Pappalardo lunges at Alex Czerwinski.

Japan's Koichi Kato locks up with Alex Czerwinski of Germany.
Kelly Gneiting (left) fends off Steven Jimenez' thrust, to grab the belt.
Photos: Chuck Green, Chieko Hayashi

 

MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT
Bracket A
PLACE NAME NATIONALITY WEIGHT RECORD
1 Torsten Scheibler Germany 439 lbs 2 - 0
2 Carl Pappalardo
 US – New York 295 lbs 1 - 1
3 Tugsjargal Tsedendorj Mongolia 267 lbs 0 - 2
         
Bracket B
PLACE NAME NATIONALITY WEIGHT RECORD
1 Alex Czerwinski Germany 337 lbs 2 - 0
2 Wayne Vierra US – Hawaii 330 lbs 1 - 1
3 Steve Shifflett US – California 315 lbs 0 - 2
         
Bracket C (top three tied in 2-1, forcing three-way play-off)
PLACE NAME NATIONALITY WEIGHT RECORD
1 Karsten Grap Germany 375 lbs 4 - 1
2 Wes Jones US – California 290 lbs 3 - 2 **
3 Hans Age Jordalen Norway 287 lbs 2 - 3
4 Jonathan Crite US – Arizona 269 lbs 0 - 3
         
Bracket D
PLACE NAME NATIONALITY WEIGHT RECORD
1 Koichi Kato Japan 394 lbs 3 - 0
2 Kelly Gneiting US – New Mexico 405 lbs 2 - 1
3 Steven Jimenez US – California 400 lbs 1 - 2
4 Joe Gray US – Arizona 325 lbs 0 - 3
** Withdrew prior to quarter-finals due to injury.

MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT SEMI-FINALS& FINAL
Torsten Scheibler            

–––––– Torsten Scheibler        
Wayne Vierra            
      –––––– Torsten Scheibler    
Karsten Grap            
  –––––– Karsten Grap        
Kelly Gneiting            
          –––––– Koichi Kato
Alex Czerwinski            
  –––––– Alex Czerwinski        
Carl Pappalardo            
      –––––– Koichi Kato    
Koichi Kato            
  –––––– Koichi Kato        
Hans Age Jordalen            

THIRD PLACE MATCH
Karsten Grap defeats Alex Czerwinski.

GOLD: Koichi Kato
SILVER: Torsten Scheibler
BRONZE: Karsten Grap

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