2008 US SUMO OPEN

8th Annual US SUMO OPEN MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT

The heavyweight quarter-finalists step forward.

Germany's Torsten Scheibler defeats Kelly Gneiting.

Georgi Otsetarov topples Siosifa I'sama'u.

Germany's Karsten Grap wins over Mongolia's Bayanbat Davaadalai in a three-minute struggle!

European Champion Petar Stoyanov locks up with World Champion Byambajav Ulambayar.

Dan Kalbfleisch (bronze), Byambajav Ulambayar (gold),
and Petar Stoyanov (silver) step up to receive prizes.

Photos: Chuck Green, Dustin Snipes, Steven Barry, Chris Williams

MEN’S HEAVYWEIGHT OPENING ROUNDS

Bracket A
PLACE	NAME	NATIONALITY	WEIGHT	RECORD
1	Petar Stoyanov	Bulgaria	350 lbs	4 - 0
2	Bayanbat Davaadalai	Mongolia	310 lbs	3 - 1
3	Dan Kalbfleisch	USA – CA	310 lbs	2 - 2
4	Anthony Noli	USA – AZ	284 lbs	1 - 3
5	Americus Abesamis	USA – CA	320 lbs	0 - 4

Bracket B
PLACE	NAME	NATIONALITY	WEIGHT	RECORD
1	Byambajav Ulambayar	Mongolia	330 lbs	3 - 0
2	Karsten Grap	Germany	380 lbs	1 - 2*
3	Georgi Otsetarov	Bulgaria	350 lbs	1 - 2*
4	Siosifa I’sama’u	USA - CA	325 lbs	1 - 2*

Bracket C
PLACE	NAME	NATIONALITY	WEIGHT	RECORD
1	Tamir Dolgormaa	Mongolia	278 lbs	3 - 0
2	Torsten Scheibler	Germany	430 lbs	2 - 1
3	Kelly Gneiting	USA – ID	430 lbs	1 - 2*
4	Marcus Barber	USA - CA	340 lbs	0 - 3

* four-way tie for 7th and 8th spots in the quarter-finals Four-Way Tie Results (top two advance to quarter-finals)
PLACE	NAME	NATIONALITY	WEIGHT	RECORD
1	Karsten Grap	Germany	380 lbs	3 - 0
2	Kelly Gneiting	USA – ID	430 lbs	2 - 1
3	Georgi Otsetarov	Bulgaria	350 lbs	1 - 2
4	Siosifa I’sama’u	USA – CA	325 lbs	0 - 3

MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT SEMI-FINALS& FINAL

THIRD PLACE MATCH
Dan Kalbfleisch defeats Karsten Grap.

GOLD: Byambajav Ulambayar
SILVER: Petar Stoyanov
BRONZE: Dan Kalbfleisch