2009 US SUMO OPEN - 9th Annual   "SUMO BASH"

Saturday September 26    11:00AM
Redondo Beach, California

Photos: Chuck Green

The 2009 US Sumo Open continues the tradition started in 2001, when Konishiki was the first legendary guest at the event. In recent years, the US Sumo Open has been held at the Los Angeles Spots Arena, with thousands in attendance. In 2009, the Open moved to Redondo Beach, and while there were still multiple champions competing from several countries, the scale was a little smaller. In a more intimate setting, fans got a chance to meet with, eat with, and take photos with the sumo wrestlers at the end of the competition. This “Sumo Bash” was truly a new sumo experience for many hard-core fans. Of course, there was still a sumo competition, too!

US SUMO OPEN 9th Annual Top Athletes
BYAMBAJAV
ULAMBAYAR

317 lbs
Heavyweight Gold
Openweight Gold
MONGOLIA
ERDENEBILEG
ALAGDAA

204 lbs
Middleweight Gold
Openweight Silver
MONGOLIA
ERNEST
FREUND

186 lbs
Lightweight Gold
USA
BAYANBAT
DAVAADALAI

308 lbs
Heavyweight Silver
MONGOLIA
SIOSIFA
ISAMAU

322 lbs
Heavyweight Bronze
Openweight Bronze
TONGA