| 2015 Akita International Sumo Basho |
|---|
 |
| Details |
|---|
| Date | June 13 |
| Location | Akita Budokan |
| No. Men | 13 |
| No. Women | 8 |
| Men's Championship |
|---|
| Champion | Kassidy Cook |
| Runner-up | Owen Cunningham |
| Fighting Spirit | Dean Ruetzler |
| No. of bouts | 39 |
| Women's Championship |
|---|
| Champion | Michelle Berent |
| Runner-up | Maeleen Arce |
| Fighting Spirit | Kinza Cooper |
| No. of bouts | 25 |
| ← 2014 | 2016 → |
The 11th Annual Akita International Sumo Basho (第十一回秋田県国際相撲場所) was a charity sumo tournament that was held on June 13th by the Akita Association of JETs. 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 13th 2015
- Place: Akita Budokan, Akita City
- Price:
- Rikishi (participants): ¥1000. 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 ¥2,000, children under 10 free
- Volunteers ¥1,000
Wrestlers
Men's
| Name
|
Country
|
Hometown
|
Akita
|
Shikona
|
Slogan
|
| Owen Cunningham
|
|
Kilkenny
|
North
|
相撲猿
|
SumOweN
|
oishii dashi
|
| Kassidy Cook
|
|
Iowa
|
South
|
赤毛の強襲
|
Assault by a Redhead
|
This is why I re-contracted.
|
| Dean Ruetzler
|
|
Vermont
|
Morioka
|
ゴリラの里
|
Village of Gorillas
|
ishindenshin
|
| Kyle Donahue
|
|
Oregon
|
Aomori
|
海瑠
|
The Buddha from Tsuruta
|
I am the punishment of God...if you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.
|
| Edward Luong
|
|
Ontario
|
North
|
海老
|
The Shrimp
|
Float like a pool noodle, sting like a shrimp.
|
| Ravi Budhooram
|
|
Saint Catherine
|
Tochigi
|
福笑
|
Fukuwarai
|
Live strong
|
| Sean Harris
|
|
New York
|
Aomori
|
じょっぱりどんず
|
The stubborn ass/butt (In Tsugaru-ben)
|
My blood, my sweat, your tears.
|
| Johnny Morris
|
|
Shrewsbury
|
North
|
白牡牛
|
White Bull
|
Make way for the bull
|
| Joe Di Martino
|
|
|
Yamagata
|
神
|
DIO
|
まさに！『世界を支配する』力！
|
| Colin Flinn
|
|
New Hampshire
|
North
|
花崗岩
|
Granite Grappler
|
焼肉定食
|
| Ryan Lin
|
|
California
|
Aomori
|
靄視
|
Bean Sprout
|
Don't jack with the Bean Sprout
|
| George Fleminger
|
|
London
|
South
|
城地の風
|
Castle Wind
|
I am the walrus.
|
| Joey Griggs
|
|
New Jersey
|
Central
|
枝グリッグス
|
Twigs Griggs
|
"Not now, chief. I'm in the fuckin' zone."
|
Women's
| Name
|
Country
|
Hometown
|
Akita
|
Shikona
|
Slogan
|
| Rebecca Chen
|
|
New Jersey
|
Central
|
陳子鍋
|
Chenkonabe
|
Okawari!
|
| Kinza Cooper
|
|
Connecticut
|
South
|
房尾
|
Squirrelly
|
Everyone is the Worst
|
| Meagan Peat
|
|
Ontario
|
Central
|
超怪獣
|
Meaga Monster
|
I've made the choices I have made in life.
|
| Noelle Adams
|
|
KwaZulu-Natal
|
North
|
南阿乃河童
|
The Tokoloshe
|
Life without battle is life without victory.
|
| Maeleen Arce
|
|
Arkansas
|
North
|
猪口嫋
|
Choco-pyon
|
Get ready to get pyon-ed out of the ring.
|
| Alexandra Brueckner
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
Aomori
|
女傑
|
The Amazon
|
Do your worst; I'll do you one better.
|
| Kristin Armstrong
|
|
California
|
Aomori
|
腕強
|
Strong Talent
|
おしおきだべぇ～
|
| Michelle Berent
|
|
Kentucky
|
North
|
白怪獣
|
White Monster
|
怪獣王に、俺は成る！
|
Tournament format
The Men's tournament consisted of 13 men who were divided into 3 groups. Each group wrestled in a round-robin format, and the top 2 from each group moved on to the semi-finals. Here, there was a 6 person round-robin with the top 2 advancing to the finals for a winner-take-all bout.
The Women's tournament consisted of 8 women who were divided into 2 groups. Each group wrestled in a round-robin format, and the top 2 from each group moved on to the semi-finals. Here, there was a 4 person round-robin with the top 2 advancing to the finals for a winner-take-all bout.
Officials
The officiating for the 2015 tournament, as well as special prize decisions was overseen by past and present Akita JETs:
- Head Referee/Head Judge - Pat Costello ('07-'11)
- Ring-side Judge - John Lennon ('13-present)
- Ring-side Judge - Nicholas Asquith ('14-present)
- Ring-side Judge - John Cooper ('12-present)
Bouts
Women's opening rounds
Women's Groups
| Group 1
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
Group 2
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
| Meagan Peat
|
0
|
3
|
Kinza Cooper
|
2
|
1
|
| Kristin Armstrong
|
2
|
1
|
Michelle Berent
|
2
|
1
|
| Rebecca Chen
|
1
|
2
|
Noelle Adams
|
2
|
1
|
| Maeleen Arce
|
3
|
0
|
Alexandra Brueckner
|
0
|
3
|
Round 1
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
|
|
Meagan Peat
|
watch
|
Kristin Armstrong
|
○
|
|
|
Kinza Cooper
|
watch
|
Michelle Berent
|
○
|
|
|
Rebecca Chen
|
watch
|
Maeleen Arce
|
○
|
| ○
|
Noelle Adams
|
watch
|
Alexandra Brueckner
|
|
Round 2
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
|
|
Meagan Peat
|
watch
|
Maeleen Arce
|
○
|
| ○
|
Kinza Cooper
|
watch
|
Alexandra Brueckner
|
|
|
|
Rebecca Chen
|
watch
|
Kristin Armstrong
|
○
|
| ○
|
Noelle Adams
|
watch
|
Michelle Berent
|
|
Round 3
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
|
|
Meagan Peat
|
watch
|
Rebecca Chen
|
○
|
| ○
|
Kinza Cooper
|
watch
|
Noelle Adams
|
|
| ○
|
Maeleen Arce
|
watch
|
Kristin Armstrong
|
|
| ○
|
Michelle Berent
|
watch
|
Alexandra Brueckner
|
|
Women's play-off
With Michelle, Kinza and Noelle tied on points, a playoff was held to decide with 2 wrestlers would proceed to the next round. The wrestler to lose 2 fights in a row would not proceed. Michelle and Kinza proceeded to the next round.
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
| ○
|
Kinza Cooper
|
watch
|
Noelle Adams
|
|
|
|
Kinza Cooper
|
watch
|
Michelle Berent
|
○
|
| ○
|
Noelle Adams
|
watch
|
Michelle Berent
|
|
|
|
Noelle Adams
|
watch
|
Kinza Cooper
|
○
|
| ○
|
Michelle Berent
|
watch
|
Kinza Cooper
|
|
| ○
|
Michelle Berent
|
watch
|
Noelle Adams
|
|
Men's opening rounds
Men's Groups
| Group 1
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
Group 2
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
Group 3
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
| Dean Ruetzler
|
3
|
0
|
Kassidy Cook
|
3
|
0
|
Owen Cunningham
|
3
|
0
|
| Colin Flinn
|
2
|
1
|
Ryan Lin
|
1
|
2
|
George Fleminger
|
1
|
2
|
| Sean Harris
|
1
|
2
|
Johnny Morris
|
1
|
2
|
Joey Griggs
|
0
|
3
|
| Kyle Donahue
|
0
|
3
|
Edward Luong
|
1
|
2
|
Ravi Budhooram
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joe Di Martino
|
2
|
2
|
Round 1
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
| ○
|
Dean Ruetzler
|
watch
|
Colin Flinn
|
|
| ○
|
Kassidy Cook
|
watch
|
Ryan Lin
|
|
| ○
|
Owen Cunningham
|
watch
|
George Fleminger
|
|
|
|
Kyle Donahue
|
watch
|
Sean Harris
|
○
|
| ○
|
Edward Luong
|
watch
|
Johnny Morris
|
|
|
|
Ravi Budhooram
|
watch
|
Joe Di Martino
|
○
|
Round 2
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
| ○
|
Dean Ruetzler
|
watch
|
Sean Harris
|
|
| ○
|
Kassidy Cook
|
watch
|
Johnny Morris
|
|
|
|
Joey Griggs
|
watch
|
Owen Cunningham
|
○
|
|
|
Kyle Donahue
|
watch
|
Colin Flinn
|
○
|
|
|
Edward Luong
|
watch
|
Ryan Lin
|
○
|
| ○
|
Ravi Budhooram
|
watch
|
George Fleminger
|
|
Round 3
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
| ○
|
Dean Ruetzler
|
watch
|
Kyle Donahue
|
|
| ○
|
Kassidy Cook
|
watch
|
Edward Luong
|
|
| ○
|
Joe Di Martino
|
watch
|
Joey Griggs
|
|
|
|
Sean Harris
|
watch
|
Colin Flinn
|
○
|
| ○
|
Johnny Morris
|
1 watch
|
Ryan Lin
|
|
| ○
|
Owen Cunningham
|
watch
|
Joe Di Martino
|
|
| ○
|
Ravi Budhooram
|
watch
|
Joey Griggs
|
|
| ○
|
George Fleminger
|
watch
|
Joe Di Martino
|
|
Men's play-off
In Group 3, two men were tied with 2 wins a piece. A simple tie-breaker round was held.
Group 3
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
| ○
|
Ravi Budhooram
|
watch
|
Joe Di Martino
|
|
In Group 2, three men were tied with 1 win each. The first man to win 2 consecutive fights was to proceed.
Group 2
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
| ○
|
Edward Luong
|
watch
|
Johnny Morris
|
|
| ○
|
Edward Luong
|
watch
|
Ryan Lin
|
|
Women's semi-final
Round 1
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
|
|
Kinza Cooper
|
watch
|
Maeleen Arce
|
○
|
|
|
Kristin Armstrong
|
watch
|
Michelle Berent
|
○
|
Round 2
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
|
|
Kinza Cooper
|
watch
|
Michelle Berent
|
○
|
|
|
Kristin Armstrong
|
watch
|
Maeleen Arce
|
○
|
Round 3
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
| ○
|
Michelle Berent
|
watch
|
Maeleen Arce
|
|
|
|
Kinza Cooper
|
watch
|
Kristin Armstrong
|
○
|
Men's semi-final
Round 1
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
|
|
Dean Ruetzler
|
watch
|
Kassidy Cook
|
○
|
| ○
|
Owen Cunningham
|
watch
|
Edward Luong
|
|
| ○
|
Colin Flinn
|
watch
|
Ravi Budhooram
|
|
Round 2
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
|
|
Dean Ruetzler
|
watch
|
Owen Cunningham
|
○
|
| ○
|
Kassidy Cook
|
watch
|
Ravi Budhooram
|
|
|
|
Colin Flinn
|
1 watch
|
Edward Luong
|
○
|
Round 3
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
| ○
|
Kassidy Cook
|
watch
|
Owen Cunningham
|
|
|
|
Colin Flinn
|
watch
|
Dean Ruetzler
|
○
|
| ○
|
Edward Luong
|
watch
|
Ravi Budhooram
|
|
Round 4
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
| ○
|
Owen Cunningham
|
watch
|
Colin Flinn
|
|
| ○
|
Dean Ruetzler
|
watch
|
Ravi Budhooram
|
|
|
|
Edward Luong
|
watch
|
Kassidy Cook
|
○
|
Round 5
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
|
|
Ravi Budhooram
|
watch
|
Owen Cunningham
|
○
|
|
|
Colin Flinn
|
watch
|
Kassidy Cook
|
○
|
| ○
|
Dean Ruetzler
|
watch
|
Edward Luong
|
|
Finals
Women's final
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
| ○
|
Michelle Berent
|
watch
|
Maeleen Arce
|
|
Men's final
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
| ○
|
Kassidy Cook
|
watch
|
Owen Cunningham
|
|
Awards
Men's Champion: Kassidy Cook
Men's Runner-up: Owen Cunningham
Men's Fighting Spirit Prize: Dean Ruetzler
Women's Champion: Michelle Berent
Women's Runner-up: Maeleen Arce
Women's Fighting Spirit Prize: Kinza Cooper
Statistics
| Name
|
Country
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
PCT %
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
PCT %
|
| Kassidy Cook
|
USA
|
9
|
0
|
1.000
|
|
|
|
| Michelle Berent
|
USA
|
6
|
1
|
0.857
|
9
|
2
|
0.818
|
| Owen Cunningham
|
Ireland
|
7
|
2
|
0.778
|
|
|
|
| Dean Ruetzler
|
USA
|
6
|
2
|
0.750
|
|
|
|
| Maeleen Arce
|
USA
|
5
|
2
|
0.714
|
|
|
|
| Joe Di Martino
|
|
2
|
1
|
0.667
|
2
|
2
|
0.500
|
| Noelle Adams
|
South Africa
|
2
|
1
|
0.667
|
3
|
4
|
0.429
|
| Kristin Armstrong
|
USA
|
3
|
3
|
0.500
|
|
|
|
| Edward Luong
|
Canada
|
3
|
5
|
0.375
|
5
|
5
|
0.500
|
| Colin Flinn
|
USA
|
3
|
5
|
0.375
|
|
|
|
| Sean Harris
|
USA
|
1
|
2
|
0.333
|
|
|
|
| Johnny Morris
|
UK
|
1
|
2
|
0.333
|
1
|
3
|
0.250
|
| Ryan Lin
|
USA
|
1
|
2
|
0.333
|
1
|
3
|
0.250
|
| George Fleminger
|
UK
|
1
|
2
|
0.333
|
|
|
|
| Rebecca Chen
|
USA
|
1
|
2
|
0.333
|
|
|
|
| Kinza Cooper
|
USA
|
2
|
4
|
0.333
|
4
|
6
|
0.400
|
| Ravi Budhooram
|
Jamica
|
2
|
6
|
0.250
|
3
|
6
|
0.333
|
| Kyle Donahue
|
USA
|
0
|
3
|
0.000
|
|
|
|
| Joey Griggs
|
USA
|
0
|
3
|
0.000
|
|
|
|
| Meagan Peat
|
Canada
|
0
|
3
|
0.000
|
|
|
|
| Alexandra Brueckner
|
USA
|
0
|
3
|
0.000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Standard bouts
|
with playoff bouts
|
Country Records
| Country
|
Wrestlers
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
PCT %
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
PCT %
|
 Ireland
|
1
|
7
|
2
|
0.778
|
|
|
|
| South Africa
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0.667
|
2
|
2
|
0.500
|
 United States
|
14
|
15
|
10
|
0.600
|
18
|
13
|
0.581
|
| United Kingdom
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
0.333
|
2
|
5
|
0.286
|
 Canada
|
2
|
3
|
8
|
0.273
|
5
|
8
|
0.385
|
| Jamica
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
0.250
|
3
|
6
|
0.333
|
|
|
Standard bouts
|
with playoff bouts
|
- Bouts between compatriots are not included.
- Playoff bouts and forfeits are not included
Gallery
See also
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Ireland
United States
Canada
2015 Basho
2015 Basho
2015 Banzuke
2015 Banzuke
Group photo
Donation
