17 wrestler format

This page suggests a format for the Akita International Sumo Basho when 17 wrestlers are competing. The format can be adopted and changed where necessary.

Summary

17 wrestlers are split into three pools; one pool of 5, and two pools of 6. Within each pool, a round robin competition takes place, where every wrestler competes against every other wrestler in their pool. The top 2 from the pool of 5, and the top 3 from the pools of 6 advance to the second stage.
The 8 who advance are divided into 2 pools. Again, a round robin competition takes place, where every wrestler competes against every other wrestler in their pool (3 fights each). The winner of each pool in the second stage proceeds to the final.

Considerations

It is important to take into account two factors when planning a tournament:

1. the minimum number of fights the finalists must participate in, and
2. the minimum number of fights a participant can have before being eliminated from the competition.

Using the format suggested on this page:

• finalists must compete in a minimum of 8 fights (from pool 1) or 9 fights (from pool 2 or 3),
• the minimum amount of fights for a competitor is 4 fights (pool 1) or 5 fights (pool 2 or 3),

Note: playoffs can add more fights for competitors

First Stage

• Pool Formation: There are three pools in total.
  Pool 1 consists of 5 members, while Pool 2 and Pool 3 each have 6 members.
• Format: Round-robin
  
every member of a particular pool competes against every other member in their pool. Members in Pool 1 have 4 fights each, while members in Pool 2 and Pool 3 have 5 fights each.
• Progression Criteria:
  After the round-robin matches, the top 2 members from Pool 1 and the top 3 members from both Pool 2 and Pool 3 can progress to the next stage.

Pools

Pool 1

Pos	Wrestler	W	L	Qualification
1	Wrestler A	0	0	Advance to Second stage
2	Wrestler B	0	0	Advance to Second stage
3	Wrestler C	0	0
4	Wrestler D	0	0
5	Wrestler E	0	0

Pool 2

Pos	Wrestler	W	L	Qualification
1	Wrestler F	0	0	Advance to Second stage
2	Wrestler G	0	0	Advance to Second stage
3	Wrestler H	0	0	Advance to Second stage
4	Wrestler I	0	0
5	Wrestler J	0	0
6	Wrestler K	0	0

Pool 3

Pos	Wrestler	W	L	Qualification
1	Wrestler L	0	0	Advance to Second stage
2	Wrestler M	0	0	Advance to Second stage
3	Wrestler N	0	0	Advance to Second stage
4	Wrestler O	0	0
5	Wrestler P	0	0
6	Wrestler Q	0	0

Eight wrestlers progress to the Second stage.

Round Robin

Round Robin

			East		West
			Round 1
1	vs	4	Wrestler A	vs	Wrestler D
2	vs	5	Wrestler B	vs	Wrestler E
6	vs	9	Wrestler F	vs	Wrestler I
7	vs	10	Wrestler G	vs	Wrestler J
8	vs	11	Wrestler H	vs	Wrestler K
12	vs	15	Wrestler L	vs	Wrestler O
13	vs	16	Wrestler M	vs	Wrestler P
14	vs	17	Wrestler N	vs	Wrestler Q
			Round 2
1	vs	2	Wrestler A	vs	Wrestler B
3	vs	4	Wrestler C	vs	Wrestler D
6	vs	7	Wrestler F	vs	Wrestler G
8	vs	9	Wrestler H	vs	Wrestler I
11	vs	10	Wrestler K	vs	Wrestler J
12	vs	13	Wrestler L	vs	Wrestler M
14	vs	15	Wrestler N	vs	Wrestler O
17	vs	16	Wrestler Q	vs	Wrestler P
			Round 3
1	vs	3	Wrestler A	vs	Wrestler C
5	vs	4	Wrestler E	vs	Wrestler D
6	vs	8	Wrestler F	vs	Wrestler H
11	vs	7	Wrestler K	vs	Wrestler G
10	vs	9	Wrestler J	vs	Wrestler I
12	vs	14	Wrestler L	vs	Wrestler N
17	vs	13	Wrestler Q	vs	Wrestler M
16	vs	15	Wrestler P	vs	Wrestler O
			Round 4
5	vs	3	Wrestler E	vs	Wrestler C
4	vs	2	Wrestler D	vs	Wrestler B
6	vs	11	Wrestler F	vs	Wrestler K
10	vs	8	Wrestler J	vs	Wrestler H
9	vs	7	Wrestler I	vs	Wrestler G
12	vs	17	Wrestler L	vs	Wrestler Q
16	vs	14	Wrestler P	vs	Wrestler N
15	vs	13	Wrestler O	vs	Wrestler M
			Round 5
1	vs	5	Wrestler A	vs	Wrestler E
2	vs	3	Wrestler B	vs	Wrestler C
6	vs	10	Wrestler F	vs	Wrestler J
9	vs	11	Wrestler I	vs	Wrestler K
7	vs	8	Wrestler G	vs	Wrestler H
12	vs	16	Wrestler L	vs	Wrestler P
15	vs	17	Wrestler O	vs	Wrestler Q
13	vs	14	Wrestler M	vs	Wrestler N

Second Stage

The order of the Pools at the end of the First Stage determine where everyone will be positioned for the Second Stage

The wrestlers should now be in the following order:

• Wrestler 1 is from 1st place in Pool 1
• Wrestler 2 is from 3rd place in Pool 3
• Wrestler 3 is from 2nd place in Pool 2
• Wrestler 4 is from 3rd place in Pool 2
• Wrestler 5 is from 1st place in Pool 2
• Wrestler 6 is from 1st place in Pool 3
• Wrestler 7 is from 2nd place in Pool 1
• Wrestler 8 is from 2nd place in Pool 3

Note: Some wrestlers will have already been in the same pools in the First Stage, but this is unavoidable.

Pools

Pool 1

Pos	Wrestler	W	L	Qualification
1	Wrestler 1	0	0	Advance to Final
2	Wrestler 2	0	0
3	Wrestler 3	0	0
4	Wrestler 4	0	0

Pool 2

Pos	Wrestler	W	L	Qualification
1	Wrestler 5	0	0	Advance to Final
2	Wrestler 6	0	0
3	Wrestler 7	0	0
4	Wrestler 8	0	0

Round Robin

Round Robin

			East		West
			Round 1
1	vs	3	Wrestler 1	vs	Wrestler 3
2	vs	4	Wrestler 2	vs	Wrestler 4
5	vs	7	Wrestler 5	vs	Wrestler 7
6	vs	8	Wrestler 6	vs	Wrestler 8
			Round 2
1	vs	2	Wrestler 1	vs	Wrestler 2
4	vs	3	Wrestler 4	vs	Wrestler 3
5	vs	6	Wrestler 5	vs	Wrestler 6
8	vs	7	Wrestler 8	vs	Wrestler 7
			Round 3
1	vs	4	Wrestler 1	vs	Wrestler 4
3	vs	2	Wrestler 3	vs	Wrestler 2
5	vs	8	Wrestler 5	vs	Wrestler 8
7	vs	6	Wrestler 7	vs	Wrestler 6

Final

The two pool winners from the Second Stage both enter the final. The winner from Pool 1 will fight from the east, and the winner from Pool 2 fights from the west.

Final

East		West
Wrestler 1	vs	Wrestler 2

See also

• Akita International Sumo Basho
• Sumo rules and guidelines
• Sumo playoffs