2006 Akita International Sumo Basho

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2006 Akita International Sumo Basho
Details
DateJuly 1
LocationYabase Sports Park
No. Men30
Men's Championship
ChampionWill Van Sittert
Runner-upSeth Dorman
No. of bouts30
2005 2007

The 2nd annual Akita International Sumo Basho (第二回秋田県国際相撲場所) took place on Saturday, July 1st 2006 at Yabase Sports Park in Akita City. This year 32 men took part in the competition, including the reigning Yokozuna Corey Campbell.

Brackets

All names drawn from a hat. The only two people who were seeded were Corey (who as Yokozuna fought last) and Seth Dorman who made it to the semis last year. They were separated them by placing them at opposite ends of Round One. Everyone else's name went into the hat.

First Round Round of 16 Quarter finals Semi finals Finals
          
United States of America Pav Kontou W
United States of America Bryan Barber L
United States of America Pav Kontou L
United States of America Seth Dorman W
Glenn L
United States of America Seth Dorman W
United States of America Seth Dorman W
United Kingdom Tom Clevenger L
United Kingdom Grant MacKinnon W
United Kingdom Matt Tregallas L
United Kingdom Grant MacKinnon L
United Kingdom Tom Clevenger W
Taka Kamada * L
United Kingdom Tom Clevenger W
United States of America Seth Dorman W
Australia Lee Schrader L
United States of America Gabe Andrews L
New Zealand Nilau Elisa W
Kevin Ng L
New Zealand Nilau Elisa W
New Zealand Nilau Elisa L
Australia Lee Schrader W
David Lydon L
Australia Lee Schrader W
Edwin Solorzano * L
Australia Lee Schrader W
United States of America Will Van Sittert W
United States of America Seth Dorman L
Brenden Pitt * L
United States of America Seth Eason W
United States of America Seth Eason L
United States of America Will Van Sittert W
United States of America Johnathon Isaacson L
United States of America Will Van Sittert W
United States of America Will Van Sittert W
Canada Mark Kunyckyj L
United States of America Nate Hermens L
Canada Mark Kunyckyj W
Canada Mark Kunyckyj W
Alex L
United States of America Ben Spitz L
Alex W
United States of America Will Van Sittert W
United States of America Peter Hoover L
United States of America Brant Martin L
United States of America Peter Hoover W
United States of America Peter Hoover W
Australia Brendan Jinks L
Republic of Ireland Kevin Kelly L Third place
Australia Brendan Jinks W
United States of America Peter Hoover W Australia Lee Schrader W
Christian Trefault L United States of America Peter Hoover L
United States of America Chris Schwarzkopf L
New Zealand Matt Barnacott W
New Zealand Matt Barnacott L
Christian Trefault W
United States of America Corey Campbell L
Christian Trefault W
  • Asterisks indicate participants from Iwate.

Gyoji & Judges

  • GYOJI: Kevin McGowan
  • JUDGES: Soma Govender, Tom Deem, Corey Newman

Awards

  • Champion: Will Van Sittert
  • Runner-up: Seth Dorman
  • 3rd: Lee Schrader

Attendance & Profits

  • 106 adults @ ¥1,000 and 8 students @ ¥500 attended: ¥ 110,000
  • Bake sake: ¥ 21,600
  • Expenses: ¥ 21,400
  • Total profits: ¥ 110,200

Betting

The person who correctly predicts the 2006 Yokozuna wins the pot. If more than one person (or no one) correctly chooses the winner, then we will work back from there to determine the winner. ¥500 per entry. Enter as many times as you like.

Publicity

The Akita-ken Shimin Katsudō jōhō Net(秋田県市民活動情報ネット) came and covered the tournament. Below is the original text that appeared in the Vol.14 August 2006 edition of Kadare (かだれ).

Akita-ken Shimin Article

秋田県Everest of Apples(エベレスト・オブ・アップルズ)
秋田県エベレスト・オブ・アップルズでは昨年から、力士のほとん どがALT(※参照)の先生という、大変ユニークな「外国人相撲大 会」を開催しています。2回目となる今年は、秋田市八橋で観客も含 めて約120名の参加を得て、7月1日(土)に開催されました。足の長 いまわし姿の力士が立ち並ぶ姿はユーモラスで、道行く人々も思わず 立ち止まるほどでした。参加費1,000円は、ネパールの貧困に苦しむ 子どもたちの教育への支援などに充てることになっています。これま でハロウィンダンスパーティなどを開催し、その収益金で、昨年10 月、ネパールに小学校を建てることができましたが、ローン返済のた めなどにまだまだ資金は必要です。今後も活動を続けて資金を集める 予定です。
エベレスト・オブ・アップルズの活動は青森県のALTの先生たち から始まり、最初はそれに秋田のALTの先生たちが賛同する形でし たが、後に独立しました。そのような経緯で団体名に『りんご』が入 っているのです。これからは外国人相撲大会になるべくたくさんの秋 田の方々と子どもたちが参加できるようにしたいと、代表のローレ ン・メッシングさんは話してくれました。 ※ALTとは、Assistant Language Teacher、外国語教育のためのネ イティブスピーカーによる助手のことです。source

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