2008 Akita International Sumo Basho
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| 2008 Akita International Sumo Basho | |
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| Details | |
| Date | June 28 |
| Location | Akita Budokan |
| No. Men | 32 |
| Men's Championship | |
| Champion | Travis Emery |
| Runner-up | Seth Eason |
| No. of bouts | ? |
| ← 2007 | 2009 → |
The 4th annual Akita International Sumo Basho (第四回秋田県国際相撲場所) took place on Sunday, June 28th 2008 at the Akita Budokan in Akita City. This year 32 men took part in the competition.
Opening Round
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
 David Ebdon
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Hisashi Takaki |  Owen Cunningham
|
 David Thomson
|
 Daniel Yenshaw
|
Michael Buonadonna
|
Nicholas Chomiak
|
Travis Emery
|
| Seth Eason
|
Chris Lewis | Matt Hixson
|
 John Ma
|
| Bryan Barber
|
Douglas Perkins
|
Pat Costello
|
Tristen Dean
|
| Pool E | Pool F | Pool G | Pool H |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Beattie | Mark Beese | Dan Dooher
|
Rob Evans
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| Brett Kaminski
|
Jeffrey Moore
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Cory Cassel | Mark Gatley
|
 Matt Bryson
|
.svg){kind=small} Frank Webster
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Andrew McCarthy
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Jason Strait
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| Philip Cooke
|
David Engram
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Makoto Morita |  Jon Hui
|
Awards
- Men's Champion: Travis Emery
- Men's Runner-up: Seth Eason
Blogs
The following blogs were written about the event
Sale
Volunteers were asked to bring baked goods to sell. And there was a "STUFF SALE" on they of the tournament. All clothes were sold for ¥500 and all electronics for ¥1,000. All profits went to Room to Read. What was not sold at the tournament will be sold to Hard Off recycle shop, also to benefit Room to Read.
Gallery
2008 Basho
2008 wrestlers and judges
Sakigake Report
Eason vs Barber
See also
| Years of the Akita International Sumo Basho | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |||||
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||||
