| 2013 Akita International Sumo Basho |
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 |
| Details |
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| Date | June 22 |
| Location | Akita Budokan |
| No. Men | 12 |
| No. Women | 5 |
| Men's Championship |
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| Champion | Dean Ruetzler |
| Runner-up | Owen Cunningham |
| Fighting Spirit | Douglas Heller |
| No. of bouts | 43 |
| Women's Championship |
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| Champion | Allanah Faherty |
| Runner-up | Natalie Hadjiloukas |
| Fighting Spirit | MacKenzie Vile |
| No. of bouts | 12 |
| ← 2012 | 2014 → |
The 9th Annual Akita International Sumo Basho (第九回秋田県国際相撲場所) is a charity sumo tournament that was held on June 22nd by the Akita Association of JETs. Every year JETs and friends gather from all across Tohoku (and some farther still) to decide who was worthy of the title of Akita's Yokozuna.
Details
- Date: Sunday, June 22nd 2013
- Place: Akita Budokan, Akita City (google maps link)
- Price:
- Rikishi (participants): ¥500. Arrive no later than 9:30. Upon arrival, volunteers assisted with putting on the mawashi, explaining the rules governing the bouts, and gave tips on how to fight.
- Spectators: ¥1,000, kids ¥500
Wrestlers
Men's
| Name
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Country
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Hometown
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Akita
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Shikona
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Slogan
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| Owen Cunningham
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Kilkenny
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North
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相撲猿
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SumOweN
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oishii dashi
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| Padraig de Cléir
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Donegal
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Central
|
田中
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Paddy
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Is fear rith maith ná drochsheasamh
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| Kenneth Grant
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Spalding
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Central
|
蹴荷威
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Kick Stuff Powderfully
|
I'll sleep when I'm dead
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| Kazune Hasegawa
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|
Fukushima
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Central
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禁愚和
|
King Kaz
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Nothing to fear - with the exception of ghosts
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| Douglas Heller
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|
Oxford
|
Tokyo
|
闘牛雄
|
The Bullfighter
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See life as an adventure and it will become one.
|
| Todd Horner
|
|
Alberta
|
Central
|
煙突
|
Smoke Stacks
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Guts pose for life
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| Neil Mac Taidhg
|
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Sligo
|
Kobe
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大論山
|
The Great Thinker
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Níor chaill fear an mgisnigh riamh
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| Adrain Qais
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|
Stroud
|
Tokyo
|
魔法猿
|
Magic Monkey
|
I was born ready...
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| David Ranzini
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Virginia
|
Central
|
妙義 賢闘龍
|
Myōgi Sakatoryū
|
Fight smart or die stupid
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| Dean Ruetzler
|
|
Vermont
|
Morioka
|
ゴリラの里
|
Village of Gorillas
|
ishindenshin
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| Todd Shaw
|
|
Florida
|
North
|
危人
|
Abunai Hito
|
Win, or murder your opponent tryin'
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| Randy Umetsu
|
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Hawaii
|
Central
|
濫乃海
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Rannomi
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Superman is my dream
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Men's Group
| Group A
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Group B
|
| David Ranzini
|
Neil Mac Taidhg
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| Todd Horner
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Todd Shaw
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| Padraig de Cléir
|
Adrian Qais
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| Kenny Grant
|
Randy Umetsu
|
| Douglas Heller
|
Kazune Hasegawa
|
| Dean Ruetzler
|
Owen Cunningham
|
Women's
| Name
|
Country
|
Hometown
|
Akita
|
Shikona
|
Slogan
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| Allanah Faherty
|
|
Invercargill
|
South
|
サメ咬傷
|
Shark Bite
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It's a shark eat shark world...
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| Natalie Hadjiloukas
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
Central
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権三先生
|
Dr. Gonzo
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The mediocre have no right to criticise the great.
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| Connie Look
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New York
|
South
|
千代
|
A Thousand Years
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I'll show you a woman's strength!!!
|
| MacKenzie Vile
|
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Connecticut
|
South
|
大風山
|
daipūsan
|
Pooh wants some honey!!!!!!!
|
| Tessie Vu
|
|
Melbourne
|
Central
|
から揚げキッド
|
Karaage Kid
|
Fry on, fry off
|
Tournament format
The Men's tournament consisted of 12 men who were divided into 2 groups. After the initial 5 rounds the top 3 wrestlers from each group were assigned numbers from 1 through 6. These 6 men went through 3 rounds to decide the top 2 who then proceeded to the final.
The Women's tournament consisted of 5 women. The fights were broken into two sessions, with each wrestler fighting 2 fights per session. The two highest scoring wrestlers proceeded to the final.
Officials
The officiating for the 2013 tournament, as well as special prize decisions was overseen by past and present Akita JETs:
- Head Referee/Head Judge - Bryan Barber ('04-'09)
- Head Referee/Head Judge - Pat Costello ('07-'11)
- Ring-side Judge - Delmer Lopez ('08-'13)
- Ring-side Judge - Daniel Dooher ('06-'10)
Publicity
The Akita Sakigake Newspaper once again came and covered the tournament. Below is the original text and translation of the article that appeared in the June 23rd edition of the newpaper.
Sakigake Article
(Main: Adrain Qais vs Padraig de Cléir, Sub: Kazune Hasegawa passing water to Neil Mac Taidhg)
ＡＬＴら、大相撲さながらの激闘 秋田市で県国際相撲大会
第９回県国際相撲大会が２２日、秋田市の県立武道館で開かれ、県内の小中学校や高校の外国語指導助手（ＡＬＴ）ら外国人男女２０人がまわし姿で熱戦を繰り広げた。
出場者は「闘牛雄」「相撲猿」「千代」など、それぞれ自身で付けたしこ名で出場。土俵に上がって他の出場者から力水を受けるなど、大相撲さながらの流れで取組に挑んだ。
取組は激しいぶつかり合いが多く、勢い余って土俵の外に転げ落ちる出場者も。激闘の後、握手を交わすなど健闘をたたえ合う姿には、客席から歓声や拍手が湧き起こった。source
Bouts
Men's opening rounds
Round 1
| East
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Video
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West
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| ○
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Dean Ruetzler
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watch
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Owen Cunningham
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Padraig de Cléir
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watch
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Adrian Qais
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○
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| ○
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Todd Horner
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watch
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Kazune Hasegawa
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| ○
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Kenny Grant
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watch
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Randy Umetsu
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David Ranzini
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watch
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Todd Shaw
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○
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| ○
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Douglas Heller
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watch
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Neil Mac Taidhg
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Round 2
| East
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Video
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West
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| ○
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Todd Horner
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watch
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Randy Umetsu
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Padraig de Cléir
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watch
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Owen Cunningham
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○
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| ○
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Kenny Grant
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watch
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Kazune Hasegawa
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| ○
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David Ranzini
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watch
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Neil Mac Taidhg
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| ○
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Douglas Heller
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watch
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Todd Shaw
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| ○
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Dean Ruetzler
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watch
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Adrian Qais
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Round 3
| East
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Video
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West
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| ○
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Douglas Heller
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watch
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Kazune Hasegawa
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Todd Horner
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watch
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Neil Mac Taidhg
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○
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Kenny Grant
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watch
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Owen Cunningham
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○
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| ○
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Padraig de Cléir
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watch
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Todd Shaw
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| ○
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David Ranzini
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watch
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Adrian Qais
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| ○
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Dean Ruetzler
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watch
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Randy Umetsu
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Round 4
| East
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Video
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West
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| ○
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Kenny Grant
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watch
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Neil Mac Taidhg
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David Ranzini
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watch
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Owen Cunningham
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○
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| ○
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Todd Horner
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watch
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Todd Shaw
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| ○
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Dean Ruetzler
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watch
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Kazune Hasegawa
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| ○
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Douglas Heller
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watch
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Adrian Qais
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| ○
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Padraig de Cléir
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watch
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Randy Umetsu
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Round 5
| East
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Video
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West
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| ○
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David Ranzini
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watch
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Kazune Hasegawa
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| ○
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Dean Ruetzler
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watch
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Todd Shaw
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| ○
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Padraig de Cléir
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watch
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Neil Mac Taidhg
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Douglas Heller
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watch
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Randy Umetsu
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○
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Kenny Grant
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watch
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Adrian Qais
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○
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| ○
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Todd Horner
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watch
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Owen Cunningham
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Women's opening rounds
Session 1
| East
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Video
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West
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| ○
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Allanah Faherty
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watch
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Connie Look
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MacKenzie Vile
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watch
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Natalie Hadjiloukas
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○
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| ○
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Connie Look
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watch
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Tessie Vu
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| ○
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Allanah Faherty
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watch
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MacKenzie Vile
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Tessie Vu
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watch
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Natalie Hadjiloukas
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○
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Session 2
| East
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Video
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West
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Connie Look
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watch
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MacKenzie Vile
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○
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| ○
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Natalie Hadjiloukas
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watch
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Allanah Faherty
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| ○
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MacKenzie Vile
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watch
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Tessie Vu
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Natalie Hadjiloukas
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watch
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Connie Look
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○
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| ○
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Allanah Faherty
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watch
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Tessie Vu
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Men's play-off
After the men's opening round Dean, with a perfect score of 5-0, and Doug and Todd with scores of 4-1, had secured their positions in the semi-finals. But with four men tied on a 3-2 record we needed to eliminate one, as only six could progress. It was decided that whoever lost two playoff bouts in a row will be eliminated. Janken was used to decide the first 2 fights, and the two losers would then fight each other.
| East
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Video
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West
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David Ranzini
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watch
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Kenny Grant
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○
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Padraig de Cléir
|
watch
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Owen Cunningham
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○
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| ○
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Padraig de Cléir
|
watch
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David Ranzini
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Men's semi-finals
Round 1
| East
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Video
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West
|
|
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Kenny Grant
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watch
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Todd Horner
|
○
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| ○
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Owen Cunningham
|
watch
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Douglas Heller
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|
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Padraig de Cléir
|
watch
|
Dean Ruetzler
|
○
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Round 2
| East
|
Video
|
West
|
| ○
|
Owen Cunningham
|
watch
|
Kenny Grant
|
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| ○
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Padraig de Cléir
|
watch
|
Todd Horner
|
|
|
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Douglas Heller
|
watch
|
Dean Ruetzler
|
○
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Round 3
| East
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Video
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West
|
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Padraig de Cléir
|
watch
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Owen Cunningham
|
○
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| ○
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Dean Ruetzler
|
watch
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Todd Horner
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| ○
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Douglas Heller
|
watch
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Kenny Grant
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Women's fighting spirit play-off
| East
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Video
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West
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| ○
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MacKenzie Vile
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watch
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Connie Look
|
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Women's Final
| East
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Video
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West
|
|
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Natalie Hadjiloukas
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watch
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Allanah Faherty
|
○
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Men's Final
| East
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Video
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West
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| ○
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Dean Ruetzler
|
watch
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Owen Cunningham
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Statistics
| Name
|
Country
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
PCT %
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
PCT %
|
| Dean Ruetzler
|
USA
|
9
|
0
|
1.000
|
|
|
|
| Allanah Faherty
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New Zealand
|
4
|
1
|
0.800
|
|
|
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| Owen Cunningham
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Ireland
|
6
|
3
|
0.667
|
7
|
3
|
0.700
|
| Douglas Heller
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UK
|
5
|
3
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0.625
|
|
|
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| Todd Horner
|
Canada
|
5
|
3
|
0.625
|
|
|
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| Natalie Hadjiloukas
|
USA
|
3
|
2
|
0.600
|
|
|
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| David Ranzini
|
USA
|
3
|
2
|
0.600
|
3
|
4
|
0.429
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| Padraig de Cléir
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Ireland
|
4
|
4
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0.500
|
5
|
5
|
0.500
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| Connie Look
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USA
|
2
|
2
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0.500
|
2
|
3
|
0.400
|
| MacKenzie Vile
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USA
|
2
|
2
|
0.500
|
3
|
2
|
0.600
|
| Adrain Qais
|
UK
|
2
|
3
|
0.400
|
|
|
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| Kenneth Grant
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UK
|
3
|
5
|
0.375
|
4
|
5
|
0.444
|
| Neil Mac Taidhg
|
Ireland
|
1
|
4
|
0.200
|
|
|
|
| Todd Shaw
|
USA
|
1
|
4
|
0.200
|
|
|
|
| Randy Umetsu
|
USA
|
1
|
4
|
0.200
|
|
|
|
| Tessie Vu
|
Australia
|
0
|
4
|
0.000
|
|
|
|
| Kazune Hasegawa
|
Japan
|
0
|
5
|
0.000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Standard bouts
|
with playoff bouts
|
Country Records
| Country
|
Wrestlers
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
PCT %
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
PCT %
|
| New Zealand
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
0.800
|
|
|
|
 Canada
|
1
|
5
|
3
|
0.625
|
|
|
|
 United States
|
7
|
15
|
10
|
0.600
|
15
|
12
|
0.556
|
 Ireland
|
3
|
8
|
8
|
0.500
|
9
|
8
|
0.529
|
| United Kingdom
|
3
|
7
|
8
|
0.467
|
8
|
8
|
0.500
|
| Australia
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0.000
|
|
|
|
| Japan
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
0.000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Standard bouts
|
with playoff bouts
|
Awards
Men's Champion: Dean Ruetzler
Men's Runner-up: Owen Cunningham
Men's Fighting Spirit Prize: Douglas Heller
Women's Champion: Allanah Faherty
Women's Runner-up: Natalie Hadjiloukas
Women's Fighting Spirit Prize: MacKenzie Vile
Gallery
See also
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Canada
United States
Ireland
2013 Basho
2013 Basho
Group Photo 1
Group Photo 2
Scoreboard
