2019 Akita International Sumo Basho Details Date June 8 Location Akita Budokan No. Men 13 No. Women 7 Men's Championship Champion Mengkin Ragan Runner-up Dean Ruetzler Fighting Spirit Christian Grande No. of bouts 36 Women's Championship Champion Kate Smith Runner-up Amber Shamma Fighting Spirit Elsa Pansilvania Manjate No. of bouts 16 ← 2018 2023 →
The 15th Annual Akita International Sumo Basho (第十五回秋田県国際相撲場所) was a charity sumo tournament that was held on June 8th by Charity Akita. 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.
This tournament would mark the last time the Akita International Sumo Basho was held before the COVID-19 pandemic forced a hiatus. The tournaments resumed in 2023 .
Details Date : Saturday, June 8th 2019Place : Akita Budokan , Akita City Price : (CHECK)
Rikishi (participants): ¥1,000. 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 ¥1,000, high school and junior high school students ¥500, children free
Volunteers ¥500 Wrestlers
Men's
Name
Country
Hometown
Akita
Shikona
Slogan
Dean Ruetzler
United States of America Vermont
Iwate
ゴリラの里
Gorilla Village
Poise & Concentration
Mengkin Ragan
Japan Akita
Central
広東雄
Koutouyuu
Doing what I want to do
Todd Horner
Canada Alberta
South
煙突
Smoke Stacks
死ぬまでガッツポーズ
Owen Cunningham
Republic of Ireland Kilkenny
North
相撲猿
SumOweN
... and there is no welcome mat.
Toma Ohashi
Japan Akita
Central
麦酒川
ビールがわ
Let's get drinks happily
Matthew Rangel
United States of America Nebraska
North
いただきマシュー
いいーーーじゃん
Chris Dean
United States of America Mississippi
Central
坊主鷲
The Bald Eagle of Akita
I'm Mary Poppins y'all!
Rogelio Rodríguez Luna
Mexico Mexico City
Central
フラカン・ロドリゲズ
Huracan Rodríguez
芸は身を助ける
Christian Grande
United States of America ?
South
千代の鳥海
Chiyonochokai
All in, all the time.
Cameron Chorpenning
United States of America ?
North
カメハメ山
Katlin Long-Wright
Canada ?
Central
青怪獣
The Blue Beast of Omagari
Rise and rise again
Manuel Nopeia
Mozambique ?
Central
エルバのぺ
Elvanope
Born to win
Nicholas Niculescu
United States of America ?
Central
夜の海
Tournament format Officials The officiating for the 2019 tournament, as well as special prize decisions was overseen by current Akita JETs:
Peter Hall
Derek Bonilla
Jeremy Ma
Aki Regan
Saijel Kerai
Cathy Sullivan
Amanda Lockwood
Lucas Woodall Publicity NHK News NHK Akita News Web article Bouts Men's opening rounds
Men's Group
Wrestler
Wins
Losses
Dean Ruetzler
5
0
Mengkin Ragan
5
0
Todd Horner
4
1
Owen Cunningham
3
2
Katlin Long-Wright
3
2
Chris Dean
3
2
Manuel Nopeia
3
2
Christian Grande
2
3
Cameron Chorpenning
2
3
Rogelio Luna
2
3
Toma Ohashi
1
4
Matthew Rangel
1
4
Nicholas Niculescu
1
4
Green: Advance to semi-finals
Yellow: Playoff
Round 1
East
Video
West
Chris Dean
watch
Manuel Nopeia
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Katlin Long-Wright
watch
Nicholas Niculescu
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Matthew Rangel
watch
Rogelio Luna
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Cameron Chorpenning
bye
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Todd Horner
watch
Toma Ohashi
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Mengkin Ragan
watch
Owen Cunningham
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Dean Ruetzler
watch
Christian Grande
Round 2
East
Video
West
○
Nicholas Niculescu
bye
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Chris Dean
watch
Rogelio Luna
○
Katlin Long-Wright
watch
Manuel Nopeia
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Christian Grande
watch
Cameron Chorpenning
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Todd Horner
watch
Matthew Rangel
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Mengkin Ragan
watch
Toma Ohashi
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Dean Ruetzler
watch
Owen Cunningham
Round 3
East
Video
West
○
Chris Dean
watch
Nicholas Niculescu
○
Owen Cunningham
watch
Toma Ohashi
Christian Grande
watch
Manuel Nopeia
○
Todd Horner
watch
Katlin Long-Wright
○
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Mengkin Ragan
watch
Matthew Rangel
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Dean Ruetzler
watch
Cameron Chorpenning
bye
Rogelio Luna
○
Round 4
East
Video
West
Nicholas Niculescu
watch
Rogelio Luna
○
Toma Ohashi
watch
Chris Dean
○
○
Owen Cunningham
watch
Matthew Rangel
○
Todd Horner
watch
Cameron Chorpenning
○
Mengkin Ragan
watch
Christian Grande
○
Dean Ruetzler
watch
Katlin Long-Wright
○
Manuel Nopeia
bye
Round 5
East
Video
West
○
Cameron Chorpenning
watch
Matthew Rangel
○
Owen Cunningham
watch
Rogelio Luna
○
Christian Grande
watch
Nicholas Niculescu
○
Todd Horner
watch
Manuel Nopeia
○
Mengkin Ragan
watch
Katlin Long-Wright
○
Dean Ruetzler
watch
Chris Dean
bye
Toma Ohashi
○
Men's play-off Four men were tied for fourth place, three needed to be eliminated. Single elimination fights decided who would proceed.
Play-offs
East
Video
West
○
Owen Cunningham
watch
Manuel Nopeia
Chris Dean
watch
Katlin Long-Wright
○
○
Owen Cunningham
watch
Katlin Long-Wright
Women's opening rounds
Women's Group
Group
Wins
Losses
Kate Smith
5
0
Amber Shamma
3
1
Elsa Pansilvania Manjate
3
2
Gina Milano
2
2
Danielle Manos
1
3
Besmah Enam
1
3
Jillian Ocampo
0
4
Green: Advance to final
Kate and Vania fought 5 fights, all other wrestlers fought 4
Round 1
East
Video
West
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Elsa Pansilvania Manjate
watch
Jillian Ocampo
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Amber Shamma
watch
Danielle Manos
○
Kate Smith
watch
Besmah Enam
Round 2
East
Video
West
○
Danielle Manos
watch
Besmah Enam
Amber Shamma
no video
Elsa Pansilvania Manjate
○
○
Kate Smith
watch
Gina Milano
Round 3
East
Video
West
Elsa Pansilvania Manjate
watch
Gina Milano
○
○
Amber Shamma
watch
Jillian Ocampo
○
Kate Smith
watch
Danielle Manos
Round 4
East
Video
West
Besmah Enam
watch
Elsa Pansilvania Manjate
○
○
Amber Shamma
watch
Gina Milano
○
Kate Smith
watch
Jillian Ocampo
Round 5
East
Video
West
Jillian Ocampo
watch
Besmah Enam
○
○
Gina Milano
watch
Danielle Manos
○
Kate Smith
watch
Elsa Pansilvania Manjate
Men's semi finals
East
Video
West
○
Mengkin Ragan
watch
Todd Horner
○
Dean Ruetzler
watch
Owen Cunningham
Finals Women's final
East
Video
West
○
Kate Smith
watch
Amber Shamma
Men's final
East
Video
West
○
Mengkin Ragan
watch
Dean Ruetzler
Awards Men's Champion: Mengkin Ragan
Women's Champion: Kate Smith
Statistics Individual Records Country Records Bouts between compatriots are not included.
Forfeits are not included. Gallery See also 
2019 Basho
2019 Banzuke
Wrestlers group photo
Scoreboard
Scoreboard
