# Sumo at the 2009 World Games – Men's openweight

The men's openweight competition in sumo at the 2009 World Games took place on 18 July 2009 at the Kaohsiung Senior High School Gymnasium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

## Competition format

A total of 47 athletes entered the competition. They fought in the cup system with repechages.

## Results
### 1/48 finals

| | Score | |
| 1/48 Finals |||
| Amartuvshin Tumennasan (MGL) | | Bye |
| Petar Stoyanov (BUL) | | Bye |
| Masaru Tateno (JPN) | | Bye |
| Vitalii Oliinuk (UKR) | W-L | Drew Weeks (AUS) |
| Trent Sabo (USA) | | Bye |
| Takashi Himeno (JPN) | W-DNS | Alan Karaev (RUS) |
| Hany Saleh (EGY) | | Bye |
| Wang Huang-wen (TPE) | L-W | Willian Takahiro Higuchi (BRA) |
| Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN) | | Bye |
| Rentsendorjiin Gantögs (MGL) | W-L | Howard Gilbert (NZL) |
| Nachyn Mongush (RUS) | | Bye |
| Kelly Gneiting (USA) | W-L | Sándor Bárdosi (HUN) |
| Dan Kalbfleisch (USA) | | Bye |
| John Traill (AUS) | L-W | Hossam Omar (EGY) |
| Ricardo Tadashi Aoyama (BRA) | | Bye |
| Chan Chieng-an (TPE) | L-W | Kostiantyn Iermakov (UKR) |
| Flavio Tooru Kosaihira (BRA) | | Bye |
| El Sayed El-Azazi (EGY) | W-DNS | Ryo Ito (JPN) |
| Andrew Freund (USA) | | Bye |
| Atsamaz Kaziev (RUS) | W-L | Siim Mäe (EST) |
| Katsuo Yoshida (JPN) | | Bye |
| Douglas Cochran (USA) | L-W | Marcin Rozum (POL) |
| Midat Kurbedinov (UKR) | | Bye |
| Gankhuyagiin Naranbat (MGL) | W-L | Andrew Perenara (NZL) |
| Kena Heffernan (USA) | | Bye |
| Alan Bibilov (RUS) | L-W | Takashi Shimako (JPN) |
| Blake Stacey (AUS) | | Bye |
| Martin Johansen (NOR) | W-DNS | Ramy Ibrahim (EGY) |
| Tsai Hsien-ming (TPE) | | Bye |
| El-Sayed Gabr (EGY) | W-L | Fausto Gobbi (ITA) |
| Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL) | | Bye |
| Ginji Kochi (JPN) | W-L | Haitham Al-Sadi (NED) |
| 1/48 repechages |||
| Trent Sabo (USA) | | Bye |
| Rentsendorjiin Gantögs (MGL) | | Bye |
| Flavio Tooru Kosaihira (BRA) | | Bye |
| Ginji Kochi (JPN) | | Bye |

### 1/32 finals

| | Score | |
| 1/32 Finals |||
| Amartuvshin Tumennasan (MGL) | L-W | Petar Stoyanov (BUL) |
| Masaru Tateno (JPN) | W-L | Vitalii Oliinuk (UKR) |
| Trent Sabo (USA) | L-W | Takashi Himeno (JPN) |
| Hany Saleh (EGY) | W-L | Willian Takahiro Higuchi (BRA) |
| Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN) | W-L | Rentsendorjiin Gantögs (MGL) |
| Nachyn Mongush (RUS) | L-W | Kelly Gneiting (USA) |
| Dan Kalbfleisch (USA) | W-L | Hossam Omar (EGY) |
| Ricardo Tadashi Aoyama (BRA) | L-W | Kostiantyn Iermakov (UKR) |
| Flavio Tooru Kosaihira (BRA) | L-W | El Sayed El-Azazi (EGY) |
| Andrew Freund (USA) | L-W | Atsamaz Kaziev (RUS) |
| Katsuo Yoshida (JPN) | W-L | Marcin Rozum (POL) |
| Midat Kurbedinov (UKR) | L-W | Gankhuyagiin Naranbat (MGL) |
| Kena Heffernan (USA) | L-W | Takashi Shimako (JPN) |
| Blake Stacey (AUS) | L-W | Martin Johansen (NOR) |
| Tsai Hsien-ming (TPE) | W-L | El-Sayed Gabr (EGY) |
| Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL) | W-L | Ginji Kochi (JPN) |
| 1/32 repechages |||
| Trent Sabo (USA) | | Bye |
| Kelly Gneiting (USA) | W-L | Rentsendorjiin Gantögs (MGL) |
| Flavio Tooru Kosaihira (BRA) | | Bye |
| Ginji Kochi (JPN) | W-L | Tsai Hsien-ming (TPE) |

### 1/16 finals

| | Score | |
| 1/16 Finals |||
| Petar Stoyanov (BUL) | L-W | Masaru Tateno (JPN) |
| Takashi Himeno (JPN) | W-L | Hany Saleh (EGY) |
| Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN) | W-L | Kelly Gneiting (USA) |
| Dan Kalbfleisch (USA) | L-W | Kostiantyn Iermakov (UKR) |
| El Sayed El-Azazi (EGY) | W-L | Atsamaz Kaziev (RUS) |
| Katsuo Yoshida (JPN) | W-L | Gankhuyagiin Naranbat (MGL) |
| Takashi Shimako (JPN) | W-L | Martin Johansen (NOR) |
| Tsai Hsien-ming (TPE) | L-W | Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL) |
| 1/16 repechages |||
| Masaru Tateno (JPN) | W-L | Trent Sabo (USA) |
| Kostiantyn Iermakov (UKR) | W-L | Kelly Gneiting (USA) |
| Katsuo Yoshida (JPN) | W-L | Flavio Tooru Kosaihira (BRA) |
| Takashi Shimako (JPN) | W-L | Ginji Kochi (JPN) |

### Quarterfinals

| | Score | |
| Quarterfinals |||
| Masaru Tateno (JPN) | L-W | Takashi Himeno (JPN) |
| Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN) | W-L | Kostiantyn Iermakov (UKR) |
| El Sayed El-Azazi (EGY) | W-L | Katsuo Yoshida (JPN) |
| Takashi Shimako (JPN) | L-W | Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL) |
| Quarterfinals repechages |||
| Masaru Tateno (JPN) | W-L | Kostiantyn Iermakov (UKR) |
| Katsuo Yoshida (JPN) | W-L | Takashi Shimako (JPN) |

### Semifinals

| | Score | |
| Semifinals |||
| Takashi Himeno (JPN) | L-W | Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN) |
| El Sayed El-Azazi (EGY) | L-W | Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL) |
| Repechages Semifinals |||
| Masaru Tateno (JPN) | W-L | El Sayed El-Azazi (EGY) |
| Katsuo Yoshida (JPN) | L-W | Takashi Himeno (JPN) |

### Finals

| | Score | |
| Gold medal match |||
| Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN) | L-W | Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL) |
| Bronze medal match |||
| Masaru Tateno (JPN) | L-W | Takashi Himeno (JPN) |