To commemorate the 20th Sumo World Championships return the mother land as Japan for the first time in nine years. The 20th anniversary Sumo World Championships was held in Sakai Ohama sumo, sumo park which located in Sakai city, Osaka which is always a hometown of amateur sumo. This year, all strong players around the world gathering for 30 countries, there are initiatives and express their sumo skill on the dohyo unhidden, overseas and local spectators were entertained very much for this fascinating competition.
- INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT
- MEN
- Light-Weight
- 1st. NAKAMURA, Yuya (JPN)
- 2nd. GEORGIRV, Stiliyan Maekov (BUL)
- 3th. ALTYEV, Batyr (RUS)
- 3th. ROZUM, Aron (POL)
- INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT
- MEN
- Middle-Weight
- 1st. KAZIEV, Atsamaz (RUS)
- 2nd. LUTO, Michal (POL)
- 3th. MESHVILDISHVILI, Giorgi (GEO)
- 3th.NOGUTI, Kiyoyuki (JPN)
- INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT
- MEN
- Heavy-Weight
- 1st. OYANAGI, Ryota (JPN)
- 2nd. ULAMBAYAR, Byambajav (MGL)
- 3th. DE SA JUNIOR, Rui Aparecido (BRA)
- 3th. TSERTSVADZE, Aytandil (GEO)
- INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT
- MEN
- Open-Division
- 1st. KUROKAWA, So-ichiro (JPN)
- 2nd. OMAR MISBAH, Hossam Fathi (EGY)
- 3th. PIERSIAK, Jacek (POL)
- 3th. BAASANSUREN, Turbold (MMGL)
- INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT
- WOMEN
- Light-Weight
- 1st. IBRAGIMOVA, Daria (RUS)
- 2nd. BOYKOVA, Alina (UKR)
- 3th. SKIBA, Monikai (POL)
- 3th. YAMANAKA, Miku (jpn)
- INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT
- WOMEN
- Middle-Weight
- 1st. MAKSYMENKO, Maryna (UKR)
- 2nd. ORYASHKOVA, Mariya (BUL)
- 3th. OTGON, Munkhtsetseg (MGL)
- 3th. ALEKSANDROVA, Anna (RUS)
- INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT
- WOMEN
- Heavy-Weight
- 1st. KHISHIGDORJ, Sunjidmaa (MGL)
- 2nd. DRBOIAN, Mariia (UKR)
- 3th. INABA, Emi (JPN)
- 3th. VITUTEERASAN, Viparat (THA)
- INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT
- WOMEN
- Open-Division
- 1st. ZHIGALOVA, Anna (RUS)
- 2nd. BEREZOVSKA, Ivana (HUN)
- 3th. DAGVADRJ, Zoljargal (MGL)
