2011 Australian National Sumo Championships Results  15th October  2011 Federation Square, Melbourne

Women’s Lightweight (under 65 kg)                 

1^st Melek Dervish (VIC)

Women’s Middleweight (under 80 kg)

1^st  Geneva Webber (NZ)

2^nd Erika Reid (VIC)

Women’s Open

1^st  Geneva Webber (NZ)

2^nd Erika Reid (VIC)

3^rd Melek Dervish (VIC)

Men’s Lightweight (under 85 kg)

1^st  Stephan Jaeggi (NSW)

2^nd Ben Doolan (ACT)

3^rd Jake Rees (VIC)

Men’s Middleweight (under 115 kg)

1^st Tevita Fahina (NSW)

2^nd Theodore Binsol (VIC)

3^rd Hoia Taylor (NZ)

4th Konrad Ross (VIC)

Men’s Heavyweight (over115 kg)

1^st Robert McKinnon (QLD)

2^nd Chico Pemberton (VIC)

3^rd John Traill (NSW)

Men’s Open

1^st Tevita Fahina (NSW)

2^nd Robert McKinnon (QLD)

3^rd John Traill (NSW)

Junior Boys

1^st Jason Hood (VIC)

2^nd Kurtis Baldwin (VIC)

3^rd Trenell Hutchins (VIC)

Teams

1st New South Wales

2nd New Zealand

3rd Barbarians (mixed state team)

4th Victoria

11 am October 15th 2011
BMW Edge, Federation Square
Melbourne

The Australian National Sumo Championships will include men’s women’s and junior events by weight divisions as well as a teams competition.

Weight divisions
Men: under 85kg, under 115kg, over 115kg
Boys: under 75kg, under 100kg, over 100kg
Women: under 65kg, under 80kg, over 80kg
Girls: under 60kg, under 75kg, over 75kg

In addition to the state representatives, we welcome those who would like to try sumo to come and participate. Training information is available on this web site.

Sumo, sake, chanko & taiko night 2010

SUMOSakeChankoTaiko2011 (2) 5th Sumo, Sake, Chanko & TaikoNight at Sapporo Japanese Restaurant, 94 Willoughby Rd  Crows Nest From 6.00 p.m. Monday, Sept 19^th 2011

   The Australian Sumo Federation invites you to a unique night of great food & entertainment featuring:

Go-Shu Australian Sake will be served with exotic nibblies and traditional Chanko (Sumo Hot Pot) – Taste the delicious and healthy “weapon of mass consumption” -the staple diet of sumo wrestlers for centuries.

Please RSVP by Friday 16^th September to Shu:  goodfood@sapporo.com.au   or ring Sapporo on 9436-3435 for bookings.

The State titles were held at Sydney Uni HK Ward Gymnasium on Sept 10.

Lightweight Men 
1st Stephan Jaeggi, 2nd Andrew Roberts, 3rd Matthew Collins
Middleweight Men
1st Davis Fahina, 2nd Alex Cook, 3rd John Traill
Junior (Boys)
1st Mehmet Isik, 2nd Attila Erzurumlu, 3rd Trae Jaeggi

Winners in the senior divisions will now represent NSW at the Australian Sumo Championships to be held in Melbourne in October.

Thanks to Gavin Dickson and John Traill for organising the sumo side of the tournament

Newcomers to sumo, lightweight martial arts exponent,Guy Belgrove, and heavyweight gridiron player, Robert McKinnon, stunned the excited crowd of around 200 people with their spectacular victories, defeating every opponent in their respective divisions to take the win.  Sumo  veterans, Sydney’s John Traill and New Zealand’s Howard Gilbert, held their own with John winning the Middleweight and Howard placing third.  Australia welcomed is first indigenous sumo wrestler, Cade Blackman, who showed strong fighting spirit and promises to be real asset to the Australian squad.

Last year’s Australian champions, Derek Boyer (Heavyweight) and Peter Townsend (Open) performed well, with Derek placing second in the Heavyweight behind 200kg sumo natural, Rob McKinnon, and winning the Men’s Open.  Peter was 2nd in the Middleweight (having slimmed down and dropped a division) and 3rd in the Men’s Open.

In the teams event 4 Australian teams fought for the right to represent Australia against New Zealand.  The Gold Coast Team took the honours and went on to defeat new Zealand, returning the Oceania Team Challenge Trophy to the trophy shelf at the Gold Coast PCYC, where the team trains Mondays from 5 pm.  Queensland’s powerhouse team of Rob McKinnon, Peter Townsend and Cade Blackman were 3rd.

The number of women competitors was small but the women showed their skills with New Zealand’s Geneva Webber proving too strong for 15 year old junior, Renee Robinson, placing second and Stephanie Wong 3rd.  We look forward to seeing these young ladies representing their countries and Oceania in future international competitions.

A big thank you to coaches Ken Matsuto and Sonny Parsons for all their hard work in preparing their athletes.

The audience donated generously and bought Pray For Japan and 2011 Oceania Sumo Championships t-shirts.  Money raised will be given to the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief  Fund

See competition photographs by Jaime Dormer at  http://www.jdphotographics.com/Sports/Sumo-Wrestling

RESULTS
Junior Women’s Open

Fantastic Taiko Drumming by the Gold Coast Taiko team Kizuna will open this international amateur sumo event for junior and senior men and women by weight division, with open and teams sumo competitions as well.

Athletes and officials are preparing for the contest which will feature sumo athletes from overseas and interstate, including Derek Boyer (Thunder from TVs Gladiators) current Australian Heavyweight sumo Champion and 13 times undefeated Australia’s Strongest Man.

New Zealand is bringing their top female competitor Geneva Webber, who represented them at the 2010 World Sumo championships but the Australian women are confident they can take what she has to offer and do better!

Last year at the 2010 Oceania Sumo Championships in Lower Hutt New Zealand Australia defeated New Zealand to win the Oceania Team Trophy for the first time ever.  Now New Zealand wants it back!

Winning Australian Team 2010: Joe Saunders (left) Daywu Hahn (centre) Drew Weeks (right)

Time: 24th April Sunday, 11am

Place: Tallebudgera Recreation Centre, 1525 Gold Coast Highway, North Palm Beach, Queensland

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