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)
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