Sumo at the 2017 World Games – Men's heavyweight explained

Venue:	Orbita Hall, Wrocław, Poland
Dates:	22 July 2017
Competitors:	16
Nations:	10
Gold:	Vasilii Margiev
Silver:	Ramy Belal
Bronze:	Soichiro Kurokawa
Prev:	2013

The men's heavyweight competition in sumo at the 2017 World Games took place on 22 July 2017 at the Orbita Hall in Wrocław, Poland.^[1]

Competition format

A total of 16 athletes entered the competition. They fought in the cup system with repechages.

Results

Main draw

	Score
1/16 Finals
Vasilii Margiev (RUS)		Jacek Piersiak (POL)
Michael Wietecha (USA)		Ibrahim Abdellatif (EGY)
Soichiro Kurokawa (JPN)		Natsagdorj Dugersuren (MGL)
Flavio Tooru Kosaihira (BRA)		Oleksandr Veresiuk (UKR)
Ramy Belal (EGY)		Mark Lawrence (USA)
Avtandil Tsertsvadze (GEO)		Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL)
Eduard Kudzoev (RUS)		Brandon Ng Tsz-Shing (HKG)
Serhii Sokolovskiy (UKR)		Kojiro Kurokawa (JPN)
Quarterfinals
Vasilii Margiev (RUS)		Michael Wietecha (USA)
Soichiro Kurokawa (JPN)		Oleksandr Veresiuk (UKR)
Ramy Belal (EGY)		Avtandil Tsertsvadze (GEO)
Eduard Kudzoev (RUS)		Kojiro Kurokawa (JPN)

Repechages

	Score
1/16 Repechages
Michael Wietecha (USA)		Jacek Piersiak (POL)
Oleksandr Veresiuk (UKR)		Natsagdorj Dugersuren (MGL)
Avtandil Tsertsvadze (GEO)		Mark Lawrence (USA)
Eduard Kudzoev (RUS)		Serhii Sokolovskiy (UKR)
Repechages Quarterfinals
Jacek Piersiak (POL)		Natsagdorj Dugersuren (MGL)
Avtandil Tsertsvadze (GEO)		Eduard Kudzoev (RUS)

Semifinals

	Score
Semifinals
Vasilii Margiev (RUS)		Soichiro Kurokawa (JPN)
Ramy Belal (EGY)		Kojiro Kurokawa (JPN)
Repechages Semifinals
Kojiro Kurokawa (JPN)	Yorikiri	Jacek Piersiak (POL)
Soichiro Kurokawa (JPN)		Avtandil Tsertsvadze (GEO)

Finals

	Score
Gold medal match
Vasilii Margiev (RUS)		Ramy Belal (EGY)
Bronze medal match
Kojiro Kurokawa (JPN)	Yorikiri	Soichiro Kurokawa (JPN)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The World Games 2017, Wrocław (POL) info system IWGA. 2020-06-19. www.theworldgames.org.