44th ALL JAPAN OPEN TOURNAMENT IKO1 (2012)

The 44th All Japan Open Tournament was held on Nov.3rd and 4th at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan (Ryougoku Sumo Hall). 128 fighters participated in the 2 day tournament with foreign fighters standing out. It was the first All Japan Open Tournament ever to have two foreign fighters in the final with Alejandro Navaro(Spain) coming out on top against Goderzi Kapanadze(Russia). Amongst the Japanese fighter Shoki Arata took 3rd place but Japan was unable to regain the crown for 2 consecutive tournaments with the world tournaments in between. 44th All Japan Open Tournament Official Results 1st Place: Alejandro Navaro (Spain) 2nd Place: Goderzi Kapanadze (Russia) 3rd Place: Shoki Arata (Japan) 4th Place: Darmen Sadvokasov (Russia) 5th Place: Ilya Karpenko(Russia) 6th Place: Kyohei Ajima (Japan) 7th Place: Syohei Kamada (Japan) 8th Place: Zenjyuro Mori (Japan) Best Spirit Award: Yuta Takahashi (Japan) Best Technique Award: Zenjyuro Mori (Japan) Best Tameshiwari Award: Ilya Karpenko(Russia / 24 Boards) Young Lion Award: Takehiro Kaga (Japan) / David Sarkhoshyan (Russia)