Toni Geiger Places Fifth at Swedish Open, Ann Shiraishi Finishes Seventh

(Colorado Springs, Colo.) - Toni Geiger (Dumont, N.J. / Tech Judo) earned a top-five finish in her first European outing as a +78kg player at the Swedish Open in Boras on Sunday.   

Geiger was choked in the first round by eventual bronze medalist Maria Schunke (GER), but remained in the medal hunt when she dropped down to the repechage.

Geiger won her next match against Esmee Von Sloten (NED) by a waza-ari (half-point0 score to advance to the bronze medal match where she was choked by three-time World Cup medalist Alicia Alonso (ESP).

Ann Shiraishi (San Francisco, Calif. / East Bay Judo Institute) split her matches in the 48kg division, 2-2, to place seventh.  

Shiraishi threw Roxana Halus (ROU) for ippon (instant win) in the first round, but lost in the quarter-finals by ippon to Vanessa Garcia (ESP).

In the repechage, Shiraishi armbarred Lusine Avakyan (RUS), but lost by referee's decision in an eight-minute overtime match against Bianca Ockedahl (CAN).  

Jeff Fujimoto (Berkeley, Calif. / Cal Judo / USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University) threw 2009 German National champion Lasse Leitert (GER) for ippon with a drop seoi nage (dropping shoulder throw) after a first-round bye in the 60kg division.  In the third round, Fujimoto was thrown for ippon by eventual silver medalist Olle Sundstroem (SWE).   

Fujimoto was carried through to the repechage, but lost his next match when Ashley McKenzie (GBR) threw him for ippon with a seoi nage (shoulder throw).   

Natalie Lafon (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center) placed fifth in the 48kg division at this event last year, but failed to advance to the medal rounds as she lost to Swetlana Breier (LUX) by yuko (quarter-point) and waza-ari scores in the 52kg division.  

Hannah Martin (Burnt Hills, N.Y. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center) was pinned in the first round of the 57kg division by Connie Ramsay (GBR).

Lincoln Han (San Diego, Calif. / Judo America) lost his first-round match in the 73kg division to Sergio Sanz (ESP) by four penalties to two.  

Jake Larsen (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center / Team FORCE) went in to throw Patrick Moser (SUI) with an o goshi (hip throw), but was countered and pinned in the first round of the 90kg division by Patrick Moser (SUI).

The team will train in Boras for the next three days before travelling to Vantaa, Finland for the Finnish Open next weekend.

Complete results are as follows: 

Men's 60kg
1. Evgeny Kudyakov (RUS)
2. Olle Sundstroem (SWe)
3. Nathon Burns (GBR)
3. Ashley McKenzie (GBR)
5. Yann Siccardi (MON)
5. Gregg Varey (GBR)
7. Stef Oomen (NED)
7. Gareth Fairclough (GBR)

Also Competed: Jeff Fujimoto (Berkeley, Calif. / Cal Judo / USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University), 1-2

Men's 66kg
1. Maxim Kuznetsov (RUS)
2. Georg Reiter (AUT)
3. Johannes Herzig (GER)
3. Colin Oats (GBR)
5. Laszlo Szoke (rOu)
5. Gerhard Zeitler (GER)
7. Philipp Dahn (GER)
7. Khalid Gehlan (GBR)

Men's 73kg
1. Rene Schneider (GER)
2. Soshin Katsumi (GER)
3. Jonas Focke (GER)
3. Michal Kubieniec (POL)
5. Sergio Sanz (ESP)
5. Fabian Seidlmeier (GER)
7. Peter Scharinger (AUT)
7. Adrian Merge (ROU)

Also Competed: Lincoln Han (San Diego, Calif. / Judo America), 0-1

Men's 81kg
1. Vasile Capsa (ESP)
2. Robert Conrad (GER)
3. Robert Gess (GER)
3. Antti Virta (FIN)
5. Pawel Zydak (POL)
5. Thomas Iburg (DEN)
7. Stefan Oldenburg (GER)
7. Albert Fercher (AUT)

Men's 90kg
1. Euan Burton (GBR)
2. Max Schirnhofer (AUT)
3. Victor Semenov (RUS)
3. Alberto Arnal Mengod (ESP)
5. Samuel Maki (FIN)
5. Remco Van Den Brink (NED)
7. Games Austin (GBR)
7. Florian Germroth (GER)

Also Competed: Jake Larsen (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center / Team FORCE), 0-1

Men's 100kg
1. Martin Pacek (SWE)
2. Florian Lindner (AUT)
3. Balint Farkas (HUN)
3. Daniel Matei (ROU)
5. Karl-Richard Frey (GER)
5. Simon Schweinberger (AUT)
7. Santyago Diaz (ESP)
7. Rafal Filek (POL)

Men's +100kg
1. Grim Vuijsters (NED)
2. Matthias Schmunk (GER)
3. Christoffer Johansson (SWE)
3. Sebastin Bahr (GER)
5. Canseco Victor (ESP)
5. Michel Neijenhuis (NED)
7. Cristian Stanciu (ROU)
7. Thormodur Jonsson (ISL)

Women's 48kg
1. Eva Csernoviczki (HUN)
2. Nataliya Kondratyeva (RUS)
3. Sabina Goller (GER)
3. Lisa Kearney (IRL)
5. Vanessa Garcia (ESP)
5. Bianca Ockedahl (CAN)
7. Rada Abdrakhmanova (RUS)
7. Ann Shiraishi (San Francisco, Calif. / East Bay Judo Institute)

Women's 52kg
1. Barbara Maros (HUN)
2. Samantha Clark (GBR)
3. Sophie Johnstone (GBR)
3. Petra Steinbauer (AUT)
5. Monica Ungureanu (ROU)
5. Ana Sousa (POR)
7. Sanna Askeloef (NOR)
7. Katrine Hofstad (NOR)

Also Competed: Natalie Lafon (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center), 0-1

Women's 57kg
1. Ekaterina Melnikova (RUS)
2. Ekaterina Elizarova (RUS)
3. Miriam Garmatter (GER)
3. Ana Ribas Camacho (ES)
5. Mia Hermansson (SWE)
5. Zhanna Stankevich (RUS)
7. Connie Ramsay (GBR)|
7. Pinja Hautanen (FIN)

Also Competed: Hannah Martin (Burnt Hills, N.Y. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center), 0-1

Women's 63kg
1. Sarah Clark (GBR)
2. Sabrina Filzmoser (AUT)
3. Agata Ozdoba (POL)
3. Yahaira Aguirre De Juan (ESP)
5. Tomoko Kumamoto (JPN)
5. Hilde Drexler (AUT)
7. Alina Pukhova (RUS)
7. Julia Hansson (SWE)

Women's 70kg
1. Margarita Gurtsieva (RUS)
2. Gemma Gibbons (GBR)
3. Megan Fletcher (GBR)
3. Elisabeth Greve (GER)
5. Frauke Kucznierz (GER)
5. Jennifer Arcq (BEL)
7. Mascha matheeuwissen (NED)
7. Melanie Gerber (GER)

Women's 78kg
1. Raquel Prieto (ESP)
2. Karin Van Dijk (NED)
3. Marta Tort Merino (ESP)
3. Anastasia Gubadova (RUS)
5. Martine Demkes (NED)
5. Tatiana Sordiya (RUS)
7. Anna Soffia Vikingsdottir (ISL)
7. Sam Lowe (GBR) 

Women's +78kg
1. Nataly Sokolova (RUS)
2. Polina Belusova (RUS)
3. Alicia Alonso (ESP)
3. Maria Schunke (GER)
5. Toni Geiger (Dumont, N.J. / Tech Judo)
5. Angelique Heiny (GER)
7. Esmee Van Sloten (NED)

Tags: Ann Shiraishi, Jeff Fujimoto, Natalie Lafon, Toni Geiger