The competition attracted over 70 competitors. Team participation included Combat Sambo Center (NY), Sakura Club (NY), Gladiator (NY), T&T Combat Sambo Club (NY), Ultimate SAMBO (NY), Victory SAMBO Club (NJ), Universal Combat Sambo Club (NJ), SAMBO-7 (MA), DYNAMO Sport Club (CA) and teams from Dominican Republic, Russia, Moldova, Lithuania and Kazakhstan.
Tournament Directors:
AASF President Dr. D. Rudman
AASF Secretary General Dr. Jack Kogan
Chief Referee V. Zaslavsky
Chief Medical Doctor Dr. Y. Birbrayer MD.
The event was sanctioned by American Amateur Sambo Federation (National Governing Body for the sport).