51st All Japan College Sumo Towada Tournament (2016-8-14)

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Individual Competition

Winner: Turbold (ﾄｩﾙﾎﾞﾙﾄﾞ, Nihon University)

Runner-up: Furukawa Haruki (古川 晴貴, Nihon University)

3rd Place: Onami Atsushi (大波 渥, Toyo University)

4th Place: Miyano Hayato (宮野 健人, Kindai University)

 

Team Competition

Winner: Nippon Sport Science University
Minami Yuta (南 友太) ･ Matsunaga Hisashi (松永 久志) ･ Miwa Hayato (三輪 隼斗) ･ Nishizawa Motoyasu (西澤 元康) ･ Muramatsu Yusuke (村松 裕介)

Runner-up: Nihon University
Kizaki Shinnosuke (木崎 伸之助) ･ Turbold (ﾄｩﾙﾎﾞﾙﾄﾞ) ･ Osanai Riki (小山内 力樹) ･ Furukawa Haruki (古川 晴貴) ･ Nakajima Nozomi (中島 望）

3rd Place: Toyo University
Nishino Tomonori (西野 倫理) ･ Murata Ryo (村田 亮) ･ Shiroishi Masahito (白石 雅仁) ･ Onami Atsushi (大波 渥) ･Shiroyama Seira (城山 聖羅)

4th Place: Chuo University
Chikahei Keitaro (近平 佳多朗) ･ Tanaka Daisuke (田中 大介) ･ Yago Taiki (矢後 太規) ･ Kato Yusuke (加藤 祐介) ･ Hamada Junpei (濱田 純平)

 

Footage from the tournament:

 

Nihon University, Nippon Sport Science University and Toyo University are currently the 3 strongest universities in Japan for college sumo (not necessarily in that order). The defending Amateur Yokozuna, Turbold, is continuing to go strong, and will probably be the favorite for this year's university championships. His clubmate, Kumamoto's Furukawa Haruki (古川 晴貴), is also a very talented college rikishi, and a familiar name in amateur sumo (he's also a former Middle School Yokozuna).

In the team final, Nihon University narrowly lost the match 3-2 to Nippon Sport Science University, with Turbold and Furukawa Haruki their only victors (no surprise there). Muramatsu Yusuke (村松 裕介)  and Osanai Riki (小山内 力樹) are both former Wanpaku Yokozuna. Interestingly, Toyo University have put 2-time High School Yokozuna Shiroyama Seira (城山 聖羅), who's currently in his first year at college, in the 5th and (theoretically at least) most important spot on their team. Is Shiroyama really that good? Guess we'll find out over the next few years......

Edited August 14, 2016 by mikawa