41st National College Sumo Class-by-Class Championships (2016-9-18)

[mikawa 1,794]

(第41回 全国学生相撲個人体重別選手権大会)

Open Weight Competition

Winner: Miwa Hayato (三輪 隼斗, Nippon Sport Science University)

Runner-up: Turbold (トゥルボルド, Nihon University)

3rd Place: Kitamura Naoki (北村 直樹, Tokyo University of Agriculture)

3rd Place: Nakamura Yuya (中村 友哉, Kanazawa Gakuin University)

Semi-Finals:
Miwa Hayato (三輪 隼斗, Nippon Sport Science University) vs Kitamura Naoki (北村 直樹, Tokyo University of Agriculture)
Nakamura Yuya (中村 友哉, Kanazawa Gakuin University) vs Turbold (トゥルボルド, Nihon University)

Final:
Miwa Hayato (三輪 隼斗, Nippon Sport Science University) vs Turbold (トゥルボルド, Nihon University)

 

135+ kg Competition

Winner: Murata Ryo (村田 亮, Toyo University)

Runner-up: Nishino Tomonori (西野 倫理, Toyo University)

3rd Place: Kubo Masahiro (久保 正博, Toyo University)

3rd Place: Nakajima Ryosuke (中嶋 亮介, Toyo University)

Quarter-Finals:
Murata Ryo (村田 亮, Toyo University) vs Kizaki Yuya (木﨑 雄也, Nihon University)
Kubo Masahiro (久保 正博, Toyo University) vs Kizaki Shinnosuke (木崎 伸之助, Nihon University)
Motobayashi Kenji (元林 健治, Kindai University) vs Nakajima Ryosuke (中嶋 亮介, Toyo University)
Nishino Tomonori (西野 倫理, Toyo University) vs Hiroo Satonari (廣尾 達成, Nihon University)

Semi-Finals:
Murata Ryo (村田 亮, Toyo University) vs Kubo Masahiro (久保 正博, Toyo University)
Nakajima Ryosuke (中嶋 亮介, Toyo University) vs Nishino Tomonori (西野 倫理, Toyo University)

Final:
Murata Ryo (村田 亮, Toyo University) vs Nakajima Ryosuke (中嶋 亮介, Toyo University)

 

-135 kg Competition

Winner: Nishizawa Motoyasu (西澤 元康, Nippon Sport Science University)

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

3rd Place: Higo Yuta (肥後 勇太, Kindai University)

3rd Place: Terasawa Shigeru (寺沢 樹, Toyo University)

Semi-finals:
Furukawa Haruki (古川 晴貴, Nihon University) vs Terasawa Shigeru (寺沢 樹, Toyo University)
Nishizawa Motoyasu (西澤 元康, Nippon Sport Science University) vs Higo Yuta (肥後 勇太, Kindai University)

Final:
Furukawa Haruki (古川 晴貴, Nihon University) vs Nishizawa Motoyasu (西澤 元康, Nippon Sport Science University)

 

Comments

Two big names faced each other in the final bout of the open weight competition, as Miwa Hayato, runner-up in this year's Kanazawa Tournament, produced a tactically perfect performance to overcome Turbold, the current Amateur Yokozuna. Credit to Turbold though, as he hung in there despite being in a disadvantageous position for almost the entire bout, and his recent performances have simply been exceptional.

New powerhouse Toyo University clean-sweeped the 135kg or over competition, as Murata Ryo defeated his club-mate Nishino Tomonori in the final. Murata Ryo's ranking of Komusubi in last year's College Banzuke shows just how good he has been over the past couple of years, and that's on top of being a former wanpaku quarter-finalist as well as a former middle school s emi-finalist. He's almost been a very consistent rikishi, hailing from the same prefecture (Mie) as 2-time High School Yokozuna Shiroyama Seira. Meanwhile, Kubo Masahiro, Motobayashi Kenji and Nishino Tomonori are all very familiar with each other, with all 3 belonging to the same year group (2 years Murata's junior), and thus having faced each other many times throughout the years. Their most notable bout is probably in the quarter-finals of the 23rd Wanpaku Tournament back in 2007, where Nishino Tomonori faced Kubo Masahiro (on Kubo's birthday). That's such a long time ago......

Nishizawa Motoyasu and Furukawa Haruki are also familiar names in the college sumo scene, as is the rivalry between their universities, Nippon Sport Science and Nihon respectively. Furukawa Haruki is a former wanpaku semi-finalist as well as a former Middle School Yokozuna, and incidentally, club senpai (Udo Junior Sumo Club) to the current Middle School Yokozuna, Kusano Naoya. Didn't see that henka hatakikomi coming though......

Edited September 20, 2016 by mikawa

[robnplunder 976]

Miwa Hayato is so talented/athletic.   I feel sorry for his being so small if he has aspiration to join Ozumo.  

Multiply what I said by 3 for Nakamura.

Edited October 5, 2016 by robnplunder