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29th National Primary School Championships (2016-12-4)

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The results of this tournament (第29回全日本小学生相撲優勝大会) are as follows. The winners are crowned Primary School Yokozuna.

Results - Grade 4 (or lower)
Winner: Nishide Daiki 西出 大毅 (Wakayama)
Runner-up: Takei Ginji 武井 銀士 (Shizuoka)
3rd Place: Yamamoto Juzo 山本 十蔵 (Kyoto)
3rd Place: Nishijima Yura 西島 悠来 (Chiba)

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Results - Grade 5
Winner: Yamashita Shosuke 山下 昇介 (Kagoshima)
Runner-up: Suzuki Masane 鈴木 真実 (Shizuoka)
3rd Place: Suzuki Nozomi 鈴木 希 (Shizuoka)
3rd Place: Tasaki Masami 田崎 正美 (Osaka)

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Results - Grade 6
Winner: Narita Rikido 成田 力道 (Aomori)
Runner-up: Niishima Ibuki 新島 伊武起 (Kagoshima)
3rd Place: Miura Tomokazu 三浦 智一 (Aomori)
3rd Place: Takko Masei  田子 麻聖 (Akita)

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Video - Grade 4 (or lower) Final
Nishide Daiki 西出 大毅 (Wakayama) vs Takei Ginji 武井 銀士 (Shizuoka):

Video - Grade 5 Semi-Finals
Yamashita Shosuke 山下 昇介 (Kagoshima) vs Suzuki Nozomi 鈴木 希 (Shizuoka)
Suzuki Masane 鈴木 真実 (Shizuoka) vs Tasaki Masami 田崎 正美 (Osaka)

Video - Grade 5 Final
Yamashita Shosuke 山下 昇介 (Kagoshima) vs Suzuki Masane 鈴木 真実 (Shizuoka)

Video - Grade 6 Final
Niishima Ibuki 新島 伊武起 (Kagoshima) vs Narita Rikido 成田 力道 (Aomori):

 

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3-time Hakuho Cup winner Nishima Yura (西島 悠来) seems to no longer be the dominant force in his year group, as wanpaku semi-finalist NIshide Daiki (西出 大毅) took the title. His performances this year has been very impressive (knocking out 3-time Hakuho Cup finalist Nakanishi Kaishin 中西 海心 in the wanpaku qualifiers is no mean feat), so it wouldn't be surprising if he does well in next year's Hakuho Cup. Takei Ginji (武井 銀士) is a wanpaku semi-finalist, and so should be carrying on the string of strong rikishi that Shizuoka has been able to produce in recent years.

Grade 5's Yamashita Shosuke (山下 昇介) has proved once again why he is the number one rikishi in his year group, by adding the Primary School title to the Wanpaku and Hakuho Cup titles that he won earlier this year (the triple crown of primary school sumo). I don't recall anyone in recent years having been able to accomplish this feat, he's unstoppable at the moment.

And so, Narita Rikido (成田 力道) finally gets his wish of winning the Primary School Championships, having been a runner-up for the past 3 years. This title must have been especially satisfying for him, considering what happened at the Hakuho Cup and the Wanpaku Tournament earlier this year. Next year's Hakuho Cup is the final time that they will compete as a year group. Will we see the Narita Rikido - Uchida Kyota matchup one more time (there will most likely be a 3-year gap after that)? Here's hoping :-)

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Video - Grade 6

 

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