31st High School Sumo Hirosaki Tournament (2017-2-4)

[mikawa 1,794]

第３１回全国選抜高等学校相撲弘前大会

Individual Competition

Winner - Hoshiba Shinsuke (干場 伸介), Kanazawashiritsu Technical High School (Ishikawa)

Runner-Up - Saito Daisuke (齋藤 大輔), Saitama Sakae High School (Saitama)

Semi-Finals - Maeda Yuto (前田 悠翔), Kanazawa Gakuin High School (Ishikawa)
Semi-Finals - Kawazoe Keita (川副 圭太), Buntoku High School (Kumamoto)

Quarter-Finals - Yamauchi Ko (山内 康), Sambongi Agriculture High School (Aomori)
Quarter-Finals - Kasai Towa (葛西 永遠), Goshogawaranorin High School (Aomori)
Quarter-Finals - Ida Shota (井田 翔太), Minoshima High School (Wakayama)
Quarter-Finals - Kudo Koya (工藤 光矢), Hirosaki Vocational High School (Aomori)

 

Team Competition

Winner - Kaiyo High School (Niigata)

Runner-Up - Kanazawashiritsu Technical High School (Ishikawa)

Semi-Finals - Adachi Shinden High School (Tokyo)
Semi-Finals - Saitama Sakae High School (Saitama)

Quarter-Finals - Buntoku High School (Kumamoto)
Quarter-Finals - Minoshima High School (Wakayama)
Quarter-Finals - Kindai High School (Osaka)
Quarter-Finals - Sambongi Agriculture High School (Aomori)

 

Videos

Individual Quarter-Final #1 - Yamauchi Ko (山内 康) vs Saito Daisuke (齋藤 大輔)
Individual Quarter-Final #2 - Kasai Towa (葛西 永遠) vs Maeda Yuto (前田 悠翔)
Individual Quarter-Final #3 - Kawazoe Keita (川副 圭太) vs Ida Shota (井田 翔太)
Individual Quarter-Final #4 - Hoshiba Shinsuke (干場 伸介) vs Kudo Koya (工藤 光矢)

 

Individual Semi-Final #1 - Saito Daisuke (齋藤 大輔) vs Maeda Yuto (前田 悠翔)

 

Individual Semi-Final #2 - Kawazoe Keita (川副 圭太) vs Hoshiba Shinsuke (干場 伸介)

 

Individual Final - Saito Daisuke (齋藤 大輔) vs Hoshiba Shinsuke (干場 伸介)

 

Team Quarter-Final #1 - Adachi Shinden High School (Tokyo) vs Buntoku High School (Kumamoto)
Team Quarter-Final #2 - Kaiyo High School (Niigata) vs Minoshima High School (Wakayama)
Team Quarter-Final #3 - Kindai High School (Osaka) vs Kanazawashiritsu Technical High School (Ishikawa)
Team Quarter-Final #4 - Saitama Sakae High School (Saitama) vs Sambongi Agriculture High School (Aomori)

 

Team Semi-Final #1 - Adachi Shinden High School (Tokyo) vs Kaiyo High School (Niigata)

 

Team Semi-Final #2 - Kanazawashiritsu Technical High School (Ishikawa) vs Saitama Sakae High School (Saitama)

 

Team Final - Kaiyo High School (Niigata) vs Kanazawashiritsu Technical High School (Ishikawa)

 

Comments

The big and powerful Hoshiba Shinsuke was able to win the tournament by defeating Saitama Sakae's Saito Daisuke in the final. The tall and strong Saito appeared in a documentary about Toma Tsuguto (當眞 嗣斗, the monster from Okinawa), where he knocked out the huge Toma in the quarter-finals of the Middle School Championships. Both Hoshiba and Saito are big names in their year group (although Saito is a year younger). Another big name in the tournament was Kawazoe Keita, former Hakuho Cup winner and older brother of the Kawazoe siblings from Udo Junior Sumo Club in Kumamoto, the newly crowned Hakuho Cup champions. His fighting style is a bit like Ura, where he relies on his skill and agility to win his bouts.

Kaiyo High School have some talented rikishi in their midst, such as their 2nd and 3rd team members, Takahashi Yuta (高橋 優太) and Nakamura Taiki (中村 泰輝), the latter of which came second at last year's Inter-High. Saitama Sakae also boasted a strong team, as apart from Saito, they also had Tebakari Toshiki (手計 富士紀, who for me is the best in his year group) and Naya Konosuke (納谷 幸之介, the most successful of Taiho's grandsons).

Edited February 8, 2017 by mikawa

[Katooshu 3,179]

The 2018 edition of this event just happened, with Saitama Sakae winning the team competition and 3rd year Daisuke Saito of the same school (and last year's runner up as mikawa notes above) winning the individuals. Saito might be the high school rikishi who impressed me most last year bout for bout (certainly the best in their 2nd year), despite not quite getting there for one of the major individual championships. It's a promising sign that he did one better at this year's Hirosaki tournament and took the whole thing, and I'm very interested what the future holds for him. He's tall, fast, strong and has a well-rounded skill set.

Individual Finals: Saito vs Kawabuchi of Kanazawa Gakuin High School. Should there have been a monoii?

 

Team Semis and Finals. The second Tottori Johoku competitor stands out to me not mainly for his height or being Mongolian, but for getting heated and looking like he was going to hit his opponent following a matta in a Tottori vs Kumamoto group bout at the 2017 Kokutai.

 

 

Edited February 13, 2018 by Katooshu

[Katooshu 3,179]

Is this tournament not being held this year?

[mikawa 1,794]

On 21/02/2020 at 05:02, Katooshu said:

Is this tournament not being held this year?

Looks like it. 2020's going to be an interesting year for Amasumo, quite a few tournaments have been moved to a different time or location due to the Olympics.