2017 East Japan University Championship

[Asashosakari 20,207]

Takes place at the Kokugikan this Sunday from 9:00 - just out of curiosity, anyone from the forum planning to attend?

The federation website is sparse with information as usual, but the ticketing page has some details.

[Asashosakari 20,207]

I'm a bit out of practice with amasumo stuff so I'll have to leave the details to more informed members, but in any case: The East Japan University individual championship, contested by a total of 116 rikishi in a knockout bracket, was won by Nihon University's Shinnosuke Kizaki over teammate Haruki Furukawa. In the semifinals Kizaki beat Takahiro Furukawa, also of Nihon, while the other losing semifinalist was Toyo University's Ryosuke Nakajima.

Edited June 12, 2017 by Asashosakari

[Asashosakari 20,207]

Stuff that's still within my competency remit - the results of the team competition. (Note: I'm largely leaving off descriptors such as University, School or Academy in the team names.)

All results via the Japan Sumo Federation.

Class C

Quarterfinals

Tohoku bye
Kokugakuin 3-2 Tokyo Medical
Rikkyo bye
Chiba 2-2 Jikei Medical [neither team had a 5th rikishi available; Chiba won the necessary tiebreaker bout and advanced]

Semifinals

Kokugakuin 3-2 Tohoku
Rikkyo 5-0 Chiba

Final

Rikkyo 3-2 Kokugakuin

The four semifinalists joined the Class B competition.

Class B

Last 12

Senshu bye
Tokyo 4-1 Kokugakuin
Waseda bye
National Defense 4-1 Chiba
Komazawa bye
Rikkyo 4-1 Nippon Medical
Keio bye
Daito Bunka 5-0 Tohoku

Quarterfinals

Senshu 5-0 Tokyo
Waseda 5-0 National Defense
Komazawa 5-0 Rikkyo
Daito Bunka 4-1 Keio

Semifinals

Senshu 3-2 Waseda
Komazawa 4-1 Daito Bunka

Final

Komazawa 3-2 Senshu

The four semifinalists joined the Class A competition.

Class A

            Teams                                  Preliminary Opponents
Seeded:     Chuo, Nihon, Nihon Taiiku, Toyo                   1x Unseeded, 2x Qualifiers
Unseeded:   Hosei, Meiji, Takushoku, Tokyo Nogyo   1x Seeded, 1x Unseeded, 1x Qualifiers
Qualifiers: Daito Bunka, Komazawa, Senshu, Waseda  2x Seeded, 1x Unseeded

Preliminary Round 1

Takushoku 3-2 Hosei
Tokyo Nogyo 3-2 Meiji
Chuo 4-1 Waseda
Toyo 5-0 Daito Bunka
Nihon 4-1 Komazawa
Nihon Taiiku 4-1 Senshu

Preliminary Round 2

Waseda 3-2 Takushoku
Tokyo Nogyo 4-1 Daito Bunka
Komazawa 3-2 Chuo
Toyo 5-0 Senshu
Nihon 5-0 Hosei
Nihon Taiiku 4-1 Meiji

Preliminary Round 3

Chuo 3-2 Tokyo Nogyo
Toyo 4-1 Takushoku
Senshu 4-1 Hosei
Meiji 3-2 Komazawa
Nihon 3-2 Waseda
Nihon Taiiku 4-1 Daito Bunka

Standings:

 1 Toyo          3-0, 14-1
 2 Nihon         3-0, 12-3
 2 Nihon Taiiku  3-0, 12-3
 4 Chuo          2-1,  9-6
 4 Tokyo Nogyo   2-1,  9-6
 6 Komazawa      1-2,  6-9
 6 Meiji         1-2,  6-9
 6 Takushoku     1-2,  6-9
 6 Waseda        1-2,  6-9
10 Senshu        1-2,  5-10
11 Hosei         0-3,  3-12
12 Daito Bunka   0-3,  2-13

Tiebreaker matches among the four T6 to complete the 8 teams for the final rounds:

Waseda 3-2 Meiji
Takushoku 3-2 Komazawa

Komazawa 3-1 Meiji

Quarterfinals

Toyo 5-0 Waseda
Chuo 3-2 Tokyo Nogyo
Nihon 5-0 Komazawa
Nihon Taiiku 3-2 Takushoku

Semifinals

Toyo 5-0 Chuo
Nihon 3-2 Nihon Taiiku

Final

Toyo 3-2 Nihon

First-ever team championship for Toyo in this event.

Edited June 22, 2017 by Asashosakari

[mikawa 1,794]

So Toyo win another tournament then? Nice to see the Furukawa twins still doing well

[Katooshu 3,476]

Anyone know if the Kizaki who won is related to makushita Shinji Kizaki, who also attended Nihon?

[Yubinhaad 11,954]

Video of the Class A team final, which went down to the last bout. Toyo in the white mawashi, Nihon in black.
 

 

[Katooshu 3,476]

Thanks for that. The passion shown in amateur sumo can be a nice change from the staid reactions of ozumo.

Edited June 18, 2017 by Katooshu

[kedevash 44]

Does anyone has the individual results of this competition? THanks a lot !

[kedevash 44]

OK i missed a post where it is indicated. My bad...

[Katooshu 3,476]

Does this have the highest status/prestige of the non-MsTD granting tournaments?

Edited January 1, 2018 by Katooshu