2017 Kokutai in Ehime

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Nearly forgot about this... Only about 24 hours until this year's three-day sumo competition at the National Sports Festival, this time emanating from the Otoi-kaikan in Seiyo, Ehime prefecture, home of the annual Otoi-ozumo. The main event on Sunday will see the crowning of the new Kokutai champion in the adult category, who will be eligible for an accelerated Makushita 15 start, should he decide to turn pro next year. (Needs to be within Ozumo's age limits, of course; the competition will feature both university students and older amateurs from the workforce.)

As usual the juniors will be starting things off with their team preliminaries on Friday. Their knockout finals (both team and individual) take place on Saturday morning, followed by the adult's team prelims in the afternoon. Team and individual adult finals then conclude the event on Sunday.

No changes from previous years - teams of 5 per prefecture for the juniors, teams of 3 for the adults, and the top 16 of the 47 prefectures will proceed from the prelims to the final rounds. The quirky way of selecting the competitors for the individual competition - rikishi must win their 3 personal bouts in the team prelims in order to qualify - will probably ensure again that some bigger names will miss out early.

Schedule, prelim drawsheets, results hub

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A probably silly question - re-reading last year's thread, I see there was TV coverage of the adult finals. (Which channel was that on, anyway, NHK?) Was that just a one-off thing for last year, or am I too stupid to find this year's coverage?

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I haven't found any coverage yet either - nothing on the NHK schedule for sumo so far, but it may be broadcast a week later. I'm sure that it was NHK last year, I have to look in my archive for the videos I downloaded last year to be sure, but no other channel broadcasts that. I thought a kokutai TV would be set up, but nothing so far. The Ehime shimbun will likely post a short report on their YT channel - otherwise there only is the result page to look at: http://kirokukensaku.net/5NS17/discipline_240_20171006.html

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Junior team prelims

         Round 1                       Round 2                       Round 3

Saitama    4-1  Akita      |  Saitama    5-0  Yamaguchi  |  Saitama    5-0  Shiga
Aichi      4-1  Miyazaki   |  Aichi      1-4  Kochi      |  Aichi      2-3  Okinawa
Nara       0-5  Oita       |  Nara       0-5  Hiroshima  |  Nara       1-4  Okayama
Tottori    3-2  Ishikawa   |  Tottori    3-2  Niigata    |  Tottori    5-0  Tochigi
Hokkaido   1-4  Yamaguchi  |  Hokkaido   5-0  Shiga      |  Hokkaido   2-3  Yamagata
Osaka      2-3  Kochi      |  Osaka      4-1  Okinawa    |  Osaka      4-1  Kyoto
Aomori     5-0  Hiroshima  |  Aomori     5-0  Okayama    |  Aomori     5-0  Gunma
Shizuoka   1-4  Niigata    |  Shizuoka   3-2  Tochigi    |  Shizuoka   4-1  Chiba
Miyagi     4-1  Shiga      |  Miyagi     2-3  Yamagata   |  Miyagi     0-5  Kanagawa
Fukui      1-4  Okinawa    |  Fukui      2-3  Kyoto      |  Fukui      4-1  Yamanashi
Kagoshima  2-3  Okayama    |  Kagoshima  5-0  Gunma      |  Kagoshima  2-3  Wakayama
Toyama     3-2  Tochigi    |  Toyama     1-4  Chiba      |  Toyama     2-3  Nagano
Gifu       4-1  Yamagata   |  Gifu       2-3  Kanagawa   |  Gifu       4-1  Shimane
Ibaraki    4-1  Kyoto      |  Ibaraki    4-1  Yamanashi  |  Ibaraki    1-4  Ehime
Fukushima  4-1  Gunma      |  Fukushima  2-3  Wakayama   |  Fukushima  4-1  Mie
Kagawa     0-5  Chiba      |  Kagawa     1-4  Nagano     |  Kagawa     4-1  Tokushima
Hyogo      2-3  Kanagawa   |  Hyogo      4-1  Shimane    |  Hyogo      1-4  Akita
Kumamoto   5-0  Yamanashi  |  Kumamoto   1-4  Ehime      |  Kumamoto   5-0  Miyazaki
Fukuoka    1-4  Wakayama   |  Fukuoka    5-0  Mie        |  Fukuoka    4-1  Oita
Nagasaki   3-2  Nagano     |  Nagasaki   4-1  Tokushima  |  Nagasaki   0-5  Ishikawa
Tokyo      5-0  Shimane    |  Tokyo      3-2  Akita      |  Tokyo      4-1  Yamaguchi
Iwate      2-3  Ehime      |  Iwate      5-0  Miyazaki   |  Iwate      2-3  Kochi
Saga       3-2  Mie        |  Saga       0-5  Oita       |  Saga       2-3  Hiroshima
Kagawa     4-1  Tokushima  |  Gunma      0-5  Ishikawa   |  Shiga      0-5  Niigata

Standings (number in brackets = rikishi who have qualified for individual finals):

 1 Aomori     3-0, 15 wins (5)
 2 Saitama    3-0, 14 wins (4)
 3 Tokyo      3-0, 12 wins (2)
 4 Ehime      3-0, 11 wins (3)
 4 Kanagawa   3-0, 11 wins (2)
 4 Tottori    3-0, 11 wins (3)
 7 Kochi      3-0, 10 wins (2)
 7 Wakayama   3-0, 10 wins (2)

 9 Ishikawa   2-1, 12 wins (2)
10 Kumamoto   2-1, 11 wins (1)
10 Niigata    2-1, 11 wins (2)
10 Oita       2-1, 11 wins (1)
13 Chiba      2-1, 10 wins (1)
13 Fukuoka    2-1, 10 wins
13 Fukushima  2-1, 10 wins (1)
13 Gifu       2-1, 10 wins (2)
13 Osaka      2-1, 10 wins (2)
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18 Ibaraki    2-1,  9 wins (1)
18 Kagawa     2-2,  9 wins (1)
18 Nagano     2-1,  9 wins (1)
21 Hiroshima  2-1,  8 wins
21 Okinawa    2-1,  8 wins (1)
21 Shizuoka   2-1,  8 wins (1)
24 Nagasaki   2-1,  7 wins
24 Okayama    2-1,  7 wins
24 Yamagata   2-1,  7 wins

27 Iwate      1-2,  9 wins (1)
27 Kagoshima  1-2,  9 wins (1)
29 Hokkaido   1-2,  8 wins
30 Aichi      1-2,  7 wins
30 Akita      1-2,  7 wins (1)
30 Fukui      1-2,  7 wins
30 Hyogo      1-2,  7 wins (1)
34 Miyagi     1-2,  6 wins
34 Toyama     1-2,  6 wins
36 Kyoto      1-2,  5 wins
36 Saga       1-2,  5 wins
36 Yamaguchi  1-2,  5 wins

39 Tochigi    0-3,  4 wins
40 Mie        0-3,  3 wins
40 Tokushima  0-3,  3 wins
42 Shimane    0-3,  2 wins
42 Yamanashi  0-3,  2 wins
44 Gunma      0-4,  1 win
44 Miyazaki   0-3,  1 win
44 Nara       0-3,  1 win
44 Shiga      0-4,  1 win

Closer results than last year, when there were 9 teams at 3-0 and all of them had at least 12 wins. Kagawa very nearly made the most of their extra bout opportunity in round 1, but ended up falling one win short of qualifying for the top 16 and ties, while the other fill-in teams Gunma and Shiga didn't get anything out of it.

Nice to see host Ehime follow up on last year's successes with another good showing here.

The following tie-breaker matches were held to whittle down the 5-way tie for 13th place to the available 4 qualifying positions:

Osaka      3-1  Fukushima
Gifu       3-1  Fukuoka
Chiba      3-0  Fukushima
Fukuoka    3-0  Fukushima

Draw bracket for tomorrow's finals:

Aomori      -   Fukuoka
Wakayama    -   Ishikawa
Ehime       -   Gifu
Tottori     -   Kumamoto
Saitama     -   Osaka
Kochi       -   Oita
Tokyo       -   Chiba
Kanagawa    -   Niigata

You'd have to think that the favourites are probably the usual suspects: Aomori, Ishikawa, Tottori, and Saitama. Was unfortunate for Ishikawa that they already ran into Tottori in the prelims, which prevented them from getting a more favourable position in the seeded knockout draw. (Would have been likewise unfortunate for Tottori, of course, if they had been the ones to lose that prelim matchup.)

Edited October 6, 2017 by Asashosakari

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The foreign names in the junior lineups:

Chiba: ビャンバスレン Byambasuren 3-0
Fukuoka: テムレン Temulen(?) 2-1
Kanagawa: チョイジルスレン Choijilsuren 2-1
Kochi: オドフー Odkhuu(?) 3-0
Tottori: ダワーニンジ Davaaninj(?) 1-2

No Amarsanaa for Tottori, hmm.

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2 hours ago, Asashosakari said:

Draw bracket for tomorrow's finals:

Aomori      -   Fukuoka
Wakayama    -   Ishikawa
Ehime       -   Gifu
Tottori     -   Kumamoto
Saitama     -   Osaka
Kochi       -   Oita
Tokyo       -   Chiba
Kanagawa    -   Niigata

You'd have to think that the favourites are probably the usual suspects: Aomori, Ishikawa, Tottori, and Saitama. Was unfortunate for Ishikawa that they already ran into Tottori in the prelims, which prevented them from getting a more favourable position in the seeded knockout draw. (Would have been likewise unfortunate for Tottori, of course, if they had been the ones to lose that prelim matchup.)

Had a look at each team's members, Saitama looks to be the strongest on paper, followed by Ishikawa, Tottori, Kumamoto and Aomori. Nice to see Nanakaichi's name again (for Team Tokyo), haven't seen his name pop up for a long time.

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Tottori-Ishikawa prelim

Aomori prelim

 

Edited October 7, 2017 by Katooshu

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12 hours ago, mikawa said:

 Nice to see Nanakaichi's name again (for Team Tokyo), haven't seen his name pop up for a long time.

7 or 1?

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Kounosuku Naya in his last amateur tournament before he starts at the Kyushu basho won the juniors both with the Saitama team and in the individuals.

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Byambasuren was 3rd for Chiba, 2nd Genta Sumiki from Ehime

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Naya in the prelims

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Princess Mako came to watch sumo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZHkO-WTJKQ

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Saito from Sambongi lost in the team fight for 3rd at 2-2

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Edited October 8, 2017 by Akinomaki

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This is not N(ippon)H(ousou)K, but by Nankai Housou TV

juniors team final tournament: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIXiuRV0usQ

juniors individuals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rB2e2xmSmE

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Junior team finals

Last 16
Aomori     4-1  Fukuoka
Wakayama   1-4  Ishikawa
Ehime      3-2  Gifu
Tottori    2-3  Kumamoto
Saitama    4-1  Osaka
Kochi      3-2  Oita
Tokyo      1-4  Chiba
Kanagawa   2-3  Niigata

Quarterfinals
Aomori     3-2  Ishikawa
Ehime      1-4  Kumamoto
Saitama    5-0  Kochi
Chiba      4-1  Niigata

Semifinals
Aomori     2-3  Kumamoto
Saitama    5-0  Chiba

Third Place
Aomori     2-3  Chiba

Final
Kumamoto   1-4  Saitama

A stunning title defense by 2016 winner Saitama for the prefecture's 8th Kokutai junior championship. They only lost three bouts across their seven matches, and all but the very first prelim round were immediately decided after the first three rikishi.

Chiba became the surprise bronze medal finishers after barely making it into the top 16 to begin with, and they had the biggest possible come-from-behind victory in the third-place match, rallying to the win from 0-2 down.
 

Edited October 7, 2017 by Asashosakari

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Junior individual finals

With the less lopsided team preliminary scores it's no surprise that fewer competitors managed to go unbeaten to qualify for the individuals - only 44 this year after 49 the last time.

As usual only the barest of effort has gone into verifying these name readings, so corrections are welcome.
 

Name		Pref.	School
田村 拓三	Tamura	Akita	秋田北鷹高	Kitaakita-shi Akita Hokuyo HS
長谷川 貴規	Hasegawa	Aomori	木造高	Tsugaru-shi Kizukuri HS
葛西 永遠	Kasai	Aomori	五所川原農林高	Goshogawara-shi Norin HS
工藤 光矢	Kudo	Aomori	弘前実高	Hirosaki-shi Jitsugyo HS
斉藤 誠	Saito	Aomori	三本木農高	Towada-shi Sanbongi Nogyo HS
山内 康	Yamauchi	Aomori	三本木農高	Towada-shi Sanbongi Nogyo HS
ビャンバスレン	Byambasuren	Chiba	日体大柏高	Kashiwa-shi Nihon Taiiku Kashiwa HS
久國 颯治	Hisakuni	Ehime	津島高	Uwajima-shi Tsushima HS
近藤 俊一郎	Kondo	Ehime	津島高	Uwajima-shi Tsushima HS
住木 厳太	Sumiki	Ehime	野村高	Seiyo-shi Nomura HS
田中 界渡	Tanaka	Fukushima	日大東北高	Koriyama-shi Nihon Tohoku HS
棚橋 亮太	Tanahashi	Gifu	岐阜農林高	Kitagata-cho Gifu Norin HS
山田 拓実	Yamada	Gifu	岐阜農林高	Kitagata-cho Gifu Norin HS
田中 優汰	Tanaka	Hyogo	市川高	Ichikawa-cho HS
穴吹 健志郎	Anabuki	Ibaraki	水戸農高	Naka-shi Mito Nogyo HS
干場 伸介	Hoshiba	Ishikawa	金沢工高	Kanazawa-shi Kogyo HS
里山 雄樹	Satoyama	Ishikawa	金沢学院高	Kanazawa-shi Gakuin HS
長内 龍	Osanai	Iwate	平舘高	Hachimantai-shi Tairadate HS
白川 大貴	Shirakawa	Kagawa	高松南高	Takamatsu-shi Minami HS
磯 晃城	Iso	Kagoshima	樟南高	Kagoshima-shi Shonan HS
林 怜哉	Hayashi	Kanagawa	旭丘高	Odawara-shi Asahigaoka HS
松村 将伍	Matsumura	Kanagawa	向の岡工高	Kawasaki-shi Mukainooka Kogyo HS
畑山 将也	Hatakeyama	Kochi	高知農高	Nankoku-shi Kochi Nogyo HS
オドフー	Odkhuu	Kochi	明徳義塾高	Susaki-shi Meitoku Gijuku HS
川副 圭太	Kawazoe	Kumamoto	文徳高	Kumamoto-shi Buntoku HS
寺島 魁	Terashima	Nagano	更級農高	Nagano-shi Sarashina Nogyo HS
嘉陽 快宗	Kayo	Niigata	海洋高	Itoigawa-shi Kaiyo HS
高橋 優太	Takahashi	Niigata	海洋高	Itoigawa-shi Kaiyo HS
梅木 竜治郎	Umeki	Oita	日田林工高	Hita-shi Rinko HS
城間 瑠正	Shiroma	Okinawa	中部農林高	Uruma-shi Chubu Norin HS
森田 皓仁	Morita	Osaka	近大付高	Higashiosaka-shi Kinki HS
谷岡 伊織	Tanioka	Osaka	近大付高	Higashiosaka-shi Kinki HS
春山 万太郎	Haruyama	Saitama	埼玉栄高	Saitama-shi Sakae HS
納谷 幸之介	Naya	Saitama	埼玉栄高	Saitama-shi Sakae HS
齋藤 大輔	Saito	Saitama	埼玉栄高	Saitama-shi Sakae HS
手計 富士紀	Tebakari	Saitama	埼玉栄高	Saitama-shi Sakae HS
鈴木 優斗	Suzuki	Shizuoka	飛龍高	Numazu-shi Hiryu HS
羽出山 将	Hatsuyama	Tokyo	足立新田高	Adachi-ku Shinden HS
今関 俊介	Imazeki	Tokyo	足立新田高	Adachi-ku Shinden HS
深澤 颯斗	Fukuzawa	Tottori	鳥取城北高	Tottori-shi Johoku HS
石岡 弥輝也	Ishioka	Tottori	鳥取城北高	Tottori-shi Johoku HS
當眞 嗣斗	Toma	Tottori	鳥取城北高	Tottori-shi Johoku HS
花田 秀虎	Hanada	Wakayama	和歌山商高	Wakayama-shi Shogyo HS
井田 翔太	Ida	Wakayama	箕島高	Arida-shi Minoshima HS

Last 44

Terashima (Nagano)     bye
Hayashi (Kanagawa)     bye
Hatakeyama (Kochi)     bye
Anabuki (Ibaraki)      uwatenage         Tanaka (Hyogo)
Kasai (Aomori)         bye
Tanaka (Fukushima)     tsukiotoshi       Naya (Saitama)
Imazeki (Tokyo)        bye
Tanahashi (Gifu)       oshidashi         Hanada (Wakayama)

Hoshiba (Ishikawa)     bye
Takahashi (Niigata)    bye
Morita (Osaka)         bye
Hasegawa (Aomori)      yorikiri          Kondo (Ehime)
Suzuki (Shizuoka)      bye
Tamura (Akita)         hikiotoshi        Haruyama (Saitama)
Ishioka (Tottori)      bye
Osanai (Iwate)         okuritaoshi       Iso (Kagoshima)

Ida (Wakayama)         bye
Toma (Tottori)         bye
Sumiki (Ehime)         bye
Matsumura (Kanagawa)   yorikiri          Kudo (Aomori)
Yamada (Gifu)          bye
Tebakari (Saitama)     hatakikomi        Kayo (Niigata)
Odkhuu (Kochi)         bye
Shiroma (Okinawa)      uwatenage         Tanioka (Osaka)

Fukuzawa (Tottori)     bye
Shirakawa (Kagawa)     bye
Byambasuren (Chiba)    bye
Kawazoe (Kumamoto)     fusen             Yamauchi (Aomori)
Satoyama (Ishikawa)    bye
Hatsuyama (Tokyo)      uwatenage         Saito (Saitama)
Hisakuni (Ehime)       bye
Saito (Aomori)         tsukidashi        Umeki (Oita)

Last 32

Terashima (Nagano)     sukuinage         Hayashi (Kanagawa)
Hatakeyama (Kochi)     uchigake          Tanaka (Hyogo)
Kasai (Aomori)         oshidashi         Naya (Saitama)
Imazeki (Tokyo)        oshitaoshi        Hanada (Wakayama)
Hoshiba (Ishikawa)     yoritaoshi        Takahashi (Niigata)
Morita (Osaka)         yorikiri          Kondo (Ehime)
Suzuki (Shizuoka)      tsukiotoshi       Haruyama (Saitama)
Ishioka (Tottori)      yorikiri          Iso (Kagoshima)

Ida (Wakayama)         hikiotoshi        Toma (Tottori)
Sumiki (Ehime)         shitatenage       Matsumura (Kanagawa)
Yamada (Gifu)          uwatenage         Tebakari (Saitama)
Odkhuu (Kochi)         kotenage          Shiroma (Okinawa)
Fukuzawa (Tottori)     oshidashi         Shirakawa (Kagawa)
Byambasuren (Chiba)    shitatenage       Kawazoe (Kumamoto)
Satoyama (Ishikawa)    oshitaoshi        Saito (Saitama)
Hisakuni (Ehime)       tsukidashi        Umeki (Oita)

Last 16
Hayashi (Kanagawa)     tsukidashi        Tanaka (Hyogo)
Naya (Saitama)         yoritaoshi        Hanada (Wakayama)
Hoshiba (Ishikawa)     oshidashi         Kondo (Ehime)
Suzuki (Shizuoka)      oshidashi         Ishioka (Tottori)
Ida (Wakayama)         oshitaoshi        Sumiki (Ehime)
Tebakari (Saitama)     yoritaoshi        Shiroma (Okinawa)
Shirakawa (Kagawa)     uchigake          Byambasuren (Chiba)
Saito (Saitama)        uwatedashinage    Umeki (Oita)

Quarterfinals
Tanaka (Hyogo)         yoritaoshi        Naya (Saitama)
Hoshiba (Ishikawa)     yoritaoshi        Ishioka (Tottori)
Sumiki (Ehime)         yoritaoshi        Tebakari (Saitama)
Byambasuren (Chiba)    uchigake          Saito (Saitama)

Semifinals
Naya (Saitama)         tsukiotoshi       Ishioka (Tottori)
Sumiki (Ehime)         hikiotoshi        Byambasuren (Chiba)

Third Place
Ishioka (Tottori)      fusen             Byambasuren (Chiba)

Final
Naya (Saitama)         yorikiri          Sumiki (Ehime)

Not much needs to be said about champion Konosuke Naya, his third-generation sumotori background is of course well-known and we also already know that he's headed to the pros very soon.

And a great run by host city representative Genta Sumiki! He'd already made it to the quarterfinals last year, as well, and as (I think) he's in the final grade I wonder if we might be seeing him in Ozumo soon, too. Bronze medalist Byambasuren is definitely coming as we've been told last month.

 

Edited October 7, 2017 by Asashosakari

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18 minutes ago, Asashosakari said:

And a great run by host city representative Genta Sumiki! He'd already made it to the quarterfinals last year, as well, and as (I think) he's in the final grade I wonder if we might be seeing him in Ozumo soon, too.

Ehime shimbun has detailed pages of the athletes for Ehime  https://www.ehime-np.co.jp/special/series/kokutai_player_sumo

Sumiki is 3rd year.

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Did Ishioka get hurt, was he not aware of the 3rd place match, did he have to leave early, or did he simply not care?  Not that I expect someone to know for sure, but it seems odd to have not contested that match.  Is it the case that such matches are specific to this competition, not found in other amateur events, because of the needs of the overall Kokutai competition to have a third place finisher for each event?

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23 minutes ago, Gurowake said:

Did Ishioka get hurt, was he not aware of the 3rd place match, did he have to leave early, or did he simply not care? 

Ishioka couldn't get up after the sf with Naya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rB2e2xmSmE&t=61m10s

Sumiki also looked a bit hurt  - Naya surely is dangerous.

What was that repeat of the sf Sumiki-Byambasuren? Looked ok the first time.

Edited October 7, 2017 by Akinomaki

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A great way for Naya to end his amateur career!

It will be interesting to see what Byamba can do with more weight. He's had some very nice results for someone who I believe is not much over 100kg.

Edited October 7, 2017 by Katooshu

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Adult team prelims

         Round 1                       Round 2                       Round 3

Wakayama   2-1  Okayama    |  Wakayama   2-1  Fukuoka    |  Wakayama   3-0  Shimane
Iwate      3-0  Hokkaido   |  Iwate      1-2  Shizuoka   |  Iwate      2-1  Nagasaki
Kagoshima  3-0  Chiba      |  Kagoshima  0-3  Akita      |  Kagoshima  2-1  Toyama
Saga       1-2  Osaka      |  Saga       1-2  Tochigi    |  Saga       1-2  Kochi
Kanagawa   1-2  Fukuoka    |  Kanagawa   2-1  Shimane    |  Kanagawa   0-3  Fukui
Hyogo      2-1  Shizuoka   |  Hyogo      0-3  Nagasaki   |  Hyogo      1-2  Kumamoto
Tottori    3-0  Akita      |  Tottori    2-1  Toyama     |  Tottori    3-0  Nagano
Tokyo      2-1  Tochigi    |  Tokyo      1-2  Kochi      |  Tokyo      0-3  Ehime
Aomori     3-0  Shimane    |  Aomori     1-2  Fukui      |  Aomori     3-0  Miyazaki
Kyoto      0-3  Nagasaki   |  Kyoto      1-2  Kumamoto   |  Kyoto      1-2  Miyagi
Shiga      0-3  Toyama     |  Shiga      0-3  Nagano     |  Shiga      1-2  Oita
Tokushima  1-2  Kochi      |  Tokushima  0-3  Ehime      |  Tokushima  0-3  Ibaraki
Fukushima  1-2  Fukui      |  Fukushima  3-0  Miyazaki   |  Fukushima  2-1  Gifu
Gunma      1-2  Kumamoto   |  Gunma      2-1  Miyagi     |  Gunma      0-3  Mie
Yamaguchi  2-1  Nagano     |  Yamaguchi  2-1  Oita       |  Yamaguchi  2-1  Saitama
Okinawa    1-2  Ehime      |  Okinawa    2-1  Ibaraki    |  Okinawa    3-0  Nara
Hiroshima  0-3  Miyazaki   |  Hiroshima  1-2  Gifu       |  Hiroshima  1-2  Okayama
Yamanashi  0-3  Miyagi     |  Yamanashi  0-3  Mie        |  Yamanashi  0-3  Hokkaido
Niigata    3-0  Oita       |  Niigata    2-1  Saitama    |  Niigata    3-0  Chiba
Ishikawa   1-2  Ibaraki    |  Ishikawa   3-0  Nara       |  Ishikawa   3-0  Osaka
Aichi      3-0  Gifu       |  Aichi      1-2  Okayama    |  Aichi      2-1  Fukuoka
Kagawa     0-3  Mie        |  Kagawa     1-2  Hokkaido   |  Kagawa     0-3  Shizuoka
Yamagata   1-2  Saitama    |  Yamagata   3-0  Chiba      |  Yamagata   3-0  Akita
Chiba      2-1  Nara       |  Tokushima  0-3  Osaka      |  Kagawa     0-3  Tochigi

Standings:

 1 Mie        3-0, 9 wins (3)
 2 Ehime      3-0, 8 wins (2)
 2 Niigata    3-0, 8 wins (2)
 2 Tottori    3-0, 8 wins (2)
 5 Fukui      3-0, 7 wins (1)
 5 Wakayama   3-0, 7 wins (2)
 7 Kochi      3-0, 6 wins (2)
 7 Kumamoto   3-0, 6 wins (1)
 7 Yamaguchi  3-0, 6 wins

10 Aomori     2-1, 7 wins (1)
10 Ishikawa   2-1, 7 wins (1)
10 Nagasaki   2-1, 7 wins (1)
10 Yamagata   2-1, 7 wins (1)
14 Aichi      2-1, 6 wins (1)
14 Fukushima  2-1, 6 wins (1)
14 Ibaraki    2-1, 6 wins (1)
14 Iwate      2-1, 6 wins (1)
14 Miyagi     2-1, 6 wins (1)
14 Okinawa    2-1, 6 wins (1)
14 Shizuoka   2-1, 6 wins (1)
14 Tochigi    2-1, 6 wins (1)
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22 Hokkaido   2-1, 5 wins
22 Kagoshima  2-1, 5 wins
22 Okayama    2-1, 5 wins (1)
22 Osaka      2-1, 5 wins

26 Toyama     1-2, 5 wins (1)
27 Fukuoka    1-2, 4 wins (1)
27 Nagano     1-2, 4 wins
27 Saitama    1-2, 4 wins (1)
30 Akita      1-2, 3 wins
30 Gifu       1-2, 3 wins
30 Gunma      1-2, 3 wins
30 Hyogo      1-2, 3 wins
30 Kanagawa   1-2, 3 wins
30 Miyazaki   1-2, 3 wins
30 Oita       1-2, 3 wins
30 Tokyo      1-2, 3 wins
38 Chiba      1-3, 2 wins

39 Saga       0-3, 3 wins (1)
40 Hiroshima  0-3, 2 wins
40 Kyoto      0-3, 2 wins
42 Kagawa     0-4, 1 wins
42 Nara       0-3, 1 wins
42 Shiga      0-3, 1 wins
42 Shimane    0-3, 1 wins
42 Tokushima  0-4, 1 wins
47 Yamanashi  0-3, 0 wins

Closer results here as well; last year there were 11 3-0's with four perfect scores, this time only last year's runner-up Mie prefecture managed to go through with 9 wins. (And arguably against a creampuff schedule - their three opponents went 3-3, 0-6 and 1-8 in their other matches.)

Hosts Ehime prefecture doing well here, too. Big change of fortunes for Kyoto and Tokushima, however, who were among the 3-0's last year and finished winless this time around.

And some odd happenings in the qualification for the individuals, with 3-0 Yamaguchi failing to get anybody through (all three rikishi went 2-1), while 0-3 Saga will have a representative tomorrow.

The necessary tie-breaker session to get from 8 to 3 among the 14th-place finishers:

Shizuoka   2-0  Aichi
Okinawa    2-0  Fukushima

Miyagi     2-1  Tochigi
Shizuoka   2-1  Ibaraki
Okinawa    2-1  Iwate

Four byes and two prelim matches? Not sure that was the fairest way of doing it...

Draw bracket for tomorrow's finals:

Mie         -   Shizuoka
Kumamoto    -   Kochi
Tottori     -   Nagasaki
Wakayama    -   Yamagata
Ehime       -   Okinawa
Yamaguchi   -   Ishikawa
Niigata     -   Miyagi
Fukui       -   Aomori

Niigata are the defending champions, by the way. Oddly enough, last year's four semifinalists (Niigata, Mie, Ehime and Nagasaki) have all ended up in different quarters, so we could theoretically see the same Last 4 lineup again (even with exactly the same matchups, Mie-Nagasaki and Ehime-Niigata).

Edited October 7, 2017 by Asashosakari

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Adult team finals

Last 16
Mie        2-1  Shizuoka
Kumamoto   2-1  Kochi
Tottori    1-2  Nagasaki
Wakayama   3-0  Yamagata
Ehime      3-0  Okinawa
Yamaguchi  0-3  Ishikawa
Niigata    3-0  Miyagi
Fukui      2-1  Aomori

Quarterfinals
Mie        2-1  Kumamoto
Nagasaki   0-3  Wakayama
Ehime      2-1  Ishikawa
Niigata    2-1  Fukui

Semifinals
Mie        1-2  Wakayama
Ehime      1-2  Niigata

Third Place
Mie        1-2  Ehime

Final
Wakayama   1-2  Niigata

Huh, how about that: last year's first-time winners Niigata have retained. The always high-powered Wakayama team prevented the repeat semifinals by eliminating Nagasaki in the second round and then proceeded to go to the finals themselves, but they were unable to stop the defending champions. Ehime fell to Niigata in the semis again, but finish with the bronze medals just like last year, while the 2016 runners-up Mie have to settle for 4th this time.

I didn't save the 2016 team lineups, but going by video posted in last year's thread the Niigata lineup wasn't quite the same for the title defense - Murayama was in the first slot again and Miwa in the third, but the middle slot was taken by a Hashimoto last time while this year's #2 was Sato from Nittaidai. (Coincidentally, last year Miwa was the only one of the three to qualify for the individuals, this time he's the only one to not qualify. Where's Miwa working now, by the way? Was a senior year student in 2016 and obviously didn't go pro.)

All in all, more overlap of teams doing well in the juniors and the adults than there was last year - only Ehime had quarterfinal appearances in both classes last time, this year they're joined by Kumamoto, Niigata and Ishikawa. In Kokutai points terms the "sumo winner" is Kumamoto courtesy of their runner-up finish in the juniors plus their quarterfinal here.

Edited October 8, 2017 by Asashosakari

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Adult individual finals

As luck would have it, there were exactly 32 qualifiers for the individual tournament, just like last year, so the draw bracket went off without any byes or preliminary bouts.

Also again just 8 university students managed to get in, with Toyo leading the way once more with 3 qualifiers.

The 32 entrants, with some given names as blind guesswork (marked ??):
 

Name		Pref.	Affiliation
神山 達哉	Kamiyama Tatsuya	Aichi	アイシン精機	Aisin Seiki
長谷川 将臣	Hasegawa Masaomi	Aomori	三本木農高教	Towada-shi Sanbongi Nogyo HS faculty
吉本 雄斗	Yoshimoto Yuto	Ehime	伊予銀行	Iyo Bank
由留部 圭祐	Yurube Keisuke	Ehime	西予市役所	Seiyo-shi municipal government
宮下 治也	Miyashita Haruya	Fukui	嶺北特別支援学校職	Sakai-shi Reihoku Special Support School staff
一ノ瀬 康平	Ichinose Kohei	Fukuoka	博多高教	Fukuoka-shi Hakata HS faculty
齋藤 真	Saito Shin ??	Fukushima	東農大	Tokyo Nogyo University 4th year
芳賀 翔真	Haga Shoma	Ibaraki	東洋大職	Toyo University staff
荒木関 賢悟	Arakizeki Kengo	Ishikawa	東洋大職	Toyo University staff
里舘 健	Satodate Ken	Iwate	となん支援学校教	Morioka-shi Tonan Support School faculty
楮佐古 明輝	Kazusako Akiteru ??	Kochi	凸版印刷	Toppan Printing
西 大星	Nishi Taisei ??	Kochi	日体大	Nihon Taiiku University 3rd year
小永 佑也	Konaga Yuya	Kumamoto	八代農高教	Yatsushiro-shi Nogyo HS faculty
下里 匡希	Shimosato Masaki	Mie	宇治山田商高教	Ise-shi Ujiyamada Shogyo HS faculty
城山 聖羅	Shiroyama Seira	Mie	東洋大	Toyo University 2nd year
滝田 真	Takita Shin ??	Mie	志摩高教	Shima-shi HS faculty
北村 直樹	Kitamura Naoki	Miyagi	小牛田農林高教	Misato-machi Kogota Norin HS faculty
高橋 修	Takahashi Osamu ??	Nagasaki	長崎鶴洋高職	Nagasaki-shi Kakuyo HS staff
村山 大洋	Murayama Taiyo ??	Niigata	海洋高教	Itoigawa-shi Kaiyo HS faculty
佐藤 崇	Sato Takashi ??	Niigata	日体大	Nihon Taiiku University 4th year
重松 龍大	Shigematsu Tatsuhiro	Okayama	東洋大	Toyo University 2nd year
山本 浩太	Yamamoto Kota	Okinawa	沖縄ガス	Okinawa Gas
山中 晋也	Yamanaka Shinya	Saga	九州情報大	Kyushu Joho University 2nd year
小山内 力樹	Osanai Riki	Saitama	日本通運	Nippon Express
久保 正博	Kubo Masahiro	Shizuoka	東洋大	Toyo University 3rd year
西方 航	Nishikata Wataru	Tochigi	矢板高教	Yaita-shi HS faculty
木崎 伸之助	Kizaki Shinnosuke	Tottori	日大	Nihon University 4th year
西郷 智博	Saigo Tomohiro	Tottori	鳥取県地域振興部スポーツ課	Tottori prefectural sports promotion dept.
黒川 宗一郎	Kurokawa Soichiro	Toyama	アイシン軽金属	Aisin Light Metals
森本 太良	Morimoto Taro	Wakayama	和歌山県庁	Wakayama prefectural government
冨田 元輝	Tomita Genki	Wakayama	和歌山県庁	Wakayama prefectural government
中嶋 祥悟	Nakajima Shogo	Yamagata	中大職	Chuo University staff

Last 32

Ichinose (Fukuoka)     tsukiotoshi       Miyashita (Fukui)
Satodate (Iwate)       yorikiri          Shigematsu (Okayama)
Saito (Fukushima)      oshidashi         Kizaki (Tottori)
Kazusako (Kochi)       oshidashi         Sato (Niigata)
Tomita (Wakayama)      tsuridashi        Kitamura (Miyagi)
Konaga (Kumamoto)      fusen             Yoshimoto (Ehime)
Arakizeki (Ishikawa)   oshidashi         Yamanaka (Saga)
Kurokawa (Toyama)      yorikiri          Shimosato (Mie)

Murayama (Niigata)     yorikiri          Nishi (Kochi)
Yurube (Ehime)         fusen             Nishikata (Tochigi)
Saigo (Tottori)        oshidashi         Nakajima (Yamagata)
Kubo (Shizuoka)        yoritaoshi        Takita (Mie)
Yamamoto (Okinawa)     uwatenage         Morimoto (Wakayama)
Hasegawa (Aomori)      kawazugake        Takahashi (Nagasaki)
Shiroyama (Mie)        tsukidashi        Osanai (Saitama)
Haga (Ibaraki)         yorikiri          Kamiyama (Aichi)

Last 16
Miyashita (Fukui)      katasukashi       Shigematsu (Okayama)
Kizaki (Tottori)       oshidashi         Kazusako (Kochi)
Tomita (Wakayama)      yorikiri          Yoshimoto (Ehime)
Arakizeki (Ishikawa)   hikiotoshi        Kurokawa (Toyama)
Murayama (Niigata)     yoritaoshi        Nishikata (Tochigi)
Saigo (Tottori)        oshidashi         Takita (Mie)
Yamamoto (Okinawa)     yoritaoshi        Takahashi (Nagasaki)
Shiroyama (Mie)        yoritaoshi        Kamiyama (Aichi)

Quarterfinals
Miyashita (Fukui)      yorikiri          Kazusako (Kochi)
Tomita (Wakayama)      sukuinage         Kurokawa (Toyama)
Murayama (Niigata)     yorikiri          Saigo (Tottori)
Takahashi (Nagasaki)   oshidashi         Shiroyama (Mie)

Semifinals
Miyashita (Fukui)      shitatenage       Kurokawa (Toyama)
Saigo (Tottori)        yorikiri          Shiroyama (Mie)

Third Place
Kurokawa (Toyama)      fusen             Saigo (Tottori)

Final
Miyashita (Fukui)      yorikiri          Shiroyama (Mie)

Last year's runner-up is this year's winner! After taking revenge on 2016 champion Saigo in the semifinal, Toyo University 2nd year student Seira Shiroyama proceeded to go one better and took the title. He's eligible for Ms15 now, but as usual it's rather unlikely that a non-senior student will be making use of it.

Outside of Shiroyama, not a great showing by the collegiate guys - five fell in the first round and two more did in the last 16, so there's nobody here who is even theoretically eligible for the sandanme start now by making the quarterfinals, short of a fresh workforce entrant having second thoughts about Ozumo. (I think the 7 guys are all older than 25 though, so it's moot.)
 

Edited October 8, 2017 by Asashosakari

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Hopefully Nankai TV will post the full adults as well, so far Tekkan posted from the individuals

Qf and SF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NAcrGGYS_Q

and final https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDP2_Vvv0OY

and now the team final Wakayama-Niigata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TeKJCrK7MM

Edited October 8, 2017 by Akinomaki

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Naya should postpone his entry into ozumo to the Hatsu basho: he now has the qualification to enter the All Japan championships in December and could get a sdTD qualification if he makes it to the best 8. (could Amarsanaa been doing nothing else now but preparing for that?)

o o oo o 

final against Sumiki

the Nankai TV Ehime result digest, with an interview of Sumiki: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5UGvjT6Nto&t=4m19s

Ishioka injured his left knee when he lost to Naya in the sf

URL

3rd Byambasuren

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Edited October 8, 2017 by Akinomaki

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On 10/8/2017 at 08:19, Asashosakari said:

Last year's runner-up is this year's winner! After taking revenge on 2016 champion Saigo in the semifinal, Toyo University 2nd year student Seira Shiroyama proceeded to go one better and took the title. He's eligible for Ms15 now, but as usual it's rather unlikely that a non-senior student will be making use of it.

Comments from high school yokozuna 2014 and 2015 Shiroyama: "I just couldn't win after I entered university, it took a long time." About the ms15 qualification: "I think I lack some things necessary to succeed in ozumo. I won't quit university." But a hint that he aims for the sumo world: "I'm happy because it's a big title. Without forgetting this feeling, I want to continue to devote myself to it." http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20171008/sum17100819290004-n1.html

Edited October 10, 2017 by Akinomaki

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Kurokawa finished 4th in the 2017 Kokutai. Can anyone confirm that he won the corporate title earlier this year? I was on an amateur sumo channel and relying on google translating it seemed like this  video is described as him beating Saigo to become corporate champ.

 

Edited October 17, 2017 by Katooshu

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On 10/8/2017 at 03:50, Akinomaki said:

Naya should postpone his entry into ozumo to the Hatsu basho: he now has the qualification to enter the All Japan championships in December and could get a sdTD qualification if he makes it to the best 8. (could Amarsanaa been doing nothing else now but preparing for that?)

He would become the first ever high school tsukedashi if he could achieve this.

https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/201710080000148.html

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Relevant thread from 2004 with the top high school finishers in the All-Japan tournament. Since then Jokoryu (2008) and Hokutofuji (2010) also made it to the best 8 as high schoolers. Both attended Saitama Sakae.

Is Kushimaumi the most accomplished high schooler ever? 3x high school yokozuna, 3x top 16 at the All-Japans, and the only high schooler to win it. Incredible.....

 

Edited October 18, 2018 by Katooshu