Student yokozuna 2017

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The 95th national student championships are on the 4th and 5th, today the individuals. http://sumorenmei.moo.jp/category/平成29年度/第95回l学生相撲選手権大会/

Student yokozuna (ms15TD qualified) is Nakashima, the Nichidai captain, in the final he beat Motobayashi, Kindai 3rd year.

sf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNxOzc1xWAk

Nakashima-Shiroyama

Motobayashi-DERGERBAYAR

Best 8 and sandanme TD qualification (4th year bold) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VRLc1n1rIU

Shiroyama (Toyodai)-Higo (Kindai)

Nakashima (Nichidai)-Hiroo (Nichidai)

Motobayashi-Nakajima (Toyodai)

DERGERBAYAR (1st year Nittaidai, Mongolia of course)-Takahiro Furukawa (Nichidai)

(the Furukawa twin brother lost to Shiroyama in the best 16)

 

Videos are arriving on these channels

https://www.youtube.com/user/tnkyk63/videos

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv_DMAQpEr9Gel-gIDHiB_Q/videos

The full best 16 NHK broadcast proper video hopefully will appear somewhere as well, so far the final plus winner interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuTEZQt0Ox0

Edit: I wish the sumo renmei would stop using Nihondai for Nichidai 日大, 日本大 all look like 日体大 Nittaidai to me

Edited November 4, 2017 by Akinomaki

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PUREVSREN DERGERBAYAR kept me busy to find his reading - fortunately the Japan wrestling federation has the spell in their database http://db.japan-wrestling.jp/player/プレブスレン・デレゲルバヤル/

Last year as 3rd year high school student at the Kashiwa Nittaidai high he won the wrestling 120kg weight division at the interhigh and at a high school select tournament. http://www.japan-wrestling.jp/2016/03/30/88747/

And now we find him as the last in the Nittaidai sumo club, 188cm 135kg  http://www.nittai.ac.jp/club/sumo/buin.html - and in his 1st year already in the inkare qf.

Sanspo reported the same, with interview http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20171104/spo17110419430010-n1.html

"I wanted to do sumo" - so he changed from wrestling when he entered university. He has experience in Mongol-zumo and "I want to become sekitori, Hakuho is the one I admire."

He could start at once at SD TD, but I guess he won't quit college

No dan in sumo yet, so no black belt - he had a blue mawashi

Edited November 4, 2017 by Akinomaki

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Pics today

Student yokozuna Nakashima

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final vs. Motobayashi

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Asked about the future (in ozumo): "I'll gambarize from now on and decide on a lot of things." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuTEZQt0Ox0&t=8m35s

Jiji claims he shows not much interest in becoming pro, instead he aims to get the teachers license for social studies at high school. http://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2017110400485

 

in focus by Mainichi before the day were: Shiroyama (3rd in the end) and Motobayashi (runner-up)

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Edited November 4, 2017 by Akinomaki

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In the team final, Toyodai beat Nichidai 3-2 , Tekkan has the videos

Final: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8zG4Gm7SpM

sf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j03ALrF8TFM

Toyodai 4-1 Nittaidai

Nichidai 4-1 Kindai

Edited November 5, 2017 by Akinomaki

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That kotenage attempt by Dergerbayar in the quarter-finals looked very painful for Furukawa. Another very good result for Shiroyama, he's going to be a contender for years to come. Great defense in the final from Nakajima, that really was a comeback from the brink.

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No surprises in the team competition, as the semi-finals were contested by the 4 best college teams, and it looks like Toyo are still the team to beat, though that was a very good effort from Nihon University. A wild battle in the end to decide the championship, after which Toyo's Shiroyama got told off for his celebrations (though perfectly understandable). Him and Shiroishi will both be key members for Toyo over the next few years.

Aside: Nihon University's Furukawa twins must be used to their opponent using unorthodox tachi-ais against them by now. Remember this bout?

Edited November 5, 2017 by mikawa

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Team pics so far

last bout: Shiroyama-Katamura

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the happy winner Shiroyama

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winning team Toyodai

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Tekkan has the qf in 2 parts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0maxYiIcag  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tOB1iS17J8

 

individuals in the morning papers

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According to the Nittaidai blog Dergerbayar went unbeaten in the team competition, getting each '1' in the 4-1 losses to Toyo and Nihon. Glad to have another promising competitor to keep an eye on!

Edited November 7, 2017 by Katooshu

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Mainichi had some more detailed articles with pics

individuals

winner Nakashima: "It is decided to enter corporate sumo" - he won't use his ms15TD ticket

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runner-up Motobayashi (3rd year): wants to enter "If I become next year's student yokozuna and start at the (ms) higher ranks in ozumo"

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joint 3rd place Dergerbayar, if he gets the OK from the school side (as foreigner & beginner he apparently needs something like that): "If I can, I'll go anytime (into ozumo)"

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also 3rd Shiroyama: "I think about it after having properly done 4 years of university sumo."
 

team - final bout Shiroyama-Katamura

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at 1-2, the vice-captain bout Fukai-Hiroo

both from Toyodai are still 2nd year

 

active rikishi with top finish at the  student - amateur  championships

Mitakeumi: 1 - 1

Yoshikaze: 4 - 1 (yusho in his 3rd year and had to start at maezumo)

Chiyotairyu: 1 - 4

Hokutofuji: 1 - 4

Daishomaru: 16 - 1

Shodai: 1 - 2

Endo: 4 - 1

Takekaze: 1 - 4

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On 11/4/2017 at 10:53, Akinomaki said:

The full best 16 NHK broadcast proper video hopefully will appear somewhere as well

And yokozuna monogatari has provided us with it