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Primary School Banzuke 2017 - Grade 4

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Over the course of this month, I will be publishing the banzuke for amateur rikishi from the past academic year (which, in Japan, lasts from April to March). The banzukes will cover rikishi from primary school all the way up to university, and are created by adding up their results in national competitions during the past 12 months. Every banzuke will list the top 42 rikishi in each category.

This particular banzuke takes into account the following tournaments:

 

East Yokozuna - Kodama Hayato (児玉 颯飛), Tokyo
West Yokozuna - Yamashita Masakiyo (山下 正清), Kagoshima

East Ozeki - Kuraoka Yuta (倉岡 優太), Kumamoto
West Ozeki - Furukawa Daiki (古川 大喜), Aichi

East Sekiwake - Okazaki Ryotaro (岡崎 良太郎), Aomori
West Sekiwake - Hashimoto Taisei (橋本 泰成), Kumamoto

East Komusubi - Negami Kohei (根上 航平), Shizuoka
West Komusubi - Otani Natsuki (大谷 夏希), Okayama

East Maegashira 1 - Kobayashi Umeta (小林 梅太), Kumamoto
West Maegashira 1 - Ito Hirohide (伊藤 博英), Kumamoto

East Maegashira 2 - Niizeki Shion (新関 梓桜), Yamagata
West Maegashira 2Handa Shosei (半田 翔誠), Ishikawa

East Maegashira 3 - Urayama Shoei (浦山 将瑛), Toyama
West Maegashira 3O. Baasandoruji (O・バーサンドルジ), Mongolia

East Maegashira 4 - Sasaki Kaichi (佐々木 開地), Miyagi
West Maegashira 4 - Sato Shunri (佐藤 駿吏), Tochigi

East Maegashira 5 - Yamanouchi Daitoku (山之内 大徳), Shizuoka
West Maegashira 5Shimajiri Taishi (島尻 大詩), Gifu

East Maegashira 6 - Eguchi Shunta (江口 秀太), Gunma
West Maegashira 6 - Tanaka Shosei (田中 翔盛), Oita

East Maegashira 7 - Ishizuka Keito (石塚 慶虎), Ibaraki
West Maegashira 7 - Shibayama Teppei (芝山 哲平), Ehime

East Maegashira 8 - Nishimura Kazuma (西村 和真), Kyoto
West Maegashira 8 - Maro Kosho (マロー 高尚), Aomori

East Maegashira 9 - Nakazawa Musashi (中澤 睦士), Tokyo
West Maegashira 9Nakatani Kenshu (中谷 拳州), Tokyo

East Maegashira 10 - Ino Hibiki (井野 響稀), Aichi
West Maegashira 10 - Kitamura Yuma (北村 有真), Wakayama

East Maegashira 11 - Furukawa Yu (古川 裕), Saga
West Maegashira 11 - Yoshioka Ryudai (吉岡 竜大), Chiba

East Maegashira 12 - Yoshida Naoki (吉田 直輝), Wakayama
West Maegashira 12 - Okuda Soma (奥田 蒼真), Osaka

East Maegashira 13 - Yamashiro Manatsu (山城 真捺), Okinawa
West Maegashira 13 - Iwamoto Jin (岩本 仁), Osaka

East Maegashira 14 - Takemika Yusuke (武甕 悠介), Kyoto
West Maegashira 14Kawata Naoto (河田 直人), Osaka

East Maegashira 15 - Horanai Kensuke (洞内 健輔), Hokkaido
West Maegashira 15Shibutani Taiyo (渋谷 太陽), Aomori

East Maegashira 16 - Taguchi Yamato (田口 大和), Akita
West Maegashira 16Kikuta Ryuga (菊田 流雅), Ibaraki

East Maegashira 17 - Tani Mirai (谷 望来), Kagawa
West Maegashira 17Kaneko Riku (金子 利玖), Yamaguchi

 

Sanyaku Photos

East Yokozuna - Kodama Hayato (児玉 颯飛), Tokyo

Kodama.jpg

 

West Yokozuna - Yamashita Masakiyo (山下 正清), Kagoshima

Masakiyo.jpg

 

East Ozeki - Kuraoka Yuta (倉岡 優太), Kumamoto

Kuraoka.jpg


West Ozeki - Furukawa Daiki (古川 大喜), Aichi

Furukawa.jpg

 

East Sekiwake - Okazaki Ryotaro (岡崎 良太郎), Aomori

Okazaki.jpg


West Sekiwake - Hashimoto Taisei (橋本 泰成), Kumamoto

Hashimoto.jpg

 

East Komusubi - Negami Kohei (根上 航平), Shizuoka

Negami.jpg


West Komusubi - Otani Natsuki (大谷 夏希), Okayama

Otani.jpg

 

Comments

No surprise at the top, as the spirited Kodama Hayato has been the most successful rikishi in Grade 4 by far, winning the Wanpaku Tournament and the Hakuho Cup, and coming second in the Primary School Championships. I've been hyping him up for two years now, and so far, he's been living up to everyone's expectations, and then some. In some ways, Kodama Hayato is following in the footsteps of Narita Rikido, only he's winning these tournaments three years later.

While there's a 5-point gap between the two Yokozuna, there's only a 1-point difference between Yamashita Masakiyo, younger brother of 2-time Wanpaku Yokozuna Yamashita Shosuke, and the current Primary School Yokozuna, Kuraoka Yuta. Kuraoka could easily have come second in the banzuke, if he didn't have to face Kodama Hayato so early (second bout) in last year's Wanpaku Tournament. Saying that, both of them have been steadily improving, so expect to see a tighter battle between the top 3 this year.

According to his mum, West Maegashira 8 Maro Kosho was actually born in the UK to an English dad, but they have moved to Japan now. He spent a few weeks last summer training with Kodama Hayato at Mitaka Sumo Club, and has gained valuable experience from it.

Two of the rikishi on this list, Nakazawa Musashi and Yoshioka Ryudai, are members of Komatsuryu Dojo, John Gunning's club. It would be interesting to see whether their club-mate Mashiko Takuya can make the banzuke this year, as he was one of only 2 rikishi to beat Kodama Hayato in 2017.

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