mikawa 1,794 Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) Following on from the High School banzuke, here is the banzuke for University rikishi, which is created by adding up their results in national competitions during the past 12 months. Most of them are fourth (final) year students in University, but there are some who are still in their third year (some are even younger than that). Every banzuke will list the top 42 rikishi in each category. This banzuke takes into account the following tournaments: 34th All Japan College Sumo Uwajima Tournament 57th All Japan College Sumo Usa Tournament 27th All Japan College & Society Sumo Kyushu Tournament 55th All Japan College & Corporate Sumo Wakayama Tournament 7th All Japan College Sumo Kanazawa Tournament 52nd All Japan College Sumo Towada Tournament 65th All Japan College & Corporate Sumo Kariya Tournament 72nd Kokutai (Senior Division) 95th National Student Championships 66th All Japan Amateur Championships But before that, here are the top 10 Universities of the past year, based on their results in the team competitions: 1 - Toyo University (東洋大学), Tokyo2 - Nihon University (日本大学), Tokyo3 - Kindai University (近畿大学), Osaka4 - Chuo University (中央大学), Tokyo5 - Nippon Sport Science University (日本体育大学), Tokyo6 - Takushoku University (拓殖大学), Tokyo7 - Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences (九州情報大学), Fukuoka8 - Tokyo University of Agriculture (東京農業大学), Tokyo9 - Doshisha University (同志社大学), Kyoto10 - Meiji University (明治大学), Tokyo East Yokozuna - Shiroyama Seira (城山 聖羅), Toyo University, TokyoWest Yokozuna - Kizaki Shinnosuke (木崎 伸之助), Nihon University, Tokyo East Ozeki - Nakashima Nozomi (中島 望), Nihon University, TokyoWest Ozeki - Nishino Tomonori (西野 倫理), Toyo University, Tokyo East Sekiwake - Furukawa Haruki (古川 晴貴), Nihon University, TokyoWest Sekiwake - Terasawa Itsuki (寺沢 樹), Toyo University, Tokyo East Komusubi - Sato Takashi (佐藤 崇), Nippon Sport Science University, TokyoWest Komusubi - Shiroishi Masahito (白石 雅仁), Toyo University, Tokyo East Maegashira 1 - Tanioka Koshiro (谷岡 倖志郎), Kindai University, OsakaWest Maegashira 1 - Higo Yuta (肥後 勇太), Kindai University, Osaka East Maegashira 2 - Fukai Takuto (深井 拓斗), Toyo University, TokyoWest Maegashira 2 - Kurokawa Kojiro (黒川 宏次朗), Takushoku University, Tokyo East Maegashira 3 - Furukawa Takahiro (古川 貴博), Nihon University, TokyoWest Maegashira 3 - Watanabe Ryo (渡辺 亮), Kindai University, Osaka East Maegashira 4 - Hashimoto Yukikazu (橋本 幸一), Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences, FukuokaWest Maegashira 4 - Nakajima Ryosuke (中嶋 亮介), Toyo University, Tokyo East Maegashira 5 - Tomisakae Hideki (冨栄 秀喜), Tokyo University of Agriculture, TokyoWest Maegashira 5 - Sugano Yota (菅野 陽太), Chuo University, Tokyo East Maegashira 6 - Takahashi Yamato (高橋 大和), Doshisha University, KyotoWest Maegashira 6 - Nishi Taisei (西 大星), Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo East Maegashira 7 - Ohara Yusuke (大原 佑介), Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences, FukuokaWest Maegashira 7 - Chikahei Keitaro (近平 佳多朗), Chuo University, Tokyo East Maegashira 8 - Nakai Shun (中井 駿), Kindai University, OsakaWest Maegashira 8 - Yamaguchi Reo (山口 怜央), Kindai University, Osaka East Maegashira 9 - Tanaka Daisuke (田中 大介), Chuo University, TokyoWest Maegashira 9 - Saito Shin (齋藤 真), Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo East Maegashira 10 - Thurutokutoho ? (トゥルトクトホ), Doshisha University, KyotoWest Maegashira 10 - Purebusuren Derugerubayaru ? (プレブスレン デルゲルバヤル), Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo East Maegashira 11 - Maeda Shogo (前田 将吾), Meiji University, TokyoWest Maegashira 11 - Hiroo Satonari (廣尾 達成), Nihon University, Tokyo East Maegashira 12 - Matsunaga Hisashi (松永 久志), Nippon Sport Science University, TokyoWest Maegashira 12 - Katamura Toshiya (片村 敬也), Nihon University, Tokyo East Maegashira 13 - Nishikawa Toki (西川 登輝), Chuo University, TokyoWest Maegashira 13 - Motobayashi Kenji (元林 健治), Kindai University, Osaka East Maegashira 14 - Nishizawa Motoyasu (西澤 元康), Nippon Sport Science University, TokyoWest Maegashira 14 - Shigematsu Tatsuhiro (重松 龍大), Toyo University, Tokyo East Maegashira 15 - Imazeki Toshihide (今関 俊英), Nippon Sport Science University, TokyoWest Maegashira 15 - Suguro Ibuki (勝呂 歩紀), Takushoku University, Tokyo East Maegashira 16 - Yamanaka Shinya (山中 晋也), Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences, FukuokaWest Maegashira 16 - Shimura Daiki (志村 大器), Takushoku University, Tokyo East Maegashira 17 - Umezaki Seijiro (梅崎 誠二郎), Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences, FukuokaWest Maegashira 17 - Kitagawa Takayuki (北川 貴之), Meiji University, Tokyo Sanyaku Photos East Yokozuna - Shiroyama Seira (城山 聖羅), Toyo University, Tokyo West Yokozuna - Kizaki Shinnosuke (木崎 伸之助), Nihon University, Tokyo East Ozeki - Nakashima Nozomi (中島 望), Nihon University, Tokyo West Ozeki - Nishino Tomonori (西野 倫理), Toyo University, Tokyo East Sekiwake - Furukawa Haruki (古川 晴貴), Nihon University, Tokyo West Sekiwake - Terasawa Itsuki (寺沢 樹), Toyo University, Tokyo East Komusubi - Sato Takashi (佐藤 崇), Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo West Komusubi - Shiroishi Masahito (白石 雅仁), Toyo University, Tokyo Comments So this is it, a month of banzukes have been leading up to this moment, when we reveal the most impressive East Yokozuna of all. SECOND YEAR Shiroyama Seira trumps all other college rikishi to claim the top spot, and this is in addition to his win at last year's Kokutai. Out of the 10 national tournaments during the past year, Shiroyama has reached the semi-finals and beyond 5 times, a truly extraordinary feat. He has already made his mark in the college sumo scene, and will continue to do so for two more years to come. Kizaki rounded off his final college year with a highly consistent performance to claim the West Yokozuna spot, including winning the Kariya Tournament. He has won at least one bout in all 10 tournaments, being the only college rikishi last year to do so. He has since joined Kise Beya, and has started his Ozumo career with a Jun-Yusho from Sandanme TD. Student Yokozuna Nakashima also had a strong year, but a couple of early exits meant that he finished some way behind his Nihon University team-mate Kizaki. Unlike Kizaki however, Nakashima has expressed that he doesn't want to turn pro, but instead would like to become a high school teacher. Other notable rikishi on the list include former Student Yokozuna Kurokawa Kojiro, former High School Yokozuna Yamaguchi Reo, and former Middle School Yokozuna Furukawa Haruki. Incidentally, Furukawa's opponent in that year's Middle School Championship final was none other than Toyo's Terasawa Itsuki, who has now joined Ozumo. It is no surprise that the most successful college sumo team of 2017 is Toyo University, who won 5 out of the 8 team competitions. Their closest challengers were Nihon University, which is appropriate as the 8 sanyaku rikishi include 4 from Toyo and 3 from Nihon. However, whilst Toyo still have Shiroyama, Nishino AND Shiroishi in their team this year (such is their strength and depth), Nihon's Kizaki, Nakashima and the Furukawa twins have all graduated. So can anyone stop Team Toyo this year? Kindai University may have a few things to say about that. Edited April 24, 2018 by mikawa 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 3,728 Posted April 24, 2018 8 hours ago, mikawa said: Following on from the High School banzuke, here is the banzuke for University rikishi, which is created by adding up their results in national competitions during the past 12 months. Most of them are fourth (final) year students in University, but there are some who are still in their third year (some are even younger than that). Every banzuke will list the top 42 rikishi in each category. This banzuke takes into account the following tournaments: 34th All Japan College Sumo Uwajima Tournament 57th All Japan College Sumo Usa Tournament 27th All Japan College & Society Sumo Kyushu Tournament 55th All Japan College & Corporate Sumo Wakayama Tournament 7th All Japan College Sumo Kanazawa Tournament 52nd All Japan College Sumo Towada Tournament 65th All Japan College & Corporate Sumo Kariya Tournament 72nd Kokutai (Senior Division) 95th National Student Championships 66th All Japan Amateur Championships But before that, here are the top 10 Universities of the past year, based on their results in the team competitions: 1 - Toyo University (東洋大学), Tokyo2 - Nihon University (日本大学), Tokyo3 - Kindai University (近畿大学), Osaka4 - Chuo University (中央大学), Tokyo5 - Nippon Sport Science University (日本体育大学), Tokyo6 - Takushoku University (拓殖大学), Tokyo7 - Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences (九州情報大学), Fukuoka8 - Tokyo University of Agriculture (東京農業大学), Tokyo9 - Doshisha University (同志社大学), Kyoto10 - Meiji University (明治大学), Tokyo East Yokozuna - Shiroyama Seira (城山 聖羅), Toyo University, TokyoWest Yokozuna - Kizaki Shinnosuke (木崎 伸之助), Nihon University, Tokyo East Ozeki - Nakashima Nozomi (中島 望), Nihon University, TokyoWest Ozeki - Nishino Tomonori (西野 倫理), Toyo University, Tokyo East Sekiwake - Furukawa Haruki (古川 晴貴), Nihon University, TokyoWest Sekiwake - Terasawa Itsuki (寺沢 樹), Toyo University, Tokyo East Komusubi - Sato Takashi (佐藤 崇), Nippon Sport Science University, TokyoWest Komusubi - Shiroishi Masahito (白石 雅仁), Toyo University, Tokyo East Maegashira 1 - Tanioka Koshiro (谷岡 倖志郎), Kindai University, OsakaWest Maegashira 1 - Higo Yuta (肥後 勇太), Kindai University, Osaka East Maegashira 2 - Fukai Takuto (深井 拓斗), Toyo University, TokyoWest Maegashira 2 - Kurokawa Kojiro (黒川 宏次朗), Takushoku University, Tokyo East Maegashira 3 - Furukawa Takahiro (古川 貴博), Nihon University, TokyoWest Maegashira 3 - Watanabe Ryo (渡辺 亮), Kindai University, Osaka East Maegashira 4 - Hashimoto Yukikazu (橋本 幸一), Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences, FukuokaWest Maegashira 4 - Nakajima Ryosuke (中嶋 亮介), Toyo University, Tokyo East Maegashira 5 - Tomisakae Hideki (冨栄 秀喜), Tokyo University of Agriculture, TokyoWest Maegashira 5 - Sugano Yota (菅野 陽太), Chuo University, Tokyo East Maegashira 6 - Takahashi Yamato (高橋 大和), Doshisha University, KyotoWest Maegashira 6 - Nishi Taisei (西 大星), Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo East Maegashira 7 - Ohara Yusuke (大原 佑介), Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences, FukuokaWest Maegashira 7 - Chikahei Keitaro (近平 佳多朗), Chuo University, Tokyo East Maegashira 8 - Nakai Shun (中井 駿), Kindai University, OsakaWest Maegashira 8 - Yamaguchi Reo (山口 怜央), Kindai University, Osaka East Maegashira 9 - Tanaka Daisuke (田中 大介), Chuo University, TokyoWest Maegashira 9 - Saito Shin (齋藤 真), Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo East Maegashira 10 - Thurutokutoho ? (トゥルトクトホ), Doshisha University, KyotoWest Maegashira 10 - Purebusuren Derugerubayaru ? (プレブスレン デルゲルバヤル), Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo East Maegashira 11 - Maeda Shogo (前田 将吾), Meiji University, TokyoWest Maegashira 11 - Hiroo Satonari (廣尾 達成), Nihon University, Tokyo East Maegashira 12 - Matsunaga Hisashi (松永 久志), Nippon Sport Science University, TokyoWest Maegashira 12 - Katamura Toshiya (片村 敬也), Nihon University, Tokyo East Maegashira 13 - Nishikawa Toki (西川 登輝), Chuo University, TokyoWest Maegashira 13 - Motobayashi Kenji (元林 健治), Kindai University, Osaka East Maegashira 14 - Nishizawa Motoyasu (西澤 元康), Nippon Sport Science University, TokyoWest Maegashira 14 - Shigematsu Tatsuhiro (重松 龍大), Toyo University, Tokyo East Maegashira 15 - Imazeki Toshihide (今関 俊英), Nippon Sport Science University, TokyoWest Maegashira 15 - Suguro Ibuki (勝呂 歩紀), Takushoku University, Tokyo East Maegashira 16 - Yamanaka Shinya (山中 晋也), Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences, FukuokaWest Maegashira 16 - Shimura Daiki (志村 大器), Takushoku University, Tokyo East Maegashira 17 - Umezaki Seijiro (梅崎 誠二郎), Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences, FukuokaWest Maegashira 17 - Kitagawa Takayuki (北川 貴之), Meiji University, Tokyo Sanyaku Photos East Yokozuna - Shiroyama Seira (城山 聖羅), Toyo University, Tokyo West Yokozuna - Kizaki Shinnosuke (木崎 伸之助), Nihon University, Tokyo East Ozeki - Nakashima Nozomi (中島 望), Nihon University, Tokyo West Ozeki - Nishino Tomonori (西野 倫理), Toyo University, Tokyo East Sekiwake - Furukawa Haruki (古川 晴貴), Nihon University, Tokyo West Sekiwake - Terasawa Itsuki (寺沢 樹), Toyo University, Tokyo East Komusubi - Sato Takashi (佐藤 崇), Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo West Komusubi - Shiroishi Masahito (白石 雅仁), Toyo University, Tokyo Comments So this is it, a month of banzukes have been leading up to this moment, when we reveal the most impressive East Yokozuna of all. SECOND YEAR Shiroyama Seira trumps all other college rikishi to claim the top spot, and this is in addition to his win at last year's Kokutai. Out of the 10 national tournaments during the past year, Shiroyama has reached the semi-finals and beyond 5 times, a truly extraordinary feat. He has already made his mark in the college sumo scene, and will continue to do so for two more years to come. Kizaki rounded off his final college year with a highly consistent performance to claim the West Yokozuna spot, including winning the Kariya Tournament. He has won at least one bout in all 10 tournaments, being the only college rikishi last year to do so. He has since joined Kise Beya, and has started his Ozumo career with a Jun-Yusho from Sandanme TD. Student Yokozuna Nakashima also had a strong year, but a couple of early exits meant that he finished some way behind his Nihon University team-mate Kizaki. Unlike Kizaki however, Nakashima has expressed that he doesn't want to turn pro, but instead would like to become a high school teacher. Other notable rikishi on the list include former Student Yokozuna Kurokawa Kojiro, former High School Yokozuna Yamaguchi Reo, and former Middle School Yokozuna Furukawa Haruki. Incidentally, Furukawa's opponent in that year's Middle School Championship final was none other than Toyo's Terasawa Itsuki, who has now joined Ozumo. It is no surprise that the most successful college sumo team of 2017 is Toyo University, who won 5 out of the 8 team competitions. Their closest challengers were Nihon University, which is appropriate as the 8 sanyaku rikishi include 4 from Toyo and 3 from Nihon. However, whilst Toyo still have Shiroyama, Nishino AND Shiroishi in their team this year (such is their strength and depth), Nihon's Kizaki, Nakashima and the Furukawa twins have all graduated. So can anyone stop Team Toyo this year? Kindai University may have a few things to say about that. Just putting up a "Thanks" emoji seems inadequate for the prodigious amount of work you put into this series. But ... thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 3,135 Posted April 25, 2018 (edited) Thanks for another great post. For me Shiroyama is the standout talent at the university level. He's very strong, well-balanced, and can win on or off the belt. Of course he's already had impressive results, but perhaps in his 3rd year he'll be able to convert more of those semi-final placings into yusho. It bodes well for Toyo that so many of their guys high up on the banzuke will still be with the team (meanwhile Nihon is represented almost entirely by graduates). I don't believe Toyo was a traditional powerhouse; any idea what contributed to their dominance over the last couple years? One thing that stands out to me is how many strong rikishi they've attracted from stacked Kanazawa high school teams over the past few years. Do you know of a source that has all the results for the national college/college+corporate events? And any idea when we'll be seeing who the first-year entrants at the top universities are? All I've really been able to find is that east komusubi high schooler Yuta Takahashi and east maegashira 1 Shunsuke Imazeke have entered Nippon Sports Science University. Edited April 25, 2018 by Katooshu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikawa 1,794 Posted April 26, 2018 On 25/04/2018 at 07:50, Katooshu said: I don't believe Toyo was a traditional powerhouse; any idea what contributed to their dominance over the last couple years? One thing that stands out to me is how many strong rikishi they've attracted from stacked Kanazawa high school teams over the past few years. Their scouts have done a very good job, gradually building up to their dominance that we see now. On 25/04/2018 at 07:50, Katooshu said: Do you know of a source that has all the results for the national college/college+corporate events? And any idea when we'll be seeing who the first-year entrants at the top universities are? All I've really been able to find is that east komusubi high schooler Yuta Takahashi and east maegashira 1 Shunsuke Imazeke have entered Nippon Sports Science University. The one that I use is the Japan Sumo Federation's website, which has comprehensive results of most of the main tournaments. The college sumo Uwajima tournament is this weekend, so that would be our first chance to see who has gone where. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 3,135 Posted April 30, 2018 How many universities regularly send teams to university competitions? So, would those be the top 10 teams out of 10, 20, 30 ,etc.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikawa 1,794 Posted May 1, 2018 14 hours ago, Katooshu said: How many universities regularly send teams to university competitions? So, would those be the top 10 teams out of 10, 20, 30 ,etc.... 12 universities are regular participants (Waseda and Kanazawa Gakuin being 11th and 12th), with a further 6 who have been involved in at least one national-level tournament 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
