100th national student sumo championships 2022

[Akinomaki 40,231]

Day 1 today of the 100th memorial Inkare インカレ (inter-college), the last part was broadcast on NHK-E, the sumo federation had a free stream up to then:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpVrVu-9nvU

and fortunately also for the final hour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH744OFA6KA

Choijil beat Nakamura in the final and is first time student yokozuna, with ms15TD qualification http://blog.livedoor.jp/nittaidaisumo/archives/5384891.html

First time a Nittaidai final took place at the student championships.

Nakamura already has the ms10TD, Choijil can get one if he wins the All Japan as well - 2 ms10TD in one year would be a novelty.

2nd year Hanaoka from Nichidai and Sarukawa from Tonodai as 3rd, Okada from Nittaidai, Kusano from Nichidai, Ikeda from Kanazawa Gakuin and Mita from Kindai are best 8. http://blog.livedoor.jp/nittaidaisumo/archives/5384887.html

the others with sd90TD after Hanaoka are all 3rd years and likely can keep it till after graduation.

opening ceremony

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Edited November 5, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,231]

11 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

Choijil beat Nakamura in the final and is first time student yokozuna, with ms15TD qualification

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with the sword from Sakai as a prize 堺大浜記念刀: https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/shisei/koho/hodo/hodoteikyoshiryo/kakohodo/teikyoshiryo_r4/teikyoshiryo_r0410/041021_01.files/1021_01.pdf

no pic though like last in 2020 in the media, the 9th piece of swordsmith Mizuno, the 5th of the Mizuno swordsmith family since 1872: they always forge the sword for the student yokozuna

On 28/10/2020 at 14:46, Akinomaki said:

On 01/11/2019 at 16:06, Akinomaki said:

The 97th National Student Championships are on Nov. 2nd and 3rd, not in the kokugikan, but in Sakai, Osaka. And the student yokozuna gets as special prize: a sword - from the city of swordsmiths

The swordsmith who made it showed it to the mayor, the 6th commemorative sword he forged, a 30.6 cm long wakizashi, a small sword

The prize as the Sakai mayor award for this year's winner is ready: a 35.5cm long wakizashi. The swordsmith about his 7th piece: "It would be nice if the one who gets this sword becomes a yokozuna in ozumo."

the mayor (left) and the swordsmith

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last year https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/shisei/koho/hodo/hodoteikyoshiryo/kakohodo/teikyoshiryo_r3/teikyoshiryo_r0310/031020_01.files/1020_01.pdf

Since 1951 this sword is awarded - last year Kawazoe got it, Oshoma got that 7th one in 2020 - only Wajima made it to yokozuna so far, with 2 of these swords

Edited November 5, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Katooshu 3,182]

I guess it's the best result for the NSSU pals Choijil and Nakamura, now they both have fast-tracked starts and Choijil's probably become a bigger attraction to heya looking for a foreigner.

[Bakayokozuna 52]

Well done Choijil ! He has been consistent all year and now wins the big one. 

Yeah i guess Nakamura, having ms10 secured already , is not too mad about that one 

[Akinomaki 40,231]

2nd day, team event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ba1IMILT2o

Nichidai won 3-2 against Nittaidai in the final, Nakamura and Choijil won, but best 8 Okada did not take part today, Nichidai's Hanaoka, Kusano and Kawabuchi won http://blog.livedoor.jp/nittaidaisumo/archives/5384907.html

The Nittaidai team lineup of 8 - they had 12 in all at the event.

Individual best 16 Dalaibaatar was not in the team. 3 with katakana names, all 3 of them competed in the team of 5, so one has to be Japanese shusshin, at least 50% have to be - according to the rules so far, maybe now the full team has to be with at least 50%.

7 at the runner award

 

more from the first ever Nittaidai final at the inkare on day 1 - the last same school final was 16 years ago one of Nichidai

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Edited November 6, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,231]

8 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

Nichidai won 3-2 against Nittaidai in the final, Nakamura and Choijil won, but best 8 Okada did not take part today, Nichidai's Hanaoka, Kusano and Kawabuchi won

31st yusho for Nichidai, after 2 years again

Hanaoka wins the deciding bout in the final for the 3-1, Choijil's win afterwards was just cosmetic

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the winner Nichidai

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Edited November 6, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Seiyashi 4,072]

19 hours ago, Katooshu said:

I guess it's the best result for the NSSU pals Choijil and Nakamura, now they both have fast-tracked starts and Choijil's probably become a bigger attraction to heya looking for a foreigner.

Potentially stupid question but it doesn't get any better than an Ms10TD right?

[Katooshu 3,182]

It does not

[Katooshu 3,182]

Nittaidai really suffered from Hanada's departure and the foreigner rule here. Had they been able to put in a 3rd Mongolian (Dalai) they'd have a much stronger lineup, but without being able to do that they had freshman Christopher Lee in (foreign name but Japanese raised), who was able to win vs low level teams but not any of the better ones (he also lost his first match in individuals). Nichidai on the other hand has a lot more depth to their squad and had plenty of options to field 5 strong competitors.

Interesting to me is that it seems Kawabuchi, who hadn't competed since this event last year, only returned to action for the final two team matches, winning both. I would've expected him to have more of a warm-up prior to that. I don't see how he will have qualified for next month's All Japan Championship, but it looks like he should be good to go for his final year of college.

With Nittaidai losing Hanada, 2 of their Mongolians, Nakamura, and Ishizaki, Nihon could be dominant next year, as their strongest competitors are all 2nd or 3rd year and no other team has comparable talent in those years.

Edited November 7, 2022 by Katooshu

[Katooshu 3,182]

Having caught up on all the matches now, Nakamura can't get to pro sumo fast enough. It's like he's throwing kids around and he needs bigger challenges. Between the Kokutai and Student Championship he's only had 1 match that wasn't a breeze, and I'm not convinced he gave 100 percent in that one.

When guys are repeatedly going 12-0 or 11-1 at these tournaments it's too easy for them.

Edited November 6, 2022 by Katooshu

[maglor 122]

Do we know when Nakamura is expected to join pro sumo? Haru?

[Katooshu 3,182]

Haru would be my guess - it's the most common starting basho for college grads.

Edited November 7, 2022 by Katooshu

[Akinomaki 40,231]

More pics from the team event

Nichidai captain Haruyama watches from below - he had lost to Nakamura

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Kawabuchi's return win after a year in the sf against Toyodai's Odofu

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B-class winner Waseda

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[mikawa 1,794]

A short documentary about two Hiroshima rikishi at Nittaidai - Takuma Terao and Kengo Furuta, both lightweight wrestlers. The have been great friends and rivals ever since a young age, and joined Nittaidai together. Two months ago, at the National Weight Class Championships, Takuma won the under-75kg category, and later that day, Kengo won the under-85kg category. This was the first time in the tournament's history that two rikishi from Hiroshima both won Yusho. They are later shown competing at the National Student Championships last week:

 

[Akinomaki 40,231]

On 05/11/2022 at 19:54, Akinomaki said:

with the sword from Sakai as a prize 堺大浜記念刀: https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/shisei/koho/hodo/hodoteikyoshiryo/kakohodo/teikyoshiryo_r4/teikyoshiryo_r0410/041021_01.files/1021_01.pdf

no pic though like last in 2020 in the media, the 9th piece of swordsmith Mizuno, the 5th of the Mizuno swordsmith family since 1872: they always forge the sword for the student yokozuna

Mizuno presenting the sword that now Choijil owns, a wakizashi with 41cm blade (extra long for the 100th memorial event): "I made it to look magnificent also as a short sword had a rikishi it in his hand." http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/kansai/news/20221119-OYO1T50015/

[Akinomaki 40,231]

Choijil on the 12th reported his yusho to the mayor of Odawara, where he went to Asahigaoka high school. In high school he was frustrated to only become runner-up at the interhigh and it gave him the impetus to gambarize to get a proper yusho with tsuna o