Akinomaki 40,812 Posted January 19, 2023 Hakuho today at his 2nd appearance on the oyakata talk shows did PR for the 13th Hakuho cup on the 12th next month in the kokugikan, 2 weeks after his danpatsushiki. o On 08/01/2023 at 01:04, Akinomaki said: They prepare for the national tournament in the kokugikan next month (on the 12th) - nice to have the (13th) Hakuho cup called that The sumo federation doesn't have it on their schedule, but it is generally seen as the 3rd national tournament, though this time it is again an international event, kids from 6 or more other countries, Mongolia, the US and planned also from the Ukraine take part. About 900 participants in all. The official site changed to the 13th as well, when I posted the above news it hadn't https://hakuho-cup.com/ They call the event: the greatest youth sumo tournament in history with kids from all over Japan 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaijingai 1,598 Posted February 3, 2023 6 Hawaiian Boys to Compete in Hakuho Hai Cup https://tinyurl.com/2hap5uae 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
code_number3 708 Posted February 5, 2023 Why ”第一三回“ rather than “第十三回”? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,812 Posted February 5, 2023 1 hour ago, code_number3 said: Why ”第一三回“ rather than “第十三回”? To save space and use bigger characters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godango 1,015 Posted February 7, 2023 On 19/01/2023 at 20:59, Akinomaki said: The official site changed to the 13th as well, when I posted the above news it hadn't https://hakuho-cup.com/ I notice abema is a sponsor -- is the tournament usually broadcast? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,812 Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Godango said: I notice abema is a sponsor -- is the tournament usually broadcast? Like last year streamed live on YT with 5 streams https://www.youtube.com/@hakuhocup/streams The main with comments The single streams of the 9th and 10th cup are also still on the site Hakuho will appear also on Sunday Push Sports that day, talking about the danpatsushiki and likely also about the cup that day Edited February 7, 2023 by Akinomaki 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,812 Posted February 9, 2023 (edited) On 19/01/2023 at 11:59, Akinomaki said: kids from 6 or more other countries, Mongolia, the US and planned also from the Ukraine take part. About 900 participants in all. 6 kids from Hawaii train at Musashigawa-beya for the cup. The rijicho of the Aloha State Sumo Association Kena Heffernan is an old friend of the oyakata. Kids from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand also plan to part in the tournament. http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/633302 https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/02/03/6-hawaii-boys-represent-us-largest-youth-sumo-tournament-japan/ Edited February 9, 2023 by Akinomaki 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,812 Posted February 11, 2023 (edited) 5 Ukrainian kids train at Miyagino-beya - 15 year old Chugun Egoor (?) チュグン・エゴール (187cm, 170kg) liked it so much, he wants to join ozumo in the future and become sekitori https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2023/02/11/kiji/20230211s00005000484000c.html Edited February 11, 2023 by Akinomaki 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,812 Posted February 11, 2023 Not only the Ukrainians trained at Miyagino-beya today, also the 6 Hawaiians, 11 from Mongolia and also 3 kids from Yamada town in Iwate, from the quake&tsunami stricken area to which Hakuho was among the first from ozumo to make a sympathy call with this 11 year old boy Hakuho is in contact since he was a baby, born a week before the great Tohoku earthquake, 3 months later Hakuho held him in is arms when he came to the town. His father influenced him to start with sumo in 2nd year, he continued to be in contact with Hakuho, but this is the first time he takes part in the cup. o the Ukrainian 5 with Hakuho o 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inside Sport Japan 762 Posted February 12, 2023 Hakuho Cup Photos - 1 Hakuho Cup Photos - 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inside Sport Japan 762 Posted February 12, 2023 Hokuseiho Enho Miyagino 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inside Sport Japan 762 Posted February 12, 2023 It’s a first ever Hakuho Cup medal for the United States. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 3,335 Posted February 12, 2023 (edited) It was a fun day, a very positive event for sumo. It must be a beast to organize. So much going on in so many different places with so many different people. Edited February 12, 2023 by Katooshu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikawa 1,794 Posted February 12, 2023 (edited) The Hakuho Cup Experience In another step towards returning to normality, this year's Hakuho Cup allowed spectators inside the Kokugikan Stadium, where they could view the action from the upper floor (although half of that floor was sealed off). The masu seats on the lower floor were exclusively reserved for participants and their parents and coaches. According to the event pamphlet, 920 wrestlers from 122 teams attended the event. With Hakuho being as influential as he is, many oyakatas and ozumo rikishi were also at the tournament, including the likes of Naruto-oyakata and Enho. Ochiai, fresh from his debut and Yusho, was also present. I spent the day with the crew from Tachikawa Renseikan Sumo Dojo, soaking in the atmosphere and cheering the club members on. Team Tachikawa reached the quarter-finals, which was a fantastic result, where they proceeded to get dismantled by Team Mongolia (the 4th bout in that match was a truly heroic effort from Keijiro Miyazaki). One of the highlights of the day was various conversations with Muti Palu's parents. We talked about a lot of things, including life in Japan, life in Australia, life in sumo, and how sumo is seen and portrayed outside Japan. Today was both Keijiro Miyazaki and Ifu Sasaki's final tournaments for Tachikawa Renseikan, so it was great (and sad) meeting the dad of Chikara Sasaki (the "sumo wrestler's son") for one last time. I can now confirm with 100% certainty that Chikara Sasaki's dad is indeed a former Ozumo rikishi, he went by the name of Komachikara. The sumo database shows his full shikona as "Komachikara Shunko", which he confirmed wasn't correct. It should be "Komachikara Harumitsu". Tournament Comments Grade 4 - This year group was a bit of a free-for-all today, as Team Mongolia's Khash-Erdene Tsolmon faced Komatsuryu Dojo's Ryuga Umematsu in a battle of the heavyweights. The bout itself was very exciting, with Khash-Erdene hanging on for dear life in a belt battle at the edge. Spoiler He somehow managed to survive the onslaught and then somehow pulled off an abisetaoshi (backward force-down) from the edge of the ring. Grade 5 - Aomori's very own colossal titan Yuya Okayama came into this tournament as the defending Hakuho Cup champion as well as the current Primary School Yokozuna. Spoiler He showed why he is currently unbeatable in this year group by overwhelming every one of his opponents. I had hoped that Akita's Haruki Sasaki would put up a fight in the semi-final today, but alas it didn't come to pass. Grade 6 - Kagoshima's Soshin Sugama came into this tournament having won last year's Wanpaku Tournament AND Primary School Championships. He was only one tournament away from achieving a Grand Slam for the past year. Spoiler Like Yuya Okayama earlier, armored titan Soshin Sugama also delivered a majestic performance to sweep aside all competition today for the Grand Slam. He literally came from not having made a mark in any national tournament to winning every national tournament in the space of a year. Truly a remarkable story. Middle School - The Kashiwa duo of 3rd year Hayato Kodama and 2nd year Rinnosuke Toyoda came into this tournament with all guns blazing. Spoiler However, Kazuma Nishimura showed why he is the reigning Middle School Yokozuna by overpowering everyone in his way. In particular, his bout against Hayato Kodama showed how strong he really was. In a worse position for most of the bout, he just refused to get tripped by Hayato's multiple leg trips, and turned the tables with one powerful throw. For a third competition in a row today, the favorite coming into the Hakuho Cup ended up winning it. Team Competition - Last year's two finalists Komatsuryu Dojo and Kashiwa Junior Sumo Club both fielded very strong teams again this year. The vocal support from the parents of these two clubs were also the loudest by far. Spoiler In the end, Kashiwa avenged their final loss last year by beating Tomobe Junior Sumo Club in the final this year. Looking at their rosters, Komatsuryu Dojo had amazing talent in key positions both last year (Chugo Saito & Shurato Hirano in 3rd grade middle school) and this year (their golden generation in 3rd grade middle school), resulting in a win last year and a semi-final finish this year. However, if we look ahead to next year, Komatsuryu might struggle a bit to return to these heights, as they will no longer have any outstanding 3rd grade middle schoolers, and former Wanpaku Yokozuna and Reuters sumo star Kyuta Kumagai graduates from primary school next month.. They may prove me wrong though, we'll see. Edited February 12, 2023 by mikawa 2 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,812 Posted February 13, 2023 After 3 years again in the kokugikan and with foreign participation, 7 teams from overseas, Hawaii, Mongolia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Australia, Ukraine - Hakuho wants to have at the cup some day teams from all of the over 20 foreign nations where sumo is practiced, according to an NHK broadcast he saw, to have a real international tournament. Keiko with kids was also revived, in groups of 4, with the help of Enho and Hokuseiho. The best 4 from the pre-school division had the chance to train with Hakuho himself oooooooooo o ooo o o o o Middle school top 4, primary school oo preparations the day before o o o With Sato from the Iwate Yamada town team - above in training, below with the father after the cup o o donation to the Red Cross o 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inside Sport Japan 762 Posted February 15, 2023 Hawaiian sumo makes triumphant return to Kokugikan ring at Hakuho Cup - The Japan Times 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,812 Posted February 17, 2023 On 11/02/2023 at 19:51, Akinomaki said: 3 kids from Yamada town in Iwate, from the quake&tsunami stricken area to which Hakuho was among the first from ozumo to make a sympathy call with this 11 year old boy Hakuho is in contact since he was a baby, born a week before the great Tohoku earthquake, 3 months later Hakuho held him in is arms when he came to the town. His father influenced him to start with sumo in 2nd year, he continued to be in contact with Hakuho, but this is the first time he takes part in the cup. More of Hakuho and Sato first meeting June 2011 o the next year he came again, the rikishi-kai had financed the repair of the local dohyo o Sato at the heya oo with Ochiai o ooo The Yamada team o o o o 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,812 Posted March 27, 2023 On 12/02/2023 at 15:13, mikawa said: Grade 5 - Aomori's very own colossal titan Yuya Okayama came into this tournament as the defending Hakuho Cup champion as well as the current Primary School Yokozuna. I had hoped that Akita's Haruki Sasaki would put up a fight in the semi-final today, but alas it didn't come to pass. News feature about Sasaki preparing for the cup and for the bout with Okayama, plus his failure there next goal as 6th year: primary school yokozuna - local news: o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,812 Posted October 6, 2023 (edited) The omoide report from the 13th Hakuho cup should be in this thread IMO The site hakuho-cup.com lacks an archive of previous tournaments, they have to be looked up on the Wayback machine. Omoide reports and top 4 results were published since the 6th cup in 2016 and since 2017 are in the present format. It's weird that there only is an English article on the cup on wikipedia - with special prizes and team, 6th grade and middle school top 3 results listed (the 2nd 3rd place omitted). Edited October 6, 2023 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
