Akinomaki 39,887 Posted December 2, 2023 The 72nd All Japan sumo championships are tomorrow, Dec. 3rd in the kokugikan, the final part 1h live from 17h JST on on NHK-G - and consequently nothing so far on schedule from the sumo federation. The pairings of the 68 participants for the preliminary rounds https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r8G1ZnbDfELhfpUwOatUfXbycBHsQIiDQMqD5tponzI/ The 36th All Japan primary school championships are at the same day and place - 6th grade pairings: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b0Se5RcLqBzt-dbYr5gXB2tZWwlHgZ_gcIoCHz7C_50/ 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,887 Posted December 2, 2023 Kokutai juniors champion Kunitsugu from Hiryu high in the opening bout against Kusano, to be discouraged from the start. His name is written with the old form 國 of the kanji for country, in articles he always was reported with the standard one 国. High school yokozuna Nishide has only Goshima as the hardest opponent. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,887 Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) Sosorkhuu (just graduated from Tottori Johoku high, corporate for Tottori pref.) already has his msTD from the kokutai - looks like easy opponents for him in the prelims. The other Mongolians are not 4th year yet. Senshu university's champ Sukhbat (3rd year), also from Tottori Johoku high, had a few good results this year https://sensupo.com/news/category/id/117 Otgonbat (2nd year, 196cm, 159kg), from Meitoku gijuku high https://ameblo.jp/toyo-sumo/entry-12741379833.html helped Toyodai to beat Nichidai at the Towada tournament this year, for a yusho after 6 years - and made it to the individuals sf there https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2023/08/15/kiji/20230815s00005000160000c.html And there is Nittaidai's Bucheroon (likely spelled differently), high school wrestling champ from Kashiwa Nittaidai high https://db.japan-wrestling.jp/player/トワードルジ・ブフチョローン/ - the other from the team with katakana name is Christopher, haafu I guess, as likely George Matsunaga Edited December 2, 2023 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asashosakari 18,834 Posted December 2, 2023 4 hours ago, Akinomaki said: And there is Nittaidai's Bucheroon (likely spelled differently) Wildly googling for existing Mongolian names, my guess is that トワードルジ プフチョローン is supposed to be Tuvaadorj Bukhchuluun. What I find interesting is that Bukhchuluun and Sosorkhuu are listed with their full names in the draw; they usually don't do that with their amasumo appearances, and of course Otgonbat and Sukhbat have got the usual one-name treatment. Oh! Confirmed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asashosakari 18,834 Posted December 2, 2023 For completeness, the 4th and 5th grade draws. I never realized how small the tournament rosters are for this event (just 33 per grade). https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13qTMF9xAh7RxC_GAH6k9ZE6JSesLCtwwVqyogU5p7XE/ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sZMmyh22aF2O6AjpIDccMFOqOmwFcsIbYnSkzM5yEiw/ Supposedly there's video from the elementary school championship on the Renmei Youtube channel - but the start time announced on their website (10:50 JST) corresponds to the start of the adult prelim matches, which precede the kids' tournament. Hmm. Currently no live broadcast set up yet, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asashosakari 18,834 Posted December 3, 2023 Stream turned up out of nowhere, but it's up now. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,887 Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) 23 hours ago, Akinomaki said: Kokutai juniors champion Kunitsugu from Hiryu high in the opening bout against Kusano, to be discouraged from the start. His name is written with the old form 國 of the kanji for country, in articles he always was reported with the standard one 国. High school yokozuna Nishide has only Goshima as the hardest opponent. Expectedly, Kunitsugu after that kept losing. Nishide won all 3 but then again had to face Goshima in the final tournament and lost without getting to another sdTD. Sosorkhuu won 2 in the final but got injured and withdrew in the best 16. The other Mongolians also made it to the final, Sukhbat lost in the best 16 and ends with sdTD - I miscalculated his year, he's 4th year at Senshu university and may use it. Bukhchuluun just won and has another msTD - in addition to that as student championships 4th. Recording and watching the recording with a few seconds delay: Spoiler youtube-dl --hls-use-mpegts -q -o Zennihon23dNHK1.mp4 https://nhk4.mov3.co/hls/nhk.m3u8 Edited December 3, 2023 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,887 Posted December 3, 2023 Amateur yokozuna Ikeda (4th year Kanazawa gakuin - first yusho for the university) wants to continue in corporate sumo - maybe his uncle Takenawa-oyakata (Tochinonada) can convince him otherwise, but likely we won't see him in ozumo. I guess Kasugano-beya is not very appealing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 3,137 Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) Ikeda had been runner-up at the junior Kokutai, the All Japan student championship, and multiple national tournaments in college. I believe he lost every national final he made in high school and university, so I am happy to see him win this. He's been one of the most consistent high level performers for the last 2 years and his sumo is nice to watch. Uncle was 2nd at this event but I don't think won it. Edited December 3, 2023 by Katooshu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kraz 19 Posted December 3, 2023 Recording from NHK G: https://t.me/SumoCuts/2294 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,887 Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) Tsukedashi this year who may use them (Hasegawa has joined without using it) kokutai On 15/10/2023 at 09:15, Akinomaki said: Juniors 4th place Imada is a third year at Tokyo Adachi shinden high, so we have Hiryu high 3rd year Kunitsugu and him as prospects to use their sd90TD On 15/10/2023 at 04:46, Katooshu said: Ms60TD 1st: Kazuma Kawabuchi (Ishikawa prefecture; 4th year at Nihon U) 2nd: Naoya Kusano (Kumamoto prefecture; 4th year at Nihon U) 4th: Sosorufu Sosorkhuu (Tottori prefecture; corporate sumo; junior runner-up last year - beat Kawabuchi in the team finals) Joint 5th: Taiki Mita (Tochigi prefecture; 4th year at Kinki U) Matsui (Tottori prefecture; corporate sumo; 2022 Interhigh runner-up) On 17/10/2023 at 11:27, Akinomaki said: sdTD for Yamazaki (Kindai 4th year) Other 4th years with sdTD: Hirano from Chudai https://chuosumo.org/メンバー紹介/198-2/ and Kitano from Komazawa-dai o students On 04/11/2023 at 10:51, Akinomaki said: 4th years among the best 16 (sd90TD): Yuuki Hokao (Nittaidai), Ryuya Kitano (Komazawa-daigaku ), Tenarashi Sarukawa (Tonodai - quite a name) best 8 (ms60TD): Hayato Hirano (Chudai ), George (Jouji) Matsunaga (Takudai), Naoya Kusano and Shun Ikeda all qualified at the All Japan already have one, Kusano 2: Additional sdTD for Mita (Kindai) - he got injured in the best 16 bout - and kokutai yokozuna Kawabuchi (Nichidai), Kusano and Ikeda for another ms60TD Edited December 5, 2023 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikawa 1,794 Posted December 3, 2023 2 hours ago, Katooshu said: Ikeda had been runner-up at the junior Kokutai, the All Japan student championship, and multiple national tournaments in college. I believe he lost every national final he made in high school and university, so I am happy to see him win this. About time as well lol. His younger brother won a national championship years ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikawa 1,794 Posted December 3, 2023 3,000 Yen entry fee (3,500 for a reserved seat) plus another 1,000 Yen for the tournament program was definitely well worth it to watch a full day's worth of sumo. Seeing various rikishi and oyakata (including Miyagino and Naruto) around the arena was the icing on the cake. Bukhchuluun was very impressive throughout the tournament, and pulled off a great move to beat Kusano in the semis. I honestly thought with that great position he'd got himself into in the final that Bukhchuluun would win it, but Ikeda did really well to turn the position around with a kotenage. The star of the entire event has to be 35-year old Yuki Usuki. The Tokyo University of Agriculture veteran rolled back the years to make it to the last 8, only losing to the eventual winner. The cheering was loudest when he won (together with high schooler Nishide). Meanwhile, the Primary School Championships went exactly the way you'd expect. Yuya Okayama (Grade 6) and Ryuga Umemats (Grade 5) were totally unstoppable, while Grade 4 was a repeat of the Wanpaku final between Shoi Oshima (whom the announcer kept calling "Shosei") and Hyuga Iwagami. This time it was Hyuga who came out on top. Haruki Sasaki, who had previously lost to Yuya in the Hakuho Cup final this year, still couldn't come up with anything effective. He was crying long after the final was over. I asked Mr Sagawa after the tournament about whether there were livestreams of the other high school and college events, and whether there are results from them. He mentioned the Nihon Sumo Renmei homepage and a magazine that you can apply for? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,887 Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) On 03/12/2023 at 09:23, Akinomaki said: Sukhbat lost in the best 16 and ends with sdTD - I miscalculated his year, he's 4th year at Senshu university and may use it NHK reported Sukhbat as 4th year, but Sponichi as 3rd year o and that's what I found elsewhere, so I guess the error is at NHK - I have omitted him from my TD list above the top 4: Bukhchuluun, Ikeda, Ishizaki (corporate, younger brother of Asakoryu. 23, but he won't join ozumo), Kusano - one from corporate sumo in the best 4, 7 in the best 16, overall 29, 37 students, 2 high school o o final Ikeda- Bukhchuluun oo o o o o oo oo o oo o o ooo Ikeda sf and final vid prelims: Kawabuchi-Oku, Nishide-Goshima o o After 4 years the previous prelim league format of 4 people in one group was used again, thus we only had 68, down from last year 122 Edited December 4, 2023 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Koorifuu 886 Posted December 4, 2023 I'm getting the feeling that, perhaps aside of Bukhchuluun, this isn't a crop that people except much from in regards to ozumo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 3,137 Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) There is no super talent like Onosato and the seniors are a bit short on depth, but still some decent prospects. Among those who haven't already set their sets on corporate sumo I think all of the below have good sekitori potential Kusano: Wins over Hokuseiho, Gonoyama, Takahashi, Asakoryu, Oshoma, Tenshoho, Onosato, Tochimusashi. Good body for ozumo, no one standout ability but well rounded and strong. Consistent performer who was 2nd/1st/3rd at the three major tournaments this year. Should reach makuuchi if he can stay reasonably healthy. Kawabuchi: Huge and far more skilled than you typically see among giants, with a wide range of moves he's effective with. Often blasted out good opponents like nothing. Lots of good wins, including vs some of the sekitori above. He was one of the very few people to beat Onosato multiple times in college (2-7 head to head vs the big O I think) and the only person to do it who wasn't multiple years ahead of Ono. Though I do worry about longevity given injury history and years of being extremely heavy. Taiki Mita: Small, but athletically impressive, very spirited competitor with a bit of a Tobizaru feel. Many good results since his 2nd year and did well against large opponents. The clear #1 for this year group was of course Hidetora Hanada, but we know his story.... Among those not in their final year Bukhchuluun obviously - despite not winning a national title yet in openweight competition, he's scored dozens of good wins and practically owned the Nihon U team this year. Clearly skillful and strong for his size; trajectory of improving results. Yasuhiro Omori: Was the top high schooler of his time outside of Ochiai (Kototebakari and Wakanosho were same year too). Good results in his first two years of university, with an athletic, skillful style featuring a standout uwatenage. One of the more 'ripped' competitors, with a muscular build at 184/115 ish. Masaki Hanaoka: In my view the top technician in amasumo. Excellent belt game, with an even better uwatenage than Omori. Many national and regional titles in university, as well as a third at last year's student championship. Ryusho Kawakami: Nephew of Onoe oyakata and brother of former juryo Ryuko. 185/120kgish, reminds me a lot of Wakamotoharu in terms of impressive strength for size and a trademark utchari. Good balance, though stiff in contrast to the fluid Hanaoka. Masaharu Goshima: At 176/165kg he's a stocky bulldozer, who while on the slower side exerts impressive power with yotsu and oshi sumo. Ogtonbat: The 6'6 Toyo giant has become one of the competitors to watch this year, not quite there with most of the others listed, but with improving results that have seen him make national semifinals and quarterfinals. Still needs refining and underperformed at the All-Japan student championship, but has the time to improve. Tottori corporate duo of Sosorufu and Matsui: Both former standouts for Tottori Johoku, they have taken off rapidly as corporate competitors, only at 19 years old I believe. Each made the best 8 at the Kokutai to earn Ms60TD, when most competitors that age don't come close. Matsui is a very fast oshi specialist, Sosorufu a bit like a shorter Hoshoryu. I'm not sure what their plans are - going straight from high school to corporate sumo is very rare for standout high schoolers, some obvious examples notwithstanding. Daiki Nishide: The former middle school yokozuna and this year's high school yokozuna. Still just in his second year, went unbeaten in the prelims, including a win over Goshima (who then slapped him down in the knockouts). Basic, but strong and stable sumo, performing beyond his years. Edited December 5, 2023 by Katooshu 2 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,887 Posted December 4, 2023 The Tottori johoku duo - Sosorkhuu best 16 o Matsui made it to the final, won in the first round against Hanaoka but lost in the best 32 o primary school Winner for the 3rd year in a row, this time 6th year Okayama (Aomori, 183cm, 140kg), final like each year against Sasaki (Akita), first time the same pair for all 3 years at this tournament. Okayama is the 5th to win all 3 years, the others are former makushita and the last was the big Touma, who only reached sandanme - not very promising for his future (Isegahama or Ajigawa - or Nishiiwa) - 6th years tournament video from Tekkan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpvVnHQkDlM ooo 4th year 3rd Miyahara from Okinawa o 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 3,137 Posted December 5, 2023 183/140kg in 6th grade Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 3,735 Posted December 5, 2023 48 minutes ago, Katooshu said: 183/140kg in 6th grade " ... and father of two ... " 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,887 Posted December 5, 2023 Ikeda reported his yusho on the 4th to the local Hokkoku shimbun and named as his goal a 2nd yusho next year plus corporate yokozuna o after that at the sumo club of Kanazawa gakuin university high school o primary school from Tekkan (better quality than the stream) 4th year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4TqmGXfDqQ 5th year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMm590xbzKE 13 hours ago, Katooshu said: 183/140kg in 6th grade When I saw his pics, I thought they were from the adults competition 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,887 Posted December 11, 2023 183cm/140kg 6th grade primary school yokozuna Okayama from the Goshogawara sumo club yesterday at the 1st Wakansato cup won the yusho in the 5th/6th grade category, in the final against 5th grade girls national wampaku-zumo yusho winner Kokoro Niida o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikawa 1,794 Posted December 23, 2023 (edited) Thought I'd do a medal table for the All Japan winners and their teams. The numbers are how many wins, runner-ups and semi-finals they have (I tried using html codes to make a table, but that didn't work). Incidentally, Shun Ikeda's win this year was the first time ever that a wrestler representing Kanazawa Gakuin University finished in the Top 4. Rikishi Medal Table 1. Seiichi Taira (Hyogo): 4-1-1 2. Hidetoshi Tanaka (Nichidai -> Tokyo): 3-4-2 3. Norihiro Nomi (Wakayama): 3-3-1 4. Yutaka Nunome (Tokyo): 3-0-0 5. Keiji Tamiya / Kotomitsuki (Tottori Johoku -> Nichidai): 2-1-1 Team Medal Table 1. Nichidai: 14-12-19 2. Tokyo: 9-12-22 3. Hyogo: 5-3-8 4. Nittaidai: 5-2-7 5. Kindai: 4-2-6 Edited December 23, 2023 by mikawa 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 3,137 Posted December 24, 2023 Those are some big numbers - making 7 finals Share this post Link to post Share on other sites