[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - The Centennial Tournament: Traditional and Modern Grand Sumo

[Jeff A]

Moti

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Jeffrey Anderson
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The saddest are these:
It might have been.
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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Oct 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Subject: [Sumo news] - The Centennial Tournament: Traditional and Modern
Grand Sumo
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


The "Centennial Tournament: Traditional and Modern Grand Sumo," an event
commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Japan Sumo Association's
founding, was held at the Kokugikan today with a lot of excellent special
events. In the "Group Selection Tournament," where active rikishi competed
for the pride of their respective Ichimon, Dewanoumi A (Kiyonoyama, Raidou,
Toushunryuu, Tochimusashi, and Mita) emerged victorious. This unusual team
tournament featured five rikishi on each team - one from Jonidan, Sandanme,
and Makushita (one ranked 16th or lower, the other 15th or higher), plus
one from Juryo.  In the final, Dewanoumi A faced Tokitsukaze A. After
recovering from two straight losses, they tied at 2-2, then Mita beat
Daiseizan in the Juryo clincher. Mita reflected on his special victory,
saying, "I was very nervous, but I focused on the team more than myself. It
was a great experience." The tournament featured eight teams: Dewanoumi
A+B, Isegahama, Tokitsukaze A+B, Nishonoseki A+B, and Takasago. The total
prize money was 3.9 million yen. The winning team received 1.04 million
yen, second place received 780,000 yen, the two third place teams each
received 520,000 yen, and the four teams that advanced to the first round
each received 260,000 yen.

 Winners:

https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/img/202510070000655-w500_0.jpg


Houshouryuu astonished the audience by defeating five makuuchi rikishi one
after another. He appeared in a "yokozuna gonin-gakari" tournament, in
which one Yokozuna is challenged by five lower-ranked makuuchi wrestlers:
Gounoyama, Hiradoumi, Ura, Rouga,  and Meisei. Upon entering the bout, he
was surrounded on all four sides by four rikishi other than his opponent.
After throwing out the first rikishi, the next rikishi immediately
challenged, but the Yokozuna remained unfazed and finished with five
consecutive wins. The scene of Tanikaze, who became the de facto first
Yokozuna in 1789 (the first year of the Kansei era), being challenged was
depicted in a nishiki-e print <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishiki-e> .
After the traditional event, which showcases the Yokozuna's strength to the
audience, Houshouryuu quickly returned to the shitaku-beya with a wry
smile, saying, "I'm tired." Afterwards, the "modern grand sumo wrestling"
took place, with the East and West teams competing in current fashion.

More with photos:

http://www.sumoforum.net/forums/topic/44156-100-years-of-nsk/

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