Miyazaki Himuka Tournament 2024: Judo Results & Winners | eJudo

Boys’ champion Minamichiku High School A

The Miyazaki Himuka High School Judo Tournament, a large tournament in the Kyushu region sponsored by the Miyazaki Prefecture Judo Federation, was held at Hinata Budokan in Miyazaki City on the 26th.Minami Chiku High School won the boys’ (24th Miyazaki Himuka Flag High School Boys’ Judo Tournament), which had 79 teams participating, and Miyazaki Nihon University High School won the girls’ (20th Miyazaki Himuka Cup High School Girls’ Judo Tournament), which had 40 teams.

Due to the effects of the new coronavirus infection, the tournament suspended matches from 2020 until last year and continued only with training sessions. This is the first time in six years that the event has been held. After the tournament, the usual training session was held for two days.

Details of the top performers, the results from the quarterfinals onwards, and the matchups for the semifinals and finals are below.

Records and photos provided by: Organizer

[24th Miyazaki Himuka Flag High School Boys Judo Tournament]

Top performers

(79 teams entered)
Winner: Minami Chikutaka A (Fukuoka)
Runner-up: Fukui Institute of Technology Fukui High School (Fukui)
3rd place: Nagasaki Minamiyama High School A (Nagasaki), Miyazaki Nihon University High School A (Miyazaki)

Match results

[Quarterfinals]

Minamichikutaka A (Fukuoka) 2-1 Kagoshima Information High School (Kagoshima)
Nagasaki Minamiyama High School A (Nagasaki) 1-0 Nobeoka Gakuen High School A (Miyazaki)
Miyazaki Nihon University High School A (Miyazaki) 3-2 Oka Toyota High School A (Kochi)
Fukui Institute of Technology Fukui High School (Fukui) 2-1 Kunisaki High School A (Oita)

[Semi-finals]

Minamichiku High School A 2-1 Nagasaki Minamiyama High School A
(First) Ryunosuke Koga 〇 Arms contusion cross stiffness (1:32) △ Zenjiro Nishiyama
(Second) Akashi Takumi×Hinifun×Matsumoto Ryocho
(Middle) Daisuke Yonekura△Dominant[僅差]〇Ren Ikemura
(Vice) Tomori Ueno 〇 Kari Ouchi (2:49) △ Ryota Mizumoto
(Large) Gosho Kohei x Draw x Shun Akaishi

Fukui Institute of Technology Fukui High School 2-1 Miyazaki Nihon University High School A (Miyazaki)
(First) Shoki Fujimoto 〇 Advantageous[有効]△Reo Nakamaru
(Next) Kawai Eku x Draw x Onobold
(Middle) Yudai Tanaka 〇 Combination technique (1:53) △ Soren Ochiai
(Vice) Sumito Hayase x Draw x Yoto Kuroki
(Large) Kai Fujii △ Waikoshi (2:03)〇 Ayumu Inage

【final】

Minamichiku High School A ② Generation-2 Fukui Institute of Technology Fukui High School
(First) Ryunosuke Koga 〇 Combined Techniques (1:09) △ Shuki Fujii
(Next) Takumi Akashi △ Uchimata (0:44) 〇 Shoki Fujimoto
(Middle) Daisuke Yonekura 〇 Combination technique (0:26) △ Soku Kawai
(Vice) Tomori Ueno △ Kari Ouchi (1:56) 〇 Yudai Tanaka
(Large) Kohei Gosho x Draw x Sumito Hayase
(Representative) Tomori Ueno〇Dominant[有効]△Yudai Tanaka

Men’s runner-up Fukui Institute of Technology Fukui High School
Boys' 3rd place Nagasaki Minamiyama High School A
Boys’ 3rd place Nagasaki Minamiyama High School A
Miyazaki Nihon University A, 3rd place for boys

[20th Miyazaki Himuka Cup High School Girls Judo Tournament]

Miyazaki Nihon University High School A wins the women’s championship

Top performers

(40 teams entered)
Winner: Miyazaki Nihon University High School A (Miyazaki)
Runner-up: Kurume Commercial High School (Fukuoka)
3rd place: Omuta High School (Fukuoka), Kobayashi Nishi High School A (Miyazaki)

Match results

[Quarterfinals]

Miyazaki Nihon University High School A (Miyazaki) 2-0 Company High School A (Hyogo)
Minamichiku High School (Fukuoka) ②-2 Omuta High School (Fukuoka)
Kobayashi Nishi High School A (Miyazaki)〇0s-0△Kagoshima Minami High School A (Kagoshima)
Kurume Commercial High School (Fukuoka) ①-1 Miyazaki Nihon University High School B (Miyazaki)

[Semi-finals]

Miyazaki Nihon University High School A ①-1 Omuta High School
(First) Rion Yoshinaga 〇 Uchimata (0:47) △ Sansai Inada
(Middle) Kokoro Ueda x Draw x Miu Tanaka
(Big) Sato Shinmi △Advantages[有効]〇Shiragaki Nana

Kurume Commercial High School 1-0 Kobayashi Nishi High School A
(First) Haruka Kitawaki〇Kesaga (2:23)△Rian Hiramoto
(Center) Shimazaki Mirai × Hibifune × Nozomi Sakimoto
(Large) Erika Makino x Draw x Day?Sakura

【final】

Miyazaki Nihon University High School A 3-0 Kurume Commercial High School
(First) Rion Yoshinaga〇Combined Techniques (2:26)△Haruka Kitawaki
(Middle) Kokoro Ueda〇Kouchi Makikomi (2:00)△Miki Shimazaki
(Large) Kokomi Sato 〇 Combination technique (0:50) △ Erika Makino

Kurume Commercial High School, girls’ runner-up
Kobayashi Nishitaka A
Kobayashi Nishi High School A, 3rd place for girls
Omuta High School, 3rd place for girls

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