Women's Individual Round 1 Court 1 Section6Match

Win by one ippon — Mori（森） wins

📅 August 3–6, 2023 📍 Yotsuba Arena Tokachi

Matchup

Red Mori（森柚乃） / Honjodaiichi（本庄第一） / 埼玉３年参段
White Sakamoto（坂本侑愛） / Sakuchosei（佐久長聖） / 長野３年参段

Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Within the time limit	Red	Mori（森）	Men

Conclusion: Win by one ippon
Match time: 4分0秒
Winner: Mori（森）（Red）
Foul: No record

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

The 70th All Japan High School Kendo Tournament, Women's Individual first round. Match 6 at Court 1.

Commentary
剣持翔

It was a tense development, with the lead of one ippon being defended until the very end of the regulation time.

Commentary
剣持翔

Red is Honjodaiichi's Mori（森）, white is Sakuchosei's Sakamoto（坂本）. Both are sandan clashing.

Explanation
堂島厳

They are facing off with extremely high concentration, each waiting for the other to leave an opening.

Commentary
剣持翔

Whoa, he moved! 赤のMori（森） with a sharp strike! Men!

Explanation
堂島厳

That was a brilliant men. Mori（森） took the first point and now has the lead.

Commentary
剣持翔

Sakamoto attacks aggressively against Mori, who holds a lead of one ippon.

Explanation
堂島厳

Sakamoto（坂本） also chases desperately, but Mori（森） calmly defends everything.

Commentary
剣持翔

There is very little time left in the match. Sakamoto（坂本） continues his fierce attack, but cannot score!

Explanation
堂島厳

It became a development where Mori（森）'s tenacity in trying to protect a single ippon shone through.

Commentary
剣持翔

That's the signal for the end! After fighting through the regulation time of 4 minutes and 0 seconds, Mori（森） (Red) won by a one-ippon difference.

Explanation
堂島厳

I believe it was a very intense battle with tension remaining until the very end.

Commentary
剣持翔

In the first round, Mori（森） of Honjodaiichi defeated Sakamoto（坂本） of Sakuchosei to advance to the next match.

To both players

Applause for the courage of Sakamoto（坂本）, who kept attacking until the very end.

Mori fought hard to defend their ippon and advance; we look forward to seeing further growth.

Source: 70th National High School Kendo Tournament Official Website "Tournament Bulletin" (Match Results/Tournament Bracket)
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