Women's Individual Round 1 Court 3 Section18Match

Encho 3 (extension) — Takeda（武田） wins

📅 August 7–10, 2025 📍 Hiroshima Prefectural General Gymnasium

Matchup

Red Noine（野稲明心） / Toingakuen（桐蔭学園） / 神奈川３年参段
White Takeda（武田詞葉） / Moriokashirayurigakuen（白百合学園） / 熊本３年参段

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Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Encho 3	White	Takeda（武田）	Men

Conclusion: Encho 3
Match time: 12分52秒
Winner: Takeda（武田）（White）
Foul: 野稲明心Posted on the board (it is not clear from the flash report when the foul occurred)

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

The 72nd All Japan High School Kendo Championship, Women's Individual first round. Match 18 at Court 3.

Explanation
堂島厳

The highlights are the war of attrition that remained undecided until Encho 3, and the long match that lasted 12 minutes and 52 seconds.

Commentary
剣持翔

Red is Noine（野稲） from Toingakuen, white is Takeda（武田） from Moriokashirayurigakuen. Both are engaged in a sharp exchange of offense and defense.

Explanation
堂島厳

Neither side is giving an inch, and a very intense tactical battle is unfolding.

Commentary
剣持翔

Neither side scored a valid strike within the regulation time, and the match enters encho at 0-0.

Explanation
堂島厳

This is where the real critical moment begins. It will be a clash of mental and physical strength.

Commentary
剣持翔

Encho 1, then second. Still, no valid strike is landed. The match intensifies further.

Explanation
堂島厳

It has become a considerable war of attrition. It is a state of extremity, where it is only a matter of who breaks first.

Commentary
剣持翔

Then came Encho 3. White's Takeda（武田） landed a sharp men!

Explanation
堂島厳

That was a splendid men. You've won this long battle.

Commentary
剣持翔

Decided by an ippon in Encho 3. Match time 12 minutes 52 seconds, the winner is Takeda（武田） of Moriokashirayurigakuen.

Explanation
堂島厳

It was an ippon born from a tenacity that refused to give up until the very end, from the regulation time through Encho 3.

Commentary
剣持翔

Noine（野稲） of Toingakuen, Takeda（武田） of Moriokashirayurigakuen. It became a fierce battle.

To both players

Applause for Noine（野稲）'s spirit, fighting to the end without giving in.

After a tenacious exchange of offense and defense, Takeda（武田） scored a men; it was a wonderful display of concentration.

Source: 72nd National High School Kendo Championship Official Website "Tournament Bulletin" (Match Results/Tournament Bracket)
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