Encho 3 (extension) — Shigenaga（重永） wins
The second round of the women's individual event at the 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament took place, featuring a match between Shigenaga（重永） and Hatanaka（畠中）. Neither player scored a valid strike within the regulation time or the first and Encho 2s, and the match lasted 12 minutes and 40 seconds. Shigenaga won by scoring a do in Encho 3.
Matchup
- Red Shigenaga Kotone（重永 琴音） / Takachiho（高千穂） / Miyazaki3rd Year 3rd danTakachiho3rd year, sandan. A player from a prestigious school with a track record including four wins in the Inter-High girls' team competition.
- White Hatanaka Yui（畠中 結衣） / Seijo（星城） / Aichi3rd Year 3rd danSeijo3rd year, sandan. A member of a powerhouse girls' school representing Aichi Prefecture, she is competing in this tournament after securing a spot in the girls' individual event.
Highlights
A tense development where no valid strike occurred from the regulation time through Encho 2.
A fierce war of attrition lasting a long time of 12 minutes and 40 seconds
A dramatic conclusion decided in Encho 3
Live commentary video
Valid strike
| # | Situation | Red and White | Players | Technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Encho 3 | Red | Shigenaga（重永） | Do |
- Conclusion
- Encho 3
- Match time
- 12:40
- Winner
- Shigenaga（重永）（Red）
- Foul
- 畠中 結衣Posted on the board (it is not clear from the flash report when the foul occurred)
Text Commentary
Commentary
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The 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Championship, Women's Individual second round. Court 3, Match 21.
Explanation
堂島 厳
堂島 厳
The highlight is the intense war of attrition lasting 12 minutes and 40 seconds, which remained undecided through Encho 3.
Commentary
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Red is Takachiho's Shigenaga（重永）, and white is Seijo's Hatanaka（畠中）. Both are third-year students and 3rd dan.
Explanation
堂島 厳
堂島 厳
Neither side is giving an inch, and a highly tense exchange of offense and defense continues.
Commentary
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Neither side scored a valid strike within the regulation time, and the match enters encho at 0-0.
Explanation
堂島 厳
堂島 厳
It became a very tough battle, with both sides waiting for the other to break.
Commentary
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It went into Encho 1. However, no valid strike is scored here either.
Explanation
堂島 厳
堂島 厳
It is a clash of mental strength, where neither side can afford to lose focus.
Commentary
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Next is Encho 2. A fierce exchange of strikes continues, but no winner is decided.
Explanation
堂島 厳
堂島 厳
It is a physically demanding situation, but neither has shown an opening yet.
Commentary
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And now we have reached Encho 3. An ippon here will decide the match.
Explanation
堂島 厳
堂島 厳
Here, it is a matter of who can deliver the decisive strike first.
Commentary
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Ah! It's decided! Red's Shigenaga（重永）, do! A do has been scored!
Explanation
堂島 厳
堂島 厳
That was a magnificent do. You've won this long battle.
Commentary
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Match time 12 minutes 40 seconds. The winning point was scored in Encho 3, and the match has ended.
Explanation
堂島 厳
堂島 厳
It can be said that it was a valuable ippon, the result of fighting tenaciously until the end.
Commentary
剣持 翔
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The winner is red, Shigenaga（重永） from Takachiho!
Explanation
堂島 厳
堂島 厳
Shigenaga（重永） showed wonderful concentration in winning that fierce battle.
To both players
We praise the victory that Shigenaga（重永） achieved after a tenacious fight. Hatanaka（畠中）'s spirited performance, fighting on equal terms through Encho 3, was also splendid. We look forward to the further growth of both players.
Takachiho（高千穂）
- Official name
- 宮崎県立高千穂高等学校
- Reading
- Takachiho
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Miyazaki Prefectural (Co-educational)
- Location
- Miyazaki Prefecture Nishiusuki District Takachiho Town
- History
- Founded on September 6, 1917 (Taisho 6) as Nishiusuki District Agricultural School. Following the 1948 educational system reform, it became a new system high school and adopted its current name.
- School motto/philosophy
- Our school motto is "To walk the great path, train diligently, cooperate, and serve others."
- Department.
- General Studies (University Preparatory Course & Liberal Arts Course), Agricultural and Distribution Course, Information Solutions Course.
- Kendo Club
- The women's team won the Inter-High women's team competition 4 times (1986, 1997, 2003, 2004), the Gyokuryuki High School Kendo Tournament women's division 4 times (1979, 2000, 2003, 2004), and also won the women's team event at the All Japan High School Kendo Selected Tournament in 2004. The men's team won the Inter-High men's team competition 3 times (1986, 1991, 2017) and the Gyokuryuki 4 times (1957, 1987, 1988, 1991). Notable alumni in kendo include 吉本政美 and 佐藤博光. In this tournament, they will compete in three categories: women's team, women's individual, and men's individual.
- Notes
- Mythical village・Takachiho Town's prefectural high school. Pronounced "Takachiho".
Seijo（星城）
- Official name
- 星城高等学校
- Reading
- Seijo
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Private (coeducational). Established by the school corporation Nagoya Ishida Gakuen. A combined junior and senior high school affiliated with Seijo Junior High School.
- Location
- 20 Shin-Sayamayama, Sakae-cho, Toyoake City, Aichi Prefecture.
- History
- Founded in 1963 by the school corporation Nagoya Ishida Gakuen. It has a middle school attached and provides a junior and senior high school integrated education.
- School motto/philosophy
- School motto "Heika Ittai". It upholds "Seijo of etiquette", "Seijo of academic advancement", "Seijo of international exchange", and "Seijo of sports" as its four pillars.
- Department.
- General Studies (Yosei Course, Tokushin Course, Athlete Tokushin Course, Meitoku Course)
- Kendo Club
- Aichi Prefecture's leading girls' strong school. The Aichi Prefecture Kendo Federation's newsletter "Kan no Me" issue 46 records a girls' team victory in the Aichi Prefecture qualifying round of the All Japan High School Kendo Selection Tournament. In this tournament, 冨松咲季 and 畠中結衣 players will participate in the girls' individual event, and 佐藤世十郎 player will participate in the boys' individual event, in addition to the girls' team event.
- Notes
- Musashino Seijo High School in Saitama Prefecture, a different school from Kobe Seijo High School in Hyogo Prefecture
Source: 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament Official Website "Tournament Bulletin" (Match Results / Tournament Bracket)
https://inhigh.kendotaikai.jp/大会速報↗
Only facts recorded in the logs (matches, valid strikes and their order, outcomes, match duration, and presence of fouls) are listed. The play-by-play and commentary are AI-generated content.
https://inhigh.kendotaikai.jp/大会速報↗
Only facts recorded in the logs (matches, valid strikes and their order, outcomes, match duration, and presence of fouls) are listed. The play-by-play and commentary are AI-generated content.