D. TAKATANI GOES 5-0, JAPAN FINISHES 8TH IN MEN’S FS WORLD CUP

LOS ANGELES (March 15-16) – Takushoku University stand-out Daichi TAKATANI (JPN) won all five of his bouts at the World Cup of men’s freestyle but Japan had to settle for eighth place overall after posting a 1-4 dual meet record.

 Takatani notched four wins at 66kg in the Pool B preliminary rounds, including a 6-3 decision over world bronze medalist GANZORIG Mandakhnaran (MGL). The 19-year-old student from Kyoto then pinned junior world champion Selehattin KILICSALLAYAN (TUR) in the final for seventh place with Turkey.

 Japan opened the two-day, 10-team dual meet competition with a 5-3 win over Georgia in Pool B, but dropped a 4-4 decision to Mongolian on criteria. Japan also lost back-to-back 1-7 losses to Ukraine and Russia to close out the pool preliminaries with one win against three losses.

 Championship and Placement Finals Results

F1 – Iran 6, Russia 2

F3 – United States 7, Ukraine 1

F5 – Mongolia 5, India 3

F7 – Turkey 6, Japan 2

F9 – Georgia 4, Armenia 4 (on criteria)

Final for seventh place: Turkey 6, Japan 2

(Japanese entry listed first)

57kg – Fumitaka MORISHITA (JPN) lost to Nebi UZUN (TUR) by forfeit

61kg – Katsuyoshi KAWASE (JPN) lost Recep TOPAL (TUR) by forfeit

65kg – Daichi TAKATANI (JPN) df. Selehattin KILICSALLAYAN (TUR) by fall, 3:46

70kg – Ken HOSAKA (JPN) lost to Mustafa KAYA (TUR) by fall, 3:32

74kg – Sosuke TAKATANI (JPN) df. Murat ERTURK (TUR) by TF, 10-0

86kg – Atsushi MATSUMOTO (JPN) lost to Fatih ERDIN (TUR), 8-13

97kg – Koki YAMAMOTO (JPN) lost to Ali BONCEOGLU (TUR), 2-8

125kg – Nobuyoshi ARAKIDA (JPN) lost to Hamza OZHARDENIZ (TUR), 5-11

Pool B, Round 1 – Japan 5, Georgia 3

57kg – Fumitaka MORISHITA (JPN) df. Beka BUJIASHVILI (GEO) by fall, 2:45

61kg – Katsuyoshi KAWASE (JPN) lost to Beka LOMTADZE (GEO) by TF, 0-10

65kg – Daichi TAKATANI (JPN) df. Zurabi LAKOBISHVILI (GEO), 9-3

70kg – Ken HOSAKA (JPN) df. Levan KELEKHSASHVILI (GEO), 7-6

74kg – Sosuke TAKATANI (JPN) df. Giorgi MARSAGISHVILI (GEO), 9-4

86kg – Atsushi MATSUMOTO (JPN) df. Levan GOGRITCHIANI (GEO), 3-2

97kg – Koki YAMAMOTO (JPN) lost to Eldar KURTANIDZE (GEO), 2-4

125kg – Nobuyoshi ARAKIDA (JPN) lost to Giorgi SAKANDELIDZE (GEO) by TF, 0-10

Pool B, Round 2 – Mongolia 4, Japan 4 (on criteria)

(Japan entry listed first)

57kg – Fumitaka MORISHITA (JPN) df. BATBOLD Nomin (MGL), 7-6

61kg – Katusyoshi KAWASE (JPN) lost to NYAM-OCHIR Enkhsaikhan (MGL) by fall, 5:41

65kg – Daichi TAKATANI (JPN) df. GANZORIG Mandakhnaran (MGL) by TF, 12-2

70kg – Ken HOSAKA (Japan) df. BATCHULUUN Ankhbayar (MGL) by TF, 11-1

74kg – Sosuke TAKATANI (JPN) lost to PUREVJAV Unurbat (MGL), 2-3

86kg – Atsushi MATSUMOTO (JPN) df. ORGODOL Uitumen (MGL), 8-4

97kg – Koki YAMAMOTO (JPN) lost to DORJKHAND Khuderbulga (MGL) by TF, 0-10

125kg – Nobuyoshi ARAKIDA (JPN lost to JARGALSAIKHAN Chuluunbat (MGL), 0-4

Pool B, Round 3 – Ukraine 7, Japan 1

(Japanese entry listed first)

57kg – Fumitaka MORISHITA (JPN) lost to Sergey RATUSHNIY (UKR) by forfeit

61kg – Katsuyoshi KAWASE (JPN) lost to Vasyl FEDORISHIN (UKR) by TF, 0-11

65kg – Daichi TAKATANI (JPN) df. Ivan PETRIV (UKR) by TF, 10-0

70kg – Ken HOSAKA (JPN) lost to Andriy KVIATKOVSKI (UKR), 0-5

74kg – Sosuke TAKATANI (JPN) lost to Gia CHYKHLANDZE (UKR), 1-6

86kg – Atsushi MATSUMOTO (JPN) lost Ibragim ALDATOV (UKR) by TF, 0-12

97kg – Koki YAMAMOTO (JPN) lost to Pavlo OLIIYNK (UKR) by TF, 1-12

125kg – Nobuyoshi ARAKIDA (JPN) lost to Alen ZASEEV (UKR), 4-8

Pool B, Round 4 – Russia 7, Japan 1

(Japanese entry listed first)

57kg – Fumitaka MORISHITA lost to Viktor LEBEDEV (RUS) by forfeit

61kg – Katsuyoshi KAWASE lost to Murad NUKHADIEV (RUS) by forfeit

65kg – Daichi TAKATANI (JPN) df. Alibeggadzhi EMEEV (RUS), 6-4

70kg – Ken HOSAKA (JPN) lost to Khetik TSABOLOV (RUS) by fall, 1:10

74kg – Sosuke TAKATANI (JPN) lost to Akhmed GADZHIMAGOMEDOV (RUS), 1-3

86kg – Atsushi MATSUMOTO (JPN) lost to Shamil KUDIYAMAGOMEDOV (RUS) by TF, 0-10

97kg – Koki YAMAMOTO (JPN) lost to Yuri BELONOVSKI (RUS) by fall, 0:57

125kg – Nobuyoshi ARAKIDA (JPN) lost to Arslanbek ALIEV (RUS) by TF, 0-10

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