The referee cannot return to the game! ?? In the final between Katsuma Yonemura (24 = Senko) and Seishiro Konishi (21 = Univ. De Kokushikan), the referees made mistakes and caused confusion. 1 minute and 40 seconds have passed. Konishi, who had been deprived of “ability” and was leading, suppressed Yonemura. The buzzer suddenly rang after 20 seconds (= one) and I thought it was a win from behind, but after 10 seconds (= skillfully). The people involved and the press at the scene were also missing.

For some reason, Yonemura, who had stolen “there is a technique” on the electric bulletin board, was supposed to hold down Konishi, and after 10 seconds the buzzer sounded like “a matching technique”. After that, Konishi protested and the game was interrupted. The referees argued many times while looking back at the video, and Yonemura’s “one-match technique” was canceled. However, Konishi did not get any “skill” points, and the match resumed from that “trouble scene”. In the end, Yonemura’s victory was decided due to the timeout. Principal Shinya Yoshinaga of Kokushi Tate University, who was in Konishi’s coach seat, said, “Isn’t that bad? Let’s do it normally.”

After the match, Yonemura, who won the championship, said with a complicated expression: “I’m glad I won the championship as a result, but it’s awkward. I’m on good terms with Konishi, so I don’t know what to talk about …” . Director Yasuo Inoue, the male representative, also said, “I would like to thoroughly verify that this will not happen in the future, even if it gets stronger, and address the issues.”

This tournament was the first national tournament after the spread of the new corona virus infection and was held without spectators. There were some players who were unable to return to the game due to the crown crash, but the referee and the buzzer continued to make mistakes, and the referee may not be able to return to the game.