2018-19 Japan National FS events: Regional & Section -misc

[cohkaix]

This thread is devoted to information and general discussions re. regional and sectional levels of events.

JSF's list of domestic events, link (in English): https://www.jsfresults.com/National/2018-2019/fs_e/index.htm

List of Regionals and Sectionals:

Chu-Shikoku-Kyushu Regionals (中四国九州選手権大会)
Sept 21-24, 2018
Kida, Kagawa

Tohoku-Hokkaido Regionals (東北・北海道選手権大会)
Sept 21-24, 2018
Sapporo, Hokkaido

Kanto Regionals(関東選手権大会)
Sep. 27 - 30, 2018
Nikko, Tochigi

Chubu Regionals (中部選手権大会)
Sep. 28 - 30, 2018
Howa Sportsland, Aichi

Kinki Regionals (近畿選手権大会)
Oct 5-8, 2018
Amagasaki, Hyogo

Tokyo Regionals (東京選手権大会)
Oct. 5 - 8, 2018
Nishitokyo, Tokyo


Eastern Sectionals (第44回東日本選手権大会 第35回東日本ジュニア選手権大会)
Oct 25-28, 2018
Hachinohe, Aomori

Western Sectionals (第44回西日本選手権大会 第35回西日本ジュニア選手権大会)
Nov. 1-4, 2018
Nagoya, Aichi

 

[cohkaix]

Details about each regional/sectional competition (in Japanese): https://skatingjapan.or.jp/whatsnew/detail.php?id=3672&kyodo=0

Note that, among all the regionals,Kinki regionals, Chubu Regionals, and Tokyo Regionals will go on ticket sale. Specifically for Kinki, there will be a drawing of viewing tickets and the info can be found here: https://www.skatingjapan.or.jp/whatsnew/detail.php?id=3547&kyodo=0 (in Japanese)

 

[cohkaix]

JSF has announced numbers of skaters advancing to sectionals and All Japan National, as well as seeded skaters and (Sr) skaters with their exempted status:

https://skatingjapan.or.jp/image_data/fck/file/2018_Figure/DomCompetitions/2017yosentsuka180903.pdf (link to original document in Japanese)

Seed skaters
Sr. ladies: Miyahara Satoko, Sakamoto Kaori, Kihira Rika
Sr. men: Uno Shoma, Tanaka Keiji, Yuzuru Hanyu*
Jr. ladies**: Araki Nana
Jr. men: Sumoto Mitsuki, Miyake Sena, Tsuboi Tatsuya
NB - (*) Yuzuru has been considered a special entry by JSF, as Takahito MURA has retired.
(**) As Yamashita Mako and Kihira Rika have both moved up to Sr. levels, they're NOT considered seed skaters from their Jr. competition results last season (But Kihira Rika obtains her seed status from placing 3rd at National 2017)

Sr. skaters exempted from regionals and sectionals so far:
Tohoku-Hokkaido Regionals - Sato Hiroaki [CS-US International]
Chubu Regionals - Nitaya Rin [CS-Ondrej Nepela]; Matusda Yura [CS-AC]; Hongo Rika [CS-Finlandia]
Yamamoto Sota [CS-Finlandia]; Hino Ryuju [CS-Finlandia]
Tokyo Regionals - Honda Marin [CS- Nebelhorn]
Kinki Regionals - Mihara Mai [CS-Nebelhorn]

Eastern Sectionals - Honda Marin [GP]; Higuchi Wakaba [GP]; Miu SUZAKI & Ryuichi KIHARA [GP]
Western Sectionals - Matusda Yura; Hongo Rika; Yamashita Mako; Shiraiwa Yuna; Mihara Mai; Tomono Kazuki; Yamamoto Sota; Misato KOMATSUBARA& Timothy Koleto

As for the # of entries advance to sectionals and nationals, the information will be updated under discussions to each regional/sectional.

 

[cohkaix]

It seems that an exception will be made so that (part of ?) the competition of Kinko Regionals will be arranged to broadcast LIVE. The information is from the following link (in Japanese):

http://otn.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/918200163.html

Date and time of the broadcasting: 10/08 11:45～15:45 (Japan local time).
And yes, this is due to Daisuke Takahashi's entry to the competition.

 

[cohkaix]

Following the updated document by JSF (as of Sept 19th), the Jr skaters exempted from regional competitions are added below:
(Link to the document: https://www.skatingjapan.or.jp/image_data/fck/file/2018_Figure/DomCompetitions/2018yosentsuka180919.pdf)

JSF has announced numbers of skaters advancing to sectionals and All Japan National, as well as seeded skaters and (Sr) skaters with their exempted status:

https://skatingjapan.or.jp/image_data/fck/file/2018_Figure/DomCompetitions/2017yosentsuka180903.pdf (link to original document in Japanese)

Seed skaters
Sr. ladies: Miyahara Satoko, Sakamoto Kaori, Kihira Rika
Sr. men: Uno Shoma, Tanaka Keiji, Yuzuru Hanyu*
Jr. ladies**: Araki Nana
Jr. men: Sumoto Mitsuki, Miyake Sena, Tsuboi Tatsuya
NB - (*) Yuzuru has been considered a special entry by JSF, as Takahito MURA has retired.
(**) As Yamashita Mako and Kihira Rika have both moved up to Sr. levels, they're NOT considered seed skaters from their Jr. competition results last season (But Kihira Rika obtains her seed status from placing 3rd at National 2017)

Sr. skaters exempted from regionals and sectionals so far:
Tohoku-Hokkaido Regionals - Sato Hiroaki [CS-US International]
Chubu Regionals - Nitaya Rin [CS-Ondrej Nepela]; Matusda Yura [CS-AC]; Hongo Rika [CS-Finlandia]
Yamamoto Sota [CS-Finlandia]; Hino Ryuju [CS-Finlandia]
Tokyo Regionals - Honda Marin [CS- Nebelhorn]
Rion Sumiyoshi [JGP]; Tomoe Kawabata [JGP]; Koshiro Shimada [JGP]
Kinki Regionals - Mihara Mai [CS-Nebelhorn]
Kanto Regionals - Shiika Yoshioka [JGP]

 

[cohkaix]

It seems that an exception will be made so that (part of ?) the competition of Kinko Regionals will be arranged to broadcast LIVE. The information is from the following link (in Japanese):

http://otn.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/918200163.html

Date and time of the broadcasting: 10/08 11:45～15:45 (Japan local time).

Adding: caught the infomation from twitter, so it seems that the broadcasting will cover G4&G5 of ladies' FS, and whole segment of men's FS from Kinki Regionals