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National Tournament
Winner Seigaku
Arcs
Anime
Start National Tournament OVA
Episode 1
End National Tournament Finals OVA
Episode 7
Manga
Start Genius 237
End Genius 379

The National Tournament (also known as the All-Japan Tournament, or Nationals) occurs in Tokyo and is won by Seigaku, who faces Rikkai in the final. It is the third official tournament of Prince of Tennis, following the Kantou Tournament. The Nationals matches are covered in 3 OVAs following the original anime.

Seigaku faces Higa, Hyoutei for the second time, Shitenhouji, and Rikkai for the second time.

History

Rikkai are the reigning champions going into the tournament, having won the tournament the two previous years. This is the first time Seigaku attends Nationals for any of the current team members.

The year before the story, Rikkai faces and defeats Shitenhouji in the semifinal. They then defeat Makinofuji, who had defeated Shishigaku.

Higa is the first team from Okinawa to qualify for Nationals in 26 years.

Match Results

Round 1

Maikozaka vs. Murigaoka
S3 Koishihara vs. Sakakibara 4 - 6
D2 Ashida/Nonoguchi vs. Hibino/Suzuki 6 - 4
S2 Nishimura vs. Kakei 2 - 6
D1 Kinugawa/Okunishi vs. Miyase/Oowaki 6 - 2
S1 Teraishi vs. Ushida 3 - 6
Shimizu Joushuuin vs. Midoriyama
S3 Asahina vs. Habu 6 - 4
D2 Hakamada/Wakuta vs. Kongawa/Tsuta 6 - 4
S2 Sone vs. Takase 3 - 6
D1 Atsumi/Segiyama vs. Kitamura/Minamoto 6 - 4
S1 Mochizuki vs. Kiraku 2 - 6
Hikogashima vs. Takashiro
S3 Nukushina vs. Inaga 2 - 6
D2 Harada/Kaneshige vs. Matsuo/Mutaguchi 3 - 6
S2 Yamane vs. Koga 1 - 6
D1 Akieda/Kouchiyama vs. Morotomi/Uryuu 3 - 6
S1 Momoi vs. Haizuka 1 - 6
St. Icarus vs. Yamabuki
S3 Munekata vs. Nishikiori 6 - 4
D2 Abe/Shirahata vs. Kita/Nitobe 4 - 6
S2 Nawano vs. Muromachi 5 - 7
D1 Hoshikawa/Takahashi vs. Higashikata/Minami 3 - 6
S1 R. Sakata vs. Sengoku 4 - 6
Hyoutei vs. Tsubakikawa
S3 Hiyoshi vs. Niida 6 - 0
D2 Mukahi/Oshitari Y. vs. Maki/Itou 6 - 0
S2 Kabaji vs. Miura 6 - 0
D1 Ootori/Shishido vs. Ebino/Noto 6 - 0
S1 Akutagawa vs. Samukawa 6 - 0
Higa vs. Rokkaku
S3 Chinen vs. Aoi 6 - 0
D2 Tanishi/Yamashiro vs. Amane/Kurobane 6 - 2
S2 Kisarazu R. vs. Hirakoba 6 - 0
D1 Aragaki/Shiranui vs. Itsuki/Shudou 6 - 1
S1 Kai vs. Saeki 6 - 4
Echigo Second vs. Fudoumine
S3 Motai vs. Ishida T. 2 - 6
D2 Sakurai/Uchimura vs. Endou/Sakata 3 - 6
S2 Hokari vs. Ibu 0 - 6
D1 Namigata/Wanibuchi vs. Kamio/Mori T. 1 - 6
S1 Gondaira vs. Tachibana 0 - 6
Kushimaki East vs. Okakura
S3 Tatara vs. Mizuse 4 - 6
D2 Hasei/Kamano vs. Nagi/Yamamoto 2 - 6
S2 Miyoshi vs. Serada 6 - 3
D1 Ayada/Manabe vs. Kageyama/Oonaga 6 - 4
S1 Muguruma vs. Konishi 6 - 7

Round 2

Murigaoka vs. Rikkai
S3 Oowaki vs. Jackal 0 - 6
D2 Sakakibara/Suzuki vs. Marui/Niou 0 - 6
S2 Hibino vs. Yanagi R. 0 - 6
D1 Miyase/Ushida vs. Kirihara/Yagyuu 0 - 6
S1 Kakei vs. Sanada 0 - 6
Kabuto vs. Shimizu Joushuuin
S3 Kitagaito vs. Hakamada 6 - 1
D2 Matsumoto/Yoshida vs. Segiyama/Sone 6 - 3
S2 Minamihata vs. Atsumi 6 - 3
D1 Fujii/Uyama vs. Asahina/Mochizuki 6 - 2
S1 Shino vs. Wakuta 7 - 5
Kuroshio vs. Takashiro
S3 Narukami vs. Haizuka 4 - 6
D2 Kuho/Mori W. vs. Koga/Uryuu 6 - 2
S2 Ryouno vs. Morotomi 6 - 4
D1 Kusuyama/Setou vs. Matsuo/Mutaguchi 3 - 6
S1 Tamaki vs. Inaga 7 - 5
Nagoya Seitoku vs. Yamabuki
S3 Shionoya vs. Muromachi 6 - 1
D2 Hiei/Yoshiyama vs. Kita/Nishikiori 6 - 0
S2 Hayashi vs. Nitobe 6 - 2
D1 Isogai/Katou vs. Higashikata/Minami 6 - 4
S1 Nanahara vs. Sengoku 4 - 6
Hyoutei vs. Shishigaku
S3 Mukahi vs. Unoki 6 - 2
D2 Akutagawa/Shishido vs. Nakamura/Oonita 6 - 1
S2 Oshitari Y. vs. Kushiyama 6 - 0
D1 Kabaji/Ootori vs. Shigaki/Tanaka 6 - 2
S1 Atobe vs. Daimaru 6 - 0
Higa vs. Seigaku
S3 Tanishi vs. Echizen Ryouma 6-7 (7-9)
D2 Chinen/Hirakoba vs. Fuji S./Kawamura T. 5 - 7
S2 Kai vs. Kikumaru 6-7 (5-7)
D1 Aragaki/Shiranui vs. Kaidou/Inui 6 - 3
S1 Kite vs. Tezuka 4 - 6
Okakura vs. Shitenhouji
S3 Oonaga vs. Zaizen 1 - 6
D2 Ishida G./Konjiki vs. Nagi/Serada 0 - 6
S2 Kageyama vs. Koishikawa 0 - 6
D1 Mizuse/Yamamoto vs. Chitose/Shiraishi 0 - 6
S1 Konishi vs. Oshitari K. 2 - 6
Fudoumine vs. Makinofuji
S3 Kamio vs. Inoue 6 - 4
D2 Mori T./Uchimura vs. Kuge/Shinokura 2 - 6
S2 Ibu vs. Kadowaki 6 - 1
D1 Ishida T./Sakurai vs. Hanabata/Misaki 6 - 4
S1 Tachibana vs. Hagi 6 - 0

Quarterfinals

Kabuto vs. Rikkai
S3 Shino vs. Kirihara 0 - 6
D2 Minamihata/Yoshida vs. Niou/Yagyuu 0 - 6
S2 Kitagaito vs. Sanada 0 - 6
D1 Fujii/Matsumoto vs. Jackal/Yanagi R. not played
S1 Uyama vs. Marui not played
Kuroshio vs. Nagoya Seitoku
S3 Mori W. vs. Katou 0 - 6
D2 Kusuyama/Setou vs. Isogai/Nanahara 0 - 6
S2 Tamaki vs. Shionoya 0 - 6
D1 Narukami/Ryouno vs. Hayashi/Yoshiyama not played
S1 Kuho vs. Hiei not played
Hyoutei vs. Seigaku
S3 Oshitari Y. vs. Momoshiro 6 - 4
D2 Hiyoshi/Mukahi vs. Kaidou/Inui 5 - 7
S2 Kabaji vs. Tezuka 6 - 7
D1 Ootori/Shishido vs. Kikumaru/Ooishi 7 - 6 (9-7)
S1 Atobe vs. Echizen Ryouma 6 - 7 (117-119)
Fudoumine vs. Shitenhouji
S3 Ibu vs. Tooyama Ibu retired
D2 Ishida G./Oshitari K. vs. Kamio/Ishida T. 0 - 4 (Kamio/Ishida T. retired)
S2 Tachibana vs. Chitose 5 - 7
D1 Mori T./Uchimura vs. Hitouji/Konjiki not played
S1 Sakurai vs. Shiraishi not played

Semifinals

Seigaku vs. Shitenhouji
S3 Fuji S. vs. Shiraishi 6 - 7
D2 Kaidou/Momoshiro vs. Hitouji/Konjiki 7-6 (7-5)
S2 Kawamura T. vs. Ishida G. 0 - 5 (Ishida G. retired)
D1 Inui*/Tezuka vs. Chitose/Zaizen* 6 - 1
S1 Echizen Ryouma vs. Tooyama not played
Nagoya Seitoku vs. Rikkai
S3 Gallagher vs. Yagyuu 6 - 2
D2 M. Carothers/Moulin vs. Jackal/Marui 6 - 1
S2 Krauser vs. Kirihara 5 - 7
D1 Rivera/Siebold vs. Niou/Yanagi R. 1 - 6
S1 Mikhailov vs. Sanada 0 - 6
  • This was essentially a singles match between Tezuka and Chitose. Inui and Zaizen did not really participate.

Finals

Rikkai vs. Seigaku
S3 Sanada vs. Tezuka 7 - 5
D2 Kirihara/Yanagi R. vs. Kaidou/Inui 5 - 1 (Kaidou/Inui retired)
S2 Niou vs. Fuji S. 5 - 7
D1 Jackal/Marui vs. Kikumaru/Ooishi 5 - 7
S1 Yukimura vs. Echizen Ryouma 4 - 6

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