# WebtoonLib — Slam Dunk #173

## Series
- title: Slam Dunk
- slug: slam-dunk-9918c2

## Chapter
- number: 173
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The do-or-die qualifying match between Shohoku and Ryonan reaches a fever pitch, but the focus shifts from Hanamichi Sakuragi's quest for redemption to the immense burden on Ryonan's ace, Akira Sendou. As Sendou desperately tries to carry his team to the nationals in honor of their retired captain, Jun Uozumi, poignant flashbacks reveal the history and heart of the Ryonan squad, building a powerful sense of sympathy for Shohoku's rivals and making the outcome of the brutal contest deeply personal for both sides.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Characters involved
- Jun Uozumi — character
- Akira Sendou — character
- Hanamichi Sakuragi — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The do-or-die qualifying match between Shohoku and Ryonan reaches a fever pitch, but the focus shifts from Hanamichi Sakuragi's quest for redemption to the immense burden on Ryonan's ace, Akira Sendou.

### Spoiler summary
The do-or-die qualifying match between Shohoku and Ryonan reaches a fever pitch, but the focus shifts from Hanamichi Sakuragi's quest for redemption to the immense burden on Ryonan's ace, Akira Sendou. As Sendou desperately tries to carry his team to the nationals in honor of their retired captain, Jun Uozumi, poignant flashbacks reveal the history and heart of the Ryonan squad, building a powerful sense of sympathy for Shohoku's rivals and making the outcome of the brutal contest deeply personal for both sides.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Slam Dunk #173](/series/slam-dunk-9918c2/chapter-173)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/slam-dunk-9918c2

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