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2020 In Sumo
The following are the events in professional sumo during 2020. Tournaments Hatsu basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 January – 26 January Haru basho Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 8 March – 22 March Natsu basho Originally scheduled to be held on 10–24 May at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, the tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19 following Japan's state of emergency in April. Nagoya basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 19 July – 2 August Originally scheduled to take place at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on 5–19 July due to avoid scheduling conflict with the 2020 Summer Olympics, the tournament was moved to Tokyo by the Sumo Association due to the coronavirus pandemic. The tournament was limited to 2,500 spectators per day, which is less than one-fourth of the Kokugikan's capacity. The banzuke originally issued for the cancelled Natsu basho was used. Olympic exhibition Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 August – 13 Augusthttps://tokyo2020.org/en/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumo
is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by throwing, shoving or pushing him down). Sumo originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally and where it is considered the national sport. It is considered a ''gendai budō'', which refers to modern Japanese martial arts, but the sport has a history spanning many centuries. Many ancient traditions have been preserved in sumo, and even today the sport includes many ritual elements, such as the use of salt purification, from Shinto. Life as a wrestler is highly regimented, with rules regulated by the Japan Sumo Association. Most sumo wrestlers are required to live in communal sumo training stables, known in Japanese as ''heya'', where all aspects of their daily lives—from meals to their manner of dress—are dic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endō Shōta
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Anamizu, Ishikawa. After a successful amateur career, he turned professional in March 2013, making the top ''makuuchi'' division that September. His highest rank has been ''komusubi.'' He has been awarded one special prize for Fighting Spirit, one for Outstanding Performance and three for Technique, as well as seven gold stars for defeating ''yokozuna.'' He was runner-up in the September 2016 and September 2021 tournaments. He wrestles for Oitekaze stable. He is extremely popular with sumo fans and has been regarded as one of the most promising home-grown wrestlers in sumo. Early life and sumo background Endō first began trying out sumo in his primary school years largely to please his father. He did not like sumo at first, but as time went on he became inspired by the spirit and technique of then ''yokozuna'' Asashōryū. He began trying out more techniques and came to love sumo. In his second year of junior high school, he part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōhōzan Yūya
is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Chikujō, Fukuoka. Wrestling for Hanaregoma stable, he made his professional debut in March 2006 and reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in November 2011. His highest rank was ''komusubi'', which he achieved on five separate occasions. He earned three Fighting Spirit prizes, five ''kinboshi'' or gold stars for defeating ''yokozuna'', and was runner-up in one tournament before retiring from competition in June 2022. Early life and sumo background He played baseball and judo in his junior high school years, but on transferring to an industrial and science high school in nearby Ōita Prefecture he joined the sumo club after being scouted by the coach at the school. In his second and third years he participated in two annual regional tournaments. In these tournaments, he managed to reach the best eight, but was beaten both times by future '' ōzeki'' Kotoshōgiku. In Komazawa University, he was a regular on the sumo team and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi
; ) is a Georgian professional sumo wrestler from Mtskheta. He is a member of the Kasugano stable and made his professional debut in March 2006. He reached the top ''makuuchi'' division just two years later in May 2008. After a long hiatus due to injury, he began his comeback from the rank of ''makushita'' 55 in March 2014, logging four championships in a row in lower divisions on his way back to the top division in November 2014. He has eleven sanshō (sumo), special prizes, six for Fighting Spirit, three for Technique, and two for Outstanding Performance, as well as two ''kinboshi'' or gold stars for defeating ''yokozuna.'' In January 2018 he took his first top-division ''yūshō'' (championship). In May 2018, after finishing as runner-up with a 13–2 record and a total of 37 wins in his last three tournaments, he was promoted to ''Makuuchi#Ōzeki, ōzeki''. He was demoted to ''sekiwake'' after posting losing records in the first two tournaments of 2019, but returned to ''ōzek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takarafuji Daisuke
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He completes in the ''makuuchi'' division. The highest rank he has reached is ''sekiwake''. Early life and sumo background From the third grade of elementary school, Sugiyama began practicing at a sumo ''dōjō'' near his home and began participating in national amateur sumo tournaments in junior high school. This exposure soon had him being scouted by several sumo stables. He chose to first finish high school and went on to university. He graduated from Kinki University in Osaka. Career Upon his graduation, the former ''yokozuna'' Asahifuji, who had previously attended the same high school and university as Sugiyama, invited him to join Isegahama stable of which Asahifuji was head coach. Sugiyama's professional sumo career began in January 2009. He took the ''shikona'' of Takarafuji from the beginning, following the practice at Isegahama of wrestlers taking a ring name at the beginning rather than waiting for a promotion opportunity a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enhō Akira
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Ishikawa Prefecture. He made his debut in March 2017 and wrestles for Miyagino stable. His highest rank has been ''maegashira'' 4. He is shorter and weighs significantly less than the vast majority of sumo wrestlers in the upper ranks, but has learned to use his small stature and size for maximum advantage, becoming known for toppling larger opponents. He has achieved one special prize for Technique. Early life and sumo background Yūya Nakamura's father supported the family by working at a newspaper. Nakamura first started practicing sumo at the age of five, due to the influence of his older brother. In primary school he also was goal keeper for a school water polo team. At the area middle school, he was in the sumo club with the future Kagayaki. In his 3rd year, the team that he and future Kagayaki were members of took the team championship in the middle school prefectural tournament. Nakamura went on to Kanazawa Gakuin, a high sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meisei Chikara
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Setouchi, Kagoshima. He debuted in sumo wrestling in July 2011 and made his ''makuuchi'' debut in July 2018. His highest rank has been ''sekiwake''. He wrestles for Tatsunami stable. Unusually for a top-class sumo wrestler, he uses his given name as his ''shikona''. Background Meisei was born in Setouchi, a town on Amami Ōshima, one of the Ryukyu Islands. He began sumo at the age of five and was strongly encouraged by his father and other family members. When his elementary school closed their sumo programme he joined a sumo club in a neighboring town and in sixth grade he won the All-Japan Primary School Sumo Tournament. He moved to the Kamogawa Junior High School and competed in national championships but failed to win any further championships. Although he considered attending High School he took his father's advice and left education at the age of 15 to pursue a career in professional sumo. ベースボール・マガジン社 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōdai Naoya
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Uto, Kumamoto. He is in the Tokitsukaze stable. He is a right hand inside-type wrestler. His highest rank is '' ōzeki''. He has one gold star for defeating a ''yokozuna'' and seven special prizes, six for Fighting Spirit and one for Outstanding Performance. He was runner-up in two tournaments before winning his first top-division championship in September 2020. Early life and sumo background Shōdai Naoya's talents were first noticed by the coach of the Uto Boys Sumo Club while he was playing sumo in the park at Uto Elementary School. In 5th grade he competed in the national sumo competition, and while at Kakujō Middle School he was an alternate member of the winning team at the All-Middle School sumo championship. In his final year at Kumamoto agricultural high school he won the youth national sumo championship. ベースボール・マガジン社刊 『 相撲』 2014年4月号（春場所総決算号） 107頁 Shōdai went o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okinoumi Ayumi
is a retired Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Okinoshima, Shimane. He joined professional sumo in 2005, reaching the top division in 2010. He was runner-up in ''makuuchi'' three times in the January 2011, March 2013, and November 2017 tournaments, all with an 11–4 record. His highest rank was ''sekiwake'', which he held for one tournament in March 2015 and then held again in November 2016. He has won four Fighting Spirit prizes, one prize for Outstanding Performance, and four gold stars for defeating ''yokozuna.'' He wrestled for Hakkaku stable. Upon his retirement, Okinoumi became a sumo coach under the name of Kimigahama. Early life and sumo background At school he attended local sumo clubs and took part in national competitions, but had no desire to take up sumo as a profession, instead wanting to go to sea and taking examinations to become a licensed mariner. However, he ended up dropping out of high school and was introduced by an acquaintance to Hakkaku-''oyak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotoyūki Kazuyoshi
is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Kagawa Prefecture. He made his professional debut in 2008. After being a regular ''jūryō'' wrestler who made occasional trips to the top ''makuuchi'' division for a few years, from 2015 until 2019 he was a top division regular. He earned one gold star for defeating a ''yokozuna'' and one special prize for Outstanding Performance. He wrestled for Sadogatake stable, and his highest rank was ''sekiwake''. He retired in April 2021 and is now a sumo coach. Early life and sumo background Born in Marugame in Kagawa prefecture, Enomoto was interested in sumo from a very young age and joined a sumo club in his area. None of the junior high schools in his area had a sumo club, so he asked an acquaintance who was a sumo coach to help him to transfer to a school in Shōzu that did have a sumo club. In high school as a first year he participated in a Shikoku-wide amateur sumo tournament and in the young men's individual class he too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamawashi Ichirō
), lead=yes is a Mongolian professional sumo wrestler from Ulaanbaatar. He made his debut in January 2004 and reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in September 2008. His highest rank has been ''sekiwake''. He has a ''makushita'', a ''jūryō'' and two ''makuuchi'' division championships. He has seven gold stars for defeating a ''yokozuna,'' and four special prizes, all of them coming after he turned 30 years of age. He wrestles for Kataonami stable. He has not missed a bout in his career to date and has the longest streak of consecutive matches among active wrestlers. In January 2019, he won his first top-division championship, and his second in September 2022 at the age of 37, making him the oldest winner of the top division championship since the introduction of the six tournaments a year system in 1958. Early life and sumo background In Mongolia, Munkh-Orgil was working toward a career in the hotel industry, but was encouraged to come to Japan by his older sister who was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitakeumi Hisashi
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Agematsu, Nagano. He is in the Dewanoumi stable. He is a pusher thruster-type wrestler. A former amateur champion at Toyo University, he made his professional debut in March 2015, reaching the top ''makuuchi'' division in November of the same year. He has ten special prizes for Fighting Spirit, Technique and Outstanding Performance, as well two gold stars for defeating a ''yokozuna'' while ranked as a ''maegashira.'' His highest rank has been '' ōzeki''. He won his first top division championship (''yūshō'') in July 2018, his second in September 2019, and his third in January 2022. All three ''yūshō'' were won at the rank of ''sekiwake''. Early life and sumo background Mitakeumi was born as Hisashi Ōmichi on 25 December 1992 to Haruo Ōmichi, a Japanese, and Margarita, who is originally from the Philippines. His mother first came to Japan as a member of an all-female band, and after giving birth to Hisashi in the Philippines, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
