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Asakayama Stable 2015
Asakayama may refer to: *Asakayama stable, a stable of sumo wrestlers *Asakayama Oyakata, the head coach of Asakayama stable, ex-''ōzeki'' Kaiō Hiroyuki *Asakayama Station, a railway station in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Japan {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asakayama Stable
is a Heya (sumo), stable of sumo wrestlers. Previous incarnations with this stable name have existed, with the last being headed by former ''yokozuna'' Nishinoumi Kajirō III, Nishinoumi, and which folded in 1933. The current incarnation is part of the Isegahama ''ichimon'' or group of stables. It was set up in February 2014 by former ''Makuuchi#Ōzeki, ōzeki'' Kaiō Hiroyuki (elder name Asakayama), who branched off from the Tomozuna stable. To begin with it had four wrestlers, two of whom he took with him from his former stable and two of whom were new recruits. In the May 2014 tournament, this stable had the distinction of being the only one where all of its wrestlers achieved ''kachi-koshi'' or a majority of wins. In September 2019 the stable produced its first ''sekitori'' in , who was one of the transfers from Tomozuna stable. Kaito, the other Tomozuna transfer, won the ''makushita'' division championship in that tournament, but announced his retirement after the September 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiō Hiroyuki
Kaiō Hiroyuki (born 24 July 1972 as Hiroyuki Koga) is a former professional sumo wrestler from Nōgata, Fukuoka, Japan. He made his debut in 1988, reaching the top ''makuuchi'' division in 1993. He held the second highest rank of '' ōzeki'' or champion for eleven years from 2000 to 2011, and is the longest-serving ''ōzeki'' of all time in terms of number of tournaments fought. In his career, Kaiō won five top division ''yūshō'' or tournament championships, the last coming in 2004. This is the modern record for someone who has not ultimately made the top rank of ''yokozuna.'' He was a runner-up in eleven other tournaments, and also won 15 '' sanshō'' or special prizes, the third highest ever. In November 2009 he broke the record previously held by Takamiyama for the most tournaments ranked in the top division, and in January 2010 he surpassed Chiyonofuji's record of most top division bouts won. In the May 2010 tournament he became the only wrestler besides Chiyonofuji to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
