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List Of Sumo Tournament Top Division Champions
This is a list of rikishi, wrestlers who have won the Makuuchi, top division (''makuuchi'') yusho, championship in professional sumo since 1909, when the current championship system was established. These honbasho, official tournaments are held exclusively in Japan. 1958 to present The first table below lists the champions since the six-tournament system was instituted in 1958. The championship is determined by the wrestler with the highest win–loss score after fifteen bouts, held at a rate of one per day over the duration of the 15-day tournament. In the event of a tie a play-off is held between the wrestlers concerned. Names in bold mark an undefeated victory (a ''zenshō-yūshō''). Names in italics mark a victory by a ''maegashira''. Figures in brackets mark the number of championships earned up to that tournament for wrestlers who won the championship more than once. ''*Hoshi would later become Hokutoumi.'' ''*Takahanada would later become the 2nd Takanohana.'' ''*Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumo Emperor Cup
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 dict ... [...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] |
2018 In Sumo
The following are the events in professional sumo during 2018. Tournaments Hatsu basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 14 January – 28 January Haru basho Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 11 March – 25 March Natsu basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 13 May – 27 May Nagoya basho Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 8 July – 22 July Aki basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 September – 23 September Kyushu basho Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 11 November – 25 November News January *6: The highest ranked referee, Shikimori Inosuke, is reported in the Japanese media to have apologized for sexually harassing a junior referee in a hotel in Okinawa Prefecture on December 16 last year, while drunk. *9: The three current ''yokozuna,'' Hakuhō, Kakuryū and Kisenosato, perform the traditional New Year '' dohyo-iri'' ceremony at the Meiji Shrine. *14: The Sumo Association suspend Shikimori Inosuke for three tournaments. He has already submitted his resignation, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakuryū Rikisaburō
, , lead=yes is a former professional sumo wrestler from Sükhbaatar Province, Mongolia. He was a member of the top ''makuuchi'' division from November 2006 until his retirement in March 2021, and was the 71st ''yokozuna'' in history. He reached the third highest ''sekiwake'' rank in July 2009, and in March 2012 he secured promotion to the second highest rank of ''ōzeki'' after finishing runner-up to ''yokozuna'' Hakuhō and accumulating a total of 33 wins in his previous three tournaments. After scoring 14 wins against one loss in both of the first two tournaments of 2014, and claiming the ''yūshō'' in the second, he was promoted to ''yokozuna''. He won his second tournament as a ''yokozuna'', a playoff win over Terunofuji in September 2015, but did not win more than 12 bouts in a tournament at ''yokozuna'' rank until winning his third tournament in November 2016. Injury problems meant that he was able to complete only one tournament in 2017 but he returned to fitness in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asanoyama Hideki
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Toyama Prefecture. He wrestles for Takasago stable. He debuted in sumo in March 2016 and made his ''makuuchi'' debut in September 2017. His highest rank has been ''ōzeki''. He has earned six special prizes, and one gold star for defeating a ''yokozuna.'' In May 2019 he won his first top division ''yūshō'' or tournament championship, the first of the Reiwa era. He was also runner-up in November 2019 and finished the calendar year with more top division wins than any other wrestler. He was promoted to ''ōzeki'' after the March 2020 tournament, and was a runner-up in his ''ōzeki'' debut in July 2020 and in January 2021. In June 2021 Asanoyama was handed a one-year (six tournament) suspension for violating sumo protocols related to COVID-19. He returned to competition in the July 2022 tournament having been demoted to the third-lowest rank of ''sandanme''. Background After initially showing more interest and aptitude for hand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 In Sumo
The following are the events in professional sumo during 2019. Tournaments Hatsu basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 13 January – 27 January Haru basho Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 10 March – 24 March Natsu basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 May – 26 May Nagoya basho Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 7 July – 21 July Aki basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 September – 22 September Kyushu basho Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 10 November – 24 November News January *7: In a series of practice bouts held in front of the Yokozuna Deliberation Council, all three ''yokozuna'' participate. Kisenosato goes 1–3 against Kakuryū and 2–0 against Gōeidō, while Hakuhō wins all five of his bouts against November 2018 tournament winner Takakeishō. *16: After suffering three straight losses in the Hatsu tournament, Kisenosato announces his retirement. He had been unable to recover from a left arm injury sustained in the March 2017 tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takakeishō Mitsunobu
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Ashiya, Hyōgo. He made his professional debut in November 2014, and reached the highest ''makuuchi'' division in January 2017 after 14 tournaments. He won his first championship in the top division in November 2018, four years after his debut. Takakeishō wrestles for Tokiwayama stable, and his highest rank has been '' ōzeki'', which he first reached in May 2019. He has earned seven special prizes and three gold stars for defeating ''yokozuna''. He won his second championship in November 2020. Early life and sumo experience Satō's given name of Takanobu was derived from the name of ''yokozuna'' Takanohana, who would eventually become his stablemaster. Growing up in Ashiya, Hyōgo, Satō competed in full-contact karate in early primary school, and was runner up for the championship in a national competition. However, his father was determined that his son would become a sumo wrestler, and in Satō's third year he began participati ... [...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] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Japan
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 are variable but often include fever, cough, headache, fatigue, breathing difficulties, loss of smell, and loss of taste. Symptoms may begin one to fourteen days after exposure to the virus. At least a third of people who are infected do not develop noticeable symptoms. Of those who develop symptoms noticeable enough to be classified as patients, most (81%) develop mild to moderate symptoms (up to mild pneumonia), while 14% develop severe symptoms (dyspnea, hypoxia, or more than 50% lung involvement on imaging), and 5% develop critical symptoms (respiratory failure, shock, or multiorgan dysfunction). Older people are at a higher risk of developing severe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokushōryū Makoto
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Nara. He wrestles for Kise stable. An amateur sumo competitor while studying at Kinki University, Tokushōryū made his professional debut in January 2009. He reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in July 2013. His highest rank to date has been ''maegashira'' 2. He has won championships in the ''makuuchi'', ''jūryō'', ''jonokuchi'' and ''sandanme'' divisions. He was runner-up in the January 2015 tournament. After spending most of 2018 and 2019 in the second tier, he returned to the top division in January 2020 and recorded 14 wins to take an upset championship victory at the age of 33. Early life and sumo background Makoto Aoki first tried out sumo at a '' dojo'' outside his school when he was a fourth grader in elementary school. He continued into junior high school at another ''dojo'' then transferred to Meitoku Gijuku High School, which was well known for its sumo program. In his second year there, he took an inter-high school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Hakuhō Shō
; , lead=yes) is a retired professional sumo wrestler (''rikishi'') from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Making his debut in March 2001, he reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in May 2004. In May 2007, at the age of 22, he became the second native of Mongolia, and the fourth non-Japanese overall, to be promoted to the highest rank in sumo, ''yokozuna''. In 2009, he broke the record for the most wins in a calendar year, winning 86 out of 90 bouts, and repeated this feat with the same record again in 2010 when he established the second longest winning streak in sumo history. He also holds the record for the most List of sumo record holders#Most top division championships, undefeated tournament championships at sixteen, which is eight more than any other sumo wrestler in history. He was the only active ''yokozuna'' from 2010, following the retirement of his rival and fellow Mongolian Asashōryū Akinori, Asashōryū, until 2012 with the promotion of fellow Mongolian Harumafuji Kōhei, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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