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List Of Sumo Tournament Top Division Champions
This is a list of wrestlers who have won the top division (''makuuchi'') championship in professional sumo since 1909, when the current championship system was established. These 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.'' ''*Tamanoshima would later become t ... [...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 practised 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 livesfrom meals to their manner of dressare dictated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takerufuji Mikiya
, born April 9, 1999, as is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kanagi, Aomori Prefecture (now Goshogawara). His highest rank is ''maegashira'' 4. Recognised as a wrestler of great potential, he stood out in 2024 by earning promotion straight into sumo's top division (''makuuchi'') after just one tournament in the second-highest ''jūryō'' division. In March 2024 he became the first wrestler in 110 years to win the championship in his inaugural top division tournament. Early life and sumo background Mikiya Ishioka was born in the rural district of Kitatsugaru and grew up in a single-parent household, his mother (a former sprinter) having divorced his father during his high school years. His family are no strangers to sumo, his grandfather being an amateur wrestler and the coach of a local club. Ishioka began to take an interest in sport at nursery school. When he became a professional, he remembered that he used to go to training sessions so that they would give him p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daieishō Hayato
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He began his professional career in 2012 at the age of eighteen and reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in September 2015. His highest rank to date has been '' sekiwake''. He has four gold stars for defeating ''yokozuna'', five special prizes for Outstanding Performance and two special prizes for Technique. He wrestles for the Oitekaze stable. In January 2021 he became the first wrestler from Saitama Prefecture to win the top-division championship. He was a runner-up in the May 2022 and March 2023 tournaments. Early life and education Hayato Takanishi was born on 10 November 1993 in Asaka, a city in Saitama Prefecture. He started sumo after winning a local tournament during his first year in elementary school. At junior high he was a member of a sumo club in Iruma, where he first developed his thrusting attack. He attended Saitama Sakae High School, a school famous for its sumo club, and earned a place in the club's first team nea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 In Sumo
The following are the events in professional sumo during 2021. Tournaments Hatsu basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 10 January – 24 January Haru basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 14 March – 28 March Originally scheduled to take place at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, the tournament was moved to Tokyo due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Natsu basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 May – 23 May Nagoya basho Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 4 July – 18 July Aki basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 September – 26 September Kyushu basho Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 14 November – 28 November News January *1: The Japan Sumo Association announces that eleven additional members of Arashio stable have tested positive for COVID-19, including its stablemaster Arashio Oyakata (the former ''maegashira'' Sōkokurai), a hairdresser, ''jūryō'' wrestler Wakamotoharu and eight wrestlers from the lower divisions. It had been announced the previous day that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abi Masatora
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Saitama Prefecture. He made his debut in May, 2013 and wrestles for Shikoroyama stable. He reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in January 2018 and has four sansho (sumo), special prizes for Fighting Spirit and one for Outstanding Performance. He has four ''kinboshi, gold stars'' for ''yokozuna'' upsets. His highest rank has been ''sekiwake''. He won his first championship in November 2022. Early life and sumo experience Kōsuke Horikiri is the youngest of four children, born into a family that ran a construction company. He was a head taller than most of his classmates as a student. Unlike other members of his family, he was not inclined towards sports as he was somewhat overweight and didn't like running. He tried judo, but found he excelled more at sumo; taking the children's sumo championship in his city in both his first and second years of primary school. Though he was skilled at sumo, he didn't like the sport at first, especia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamawashi Ichirō
is a Mongolian-Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Ulaanbaatar. Wrestling for Kataonami stable, his highest rank has been ''sekiwake''. He made his debut in January 2004 and reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in September 2008. 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. 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 since the introduction of the six tournaments a year system in 1958. Nicknamed "" ( 鉄人, ) and known as a "living legend" of the sport, Tamawashi has not missed a bout in his career to date (except for an enforced COVID-19 quarantine during the July 2022 tournament). Still an active wrestler, he has the longest streak of consecutive matches in sumo recorded history, setting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichinojō Takashi
is a former professional sumo wrestler from Arkhangai, Mongolia. He was the second foreign-born wrestler, and the first of non-Japanese descent allowed to debut at an elevated rank in the third ''makushita'' division of professional sumo due to his amateur sumo success. Wrestling for Minato stable, he took the second division ''jūryō'' championship in only his third professional tournament. In his fifth tournament, his first in the top ''makuuchi'' division, he was the runner-up and promoted all the way to ''sekiwake'', his highest rank to date. Ichinojō acquired Japanese citizenship in September 2021, taking the name . He won the top division championship in July 2022. He was one of the heaviest ''rikishi'' in the top division as of September 2020. He retired from active competition in May 2023. Early life and sumo background Ichinnorov is the first of all Mongolian wrestlers who have gone on to join Japanese professional sumo to come from a nomadic clan, as most of the Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakatakakage Atsushi
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Fukushima. He made his debut in March 2017 and reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in November 2019. He wrestles for Arashio stable, where he is a stablemate of his older brothers Wakatakamoto and Wakamotoharu. His highest rank has been ''sekiwake''. He won his first top division championship in March 2022 and has collected six Technique prizes. Wakatakakage sat out for several tournaments in 2023 while recovering from reconstructive knee surgery. Family background The three Onami brothers are the grandchildren of former ''komusubi'' Wakabayama. They were given their ''shikona'' or sumo names by Arashio stable's head coach Ōyutaka, after the three sons of Mōri Motonari in the well-known Japanese parable " Lesson of the three arrows" – Takamoto, Motoharu, and Takakage. The eldest brother, Wakatakamoto, has a highest rank of ''makushita'' 7 and has been in sumo the longest, debuting in November 2009. Wakatakakage and ... [...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 sansho (sumo), special prizes for Fighting Spirit, Technique and Outstanding Performance, as well two kinboshi, gold stars for defeating a ''yokozuna'' while ranked as a ''maegashira.'' His highest rank has been ''Makuuchi#Ōzeki, 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 givi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 In Sumo
The following are the events in professional sumo during 2022. Tournaments Hatsu ''honbasho, basho'' Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 January – 23 January Haru ''basho'' Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 13 March – 27 March Natsu ''basho'' Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 May – 22 May Nagoya ''basho'' Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 10 July – 24 July Aki ''basho'' Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 11 September – 25 September Kyushu ''basho'' Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 13 November – 27 November Playoff (Two consecutive victories required to win the Playoff and the ''yūshō'') * Match 1: Abi Masatora, Abi defeated Takayasu Akira, Takayasu * Match 2: Abi defeated Takakeishō Mitsunobu, Takakeishō News January *4: The Japan Sumo Association (JSA) announces that Tagonoura stable (2013), Tagonoura stable will withdraw from the January 2022 tournament after four individuals at the stable, including the stablemaster (former ''makuuchi#maegashira, maegashi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirishima Tetsuo
, born April 24, 1996, as Byambachuluun Lkhagvasuren ( ) is a professional sumo wrestler from Mongolia. He made his debut in March 2015 representing Michinoku stable under the name , and reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in January 2020. He wrestles for Otowayama stable, where he moved to in April 2024 following the closure of Michinoku stable. His highest rank has been '' ōzeki''. He has won the ''makuuchi'' championship twice along with two runner-up performance and four special prizes in his career to date. Upon his promotion to ''ōzeki'' in May 2023, Kirishima changed his ring name from Kiribayama, adopting the ring name of his then-stablemaster Michinoku (former '' ōzeki'' Kirishima). Early life Lkhagvasuren was born into a nomadic community in Dornod Province, near the border between China and Russia. His name is a reference to his grandfather, Yatamsuren, who was a renowned '' bökh'' wrestler. His father was in charge of a vast herd of sheep, and from a young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiribayama Tetsuo
, born April 24, 1996, as Byambachuluun Lkhagvasuren ( ) is a professional sumo wrestler from Mongolia. He made his debut in March 2015 representing Michinoku stable under the name , and reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in January 2020. He wrestles for Otowayama stable, where he moved to in April 2024 following the closure of Michinoku stable. His highest rank has been ''Makuuchi#Ōzeki, ōzeki''. He has won the ''makuuchi'' championship twice along with two runner-up performance and four Sanshō (sumo), special prizes in his career to date. Upon his promotion to ''ōzeki'' in May 2023, Kirishima changed his ring name from Kiribayama, adopting the shikona, ring name of his then-stablemaster Michinoku (former ''Makuuchi#Ōzeki, ōzeki'' Kirishima Kazuhiro, Kirishima). Early life Lkhagvasuren was born into a nomadic community in Dornod Province, near the border between China and Russia. His mongolian name, name is a reference to his grandfather, Yatamsuren, who was a renowned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
