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This is Kotooshu's forty-fourth tournament at sumo's second highest rank. This puts him in a fourth place tie with Hokutenyu on the ranking list for most tournaments at ozeki. (see Table 1) |
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Kotooshu finds himself, "kadoban" or in danger of losing his ozeki rank for the sixth time in his career following a 1-5-9 record in March. The last time he was threatened with demotion from ozeki was the 2012 November Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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This tournament marks the 123rd time for an ozeki to find himself kadoban and the first since Kotoshogiku, Kotooshu and Baruto (now competing as a sekiwake) were in danger of losing their rank in the 2012 November Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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| Sekiwake - Goeido |
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This is Goeido's seventh consecutive tournament at sumo's third highest rank putting him in a 9th place tie for most consecutive tournaments in the modern era at sekiwake. (see Table 2) |
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This is also Goeido's seventh consecutive tournament holding a sanyaku (sekiwake or komusubi) rank. |
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| Sekiwake - Baruto |
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This is Baruto's third consecutive tournament at sumo's third highest rank. |
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This is also Baruto's third consecutive tournament holding a sanyaku (sekiwake or komusubi) rank. |
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| Komusubi - Tochiozan |
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This is Tochiozan's third consecutive tournament at sumo's fourth highest rank. |
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This is also Tochiozan's third consecutive tournament holding a sanyaku (sekiwake or komusubi) rank. |
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| Komusubi Debut - Okinoumi |
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This is the first sanyaku (sekiwake or komusubi) debut since Shohozan was promoted to komusubi for the 2013 January Grand Sumo Tournament. Okinoumi's promotion marks the 226th sanyaku debut since the end of W. W. II. |
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This is the third sanyaku (sekiwake or komusubi) debut out of Hakkaku Beya since the present oyakata (the sixty-first yokozuna, Hokutoumi) reestablished the heya on September 27th, 1993 following Kaiho and the first since Hokutoriki (Tanigawa Oyakata) was promoted to sekiwake for the 2004 July Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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This is the first sanyaku (sekiwake or komusubi) debut by a Shimane Prefecture native since Taninooto was promoted to komusubi for the 1892 June Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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| go to The Interview Page (Okinoumi) for more |
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| Makuuchi Debut - Chiyootori |
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This is the sixth Makuuchi Division debut out of Kokonoe Beya since the present oyakata (the fifty-eighth yokozuna, Chiyonofuji) inherited the heya on April 1st, 1992 and the first since Chiyotairyu was promoted for the 2012 May Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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Chiyootori's promotion marks the twentieth Makuuchi Division debut by a Kagoshima Prefecture native since the end of W.W. II and the first since Kyokunankai was promoted for the 2010 September Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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Chiyootori is the first rikishi from the professional debut class of May 2008 to make his Makuuchi Division debut. |
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| Makuuchi Debut - Homarefuji |
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This is the fifth Makuuchi debut out of Isegahama Beya since the present oyakata (the sixty-third yokozuna, Asahifuji) took over Ajigawa Beya on April 26th, 1993 following Aminishiki, Ama (now competing as the seventieth yokozuna under the ring name Harumafuji), Asofuji and the first since Takarafuji was promoted to the top division for the 2011 July Grand Sumo Tournament. (Note: The heya name changed from Ajigawa to Isegahama on November 30th, 2007 when the present oyakata took over the Isegahama name.) |
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This is the forty-second Makuuchi Division debut by an Aomori Prefecture native since the end of W.W. II and the first since Takarafuji was promoted for the 2011 July Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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Homarefuji is the first rikishi from the professional debut class of January 2008 to make his Makuuchi Division debut. |
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Homarefuji is the seventh former member of the Kinki University sumo team to earn promotion to the top, Makuuchi Division and the first since Oiwato (now competing in the Juryo Division) was promoted for last tournament. |
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| go to The Interview Page (Homarefuji) for more |
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| Makuuchi Debut - Azumaryu |
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This is the third Makuuchi Division debut out of Tamanoi Beya since the present oyakata (former ozeki, Tochiazuma) inherited the heya on September 3rd, 2009 following Fujiazuma and the first since Yoshiazuma (now competing in the Makushita Division) was promoted for the 2011 September Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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Azumaryu is the seventeenth rikishi from Mongolia to earn promotion to the top, Makuuchi Division and the first since Kyokushuho was promoted for the 2012 January Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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Azumaryu is the thirty-eighth foreigner to earn promotion to the top, Makuuchi Division since the end of W.W. II and the first since Kyokushuho (Mongolia) was promoted for the 2012 January Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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Azumaryu is the third rikishi from the professional debut class of January 2009 to make his Makuuchi Division debut following Takarafuji and the first since Kimikaze (now competing in the Makushita Division) was promoted for the 2012 May Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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Azumaryu is the first former member of the Kyushu Joho University sumo team to earn promotion to the top, Makuuchi Division. |
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| go to The Interview Page (Azumaryu) for more |
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| Makuuchi Debut - Daikiho |
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Daikiho is the first rikishi to make his Makuuchi Division debut out of Miyagino Beya since Ryuo (now competing in the Makushita Division) was promoted for the 2007 May Grand Sumo Tournament. He is the third rikishi to make his Juryo Division debut under the present heya master (former maegashira #13, Chikubayama) following Kobo (Tatsutagawa Oyakata) and the first since Hakuho was promoted for the 2004 May Grand Sumo Tournament. (Note: Although the present oyakata took over the heya upon the death of his heya master in June of 1989 he relinquished the reigns of the heya to his oyakata's son-in-law, the former Juryo #2 Kanechika, not long after he himself retired from active competition. This son-in-law was forced to step down in December of 2010 due to scandal, returning the former Chikubayama to the Miyagino name.) |
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This is the twenty-third Makuuchi Division debut by a Fukuoka Prefecture native since the end of W.W. II and the first since Shohozan was promoted for the 2011 November Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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Daikiho is the first rikishi from the professional debut class of March 2012 to make his Makuuchi Division debut. |
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Daikiho is the thirtieth former member of the Nihon University sumo team to earn promotion to the top, Makuuchi Division and the first since Jokoryu was promoted for the 2012 November Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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| Homarefuji, Azumaryu & Daikiho - Things In Common |
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Homarefuji, Azumaryu and Daikiho are the seventy-seventh, seventy-eighth and seventy-ninth former amateur sumo collegian competitors to reach the Makuuchi Division and the first since Sotairyu (Tokyo Nogyo University, now competing in the Juryo Division) and Oiwato (Kinki University, now competing in the Juryo Division) were promoted for last tournament. |
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| Makuuchi Return - Kyokushuho |
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Kyokushuho returns to the top division for the first time in eight tournaments. The last time he held a Makuuchi Division rank was the 2012 January Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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Kyokushuho returns to the top division after falling to a rank in the Makushita Division or below. He is the thirty-fourth rikishi since the end of W.W. II to accomplish this feat and the first since Tamaasuka (now competing in the Juryo Division) and Hochiyama (now competing in the Makushita Division) made it back up to the Makuuchi Division for the 2011 September Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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| Juryo Debut - Kizenryu (previously competed under his family name of Kamei) |
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Kizenryu is the fifth rikishi to make his Juryo Division debut out of Kise Beya since the present oyakata (former maegashira #1, Higonoumi) reestablished the heya on December 1st, 2003 and the first since Jokoryu (now competing in the top, Makuuchi Division) was promoted for the 2012 May Grand Sumo Tournament. Counting all rikishi who have made their professional debuts out of the present Kise Beya Kizenryu becomes the seventh rikishi from this heya to earn a promotion to sumo's second highest division. (Note: Two Kise Beya rikishi made their Juryo Division debuts during the period in which their heya was temporarily absorbed into Kitanoumi Beya.) |
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This is the seventh Juryo Division debut by a Kagawa Prefecture native since the end of W.W. II and the first since Kotoyuki was promoted for the 2011 September Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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Kizenryu is the second member of the professional debut class of March 2008 to earn promotion to sumo's second highest division and the first since Kotoyuki was promoted for the 2011 September Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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Kizenryu is the forty-second former member of the Nihon University sumo team to earn promotion to the Juryo Division and the first since Daikiho (now competing in the top, Makuuchi Division) was promoted for the 2012 September Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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Kizenryu is the 106th former amateur sumo collegian competitor to reach the second highest Juryo Division and the first since Azumaryu (Kyushu Joho University, now competing in the top, Makuuchi Division) was promoted for the 2013 January Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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It took Kizenryu thirty tournaments from his professional debut to earn promotion to sumo's second highest division. Among former collegian competitors this puts him in a tie for the seventh slowest rise up the ranks in history. (see Table 3) |
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| Juryo Debut - Chiyo-o |
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Chiyo-o is the eleventh rikishi to make his Juryo Division debut out of Kokonoe Beya since the present oyakata (the fifty-eighth yokozuna, Chiyonofuji) inherited the heya on April 1st, 1992 and the first since Chiyootori (now competing in the top, Makuuchi Division) was promoted for the 2012 March Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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This is the twenty-eighth Juryo Division debut by a Kagoshima Prefecture native since the end of W.W. II and the first since Keitenkai (now competing in the Sandanme Division) was promoted for the 2012 September Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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Chiyo-o is the second member of the professional debut class of March 2010 to earn promotion to sumo's second highest division and the first since Chiyozakura was promoted for the 2011 September Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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| Juryo Return - Kitaharima |
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Kitaharima returns to sumo's second highest division for the first time in three tournaments. The last time he was ranked in Juryo was the 2012 November Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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| Juryo Return - Chiyoarashi |
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Chiyoarashi returns to sumo's second highest division for the first time in nine tournaments. The last time he was ranked in Juryo was the 2011 November Grand Sumo Tournament. |
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