In this Japanese shikona name, the surname is Azumaryū.
Azumaryū Tsuyoshi (Japanese: 東龍 強, born 12 May 1987 as Sanduijav Todbileg (Mongolian: Сандуйжавын Тодбилэг)) is a retired Mongolian professional sumo wrestler from Govi-Altai Province. His highest rank has been maegashira 11. After an amateur sumo career at the Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences, he turned professional in November 2008, reaching sekitori status in January 2013 upon promotion to the jūryō division. He was ranked in the top makuuchi division on nine occasions without earning a winning record before finally achieving it on his tenth attempt in January 2023. He was demoted to the makushita division in 2015, but won promotion back to jūryō in November 2015 and the top division in September 2019. He has one jūryō division championship. He wrestled for Tamanoi stable.
Azumaryū came to Japan at the age of 15, and attended Meitoku Gijuku High School, known for its strong sumo club. He joined the Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences but left in his third year when an opening became available at Tamanoi stable after the retirement of the Brazilian Takaazuma (sumo rules restrict foreigners to one per stable). The Japan Sumo Association had recently had issues with foreign wrestlers such as Hakurozan and Rohō who had been dismissed from sumo after a cannabis scandal but Azumaryū's six years in Japan convinced the stable that he had the necessary experience of Japanese culture to be a success. Although he was accepted by the stable in November 2008, he was not able to make his debut on the dohyō until the following tournament in January 2009, because of Sumo Association rules requiring foreigners to have satisfied all their visa requirements and attend sumo education classes.
Azumaryū moved through the lower divisions quickly, but found the makushita division more difficult. Finally in November 2012 a 6–1 record at the top of makushita saw him promoted to the jūryō division. He said upon his promotion that he hoped to emulate his hero Kaiō.[1] In just his second tournament in the division he lost a play-off for the yūshō or championship to fellow Mongolian Kyokushūhō after both finished with 12–3 records, and this performance earned him promotion to the top makuuchi division for the first time. A 6–9 record saw him demoted straight back to jūryō, but he returned to the top division after a 10–5 record in January 2014 at jūryō 3. In his second makuuchi tournament in March 2014 he was ranked at maegashira 14 and stood at five wins and four losses after nine days, but finished with another 6–9 record. The retirement of Kotoōshū after that tournament opened up an extra slot in makuuchi, but Sadanoumi, with 8–7 at jūryō 4, was given the extra rank of maegashira 17 over Azumaryū who again was demoted. He won promotion back to makuuchi for the July 2014 tournament, but injured his knee on the 14th day and had to withdraw, losing his scheduled 15th day bout by default. This was the first bout he had missed in his career. His 7–8 record was enough to keep him in makuuchi but his injury kept him out of the following tournament in September 2014, resulting in a fall to jūryō. Although he returned in November 2014 two more losing records saw him demoted to the unsalaried makushita division for the March 2015 tournament.
In September 2015 he took part in an eight-way play-off for the makushita championship, and although he was defeated by Chiyoshōma in the semi-final stage his 6–1 record was good enough for a return to jūryō. He has remained a sekitori since then, and although he was consistent enough to avoid demotion he did not win promotion back to the top division until 2019, when a majority of wins at jūryō 1 saw him return to makuuchi after 30 tournaments away.[2] This is the second longest gap between top division appearances after Satoyama's 37 tournaments. He managed only a 6–9 record in his makuuchi return and was demoted back to jūryō, but an 11–4 record from the top rank of Jūryō 1 East ensured his immediate return to the top division. He also won the jūryō division championship after a four-way playoff with Ikioi, Kaisei and Kiribayama, his first yūshō in any division.
Azumaryū remained in the top division for two tournaments, but was back in jūryō for the third tournament of 2020, held in July. He missed the September tournament because of an outbreak of COVID-19 at his stable,[3] but along with all his stablemates did not suffer any drop in rank as a result. After spending the whole of 2021 in jūryō, he won promotion back to makuuchi following a 10-5 record at jūryō 2 in the March 2022 tournament.[4] He had to withdraw from Day 11 of the July 2022 tournament after another COVID outbreak at Tamanoi stable.[5] He returned to the top division for the November 2022 tournament at maegashira 14,[6] and secured his first top division kachi-koshi in January 2023.[7] In the following tournament in March he lost 11 of his 15 matches and was subsequently demoted back to jūryō. He injured his left knee in his opening bout of the November 2023 tournament against Hakuyōzan, forcing his withdrawal from competition.[8]
Soon after the release of the banzuke on 25 December 2023 Azumaryū, having been demoted out of sekitori status, retired from professional sumo.[9]
Fighting styleedit
Azumaryū preferred a migi yotsu (left hand outside, right hand inside) grip on his opponent's mawashi. His favourite kimarite or techniques were yori-kiri (force out) and uwatenage (overarm throw).
Personal lifeedit
Azumaryū has been married to a Mongolian woman one year his senior since 2011, when their marriage was registered in Ulaanbaatar. They have two daughters and one son. A formal wedding ceremony was held in Tokyo on 19 February 2023, one month after Azumaryū secured his first winning record in the top division.[7]
Azumaryū Tsuyoshi's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage
March 10, 2024
azumaryū, tsuyoshi, this, japanese, shikona, name, surname, azumaryū, japanese, 東龍, born, 1987, sanduijav, todbileg, mongolian, Сандуйжавын, Тодбилэг, retired, mongolian, professional, sumo, wrestler, from, govi, altai, province, highest, rank, been, maegashir. In this Japanese shikona name the surname is Azumaryu Azumaryu Tsuyoshi Japanese 東龍 強 born 12 May 1987 as Sanduijav Todbileg Mongolian Sandujzhavyn Todbileg is a retired Mongolian professional sumo wrestler from Govi Altai Province His highest rank has been maegashira 11 After an amateur sumo career at the Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences he turned professional in November 2008 reaching sekitori status in January 2013 upon promotion to the juryō division He was ranked in the top makuuchi division on nine occasions without earning a winning record before finally achieving it on his tenth attempt in January 2023 He was demoted to the makushita division in 2015 but won promotion back to juryō in November 2015 and the top division in September 2019 He has one juryō division championship He wrestled for Tamanoi stable Azumaryu Tsuyoshi東龍 強Azumaryu in 2012Personal informationBornSanduijav Todbileg 1987 05 12 May 12 1987 age 36 Govi Altai Province MongoliaHeight1 92 m 6 ft 3 1 2 in Weight155 kg 342 lb 24 st 6 lb CareerStableTamanoiUniversityKyushu Institute of Information SciencesRecord528 522 47DebutJanuary 2009Highest rankMaegashira 11 March 2023 Retired25 December 2023Championships1 Juryō Up to date as of 25 December 2023 Contents 1 Career 2 Fighting style 3 Personal life 4 Career record 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCareer editAzumaryu came to Japan at the age of 15 and attended Meitoku Gijuku High School known for its strong sumo club He joined the Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences but left in his third year when an opening became available at Tamanoi stable after the retirement of the Brazilian Takaazuma sumo rules restrict foreigners to one per stable The Japan Sumo Association had recently had issues with foreign wrestlers such as Hakurozan and Rohō who had been dismissed from sumo after a cannabis scandal but Azumaryu s six years in Japan convinced the stable that he had the necessary experience of Japanese culture to be a success Although he was accepted by the stable in November 2008 he was not able to make his debut on the dohyō until the following tournament in January 2009 because of Sumo Association rules requiring foreigners to have satisfied all their visa requirements and attend sumo education classes Azumaryu moved through the lower divisions quickly but found the makushita division more difficult Finally in November 2012 a 6 1 record at the top of makushita saw him promoted to the juryō division He said upon his promotion that he hoped to emulate his hero Kaiō 1 In just his second tournament in the division he lost a play off for the yushō or championship to fellow Mongolian Kyokushuhō after both finished with 12 3 records and this performance earned him promotion to the top makuuchi division for the first time A 6 9 record saw him demoted straight back to juryō but he returned to the top division after a 10 5 record in January 2014 at juryō 3 In his second makuuchi tournament in March 2014 he was ranked at maegashira 14 and stood at five wins and four losses after nine days but finished with another 6 9 record The retirement of Kotoōshu after that tournament opened up an extra slot in makuuchi but Sadanoumi with 8 7 at juryō 4 was given the extra rank of maegashira 17 over Azumaryu who again was demoted He won promotion back to makuuchi for the July 2014 tournament but injured his knee on the 14th day and had to withdraw losing his scheduled 15th day bout by default This was the first bout he had missed in his career His 7 8 record was enough to keep him in makuuchi but his injury kept him out of the following tournament in September 2014 resulting in a fall to juryō Although he returned in November 2014 two more losing records saw him demoted to the unsalaried makushita division for the March 2015 tournament In September 2015 he took part in an eight way play off for the makushita championship and although he was defeated by Chiyoshōma in the semi final stage his 6 1 record was good enough for a return to juryō He has remained a sekitori since then and although he was consistent enough to avoid demotion he did not win promotion back to the top division until 2019 when a majority of wins at juryō 1 saw him return to makuuchi after 30 tournaments away 2 This is the second longest gap between top division appearances after Satoyama s 37 tournaments He managed only a 6 9 record in his makuuchi return and was demoted back to juryō but an 11 4 record from the top rank of Juryō 1 East ensured his immediate return to the top division He also won the juryō division championship after a four way playoff with Ikioi Kaisei and Kiribayama his first yushō in any division Azumaryu remained in the top division for two tournaments but was back in juryō for the third tournament of 2020 held in July He missed the September tournament because of an outbreak of COVID 19 at his stable 3 but along with all his stablemates did not suffer any drop in rank as a result After spending the whole of 2021 in juryō he won promotion back to makuuchi following a 10 5 record at juryō 2 in the March 2022 tournament 4 He had to withdraw from Day 11 of the July 2022 tournament after another COVID outbreak at Tamanoi stable 5 He returned to the top division for the November 2022 tournament at maegashira 14 6 and secured his first top division kachi koshi in January 2023 7 In the following tournament in March he lost 11 of his 15 matches and was subsequently demoted back to juryō He injured his left knee in his opening bout of the November 2023 tournament against Hakuyōzan forcing his withdrawal from competition 8 Soon after the release of the banzuke on 25 December 2023 Azumaryu having been demoted out of sekitori status retired from professional sumo 9 Fighting style editAzumaryu preferred a migi yotsu left hand outside right hand inside grip on his opponent s mawashi His favourite kimarite or techniques were yori kiri force out and uwatenage overarm throw Personal life editAzumaryu has been married to a Mongolian woman one year his senior since 2011 when their marriage was registered in Ulaanbaatar They have two daughters and one son A formal wedding ceremony was held in Tokyo on 19 February 2023 one month after Azumaryu secured his first winning record in the top division 7 Career record editAzumaryu Tsuyoshi 10 Year JanuaryHatsu basho Tokyo MarchHaru basho Osaka MayNatsu basho Tokyo JulyNagoya basho Nagoya SeptemberAki basho Tokyo NovemberKyushu basho Fukuoka 2009 Maezumo East Jonokuchi 23 5 2 East Jonidan 90 6 1 West Jonidan 13 5 2 East Sandanme 81 7 0 East Makushita 52 4 3 2010 East Makushita 45 5 2 East Makushita 33 3 4 East Makushita 39 5 2 East Makushita 26 4 3 East Makushita 18 3 4 West Makushita 23 4 3 2011 East Makushita 20 1 6 West Makushita 44 Tournament Cancelled0 0 0 West Makushita 44 5 2 East Makushita 18 5 2 West Makushita 5 2 5 East Makushita 12 4 3 2012 West Makushita 9 4 3 East Makushita 5 3 4 West Makushita 10 5 2 West Makushita 6 4 3 East Makushita 5 4 3 West Makushita 1 6 1 2013 East Juryō 10 8 7 East Juryō 8 12 3 P East Maegashira 16 6 9 East Juryō 3 7 8 West Juryō 4 8 7 West Juryō 2 7 8 2014 West Juryō 3 10 5 East Maegashira 14 6 9 East Juryō 1 10 5 West Maegashira 14 7 8 West Maegashira 14 Sat out due to injury0 0 15 East Juryō 10 6 9 2015 East Juryō 12 6 9 East Makushita 1 2 5 West Makushita 12 5 2 West Makushita 5 4 3 East Makushita 2 6 1 PP West Juryō 9 6 9 2016 West Juryō 11 9 6 West Juryō 7 7 8 East Juryō 8 10 5 West Juryō 1 7 8 East Juryō 3 6 9 West Juryō 6 8 7 2017 West Juryō 4 5 10 West Juryō 9 9 6 West Juryō 5 8 7 East Juryō 3 8 7 West Juryō 2 6 9 West Juryō 4 8 7 2018 East Juryō 2 7 8 West Juryō 3 6 9 East Juryō 6 7 8 West Juryō 7 5 10 East Juryō 13 9 6 East Juryō 10 9 6 2019 East Juryō 7 7 8 East Juryō 7 8 7 West Juryō 4 8 7 West Juryō 1 8 7 West Maegashira 15 6 9 East Juryō 1 11 4 PPChampion 2020 East Maegashira 15 7 8 East Maegashira 16 5 10 East Juryō 3 Tournament Cancelled0 0 0 East Juryō 3 5 10 West Juryō 7 Sat out due to COVID rules0 0 15 West Juryō 7 8 7 2021 East Juryō 6 7 8 West Juryō 7 9 6 West Juryō 3 5 10 West Juryō 7 7 8 East Juryō 8 5 10 West Juryō 10 9 6 2022 West Juryō 5 9 6 East Juryō 2 10 5 East Maegashira 15 5 10 East Juryō 2 4 7 4 11 West Juryō 2 9 6 West Maegashira 14 7 8 2023 West Maegashira 14 9 6 East Maegashira 11 4 11 East Juryō 2 2 13 West Juryō 6 7 8 West Juryō 6 3 12 West Juryō 14 0 2 13 2024 East Makushita 13 Retired0 0Record given as wins losses absencies Top division champion Top division runner up Retired Lower divisions Non participation Sanshō key F Fighting spirit O Outstanding performance T Technique Also shown Kinboshi P Playoff s Divisions Makuuchi Juryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks Yokozuna Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi MaegashiraSee also editGlossary of sumo terms List of sumo tournament second division champions List of past sumo wrestlersReferences edit 新十両東龍 母命日に吉報 in Japanese Nikkan Sports 29 November 2012 Retrieved 8 March 2019 Takakeisho dropped to sekiwake for Autumn Basho Japan Times 26 August 2019 Retrieved 26 August 2019 SUMO Cluster infection knocks Tamanoi stable out of fall tournament Asahi Shimbun 10 September 2020 Retrieved 30 November 2020 Sumo Wakatakakage Mitakeumi renew their battle on the east Kyodo News 25 April 2022 Retrieved 5 May 2022 佐渡ケ嶽 玉ノ井部屋全力士が休場 コロナ禍が優勝争いにも影響 土俵上に物足りなさも Sadogatake Tamanoi wrestlers all withdraw Nikkan Sports 21 July 2022 Retrieved 21 July 2022 Sumo Ageless September champ Tamawashi rejoins elite ranks Kyodo News 31 October 2022 Retrieved 10 November 2022 a b 東龍が結婚披露宴 やっとこの日が来た 夫人の白無垢姿 すごくキレイ しみじみ喜びかみしめ in Japanese Nikkan Sports 19 February 2023 Retrieved 19 February 2023 大相撲 西十両14枚目の東龍が２日目から左膝負傷で休場 再出場なければ幕下陥落確実 www nikkansports com in Japanese Kyodo News 13 November 2023 Retrieved 25 December 2023 東龍が引退届提出 元幕内でモンゴル出身 九州場所で左膝を痛め途中休場し幕下陥落 in Japanese Nikkan Sports 25 December 2023 Retrieved 25 December 2023 Azumaryu Tsuyoshi Rikishi Information Sumo Reference Retrieved 5 March 2019 Withdrew on Day 11 due to COVID protocolsExternal links editAzumaryu Tsuyoshi s official biography English at the Grand Sumo Homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Azumaryu Tsuyoshi amp oldid 1199576441, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
