In this Japanese shikona name, the surname is Kagayaki.
Kagayaki Taishi (Japanese: 輝 大士, born 1 June 1994 as Ryōya Tatsu (達 綾哉, Tatsu Ryōya)) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He wrestles for Takadagawa stable and made his professional debut in May 2010. Kagayaki reached the top division for the first time in 2016. His highest rank is maegashira 3.
Tatsu Ryōya was born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa and is the youngest of three children. His father was a truck driver. Tatsu is a distant relative of former yokozunaWajima Hiroshi.[1] He was a normal-sized baby but grew quickly so that when attending kindergarten he had difficulty fitting into the uniform. He first began practicing sumo whilst in the first grade of elementary school. By the age of thirteen, when he ended his first year at junior high school he stood 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in), and weighed 108 kg (238 lb). After competing successfully in junior high school sumo he gave up formal education at the age of fifteen and entered the Takadagawa stable to pursue a professional career.[2][3]
CareerEdit
Early careerEdit
In the early part of his sumo career the wrestler subsequently known as Kagayaki competed as "Tatsu", his family name. On entering the professional sport Tatsu revealed that his idol was Hakuhō and that his aim was to become a yokozuna "in six or seven years".[4]
He was still a month away from his sixteenth birthday when he made his professional debut in May 2010 but recorded six wins in the jonokuchi division to earn an immediate promotion. Two months later another 6-1 result saw him being promoted from jonidan to sandanme, the fourth-highest division. After five more tournaments he was promoted to makushita (third division) after a 5–2 result at the Nagoya tournament in July 2011.
On his third tournament in the division, in January 2012, the seventeen-year-old Tatsu tied for the lead with six wins at the end of regular competition but was defeated in the first round of an eight-man play-off for the makushita championship.[5] Tatsu spent the next two years performing consistently in the mid to upper makushita ranks before a run of eight consecutive winning records (kachi-koshi) saw him being promoted to jūryō (second division) for the November 2014 tournament. It was at this point that Tatsu announced that he had adopted the shikona Kagayaki Taishi. The surname comes from the express train service which runs between Tokyo and Kanazawa, his home town, while the given name is a different reading of the characters in Wajima Hiroshi's given name.[6][7]
Kagayaki made an immediate impact in jūryō, recording 11–4 and 10–5 records in his first two tournaments to reach the brink of another promotion but initially struggled when moved up to the division's higher ranks. A 10–5 record in September however, put him back in contention and an 8–7 in November 2015 (beating Satoyama on the final day) saw him promoted to makuuchi (top division) for the first time.
Makuuchi careerEdit
Kagayaki in 2015
Kagayaki struggled in his top division debut: he won only two of his first thirteen matches, one of which was a walk-over when his scheduled opponent, Endō, withdrew with an injury. He won his last two bouts to salvage a 4–11 record but he was relegated back to jūryō. He recorded only seven wins in March but secured a second promotion with a 10–5 result in May. He barely avoided relegation with a 7–8 record in July but recorded his first kachi-koshi (winning record) in the top division with nine wins in September. Ranked at a new high of maegashira 9 he recorded six wins in November and was dropped to maegashira 11 for the January 2017 tournament when he posted an 8–7 record. He returned to maegashira 9 in March and retained his rank for the May tournament despite a 7–8 result. He continued to maintain his place in the top division for the rest of that year, reaching a new career-best rank of maegashira 4 in July.
After reaching as high as maegashira 3 for the November 2020 tournament, Kagayaki posted consecutive losing records, eventually being relegated back to jūryō for the January 2022 basho. However he returned to the top division for the March 2022 tournament.[8] After spending July and September in jūryō, he returned to makuuchi once again for the November 2022 tournament.[9]
Fighting styleEdit
Kagayaki is an oshi and tsuki specialist, which means he relies on pushing and thrusting techniques to defeat his opponents rather than belt-wrestling. His most common winning technique is oshidashi (push-out) which accounts for 46% of his wins.[10]
^"Kagayaki Taishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
External linksEdit
Kagayaki Taishi's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage
October 19, 2023
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In this Japanese shikona name the surname is Kagayaki Kagayaki Taishi Japanese 輝 大士 born 1 June 1994 as Ryōya Tatsu 達 綾哉 Tatsu Ryōya is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler He wrestles for Takadagawa stable and made his professional debut in May 2010 Kagayaki reached the top division for the first time in 2016 His highest rank is maegashira 3 Kagayaki Taishi輝 大士Kagayaki in 2022Personal informationBornRyōya Tatsu 1994 06 01 1 June 1994 age 29 Kanazawa IshikawaHeight1 93 m 6 ft 4 in Weight154 kg 340 lb 24 st 4 lb CareerStableTakadagawa stableCurrent ranksee belowDebutMay 2010Highest rankMaegashira 3 November 2020 Up to date as of 24 September 2023 Contents 1 Early life and sumo background 2 Career 2 1 Early career 2 2 Makuuchi career 3 Fighting style 4 Career record 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and sumo background EditTatsu Ryōya was born in Kanazawa Ishikawa and is the youngest of three children His father was a truck driver Tatsu is a distant relative of former yokozuna Wajima Hiroshi 1 He was a normal sized baby but grew quickly so that when attending kindergarten he had difficulty fitting into the uniform He first began practicing sumo whilst in the first grade of elementary school By the age of thirteen when he ended his first year at junior high school he stood 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in and weighed 108 kg 238 lb After competing successfully in junior high school sumo he gave up formal education at the age of fifteen and entered the Takadagawa stable to pursue a professional career 2 3 Career EditEarly career Edit In the early part of his sumo career the wrestler subsequently known as Kagayaki competed as Tatsu his family name On entering the professional sport Tatsu revealed that his idol was Hakuhō and that his aim was to become a yokozuna in six or seven years 4 He was still a month away from his sixteenth birthday when he made his professional debut in May 2010 but recorded six wins in the jonokuchi division to earn an immediate promotion Two months later another 6 1 result saw him being promoted from jonidan to sandanme the fourth highest division After five more tournaments he was promoted to makushita third division after a 5 2 result at the Nagoya tournament in July 2011 On his third tournament in the division in January 2012 the seventeen year old Tatsu tied for the lead with six wins at the end of regular competition but was defeated in the first round of an eight man play off for the makushita championship 5 Tatsu spent the next two years performing consistently in the mid to upper makushita ranks before a run of eight consecutive winning records kachi koshi saw him being promoted to juryō second division for the November 2014 tournament It was at this point that Tatsu announced that he had adopted the shikona Kagayaki Taishi The surname comes from the express train service which runs between Tokyo and Kanazawa his home town while the given name is a different reading of the characters in Wajima Hiroshi s given name 6 7 Kagayaki made an immediate impact in juryō recording 11 4 and 10 5 records in his first two tournaments to reach the brink of another promotion but initially struggled when moved up to the division s higher ranks A 10 5 record in September however put him back in contention and an 8 7 in November 2015 beating Satoyama on the final day saw him promoted to makuuchi top division for the first time Makuuchi career Edit nbsp Kagayaki in 2015Kagayaki struggled in his top division debut he won only two of his first thirteen matches one of which was a walk over when his scheduled opponent Endō withdrew with an injury He won his last two bouts to salvage a 4 11 record but he was relegated back to juryō He recorded only seven wins in March but secured a second promotion with a 10 5 result in May He barely avoided relegation with a 7 8 record in July but recorded his first kachi koshi winning record in the top division with nine wins in September Ranked at a new high of maegashira 9 he recorded six wins in November and was dropped to maegashira 11 for the January 2017 tournament when he posted an 8 7 record He returned to maegashira 9 in March and retained his rank for the May tournament despite a 7 8 result He continued to maintain his place in the top division for the rest of that year reaching a new career best rank of maegashira 4 in July After reaching as high as maegashira 3 for the November 2020 tournament Kagayaki posted consecutive losing records eventually being relegated back to juryō for the January 2022 basho However he returned to the top division for the March 2022 tournament 8 After spending July and September in juryō he returned to makuuchi once again for the November 2022 tournament 9 Fighting style EditKagayaki is an oshi and tsuki specialist which means he relies on pushing and thrusting techniques to defeat his opponents rather than belt wrestling His most common winning technique is oshidashi push out which accounts for 46 of his wins 10 Career record EditKagayaki Taishi 11 Year in sumo JanuaryHatsu basho Tokyo MarchHaru basho Osaka MayNatsu basho Tokyo JulyNagoya basho Nagoya SeptemberAki basho Tokyo NovemberKyushu basho Fukuoka 2010 x Maezumo West Jonokuchi 11 6 1 East Jonidan 50 6 1 East Sandanme 84 6 1 East Sandanme 25 4 3 2011 West Sandanme 11 2 5 Tournament Cancelled0 0 0 East Sandanme 37 4 3 East Sandanme 12 5 2 East Makushita 53 4 3 East Makushita 46 4 3 2012 East Makushita 40 6 1 P East Makushita 16 2 5 West Makushita 31 5 2 West Makushita 19 5 2 West Makushita 11 2 5 West Makushita 25 5 2 2013 East Makushita 16 3 4 West Makushita 21 3 4 East Makushita 33 3 4 East Makushita 44 4 3 East Makushita 38 4 3 West Makushita 29 5 2 2014 East Makushita 19 4 3 East Makushita 13 4 3 West Makushita 9 4 3 East Makushita 7 5 2 West Makushita 3 4 3 West Juryō 14 10 5 2015 West Juryō 8 11 4 East Juryō 2 6 9 West Juryō 4 8 7 West Juryō 2 6 9 East Juryō 5 10 5 East Juryō 2 8 7 2016 East Maegashira 16 4 11 West Juryō 4 7 8 East Juryō 5 10 5 East Maegashira 14 7 8 West Maegashira 14 9 6 West Maegashira 9 6 9 2017 East Maegashira 11 8 7 East Maegashira 9 7 8 West Maegashira 9 9 6 West Maegashira 4 5 10 West Maegashira 6 4 11 West Maegashira 12 7 8 2018 West Maegashira 12 9 6 East Maegashira 8 7 8 West Maegashira 8 9 6 West Maegashira 4 6 9 East Maegashira 6 7 8 West Maegashira 6 5 10 2019 East Maegashira 12 6 9 West Maegashira 13 9 6 East Maegashira 10 5 10 West Maegashira 12 7 8 East Maegashira 13 6 9 West Maegashira 13 10 5 2020 West Maegashira 11 10 5 West Maegashira 6 8 7 East Maegashira 4 Tournament Cancelled0 0 0 East Maegashira 4 5 10 West Maegashira 6 8 7 East Maegashira 3 5 10 2021 West Maegashira 6 6 9 West Maegashira 7 6 9 West Maegashira 9 6 9 West Maegashira 12 7 8 East Maegashira 13 7 8 East Maegashira 14 5 10 2022 East Juryō 1 8 7 East Maegashira 17 7 8 West Maegashira 17 6 9 East Juryō 3 7 8 East Juryō 4 9 6 East Maegashira 15 9 6 2023 East Maegashira 12 7 8 East Maegashira 12 5 10 East Maegashira 17 7 8 East Juryō 1 9 6 East Maegashira 16 5 10 xRecord given as win loss absent Top Division Champion Top Division Runner up Retired Lower Divisions 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 active sumo wrestlersReferences Edit 輪島氏が筆談で 元気になりました Nikkan Sports in Japanese 10 September 2014 Retrieved 25 March 2022 15歳193cm145kg新弟子検査に驚異の中３ nikkansports com 2010年3月7日9時44分 紙面から 輪島遠縁 達 プロ初戦は秒殺 春場所 nikkansports com 2010年3月16日8時51分 紙面から Sumo Schoolboy giant set for pro debut Reuters 9 March 2010 Hatsu 2012 Day 16 Results Shodai Kagayaki enter New Year Basho with high expectations Japan News Archived from the original on 19 September 2016 Retrieved 2 February 2017 輝 輪島と同じ黄金まわしに意欲 Nikkan Sports in Japanese 2 October 2014 Retrieved 25 March 2022 Sumo New rankings put spotlight on endurance comebacks The Mainichi 28 February 2022 Retrieved 2 March 2022 Sumo Ageless September champ Tamawashi rejoins elite ranks Kyodo News 31 October 2022 Retrieved 10 November 2022 Kagayaki Taishi Rikihi profile sumo or jp Kagayaki Taishi Information Sumo Reference Retrieved 1 February 2017 External links EditKagayaki Taishi s official biography English at the Grand Sumo Homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kagayaki Taishi amp oldid 1176868566, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
