Tenkaihō Takayuki (born 14 October 1984 as Takayuki Minami) is a retired sumo wrestler from Tamana, Kumamoto, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 2007, and reached the top division in January 2012. His highest rank was maegashira 8. He won one sandanme championship. He retired in March 2019 to become a coach in the Japan Sumo Association.
Tenkaihō Takayuki
天鎧鵬 貴由輝
Personal information
Born
Takayuki Minami (1984-10-14) 14 October 1984 (age 39) Tamana, Kumamoto, Japan
Minami began sumo in only his first year of primary school.[1] In middle school he was regular participant in tournaments and came in third place in a Kyūshū wide tournament. In his second year of high school he was in the best eight in a national sumo tournament, and in his third year made the best sixteen in the same national tournament. He continued practicing sumo at Nihon University and was a teammate of later sumo stars Yamamotoyama and Kiyoseumi. Upon graduation he chose to join Onoe stable which was led by former Hamanoshima who went to the same high school and university as Minami had.[1] He also became stablemates with future ōzekiBaruto.
Careeredit
Minami started his professional career with a consistent string of successes, only losing a few bouts in his first several tournaments and winning the sandanme division championship from the low rank of sandanme 92 with a 7–0 record and a playoff win over veteran Kihonoumi. He rose slowly but consistently through the ranks, recording mostly winning records over the next three years. In the November 2010 tournament he had a breakout performance, losing only to future maegashiraYoshiazuma. In a playoff for the makushita division championship, he lost to future sekiwakeMyōgiryū. He again continued to rise slowly but consistently through the ranks, achieving second division jūryō promotion for the July 2011 tournament. He was helped by there being a large number of retirements due to a match-fixing scandal. Upon promotion to the second division he took the ring name of Tenkaihō. It took him only three winning tournaments in the remainder of 2011 to gain promotion to the top division. After battling for three tournaments in the top tier makuuchi he was relegated back to the second division. He managed to be re-promoted three times after that, but was soon demoted again, and became more of a jūryō regular than a makuuchi performer. He was demoted to the makushita division after the May 2016 tournament, scoring only 4–11 at Jūryō 14. He competed in the upper makushita ranks until 2019 but was never able to secure another promotion.
Retirement from sumoedit
Tenkaihō announced his retirement after the March 2019 tournament. He stayed in sumo as an elder of the Japan Sumo Association with the elder name Hidenoyama (borrowed from the active wrestler Kotoshogiku), and coaches at Onoe stable. In February 2020 he switched to the Otowayama elder name, and in January 2023 he changed to Sanoyama.[2] Following the retirement of former maegashiraChiyonokuni, Tenkaihō changed his elder name from Sanoyama (inherited by Chiyonokuni) to Kitaijin, previously held by former sekiwakeKotoyūki.[3]
Fighting styleedit
Tenkaihō was a yotsu-sumo wrestler who preferred grappling techniques to pushing and thrusting. His favoured grip on his opponent's mawashi or belt was migi-yotsu, a left hand outside, right hand inside position. His most common winning kimarite was a straightforward yori-kiri or force out, which accounted for about half of his career victories.[4]
Personal lifeedit
He registered his marriage in September 2015, to a care worker from Anjo, Aichi. Their wedding reception was held in June 2016.[5]
^ ab"Active University/College Grad Rikishi: Minami". Sumo Fan Magazine. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
^"Onoe Beya". Japan Sumo Association. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^"元幕内千代の国が引退、佐ノ山を襲名 元天鎧鵬→北陣、元琴勇輝→荒磯 元若嶋津の荒磯親方退職" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^"Tenkaiho bouts by kimarite". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
^Akinomaki (14 April 2016). "Another sekitori marriage". Sumo Forum. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
^"Tenkaihō Takayuki Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
External linksedit
Tenkaihō Takayuki's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage
October 27, 2023
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Tenkaihō Takayuki born 14 October 1984 as Takayuki Minami is a retired sumo wrestler from Tamana Kumamoto Japan He made his professional debut in January 2007 and reached the top division in January 2012 His highest rank was maegashira 8 He won one sandanme championship He retired in March 2019 to become a coach in the Japan Sumo Association Tenkaihō Takayuki天鎧鵬 貴由輝Personal informationBornTakayuki Minami 1984 10 14 14 October 1984 age 39 Tamana Kumamoto JapanHeight1 82 m 5 ft 11 1 2 in Weight185 kg 408 lb CareerStableOnoeUniversityNihon UniversityRecord367 365 4DebutJanuary 2007Highest rankMaegashira 8 November 2012 RetiredMarch 2019Elder nameSanoyama KitaijinChampionships1 Sandanme Up to date as of 21 July 2023 Contents 1 Early life and sumo background 2 Career 3 Retirement from sumo 4 Fighting style 5 Personal life 6 Career record 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksEarly life and sumo background editMinami began sumo in only his first year of primary school 1 In middle school he was regular participant in tournaments and came in third place in a Kyushu wide tournament In his second year of high school he was in the best eight in a national sumo tournament and in his third year made the best sixteen in the same national tournament He continued practicing sumo at Nihon University and was a teammate of later sumo stars Yamamotoyama and Kiyoseumi Upon graduation he chose to join Onoe stable which was led by former Hamanoshima who went to the same high school and university as Minami had 1 He also became stablemates with future ōzeki Baruto Career editMinami started his professional career with a consistent string of successes only losing a few bouts in his first several tournaments and winning the sandanme division championship from the low rank of sandanme 92 with a 7 0 record and a playoff win over veteran Kihonoumi He rose slowly but consistently through the ranks recording mostly winning records over the next three years In the November 2010 tournament he had a breakout performance losing only to future maegashira Yoshiazuma In a playoff for the makushita division championship he lost to future sekiwake Myōgiryu He again continued to rise slowly but consistently through the ranks achieving second division juryō promotion for the July 2011 tournament He was helped by there being a large number of retirements due to a match fixing scandal Upon promotion to the second division he took the ring name of Tenkaihō It took him only three winning tournaments in the remainder of 2011 to gain promotion to the top division After battling for three tournaments in the top tier makuuchi he was relegated back to the second division He managed to be re promoted three times after that but was soon demoted again and became more of a juryō regular than a makuuchi performer He was demoted to the makushita division after the May 2016 tournament scoring only 4 11 at Juryō 14 He competed in the upper makushita ranks until 2019 but was never able to secure another promotion Retirement from sumo editTenkaihō announced his retirement after the March 2019 tournament He stayed in sumo as an elder of the Japan Sumo Association with the elder name Hidenoyama borrowed from the active wrestler Kotoshogiku and coaches at Onoe stable In February 2020 he switched to the Otowayama elder name and in January 2023 he changed to Sanoyama 2 Following the retirement of former maegashira Chiyonokuni Tenkaihō changed his elder name from Sanoyama inherited by Chiyonokuni to Kitaijin previously held by former sekiwake Kotoyuki 3 Fighting style editTenkaihō was a yotsu sumo wrestler who preferred grappling techniques to pushing and thrusting His favoured grip on his opponent s mawashi or belt was migi yotsu a left hand outside right hand inside position His most common winning kimarite was a straightforward yori kiri or force out which accounted for about half of his career victories 4 Personal life editHe registered his marriage in September 2015 to a care worker from Anjo Aichi Their wedding reception was held in June 2016 5 Career record editTenkaihō Takayuki 6 Year in sumo JanuaryHatsu basho Tokyo MarchHaru basho Osaka MayNatsu basho Tokyo JulyNagoya basho Nagoya SeptemberAki basho Tokyo NovemberKyushu basho Fukuoka2007 Maezumo West Jonokuchi 31 6 1 West Jonidan 60 6 1 East Sandanme 92 7 0 PChampion East Makushita 59 5 2 East Makushita 41 5 2 2008 East Makushita 28 6 1 East Makushita 12 4 3 East Makushita 8 5 2 West Makushita 5 2 5 East Makushita 16 3 4 East Makushita 23 5 2 2009 West Makushita 13 3 4 East Makushita 22 4 3 West Makushita 17 2 5 West Makushita 32 4 3 East Makushita 26 4 3 West Makushita 20 5 2 2010 West Makushita 16 2 5 East Makushita 28 5 2 East Makushita 18 3 4 East Makushita 29 4 3 East Makushita 22 5 2 East Makushita 11 6 1 P 2011 West Makushita 1 3 4 East Makushita 6 Tournament Cancelled0 0 0 East Makushita 6 4 3 West Juryō 10 10 5 West Juryō 3 8 7 East Juryō 1 8 7 2012 West Maegashira 13 8 7 West Maegashira 11 6 9 East Maegashira 13 5 10 East Juryō 2 9 6 West Maegashira 13 6 9 East Juryō 1 5 10 2013 East Juryō 6 8 7 West Juryō 5 7 8 West Juryō 6 8 7 West Juryō 5 10 5 East Maegashira 12 8 7 West Maegashira 8 2 13 2014 East Juryō 2 8 7 East Maegashira 15 3 8 4 West Juryō 6 6 9 West Juryō 10 5 10 East Makushita 1 4 3 East Juryō 13 10 5 2015 East Juryō 7 7 8 East Juryō 8 10 5 East Juryō 2 5 10 West Juryō 6 7 8 East Juryō 7 5 10 East Juryō 13 9 6 2016 East Juryō 7 5 10 East Juryō 11 6 9 East Juryō 14 4 11 West Makushita 6 3 4 East Makushita 12 3 4 East Makushita 18 4 3 2017 West Makushita 12 2 5 East Makushita 25 2 5 East Makushita 41 5 2 West Makushita 29 4 3 West Makushita 21 4 3 West Makushita 17 4 3 2018 East Makushita 14 5 2 West Makushita 4 3 4 East Makushita 8 2 5 West Makushita 22 5 2 West Makushita 11 3 4 West Makushita 19 3 4 2019 East Makushita 29 1 6 West Makushita 52 Retired4 3Record 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 past sumo wrestlers List of sumo eldersReferences edit a b Active University College Grad Rikishi Minami Sumo Fan Magazine Retrieved 3 November 2017 Onoe Beya Japan Sumo Association Retrieved 26 January 2023 元幕内千代の国が引退 佐ノ山を襲名 元天鎧鵬 北陣 元琴勇輝 荒磯 元若嶋津の荒磯親方退職 in Japanese Nikkan Sports 21 July 2023 Retrieved 21 July 2023 Tenkaiho bouts by kimarite Sumo Reference Retrieved 14 April 2016 Akinomaki 14 April 2016 Another sekitori marriage Sumo Forum Retrieved 14 April 2016 Tenkaihō Takayuki Rikishi Information Sumo Reference Retrieved 12 September 2012 External links editTenkaihō Takayuki s official biography English at the Grand Sumo Homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tenkaihō Takayuki amp oldid 1166404686, wikipedia, 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