Aminishiki Ryūji
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| Personal information | ||
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| Birth name | Ryūji Suginomori | |
| Date of birth | October 3, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Aomori, Japan | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Weight | 135 kg (300 lb) | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Isegahama | |
| Current rank | Maegashira 4 | |
| Record | 454-426-4 | |
| Debut | January, 1997 | |
| Highest rank | Sekiwake (September, 2007) | |
| Special Prizes | Outstanding Performance (3) Fighting Spirit (1) Technique (3) |
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| Gold stars | 5 (Musashimaru, Takanohana, Asashōryū (2), Hakuho) |
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* Career information is correct as of May 2008. |
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Aminishiki Ryūji (born October 3, 1978 as Ryūji Suginomori) is a Japanese sumo wrestler. The highest rank he has reached is sekiwake.
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[edit] Career
Aminishiki was born in Fukaura, Nishitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture. He joined Ajigawa stable, run by former yokozuna Asahifuji, who originally came from the same area of Japan and is a cousin of Aminishiki's father. He made his professional debut in January 1997. He reached the second highest jūryō division after three years in January 2000. He made the top makuuchi division just three tournaments later in July 2000. In January 2003, he defeated yokozuna Takanohana, who announced his retirement in the next day.
Aminishiki has remained in the top division ever since, winning the prestigious gino-sho or Technique Award on three occasions. He has earned five gold stars for defeating yokozuna. Having come close on a number of occasions, Aminishiki finally made his sanyaku debut in November 2006, having chalked up an impressive 11-4 record at maegashira 3 rank the previous September. He fell short with 6 wins at komusubi, but remained in the upper maegashira ranks. In July 2007 he returned to komusubi and scored 8-7, winning his second successive Outstanding Performance Award. This earned him promotion to sekiwake for September 2007. It took him 43 top division tournaments to reach sumo's third highest rank, the fourth slowest rise ever. He won his first eight bouts in his sekiwake debut, leading the race for the championship, although he faltered in the second week and finished with a 10-5 record. In the November 2007 tournament he won his last three bouts to preserve his rank with an 8-7 score. In January 2008 he could win only five matches and fell back to the maegashira ranks. In May 2008 he scored an impressive ten wins and was the only man to defeat Kotooshu, the winner of the tournament, which secured him his third Outstanding Performance prize.
Aminishiki prefers to work on the belt rather than push his opponents, and specialises in throwing and tripping techniques. He is also known for the controversial sidestepping (henka) move, which he used to defeat yokozuna Hakuhō in March 2008. He had injured his right knee the day before the match in a loss to Asashōryū.[1]
His older brother Asōfuji is also a sumo wrestler, but has spent only two tournaments in the top division and is currently in the lower jūryō division.
[edit] Top division record
| January Hatsu basho, Tokyo |
March Haru basho, Osaka |
May Natsu basho, Tokyo |
July Nagoya basho, Nagoya |
September Aki basho, Tokyo |
November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
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| 2000 | x | x | x | West Maegashira #13 10–5 F |
West Maegashira #9 7–8 |
West Maegashira #10 1–14 |
| 2001 | (Jūryō) | East Maegashira #15 8–7 |
West Maegashira #10 7–8 |
West Maegashira #12 7–8 |
West Maegashira #13 7–8 |
West Maegashira #14 8–7 |
| 2002 | East Maegashira #10 9–6 |
East Maegashira #6 10–5 T |
East Maegashira #1 5–10 |
East Maegashira #5 6–9 |
West Maegashira #7 7–8 |
West Maegashira #8 9–6 |
| 2003 | East Maegashira #4 4–11 ★ |
East Maegashira #9 8–7 |
West Maegashira #7 11–4 T |
West Maegashira #1 2–12–1 ★ |
West Maegashira #9 10–5 |
East Maegashira #3 5–10 |
| 2004 | East Maegashira #8 9–6 |
East Maegashira #4 3–12 |
East Maegashira #11 8–7 |
East Maegashira #9 4–8–3 |
East Maegashira #16 6–9 |
(Jūryō) |
| 2005 | West Maegashira #16 7–8 |
West Maegashira #17 9–6 |
East Maegashira #11 8–7 |
West Maegashira #9 9–6 |
West Maegashira #5 7–8 ★ |
East Maegashira #6 7–8 |
| 2006 | East Maegashira #7 9–6 |
East Maegashira #3 7–8 |
West Maegashira #3 5–10 |
West Maegashira #7 8–7 |
West Maegashira #3 11–4 T |
East Komusubi 6–9 |
| 2007 | West Maegashira #2 4–11 |
East Maegashira #9 9–6 |
East Maegashira #4 9–6 O★ |
West Komusubi 8–7 O |
East Sekiwake 10–5 |
East Sekiwake 8–7 |
| 2008 | East Sekiwake 5–10 |
East Maegashira #2 6–9 ★ |
West Maegashira #4 10–5 O |
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| Record given as win-loss-absent Championship Retired Demoted from makuuchi Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi |
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[edit] References
- ^ Ami's Knee - Sumo Forum
- ^ Lédeczi, András; Faragó, Károly. Rikishi in Juryo and Makunouchi (English). Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
