Miyabiyama Tetsushi
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| Personal information | ||
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| Birth name | Masato Takeuchi | |
| Date of birth | July 28, 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Ibaraki, Japan | |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 11⁄2 in) | |
| Weight | 182 kg (400 lb) | |
| Web presence | website | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Musashigawa | |
| Current rank | Maegashira 3 | |
| Record | 468-363-53 | |
| Debut | July 1998 | |
| Highest rank | Ōzeki (July 2000) | |
| Yusho | 2 (Jūryō) 2 (Makushita) |
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| Special Prizes | Outstanding Performance (2) Fighting Spirit (4) Technique (1) |
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| Gold stars | 1 (Asashōryū) | |
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* Career information is correct as of May 2008. |
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Miyabiyama Tetsushi (born July 28, 1977 as Masato Takeuchi) is a sumo wrestler from Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. His highest rank has been ōzeki. At 182 kg (400 lb), he is currently the heaviest man in the top division.
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[edit] Early career
Miyabiyama competed in amateur sumo tournaments while at Meiji University, but left before graduation to join the professional ranks. He was accepted by Musashigawa stable in July 1998 and quickly worked his way through the ranks, reaching the top makuuchi division in March 1999 after taking two consecutive jūryō championships. He won a fighting spirit prize in his first top division tournament, and was promoted to komusubi in January 2000. In that tournament he delivered an impressive 12-3 record, finishing as runner up to stablemate Musoyama. He followed that up with two 11-4 marks at sekiwake rank in March and May 2000. After that tournament he was promoted to sumo's second highest rank of ōzeki.
[edit] Ōzeki
Miyabiyama's promotion was controversial. There was said to be disagreement behind the scenes at the Sumo Association, with Sakaigawa-oyakata (ex yokozuna Sadanoyama) in particular feeling it was too soon as he had only been in makuuchi for just over a year, and had not yet won a top division title. In the end the doubters were proved correct as Miyabiyama lasted just eight tournaments in the rank, never scoring more than 9 wins, before being demoted in the wake of two consecutive losing records. He was one of the most short-lived ōzeki on record (not counting of course, wrestlers who have quickly been promoted to yokozuna).
[edit] Later career
Miyabiyama sat out the two tournaments following his demotion with an injury, and so had to start all over again from the maegashira ranks. He returned to the sanyaku ranks on several occasions but could not mount a sustained challenge for promotion until May 2006, where at sekiwake rank he produced a superb 14-1 record, only losing the championship on the last day in a playoff to then-Ōzeki Hakuhō. There was speculation that another strong performance in July would see him return to ōzeki, but he got off to a poor start, winning only three bouts in the first seven days, and though he recovered somewhat to post a 10-5 score, it was not considered good enough. In January 2007 his run of five tournaments at sekiwake came to an end when he could only manage a 5-10 record. In March he earned his first ever kinboshi or gold star by defeating yokozuna Asashōryū on the second day. Prior to this bout Miyabiyama had lost thirteen in a row to Asashōryū. However on the 7th day he picked up a hamstring injury and had to withdraw from the tournament. He returned with a comfortable 9-6 mark in May, and has remained in the upper maegashira ranks since then.
[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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| 1999 | x | East Maegashira #7 9–6 F |
West Maegashira #2 6–9 |
East Maegashira #4 7–8 |
Maegashira #5 10–5 |
West Maegashira #1 8–7 |
| 2000 | West Komusubi 12–3 O |
West Sekiwake 11–4 F |
East Sekiwake 11–4 F |
West Ōzeki 6–9 |
West Ōzeki 8–7 |
West Ōzeki 9–6 |
| 2001 | West Ōzeki 8–7 |
East Ōzeki 7–8 |
West Ōzeki 9–6 |
East Ōzeki 7–8 |
West Ōzeki 3–7–5 |
Sat out due to injury |
| 2002 | Sat out due to injury | East Maegashira #8 9–6 |
East Maegashira #3 10–5 |
East Komusubi 6–9 |
East Maegashira #1 7–8 |
East Maegashira #2 8–7 |
| 2003 | West Maegashira #1 1–3–11 |
West Maegashira #9 9–6 |
East Maegashira #5 10–5 |
East Maegashira #1 10–5 |
West Sekiwake 4–11 |
East Maegashira #4 6–9 |
| 2004 | East Maegashira #7 11–4 |
East Maegashira #1 8–7 |
East Komusubi 3–12 |
East Maegashira #7 12–3 |
West Sekiwake 9–6 |
West Sekiwake 9–6 |
| 2005 | West Sekiwake 9–6 |
East Sekiwake 5–10 |
East Maegashira #3 8–7 |
West Komusubi 7–8 |
East Maegashira #1 6–9 |
East Maegashira #4 10–5 F |
| 2005 | West Sekiwake 9–6 |
East Sekiwake 5–10 |
East Maegashira #3 8–7 |
West Komusubi 7–8 |
East Maegashira #1 6–9 |
East Maegashira #4 10–5 F |
| 2006 | East Maegashira #1 8–7 |
West Komusubi 10–5 |
West Sekiwake 14–1 OT |
East Sekiwake 10–5 |
East Sekiwake 9–6 |
East Sekiwake 8–7 |
| 2007 | West Sekiwake 5–10 |
East Maegashira #3 4–4–7 ★ |
West Maegashira #9 9–6 |
East Maegashira #5 7–8 |
West Maegashira #5 9–6 |
West Maegashira #1 7–8 |
| 2008 | West Maegashira #2 7–8 |
West Maegashira #2 7–8 |
East Maegashira #3 6–9 |
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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
- ^ Rikishi in Juryo and Makunouchi (English). szumo.hu. Retrieved on 2007-11-03.
