Tamaasuka Daisuke
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| Personal information | ||
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| Birth name | Daisuke Takahashi | |
| Date of birth | January 26, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Aichi, Japan | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Weight | 144 kg (320 lb) | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Kataonami | |
| Current rank | Makushita 12 | |
| Record | 266-211-22 | |
| Debut | March 1998 | |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 9 (September, 2005) | |
| Yusho | 2 (Makushita) | |
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* Career information is correct as of May 2008. |
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Tamaasuka Daisuke (born January 26, 1983 as Daisuke Takahashi) is a sumo wrestler from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank has been maegashira 9.
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[edit] Career
He made his professional debut in March 1998, joining Tamanoi stable. After six years of steady but unspectacular progress in the lower ranks, Tamaasuka was promoted to the second highest jūryō division in November 2004 after winning the makushita championship with a perfect 7-0 record. He reached the top makuuchi division in July 2005, making his debut alongside Hakurozan. He scored nine wins in his top division debut and climbed to maegashira 9, but could only manage a disappointing 4-11 record in the next tournament. On the fourth day of the November 2005 tournament he broke his left ankle and was forced to pull out. As a result, he was demoted back to the juryo division. It was the first time in his career that he had missed any bouts. Since he had an enforced layoff, he decided to undergo eyesight corrective surgery in December 2005.[1] He had not fully recovered from either his injury or his surgery by the January 2006 tournament but felt he had to compete to try to prevent demotion to the unsalaried makushita division. However, in the event he withdrew once again after losing his first two bouts. He has largely remained in the third division ever since.
In May 2008 he won his second makushita division championship, once more with a perfect 7-0 record. This performance returned him to the sekitori ranks for the first time since November 2006.
[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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| 2005 | x | x | x | East Maegashira #14 9–6 |
West Maegashira #9 4–11 |
West Maegashira #15 0–5–10 |
| 2006 | (Jūryō) | (Makushita) | (Makushita) | (Makushita) | (Makushita) | (Jūryō) |
| 2007 | (Makushita) | (Makushita) | (Makushita) | (Makushita) | (Makushita) | (Makushita) |
| 2008 | (Makushita) | (Makushita) | (Makushita) | x | x | x |
| 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
- ^ http://www.webtrek.com/pipermail/sumo/2005-December/001247.html
- ^ Rikishi in Juryo and Makunouchi (English). szumo.hu. Retrieved on 2007-07-15.
