| 濵錦 竜郎 Hamanishiki Tatsurō |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Tatsurō Takahama November 23, 1976 Kumamoto, Japan |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 127.5 kg (281 lb) |
| Career | |
| Heya | Oitekaze |
| Current rank | see below |
| Debut | March 1999 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 11 (March, 2002) |
| * Career information is correct as of Nov 2011. | |
Hamanishiki Tatsurō (born November 23, 1976 as Tatsurō Takahama) is a sumo wrestler from Kumamoto, Japan. A former amateur champion, he made his professional debut in 1999. His highest rank has been maegashira 11, which he reached in 2002. He has been ranked in the lower divisions since 2005.
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Takahama practised amateur sumo at Nihon University and joined the professional sport in March 1999. He made his debut alongside Kotomitsuki and Takamisakari.[1] He began wrestling under his own name but upon promotion to the second highest jūryō division in July 2000 he adopted the shikona of Hamanishiki.
After five tournaments in jūryō he made his debut in the top makuuchi division in May 2001. However he was unable to progress higher than the lower maegashira ranks and fell back to the second division in September 2002. In November 2004, ranked at the very bottom of jūryō, he produced a disastrous 1-14 record and was demoted to the third makushita division, where he had begun his career. He reverted back to his own surname in November 2005 but this did little to change his fortunes. He missed two tournaments through injury in November 2006 and January 2007 and was demoted once more, to the fourth sandanme division.
He managed to return to the makushita division after a good 6-1 performance in January 2008, and he followed up with a 5-2 score in March and 4-3 in May, which took him to Makushita 26 for the July 2008 tournament, his highest rank since September 2006, before his injury. He returned to the Hamanishiki name in July 2009.
In May 2011 he earned promotion back to the juryo division for the first time in over six years after scoring 6-1 at Makushita 10. There were a large number of positions available in juryo due to the forced retirements of several wrestlers after a match-fixing scandal. The 39 tournaments it took him to return to juryo is the most in sumo history.[2] His stay in juryo lasted only two tournaments however, as he could score only 5-10 in July and 2-13 in September.
Hamanishiki is a yotsu-sumo wrestler, who prefers grappling techniques to pushing or thrusting. His most common winning kimarite is a straightforward yori-kiri or force out. His favourite grip on his opponent's mawashi is migi-yotsu, a left hand outside, right hand inside position.
| year in sumo | 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 | Makushita #60 4–3 |
East Makushita #51 6–1 |
West Makushita #24 6–1 |
East Makushita #8 3–4 |
West Makushita #14 4–3 |
| 2000 | East Makushita #11 4–3 |
East Makushita #8 4–3 |
East Makushita #5 5–2 |
East Jūryō #13 10–5 |
West Jūryō #4 5–10 |
East Jūryō #8 7–8 |
| 2001 | East Jūryō #10 10–5 |
East Jūryō #2 9–6 |
West Maegashira #12 4–11 |
East Jūryō #3 9–6–PPP |
West Maegashira #14 8–7 |
East Maegashira #12 7–8 |
| 2002 | West Maegashira #13 8–7 |
East Maegashira #11 7–8 |
East Maegashira #12 6–9 |
Maegashira #14 4–11 |
West Jūryō #7 8–7 |
East Jūryō #7 9–6 |
| 2003 | West Jūryō #5 5–10 |
East Jūryō #9 10–5–P |
East Jūryō #4 6–9 |
East Jūryō #7 2–3–10 |
West Makushita #6 0–0–7 |
West Makushita #6 4–3 |
| 2004 | East Jūryō #13 8–7 |
East Jūryō #10 7–8 |
East Jūryō #11 9–6 |
West Jūryō #5 5–10 |
East Jūryō #11 6–9 |
West Jūryō #14 1–14 |
| 2005 | West Makushita #12 4–3 |
East Makushita #11 5–2 |
West Makushita #5 2–5 |
East Makushita #15 3–4 |
East Makushita #21 3–4 |
East Makushita #27 2–5 |
| 2006 | West Makushita #41 5–2 |
East Makushita #28 5–2 |
East Makushita #19 4–3 |
West Makushita #14 3–4 |
East Makushita #19 3–4 |
East Makushita #28 0–0–7 |
| 2007 | West Sandanme #8 0–1–6 |
West Sandanme #68 4–3 |
East Sandanme #52 4–3 |
East Sandanme #36 4–3 |
West Sandanme #21 3–4 |
West Sandanme #38 4–3 |
| 2008 | East Sandanme #23 6–1 |
East Makushita #45 5–2 |
East Makushita #30 4–3 |
East Makushita #26 3–4 |
East Makushita #34 5–2 |
West Makushita #17 3–4 |
| 2009 | East Makushita #26 4–3 |
East Makushita #19 3–4 |
East Makushita #28 2–5 |
East Makushita #46 5–2 |
East Makushita #34 4–3 |
West Makushita #28 2–5 |
| 2010 | East Makushita #44 4–3 |
East Makushita #38 5–2 |
West Makushita #23 3–4 |
West Makushita #31 5–2 |
West Makushita #15 3–4 |
West Makushita #19 4–3 |
| 2011 | East Makushita #15 4–3 |
Tournament Cancelled 0–0–0 |
West Makushita #10 6–1 |
East Jūryō #9 5–10 |
East Jūryō #14 2–13 |
East Makushita #10 2–5 |
| 2012 | East Makushita #20 – |
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| Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s) P=Playoff(s) |
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