Arawashi Tsuyoshi

Arawashi Tsuyoshi
荒鷲 毅
Personal information
Born Dulgoun Erhebayar
August 21, 1986
Ulan Bator, Mongolia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight 122 kg (269 lb)
Career
Stable Minezaki
Current rank see below
Debut November, 2002
Highest rank Maegashira 8 (September, 2014)
* Up to date as of Apr 27, 2015.

Arawashi Tsuyoshi (荒鷲 毅) is a professional sumo wrestler from Mongolia. He was the 21st Mongolian to reach the top division. His 68 tournament rise through the ranks is the second slowest progress for a foreign wrestler after Sentōryū.[1]

Early life and sumo experience

In his childhood he was active in sports such as basketball and swimming. He also lived in Indonesia for a time in his younger years. At the 2002 junior sumo tournament, he impressed then active Kyokushūzan with his ability and soon afterward he entered Araiso stable. He debuted in November of that same year in maezumō at the height of 183 centimeters and weighing 83 kilograms.[2]

Career

From his November 2002 debut, he rose slowly but steadily through the ranks over three years, recording mostly winning tournaments. However in the January 2006 tournament he dislocated his left shoulder and had to drop out. He also missed the following tournament. After this his shoulder became prone to dislocating and upon his 7th dislocation he elected to finally have corrective surgery upon completing the May 2007 tournament. Rehabilitation from the surgery forced him to sit out three tournaments. He dropped from makushita 22 down to jonidan 22 in this period. During this time he studied the techniques of former yokozuna Chiyonofuji who long suffered from an easily dislocated shoulder. Upon his return in January 2008, his sumo was back in form and he recorded three 6-1 consecutive tournaments. However, in September of that year, Araiso stable closed upon the retirement of its owner, the former Futagodake. While the other wrestlers in the stable chose to retire, he chose to remain active and transferred to Hanaregoma stable.[2]

He continued his steady rise through the ranks, recording only one or two losing tournaments a year. In the May 2011 technical tournament which was not televised due to the ramifications of widespread match-fixing he managed only a 3-4 record at makushita 3. This normally would have led to a drop in rank. However, he was one of a number of wrestlers who benefited from the dismissal of several high ranking wrestlers for match-fixing and he was actually promoted to the salaried jūryō division for the first time in his career in the July 2011 tournament.[3] He only managed a 5-10 record at jūryō 13 and was demoted back to makushita 3. He repeated this same feat twice more, taking a number of tournaments to rise to jūryō and being relegated after a single losing tournament back to the unsalaried makushita division.

During this period, in 2012, Hanaregoma stable had to close due to financial difficulties. He then transferred to Minezaki stable. Starting in the September 2013 tournament he begin to be more consistent, and posted two strong 6-1 consecutive tournaments to achieve promotion to jūryō for the fourth time in the January 2014 tournament. He debuted at a then career high rank of jūryō 10 and managed an 8-7 record. A 10-5 record in the following March tournament garnered him his first promotion to the makuuchi top division for the May 2014 tournament. He was the 21st Mongolian to make it to the top division following Terunofuji. At the beginning of his career, Arawashi had entered sumo at the same time as Kotoōshū but was soon left behind as Kotoōshū made one of the fastest ever rises to makuuchi and ultimately ōzeki. Arawashi had stated that one of his goals was to make it to makuuchi and once again face Kotoōshū in the ring. However, he would never realize this goal, as Kotoōshū retired, his name being taken off the banzuke the same tournament that Arawashi's was added to makuuchi. Arawashi has since alternated winning and losing tournaments and it remains to be seen whether he can become a fixture in the top division.

Fighting style

According to his Japan Sumo Association profile, Arawashi's favourite grips and techniques are migi-yotsu (a left hand outside, right hand inside hold on the opponent's mawashi), yori kiri (force out) and uwatenage (overarm throw).

Career record

　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　
Arawashi Tsuyoshi[4]
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
2002xxxxx(Maezumo)
2003East Jonokuchi #32
4–3
 		East Jonidan #91
6–1
 		East Jonidan #15
4–3
 		West Sandanme #97
4–3
 		East Sandanme #78
5–2
 		West Sandanme #47
3–4
 
2004East Sandanme #60
4–3
 		East Sandanme #48
5–2
 		East Sandanme #20
5–2
 		West Makushita #57
3–4
 		West Sandanme #10
5–2
 		West Makushita #53
3–4
 
2005West Sandanme #5
4–3
 		East Makushita #56
4–3
 		West Makushita #47
2–5
 		West Sandanme #9
6–1
 		East Makushita #34
4–3
 		West Makushita #29
4–3
 
2006West Makushita #20
1–1–5
 		West Makushita #44
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		West Sandanme #24
5–2
 		East Makushita #59
2–2–3
 		West Sandanme #24
2–5
 		East Sandanme #49
5–2
 
2007East Sandanme #21
6–1
 		East Makushita #42
5–2
 		West Makushita #30
4–2–1
 		West Makushita #22
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		West Sandanme #2
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		East Sandanme #62
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7
2008West Jonidan #22
6–1
 		West Sandanme #56
6–1
 		West Sandanme #4
6–1
 		West Makushita #30
4–3
 		West Makushita #25
2–5
 		West Makushita #41
4–3
 
2009East Makushita #35
2–5
 		West Makushita #52
4–3
 		West Makushita #43
4–3
 		East Makushita #36
5–2
 		West Makushita #25
5–2
 		West Makushita #16
3–4
 
2010East Makushita #23
5–2
 		East Makushita #17
5–2
 		East Makushita #10
3–4
 		West Makushita #19
4–3
 		West Makushita #12
4–3
 		East Makushita #9
4–3
 
2011East Makushita #6
4–3
 
Tournament Cancelled
0–0–0		 East Makushita #3
3–4
 		West Jūryō #13
5–10
 		West Makushita #3
3–4
 		East Makushita #6
5–2
 
2012East Makushita #2
4–3
 		West Jūryō #14
7–8
 		East Makushita #1
3–4
 		East Makushita #4
4–3
 		East Jūryō #14
5–10
 		West Makushita #2
3–4
 
2013 West Makushita #5
4–3
 		 East Makushita #2
3–4
 		 West Makushita #4
3–4
 		 East Makushita #11
4–3
 		 East Makushita #10
6–1
 		 West Makushita #1
6–1
 
2014 West Jūryō #10
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #8
10–5
 		 East Maegashira #16
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #17
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #8
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #13
8–7
 
2015 West Maegashira #12
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #14
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #12
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 		 x x x
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)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira
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)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sadanoumi is the eighth son of a former makuuchi wrestler to enter makuuchi". nikkan sports.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Yomiuri Grand Sumo". 2008 October.
  3. ↑ "13 Wrestlers rise to jūryō! Arawashi and Kakizoe with losing records also promoted!". Supo Nichi.
  4. ↑ "Arawashi Tsuyoshi Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2015-01-19.

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