Hokuseihō Osamu

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Hokuseihō Osamu
北青鵬 治
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Personal information
BornAriunaa Davaaninj
(2001-11-12) 12 November 2001 (age 22)
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Height200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight170 kg (375 lb; 27 st)
Career
StableMiyagino
Current rankSee below
DebutMarch 2020
Highest rankJuryo 9 (September 2022)
Championships1 (Jonokuchi)
1 (Jonidan)
1 (Sandanme)
1 (Makushita)
* Up to date as of 25 September 2022.

Hokuseihō Osamu (北青鵬 治, born 12 November 2001 as Ariunaagiin Davaaninj (Mongolian: Ариунаагийн Даваанинж[1]) is a Mongolian-born Japanese sumo wrestler from the Miyagino stable. He was recruited by the former yokozuna Hakuhō, and is regarded as his protege.[2] He made his professional debut in March 2020 and won his first 21 matches. His highest achieved rank is jūryō 9.

Career

He was born Ariunaa Davaaninj on 12 November 2001 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[3] He moved to Sapporo, Hokkaido at the age of five.[4] On his way to a temporary return trip to Mongolia he met yokozuna Hakuhō by chance at an airport in South Korea, who encouraged him to try sumo.[5][6] From his fourth to sixth year of elementary school he took part in wanpaku sumo competitions, and studied sumo at junior high school in Tottori City. Hokuseihō quit the sumo club after he found the training too intense, but Hakuhō persuaded him to return. After graduating Hokuseihō enrolled at Tottori Johoku High School, known for its strong sumo program, again at Hakuhō's recommendation. Previous attendees of this school are Terunofuji and Ichinojō. He won several high school sumo competitions,[4] and after graduating, he joined Hakuhō at Miyagino stable. Although born in Mongolia, as he had been residing in Japan since five years old, he was able to obtain Japanese nationality and so did not need Miyagino's one foreigner spot (sumo rules allow for only one foreign-born wrestler per stable).[7]

He listed Hokkaido as his birthplace on the banzuke ranking sheets and was given the shikona of Hokuseihō. His debut was in March 2020, at a tournament with no spectators to due coronavirus restrictions.[8] With the May 2020 tournament being cancelled altogether, his first official tournament with a ranking was in July 2020. In his first three tournaments he won all 21 of his matches, to equal the fifth longest record. start to a professional career in sumo history.[9] He won the yūshō or championship in each of the jonokuchi, jonidan and sandanme divisions.[3] He had to sit out the January 2021 tournament, which would have been his debut in the makushita division, due to Hakuhō testing positive for COVID-19 and his whole stable being withdrawn from competition.[10] Upon his return in March 2021 he lost his first bout in professional sumo to Tokisakae to bring his winning streak to an end, but recovered to post a 5–2 record.[11] A 6–1 record in May was followed by a 7–0 yūshō in July which saw him promoted to the jūryō division.[3] He became the fifth wrestler to win championships in every division from jonokuchi to makushita, and the first since Tochiazuma (now Tamanoi Oyakata).[12] He told reporters that he was pleased to have reached jūryō in just six tournaments and while still in his teens, and said that he was aiming for double-digit wins in his first tournament as a sekitori or salaried wrestler. He said he wanted to be a yokozuna by the age of 21, like his mentor Hakuhō.[13]

He was unable to compete in his jūryō debut after he tested positive for COVID-19, which forced the whole of the Miyagino stable to sit out the September 2021 tournament.[14] He kept his rank for the following tournament in November 2021, but was forced to pull out on the second day with a right knee ligament injury.[15] This resulted in his demotion back to makushita.[3] By May 2022 he had reached makushita 2, and was a favorite to compete for the third division championship and promotion back to jūryō.[2] After a 5–2 record, his promotion to jūryō was confirmed on May 25.[16]

Original tegata (autograph and handprint) of sumo wrestler Hokuseiho

Fighting style

With his big height advantage (he stands at 200 cm or 6 ft 7 in) Hokuseihō was able to overwhelm most of his early opponents by quickly grabbing their mawashi and forcing them out of the dohyō.[17] He wins most of his matches by yorikiri (force out) and prefers a migi-yotsu (left hand outside, right hand inside) position.[18]

Career record

Hokuseihō Osamu[3]
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
2020 x (Maezumo) East Jonokuchi #23
Tournament Cancelled
0–0–0		 East Jonokuchi #23
7–0
Champion
 		 West Jonidan #15
7–0
Champion
 		 West Sandanme #12
7–0
Champion
 
2021 West Makushita #15
Sat out due to COVID rules
0–0–7		 West Makushita #15
5–2
 		 East Makushita #9
6–1
 		 West Makushita #2
7–0
Champion
 		 West Jūryō #12
Sat out due to COVID rules
0–0–15		 West Jūryō #12
0–2–13
 
2022 West Makushita #12
5–2
 		 West Makushita #5
5–2
 		 East Makushita #2
5–2
 		 West Jūryō #13
11–4
 		 East Jūryō #9
9–6
 		 x
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Сугар-Эрдэнэ, M. (16 July 2021). "Хокүсэйхо Э.Даваанинж макүшитад түрүүллээ". No. Хокүсэйхо Э.Даваанинж макүшитад түрүүллээ. Zindaa. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b Gunning, John (27 April 2022). "Balanced Summer Basho banzuke offers few reasons for complaint". Japan Times. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Hokuseiho Osamu Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b "北青鵬が序二段全勝優勝 白鵬名付けた期待の18歳". Nikkan Sports. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  5. ^ Gunning, John (25 November 2020). "Takakeisho's rise, Terunofuji's rebound? Thrills await fans in 2021". Japan Times. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  6. ^ "北青鵬 昨年７月の序ノ口Ｖで「１年６場所で関取に」有言実行で「素直にうれしい」". daily.co.jp (in Japanese). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  7. ^ Gunning, John (26 August 2020). "Hakuho may be on the path to becoming a great stablemaster if latest recruit pans out". Japan Times. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  8. ^ "モンゴル出身・北青鵬が初土俵で白星 名付け親・白鵬の激励に応える (Mongolian Hokuseiho responds to encouragement from Hakuho in his first ring appearance)". Sponichi (in Japanese). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  9. ^ "北青鵬が三段目Ｖ「強い人戦うの楽しみ」幕下上位に". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Further sumo infections could mean tournament cancellation". Kyodo News. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Hokuseiho Osamu March 2021". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  12. ^ "幕下は北青鵬が全勝対決を制して優勝 来場所は新十両昇進へ／名古屋場所". Sanspo (in Japanese). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  13. ^ "スピード出世で新十両の北青鵬「21歳までに横綱になりたい」／一問一答 (New juryo Hokuseiho - "I want to be a yokozuna by the age of 21")". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Sumo: Hakuho to miss Autumn meet with stable barred over COVID cases". Kyodo News. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  15. ^ "北青鵬が休場 右膝じん帯損傷 身長２メートル、関取最年少の２０歳 (Hokuseiho is out. He has a right knee ligament injury. He is 2 meters tall and is the youngest sekitori, 20 years old.)". daily.co.jp (in Japanese). 15 November 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  16. ^ "苦節13年、31歳千代栄が新十両昇進　夏場所千秋楽は起死回生の逆転突き落としで５勝 "13 year veteran, 31-year-old Chiyosakae promoted to juryo for first time..."". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 25 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  17. ^ "札幌育ちの北青鵬 初の十両の土俵で優勝目指す (Hokuseiho, who grew up in Sapporo, aims to win his first juryo tournament )". NHK (in Japanese). 12 November 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Hokuseiho Osamu Rikishi Profile". Japan Sumo Association. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

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