Three sekiwake, now the highest-ranked wrestlers for the meet, all won as Hoshoryu and Kiribayama improved to 6-3 and Wakatakakage 4-5. 7 Takayasu also won their bouts to stay in the title race, but top-tier makuuchi debutant and No. Komusubi Kotonowaka was one of three wrestlers to improve to 7-2, patiently fending off lively attacks from former ozeki Shodai (6-3) before pushing down the No. 1 veteran Tamawashi (1-8) to secure a winning record.
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Komusubi Daieisho (8-1) stayed a win back of Midorifuji, reeling off his trademark shoves to thrust down hapless No. Professional sumo competition in the top division finishes 2022 with six different wrestlers winning each of the six tournaments for the first time in 31 years, as well as rank-and-file maegashira competitors winning three consecutive tournaments for the first time in recorded history. Midorifuji's Isegahama stablemate, lone yokozuna Terunofuji, remains sidelined following knee surgery last October, while ozeki Takakeisho pulled out on Saturday with a left knee injury. maegashira: The lowest, and largest, category of individual sumo ranks in the upper (makuuchi) division the rank-and-file fat guys. SHARE Fukuoka Mongolian ironman Tamawashi became the oldest wrestler in 40 years to regain promotion to sumo’s upper ranks, after the 37-year-old was listed as a komusubi on. 27 by winning second straight bouts in a three-way playoff, a first in 28 years. The tournament is without a wrestler from the top two ranks, yokozuna and ozeki, for the first time since the start of Japan's Showa era in 1926. FUKUOKA-Rank-and-file Abi grabbed his first career title at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. (Kyodo)īut Midorifuji did not back off, and his pressure forced Ura to attempt a pull-down, allowing Midorifuji to swiftly drive forward before winning emphatically with a push-down. Do not confuse rank with paygrades, such as E-1, W-2 and O-5. Midorifuji (L) beats Ura on the ninth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 20, 2023, at Edion Arena Osaka, western Japan. Responsibility for personnel, equipment and mission grows with each advancement.
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