Chiyoshōma Fujio
| Chiyoshōma Fujio 千代翔馬 富士雄 | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born |
Ganbaatar Munkhsaihan July 20, 1991 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Kokonoe |
| Current rank | see below |
| Debut | September, 2009 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 10 (Nov, 2016) |
| Championships | 1 (Makushita) |
| * Up to date as of Dec 2, 2016. | |
Chiyoshōma Fujio (千代翔馬 富士雄, born 20 July 1992) is a professional sumo wrestler from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He made his debut in September 2009 and reached the top makuuchi division in September 2016. He wrestles for Kokonoe stable.
Early life and sumo experience
As a child, Munkhsaihan's father was the equivalent of ōzeki in Mongolian wrestling. He was at his father's side most everywhere he went, and his father would take him to judo and wrestling practice often. In addition his father and Asashōryū's father were acquaintances. These circumstances naturally led to an interest in the sumo world.[1] He met former yokozuna Chiyonofuji when the elder came to Munkhsaihan's region on a sumo tour and through Chiyonofuji's invitation, he transferred to Meitoku Gijuku High School, a school well-known for its sumo program. He left the school in his second year and joined Chiyonofuji's Kokonoe stable.
Career
He joined at the same time as Aoiyama and the two attended sumo school at the same time and also graduated together. He weighed only a light 87 kilograms when he first stepped into the ring, and there was concern whether or not he could make it on the dohyō. However, thinking of his father, a popular figure of high rank in Mongolian sumo, made him ashamed at the prospect of quitting early and he resolved to stick it out. From his entry into sumo until he reached the sandanme division, he took the ring name Shōma (翔馬). In July 2010, upon reaching sandanme, as is the custom at his stable, he took the 'Chiyo' part of legendary wrestlers from the stable such as Chiyonofuji and Chiyonoyama, and became Chiyoshōma. After a little more than a year, in September 2011, he received promotion to the 3rd division known as makushita. Though he bounced back and forth between sandanme and makushita for a period after this, from November 2012 he was re-promoted to makushita with good enough results to become a makushita regular.[2] Up until this point he had to serve stablemates Chiyomaru and Chiyo'ō who were the same age as him, so this was incentive for him to train hard and work his way up the ranks.[1] For the next three years he would soldier on in the third division, moving slowly upward. In September 2015 he had a commanding 6-1 record and took the yūshō for the 3rd division. This put him at makushita 3 for the next tournament where he achieved another 6-1, guaranteeing his promotion to the salaried ranks of jūryō. At the press conference for his promotion, he stated that six and a half years had been a long time, and he had hoped to reach the professional ranks in 4 years. He also said that he still had further to rise and he would do his best.[3] In his first two tournaments in jūryō starting in January 2016, he attained two winning tournaments. In the following May tournament he only managed a 7-8, but bounced back to a 9-6 record for the July tournament at jūryō 3, earning him promotion to the top flight makuuchi division. He was the first wrestler from Kokonoe stable to achieve promotion to makuuchi since the death of their stablemaster, Chiyonofuji, who died the previous July. Since his entry into makuuchi he has had two consecutive winning tournaments and is working his way towards the possibility of being a regular makuuchi wrestler.[2]
Fighting style
Chiyoshōma's preferred grip on his opponent's mawashi or belt is hidari-yotsu, a right hand outside, left hand inside position. He uses both pushing and grappling techniques. His most common winning kimarite are hatakikomi (slap down), yorikiri (force out) and uwatenage (overarm throw).
Career record
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | x | x | x | (Maezumo) | East Jonokuchi #31
6–1 |
East Jonidan #65
3–4 |
| 2010 | West Jonidan #92
5–2 |
East Jonidan #42
4–3 |
East Jonidan #17
4–3 |
East Sandanme #100
4–3 |
East Sandanme #80
2–5 |
East Jonidan #6
5–2 |
| 2011 | West Sandanme #72
4–3 |
Tournament Cancelled 0–0–0 |
East Sandanme #55
5–2 |
East Sandanme #13
5–2 |
East Makushita #56
3–4 |
West Sandanme #8
3–4 |
| 2012 | East Sandanme #23
6–1 |
West Makushita #44
2–5 |
West Sandanme #8
5–2 |
West Makushita #48
2–5 |
West Sandanme #11
5–2 |
West Makushita #49
5–2 |
| 2013 | West Makushita #34
3–4 |
East Makushita #41
4–3 |
East Makushita #32
4–3 |
East Makushita #25
3–4 |
West Makushita #33
3–4 |
East Makushita #40
5–2 |
| 2014 | East Makushita #25
5–2 |
West Makushita #18
5–2 |
East Makushita #10
4–3 |
East Makushita #8
3–4 |
East Makushita #13
4–3 |
West Makushita #11
3–4 |
| 2015 | West Makushita #16
2–5 |
West Makushita #30
5–2 |
West Makushita #20
4–3 |
West Makushita #15
4–3 |
East Makushita #11
6–l1 Champion |
West Makushita #3
6–1 |
| 2016 | West Jūryō #12
8–7 |
East Jūryō #10
11–4 |
West Jūryō #2
7–8 |
West Jūryō #3
9–6 |
West Maegashira #12
8–7 |
East Maegashira #10
9–6 |
| 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) | ||||||
See also
References
- 1 2 Sumo Journal 2014 September pg 97
- 1 2 3 "Chiyoshoma Fujio". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ Kenoshō and Chiyonoshōma go to Jūryō SANSPO.COM 2015年11月25日（2015 November 25)
External links
- Chiyoshōma Fujio's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage