Kitataiki Akeyoshi
Kitataiki Akeyoshi | |
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北太樹 明義 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Akeyoshi Sanuki 5 October 1982 Machida City, Tokyo, Japan |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 151 kg (333 lb; 23.8 st) |
Career | |
Stable | Yamahibiki |
Record | 649-648-2 |
Debut | March 1998 |
Highest rank | Maegashira 2 (May 2013) |
Retired | January 2018 |
Elder name | Onogawa |
Championships | 2 (Jūryō) |
* Up to date as of June 25, 2020. |
Kitataiki Akeyoshi (北太樹 明義, born 5 October 1982) is a former professional
Early life and sumo background
As a boy Sanuki participated in swimming, soccer and some judo as an elementary school student. His only experience with sumo during this time was one national children's sumo competition. He went on to play basketball in junior high school. However, starting from his elementary school days he made several visits to the stable of
Career
He joined Kitanoumi stable and made his professional debut in March 1998. He spent over nine years ranked in the lower divisions, but finally achieved promotion to in September 2008 where he lasted two tournaments before being relegated back to jūryō, restricted by a serious injury to his left knee.
Another year in jūryō, ending with his first career
Kitataiki reached a new highest rank of maegashira 2 in May 2013, scoring 4–11. He generally maintained a consistent enough performance to remain in the mid-level top division ranks, but never won a
Having not missed a bout since 2003, at the end of his career Kitataiki had the longest streak of consecutive career matches amongst active wrestlers, with 1082. He overtook the previous holder
Retirement from sumo
Just before the January 2018 tournament was due to begin, Kitataiki announced his retirement. He has stayed in sumo as an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and works as a coach under the name of Onogawa Oyakata.
Fighting style
Kitataiki was a yotsu-sumo specialist, preferring to grip his opponent's mawashi with a right hand outside, left hand inside position (hidari-yotsu). His most common winning kimarite was yori-kiri or force out, closely followed by oshi-dashi or push out.
Family
His father came up with his current ring name, which he took after two years in sumo. This shikona combines the "kita" of Kitanoumi and "taiki" meaning large tree and symbolizing strength and growth. Kitataiki is married, and the couple have a son born in September 2015.
Career record
Year | 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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1998 | x | (Maezumo) | East Jonokuchi #40 5–2 |
West Jonidan #146 3–4 |
East Jonokuchi #2 4–3 |
West Jonidan #131 3–4 |
1999 | West Jonidan #144 5–2 |
East Jonidan #102 2–5 |
West Jonidan #135 6–1 |
West Jonidan #53 2–5 |
East Jonidan #80 3–4 |
East Jonidan #93 5–2 |
2000 | East Jonidan #52 1–6 |
East Jonidan #83 6–1 |
West Jonidan #12 3–4 |
East Jonidan #31 5–2 |
West Sandanme #96 2–5 |
East Jonidan #20 6–1 |
2001 | West Sandanme #58 2–5 |
East Sandanme #87 3–4 |
East Jonidan #2 2–5 |
West Jonidan #25 6–1 |
East Sandanme #61 4–3 |
East Sandanme #47 4–3 |
2002 | West Sandanme #31 4–3 |
West Sandanme #16 5–2 |
West Makushita #57 3–4 |
East Sandanme #9 3–4 |
East Sandanme #26 5–2 |
East Makushita #60 3–4 |
2003 | West Sandanme #16 4–3 |
East Sandanme #7 6–1 |
East Makushita #33 1–4–2 |
West Sandanme #1 4–3 |
West Makushita #49 3–4 |
West Sandanme #1 6–1 |
2004 | East Makushita #26 4–3 |
West Makushita #18 4–3 |
West Makushita #15 3–4 |
West Makushita #19 3–4 |
East Makushita #26 3–4 |
West Makushita #32 5–2 |
2005 | East Makushita #23 3–4 |
West Makushita #31 3–4 |
West Makushita #38 5–2 |
West Makushita #22 5–2 |
East Makushita #12 2–5 |
East Makushita #26 6–1 |
2006 | West Makushita #9 3–4 |
West Makushita #15 6–1 |
East Makushita #5 2–5 |
East Makushita #15 4–3 |
East Makushita #12 3–4 |
West Makushita #20 4–3 |
2007 | East Makushita #16 5–2 |
East Makushita #10 6–1 |
East Makushita #3 5–2 |
East Jūryō #13 8–7 |
West Jūryō #10 9–6 |
East Jūryō #7 6–9 |
2008 | East Jūryō #11 8–7 |
East Jūryō #10 11–4 |
West Jūryō #1 6–9 |
East Jūryō #4 11–4 |
West Maegashira #13 7–8 |
West Maegashira #14 2–13 |
2009 | West Jūryō #7 7–8 |
West Jūryō #9 10–5 |
East Jūryō #3 5–10 |
West Jūryō #10 9–6 |
East Jūryō #4 7–8 |
East Jūryō #5 10–5–PP Champion |
2010 | East Maegashira #15 9–6 |
East Maegashira #10 10–5 |
East Maegashira #4 7–8 |
West Maegashira #4 6–9 |
East Maegashira #7 9–6 |
West Maegashira #3 5–10 |
2011 | East Maegashira #8 9–6 |
East Maegashira #3 Tournament Cancelled 0–0–0 |
East Maegashira #3 3–12 |
East Maegashira #10 7–8 |
East Maegashira #11 10–5 |
East Maegashira #5 8–7 |
2012 | East Maegashira #3 2–13 |
East Maegashira #13 9–6 |
West Maegashira #8 5–10 |
West Maegashira #11 9–6 |
East Maegashira #9 6–9 |
East Maegashira #12 8–7 |
2013 | East Maegashira #10 8–7 |
West Maegashira #6 10–5 |
East Maegashira #2 4–11 |
West Maegashira #8 8–7 |
East Maegashira #6 6–9 |
West Maegashira #9 8–7 |
2014 | East Maegashira #8 7–8 |
East Maegashira #9 6–9 |
West Maegashira #13 9–6 |
West Maegashira #9 6–9 |
West Maegashira #10 7–8 |
East Maegashira #12 3–12 |
2015 | East Jūryō #3 13–2 Champion |
West Maegashira #10 9–6 |
East Maegashira #5 4–11 |
East Maegashira #10 5–10 |
East Maegashira #14 7–8 |
East Maegashira #15 7–8 |
2016 | West Maegashira #15 7–8 |
West Maegashira #15 3–12 |
West Jūryō #6 5–10 |
West Jūryō #12 6–9 |
West Jūryō #14 9–6 |
East Jūryō #10 10–5 |
2017 | East Jūryō #5 4–11 |
East Jūryō #11 7–8 |
West Jūryō #12 8–7 |
East Jūryō #12 5–10 |
West Makushita #1 4–3 |
East Makushita #1 3–4 |
2018 | Makushita #3 Retired 0–0–0 |
x | x | x | x | x |
Record given as wins–losses–absencies Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation Playoff (s)Divisions: Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Maegashira |
See also
- List of sumo tournament second division champions
- Glossary of sumo terms
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- List of sumo elders
References
- ^ "Kitataiki Akeyoshi Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
External links
- Kitataiki Akeyoshi's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage
- Complete biography and basho results (Japanese)