Kyokutaisei Takuya

Kyokutaisei Takuya
Kyokutaisei Takuya
旭大星託也
	Maegashira 8 (July 2018)
Special Prizes	1 (Fighting Spirit)
	* Up to date as of 1 November 2023.

Kyokutaisei Takuya (

special prize for Fighting Spirit. He is a member of Ōshima stable

.

Career

Early career

He was originally a

makushita

after only two tournaments. He returned to jūryō in September 2015.

make-koshi 6–9. He withdrew from a tournament for the first time in his career in September, after injuring his knees in his Day 3 bout against Daieishō.^[4] He returned to the tournament on Day 9, but withdrew again on Day 11 after aggravating the injury. He was demoted to the jūryō division in November 2018 and did not manage to return to makuuchi until almost two years later in September 2020.^[5]

He withdrew on Day 5 of the September tournament with an Achilles' tendon injury, resulting in demotion back to the second division.

He was forced to sit out the January 2021 tournament due to a wrestler at

kachi-koshi since March 2021, when he was ranked in jūryō.^[8] During this tournament he also recorded a fifth win in a row, but missed out on the championship after being defeated on Day 11 by Takerufuji.^[9]

Having begun his career at Ōshima stable, he was once again a member of Ōshima after February 2022 when his stablemaster renamed it from Tomozuna stable.[10]

Fighting style

Kyokutaisei is unusual in that he prefers a maemitsu grip on his opponent's mawashi or belt – grabbing the front part directly below the stomach area.^[11] He is also fond of dashinage techniques, which involve throwing the opponent in a pulling motion.^[11] His most common winning kimarite is oshi-dashi, or push out.^[12]

Personal

Kyokutaisei registered his marriage to Yoshie Kobayashi on 18 September 2017.^[13] The reception was held on 9 June 2018, about 450 guests attended with Hakuhō giving a speech.

Career record

Kyokutaisei Takuya^[14]
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
2008	(Maezumo)	East Jonokuchi #28 6–1	East Jonidan #61 5–2	East Jonidan #22 2–5	East Jonidan #57 4–3	West Jonidan #29 3–4
2009	East Jonidan #54 3–4	East Jonidan #78 4–3	West Jonidan #51 5–2	West Jonidan #7 5–2	East Sandanme #78 3–4	East Sandanme #92 4–3
2010	West Sandanme #74 5–2	West Sandanme #42 3–4	West Sandanme #57 4–3	East Sandanme #43 6–1	West Makushita #54 1–6	East Sandanme #24 3–4
2011	West Sandanme #41 4–3	Tournament Cancelled 0–0–0	West Sandanme #27 5–2	West Makushita #55 2–5	West Sandanme #17 4–3	West Sandanme #4 5–2
2012	East Makushita #51 4–3	East Makushita #44 4–3	West Makushita #36 3–4	East Makushita #48 4–3	West Makushita #40 4–3	East Makushita #32 3–4
2013	East Makushita #39 5–2	West Makushita #23 4–3	East Makushita #15 3–4	East Makushita #24 6–1	West Makushita #11 3–4	West Makushita #16 3–4
2014	East Makushita #23 5–2	East Makushita #11 6–1	West Makushita #3 5–2	West Jūryō #13 7–8	East Jūryō #14 5–10	East Makushita #5 3–4
2015	East Makushita #10 4–3	East Makushita #7 4–3	East Makushita #6 5–2	East Makushita #4 5–2	West Jūryō #13 9–6	West Jūryō #7 6–9
2016	West Jūryō #9 5–10	West Jūryō #14 6–9	West Makushita #2 5–2	East Jūryō #13 7–8	East Jūryō #13 8–7	East Jūryō #11 10–5
2017	East Jūryō #7 8–7	West Jūryō #6 9–6	West Jūryō #3 6–9	East Jūryō #6 8–7	East Jūryō #4 6–9	East Jūryō #6 9–6
2018	West Jūryō #1 8–7	East Jūryō #1 8–7	West Maegashira #15 10–5 F	West Maegashira #8 6–9	West Maegashira #11 1–6–8	East Jūryō #7 7–8
2019	East Jūryō #9 7–8	East Jūryō #9 8–7	East Jūryō #8 6–9	East Jūryō #11 8–7	West Jūryō #9 9–6	East Jūryō #7 7–8
2020	East Jūryō #8 7–8	East Jūryō #8 9–6	East Jūryō #5 Tournament Cancelled 0–0–0	East Jūryō #5 10–5–P	East Maegashira #16 2–3–10	East Jūryō #8 8–7
2021	East Jūryō #7 Sat out due to COVID rules 0–0–15	East Jūryō #8 7–8	West Jūryō #8 9–6	East Jūryō #2 7–7–1	West Jūryō #2 2–4–9	West Jūryō #9 2–13
2022	West Makushita #5 0–3–4	West Makushita #38 1–1–5	East Sandanme #6 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7	West Sandanme #66 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7	East Jonidan #37 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7	West Jonokuchi #5 6–1
2023	East Jonidan #28 6–1	West Sandanme #55 6–1	East Sandanme #3 4–3	East Makushita #53 4–3	West Makushita #44 4–3	West Makushita #35 3–4
2024	West Makushita #45 3–4	West Makushita #55 6–1	East Makushita #25 4–3	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

References

^ Gunning, John (2 May 2018). "Ancient banzuke adds human touch to sumo". Japan Times. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ "2018 May Grand Sumo Tournament Banzuke Topics". Japan Sumo Association. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018.
^ Miki, Shuji (19 May 2018). "SUMO ABC (77) / Kyokutaisei becomes Hokkaido's 1st makuuchi debutant in 26 years". Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
^ "Sumo: Undefeated Kisenosato tested again on Day 4 of Autumn meet". The Mainichi. 12 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018.
^ "July champion Terunofuji climbs 16 spots in rankings". Japan Times. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
^ "SUMO/ 65 wrestlers to stay away from tourney as 5 test positive for virus". Asahi Shimbun. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^ "十両旭大星が休場左膝外側側副靱帯損傷のため". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Former Makuuchi Kyokutaisei wins a majority of bouts for the first time in 9 tournaments in his comeback". Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). 20 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
^ "序ノ口・尊富士が元幕内の旭大星に堂々の勝利「ここを乗り越えないと優勝できない」". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). 23 November 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ "友綱部屋が「大島部屋」に名称変更親方の名跡交換で約10年ぶり"再興"". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Rikishi Profile – Kyokutaisei Takuya". Sumo Association. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
^ "Kyokutaisei bouts by kimarite". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
^ "Kyokutaisei announces marriage". Sponichi News. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ "Kyokutaisei Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 30 November 2016.

External links

Kyokutaisei Takuya's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage

[1] Gunning, John (2 May 2018). "Ancient banzuke adds human touch to sumo". Japan Times. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

[2] "2018 May Grand Sumo Tournament Banzuke Topics". Japan Sumo Association. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018.

[3] Miki, Shuji (19 May 2018). "SUMO ABC (77) / Kyokutaisei becomes Hokkaido's 1st makuuchi debutant in 26 years". Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 21 May 2018.

[4] "Sumo: Undefeated Kisenosato tested again on Day 4 of Autumn meet". The Mainichi. 12 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018.

[5] "July champion Terunofuji climbs 16 spots in rankings". Japan Times. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

[6] "SUMO/ 65 wrestlers to stay away from tourney as 5 test positive for virus". Asahi Shimbun. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

[7] "十両旭大星が休場左膝外側側副靱帯損傷のため". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[8] "Former Makuuchi Kyokutaisei wins a majority of bouts for the first time in 9 tournaments in his comeback". Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). 20 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.

[9] "序ノ口・尊富士が元幕内の旭大星に堂々の勝利「ここを乗り越えないと優勝できない」". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). 23 November 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[10] "友綱部屋が「大島部屋」に名称変更親方の名跡交換で約10年ぶり"再興"". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[jsa-11] "Rikishi Profile – Kyokutaisei Takuya". Sumo Association. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[12] "Kyokutaisei bouts by kimarite". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[13] "Kyokutaisei announces marriage". Sponichi News. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[14] "Kyokutaisei Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 30 November 2016.

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