Tosayutaka Yūya

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Tosayutaka Yūya
土佐豊 祐哉
Personal information
BornYūya Morishita
(1985-03-10) 10 March 1985 (age 39)
Kōchi, Japan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight147 kg (324 lb; 23.1 st)
Career
StableTokitsukaze
UniversityTokyo University of Agriculture
Record294-254-71
DebutMarch 2007
Highest rankMaegashira #1 (July 2011)
RetiredJanuary 2016
Elder nameTokitsukaze
Championships2 (Makushita)
2 (Sandanme)
1 (Jonidan)
* Up to date as of Feb 26, 2021.

Tosayutaka Yūya (born 10 March 1985) is a former

Terunofuji. After further injury setbacks he announced his retirement in January 2016. He became stablemaster of Tokitsukaze stable in February 2021 after the Japan Sumo Association asked the previous stablemaster to retire.[2]

Early life and sumo background

Yūya Morishita went to high school in his home prefecture,

makushita tsukedashi status, which lets experienced wrestlers start professional sumo at a higher division than other wrestlers. The shikona that he eventually settled on takes the two Chinese characters used for the city of his birth Tosa City and the third kanji was taken from one of the characters from his father's dharma name. There are other wrestlers in the past from the same Tokitsukaze stable that used this character in their ring names
but this is coincidental.

Career

In his May, 2007

Itai
.

His fortunes would change somewhat for his jūryō debut in the following tournament. Possibly due to stress from the then ongoing investigation into the

make-koshi
.

He was promoted to the top

Kotooshu
but could win only two other bouts. After a quiet year or so in the mid-maegashira ranks, he was promoted to his highest rank to date of maegashira 1 following a 10-5 score in the May 2011 Technical Examination Tournament. In the July tournament he injured his knee on Day 3 against Kotooshu and had to withdraw for the first time in his career. He could manage only a 4-11 record on his return in September, and was demoted to jūryō. Although he made an immediate return to makuuchi for the January tournament, he was unable to re–establish himself in the top division and recorded another 4–11 score.

He was unable to compete after pulling out of the July 2012 tournament due to a knee injury at the rank of jūryō 8 and dropped to the fourth

kachi-koshi scores. He returned to makuuchi in January 2015, a comeback from the rank of sandanme 84 in March 2013 - which at the time was the lowest any top division wrestler earning promotion back has fallen.[1] The same fate would befall him again, however, when just two days into his makuuchi comeback he suffered a medial collateral ligament
injury. In July 2015 he underwent surgery and again dropped down to the sandanme ranks due to his repeated absences.

Retirement from sumo

In January 2016 Tosayutaka finally made the decision to retire. He has stayed in sumo as a coach at his stable, initially under the

Chiyootori
), but in April 2018 he switched to Magaki. His danpatsu-shiki or official retirement ceremony was held in a hotel at the same time as his wedding reception in October 2016.

Tosayutaka became the stablemaster of Tokitsukaze stable in February 2021 after the Sumo Association asked the previous stablemaster, former maegashira Tokitsuumi, to retire for violating COVID-19 safety protocols.[2] His appointment continues the association of the head of the stable with the Tokyo University of Agriculture, which Tokitsuumi and Yutakayama Katsuo also attended.

Fighting style

Tosayutaka listed his favourite techniques as migi yotsu, a left hand outside and right hand inside grip on the opponent's mawashi, and nage or throws. His most common winning kimarite was yorikiri (force out), which accounted for nearly half his victories in his career.[3]

Family

Tosayutaka announced at a press conference in February 2016 that he would be marrying TV personality Eri Koizumi. They have been in a relationship since 2009. Tosayutaka remarked that he would have retired much earlier than he did were it not for her support.[4] The marriage was registered in March and the wedding reception was held in October 2016.

Career record

Tosayutaka Yūya[5]
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
2007 x (Maezumo) West Jonokuchi #9
6–1
 		 East Jonidan #57
7–0
Champion
 		 West Sandanme #57
7–0
Champion
 		 West Makushita #33
7–0
Champion
 
2008 East Makushita #4
5–2
 		 West Jūryō #12
6–9
 		 West Makushita #1
4–3
 		 West Jūryō #14
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #10
11–4
 		 West Jūryō #2
7–8
 
2009 West Jūryō #3
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #2
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #1
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #14
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #10
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #13
8–7
 
2010 West Maegashira #12
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #4
3–12
 		 East Maegashira #9
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #10
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #7
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #10
9–6
 
2011 West Maegashira #7
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #9
Tournament Cancelled
0–0–0		 East Maegashira #9
10–5
 		 East Maegashira #1
0–4–11
 		 East Maegashira #14
4–11
 		 East Jūryō #5
10–5
 
2012 West Maegashira #12
4–11
 		 West Jūryō #2
6–7–2
 		 West Jūryō #6
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #8
2–6–7
 		 West Makushita #3
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 West Makushita #43
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7
2013 East Sandanme #24
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 West Sandanme #84
7–0–P
Champion
 		 West Makushita #47
6–1
 		 East Makushita #21
5–2
 		 West Makushita #12
0–4–3
 		 East Makushita #48
7–0
Champion
 
2014 West Makushita #5
5–2
 		 East Makushita #1
5–2
 		 East Jūryō #10
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #8
11–4
 		 East Jūryō #4
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #5
9–6
 
2015 West Maegashira #16
0–2–13
 		 West Jūryō #11
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #14
7–8
 		 West Makushita #1
1–6
 		 West Makushita #20
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 West Makushita #60
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7
2016 West Sandanme #40
Retired
2–4–0		 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

References

  1. ^ a b "January 2015 Banzuke Topics". Japan Sumo Association. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Sumo: Tokitsukaze asked to quit after breaking COVID rules". Kyodo News. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Tosayutaka bouts by kimarite". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  4. ^ Akinomaki (8 February 2016). "Ex-Tosayutaka marries Eri Koizumi". Sumo Forum. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Tosayutaka Yuya Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 27 January 2013.

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