Takayasu Akira
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| Takayasu Akira | |
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| 高安 晃 | |
| File:Takayasu 2012 Jan 2.JPG | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Akira Takayasu February 28, 1990 Tsuchiura, Japan |
| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Weight | 171 kg (377 lb; 26.9 st) |
| Web presence | Tagonoura stable website |
| Career | |
| Stable | Tagonoura |
| Current rank | see below |
| Debut | March, 2005 |
| Highest rank | Komusubi (Sep, 2013) |
| Championships | 1 (Makushita) |
| Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (2), Outstanding Performance (2) |
| Gold Stars | 4 Harumafuji (3) Hakuhō |
| * Up to date as of May 22, 2016. | |
Takayasu Akira[1] (高安 晃 Takayasu Akira?, born February 28, 1990 in Tsuchiura, Japan) is a Japanese sumo wrestler. He made his professional debut in 2005, and reached the top makuuchi division in 2011, the first wrestler born in the Heisei era to do so. His highest rank has been komusubi. He has been runner up in one tournament and earned four special prizes, two for Fighting Spirit and two for Outstanding Performance. He has won four gold stars for defeating yokozuna.
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Early life and sumo background
Takayasu was born and raised in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, to a Japanese father and a Filipino mother.[1] He was a center fielder on his junior high school baseball team and through his father's recommendation he joined Naruto stable upon graduating from junior high school.
Career
On his entry to Naruto stable, he was already 180 centimeters tall and weighed 120 kilograms, and consequently had much expectation pinned on him from the start. His first tournament was in March, 2005. He made steady progress through the lower divisions, with only a few losing record or make-koshi tournaments. He won the yūshō or championship in the third makushita division in September, 2010 with a perfect 7–0 record. This propelled him into jūryō division, where along with Masunoyama became one of the first two sekitori to be born in the Heisei era. He decided against adopting a traditional shikona despite reaching the elite and will continue to use his birth name. In his first jūryō tournament in November he almost pulled off a second consecutive championship, losing to Toyohibiki in a playoff after both finished with 11–4 records.
After two more strong performances at jūryō Takayasu was promoted to the top makuuchi division in July, 2011. His debut record of 9–6 at maegashira 11 earned him a maegashira rank of no. 6 in the following tournament, then his highest to date, but he only managed a 6-9 record there. After a 9–6 score in the November 2011 tournament he was promoted to a new high of maegashira 3. He scored only 6–9 in the January 2012 tourney, but a 10–5 record in March saw him reach maegashira 1 in the May tournament.
Takayasu had his best result in the top division to date in the January 2013 tournament, finishing runner up on 12–3 and winning his first sanshō award for Fighting Spirit. Though he has had his fair share of losing tournaments in his subsequent career, he did manage two gold star wins in 2013, in two different tournaments, both at maegashira 1, and both against Harumafuji. The second win against Harumafuji also helped him procure his first Outstanding Performance prize, and his first promotion to the san'yaku ranks at komusubi. He only lasted one tournament at this rank however, and went into a bit of a slump before bouncing back with an 11-4 at the July 2014 tournament. In the November 2014 tournament he scored against top-ranked competition, earning two gold stars for defeating Harumafuji and Hakuhō and receiving the Outstanding Performance price. This saw him promoted to komusubi once more at the beginning of 2015, but he once again fell short with a 6–9 record. He has so far been unable to consistently win against the top level of competition and continues to bounce back and forth between the top and the middle of the division. He had to withdraw from a tournament for the first time in his career in September 2015, but recovered with two winning records in the next two tournaments.
Fighting style
Takayasu is an oshi-sumo specialist, preferring pushing and thrusting techniques (tsuki/oshi) to fighting on the opponent's mawashi. His most common winning kimarite so far in his career are yori-kiri (force out), hataki-komi (slap down) and oshi-dashi (push out).
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 |
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| 2005 | x | (Maezumo) | West Jonokuchi #29 4–3 |
West Jonidan #129 4–3 |
East Jonidan #98 4–3 |
East Jonidan #73 4–3 |
| 2006 | West Jonidan #48 2–5 |
West Jonidan #78 3–4 |
West Jonidan #98 5–2 |
East Jonidan #44 3–4 |
West Jonidan #67 4–3 |
West Jonidan #41 5–2 |
| 2007 | West Jonidan #5 4–3 |
East Sandanme #86 5–2 |
East Sandanme #55 5–2 |
West Sandanme #27 3–4 |
West Sandanme #41 4–3 |
East Sandanme #26 5–2 |
| 2008 | East Sandanme #2 3–4 |
East Sandanme #11 4–3 |
West Makushita #59 4–3 |
West Makushita #51 3–4 |
East Sandanme #5 4–3 |
East Makushita #54 5–2 |
| 2009 | East Makushita #39 2–5 |
East Sandanme #3 4–3 |
East Makushita #54 4–3 |
East Makushita #44 4–3 |
West Makushita #36 5–2 |
East Makushita #27 4–3 |
| 2010 | West Makushita #22 4–3 |
West Makushita #18 5–2 |
West Makushita #10 4–3 |
East Makushita #6 2–5 |
West Makushita #13 7–0 Champion |
East Jūryō #11 11–4–P |
| 2011 | East Jūryō #3 9–6 |
East Jūryō #1 Tournament Cancelled 0–0–0 |
East Jūryō #1 8–7 |
East Maegashira #11 9–6 |
East Maegashira #6 6–9 |
West Maegashira #8 9–6 |
| 2012 | West Maegashira #3 6–9 |
East Maegashira #7 10–5 |
West Maegashira #1 5–10 |
West Maegashira #5 6–9 |
West Maegashira #9 10–5 |
East Maegashira #4 5–10 |
| 2013 | East Maegashira #7 12–3 F |
East Maegashira #1 5–10 ★ |
West Maegashira #5 8–7 |
West Maegashira #1 9–6 O★ |
West Komusubi #1 5–10 |
East Maegashira #3 3–12 |
| 2014 | East Maegashira #9 9–6 |
West Maegashira #3 5–10 |
West Maegashira #8 6–9 |
West Maegashira #11 11–4 F |
East Maegashira #2 7–8 |
East Maegashira #3 10–5 O★★ |
| 2015 | East Komusubi #1 6–9 |
East Maegashira #3 3–12 |
West Maegashira #8 10–5 |
East Maegashira #2 6–9 |
West Maegashira #3 1–3–11 |
West Maegashira #12 9–6 |
| 2016 | West Maegashira #8 11–4 |
West Maegashira #1 5–10 |
West Maegashira #5 9–6 |
x | x | x |
| 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) |
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See also
References
External links
- Takayasu Akira's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage
