Headed For Sandanme in November
Early news from Tokyo that American sumotori Wakaichiro won his day 11 match against Jonidan 9 Kiryu. With this win, Wakaichiro has secured a winning record, and will likely be ranked in Sandanme for the November basho in Kyushu.
Video below courtesy of twitter user SumoSoul:
Congratulations to Wakaichiro! Well done indeed! Thanks to SumoSoul for posting it.
Yay!!!!!! That’s so exciting!! It couldn’t have happened to a nicer person!!!!
He is looking really genki. I love that new move of slapping the hell out of himself right before he sets – makes him look a bit mad. Can only wonder what his opponents think. His mobility is also really impressive.
Brilliant news! Onwards and upwards for our lad!
He looks like he’s gained a huge amount of confidence! Really great!
Really awesome for him! And it looked like the ladies in the audience wanted to chat with him afterwards, so hopefully he will become as popular in Japan as on Tachiai. :)
I wonder where they are going to find a hairdresser with the skills to tame that mane into a chonmage. I hope they aren’t going to have to relax and straighten his hair constantly, that’s a painful process.
Excellent news and a great performance! Onward and upward!