American sumotori Wakaicihro goes into his final match of the Kyushu basho, with a 1-5 record. He faces Sandanme 74 Asamorimot on day 14, a rikishi of similar height and weight. After spending many tournaments in Jonidan, he is now fighting at his highest ever rank.
This match represents Wakaichiro’s final opportunity to improve his record for this tournament. We will publish the results as soon as we know them.
American sumotori Wakaichiro was bested in his day 12 contest against Miyazaki, who defeated him with an overarm throw (Uwatenage). This drops Wakaichiro to 1-5 for Kyushu, a solid losing record. It is likely that he will return to Jonidan for the January Hatsu basho.
He has one match remaining, which we expect on day 14.
Day 12 in Fukuoka sees American sumotori Wakaichiro return to the dohyo for his 6th match of the Kyushu tournament. Coming into day 12, Wakaichiro has a 1-4 record, with an outlook for a lower rank in January. But there are two matches remaining (one of them today) and his final score will determine the severity of his demotion, and if he will remain in the Sandanme division.
His opponent for day 12 is Tokitsukaze heya’s Miyazaki, a relative newcomer who has been ranked as high as Sandanme 59. Miyazaki is a bit shorter, and quite a bit heavier than Wakaichiro, and will likely provide him with a stiff challenge. As always we will bring you news of the match as soon as we have results, and if we should come across any video, we will share that as well.
Go Wakaichiro!
Monday morning in Kyushu saw American sumotori Wakaichiro lose to Asakayama beya’s Kaiseijo. With this loss, Wakaichiro has at least a minimal make-koshi, or losing record. This means that in the January tournament he will appear at a lower rank, but not necessarily back down in Jonidan.
From the start of his sumo career, Wakaichiro has had kachi-koshi in each of his tournaments except the first. But the experience and strength of the rikishi he has been facing in Sandanme have been significantly higher, and some additional training and possibly size will be needed for him to take the next step up the sumo ladder.
Wakaichiro will likely return for his 6th match of the Kyushu tournament on day 11.