NOV 25, 2018
Takakeisho claims title on final day
KYODO
Komusubi Takakeisho won his first career championship on Sunday, the final day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. The 22-year-old Takakeisho, competing in just his 12th tournament in sumo's top flight, beat No. 3 maegashira Nishikigi (8-7), catching a lucky break to finish the tournament with 13 wins. "Since I was little, ...
NOV 24, 2018
Kyushu Basho title to be decided on final day
KYODO
Komusubi Takakeisho overreached against ozeki Takayasu and instead of clinching the title on Saturday, left the two men tied heading into the final day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.As he had throughout the tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center, the 22-year-old Takakeisho looked quicker than his opponent. ...
NOV 23, 2018
Takakeisho on track for title
KYODO
Komusubi Takakeisho set himself up to seal his first championship by earning his 12th win on Friday, the 13th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. The 22-year-old owned most of his bout against 197-kg Bulgarian Aoiyama, seizing the initiative early before ...
NOV 22, 2018
Takakeisho stays ahead of the pack
KYODO
Takakeisho maintained his one-win lead after beating rank-and-filer Tamawashi on Thursday, the 12th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.The 22-year-old komusubi, whose only loss came against sekiwake Mitakeumi on Day 7, beat the No. 2 maegashira ....
NOV 21, 2018
Takakeisho earns 10th win
KYODO
Takakeisho recorded his 10th win at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday to remain in sole possession of the lead.The 22-year-old komusubi switched gears in a fight against No. 2 maegashira Tochiozan to earn his 101st top division victory. Ozeki Takayasu, along with maegashira Daieisho ...
NOV 20, 2018
Takakeisho stays one win ahead
KYODO
Komusubi Takakeisho remains the sole leader after he improved to a 9-1 record on Tuesday with five days remaining at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. Takakeisho, whose only defeat came on Day 7 to sekiwake Mitakeumi, beat top-ranked maegashira Hokutofuji (5-5) in a one-sided bout on the 10th day of the ...
NOV 19, 2018
Pack stays on leader’s heels
KYODO
Komusubi Takakeisho took out ozeki Tochinoshin on Monday to remain in sole possession of the lead after nine days of action at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.But despite the quick victory, the Chiganoura stable ...
NOV 18, 2018
Takakeisho in first place after victory
KYODO
Takakeisho improved to 7-1 to take over sole possession of the lead at the midway point of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday in Fukuoka.The 22-year-old komusubi, who entered the day in a three-way tie for the lead at 6-1, didn’t have time to work up a sweat in an easy win over ...
NOV 17, 2018
Takakeisho handed first loss
KYODO
Takakeisho relinquished his unbeaten record but kept a share of the lead at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday.The 22-year-old komusubi dropped to 6-1 when he succumbed to a ferocious slapdown against sekiwake Mitakeumi on Day 7 of the 15-day tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center. ...
NOV 16, 2018
Takakeisho improves to 6-0, remains lone unbeaten wrestler
KYODO
Takakeisho became the only wrestler with a perfect record following his win over fellow komusubi Kaisei on Friday, the sixth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.Takakeisho grabbed Kaisei’s throat before ...
NOV 15, 2018
Tochiozan sets pace in Kyushu
KYODO
Rank-and-file wrestler Tochiozan beat ozeki Takayasu and earned his fifth straight win Thursday, taking the spotlight at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament following the withdrawal of yokozuna Kisenosato.With no remaining yokozuna in competition ...
NOV 15, 2018
Yokozuna Kisenosato pulls out of Kyushu Basho after fourth straight loss
KYODO
Grand champion Kisenosato withdrew from the ongoing Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament Thursday citing a knee injury, the latest in a string of setbacks that will again raise the prospect of his retirement ...
NOV 14, 2018
Yokozuna Kisenosato loses fourth straight bout at Kyusho Basho
KYODO
Kisenosato fell to his fourth straight loss on Wednesday, becoming the first yokozuna to suffer four consecutive losses from the start of a tournament in 87 years. Kisenosato, the sole yokozuna ...
NOV 13, 2018
Kisenosato dealt third straight loss
KYODO
Yokozuna Kisenosato suffered his third straight upset at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday, losing to rank-and-file wrestler Hokutofuji in the final bout of Day 3. The loss against the No. 1 maegashira ...
NOV 12, 2018
Second straight loss for yokozuna Kisenosato at Kyushu Basho
KYODO
Yokozuna Kisenosato suffered his second straight loss at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament after being defeated by top-ranked maegashira Myogiryu on Monday. Kisenosato, the only yokozuna competing at Fukuoka ...
NOV 11, 2018
Kisenosato opens Kyushu Basho with loss
KYODO
Yokozuna Kisenosato opened the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament with a loss to Takakeisho on Sunday. Kisenosato, who entered a tournament as the sole yokozuna for the first time, chased the 22-year-old komusubi around the ring to get a hold of...
NOV 8, 2018
Hakuho pulls out of Fukuoka meet
KYODO
Yokozuna Hakuho, who underwent surgery on his right ankle and right knee last month, will withdraw from the upcoming Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, his stablemaster Miyagino said Thursday.Fellow Mongolian yokozuna Kakuryu also announced his withdrawal, leaving Kisenosato the only top-ranked wrestler in the year’s final basho. ...
NOV 7, 2018
Higher-ranked wrestlers in driver’s seat in Kyushu
BY JOHN GUNNING
November is upon us and that means the final sumo tournament of the year is just days away. So far 2018 has seen Tochinoshin claim the first championship by a maegashira-ranked wrestler in six years, a dramatic return to form by yokozuna Kakuryu, a surprise ...
NOV 7, 2018
Wrestlers settle into unique Kyushu location
BY JOHN GUNNING
The ring purification ceremony for the upcoming Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament takes places at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 10 a.m.As always, the ceremony is open to the public and free of charge. Entry is allowed between 9:20 and 9:50 a.m. All of the top-ranked wrestlers will ...
NOV 7, 2018
Fujio Kariya recalls memorable moments in announcing career
For Fujio Kariya, NHK’s executive commentator (the broadcaster’s top news commentator), the most impressive bout in his 31-year career as an NHK sumo announcer took place at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in 1988. That was when yokozuna Onokuni upset fellow yokozuna Chiyonofuji on ...
