Hiradoumi Yūki
| Hiradoumi Yūki 平戸海 雄貴 | |
|---|---|
 Hiradoumi in April 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 20 April 2000 Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 129 kg (284 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Sakaigawa |
| Current rank | See below |
| Debut | March 2016 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 5 (July 2023) |
| * Up to date as of 27 June 2023. | |
Hiradoumi Yūki (Japanese: 平戸海 雄貴, born 20 April 2000 as Yūki Sakaguchi (坂口 雄貴, Sakaguchi Yūki)) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Hirado. He wrestles for the Sakaigawa stable. His highest rank is maegashira 5.
Career
Early career
Sakaguchi Yūki comes from the city of Hirado, in the Nagasaki Prefecture. As a kid he participated in the Wanpaku National Sumo Championships for three consecutive years. In high school, he participated to the National Junior High School Sumo Championship. During this tournament, he stayed at the Sakaigawa stable to be lodged and trained there. In 2016, after graduating from junior high school, he decided to join professional sumo and entered the Sakaigawa stable because its head coach (former komusubi Ryōgoku) is also from Nagasaki. During his shin-deshi presentation, he shared the ring with Asanoyama and Yutakayama. In 2017, he changed his shikona to Hiradoumi to pay homage to his hometown.
In 2021, it was announced that he will be promoted to sumo's second highest division (jūryō) for the November tournament.[1] He is the first wrestler within his stable to reach sekitoriship since Shironoryū , who reached the jūryō division in 2010.[2] Following a strong performance in the July 2022 tournament, he was promoted to the makuuchi division.[3] It was the first time in eleven years that a wrestler from Nagasaki prefecture was promoted to the top division. The last wrestler was Sadanofuji, Hiradoumi's coach at Sakaigawa stable, who made his makuuchi debut at the Kyūshū tournament in 2011.[4]
Makuuchi career
Hiradoumi entered the top division during the September 2022 tournament, at the rank of maegashira 16. However, he suffered a narrow loss in his first tournament, achieving a 7-8 make-kochi record. In the following tournament of November, he managed to maintain his makuuchi rank due to the balance of promotion and demotion of other wrestlers. Even with a losing record, his performance received praises, notably from former yokozuna Kitanofuji, who praised his energy and his "unrivaled training enthusiasm".[5] In the last tournament of 2022, he managed his first kachi-koshi in the top division by the twelfth day. He was listed as a potential Fighting spirit prize recipient but was shelved because he did not reach the majority of the attending committee members votes.[6] In the first banzuke of 2023 Hiradoumi was ranked maegashira 10.[7] He secured kachi-koshi at the January tournament on day 14 with a win over Kotoekō.[8] Reaching his highest rank, Hiradoumi notably won his match against former ōzeki Takayasu on Day 8[9] but suffered a close losing record. After a good tournament in March 2023, Hiradoumi was promoted to Maegashira 5 for the July tournament of the same year. However, he suffered a negative record (make-koshi) and had to declare himself kyūjō for the final day of the tournament, having been seen limping after his fight against Abi.[10]
Fighting style
At the time of his promotion to makuuchi for 2022, Hiradoumi was described as a wrestler who never backs down[11] and frequently uses pushing techniques. One of the wrestlers who inspires him most in his sumo style is Yokozuna Chiyonofuji, whose matches he watches to perfect his own style.[12]
Career record
| 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 |
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| 2016 | x | (Maezumo) | West Jonokuchi #19 5–2 |
West Jonidan #62 0–0–7 |
East Jonokuchi #22 6–1 |
West Jonidan #41 4–3 |
| 2017 | East Jonidan #18 2–5 |
East Jonidan #46 5–2 |
East Jonidan #9 4–3 |
East Sandanme #91 3–4 |
West Jonidan #19 3–4 |
East Jonidan #40 6–1 |
| 2018 | West Sandanme #74 4–3 |
East Sandanme #55 4–3 |
West Sandanme #40 3–4 |
West Sandanme #55 5–2 |
West Sandanme #29 4–3 |
West Sandanme #16 4–3 |
| 2019 | West Sandanme #5 4–3 |
West Makushita #55 3–4 |
East Sandanme #1 5–2 |
East Makushita #41 2–5 |
West Sandanme #3 5–2 |
East Makushita #45 5–2 |
| 2020 | West Makushita #30 2–5 |
West Makushita #50 5–2 |
East Makushita #34 Tournament Cancelled 0–0–0 |
East Makushita #34 4–3 |
West Makushita #24 5–2 |
West Makushita #13 3–4 |
| 2021 | East Makushita #19 5–2 |
West Makushita #12 5–2 |
West Makushita #6 4–3 |
West Makushita #4 4–3 |
East Makushita #2 5–2 |
West Jūryō #13 7–7–1 |
| 2022 | East Jūryō #14 8–7 |
East Jūryō #11 7–8 |
East Jūryō #11 8–7 |
East Jūryō #8 10–5 |
West Maegashira #16 7–8 |
West Maegashira #16 10–5 |
| 2023 | West Maegashira #10 8–7 |
West Maegashira #9 7–8 |
West Maegashira #9 9–6 |
East Maegashira #5 5–10 |
x | x |
| Record given as wins–losses–absences Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) |
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See also
References
- ^ "Hiradoumi promoted to jūryō, delivered to Hibikiryū "I think he is pleased"". Hochi News (in Japanese). 29 September 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Terasawa become Asanowaka, Hiradoumi promoted to jūryō 10, Kōtokuzan repromoted". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 29 September 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Sumo: July champ Ichinojo rejoins elite in new rankings". Kyodo News. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Grand sumo autumn tournament new makuuchi Hiradoumi "Aim for a double-digit victory" (Nagasaki, Hirado native)". NHK Sports (in Japanese). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "[Kitanofuji Column] Hiradoumi, this newcomer is truly wonderful". Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 13 September 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Takayasu won the Outstanding performance prize at the Kyūshū tournament, Abi won the Fighting spirit prize, and Hōshōryū earned the Technique prize his eleventh victory". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 27 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "日本相撲協会公式サイト". 日本相撲協会公式サイト. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ "日本相撲協会公式サイト". 日本相撲協会公式サイト. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ "Hiradoumi: 'I'm incredibly happy and looking forward to it' Defeating Takayasu for the first time in his career 'gave me a lot of confidence'. Return to four wins and four losses". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 19 March 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "平戸海が休場 14日目の取組後、左足を引きずる様子 自己最高位の東前頭5枚目で5勝10敗に" (in Japanese). 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Hiradoumi: A newly promoted wrestler to celebrate the 60th birthday of his master, Sakaiagawa Oyakata, who is also from Nagasaki, "Aiming for double figures" to give momentum to his home tournament in November". Sports Nippon. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "23-year-old Hiratoumi studies Showa great yokozuna Chiyonofuji and goes head-to-head! Vows double-digit wins in summer tournaments". Nikkan Sports. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Hiradoumi Yuki Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
External links
- Hiradoumi Yūki's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage
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