Shōtenrō Taishi(born 31 January 1982 asNyamsuren Dagdandorj) is a formersumowrestler fromKhovd Province,Mongolia.He joined professional sumo in 2001 and was known asMusashiryū Taishiuntil 2007. He made the topmakuuchidivision for the first time in 2009 and his highest rank wasmaegashira2. He wrestled forFujishima stable(formerly Musashigawa stable). He acquired Japanese citizenship in 2017 and retired shortly before the January 2018 tournament to become anelderof theJapan Sumo Association.As of June 2022 he is known as Nishikijima Oyakata.[1]
| Shōtenrō Taishi | |
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| Tường thiên lang đại sĩ | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Nyamsuren Dagdandorj January 31, 1982 Mongolia |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft2+1⁄2in) |
| Weight | 166 kg (366 lb; 26.1 st) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Fujishima |
| Record | 494-484-51 |
| Debut | March, 2001 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 2 (September, 2009) |
| Retired | January, 2018 |
| Elder name | Nishikijima |
| Championships | 2 (Jūryō) |
| Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (1) |
| Gold Stars | 1 (Hakuhō) |
| * Up to date as of Dec 28, 2017. | |
Early life and sumo background
editIt has been reported that in his childhood in Ulan Bator he lived in the same apartment complex as future sumo contemporaryMōkonami,though they never met in person. As an amateur, Dagdandorj took third place in the open weight division in the Junior World Sumo Championships in 2000.[2]He began his professional career in March 2001, at the same time asHakuhō.He was given theshikonaof Musashiryū, the prefix being a common one at Musashigawa stable.
Career
editHis rise through the ranks was relatively smooth until he reached the third highestmakushitadivision in January 2003, where an early injury put him out of action and dropped him back to thesandanmedivision. He continued to struggle with his own sumo and injuries in these two divisions for the next five years, changing his shikona to Shōtenrō in 2007 in a bid to improve his fortunes. When he finally found his stride again, his steady rise to the top division was a stark contrast to his previous struggles; he reachedmakuuchiafter winning two consecutivejūryōdivision championships, only the third post-war wrestler afterKushimaumiandMiyabiyamato achieve this feat. All in all, it had taken him 48 tournaments from his professional debut to reach the topmakuuchidivision, the third slowest at the time amongst foreign born wrestlers. In July 2009 he was awarded theFighting Spirit Prizefor his record of eleven wins and four losses. In the September tournament he won his firstkinboshi,becoming the firstmaegashirain a year to defeat Hakuhō, but could win only one other match. A 9–6 score in the following tournament in November seemed to steady him, but he suffered a surprising slump in January 2010 and a poor 3–12 record saw him demoted tojūryō.He returned to the top division for the July 2010 tournament, and after slipping back tojūryōin September won promotion again for November 2010.
In 2011 he was one of several wrestlers investigated by theSumo Associationafter his name was mentioned in a text message aboutmatch-fixing.The text, dating from May 2010, was sent by low ranker Enatsukasa, an alleged go-between, tojūryōwrestlerChiyohakuhoand said, "the match with Shotenro is for real", implying that bouts with other wrestlers were being fixed. Shōtenrō vehemently denied any involvement in bout-rigging, and in April 2011 was found not guilty by the investigative panel.[3]
He missed the November 2011 tournament after undergoing surgery forappendicitis,dropping to thejūryōdivision in January. Despite only making a bare majority of eight wins atjūryō5, this was enough for an immediate return tomakuuchi.He had a superb start to the March tournament, winning nine of his first ten matches, but he faded in the home stretch, losing his last five bouts as he was matched against higher ranking opponents. He remained a middle rankingmaegashirafor several tournaments before finally being demoted to the second division for the March 2014 tournament. He was unable to return tomakuuchi,and in September 2015 he lost hissekitoristatus and was demoted to themakushitadivision. A 4–3 record at the rank ofMakushita#1 in January 2016 was enough to earn promotion back tojūryōfor the March tournament inOsaka,but he pulled out of that tournament with only three wins and was demoted back tomakushita.This was to be his last appearance injūryō.
Retirement from sumo
editHe acquiredJapanese citizenshipon August 18, 2017, and took the naturalized Japanese name of Matsudaira Shō.[4]Japanese citizenship is a requirement for staying in theJapan Sumo Associationas anelder,and with 25 tournaments fought in the top division he was eligible to coach after his retirement from active competition.[4]
Shōtenrō sat out the July 2017 tournament, and was relegated tosandanme.It was disclosed on October 31 that he had been diagnosed with cancer during a health check-up prior to that tournament.[5]At the meeting of the 70sekitoriheld that day, all agreed to give Shōtenrō a cash donation as a mark of support.[5]On December 28, 2017, Shōtenrō announced his retirement. He had spent 100 tournaments on thebanzukewith a final career record of 494 wins against 484 losses, with a top division record of 164–196.
Shōtenrō has remained in sumo as a coach, originally under theeldername of Kasugayama Oyakata owned byIkioi.In July 2019 he switched to the Kitajin elder name owned byEndō.In June 2022 he changed his elder name to Nishikijima; the name became vacant in June of the previous year following the resignation of formerōzekiAsashio.[1]
Fighting style
editHe was anoshi-sumospecialist, preferring pushing and thrustingtechniques.He was however also capable of fighting on themawashior belt, where he preferred amigi-yotsu(left hand outside, right hand inside) grip. His most common winning move wasoshi-dashi(push out), followed byyori-kiri(force out).
Personal life
editShōtenrō married the sister of fellow MongoliansekitoriKyokutenhōin 2011, and the reception was held in June 2012. As brothers-in-law, the two wrestlers could no longer meet in competition.[6]
Career record
edit| 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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| 2001 | x | (Maezumo) | East Jonokuchi #26 6–1 |
East Jonidan #68 5–2 |
East Jonidan #26 5–2 |
West Sandanme #91 4–3 |
| 2002 | West Sandanme #72 3–4 |
West Sandanme #89 4–3 |
West Sandanme #70 5–2 |
East Sandanme #39 1–6 |
East Sandanme #74 6–1 |
East Sandanme #18 5–2 |
| 2003 | East Makushita #53 1–2–4 |
East Sandanme #25 6–1 |
East Makushita #45 3–4 |
West Makushita #54 2–3–2 |
East Sandanme #16 4–3 |
East Sandanme #4 4–3 |
| 2004 | West Makushita #49 5–2 |
East Makushita #29 4–3 |
East Makushita #24 0–7 |
East Sandanme #1 4–3 |
East Makushita #51 6–1 |
East Makushita #22 5–2 |
| 2005 | East Makushita #12 4–3 |
West Makushita #10 3–4 |
East Makushita #16 4–3 |
West Makushita #11 4–3 |
West Makushita #9 2–5 |
West Makushita #20 5–2 |
| 2006 | West Makushita #10 1–2–4 |
West Makushita #28 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
West Sandanme #8 4–3 |
East Makushita #58 6–1 |
West Makushita #27 5–2 |
East Makushita #15 4–3 |
| 2007 | East Makushita #13 6–1 |
West Makushita #3 1–6 |
West Makushita #26 6–1 |
West Makushita #9 4–3 |
East Makushita #8 1–6 |
East Makushita #23 6–1 |
| 2008 | West Makushita #8 5–2 |
West Makushita #3 3–4 |
West Makushita #6 5–2 |
East Makushita #4 4–3 |
West Makushita #1 4–3 |
West Jūryō #9 12–3 Champion |
| 2009 | East Jūryō #1 11–4–P Champion |
West Maegashira #12 7–8 |
East Maegashira #15 8–7 |
East Maegashira #10 11–4 F |
East Maegashira #2 2–13 ★ |
East Maegashira #12 9–6 |
| 2010 | West Maegashira #9 3–12 |
East Jūryō #1 7–8 |
East Jūryō #2 8–7 |
West Maegashira #16 5–10 |
East Jūryō #5 9–6 |
East Maegashira #16 9–6 |
| 2011 | East Maegashira #11 8–7 |
Tournament Cancelled 0–0–0 |
West Maegashira #8 4–11 |
West Maegashira #13 7–8 |
West Maegashira #14 9–6 |
East Maegashira #8 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
| 2012 | East Jūryō #5 8–7 |
East Maegashira #16 9–6 |
East Maegashira #11 9–6 |
West Maegashira #6 7–8 |
West Maegashira #7 6–9 |
East Maegashira #9 5–10 |
| 2013 | East Maegashira #14 8–7 |
East Maegashira #12 8–7 |
East Maegashira #11 5–10 |
West Maegashira #16 9–6 |
West Maegashira #10 5–10 |
East Maegashira #15 9–6 |
| 2014 | East Maegashira #11 2–13 |
East Jūryō #4 4–9–2 |
West Jūryō #8 9–6 |
East Jūryō #4 8–7 |
East Jūryō #3 6–9 |
East Jūryō #4 7–8 |
| 2015 | East Jūryō #5 5–10 |
West Jūryō #9 8–7 |
West Jūryō #6 4–11 |
East Jūryō #13 7–8 |
West Jūryō #13 3–12 |
West Makushita #6 6–1 |
| 2016 | East Makushita #1 4–3 |
East Jūryō #14 3–9–3 |
East Makushita #7 2–5 |
East Makushita #22 5–2 |
West Makushita #12 3–4 |
East Makushita #19 6–1 |
| 2017 | East Makushita #7 1–6 |
East Makushita #24 1–6 |
East Makushita #49 3–4 |
West Makushita #59 5–2 |
West Makushita #41 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
West Sandanme #21 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
| 2018 | West Sandanme #81 Retired – |
x | x | x | x | x |
| Record given aswins–losses–absencesTop division championTop division runner-upRetiredLower divisionsNon-participation Sanshōkey:F=Fighting spirit;O=Outstanding performance;T=Technique Also shown:★=Kinboshi;P=Playoff(s) |
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See also
editReferences
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- ^Gilbert, Howard (February 2009)."Amateur angles".Sumo Fan Magazine.Retrieved2009-09-23.
- ^"SUMO/ Angry sumo wrestlers threaten to sue over lifetime ban".Asahi Shimbun.5 April 2011.Retrieved7 April2011.
- ^ab"Mạc hạ tường thiên lang が nhật bổn quốc tịch thủ đắc, tân しい bổn danh は “Tùng bình tường” "(in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 9 September 2017.Retrieved11 September2017.
- ^ab"がん đấu bệnh の nguyên mạc nội tường thiên lang に lực sĩ hội から kiến vũ kim ký phó へ"(in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 31 October 2017.Retrieved1 November2017.
- ^Akinomaki (9 June 2012)."Another sekitori marriage".Retrieved7 March2016.
- ^"Shotenro Taishi Rikishi Information".Sumo Reference.Retrieved2009-07-28.
External links
edit- Shōtenrō Taishi's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage