Kaisei Ichirō(Japanese:Khôi thánh một lang,born December 18, 1986 asRicardo Sugano(Gian dã リカルド,Sugano Rikarudo))is a former professionalsumowrestler (rikishi) fromSão Paulo,Brazil. Athird generationJapanese Brazilian,Kaisei made his debut in September 2006 and reached the topmakuuchidivision in May2011.[1][2][3]His highest rank wassekiwake.He was runner-up twice, once in the July 2013 tournament and another in the March 2018 tournament. He received threeFighting Spiritprizes.
| Kaisei Ichirō | |
|---|---|
| Khôi thánh một lang | |
 Kaisei in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Ricardo Sugano December 18, 1986 São Paulo,Brazil |
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 190 kg (420 lb; 30 st) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Ōshima |
| Record | 590-592-37 |
| Debut | September 2006 |
| Highest rank | Sekiwake (July 2016) |
| Retired | September 2022 |
| Elder name | Tomozuna |
| Championships | 1 (Jūryō) |
| Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (3) |
| * Up to date as of 29 August 2022. | |
Early life and sumo background
editIn his childhood, unlike his friends Sugano had no interest at all infootball,not even watching games on TV. He was more interested in grappling sports, such asjudo,which he practiced for a time. When he was sixteen a friend of his father's suggested that his already large size would be very suitable for sumo. Sugano used to train in many sumo clubs in São Paulo, where he ended up meeting the retiredrikishiWakaazuma Yoshinobu,who is also Brazilian. Yoshinobu would strictly train him, knowing that as Sugano wanted to become a professional sumo wrestler, he should be severe on Ricardo's training. Despite the difficulties, he continued to go on the trainings and commented about his dream of becoming arikishi,as he was not able to see another career path he could take in Brazil.[4]He began pursuing sumo and went on to win the All Brazil amateur sumo championship in the free weight category. At this time he believed that, at least in Brazilian amateur sumo, all one needed was size and power to win, and decided to travel to Japan to try out sumo. He was introduced toTomozuna stableby Wakaazuma and joined the stable in 2006.[5]The stable was already home to another Brazilian wrestler, Kaishin. He was given theshikonaor ring name of Kaisei Ichirō. Ichirō was the name of Kaisei's late grandfather, who was Japanese.[6]
Career
editKaisei moved through the lower divisions quickly, reaching the fourth highestsandanmedivision in March 2007. He was promoted to the thirdmakushitadivision after the March 2008 tournament, but then his progress stalled somewhat. He came through the September 2009 tournament undefeated (although he lost a playoff for theyūshōtoGagamaru) and in July 2010 became asekitoriby earning promotion tojūryō.He was the fourth Brazilian to make thejūryōdivision afterRyūkō,KuniazumaandWakaazuma,but Kaisei was to surpass all of them by winning promotion to the topmakuuchidivision. After winning thejūryōdivisionyūshōin November 2010 with an 11–4 record, he followed up with an 8–7 atjūryō1 in January 2011, which saw him reachmaegashira16 in the May Technical Examination tournament.
Kaisei won his first six bouts in hismakuuchidebut, the firstmakuuchidebutant to do so sinceTakanonamiin 1991. He went on to 8–0, the first to achieve that sinceSadanoumiin 1980, and 9–0, running neck and neck withyokozunaHakuhō,before suffering his first defeat toTochinoshinon Day 10. He thus failed to emulate the greatTaihō,who reached 11–0 in 1960. Nevertheless, his final score of 10–5 saw him win the Fighting Spirit Award. He was also given the honour of serving as Hakuhō'stsuyuharai,or dew sweeper, during theyokozuna'sring entering ceremony.[6]
He was promoted tomaegashira5 for the July tournament, where he recovered from 1–4 to go to 6–4, but then lost his last five matches to finish on 6–9. With theintai-zumo(retirement from sumo) ofōzekiKaiōduring the same tournament Kaisei become theheyagashira(the highest ranked wrestler) at Tomozuna stable. Disappointing scores of 4–11 and 6–9 in September and November 2011 saw him fall to the bottom of the division. A 5–10 record in the January 2012 tournament meant he suffered demotion tojūryōin March, but he produced a 10–5 record in Osaka, ensuring a return tomakuuchi.In July 2012 he scored eleven wins, picking up his second Fighting Spirit Award and earning promotion tomaegashira1. In September he just fell short with a 7–8 record, losing toHōmashōon the final day. Since then he has largely alternated winning and losing tournaments. Though he has proven his longevity in the top division, it remains to be seen whether he can achieve more consistent performances. He was not able to defeat ayokozunaeven after 37 attempts.
Kaisei made hissan'yakudebut in the May 2016 tournament, having been promoted tokomusubion the back of an 11–4 record from the rank ofmaegashira7. He is the second wrestler from Tomozuna stable to reachkomusubisince the present stablemaster took over in 1989 and the first since Kaiō in 1994.[7]After coming through with an 8–7 record he earned immediate promotion tosekiwakefor the following July tournament. In the last three tournaments of 2016 he posted losing records and dropped tomaegashira9 before recording an 8–7 in January 2017.
He injured his knee training withHakuhōshortly before the March 2017 tournament and had to withdraw from ahonbashofor the first time in his career, bringing to an end his run of 739 consecutive matches from debut, the most among active top division wrestlers. He was demoted to thejūryōdivision for the first time since 2012 after the May 2017 tournament, but made an immediate return tomakuuchiafter scoring 10–5 at the rank ofjūryō1 in July. In the September 2017 tournament, at WestMaegashira#13, he managed to get a record of 9–6. Being promoted to EastMaegashira#10 for the November 2017 tournament, Kaisei finished with a record of 8–7. In January 2018, at WestMaegashira#8, Kaisei finished 8–7. The March 2018 Tournament saw Kaisei promoted to EastMaegashira#6 where he won his first 9 matches, only to lose toIchinojoon day 10. On day 13 Kaisei was brought up to faceyokozunaKakuryuwhere he lost. Kaisei finished off the tournament with a 12–3 record, being a runner-up toKakuryu,with fellow runner-upTakayasu.This marks the second time that Kaisei was runner-up. Kaisei also got the Fighting Spirit Prize, his third time claiming that prize.
In November 2018 Kaisei returned to thesanyakuranks atkomusubifor the first time in 13 tournaments.[8]However, he was restricted by a left calf injury suffered in training shortly before the tournament, missing the first two days and then withdrawing on Day 14 with only three wins, after aggravating the injury.[9]He was also forced to withdraw from the May 2019 tournament after injuring his right bicep tendon againstRyūdenon Day 7. Fighting atmaegashira15 in July, he injured his right arm and eventually withdrew on Day 11 with only one win, resulting in his demotion tojūryō.[10]He returned to the top division after an 11–4 record in November 2019. He was forced to sit out the January 2021 tournament after a wrestler atTomozuna stabletested positive forCOVID-19.[11]
Retirement from sumo
editIn July 2022, while ranked at the bottom of thesecond division,Kaisei finished the tournament with a 5-10 record, which demoted him back to the unsalariedthird divisionafter more than 12 years in the salaried top two divisions.[12]Kaisei ultimately retired in late August 2022.[13]Kaisei obtained Japanese citizenship in November 2014, which allowed him to acquire anelder-stockwhen retiring; he now uses the name Tomozunaoyakata.He originally worked as a coach at his stable, now re-namedŌshima stable,until May 2023 when he transferred toAsakayama stable.[14][15]
Kaisei'sdanpatsu-shiki(retirement ceremony) was held on 1 October 2023 at theRyōgoku Kokugikanbefore invited guests. About 340 people took turns in the ceremonial snipping of Kaisei'sōichōmage.The final cut was made by formerōzekiKaiō,the master of the stable Kaisei transferred to after his retirement. Kaisei's mother Rosana, younger brother Renato and sister Natalia made the approximately 30-hour trip fromBrazilto Japan to attend the ceremony.[16]
Family
editKaisei announced in July 2020 that he had got married the previous month to a woman in her 20s after a five year relationship.[17]
Fighting style
editKaisei's favoured techniques are listed at theSumo Associationasmigi-yotsu(a left hand outside, right hand inside grip on the opponent'smawashi),yori(forcing) andoshi(pushing). His most common winningkimariteare straightforward:yori-kiri(force out) andoshi dashi(push out).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | x | x | x | x | (Maezumo) | West Jonokuchi #35 6–1 |
| 2007 | West Jonidan #66 6–1 |
West Sandanme #96 4–3 |
West Sandanme #75 6–1 |
West Sandanme #18 2–5 |
West Sandanme #42 3–4 |
West Sandanme #56 3–4 |
| 2008 | East Sandanme #69 6–1 |
West Sandanme #14 5–2 |
West Makushita #52 5–2 |
West Makushita #35 4–3 |
West Makushita #29 2–5 |
East Makushita #50 3–4 |
| 2009 | West Makushita #60 3–4 |
East Sandanme #15 5–2 |
West Makushita #52 5–2 |
East Makushita #31 2–5 |
West Makushita #46 7–0–P |
West Makushita #6 3–4 |
| 2010 | East Makushita #10 5–2 |
West Makushita #5 5–2 |
West Makushita #2 5–2 |
East Jūryō #12 8–7 |
East Jūryō #4 7–8 |
East Jūryō #6 11–4–PP Champion |
| 2011 | East Jūryō #1 8–7 |
Tournament Cancelled 0–0–0 |
West Maegashira #16 10–5 F |
East Maegashira #5 6–9 |
East Maegashira #8 4–11 |
East Maegashira #14 6–9 |
| 2012 | East Maegashira #16 5–10 |
West Jūryō #4 10–5 |
East Maegashira #12 9–6 |
West Maegashira #8 11–4 F |
West Maegashira #1 7–8 |
West Maegashira #2 7–8 |
| 2013 | West Maegashira #3 6–9 |
West Maegashira #5 3–12 |
East Maegashira #14 8–7 |
East Maegashira #12 11–4 |
West Maegashira #4 7–8 |
West Maegashira #5 7–8 |
| 2014 | West Maegashira #6 8–7 |
East Maegashira #3 6–9 |
East Maegashira #6 8–7 |
East Maegashira #3 5–10 |
West Maegashira #6 8–7 |
East Maegashira #4 7–8 |
| 2015 | East Maegashira #5 7–8 |
West Maegashira #6 5–10 |
East Maegashira #11 10–5 |
West Maegashira #3 6–9 |
West Maegashira #5 6–9 |
East Maegashira #7 9–6 |
| 2016 | West Maegashira #3 5–10 |
West Maegashira #7 11–4 |
East Komusubi #1 8–7 |
East Sekiwake #1 7–8 |
East Komusubi #1 6–9 |
East Maegashira #2 3–12 |
| 2017 | East Maegashira #9 8–7 |
East Maegashira #8 3–7–5 |
West Maegashira #15 7–8 |
East Jūryō #1 10–5 |
West Maegashira #13 9–6 |
East Maegashira #10 8–7 |
| 2018 | West Maegashira #8 8–7 |
East Maegashira #6 12–3 F |
West Maegashira #1 6–9 |
East Maegashira #4 9–6 |
West Maegashira #1 8–7 |
West Komusubi #1 3–9–3 |
| 2019 | East Maegashira #8 10–5 |
East Maegashira #1 3–12 |
East Maegashira #8 3–5–7 |
West Maegashira #15 1–10–4 |
East Jūryō #8 9–6 |
East Jūryō #5 11–4–PP |
| 2020 | West Maegashira #16 8–7 |
East Maegashira #14 8–7 |
East Maegashira #10 Tournament Cancelled 0–0–0 |
East Maegashira #10 6–9 |
West Maegashira #12 7–8 |
West Maegashira #12 6–9 |
| 2021 | East Maegashira #16 Sat out due to COVID rules 0–0–15 |
East Maegashira #16 8–7 |
East Maegashira #15 9–6 |
East Maegashira #11 6–9 |
East Maegashira #14 6–9 |
East Maegashira #17 7–8 |
| 2022 | West Maegashira #17 5–7–3 |
East Jūryō #3 4–11 |
West Jūryō #9 6–9 |
East Jūryō #11 5–10 |
East Makushita #1 Retired – |
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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External links
edit- Kaisei Ichirō's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage