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| Ōhō Kōnosuke | |
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| 王鵬 幸之介 | |
 Ōhō in January 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Kōnosuke Naya February 14, 2000 Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 181 kg (399 lb; 28 st 7 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Ōtake |
| Current rank | see below |
| Record | 120-74 |
| Debut | January 2018 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 8 (January 2023) |
| Championships | 1 (Jonokuchi) |
| * Up to date as of 28 May 2023. | |
Ōhō Kōnosuke (Japanese: 王鵬 幸之介, born February 14, 2000, as Kōnosuke Naya (納谷 幸之介, Naya Kōnosuke)) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kōtō, Tokyo. Wrestling for Ōtake stable, he made his professional debut in January 2018. He reached the second-highest jūryō division in January 2021 and entered the makuuchi ranks the following year. His highest rank has been maegashira 8. He is the son of former sekiwake Takatōriki and the grandson of 48th yokozuna Taihō.[1]
Career
He began sumo in elementary school, where he did reasonably well in tournaments despite having what he later admitted was a lazy attitude due to buying into his family legacy.[2] He later went to Saitama Sakae High School, famous for its sumo program, where he was a classmate of fellow future sekitori Kotoshōhō.[3] From here, his performance improved and by his final year of high school, he was captain of the sumo team and had won several tournaments.
It was expected that he would join Ōtake stable immediately after graduation, which was founded by his grandfather Taihō and formerly owned and operated by his father Takatōriki. However, he elected to postpone his debut in professional sumo in order to compete in the 2017 All Japan Sumo Championships.
He made his professional debut in January 2018, competing under his own name. In his first tournament on the banzuke in March 2018 he won the jonokuchi division championship after finishing with a 7–0 record. He reached the makushita division in September 2018, and competed exclusively in makushita in 2019 and 2020. He eventually earned promotion to jūryō after finishing with a 6–1 record at the top makushita rank.
His promotion to sekitori status saw him adopt the shikona Ōhō (王鵬). The character 王 ("Ō") can be pronounced the same as the character 大 ("Ō" or "Dai") which is commonly used by wrestlers of Ōtake stable in deference to both the founder's (Taihō) and the current stablemaster's (former jūryō Dairyū) shikona. The character 鵬 ("Hō") is taken directly from Taihō's shikona.[4]
Ōhō's debut tournament at jūryō in January 2021 ended with a disappointing 5–10 record, seeing him immediately demoted back to makushita. He was, however, able to bounce straight back to jūryō after winning four of his seven bouts in March. He would post winning records in three of his next four tournaments, with two of those in double digits. His 11-win performance at jūryō 7 in November 2021 was enough to promote him to the top makuuchi division for the January 2022 tournament.[5] Speaking to reporters after the banzuke was announced confirming him at maegashira 18, Ōhō said he was looking forward to competing in the top division.[6] He said that he thought his grandfather, who died aged 72 in 2013, was cheering him on in heaven.[7] In his makuuchi debut Ōhō began well with seven wins in his first ten bouts, but he lost his last five to finish on 7–8, which Ōhō later put down to a lack of concentration.[8] Because he was on the very lowest rank in the division this losing record sent him back down to jūryō for the March 2022 tournament, but he returned to makuuchi in May 2022 at the rank of maegashira 14 following a 10–5 record.[9] He again produced a losing record in his second top division tournament, scoring 6–9. In the July 2022 tournament, he achieved his first winning record in the top-division, the 8-7 score earning him his new career high rank of maegashira 13. The following tournament in September saw Ōhō once again start strongly but stumble in the second week, starting 7-3 but losing his last five matches to again finish with a losing 7-8 record.
The November 2022 tournament was Ōhō's first double-digit win performance in the top division.[10] On Day 12 he defeated Hōshōryū to move to 10–2, sharing the lead with Hōshōryū and Takayasu.[11] However he lost the lead to Takayasu the following day.[12] Ending the tournament with a 10-5 record, Ōhō was subsequently promoted to his highest rank to date, maegashira 8. He followed his first double-digit result with two disappointing make-koshi tournaments that saw him demoted to maegashira 16 but bounced back in the May 2023 tournament with an 11-4 result, which was his best-ever tournament result in the makuuchi division.
Fighting style
Ōhō prefers pushing and thrusting techniques (tsuki/oshi) over grabbing his opponent's belt (yotsu-zumō). The majority of his wins are by oshidashi (frontal push out), yorikiri (frontal force out), tsukidashi (frontal thrust out), and oshitaoshi (front push down).[13]
Personal Life
Ōhō is a third-generation professional sumo wrestler. His maternal grandfather is the 48th yokozuna Taihō. His mother is Taihō's third daughter, Mieko. His father is former sekiwake Takatōriki. Ōhō has two older brothers and one younger brother. His oldest brother, Yukio, is a professional wrestler in Japan. His second older brother, Takamori, joined Ōtake stable in 2020 after an amateur career at Chuo University and wrestles under the shikona Naya (納谷). His younger brother, Kosei, joined the stable in 2019 and wrestles under the shikona Mudohō (夢道鵬).
According to his official profile on the Sumo Association's website, his favorite foods are fruit and karaage (Japanese-style fried chicken). His hobby is reading manga, his favorite series being "One Piece".[14]
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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| 2018 | (Maezumo) | East Jonokuchi #18 7–0 Champion |
East Jonidan #11 6–1 |
West Sandanme #50 6–1 |
East Makushita #60 3–4 |
West Sandanme #11 4–3 |
| 2019 | West Makushita #60 4–3 |
East Makushita #51 6–1 |
East Makushita #22 6–1 |
West Makushita #6 3–4 |
East Makushita #10 4–3 |
East Makushita #7 4–3 |
| 2020 | East Makushita #5 3–4 |
West Makushita #8 4–3 |
East Makushita #5 Tournament Cancelled 0–0–0 |
East Makushita #5 4–3 |
West Makushita #4 5–2 |
West Makushita #1 6–1 |
| 2021 | West Jūryō #11 5–10 |
East Makushita #2 4–3 |
West Jūryō #14 8–7 |
West Jūryō #12 10–5 |
East Jūryō #6 7–8 |
East Jūryō #7 11–4 |
| 2022 | East Maegashira #18 7–8 |
East Jūryō #1 10–5 |
East Maegashira #14 6–9 |
West Maegashira #15 8–7 |
West Maegashira #13 7–8 |
West Maegashira #13 10–5 |
| 2023 | West Maegashira #8 4–11 |
West Maegashira #15 7–8 |
West Maegashira #16 11–4 |
x | 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
- ^ "Sumo legend Taiho's grandson to make pro debut at Kyushu tournament". Mainichi Daily News. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ Gunning, John (2018-04-18). "Family legacy weighs heavily on young sumo prospects". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "琴ノ若Ｊｒ．鎌谷 高校横綱破る大金星！埼玉栄２年ぶりＶ - スポニチ Sponichi Annex スポーツ". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "大鵬の孫納谷が十両昇進、王鵬へ改名 番付編成会議". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 11 November 2020.
- ^ "【令和４年初場所予想番付】大鵬の孫・王鵬が新入幕濃厚". Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). 29 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Gunning, John (5 January 2022). "'No starting over': A fresh year for sumo may be just like the last". Japan Times. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "SUMO/ All eyes on ex-yokozuna Taiho's grandson as he starts fast". Asahi Shimbun. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "王鵬が返り入幕の夏場所へ抱負「しっかり勝ち越して、そこからまた大勝ちを目指したい」 ("Oho returns and has aspirations for the May tournament - I want to win well and aim for another big win from there")". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Sumo: Wakatakakage, Mitakeumi renew their battle on the east". Kyodo News. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Sumo: Hoshoryu beats Shodai, stays tied for lead with Oho on Day 10". Kyodo News. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Sumo: Oho victory levels the playing field in Fukuoka". Kyodo News. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Sumo: Takayasu beats Oho, takes sole lead as Takakeisho tops Hoshoryu". The Mainichi. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 20 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 2021-08-30.
- ^ Japan Sumo Association. "Ōhō Kōnosuke Rikishi Profile" (in jp).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Oho Konosuke Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
External links
- Ōhō Kōnosuke's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage
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