- Ichihara Takayuki
Sumo wrestler infobox
wrestlername = 市原孝行 Ichihara Takayuki
realname = Takayuki Ichihara
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|8|16
placeofbirth = Aichi, Japan
height = height|meters=1.82
weight = convert|180|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
heya = Kise
rank = Juryo 10
record = 66-41-18
debut = January, 2007
highestrank = Maegashira 13 (March, 2008)
yushos =
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update = Sept 2008Nihongo|Ichihara Takayuki|市原孝行|extra=born16 August 1984 is asumo wrestler fromNagoya ,Japan . An extremely successful amateur, his highest rank in the professional sport to date has been "maegashira " 13.Career
Ichihara, who unusually competes under his real name, was an amateur sumo champion at
Nihon University , where he won eleven national titles. He won the Japan Games and the National Amateur Championships and was runner-up in the Japanese university championship. [ [http://www.lemondedusumo.com/english/PBI19_shindeshi.php?mag=pbi&num=19 The new rikishi on the banzuke] ] He was crowned the "Amateur Yokozuna" of 2006. [ [http://www.sumofanmag.com/content/lists/gakusei.htm Sumo Fan Magazine ] ] Because of his amateur achievements, he was able to make his professional debut at the rank of "Makushita " 10, the first "makushita tsukedashi " entrant to begin as high as the tenth rank.After steady scores of five wins to two losses in his first two tournaments in January and March 2007, followed by 4-3 in May and July, he was promoted to the second "
jūryō " division in November 2007 after a 6-1 at "Makushita" 1 East. He scored 13 wins to 2 losses, although he lost a playoff for the championship on the final day, and was immediately promoted to the top "makuuchi " division for January 2008. He was the first wrestler to make his "makuuchi" debut after spending only one tournament in "juryo" since Daikiko in January 1991.In his top division debut Ichihara won five of his first seven bouts but tired in the second week of the tournament, finishing with an 8-7 score. [cite web|author=Buckton, Mark|title=Hatsu Basho 2008 — the changing of the guard|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ss20080129mb.html|publisher=
Japan Times |date=2008-01-29 |accessdate=2008-04-25] He injured his right knee on the opening day of the March 2008 tournament after losing toHomasho and had to withdraw. As a result, he was demoted all the way down to the rank of "Jūryō" 11 for the May tournament. He participated in the basho with his knee heavily strapped, and struggled to a "make-koshi " 7-8 score. In July he recovered from 0-5 down to post eight wins but withdrew on the final day after a recurrence of the injury.He is one of the largest wrestlers in sumo, at 180kg or 400lb. Being so large, he lacks speed and mobility, and there are concerns that his knee injury could hamper his movement even further and hold him back.
Top division record
Sumo record year start|2008 Basho|m|16|e|8|7 Basho|m|13|w|0|2|13 Basho|JURYO Basho|JURYO Basho|JURYO Basho|
References
ee also
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Glossary of sumo terms
*List of active sumo wrestlers External links
* [http://sumo.goo.ne.jp/eng/ozumo_meikan/rikishi_joho/rikishi.php?A=2959 Japan Sumo Association profile]
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