KyokutenhÅ Masaru
Kyokutenho Masaru (Japanese旭 天鹏 胜; * September 13, 1974 in Nalaich, Mongolia Njamdschawyn Tsebegnjam (Mongolian Нямжавын Цэвэгням ) ) is a Mongolian sumo wrestler. Since 2005 he has additionally Japanese citizenship.
In the early 1990s he began his Sumōkarriere in Japan and in 1998 reached the highest division for the first time. In 2012, he won the Natsu Basho -, where he was 37 years older than any other previously Sumotori in his first tournament victory.
Career
Kyokutenho belonged to the first group of Mongolian wrestlers who established themselves in the Japanese sumo. He joined the Ōshima stall and took the first time in March 1992 at the League operation part. In January 1996, he remained in the third division ( makushita ) without defeat, but lost the playoff to win the tournament against the eventual komusubi Kaiho Ryoji. Nevertheless Kyokutenho rose after this performance in the second division ( juryo ). After a poor performance in September 1996 tournament, he had to return to the makushita again, but managed the immediate resurgence.
After consistent performances Kyokutenho reached in January 1998 for the first time the first division ( Makuuchi ). He did, however, take downs twice in juryo, only from the Maiturnier 1999 he established himself in the Makuuchi. In January 2002 he was promoted after solid performances for komusubi, however, held that title not permanent. Its highest rank he took in July 2003 with the carriage for a sekiwake. However, since he could not reach a kachi- koshi, he lost this position again immediately. The same happened to him after two more ascents to sekiwake in November 2003 and May 2004.
A brief career slump suffered Kyokutenho when he was in Tokyo in a car accident caused in 2007, in which one person was injured. Since it is Sumotori not allowed to sit at the wheel, he was excluded from Maiturnier. He then rose from the juryo, but managed an immediate return to the Makuuchi.
His best result so far succeeded Kyokutenho the September 2007 tournament, when he was with a record of 13-2 in second place behind the Yokozuna Hakuho. In March 2009, after nearly three years Kyokutenho interruption komusubi. He was the first Sumotori since the 1980s, which made it after a descent into juryo back into the sanyaku ranks. Again remained the shipment is not permanent, the last time he was in July 2009 komusubi. In the following years, he established himself in the middle maegashira ranks.
Surprisingly Kyokutenho scored the biggest success of his career at the Natsu Basho - 2012, the Maiturnier. He start with 2-3 moderately in the tournament, but was then no longer fight off. As maegashira 7 were assigned to him relatively weak opponents, only on the last two days he had to compete against the ozeki Kotooshu and sekiwake Goeido. In the tie-break against Tochiōzan Kyokutenho finally decided the tournament in his favor. At 37, he was so far the oldest Sumotori in his first Yusho ( tournament champion ) and one of the oldest tournament winner of the sumo - modern times at all.
Despite his Yusho Kyokutenho was not promoted back to komusubi. Finally, a winner of the tournament was in 1961 with Sadanoyama Shinmatsu not risen to the ranks sanyaku. At the July tournament Kyokutenho suffered with 2-13 a clear make- koshi.
Private
Kyokutenho is married to a Japanese woman and has a daughter. His younger brother Fudoyama was active between January 2000 and January 2008 as well as Sumotori. However, this rarely got beyond the Sandanme Division and reached the best ranking in July 2005, number 38 of the eastern group of makushita Division.
In June 2005 Kyokutenho took under the name Masaru Ōta (太 田 胜) to the Japanese citizenship and thus has the opportunity to continue after the wrestling career of his career in the Japanese Sumōverband.