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Takakeisho's ozeki return spoiled by chest injury
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Written by Kyodo
Published: 23 September 2019
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Sekiwake Takakeisho’s star-crossed journey to sumo’s second-highest rank continued on Monday, when he was diagnosed with a chest muscle strain, his stablemaster said.

According to stablemaster Chiganoura, Takakeisho suffered a strained left pectoral muscle on Sunday and will require six weeks of treatment. The news comes a day after the 23-year-old won 12 bouts at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament to reclaim his ozeki status, only to lose a championship playoff with fellow sekiwake Mitakeumi.

Asked whether the injury would prevent the youngster from competing in Fukuoka in November’s Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, Chiganoura said, “I can’t say anything about that yet. The first thing is to see to his treatment.”

The stablemaster indicated that Takakeisho was hurt on the initial charge of Sunday’s championship playoff.

Takakeisho was first promoted to sumo’s second-highest rank of ozeki ahead of May’s grand tournament, but withdrew from that tournament due to a right knee injury. The same injury prevented him from competing in July. Failing to win eight bouts in two consecutive tournaments means automatic demotion to sekiwake, the rank Takakeisho assumed at this month’s tourney.

He came back strong, however. Demoted ozeki can automatically regain their former status if they win 10 bouts in the tournament after their demotion, and Takakeisho achieved that on the 12th day at Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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What an unfortunate set-back. Takakeisho was so strong this basho and was in the closing days probably the odds on favourite to win. Hopefully he'll be able to heal and be back in form in November. I think the Ozeki rank is the hardest of them all. At least if you are a Yokozuna you can retreat to a certain extant if injury hits you.
 

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What an unfortunate set-back. Takakeisho was so strong this basho and was in the closing days probably the odds on favourite to win. Hopefully he'll be able to heal and be back in form in November. I think the Ozeki rank is the hardest of them all. At least if you are a Yokozuna you can retreat to a certain extant if injury hits you.

Up to a point that's true but at Yokozuna you either have to win or retire, you can't keep on withdrawing, as Kisenosato recognised.

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Juryo promotions and retirees after Aki Basho
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Written by Tachiai.org & Sumoforum.net
Published: 25 September 2019
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New sekitori Kotoshoho

The Nihon Sumo Kyokai announced the names of the rikishi who will be promoted from Makushita to Juryo Division for the upcoming Kyushu Basho that will be held in Fukuoka's Kokusai Center in November.

For this tournament there will be two brand-new sekitori: Ms4w Kototebakari (Sadogatake-beya, Chiba, 20 years old), who is marking his ascension to the salaried ranks with a new shikona, Kotoshoho, and Ms5e Hoshoryu (Tatsunami-beya, Mongolia, 20 years old).

Three men are returning to Juryo. Two left no doubt about their re-promotion: Ms1e Wakamotoharu (Arashio-beya, Fukushima, 25 years old, 2nd promotion, back after 3 basho) and Ms2e Akua (Tatsunami-beya, Ibaraki, 28 years old, 3rd promotion, back after 6 basho), who both went 6-1. The third squeaked by with pretty much the worst rank and record combination that can normally lead to promotion, and only when many slots are open in Juryo: Ms5w Akiseyama, 4-3 (Kise-beya, Aichi, 34 years old, 6th promotion, back after 1 basho).

After the retirements of Yoshikaze (new Nakamura-oyakata), Homarefuji (new Tateyama-oyakata) and Daikiho, the full list of retirements for Aki 2019 includes 12 more rikishi:
Makushita: Irie
Sandanme: Sadanosato, Musashikuni, Kasugakuni, Fujitaisei, Akashiryu
Jonidan: Amatsukasa, Tokiryu, Wakasatake, Surugafuji
Jonokuchi: Kotosumida
Banzuke-gai: Fukugoriki

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