Atamifuji Sakutarō

Atamifuji Sakutarō (Japanese: 熱海富士 朔太郎, born 3 September 2002 as Sakutarō Takei (武井 朔太郎, Takei Sakutarō)) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Atami. He wrestles for the Isegahama stable and made his debut in November 2020. He won the championships in the two lowest divisions of jonokuchi and jonidan in early 2021. In November 2022 he was promoted to makuuchi, becoming one of the fastest in the history of professional sumo to reach the top division.[1] His highest rank has been maegashira 15.

Atamifuji Sakutaro
熱海富士 朔太郎
Personal information
BornSakutaro Takei
(2002-09-03) 3 September 2002
Atami, Shizuoka, Japan
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight166 kg (366 lb)
Career
StableIsegahama
Current rankSee below
DebutNovember 2020
Highest rankMaegashira 15 (November 2022)
Championships1 (Jonidan)
1 (Jonokuchi)
* Up to date as of 30 April 2023.

Early life and sumo beginnings

Born in Chiba prefecture, Sakutarō Takei moved to Atami in Shizuoka prefecture in his second year of elementary school. He joined a sumo club in the nearby city of Mishima at the age of six.[2] He would then join Nihon University Mishima Junior High School where he was a part of the judo club, before turning to the sumo club during his second year of junior high school.[3] He then transferred to Atami Shiritsu Atami Junior High School before finally transferring to Hiryu High School in Numazu where he was an active member of the sumo club. Upon graduating from high school in November 2020 he joined Isegahama stable.

Career

Sakutarō was given the shikona "Atamifuji" (熱海富士) by his stablemaster (the 63rd yokozuna Asahifuji) with the "Atami" (熱海) coming from his hometown and "Fuji" (富士) from his stablemaster's ring name. In his professional debut in January 2021, Atamifuji won the jonokuchi championship in a playoff. In the following tournament in March he won the jonidan championship with a perfect 7–0 record. He continued to post strong winning records in the lower divisions, breezing through sandanme and taking only 4 basho in makushita to be promoted to the jūryō division. At the time of his jūryō promotion, Atamifuji had not produced a single losing record.

After suffering his first losing record in his debut tournament as a sekitori in March 2022, Atamifuji would post three straight winning records. He was promoted to the top division Makuuchi for the November 2022 basho. He took only 12 tournaments to reach the top division, which ties him in eighth place for the record of fastest progress to the top division.[1]

Career record
Atamifuji Sakutaro[4]
Year in sumo January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo		 March
Haru basho, Osaka		 May
Natsu basho, Tokyo		 July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya		 September
Aki basho, Tokyo		 November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
2020 x x x x x (Maezumo)
2021 East Jonokuchi #25
6–1–PP
Champion
 		 West Jonidan #48
7–0
Champion
 		 East Sandanme #48
6–1
 		 West Makushita #55
6–1
 		 West Makushita #24
5–2
 		 West Makushita #14
6–1
 
2022 West Makushita #1
4–3
 		 West Jūryō #12
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #12
10–5
 		 East Jūryō #6
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #3
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #15
4–11
 
2023 East Jūryō #3
3–8–4
 		 West Jūryō #8
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #8
–
 		 x x x
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

See also

References
  1. "Sumo: Ageless September champ Tamawashi rejoins elite ranks". Kyodo News. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  2. 新弟子前相撲の武井、熱海富士の四股名で白星デビュー　一番出世に王手 熱海ネット新聞2020年11月11日
  3. 武井　朔太郎 日大三島柔道部
  4. "Atamifuji Sakutaro Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
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