Nishikifuji Ryūsei

Nishikifuji Ryusei (Japanese: 錦富士 隆聖, born 22 July 1996 as Ryusei Ogasawara (小笠原 隆聖, Ogasawara Ryusei)) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Towada. He wrestles for the Isegahama stable and made his debut in September 2016 and reached the top division in July 2022. His highest rank has been maegashira 4. He has a jonokuchi, a jonidan, a makushita and a jūryō division championships. He has a special prize.

Nishikifuji Ryusei
錦富士 隆聖
Personal information
BornRyusei Ogasawara
(1996-07-22) July 22, 1996
Towada, Aomori, Japan
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight149 kg (328 lb)
Career
StableIsegahama
Current rankSee below
DebutSeptember 2016
Highest rankMaegashira 4 (January, 2023)
Championships1 (Juryo)
1 (Makushita)
1 (Jonidan)
1 (Jonokuchi)
Special Prizes1 Fighting spirit
* Up to date as of 30 April 2023.

Early life and sumo beginnings

Born in Towada, Aomori, he began wrestling in his third year of elementary school at Sanbongi Elementary School in Towada and in his sixth year, he placed in the top eight at the National Junior High School Sumo Tournament.[1] In high school, he went on to Sanbongi Agricultural High School's Agricultural Machinery Department and while there he placed third in the individual division in the National High School Usa Tournament. [1] His classmates in high school included Onosho, as well as Midorifuji, whom he now wrestles in the same stable with.

Career

In August 2020 Nishikifuji's promotion to the jūryō division was announced, coinciding with his stablemate Terunofuji winning the July 2020 tournament championship on his return to the top division.[2]

In May 2022, Nishikifuji won the jūryō division's championship, also coinciding with his stablemate Yokozuna Terunofuji's seventh top division championship.

Due to his jūryō championship the previous tournament, Nishikifuji was promoted to the top division, debuting in the rank of maegashira 17. He went on to get double-digit wins, finishing the basho with a 10-5 record. That same tournament he was granted a special prize, the Fighting Spirit prize, for finishing his debut in the top division with a strong winning record.[3]

Personal life

A few days before the start of the May 2023 tournament, Nishikifuji married a 24-year-old Japanese woman that he had been dating for a year and a half. The ceremony was held at Tokyo's Tomioka Hachiman Shrine, the same shrine where both his stablemaster Isegahama (the 63rd yokozuna Asahifuji) and his stablemate Terunofuji were married. Nishikifuji and his wife are expecting their first child in October 2023.[4]

Career record
Nishikifuji Ryusei[5]
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
2016 x x x x (Maezumo) East Jonokuchi #21
7–0
Champion
 
2017 East Jonidan #10
7–0
Champion
 		 East Sandanme #19
3–4
 		 West Sandanme #38
5–2
 		 East Sandanme #13
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #2
4–3
 		 West Makushita #52
6–1
 
2018 West Makushita #23
1–5–1
 		 West Makushita #47
5–2
 		 West Makushita #30
4–3
 		 East Makushita #23
2–5
 		 West Makushita #37
5–2
 		 West Makushita #24
5–2
 
2019 West Makushita #13
3–4
 		 West Makushita #17
5–2
 		 East Makushita #11
4–3
 		 West Makushita #8
5–2
 		 East Makushita #3
1–4–2
 		 West Makushita #18
0–0–7
 
2020 West Makushita #58
4–3
 		 East Makushita #49
7–0
Champion
 		 East Makushita #3
Tournament Cancelled
0–0–0		 East Makushita #3
5–2
 		 West Jūryō #13
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #13
3–12
 
2021 West Makushita #5
6–1–P
 		 West Jūryō #12
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #12
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #11
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #9
10–5
 		 East Jūryō #4
5–10
 
2022 East Jūryō #9
10–5
 		 West Jūryō #5
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #6
11–4
Champion
 		 East Maegashira #17
10–5
F		 East Maegashira #10
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #5
9–6
 
2023 East Maegashira #4
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #10
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #3
–
 		 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. "全新弟子名鑑". 相撲 (雑誌). ベースボール・マガジン社 (2016年10月号): 106.
  2. Gunning, John (12 August 2020). "Nishikifuji's promotion to jūryō to be among the most memorable moments of his sumo life". Japan Times. Retrieved 27 June 2022.(subscription required)
  3. "Sumo: Ichinojo wins first Emperor's Cup following loss by Terunofuji". The Mainichi. July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  4. "錦富士が挙式、お相手は"土屋太鳳似"の24歳「一目ぼれでした。この人、絶対にいいなと」". Nikkan Sports. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. "Nishikifuji Ryusei Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
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