Takakento Terutora (貴健斗 輝虎), born February 10, 1996, as Kento Mizuta (水田 健斗, Mizuta Kento) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Yatsushiro, Kumamoto. Wrestling for Tokiwayama stable, his highest rank is jūryō 4.
| Takakento Terutora | |
|---|---|
| 貴健斗 輝虎 | |
 Takakento in March 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Kento Mizuta February 10, 1996 Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture  Japan |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 169 kg (373 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Takanohana → Tokiwayama |
| Current rank | see below |
| Debut | May, 2016 |
| Highest rank | Jūryō 4 (July, 2021) |
| * Up to date as of 26 November 2023. | |
Early life and sumo experience
editBorn in Yatsushiro in 1996, he began wrestling in the 5th grade at the age of 10.[1] When he was in middle school, he met former yokozuna Takanohana Kōji, who had come to observe a training session.[2] He maintained his relationship with the former yokozuna after joining Tottori Jōhoku High School's prestigious sumo club and participated in training camps organized by Takanohana.[2] In his third year, he became the captain of the club and led it to the number one position in Japan[3] notably winning the Tokyo National Athletic Championships.[1] During his high school years, he notably met Bushōzan who was the captain of the rival team of Saitama Sakae High School, another prestigious sumo club. As a result, Bushōzan and his team notably inflicted a defeat on Takakento and Jōhoku High in the team tournament at the 2013 National High School Tournament.[2] In 2014, Takakento joined Takanohana's stable, while Bushōzan joined Fujishima stable, and began a friendly rivalry with him,[4] saying "I don't want to lose (to him)".[2] Other Yatsushiro recruits from that year included the current Genbumaru (Onoe stable).[1]
Career
editWrestling under his real name (Mizuta Kento), he made his debut in maezumō and got 3 wins out of 4 matches. During his first honbasho in March, 2014 saw him post a record of 5–2. In March 2015, Takakento was competing to win the makushita division championship but failed on the last day against veteran makushita wrestler Dewahayate.[5] In November of the same year, he injured his left knee which caused him to fall to sandanme, the third division in the sport.[6] In July 2016, he was given the shikona, or ring name, Takakento, a combination of the first kanji character of his master's name (Takanohana) and his real first name (Kento). The first name of his shikona was given to him to evoke one of the names of Uesugi Kenshin (Uesugi Terutora). When Takanohana retired in 2018, Takakento was transferred to Chiganoura stable (currently called Tokiwayama stable).[7] At the time, he was the uchi-deshi, or attendant, of ōzeki Takakeishō[8] and Takakento often praise the ōzeki who helped him to train and prepare mentally.[9]
Takakento wrestled in makushita for almost five years but, following strong results in 2020 and January 2021, he was promoted to jūryō, sumo's second highest division, for the March tournament along Bushōzan, Ichiyamamoto and Nishikifuji.[8][9][4] He lost jūryō status after the September 2021 tournament, but was promoted back in March 2022. He finished that tournament at seven wins and eight losses, remaining at the same rank for the next tournament due to the balance of promotion and demotion. In May, he again scored 7–8, and was demoted to makushita after losing to Chiyosakae on the final day.[10] Takakento, however, regained his jūryō rank in July of the same year.[11] Takakento continued his career in jūryō in January 2023 and was the first opponent of former ōzeki Asanoyama who, returning from suspension, was moving up in the rankings.[12] In March 2023, he faced and was defeated by fellow Jōhoku High alumni, Ochiai Tetsuya, who expressed his respect for him for having been the captain of his team when he was in fourth grade himself.[13]
Fighting style
editTakakento mainly uses oshi-zumō techniques, or pushing attacks, with the majority of his kimarite wins coming via oshidashi.[12]
Career record
edit| Year | January Hatsu basho, Tokyo |
March Haru basho, Osaka |
May Natsu basho, Tokyo |
July Nagoya basho, Nagoya |
September Aki basho, Tokyo |
November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | (Maezumo) | West Jonokuchi #13 5–2 |
West Jonidan #52 6–1 |
East Sandanme #83 6–1 |
East Sandanme #24 5–2 |
East Makushita #60 5–2 |
| 2015 | West Makushita #38 2–5 |
West Makushita #57 6–1 |
East Makushita #26 2–5 |
West Makushita #49 4–3 |
West Makushita #42 4–3 |
East Makushita #36 1–3–3 |
| 2016 | East Sandanme #4 2–5 |
West Sandanme #29 3–4 |
East Sandanme #42 6–1 |
East Makushita #55 4–3 |
West Makushita #46 4–3 |
East Makushita #36 2–5 |
| 2017 | East Makushita #52 3–4 |
East Sandanme #8 4–3 |
East Makushita #59 5–2 |
East Makushita #39 3–4 |
West Makushita #48 5–2 |
West Makushita #34 5–2 |
| 2018 | West Makushita #24 4–3 |
East Makushita #20 4–3 |
West Makushita #14 3–4 |
West Makushita #20 3–4 |
West Makushita #26 3–4 |
East Makushita #36 5–2 |
| 2019 | East Makushita #23 3–4 |
East Makushita #27 6–1 |
West Makushita #10 2–5 |
East Makushita #20 4–3 |
East Makushita #18 3–4 |
East Makushita #23 2–5 |
| 2020 | East Makushita #38 5–2 |
East Makushita #23 5–2 |
East Makushita #13 Tournament Cancelled 0–0–0 |
East Makushita #13 4–3 |
West Makushita #8 4–3 |
East Makushita #6 5–2 |
| 2021 | West Makushita #1 5–2 |
West Jūryō #11 7–8 |
West Jūryō #11 10–5 |
West Jūryō #4 3–12 |
East Jūryō #13 3–12 |
West Makushita #6 4–3 |
| 2022 | East Makushita #3 4–3 |
East Jūryō #14 7–8 |
East Jūryō #14 7–8 |
East Makushita #1 4–3 |
West Jūryō #14 9–6 |
West Jūryō #11 7–8 |
| 2023 | East Jūryō #12 7–8 |
West Jūryō #12 10–5 |
East Jūryō #7 6–9 |
East Jūryō #8 7–8 |
East Jūryō #9 6–9 |
West Jūryō #9 3–12 |
| 2024 | East Makushita #3 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
West Makushita #43 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
West Sandanme #23 6–1 |
West Makushita #44 5–2 |
West Makushita #27 5–2 |
West Makushita #14 4–3 |
| Record given as wins–losses–absences Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "【相撲】県勢３選手が大相撲へ 尾上、貴乃花部屋に入門". Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 12 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d "鳥取城北高・水田 貴親方に褒められプロ入り決断". Sports Nippon. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "【令和の一番星】貴健斗、年下・貴景勝の助言を胸に殻破る". Sports Hochi. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ a b "初土俵が同じ貴健斗、武将山ら４力士が十両昇進". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Mizuta Kento (Haru 2015)". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "「押し相撲で故郷に元気を」 新十両・貴健斗（八代市出身）が抱負". Kumamoto Shimbun (in Japanese). 12 February 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "SUMO/ JSA approves Takanohana's retirement, transfer of stable". Asahi Shimbun. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ a b "貴健斗が来場所の新十両確実に、貴景勝助言も力に". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 23 January 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ a b "貴健斗が新十両昇進 「ネガティブ絶頂期」に貴景勝からのハッパで「覚悟を決め」夢つかむ【大相撲】". Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "苦節13年、31歳千代栄が新十両昇進 夏場所千秋楽は起死回生の逆転突き落としで５勝". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 25 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "金峰山と菅野改め栃武蔵が新十両昇進決定 貴健斗は再十両 秋場所番付編成会議". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). 27 July 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ a b "朝乃山、初戦は貴健斗 ５年半ぶりの十両 大相撲初場所". Hokkoku Shimbun (in Japanese). 7 January 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ ""令和の怪物"落合が貴健斗下し２勝目 「目の前の相手に対しやるべきことをやるだけ」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 14 March 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Takakento Terutora Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
External links
edit- Takakento Terutora's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage