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December 05, 2005
Asashoryu and Koto'oshu: Mission Accomplished
Somewhat late, but here is the final update from the Kyushu tournament.
| Asashoryu went 14-1, won the tournament, and broke 3 of the greatest records in Sumo:
- 7 tournament championships in a row. (Never done before.) - A perfect 6-for-6 in a calendar year. (Never done before.) - 84 wins in one calendar year (an 84-6 record). Best all-time. |  |
Asashoryu has now won 15 tournaments in his career, putting him 5th all time (7 behind Takanohana in 4th).
Meanwhile, Koto'oshu, the only wrestler to beat Asashoryu this tournament, finished 11-4 (after a disappointing loss to Kaio on the last day). That was enough for him to warrant promotion to Ozeki. He broke a record himself -- the fastest promotion to Ozeki ever. (Also the first Ozeki born in Europe.) Koto'oshu also picked up both the Outstanding Performance award and a Fighting Spirit award.
Other award winners were:
Fighting Spirit -- Miyabiyama and Tochinohana
Technique -- Tokitenku
Other final records:
Ozekis - Chiyotaikai 11-4 Kaio 10-5
Kotomitsuki 8-7
Hakuho 9-6
Russian brothers Roho and Hakurozan both went 10-5
Takamisakari lost his last 5 matches to end up 7-8
Posted by JoshHornik at December 5, 2005 10:34 PM