Arawashi Tsuyoshi

{{Short description|Sumo wrestler}} {{Family name hatnote|Erkhbayar|Dulguun|lang=Mongolian}} {{hatnote|In this Japanese shikona name, the surname is Arawashi.}} {{Infobox sumo wrestler |image=Arawashi 2014.jpg |caption= Tsuyoshi in 2014 | name =Arawashi Tsuyoshi<br/>荒鷲毅 | birth_name = Dulguun Erkhbayar | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|8|21}} | birth_place = Ulan Bator, Mongolia | height = {{height|meters=1.85}} | weight = {{convert|140|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | heya = Araiso → Hanakago → Minezaki | rank = | record = 493-461-56 | debut = November, 2002 | highestrank = Maegashira 2 (January, 2017) | retireddate = January, 2020 | yushos = | prizes = | goldstars = 3<br>Kakuryū <br>Hakuhō<br>Harumafuji | update = Jan 24, 2020 }} {{nihongo|'''Arawashi Tsuyoshi'''|荒鷲毅||born 21 August 1986 as '''Dulguun Erkhbayar'''}} is a former professional sumo wrestler from Ulan Bator, Mongolia. He made his professional debut in November 2002. He is the 21st Mongolian to reach the top ''makuuchi'' division, which he achieved in May 2014. His 68-tournament rise through the ranks is the second-slowest progress for a foreign wrestler after Sentōryū.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sadanoumi is the eighth son of a former makuuchi wrestler to enter makuuchi|url=http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20140424-1289890.html|publisher=nikkan sports}}</ref> He won three ''kinboshi'' or gold stars for defeating ''yokozuna.'' He was a member of three stables, Araiso, Hanakago and Minezaki. His highest rank was ''maegashira'' 2.

==Early life and sumo background== In his childhood he was active in sports such as basketball and swimming. He also lived in Indonesia for a time in his younger years. At the 2002 junior sumo tournament, he impressed then active Kyokushūzan with his ability and soon afterward he entered Araiso stable. He debuted in November of that same year in ''maezumō'' at the height of {{convert|183|cm|ftin|sp=us}} and weighing {{convert|83|kg}}.<ref name="yomiuri">{{cite journal|title=Yomiuri Grand Sumo|volume=2008 October}}</ref>

==Career== ===Early career=== From his November 2002 debut, he rose slowly but steadily through the ranks over three years, recording mostly winning tournaments. However, in the January 2006 tournament he dislocated his left shoulder and had to drop out. He also missed the following tournament. After this his shoulder became prone to dislocating and upon his seventh dislocation he elected to finally have corrective surgery upon completing the May 2007 tournament. Rehabilitation from the surgery forced him to sit out three tournaments. He dropped from ''makushita'' 22 down to ''jonidan'' 22 in this period. During this time he studied the techniques of former ''yokozuna'' Chiyonofuji who long suffered from an easily dislocated shoulder. Upon his return in January 2008, his sumo was back in form and he recorded three 6–1 consecutive tournaments. However, in September of that year, Araiso stable closed upon the retirement of its owner, the former Futagodake. While the other wrestlers in the stable chose to retire, he chose to remain active and transferred to Hanakago stable.<ref name="yomiuri"/>

He continued his steady rise through the ranks, recording only one or two losing tournaments a year. In the May 2011 technical tournament which was not televised due to the ramifications of widespread match-fixing he managed only a 3–4 record at ''makushita'' 3. This normally would have led to a drop in rank. However, he was one of a number of wrestlers who benefited from the dismissal of several high-ranking wrestlers for match-fixing and he was actually promoted to the salaried ''jūryō'' division for the first time in his career in the July 2011 tournament.<ref>{{cite web|title=13 Wrestlers rise to jūryō! Arawashi and Kakizoe with losing records also promoted!|url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2011/05/26/kiji/K20110526000894120.html|publisher=Supo Nichi}}</ref> He only managed a 5–10 record at ''jūryō'' 13 and was demoted back to ''makushita'' 3. He repeated this same feat twice more, taking a number of tournaments to rise to ''jūryō'' and being relegated after a single losing tournament back to the unsalaried ''makushita'' division.

During this period, in 2012, Hanakago stable had to close due to financial difficulties. He then transferred to his third stable, Minezaki. Starting in the September 2013 tournament he begin to be more consistent, and posted two strong 6–1 consecutive tournaments to achieve promotion to ''jūryō'' for the fourth time in the January 2014 tournament. He debuted at a then career high rank of ''jūryō'' 10 and managed an 8–7 record. A 10–5 record in the following March tournament garnered him his first promotion to the ''makuuchi'' top division for the May 2014 tournament.

===Makuuchi career=== Arawashi was the 21st Mongolian to make it to the top division following Terunofuji. At the beginning of his career, Arawashi had entered sumo at the same time as Kotoōshū but was soon left behind as Kotoōshū made one of the fastest-ever rises to ''makuuchi'' and ultimately ''ōzeki.'' Arawashi had stated that one of his goals was to make it to ''makuuchi'' and once again face Kotoōshū in the ring. However, he would never realize this goal, as Kotoōshū retired, his name being taken off the banzuke the same tournament that Arawashi's was added to ''makuuchi''. Arawashi alternated between winning and losing tournaments before a calamitous 2–13 record in May 2015 saw him demoted back to the ''jūryō'' division. He returned to the top division in July 2016 and came through with a winning record. In November 2016 he produced a career-best performance as a final day win over Shōdai saw him end with an 11–4 record and a promotion to ''maegashira'' 2 for the January tournament. In this tournament he started with five straight losses but then defeated ''yokozuna'' Kakuryū on Day 6 to earn his first ''kinboshi''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/13/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-kisenosato-maintain-perfect-marks/#.WHkRKGczWUk|title=Hakuho, Kisenosato maintain perfect marks|date=13 January 2017|newspaper=Japan Times|accessdate=13 January 2017}}</ref> It took him 85 tournaments from his professional debut to get a ''kinboshi'', the seventh-slowest of all time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/1764872.html|title=荒鷲が鶴竜倒し初金星外国出身では最遅記録|date=13 January 2017|newspaper=Nikkan Sports|language=Japanese|accessdate=13 January 2017}}</ref> He then defeated Hakuhō on Day 8,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/15/sumo/basho-reports/loss-hakuho-puts-kisenosato-control/#.WIYMyWczWUk|title=Loss for Hakuho puts Kisenosato in control|date=15 January 2017|newspaper=Japan Times|accessdate=23 January 2017}}</ref> meaning his only two wins of the tournament at that point had come against ''yokozuna''. He finished with a 6–9 record. In the March 2017 tournament he had his third career win over a ''yokozuna'', defeating Harumafuji.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/03/20/sumo/basho-reports/kisenosato-takayasu-stay-front-spring-basho/#.WM_92WczXoo|title=Kisenosato, Takayasu stay in front at Spring Basho|date=20 March 2017|newspaper=Japan Times|accessdate=20 March 2017}}</ref> However, he had to withdraw from the tournament on Day 13 after injuring his ankle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sumo.or.jp/EnHonbashoMain/absence |title=Absent Rikishi Information |date=March 2017 |publisher=Japan Sumo Association |accessdate=24 March 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324144935/http://www.sumo.or.jp/EnHonbashoMain/absence |archivedate=24 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He returned to the maegashira 2 ranking in March 2018, but scored only 2–13. After a run of poor results he was demoted to the ''jūryō'' division after the July 2018 tournament. He returned to the top division in November 2018 but after winning only one match he withdrew on Day 13 with a left knee injury, sending him back to ''jūryō.''

==Retirement from sumo== He was demoted to the ''makushita'' division after the July 2019 tournament, and withdrew on Day 13 in September. He remained in Tokyo for treatment on his knee, missing the Kyushu tournament in November. He fell to ''makushita'' 48 in January 2020 and sat out that tournament too, announcing his retirement on Day 13. At his press conference he said he had continuing pain in his knee, and that his fondest career memory was his Day 14 win over Tamaasuka in January 2014, which clinched his first ''kachi-koshi'' as a ''sekitori.'' His ''danpatsu-shiki'' or official retirement ceremony was scheduled to be held on May 31, 2020 but was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jp.reuters.com/article/idJP2020012401002619|title=元幕内の荒鷲引退、感謝しかない|date=24 January 2020|work=Reuters|language=Japanese|accessdate=24 January 2020}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="nikkan">{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202004060000538.html|title=元荒鷲の断髪式が来年２月に延期、夏場所延期あおり|date=7 April 2020|work=Nikkan Sports|language=Japanese|accessdate=7 July 2020}}</ref> It took place on February 23, 2021, with Kakuryū and Harumafuji among the 335 guests. It was the first retirement ceremony held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan since Oshiogawa (former ''sekiwake'' Takekaze) a year previously.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sumoforum.net/forums/topic/39637-arawashi-intai/?tab=comments#comment-433502|title=元荒鷲が断髪式「やっと再出発ができた」"Former Arawashi Tsuyoshi's haircut ceremony "Finally I was able to start again"|date=23 February 2021|work=Nikkan Sports|language=Japanese|accessdate=23 February 2021}}</ref> Arawashi does not hold elder stock in the Sumo Association but is working as a coach in an unofficial capacity at Minezaki stable while deciding on his future plans.<ref name="nikkan"/> The Minezaki stable closed after the March 2021 tournament but he intends to remain in Japan.

==Personal life== Arawashi was married in January 2017 to a 27-year-old flight attendant who he had first met in Mongolia two years previously. After pulling out of the March 2017 tournament through injury, he was allowed to make the marriage public only after successfully completing the May tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/sumo/20170608-OHT1T50135.html|title=荒鷲結婚会見、モンゴル出身元ＣＡヤンジンラム夫人と「子供は５人以上！！」|date=8 June 2017|publisher=Hochi|language=Japanese|accessdate=22 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923002245/http://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/sumo/20170608-OHT1T50135.html|archive-date=23 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Fighting style== According to his Japan Sumo Association profile, Arawashi's favourite grips and techniques are ''migi-yotsu'' (a left hand outside, right hand inside hold on the opponent's ''mawashi),'' ''yori kiri'' (force out) and ''uwatenage'' (overarm throw). He was the lightest man in the top division until the promotion of Ishiura in November 2016.

==Career record== {{Sumo record box start|Arawashi Tsuyoshi<ref>{{cite web | author= | title=Arawashi Tsuyoshi Rikishi Information | publisher=Sumo Reference |url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=2832| date= | accessdate=2015-01-19}}</ref>}} {{Sumo record year start link|2002}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Basho|MAEZUMOU}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2003}} {{Basho|jk|32|e|4|3}} {{Basho|jo|91|e|6|1}} {{Basho|jo|15|e|4|3}} {{Basho|sa|97|w|4|3}} {{Basho|sa|78|e|5|2}} {{Basho|sa|47|w|3|4}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2004}} {{Basho|sa|60|e|4|3}} {{Basho|sa|48|e|5|2}} {{Basho|sa|20|e|5|2}} {{Basho|ma|57|w|3|4}} {{Basho|sa|10|w|5|2}} {{Basho|ma|53|w|3|4}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2005}} {{Basho|sa|5|w|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|56|e|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|47|w|2|5}} {{Basho|sa|9|w|6|1}} {{Basho|ma|34|e|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|29|w|4|3}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2006}} {{Basho|ma|20|w|1|1|5}} {{Basho|KYUJO|rank=ma|r-no=44|tozai=w}} {{Basho|sa|24|w|5|2}} {{Basho|ma|59|e|2|2|3}} {{Basho|sa|24|w|2|5}} {{Basho|sa|49|e|5|2}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2007}} {{Basho|sa|21|e|6|1}} {{Basho|ma|42|e|5|2}} {{Basho|ma|30|w|4|2|1}} {{Basho|KYUJO|rank=ma|r-no=22|tozai=w}} {{Basho|KYUJO|rank=sa|r-no=2|tozai=w}} {{Basho|KYUJO|rank=sa|r-no=62|tozai=e}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2008}} {{Basho|jo|22|w|6|1}} {{Basho|sa|56|w|6|1}} {{Basho|sa|4|w|6|1}} {{Basho|ma|30|w|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|25|w|2|5}} {{Basho|ma|41|w|4|3}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2009}} {{Basho|ma|35|e|2|5}} {{Basho|ma|52|w|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|43|w|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|36|e|5|2}} {{Basho|ma|25|w|5|2}} {{Basho|ma|16|w|3|4}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2010}} {{Basho|ma|23|e|5|2}} {{Basho|ma|17|e|5|2}} {{Basho|ma|10|e|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|19|w|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|12|w|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|9|e|4|3}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2011}} {{Basho|ma|6|e|4|3}} {{Basho|CANCELLED|absent=0}} {{Basho|ma|3|e|3|4}} {{Basho|j|13|w|5|10}} {{Basho|ma|3|w|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|6|e|5|2}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2012}} {{Basho|ma|2|e|4|3}} {{Basho|j|14|w|7|8}} {{Basho|ma|1|e|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|4|e|4|3}} {{Basho|j|14|e|5|10}} {{Basho|ma|2|w|3|4}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2013}} {{Basho|ma|5|w|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|2|e|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|4|w|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|11|e|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|10|e|6|1}} {{Basho|ma|1|w|6|1}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2014}} {{Basho|j|10|w|8|7}} {{Basho|j|8|e|10|5}} {{Basho|m|16|e|7|8}} {{Basho|m|17|e|10|5}} {{Basho|m|8|w|5|10}} {{Basho|m|13|w|8|7}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2015}} {{Basho|m|12|w|7|8}} {{Basho|m|14|w|8|7}} {{Basho|m|12|e|2|13}} {{Basho|j|7|e|9|6}} {{Basho|j|3|w|7|8}} {{Basho|j|5|e|8|7}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2016}} {{Basho|j|4|e|7|8}} {{Basho|j|5|e|8|7}} {{Basho|j|3|w|8|7}} {{Basho|m|16|e|9|6}} {{Basho|m|10|e|7|8}} {{Basho|m|10|w|11|4}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2017}} {{Basho|m|2|w|6|9|||*|*}} {{Basho|m|4|w|3|10|2||*}} {{Basho|m|11|e|7|8}} {{Basho|m|12|e|8|7}} {{Basho|m|9|w|9|6}} {{Basho|m|5|w|8|7}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2018}} {{Basho|m|4|w|8|7}} {{Basho|m|2|e|2|13}} {{Basho|m|12|e|7|8}} {{Basho|m|12|w|5|10}} {{Basho|j|1|e|8|7}} {{Basho|m|16|e|1|12|2}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2019}} {{Basho|j|10|e|6|9}} {{Basho|j|12|w|8|7}} {{Basho|j|12|e|8|7}} {{Basho|j|10|w|5|10}} {{Basho|ma|1|w|2|4|1}} {{basho|KYUJO|rank=ma|r-no=8|tozai=e}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2020}} {{Basho|INTAI|rank=ma|r-no=48|tozai=w|absent=7}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record box end}}

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