Daishōmaru Shōgo

{{short description|Japanese sumo wrestler}} {{hatnote|In this Japanese shikona name, the surname is Daishōmaru.}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox sumo wrestler | image = Daishomaru 2015 May.JPG | caption = Daishōmaru in 2015 | name =Daishōmaru Shōgo 大翔丸翔伍 | birth_name = Shōgo Kawabata | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|7|10}} | birth_place = Hirano-ku, Osaka, Japan | height = {{height|meters=1.74}} | weight = {{convert|153|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | heya = Oitekaze | university = Nihon University | rank = see below | record = | debut = March, 2014 | highestrank = Maegashira 5 (July, 2018) | retireddate = | yushos = 1 (Makushita) | prizes = | goldstars = |update = 1 November 2023 }} {{nihongo|'''Daishōmaru Shōgo'''|大翔丸翔伍||born 10 July 1991 as {{nihongo|'''Shōgo Kawabata'''|川端翔伍}}|lead=yes}} is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Hirano-ku, Osaka. He made his debut in March 2014 at an elevated rank known as ''makushita tsukedashi'' and wrestles for Oitekaze stable.

==Early life and sumo experience== Shōgo Kawabata began participating in amateur sumo from his fourth grade in primary school as part of his city's sumo league. In that same year, he came in third in a city-wide tournament. In his sixth year of primary school his performance earned him the title of children's sumo yokozuna. From middle school he moved away from his parents to be a boarding student at Meitoku Gijuku, a school known for its strong sports program, so he could further his sumo training. In his third year there, at a national tournament, he took the championship in the individual category. As the coach who had scouted him for his junior high school retired that year, he decided not to continue on to Meitoku High School and instead opted to enter Kanazawa Gakuin High School.<ref>Baseball Magazine, Sumo article, March 2015 edition, p. 31</ref> As a regular member of his team, his school had a number of championships, but an individual title remained elusive until the last tournament of his high school years. He matriculated to Nihon University, which had a prestigious amateur sumo pedigree, joining the economics department. In his second year there, he suffered an injury to his left knee and was benched from his team. After making a recovery in his fourth year, he became the co-captain of his sumo team. That year his team came in third in the national school championship, though he only managed to make the best 16 in the individual category. However, following this in a national amateur sumo tournament, he found his stride and in the semi-finals he defeated his own upper-classman at Nihon University, then went on to take the championship by beating the captain of his own sumo team at Nihon University to take the championship. This achievement would allow him to meet the prerequisite to join professional sumo at the elevated rank of makushita tsukedashi.<ref>{{cite web | author= | title=遠藤の後輩、川端がアマ横綱「うれしいの一言」Endo is thrilled at news his junior, Kawabata is amateur yokozuna | publisher=Sankei Sports | url=http://www.sankei.com/sports/news/131208/spo1312080023-n1.html | date=8 December 2013 | accessdate=24 June 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Career== In February 2014 he followed in the footsteps of his Nihon University teammate, the well-known Endō to join Oitekaze stable. (His stablemaster Oitekaze Oyakata, ex-Daishoyama, is also a Nihon University alumni.) This was the first time that two amateur ''yokozuna'' had joined the same stable two years in a row.<ref>{{cite web | author= | title=遠藤に"追い風"！アマ横綱の川端と"共闘"で金星奪う！！ Kawabata, follows fellow amateur yokozuna mentor Endo to join Oitekaze stable | publisher=SanSpo |url=http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20140226/sum14022605020001-n1.html| date=26 February 2014 | accessdate=24 June 2015}}</ref> He stepped onto the dohyō as a professional in March of the same year, with an impressive start. He beat the up-and-coming {{ill|Dewahayate Ryuji|lt=Dewahayate|ja|出羽疾風龍二}} in his first appearance, and in his third match beat {{ill|Tochinosato Takamitsu|lt=Tochinosato|ja|栃乃里隆光}}, his senior by two years at his alma mater. He then suffered his first two losses, then went on to win his final three matches of that tournament to post a strong 5-2 pro debut.<ref>{{cite web|author= |title=アマ横綱川端が初黒星「切り替えて次』Amateur yokozuna Kawabata record his first loss, will move on |publisher=Nikkan Sports |url=http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20140313-1269661.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314045916/http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20140313-1269661.html |url-status=live |archive-date=14 March 2014 |date=13 March 2014 |accessdate=24 June 2016 }}</ref> He posted two winning tournaments in the following May and July, but had two setbacks in a row in September and November, posting two consecutive losing tournaments. His fortunes turned in 2015, where two strong performances of 6–1 and 5-2 in January and March in the upper ranks of ''makushita'' would allow him to join the salaried ranks of ''jūryō.''<ref name=sumoDB>{{cite web|title=Daishomaru Shogo|url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=12144|publisher=Sumo Reference|accessdate=24 June 2016}}</ref>

As is the tradition for many sumo wrestlers, on the occasion of his promotion to ''jūryō'' he changed his ring name from his surname to Daishōmaru. The characters for his ring name consisted of the character for large, the first character in his given name, and the character for circle, which can also signify a win. His ''jūryō'' debut in May 2015 did not meet expectations however, and a 6–9 result sent him back to ''makushita''. This relegation seemed to put a fire under him, and in the following July tournament he took the always strongly contested ''makushita'' championship with a perfect 7–0 record with two days remaining in the tournament. He re-entered ''jūryō'' in September at a higher rank than previously, ''jūryō'' 8. Though he only managed to repeat his 6–9 record of his previous appearance, his higher ranking allowed him to avoid relegation as had happened previously. In his next two tournaments in November 2015 and January 2016 he gave very strong performances of 12–3 and 10-5 and was promoted to the top flight ''makuuchi'' division for the March tournament.

Though many wrestlers have a losing record in their top division debut, Daishōmaru managed an 8–7, followed by a 9–6 performance for the May tournament.<ref name=sumoDB/> In September 2017 he was on the tournament leaderboard at the halfway stage with a 7–1 record,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/09/17/sumo/basho-reports/goeido-onosho-daishomaru-lead-way-autumn-basho/#.XdQqNeSWyUk|title=Goeido, Onosho, Daishomaru lead way at Autumn Basho|date=17 September 2017|work=Japan Times|accessdate=19 November 2019}}</ref> although he finished on 10–5. Daishōmaru reached his highest rank to date of ''maegashira'' 5 in the July 2018 tournament. However, after a run of poor results he was demoted back to ''jūryō'' after the January 2019 tournament. After four tournaments in ''jūryō'' he won promotion back to ''makuuchi'' for the November 2019 tournament, but a 5–10 record saw him demoted to ''jūryō'' once again, and he has not returned to ''makuuchi'' as of September 2021.

==Fighting style== Daishōmaru is an ''oshi-sumo'' specialist who prefers pushing and thrusting techniques to using grips on the ''mawashi'' or belt. About half his career victories have been via the straightforward ''kimarite'' of ''oshi-dashi'', or push out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi_kim.aspx?r=12144|title=Daishomaru bouts by kimarite|publisher=Sumo Reference|accessdate=31 August 2016}}</ref>

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