He took the jūryō championship in his debut tournament, beating future on the last day to even their records and forcing a playoff bout against Kagamiō, which he also won. He has been runner-up in four other tournaments, and has four for Fighting Spirit and Outstanding Performance. He was the first to be promoted to ōzeki having previously spent only two tournaments in since 64 years earlier. Another loss to saw him enter the final day with eleven wins, one behind the yokozuna Kakuryū. Now I just want to take a long rest". On Day 14 he became the sole leader after he defeated Kotoshōgiku and the injured lost to Kakuryū, but he was booed by the crowd for his opponent at the. From his first pro tournament in July 2011 he excelled, posting only three losses in three tournaments and spending only one tournament in each of the lower divisions of , and. Terunofuji then had two losses against Kakuryū and Gōeidō, but was able to get his winning record on day 12 against which erased his kadoban status and secured his rank. In the September 2020 tournament from maegashira 1 Terunofuji secured a winning record with eight wins, before withdrawing on Day 13 with a left knee injury. An 8—7 record in the following November tournament and an even more impressive 12—3 record against a host of wrestlers with experience in the January 2014 tournament earned him promotion to the top makuuchi division in March 2014. After defeats by on day nine and Hakuhō on day eleven he recovered to win his next three matches including victories over Kisenosato and the sekiwake to enter the final day in a tie for first place with Hakuhō. He received his second Fighting Spirit Prize and was also awarded the prize for Outstanding Performance. In May 2021 he won his first ten bouts, leading the rest of the field by two victories, but suffered a or loss by disqualification on Day 11 when he was determined by the ringside to have pulled 's topknot. The Osaka tournament in March saw a dramatic return to form as he won his first five matches before losing to , and then won his next seven to take a share of the lead with a win over on Day 13. Upon entering jūryō he changed his shikona surname to Terunofuji, a combination of two former yokozuna, and his own stablemaster , and a reflection of the high expectations placed on him. He is the fourth former ōzeki to fall to jūryō and the first since in 2013. After the May basho was cancelled due to , Terunofuji continued his comeback in the July tournament by winning his second top-division yūshō with a 13-2 record. In the Kyushu tournament he won the makushita championship with a perfect 7—0 record, ensuring his return to the sekitori ranks. In May, however, his form slumped as he lost his last thirteen matches to end with a career-worst record of 2—13. He was the first ōzeki and first top division tournament winner to fall to that division. This was his first appearance since May 2018, and his first since May 2017. His favourite winning or technique is a straightforward yori-kiri, or force out, which has accounted for over 40 percent of his career victories. He won his fourth championship after defeating fellow ōzeki in a playoff, having lost to him in their regulation match. It was a dream of mine to win the championship. Archived from on 22 November 2019. It was in this tournament in November 2014 that he truly began to show his mettle in the top division; after going only 4—6, he beat an and two in the last 5 days to pull off an 8—7. He had become frustrated with a lack of training opportunities at the small Magaki stable, as with the ill health of his stablemaster and various scandals there were sometimes no other coaches or wrestlers present. He was kadoban three times, but was able to hold on to his rank each time by getting a winning record in the following tournament. He was also absent for the next three tournaments, which caused him to fall to the second-lowest jonidan division. His style of wrestling has been criticized as being reckless as he likes to grab an opponent with both arms and swing them around, relying on his power, which increases the burden on his knees. He accepted "with great humility" when informed by JSA representatives at. In the March Grand Tournament of 2015, he defeated unbeaten in his last 36 matches for the first time in four meetings, and finished runner-up with a 13—2 record, having also defeated both komusubi as well as the ōzeki Gōeidō and. However, from then on he won 6 straight bouts in 6 days to pull out a or winning tournament. Terunofuji faced Takakeishō on the final day, defeating him and bringing their scores level to force a yūshō playoff. This was the first time he had been ranked as a. He had surgery on both knees on June 25 and withdrew from the July 2018 tournament, with his stablemaster indicating he wanted Terunofuji to have his knees healed properly before competing again. From his third division debut in January 2012, he had three consecutive 5—2 records before posting two consecutive losing tournaments in July and September 2012, the only two of his career up to that point. He later reiterated his gratitude to his stablemaster, adding that he would devote himself to training and aim higher. The 30 tournaments between this victory and his previous yūshō in May 2015 is the second longest gap between top division championships after 's 43. At Isegahama by contrast he was able to practice with many higher ranked wrestlers to improve his technique. Terunofuji will look to become the sport's 73rd with a strong performance in the July basho. He earned his second promotion to the ōzeki rank following his third yūshō in March 2021, and followed with another tournament championship in May 2021. Having failed to record a winning score in two consecutive tournaments he lost his ōzeki status after 14 tournaments at the rank. In the final scheduled match on day 15 Terunofuji defeated Kakuryū to level their scores but lost the ensuing play-off. In March, Terunofuji still seemed well below his best but maintained his rank with eight wins. This score put him one win behind ōzeki in the yūshō race. In his first tournament as a sekitori since May 2018, Terunofuji won his second consecutive yūshō by clinching the jūryō championship on Day 13 of the January tournament with 13 straight wins. In January he won three of his first five bouts before withdrawing from the tournament with a broken right collar bone and damaged meniscus in his left knee, after a bout with. In September he won his first eleven matches to establish a clear lead over the opposition, but then lost to and Kisenosato, sustaining a knee injury in the latter match. He is the first top division wrestler to fall to jonidan and successfully return to makuuchi. They have known each other since before his first ōzeki promotion. In his final match he defeated the Bulgarian maegashira by yori-kiri or force-out, and then saw Hakuhō lose to. He is the first wrestler to win three top division championships from a rank below ōzeki. This was the first withdrawal of his career. He underwent on his left knee shortly afterwards. Two tournaments later in the September 2014 tournament at maegashira 1 he was up against top notch competition, including several or titled wrestlers, and he only managed to eke out a 6—9 record. Terunofuji later told reporters that barely qualifying for promotion to the sport's second-highest rank was not enough, as he felt that his stablemaster's reputation was on the line. Speaking to reporters online following his victory, Terunofuji thanked his stablemaster, who convinced him to keep working on healing himself when Terunofuji had asked for permission to retire. Archived from on 26 February 2018. This was the first disqualification in the top division since against in January 2016. Terunofuji finished out the year with three losses and ended the tournament with an 8—7 record. Terunofuji in 2014 Personal information Born Gantulgyn Gan-Erdene 1991-11-29 November 29, 1991 age 29 , Height 1. He just managed to preserve his rank on the final day of the following Nagoya tournament by defeating for an 8—7 record, but was kadoban yet again after recording only four wins in September. In the January 2015, he defeated the and , the and both active on the way to an 8—7 record. He became the first person since the system was introduced in July 1969 to win the Emperor's Cup immediately after returning to the ōzeki rank. Then in the following May tournament he started out with an unpromising 4—6 record, but then won 5 straight to finish with a strong showing of 9—6. In his next three tournaments he lost just one bout in each, progressing to makushita 10 by November 2019. His stablemaster reported that in addition to diabetes and knee problems he was also suffering from. He bounced back from this in the following November tournament, garnering a 4—3 record. He entered the ring in the same tournament as soon to be well-known and. In his sandanme tournament in November 2011, he had a perfect 7—0 record and participated in a playoff for the championship, which he lost to the aforementioned Jōkōryū, then still known as Sakumayama. To actually win it is like a dream. For the next four tournaments his success continued and he never had more than two losses in any tournament. He lost his final two matches to and , ending any outside hopes of immediate promotion back to makuuchi, and was ranked at jūryō 3 for the March 2020 tournament. He took the top division championship in May 2015, only 25 tournaments after his professional debut, which is third behind the renowned and 's 23 tournaments. Terunofuji continued to perform well at the November 2020 basho, going into the final day with a 12-2 record. However he failed to win any matches on his return and was demoted to makushita. He was the runner-up again in January 2021 at the sekiwake rank, when he defeated both the active ōzeki and secured another ginō-shō. His 6—1 record at makushita 4 in July 2013 was enough to earn him promotion to the salaried ranks of in September 2013. The September tournament saw a repeat of Nagoya, with Terunofuji winning only one of his first five matches before he was forced to withdraw because of the knee injury, which he aggravated in a loss to on Day 5. He returned to competition in March 2019 and won all seven of his matches, although he lost a playoff for the jonidan championship to fellow Mongolian. He has also commenced the process of applying for Japanese citizenship, a requirement for wrestlers who wish to remain in sumo as members of the Japan Sumo Association after retirement from active competition. Archived from on 16 November 2017. He only fell to maegashira 2 though, being helped by bad showings from several other wrestlers. However, Takakeishō won the playoff and claimed the championship. In March 2018 he completed a tournament for the first time since May of the previous year but could only score six wins against nine losses from jūryō 5. As Yoshibayama's promotion came before the six-tournaments per year system, Terunofuji was the first to be promoted after only four months in san'yaku. He entered the Nayoga tournament in July but withdrew after four losses in the first five days, citing a injury to the knee. Things didn't start off on the right foot as he lost his first two matches, however things took a turn as he proceeded to win the next seven in a row including a win over fellow ōzeki. He was promoted to the rank of sekiwake for the next tournament. He thanked his wife for her support during his long injury layoff, as during this period he gave up drinking and she followed nutritional advice from his doctor in preparing his meals. For his efforts, Terunofuji was awarded the ginō-shō or at the tournament's conclusion. He was awarded the Fighting Spirit Prize, his first. Their wedding reception took place on February 11, 2021 at the in Tokyo's ward. The result was that Terunofuji, in his eighth top-division tournament, was handed his first championship with a 12—3 record and was awarded the Fighting Spirit Prize for the third time. The January 2017 tournament didn't bode well for Terunofuji as he managed only four wins, making him kadoban for the fourth time. The Sumo Association unanimously approved his promotion on 31 March. This was only his third or losing record in a tournament in his career and his first in the salaried rank. After a long injury layoff he fell to the second lowest division in March 2019 but staged a successful comeback and returned to the makuuchi division the following year, the first wrestler to do so from such a low rank. He entered sumo in January 2011, and took the second division championship in his debut as a in September 2013. Terunofuji admitted that he had been "almost in tears" at the conclusion of the tournament and said, "When I was 15 years old I watched sumo and wanted to become a sumo wrestler and so came to Japan. His preferred grip on his opponent's or belt is migi-yotsu, a left hand outside, right hand inside position. He withdrew from the May 2018 tournament on Day 4, but returned from Day 11 in an attempt to stave off demotion to. Terunofuji underwent endoscopic surgery on his left knee after the May 2017 tournament, but did not recover as well as expected. In May Terunofuji was beaten on the opening day of the Natsu basho by , but won his next seven including victories over both komusubi and the ōzeki Kotoshōgiku. The year 2016 was a hard one for Terunofuji, with the lack of strength and flexibility in his knees affecting his performances. Sumo commentator regarded Terunofuji's comeback "a tale unparalleled in sumo history. Terunofuji won his return tournament in the top division in July 2020. In November 2016 things didn't look good as he was kadoban and under danger of demotion if he failed to secure at least eight wins in the tournament. He secured the championship by defeating sekiwake on the final day and also won the Technique and Outstanding Performance prizes as well. He withdrew from the January 2018 tournament on Day 3 after losing his first two bouts, due to a disorder, and was demoted to jūryō as a result. The Japan Sumo Association was questioned by the government after the tournament when media reports suggested that Terunofuji was subjected to taunts from the crowd after his controversial win over Kotoshōgiku, with the expression "Go back to Mongolia" reportedly used. He missed out on his second championship on the final day as he was defeated twice by Kisenosato, once in their regulation match and again in the resulting playoff. Terunofuji has suffered from knee injuries and having survived being or in danger of demotion from the rank of ōzeki on three previous occasions he was finally demoted after the September 2017 tournament. Terunofuji's knee injury continued to trouble him in November but he posted nine wins including victories over the yokozuna Kakuryū and Hakuhō. Future top division wrestler travelled with him and joined the same school. He suffered another defeat to on Day 14, but remained the leader. He continued his rivalry with Ichinojō into the professional ranks, remarking in 2015, "What matters is who will make it to the ozeki rank first. This success followed in the footsteps of the popular who in the previous tournament also took the jūryō championship in his debut in said division. He returned to the ranks for the first time in three years at the November 2020 tournament. With his fellow Mongolians and withdrawn due to injury, Terunofuji won his third career yūshō and earned his third shukun-shō, finishing with a 12-3 record - more than the 10 wins needed for an expected promotion to ōzeki once again. Despite his injury problems he announced that he would contest the next tournament in March, where he was , or in danger of demotion from ōzeki rank. This earned him promotion to sumo's second highest rank of. During the period, his stable closed, and he transferred to.。
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