Tsushimanada Masamitsu
對馬洋 勝満
Tsushimanada during the November 2022 tournament
Personal information
BornMasamitsu Umeno
(1993-06-27) June 27, 1993
Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture
Japan Japan
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight137.8 kg (304 lb)
Career
StableSakaigawa
UniversityNihon University
Current ranksee below
DebutMay, 2016
Highest rankJūryō 9 (March, 2023)
* Up to date as of 26 June 2023.

Tsushimanada Masamitsu (對馬洋 勝満), born June 27, 1993, as Masamitsu Umeno (梅野 勝満, Umeno Masamitsu) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Isahaya, Nagasaki. His highest rank is jūryō 9.

Early life

Masamitsu Umeno comes from a family originally from the island of Tsushima. His grandmother (Hideko Umeno) was the oldest ama diver in Tsushima.[1] He first went to the Isahaya Agricultural High School,[2] before graduating from Nihon University where he was a member of their sumo club.[3] During his time as a student, he suffered a meniscus injury to his left knee and to his anterior cruciate ligament at the All Japan University Sumo Uwajima Tournament on April 29, 2015. He aggravated his injury at the Individual Weight Category Championships and was unable to compete in subsequent competitions. His professional debut was postponed because of his torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. He however joined professional sumo in 2016, entering the Sakaigawa stable because his master (former komusubi Ryōgoku) is also from his home prefecture. His stablemate Hiradoumi, who reached the top makuuchi division in September 2022, is also from Nagasaki,[3] and the two of them have maintained a friendly rivalry.[4]

Career

Wrestling under his real name of Umeno Masamitsu, he changed his shikona, or ring name, to Tsushimanada in 2017, to evoke 20th century ōzeki Tsushimanada Yakichi, who was originally from Tsushima Island like his family, and to whom he thought he was related to. However, after further investigation his master declared "it was not the case".[5] In 2019, Tsushimanada was competing to win the makushita division championship but failed against then-former ōzeki Terunofuji who was making his comeback in the divisions after his injury and 4 tournament absence.[6] While in makushita, in the final day of the May 2022 tournament, Tsushimanada defeated upper division wrestler and former komusubi Shōhōzan. This proved to be Shōhōzan's final match.[7]
In September 2022, it was announced that he would be promoted to jūryō for the November 2022 tournament, hence being the fourth sekitori in his stable.[5] His promotion also makes him the first wrestler from his hometown to be promoted sekitori in 45 years, since the retirement of former maegashira Shishihō Yoshimasa.[8] However, Tsushimanada suffered a narrow loss in his first tournament as a sekitori, achieving a 7-8 make-kochi record. After his first tournament at sekitori, he visited his hometown of Isahaya for the first time in seven years, because he decided that he would not return until he became a sekitori.[8] Tsushimanada maintained his sekitori rank due to the balance of promotion and demotion within the ranking. After a good performance during the 2023 January tournament, in which he scored five wins in a row during his last five matches,[9] he was promoted to jūryō 9, his highest rank at the time. However, after a weak performance at the March tournament, Tsushimanada was relegated to jūryō 14, threatening him with demotion back to the makushita division. Nevertheless, he managed to go from a 1–6 score at Day 7, to a kachi-koshi score of 8–7, notably winning his last four bouts and securing his jūryō status.[10]

Career record

　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　

Tsushimanada Masamitsu[11]
Year in sumo January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo		 March
Haru basho, Osaka		 May
Natsu basho, Tokyo		 July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya		 September
Aki basho, Tokyo		 November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
2016xxxx(Maezumo)East Jonokuchi #26
6–1
 
2017East Sandanme #78
6–1
 		East Sandanme #21
6–1
 		West Makushita #42
3–4
 		West Makushita #52
4–3
 		West Makushita #43
4–3
 		East Makushita #35
3–4
 
2018West Makushita #46
5–2
 		West Makushita #30
3–4
 		East Makushita #38
2–5
 		West Makushita #52
4–3
 		West Makushita #43
6–1
 		East Makushita #18
5–2
 
2019West Makushita #10
4–3
 		East Makushita #6
2–5
 		East Makushita #16
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		West Makushita #56
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		West Sandanme #36
6–1
 		West Makushita #51
6–1
 
2020West Makushita #21
3–4
 		East Makushita #27
4–3
 		West Makushita #21
Tournament Cancelled
0–0–0		West Makushita #21
6–1
 		East Makushita #6
2–5
 		West Makushita #22
3–4
 
2021East Makushita #33
5–2
 		West Makushita #20
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		West Makushita #60
6–1
 		East Makushita #28
6–1
 		West Makushita #9
6–1
 		East Makushita #2
3–5
 
2022East Makushita #11
5–2
 		East Makushita #4
4–3
 		West Makushita #2
3–5
 		East Makushita #7
5–2
 		East Makushita #4
5–2
 		East Jūryō #14
7–8
 
2023East Jūryō #14
9–6
 		East Jūryō #9
4–11
 		West Jūryō #14
8–7
 		West Jūryō #11
3–12
 		West Makushita #2
3–4
 		West Makushita #4
4–3
 
2024 East Makushita #2
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 		 x x x x x
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

See also

References

  1. ↑ "十両松鳳山３勝止まり、関取転落は確実「体と相談しながらゆっくり考えます」進退明言せず". Nippon Shimbun (in Japanese). 5 March 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "新十両の對馬洋関 飛躍誓う 諫早市役所と母校を訪問". Nagasaki Shimbun (in Japanese). 3 December 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 "対馬にいた"伝説の海女"が潜り続ける理由。海と共にたくましく生きてきた海女の生きがい". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 5 March 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "郷土の名を背負って 平戸海にインタビュー". NHK (in Japanese). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. 1 2 "対馬洋、新十両に喜び「結果だけドキドキしながら待っていました」ケガ乗り越え昇進、師匠に感謝". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 28 September 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "【相撲編集部が選ぶ九州場所13日目の一番】 照ノ富士（寄り切り）對馬洋". Baseball Magazine (in Japanese). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "十両松鳳山３勝止まり、関取転落は確実「体と相談しながらゆっくり考えます」進退明言せず". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  8. 1 2 "大相撲十両昇進の對馬洋 地元の諫早市役所で抱負述べる". NHK (in Japanese). 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Tsushimanada Masamitsu (Hatsu 2023)". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "対馬洋が"入れ替え戦"制して十両残留「意地を出した」　敗れた勇磨の新十両は微妙な状況に". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Tsushimanada Masamitsu Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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