Hidenoumi
| Hidenoumi Takuya | |
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| 英乃海 | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Takuya Iwasaki June 11, 1989 Edogawa, Tokyo |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 156.2 kg (344 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Kise |
| University | Nihon University |
| Current rank | see below |
| Debut | May, 2012 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 12 (March, 2016) |
| Championships | 1 (Jūryō) |
| * Up to date as of June 26, 2017. | |
Hidenoumi Takuya (born 11 June 1989 as Iwasaki Takuya) is a Japanese sumo wrestler. He made his debut in 2012 and was promoted to the top makuuchi division in July 2015. His highest rank is maegashira 12.
Takuya Iwasaki was born on 11 June 1989 in Edogawa, Tokyo, the older of two brothers. He first started sumo in primary school from the age of 10 and was soon a regular on the team. He went on to join his junior high school's sumo team, also as a regular. The dojo where he practiced was also used by that later Chiyotairyū, one year his senior, and had also been used by the later Daidō, seven years his senior. In high school, his interest and success in sumo continued. He transferred to Saitama Sakae high school, which was known for its strong sumo program. As a member of the sumo club there, he had a string of victories as an anchor member of his sumo team in a number of high school tournaments. In his second year he took the championship at a high school tournament in Kanazawa. Upon graduation, he was scouted by stables, but chose to enter Nihon University, where he joined its well-known sumo program. He was in the same year as the future Daikihō and one year behind the later Jōkōryū. He was not as successful or motivated in university and was not able to take a championship in his four years there. Upon graduation, he was scouted by the head of Kise stable, the former Higonoumi, who was also from his alma mater, Nihon University. Not having achieved the requisite two championships in university, he was obligated to start pro sumo from the bottom of the ranks.
He began his career under his surname Iwasaki. He made his debut in the jonokuchi division at Nagoya in July 2012 and won all seven of his contests to win the division and ensure immediate promotion to jonidan. He faced stablemate fellow 7-0 stablemate Hamaguchi in a playoff for the championship; the only situation in which stablemates are allowed to face one another. In September he recorded another perfect record in the jonidan division. Notably, he again faced stablemate Hamaguchi in a playoff for the championship, which he won. This was the first time in all sumo history that two stablemates had faced each other in a championship playoff in two consecutive tournaments. In November at Fukuoka he secured a third consecutive promotion when he recorded a 6-1 record in the sandanme division. For the next eleven tournaments, Iwasaki competed in the makushita recording more wins than losses (kachi-koshi) on all but two occasions.
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