Shimazuumi Sora
島津海 空
Personal information
BornSora Nakazono
(1996-05-18) May 18, 1996
Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight162 kg (357 lb)
Career
StableHanaregoma
Current ranksee below
DebutJanuary, 2012
Highest rankMaegashira 17 (January, 2024)
* Up to date as of December 3, 2023.

Shimazuumi Sora (Japanese: 島津海 空, born Nakazono Sora (中園 空, Sora Nakazono) on May 18, 1996) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Nishinoomote, Kagoshima. He debuted in sumo wrestling in March 2012 and made his Jūryō debut in March 2022. His highest rank has been Maegashira 17. He wrestles for Hanaregoma.

Early life

Nakazono Sora was born in Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, which is an area where sumo is immensely popular. However, Nakazono played basketball in elementary and junior high school, although he did appear in some local regional sumo tournaments.[1] His father was a strong local sumo wrestler even having been able to wrestle against and be acquitted with Matsugane Oyakata (former ōzeki Wakashimazu). Because of this relationship Nakazono was invited to watch sumo live during his third year of junior high school. Nakazono was impressed and subsequently joined Matsugane stable even though he had no proper sumo experience.

Career

Early career

Nakazono made his professional debut in March 2012 alongside future sekitori Ōsunaarashi, Daikiho, and Gokushindo. He was promoted to sandanme in January 2013 and makushita in July 2016. In March 2017, Nakazono won his first six matches, but missed out on the sandanme yusho after losing to Tamakongo on the last day. In May 2017 he would serve as tsukebito to Yokozuna Kisenosato who joined sumo straight from junior high school like himself and for whom he had much respect. After missing out on the championship, Nakazono began training more intently and rose up to makushita 11 two tournaments in July 2017.[2] However, he injured his right knee prior to the tournament at the Nishonoseki ichimon-geiko and sat out of the entire tournament.[3] He re-injured his right knee in 2019 which forced him to miss two consecutive tournaments, causing him to fall down to the rank of sandanme 65 in May 2019. Upon returning, he quickly returned to makushita in September 2019 and rose as high as makushita 4 in January 2021. He was finally given a proper shikona of "Shimazuumi" (島津海) in May 2021 after wrestling under his surname for over nine years. In January 2022, while ranked at makushita 2, he finished with a 4–3 record and was promoted to juryo in March 2022.[4]

Jūryō promotion

Shimazuumi finished with an 8–7 record in his first tournament as a sekitori and was promoted to a career-best juryo 10 for the May 2022 tournament. Shimazuumi and his stable were forced to withdraw on Day 9 of the July 2022 tournament in Nagoya after stablemaster Hanaregoma tested positive for COVID-19.[5] In November 2023 at a career high of juryo 2 he would finish 9-6 putting him in contention for Makuuchi promotion.

Fighting style

Shimazuumi's favored techniques are listed at the Sumo Association as moro-zashi (a double hand inside grip on the opponent's mawashi) and yori (forcing). His most common winning kimarite is yorikiri (force out).

Career record

Shimazuumi Sora[6]
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
2012 (Maezumo) East Jonokuchi #14
5–2
 		 East Jonidan #69
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #39
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #18
4–3
 
2013 West Sandanme #99
3–4
 		 West Jonidan #12
2–5
 		 East Jonidan #54
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #28
5–2
 		 West Sandanme #95
5–2
 		 West Sandanme #62
3–4
 
2014 West Sandanme #78
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 East Jonidan #39
5–2
 		 West Jonidan #2
3–4
 		 East Jonidan #24
4–3
 		 West Jonidan #5
5–2
 		 East Sandanme #70
5–2
 
2015 East Sandanme #39
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #54
3–4
 		 West Sandanme #74
6–1
 		 East Sandanme #20
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #37
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #20
2–5
 
2016 East Sandanme #48
5–2
 		 West Sandanme #21
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #11
4–3
 		 East Makushita #60
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #12
2–5
 		 East Sandanme #40
5–2
 
2017 East Sandanme #13
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #2
6–1
 		 East Makushita #29
6–1
 		 West Makushita #11
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 West Makushita #51
4–3
 		 West Makushita #41
3–4
 
2018 West Makushita #52
4–3
 		 East Makushita #44
5–2
 		 East Makushita #27
5–2
 		 West Makushita #16
5–2
 		 East Makushita #8
3–4
 		 West Makushita #16
3–4
 
2019 West Makushita #25
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 West Sandanme #5
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 West Sandanme #65
6–1
 		 East Sandanme #10
5–2
 		 West Makushita #51
5–2
 		 East Makushita #36
3–4
 
2020 West Makushita #42
4–3
 		 East Makushita #33
4–3
 		 West Makushita #27
Tournament Cancelled
0–0–0		 West Makushita #27
4–3
 		 West Makushita #18
5–2
 		 East Makushita #9
5–2
 
2021 East Makushita #4
3–5
 		 West Makushita #10
4–3
 		 East Makushita #8
4–3
 		 West Makushita #5
2–6
 		 West Makushita #16
5–2
 		 East Makushita #6
4–3
 
2022 West Makushita #2
4–3
 		 West Jūryō #13
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #10
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #10
5–4–6[7]
 		 East Jūryō #10
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #13
8–7
 
2023 West Jūryō #11
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #7
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #6
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #3
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #6
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #2
9–6
 
2024 East Maegashira #17
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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 Non-participation

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. ↑ "大銀杏が待っている". Baseball Magazine. p.84: Baseball Magazine. July 2018.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ↑ "一山本　遅れてきたホープ、開花目前". Jiji Press (in Japanese). 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "相撲部屋聞き書き帖". Baseball Magazine. p.89: Baseball Magazine. August 2017.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ↑ "大相撲 熱海富士と島津海が新十両に昇進 番付編成会議". NHK (in Japanese). 26 January 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "放駒親方が新型コロナ感染 18日朝の検査で陽性判明 部屋は封鎖、一山本ら所属力士は休場" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Shimazuumi Sora Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  7. ↑ Withdrew on Day 9 due to COVID protocols
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