Hakuhō Shō

白 鵬 翔
Hakuhō Shō

Personal data
real name	Monk Batyn Dawaajargal
Born	March 11, 1985
place of birth	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
size	1.93 m
Weight	158 kg
Career
Heya	Miyagino
rank	Yokozuna
Career record	1160–243–164 1066–195–164 (Makuuchi)
debut	March 2001
Highest rank	Yokozuna (May 2007)
Tournament victories	44 (Makuuchi) 1 (Jūryō)
Status: Haru-Basho 2020.

Hakuhō Shō ( Japanese 白 鵬 翔 ; born March 11, 1985 in Ulaanbaatar as Mönchbatyn Dawaadschargal , Mongolian Мөнхбатын Даваажаргал ) is a Mongolian sumo wrestler in the Japanese Makuuchi division.

Like many successful rikishi (sumo fighters) from Mongolia, Hakuhō comes from a family of poker wrestlers . His father Djigjidiin Mönchbat won a silver medal in freestyle at the 1968 Olympic Games .

At the age of 15, Hakuho became the rikishi of the Miyagino-beya stable and rose, initially little noticed, in the ranks. As early as January 2004 he entered the Jūryō division, the second highest division, in May he fought in the makuuchi for the first time after winning a tournament . Through high kachi-koshi he advanced rapidly in the hierarchy of the maegashira and was promoted to komusubi in January and sekiwake in March . At this point in time he had already received the awards for technology, fighting spirit and special achievement once. His goal of becoming the youngest Ōzeki in history was prevented by an ankle injury . Because of its consequent failure he was demoted again, was by a kachi-koshi already back in the following tournament sanyaku return -Ränge.

In January and March 2006 he was among the contenders for the title until the end. In the last case, he missed the tournament win in the eliminator against yokozuna Asashōryū , but achieved the appointment to Ōzeki . In May he was finally able to record his first tournament victory. In the following tournament he finished second with a 13-2, but that wasn't enough for a promotion. Although he was unable to compete in November due to an injury he sustained shortly before the tournament, he was able to defend his Ōzeki title with a 10-5 kachi-koshi in the following New Year's tournament in 2007 . He then won the spring tournament in Osaka with a 13-2, where he prevailed in a playoff against Asashoryu, and the following tournament even with a 15-0, which he met the athletic criteria for an appointment as yokozuna. On May 30, 2007, he was officially named 69th yokozuna. He then won 3 tournaments in a row. In the 2008 Hatsu basho , he faced yokozuna Asashoryu in the last fight. Both stood at 13-1, but Hakuhō won the fight with Uwatenage and thus his 6th yusho . In the following years Hakuhō and Asashōryū dominated the Makuuchi division. Until the resignation of Asashōryū in February 2010 Hakuhō could win 6 tournaments, two of them with a 15-0 balance. Asashōryū won 4 tournaments. After the resignation of Asashōryū, Hakuhō was initially unbeatable. By the 2nd day of the November 2010 tournament, he won 63 fights in a row. This is the second longest winning streak in the history of the Makuuchi Division after Futabayama's winning streak , which celebrated 69 wins in a row from 1936 to 1939. From March 2010 to May 2011 he was able to win seven tournaments in a row. Only Asashōryū achieved this before him. In November 2014 Hakuhō was able to win his 32nd tournament victory in the Makuuchi division. So he set the record of most tournament wins in the Makuuchi Division, which was held by Taihō until then . In the following tournament he won his 33rd tournament. Since then he has held the record of most tournament wins in the Makuuchi Division. In November 2016, he won his 1000th fight. Only Chiyonofuji and Kaiō succeeded in this before him .

Hakuhō measures 1.93 m and weighs around 155 kg. His specialty is the uwatenage , a throwing technique. Hakuhō holds the record of most victories in a year with 86 fights he won in 2009 and 2010. With fifteen 15-0 tournament victories, he also holds the record of most Zenshō-Yūshō (tournament wins without defeat).

On July 21, 2017, Hakuhō set a new all-time record during the Nagoya Tournament. With a win rate of 83% in 98 tournaments and its 1,048. Victory he overtook Kaiō , who was leading with 1,047 victories so far.

With the win against Ozeki Gōeidō on the 14th day of the Aki Basho 2018 Hakuho won his 1,000th win in the Makuuchi Division. This makes him the only rikishi to date to have achieved more than 1,000 wins in the highest division.

In September 2019, it was confirmed that Hakuhō had obtained Japanese citizenship. This step may allow him to a. to stay in the Japan Sumo Association after his career as a sumo wrestler and to found his own heya as an oyakata (stable master) . Foreigners are not allowed to do this.

Combat Statistics

year	Hatsu (January)	Haru (March)	Natsu (May)	Nagoya (July)	Aki (September)	Kyushu (November)	Weight / loss	average
2001	-	Maezumo Hatsu Dohyo	Jonokuchi 16 East 3-4	Jonokuchi 18 East 5-2	Jonidan 97 East 5-2	Jonidan 55 East 4-3	17-11	60.7%
2002	Jonidan 33 East 5-2	Sandanme 98 East 6-1	Sandanme 38 East 4-3	Sandanme 23 West 3-4	Sandanme 44 West 4-3	Sandanme 28 West 4-3	26-16	61.9%
2003	Sandanme 16 East 5-2	Makushita 54 West 4-3	Makushita 44 West 5-2	Makushita 30 East 4-3	Makushita 23 East 6-1	Makushita 9 East 6-1	30-12	71.4%
2004	Juryo 12 East 9-6	Juryo 8 West 12-3	Maegashira 16 East 12-3	Maegashira 8 East 11-4	Maegashira 3 East 8-7	Maegashira 1 West 12-3	64-26	71.1%
2005	Komusubi 1 West 11-4	Sekiwake 1 West 8-7	Sekiwake 1 East 9-6	Sekiwake 1 East 6-3-6	Maegashira 1 West 9-6	Komusubi 1 West 9-6	52-32-6	61.9%
2006	Sekiwake 1 West 13-2	Sekiwake 1 East 13-2	Ōzeki 3 West 14-1	Ōzeki 1 East 13-2	Ōzeki 1 East 8-7	Ōzeki 2 West 0-0-15	61-14-15	81.3%
2007	Ōzeki 3 West 10-5	Ōzeki 1 West 13-2	Ōzeki 1 East 15-0	Yokozuna West 11-4	Yokozuna West 13-2	Yokozuna East 12-3	74-16	82.2%
2008	Yokozuna East 14-1	Yokozuna East 12-3	Yokozuna West 11-4	Yokozuna West 15-0	Yokozuna East 14-1	Yokozuna East 13-2	79-11	87.7%
2009	Yokozuna East 14-1	Yokozuna West 15-0	Yokozuna East 14-1	Yokozuna East 14-1	Yokozuna East 14-1	Yokozuna West 15-0	86-4	95.5%
2010	Yokozuna West 12-3	Yokozuna East 15-0	Yokozuna East 15-0	Yokozuna East 15-0	Yokozuna East 15-0	Yokozuna East 14-1	86-4	95.5%
2011	Yokozuna East 14-1	called off	Yokozuna East 13-2	Yokozuna East 12-3	Yokozuna East 13-2	Yokozuna East 14-1	66-9	88.0%
2012	Yokozuna East 12-3	Yokozuna East 13-2	Yokozuna East 10-5	Yokozuna East 14-1	Yokozuna East 13-2	Yokozuna East 14-1	76-14	84.4%
2013	Yokozuna East 12-3	Yokozuna West 15-0	Yokozuna East 15-0	Yokozuna East 13-2	Yokozuna East 14-1	Yokozuna East 13-2	82-8	91.0%
2014	Yokozuna West 14-1	Yokozuna East 12-3	Yokozuna East 14-1	Yokozuna East 13-2	Yokozuna East 14-1	Yokozuna East 14-1	81-9	90.0%
2015	Yokozuna East 15-0	Yokozuna East 14-1	Yokozuna East 11-4	Yokozuna East 14-1	Yokozuna East 0-3-12	Yokozuna West 12-3	66-12-12	84%
2016	Yokozuna West 12-3	Yokozuna West 14-1	Yokozuna East 15-0	Yokozuna East 10-5	Yokozuna West 0-0-15	Yokozuna East 11-4	62-13-15	82%
2017	Yokozuna East 11-4	Yokozuna East 2-3-10	Yokozuna West 15-0	Yokozuna East 14-1	Yokozuna East 0-0-15	Yokozuna West 14-1	56-9-25	86%
2018	Yokozuna East 2-3-10	Yokozuna West 0-0-15	Yokozuna West 11-4	Yokozuna West 3-1-11	Yokozuna West 15-0	Yokozuna East 0-0-15	31-8-51	79%
2019	Yokozuna West 10-4-1	Yokozuna East 15-0	Yokozuna East 0-0-15	Yokozuna West 12-3	Yokozuna West -	Yokozuna West 14-1	51-8-16	86%
2020	Yokozuna East 1-3-11	Yokozuna East 13-2	called off	Yokozuna East 10-3-2

Web links

Commons : Hakuhō Shō  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Info page of the Japanese Sumo Association

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Mainichi: Yokozuna Hakuho sets all-time win record of 1,048 from July 21, 2017
2. ↑ Inside Sport Japan: Comparative statistics from July 21, 2017
3. ↑ Youtube: 1,048 victory followed by an interview from July 21, 2017
4. ↑ The Mainichi: Yokozuna Hakuho acquires Japanese citizenship, September 3, 2019
5. ↑ NHK World: Yokozuna Hakuho obtains Japanese citizenship on September 3, 2019

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Hakuhō is the family name, Shō the first name.