Osunaarashi fastest foreign rikishi to reach Makuuchi

[kuroimori 1,634]

According to Jiji Press Osunaarashi set a new record for the fastest rise to the top division in just 10 basho by a foreign rikishi, overtaking Kotooshu who made it in 11 basho.

Omedetou and welcome to Makuuchi division!

Greetings from Kyoto,

[Mark.Buckton 68]

generating a lot of media attention back home too with local media there commissioning 2 pieces on him and Egyptian radio calling for comments.

[ALAKTORN 346]

Also only 1 basho short of the overall record held by Jōkōryū.

[Akinomaki 41,779]

And all others who made it from the bottom to makuuchi in 10 basho are before the present 6 basho system since 1958 (several in that period with 6 to 9 basho as well).

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[Achiyama 1,271]

According to Jiji Press Osunaarashi set a new record for the fastest rise to the top division in just 10 basho by a foreign rikishi, overtaking Kotooshu who made it in 11 basho.

Omedetou and welcome to Makuuchi division!

Greetings from Kyoto,

I think Jiji press is not right with the calculations:

Osunaarashi's Hatsu dohyo is 2012.01, so 6 basho in 2012 and 5 basho in 2013 makes 11 basho, not 10.

So, he didn't set a new record, but tied Kotooshu's record.

Edited October 29, 2013 by Achiyama

[krindel 688]

According to Jiji Press Osunaarashi set a new record for the fastest rise to the top division in just 10 basho by a foreign rikishi, overtaking Kotooshu who made it in 11 basho.

Omedetou and welcome to Makuuchi division!

Greetings from Kyoto,

I think Jiji press is not right with the calculations:

Osunaarashi's Hatsu dohyo is 2012.01, so 6 basho in 2012 and 5 basho in 2013 makes 11 basho, not 10.

So, he tied Kotooshu's record.

That's only if you count the obligatory "absentee" basho for foreigners before their actual Maezumo, which Osunaarashi had and Kotooshu didn't have to do.

The first basho Osunaarashi was on the dohyo for his Maezumo was 2012.03 not 2012.01

[Shiro 13]

It'll be interesting to see how him and Endo fair this Basho

[Benevolance 2,534]

I think Osunaarashi will do just fine. Many of the sekitori around him in the banzuke are people he's already seen and beaten.

[alaninjapan 18]

It seems that with the spate of recent fastest or near fastest risers, the strength in depth down the banzuke must be weaker than before. I know foreigners don't enter straight out of Junior High School so will be bigger and stronger than traditional Japanese entrants, but the fast riser almost seems the norm now.