Tamawashi Guinness World record

[Akinomaki]

For ＭＯＳＴ　ＣＯＮＳＥＣＴＩＶＥ　ＳＵＭＯ　ＢＯＵＴＳ (1748 ATM), certified in the 2026 Guinness Book - he is deeply moved by that and it's a nice late present for his 41th birthday (in October): "I won the yusho 2 times, but never got a medal from Mongolia".

Hakuho has a few Guinness records. o

[Jakusotsu]

Damn you, Covid, for spoiling a truly unblemished record!

[Heather82Cs]

His birthday was a few weeks ago FWIW. Go Tamawashi!

[Akinomaki]

1 hour ago, Heather82Cs said:

His birthday was a few weeks ago FWIW. Go Tamawashi!

I didn't check, the article from early on the 30th named last month 

[Leoben]

Iron man!

[RabidJohn]

3 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

I didn't check, the article from early on the 30th named last month 

His birthday occurred during the Kyushu basho, as always. Born 16th November 1984.

[Akinomaki]

On 30/11/2025 at 22:04, Akinomaki said:

For ＭＯＳＴ　ＣＯＮＳＥＣＴＩＶＥ　ＳＵＭＯ　ＢＯＵＴＳ (1748 ATM), certified in the 2026 Guinness Boo

Apparently Guinness list his record as 1631, the most ever he reached Aki 2024, surpassing Aobajo  o

Edited December 2 by Akinomaki

[ryafuji]

On 01/12/2025 at 03:06, Jakusotsu said:

Damn you, Covid, for spoiling a truly unblemished record!

Yeah I know I'm in a minority but for me that fusen really takes the shine off the "never missed a bout" narrative. 

[Kishinoyama]

The fusen basho for covid does not bother me in the least. There is no doubt in my mind that Tamawashi would have been on the dohyo all 15 days of the tournament. It wasn’t like he had a choice in the matter. If anything, he lost 15 days that could be added to his overall total when he finally does retire. 

[Benihana]

19 hours ago, ryafuji said:

Yeah I know I'm in a minority but for me that fusen really takes the shine off the "never missed a bout" narrative. 

As far as i remember, it was emphasized that his streak continues, because he had to drop out without being the cause for the kyujo. You really can't blame him for a corona scare in iKataonami-beya. If he had been the one infected, i'd probably stand with you. Because then it also could've been a nasty flu in another basho.

Congratulations to Tamawashi!

Edited Friday at 19:04 by Benihana

[Yamanashi]

On 04/12/2025 at 18:23, ryafuji said:

Yeah I know I'm in a minority but for me that fusen really takes the shine off the "never missed a bout" narrative. 

Cal Ripken, Jr. played 2632 Major League Baseball games in a row during his career, eclipsing the immortal Lou Gehrig's 2130.  If, say, he missed a game because some of his teammates may have contracted anthrax, it wouldn't take the shine off that record, because not only was it not his fault, but he could not play that game under MLB rules.  If the NSK decided that his heya was disallowed from competing, should he have overpowered some oyakata and forced himself onto the dohyo?

[Reonito]

It's morally equivalent to complaining that he missed Natsu 2020.

[ryafuji]

All I'm saying is that fusen does stick out when you look down his record. Of course it wasn't his fault and that there wasn't anything he could have done about it. It's a shame for aesthetic reasons that the 5-8-2 is there, it just messes up his scorecard. 

Edited Sunday at 00:12 by ryafuji