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	Sekiwake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Promotion to sekiwake depends on either a space being available, which is quite common, or having a record in the previous tournament that is very convincing, typically 10-5 or better as a komusubi.
		He may also be called on to represent the wrestlers on behalf of the Sumo Association at other events, especially if the number of Ozeki and Yokozuna is low.
		If this is the highest rank a wrestler reaches, even if it is only for one tournament, he will always be referred to as "former sekiwake (ring name)" after his retirement, which is an indicator of a successful sumo career, whilst not achieving the exceptional standards of the highest two ranks..
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sekiwake (407 words)

	Sumo FAQ - The Heya System
		Dewanoumi Ichimon Dewanoumi-beya 2-3-15 Ryogoku Sumida-ku, Tokyo Sakaigawa Rijicho (Yokozuna Sadanoyama) Dewanoumi (Sekiwake* Washuyama) Takasaki (Sekiwake Oginohana) Sekinoto (Sekiwake Fukunohana) Inagawa (Makuuchi Yoshinohana) Onaruto (Makuuchi Yoshinotani) Dekiyama (Sekiwake Dewanohana) Tagonoura (Komusubi Sadanoumi) Yamashina (Komusubi Onishiki) Nakadachi (Komusubi Ryogoku) Mainoumi, Oginohana, Oginishiki, Kushimaumi
		Nishonoseki Ichimon Taiho-beya 2-8-3 Kiyosumi Koto-ku, Tokyo Taiho (Yokozuna Taiho) Nishiiwa (Makuuchi Daimonji) Onoe (Makuuchi Onohana) Odake (Sekiwake* Ozutsu) Dairyu
		Hakkaku-beya 1-16-1 Kamezawa Sumida-ku, Tokyo Hakkaku (Yokozuna Hokutoumi) Jimmaku Riji (Yokozuna Kitanofuji) Kimigahama (Sekiwake Kitaseumi) Tanigawa (Makuuchi Shiratayama) Nishikido (Makuuchi Fujinoshin)
	www.scgroup.com /sumo/faq/faq3.html (1753 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Sports
		Sekiwake Miyabiyama, making his debut at sumo's third highest rank, rattled Wakanohana with a rapid-fire series of thrusts and slaps at the outset.
		Against Musashimaru, sekiwake Tochiazuma took advantage of the yokozuna's inability to use his left hand and pushed the one-armed grand champion out of the ring.
		Sekiwake Musoyama, looking for 10 or more wins in Osaka to be considered for promotion to ozeki, plowed No. 4 maegashira Minatofuji out with a new sense of confidence after winning the New Year tourney.
	starbulletin.com /2000/03/13/sports/sumo.html (799 words)

	Mike's Kyushu 2002 Archives
		Sekiwake Kotomitsuki -- Kotomitsuki barely held on to his Sekiwake rank with some cheap sidestepping in his later bouts in Kyushu, but he had a terrible basho.
		Sekiwake Takanowaka -- Takanowaka, who will be promoted to Sekiwake for January, should continue his energetic fighting; however, don't be fooled by his 11-4 record in Kyushu.
		Sekiwake Kotomitsuki barely achieved 8 wins to hold on to his rank.
	www.sumotalk.com /mkyushu02.htm (6100 words)

	Kenji Heilman's Sumotalk.com Column
		He wants to be a Yokozuna and he knows a man of his size, experience and talent should be winning most days easily by yorikiri, with the occasional nage thrown in to please the glory hunter fans who are there for theatrics.
		The win for Tochiazuma was a deserved one - the Sekiwake came in low at the tachi-ai and forced the shellshocked Yokozuna to the edge, then changed the direction of his devastating thrust attack, giving Asashoryu no chance to respond.
		Shin Sekiwake Hokutoriki continued living his nightmare as he appeared to slip at the tachi-ai and allowed Ozeki Chiyotaikai to record an easy oshitaoshi win.
	www.sumotalk.com /knagoya04.htm (3969 words)

	About Sumo / Chiyonofuji / Chiyotaikai / Terao by Thomas Staedeli
		He must have proven himself capable of turning in consistent performances and in the critical eyes of the Sumo Kyokai be a man of character worthy to hold such an exalted position.
		Today, the term is usually used in reference to the komusubi and sekiwake only.
		Sekiwake: The third highest position on the banzuke or official listing of rank.
	www.cyranos.ch /sumo-e.htm (2497 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		By the time a rikishi reaches the rank of Sekiwake, he has been able to consistently string together kachi-koshi records, and it is common to see sekitori stalled at the Sekiwake rank with eight or nine wins out of each 15 day basho.
		Musashimaru languished at the Sekiwake rank for an extended interval while stringing together 9-6 records; it was only after he broke that pattern that he was promoted to Ozeki.
		Sekiwake Kotonowaka is almost as tall, and is heir apparent to his father-in-law and coach Sadogatake Oyakata.
	home.att.net /~sumonow/Sumo1_9faq.txt (14709 words)

	Tokyo Sumo Basho - Anime Academy Lounge
		He was not highly favored in March, especially with a group of young dragons--men born in 1976 who have been dominating the Emperor's Cup races recently like the ozeki duo of Tochiazuma and Chiyotaikai and sekiwake Kotomitsuki--were expected to outshine the yokozuna, who turned 31 on May 2.
		The star of the younger set--indeed, the makuuchi division's baby at the age of 21--was the brilliant Mongolian sekiwake Asashoryu.
		In the day's final action, incumbent champion Muashimaru trapped Wakanosato in a double overarm lock, and while the komusubi made a game attempt to topple Musashimaru, the 231-kilogram yokozuna's grip was too solid and he soon slammed out his hapless foe.
	www.animeacademy.com /forums/showthread.php?t=2803 (1665 words)

	Anime Academy Lounge - View Single Post - Tokyo Sumo Basho
		Incumbent champion Musashimaru, the sole yokozuna, kept pace with the other two ozeki, Tochiazuma and Chiyotaikai, and red-hot sekiwake Asashoryu as each man was among the 10 who picked up second straight wins.
		Tosanoumi, a former sekiwake in the No. 2 maegashira slot, became the author of the day's second major upset as he ignored the heavier Musoyama's attempts to move him.
		Kyokushuzan, down in the No. 10 maegashira slot, stayed with his wily winning ways for a second day in a row as the pioneering Mongolian pounced catlike on tiny No. 8 maegashira Kaiho's shoulders and then dashed away from the scene of the attack as Kaiho tumbled into his first loss.
	www.animeacademy.com /forums/showpost.php?p=57529&postcount=3 (588 words)

	Sanyaku - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Similarly they may be called to assist in welcoming a VIP, such as the emperor, to the stadium.
		The sanyaku can be split into two groups: The senior yokozuna and ozeki, and junior sekiwake and komusubi.
		The Sekiwake and Komusubi have less responsibilities, but are still eligible for one of the three special prizes, or sansho that are awarded for exceptional performance at the end of each tournament.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Sanyaku (478 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Sports
		Breathing down the grand champion's neck, sekiwake Musoyama, komusubi Miyabiyama and rank-and-filers Chiyotenzan and Kyokutenho all finished the day on 9-2 to stay in the championship hunt.
		Musoyama turned on the power against fellow sekiwake Takanonami, avoiding his lanky opponent's flytrap offense and unorthodox leg trips before squashing him to the dirt from behind.
		Sekiwake (junior champion) Musoyama, seeking his first tournament victory, stayed one victory behind Akebono at 9-2, along with three other wrestlers - komusubi (junior champion second class) Miyabiyama, No. 11 maegashira (senior wrestler) Chiyotenzan and No. 13 maegashira Kyokutenho from Mongolia.
	starbulletin.com /2000/01/19/sports/sumo.html (851 words)

	McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Sumotalk: Nagoya Basho
		Sekiwake Wakanosato was defeated by M2 Kyokutenho in the best fought match of the day.
		Sekiwake Miyabiyama was patient today in his attack of the sometimes annoying M4 Takanonami.
		Our two Sekiwake are solid as ever with Wakanosato occupying the East slot and the mammoth Miyabiyama sitting in the West.
	www.mcsweeneys.net /links/sumotalk/aki.html (11184 words)

	CNN/SI - World Sumo - Chiyotaikai beats Wakanohana in playoff - Sunday January 24, 1999 06:15 PM
		TOKYO (AP) -- Sekiwake (junior champion) Chiyotaikai beat yokozuna (grand champion) Wakanohana twice Sunday to clinch victory in the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo tournament.
		Sekiwake (junior champion) Kotonowaka threw down ozeki Takanonami and wound up the tournament at 8-7.
		Ozekis have the privilege of keeping their ranking unless they lose the majority of bouts for two consecutive tournaments.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /more/sumo/news/1999/01/24/newyear_day15 (526 words)

	Sumo
		Sekiwake Hakuho almost set up a championship playoff with the ozeki when he beat Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu in Sunday's penultimate bout, but the matchup was never to be.
		Tokitsuumi and Hakuho went head to head but the sekiwake got the better of his 14th-ranked maegashira opponent with a powerful overarm throw to stay in the running against Tochiazuma at 12-2.
		Asashoryu, winner of all six tournaments in 2005, was given the fright of his life as Kotomitsuki (7-3) matched the yokozuna blow for blow after the tachiai in the day's finale at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
	sumoryan.blogspot.com (2618 words)

	WEC Forum - ROYCE GRACIE VS. SEKIWAKE AKEBONOO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The only thing is he should hope that Akebono doesn't fall backwards, cause thats a lot of weight.
		Bruce i also thought of the piggy back but it would be easy for sekiwake to fall back and that would be crushing to royce.i love these kind of matchups,so many questions.
		sekiwake i think will charge royce try to grab him and put him down.he has a chance of letting his weight tire royce before he can get submitted.royce may try to stand with him but a mistake and your in trouble.BIG trouble.
	www.wec.tv /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=867 (2025 words)

	The Ultimate Ozeki Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		A rikishi at the rank of sekiwake or komusubi who wins approximately 33 bouts or more over three consecutive basho may earn the rank of ōzeki.
		Unlike a yokozuna, an ōzeki may be demoted if he has two consecutive makekoshi tournaments (tournaments in which he posts a losing record).
		After the first such result, the ōzeki is kadoban and he must get a kachikoshi, or a majority of wins, in the next basho or he will be demoted to sekiwake.
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Ozeki (512 words)

	Mailgate: rec.sport.sumo: Kaio may drop to Sekiwake!! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		He will probably miss the coming basho, which means that he will drop to Sekiwake in January.
		Since this injury did not happen during the Basho, he did not receive "kosho" status, which normally would have promised him his Ozeki rank regardless of his non-participation.
		Now, he might have to start all over again, from Sekiwake, and at 29, he isn't getting any younger..
	mailgate.supereva.com /rec/rec.sport.sumo/msg01303.html (112 words)

	Asashoryu, Hakuho bite the dust : Sports : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		All the ozeki had lost and the closest senior rival was sekiwake Kotomitsuki, who has made an art form of inconsistency.
		The determination on the sekiwake's face to keep pounding at Kaio until the ozeki was over the bales gave an indication of just how much he wants to move up.
		But although there is nothing in writing, it is unlikely the sumo association will promote him to ozeki with less than 11 wins, meaning the big man from Ibaraki, who improved to 3-3, can only slip up one more time.
	www.yomiuri.co.jp /dy/sports/20060916TDY28001.htm (629 words)

	Hakuho, Miyabiyama face test of nerve : Sports : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In public practice earlier this week, he repeatedly went for the belt of his opponent, a techinque that has let him down badly in the past.
		But maybe the sekiwake is trying to keep his powder dry.
		Sekiwake Miyabiyama Aged 29, 1.88 m, 182 kg, sekiwake, 10-5.
	www.yomiuri.co.jp /dy/sports/20060910TDY24004.htm (993 words)

	Super Banzuke
		Doitsuyama and Yubiquitoyama remained Yokozuna, Feginowaka, Flohru, Ekigozan and Igiski were Ozeki, Chiyozakura and Leonishiki Sekiwake and Kaikitsune and Gaijingai Komusubi.
		Sekiwake are Leonishiki and veteran Sanyaku returnee Rannohana.
		Swedish Ozeki pair Maguroyama and Yubiquitoyama both fall to Sekiwake, Ekigozan drops from Sekiwake to Komusubi East, and Mariohana, who is the SB Sumo Games World Championship leader at this time, makes his long awaited Sanyaku debut at Komusubi West.
	www.anasuya.com /sb/history.html (3540 words)

	CNN/SI - World Sumo - Wakanohana undefeated; Chiyotaikai suffers second upset - Thursday January 21, 1999 01:53 PM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Yokozuna (grand champion) Wakanohana and sekiwake (junior champion) Chiyotaikai, who now stands at 10-2, are followed by two wrestlers -- No. 3 maegashira (rank-and-file) Akinoshima and No. 14 maegashira Chiyotenzan at 9-3.
		Wrestling before 11,000 spectators, Wakanohana, seeking his sixth tournament victory, held on sekiwake Kotonowaka's driving attempt at the ring edge and threw him down, leaving Kotonowaka at 6-6.
		In other major bouts, sekiwake Musoyama drove yokozuna Takanohana to the ring's edge and threw him down for his eighth victory against four defeats.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /more/sumo/news/1999/01/21/newyear_day12 (389 words)

	RE: [Sumo Games] [Hoshitori] Singin' the Sekiwake Trap blues
		The second problem is of course the Sekiwake Trap.
		Also, any sekiwake or komusubi with anywhere from 8 to 10 wins gets ranked at Sh and begins "the Trap cycle".
		True, the 12 wins makes it a bit tougher, but if you fail, you won't have to wait half a year for your next opportunity either, as long as you can maintain respectable scores.
	www.banzuke.com /00-4/msg00571.html (852 words)

	[sumo] Sekiwake Shinobuyama
		Their shisho, former Maegashira 2 Kinkazan was known only for his simple tsuppari move, they were often praised for proficiency "even though the shisho lacked finess and dexterity." On the Day 1 of 1954 September Basho, Shinobuyama got his both hands into yokozuna Azumafuji and beat him by sotogake.
		You should be working as hard as you can as if you are grabbing onto a rock." >From the next day forward, he even trained harder than ever before and finally in 1958, he has achieved his dream of becoming a sekiwake.
		It has been 18 long years of hardships and perseverance for him and he could not stop his tears from flowing down his cheeks.
	www.webtrek.com /pipermail/sumo/2006-February/002430.html (996 words)

	The Honolulu Advertiser \| Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Maegashira No. 4 Tochinonada side-stepped a charging Akebono today, dropping the yokozuna (grand champion) into a four-way tie for the lead with three days remaining in the New Year’s Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.
		Akebono (Waimanalo’s Chad Rowan) is 10-2 and tied with sekiwake Musoyama, komusubi Miyabiyama and maegashira No. 13 Kyokutenho.
		Yokozuna Takanohana remained in the title chase, beating sekiwake Kaio to improve to 9-3.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /2000/Jan/20/sports5.html (77 words)

	Taipei Times - archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In the day's final bout, Asashoryu put an exclamation point on his title with a hard-fought win over sekiwake Wakanosato.
		Wakanosato had Asashoryu on the run but the Mongolian champion turned the tables at the edge before getting both hands on the belt of his opponent and forcing the sekiwake wrestler out to improve to a perfect 13-0.
		Sekiwake Tochiazuma improved his chances of returning to ozeki status when he used a series of powerful arm thrusts to send No. 4 maegashira Kakizoe over the straw ridge.
	www.taipeitimes.com /News/sport/archives/2005/01/22/2003220539/print (340 words)

	Katsukawa Shunsho / Sumo wrestlers of the Eastern Group: (right) Nijigadake Somaemon of sekiwake rank from Awa ...
		Katsukawa Shunsho / Sumo wrestlers of the Eastern Group: (right) Nijigadake Somaemon of sekiwake rank from Awa Province, and (left) Fudenoumi Kin'emon of maegashira rank from Kokura / c.
		Sumo wrestlers of the Eastern Group: (right) Nijigadake Somaemon of sekiwake rank from Awa Province, and (left) Fudenoumi Kin'emon of maegashira rank from Kokura
		This image is one of over 118,000 from The Art Museum Image Consortium Library (The AMICO Library™), a growing online collection of high-quality, digital art images from 39 museums around the world.
	www.davidrumsey.com /amica/amico649874-5373.html (337 words)

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