1. Tobizaru Masaya is a professional sumo wrestler from Japan and wrestles for Oitekaze stable.
16 Facts About Tobizaru Masaya
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Tobizaru Masaya made his top division debut in September 2020 and his san'yaku debut in November 2022.
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Tobizaru Masaya is the brother of active wrestler Hidenoumi of the Kise stable; they became the 18th pair of brothers in sumo history.
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Tobizaru Masaya Iwasaki followed his elder brother Takuya into sumo, joining the same sumo club in his first year of elementary school.
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Tobizaru Masaya was interested in baseball, and had thoughts of becoming a professional baseball player, but gave up the game for sumo when he started junior high school.
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Tobizaru Masaya made his debut in January 2015, competing under his family name of Iwasaki.
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Tobizaru Masaya recorded only six wins and nine losses in his debut in July and was demoted back to in September 2017.
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Tobizaru Masaya had to wait until the March 2018 tournament to return to, but he has maintained his status ever since.
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Tobizaru Masaya said he hoped his brother would be able to earn promotion back to.
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Tobizaru Masaya was the tenth member of Oitekaze stable to reach since its founding, the last being Tsurugisho in September 2019.
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Tobizaru Masaya earned the first of his career when he defeated Terunofuji on the second day of the September 2022 tournament.
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In January 2023 rankings Tobizaru Masaya was demoted from and started the New Year tournament as 1.
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At the July 2023 tournament, Tobizaru Masaya was involved in a controversial match against Hoshoryu, the latter being declared the winner of the match despite many spectators and journalists mentioning that his hand had touched the ring floor before Tobizaru Masaya had fallen.
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Tobizaru Masaya continued his tournament by winning his second against Terunofuji.
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Tobizaru Masaya is an oshi-sumo specialist, preferring to push his opponents rather than grab the mawashi or belt.
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Tobizaru Masaya style is fast-paced, and he regularly sidestepped at the initial charge when in juryo, but in his makuuchi debut made a conscious effort to fight more on the offensive.