Kotoeihō Hiroki
| Kotoeihō Hiroki | |
|---|---|
| 琴栄峰 央起 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Taiki Tebakari July 8, 2003 Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 140 kg (310 lb; 22 st) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Sadogatake |
| Current rank | see below |
| Debut | January 2022 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 17 (July 2025) |
| Championships | 1 Jonidan 1 Jonokuchi |
Last updated: 9 July 2025 | |
Kotoeihō Hiroki (Japanese: 琴栄峰 央起; born July 8, 2003 as Taiki Tebakari (手計 太希, Tebakari Taiki)) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kashiwa, Chiba. He wrestles for Sadogatake stable and is the younger brother of stablemate, Kotoshōhō.
Career
Kotoeihō began his sumo career at the age of 5 with the Kashiwa City Junior Sumo Club.[1] After participating in the Wanpaku Sumo National Tournament in the fifth and sixth grade he was recruited by the coach of the Saitama Sakae High School sumo club along with his older brother Toshiki (Kotoshoho).[2] He began living in the Saitama Sakae High School sumo club dormitory when he entered junior high. While attending Saitama Municipal Omiya Nishi Junior High School, he placed second in the Hakuho Cup in his third year and also won the Kanazawa Tournament.[1] He joined the Sadogatake stable before he graduated high school, and made his professional debut in the January 2022 tournament.[1]
In his first tournament in March 2022, he won all seven bouts and defeated Kotokenryu in a deciding match to win the Jonokuchi division.[3] He won all seven bouts in the May tournament before defeating Hanafusa in the deciding match to win the Jonidan division.[4] In the July tournament, he was promoted to the Sandanme division, but suffered his first professional loss in his second match, bringing his winning streak to an end after 15 matches.[5] After winning his fifth match, he was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to an infection from COVID-19.[6] In the September tournament, he recorded six wins and a loss, and was promoted to the Makushita division for the November tournament.
In the March 2023 tournament, he finished with 3 wins and 4 losses as the 17th ranked rikishi in the west makushita division, his first losing record since his debut. He got kachi-koshi in three consecutive tournaments from May to September, and in November, he was promoted to his highest ranking of 5th in the east makushita division. He suffered his fourth loss in the fifth match, and ended up with a losing record for his second make-koshi.
In 2024, he got kachi-koshi in two consecutive tournaments in January and March, and in the May tournament, he reached his highest rank of 2nd as East Makushita, but lost four matches in a row from the first bout, and finished with a record of 2 wins and 5 losses. In the July tournament, he got kachi-koshi, and in the September tournament, he was ranked 5th as West Makushita. It was his third time reaching the top 5 within the division. He finished the tournament with a record of 5 wins and 2 losses, and it was reported that his promotion to the Juryo division was inevitable.[7] On September 25, the Japan Sumo Association held a meeting for the November tournament and it was decided that he would be promoted to the juryo division. It was also announced that he would be changing his shikona to Kotoeihō, combining the characters "Koto" from his master's shikona, "Ei" from his alma mater, and "Ho" from his brother's shikona, which contains the same character as the character, "Mine", which conveys the meaning of aiming higher.[8][9] Kotoeihō and his brother, Kotoshōhō, are the 22nd pair of brothers in history to be sekitori. He ended the November tournament with a losing record of 7 wins and 8 losses. During a morning practice on December 30, in an interview with Sports Hochi, he chose "luck" as the kanji for 2024, and stated, "I hope to be able to move up through my own ability next year. My goal is to reach the makuuchi division."[10]
Kotoeihō made his debut in the makuuchi division in the July 2025 tournament. Pointing to his own shikona on the ranking list, he said with a smile, "I've always admired the top ranking since I was little, so I'm happy that I can be there too." Regarding the possibility of him and his brother Kotoshōhō entering the ring together, he commented, "That's something I've always aimed for, so I'm happy. I feel a sense of urgency that I can finally stand on the ring where my brother has fought.[11]"
Career record
| Year | January Hatsu basho, Tokyo |
March Haru basho, Osaka |
May Natsu basho, Tokyo |
July Nagoya basho, Nagoya |
September Aki basho, Tokyo |
November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | (Maezumo) | East Jonokuchi #10 7–0 Champion |
East Jonidan #21 7–0 Champion |
East Sandanme #27 4–2–1 |
West Sandanme #13 6–1 |
East Makushita #37 5–2 |
| 2023 | West Makushita #22 4–3 |
West Makushita #17 3–4 |
East Makushita #23 4–3 |
East Makushita #18 5–2 |
East Makushita #9 4–3 |
East Makushita #5 3–4 |
| 2024 | West Makushita #8 4–3 |
East Makushita #6 5–2 |
East Makushita #2 2–5 |
West Makushita #8 4–3 |
West Makushita #5 5–2 |
West Jūryō #13 7–8 |
| 2025 | West Jūryō #13 10–5 |
West Jūryō #7 7–8 |
West Jūryō #7 11–4 |
East Maegashira #17 6–9 |
East Jūryō #2 8–7 |
East Jūryō #2 9–6 |
| 2026 | East Jūryō #1 8–7 |
West Maegashira #17 9–6 |
x | x | x | x |
| Record given as wins–losses–absences Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) |
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References
- ^ a b c "令和4年初場所全新弟子名鑑". Sumo. No. February 2022. Baseball Magazine. p. 110.
- ^ "大銀杏が待っている". Sumo. No. May 2024. Baseball Magazine. p. 74.
- ^ "琴手計が同部屋対決制し序ノ口優勝「あの形になれたら勝てると思っていた」 兄は幕内琴勝峰 - 大相撲 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). 2022-03-27. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ^ "琴手計が序二段Ｖ「小さい頃からずっとやっている」同学年のライバル花房との決定戦制す - 大相撲 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ^ "琴手計がプロ初黒星 デビューからの連勝は15でストップ「立ち合いの厳しさがまだまだ」 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex スポーツ". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ^ "琴勝峰の弟・琴手計が快勝発進 先場所新型コロナ感染も回復後の自主トレで体重アップ/デイリースポーツ online". デイリースポーツ online (in Japanese). 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ^ 高田文太 (2024-09-18). "琴手計が新十両昇進に前進「初めて5枚目以内で勝ち越せたのでうれしい」残り1番勝てば確実 - 大相撲 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ^ 運動部, 時事通信 (2024-09-25). "琴栄峰、兄超え目指し 大相撲：時事ドットコム". 時事ドットコム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ^ "新十両は３人＝若碇、安青錦、琴手計改め琴栄峰 再十両も３人＝栃大海、千代丸、生田目 - 大相撲 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ^ "十両・琴栄峰 今年の一字は「運」 ２０２４年は十両昇進 「来年は実力で上がっていけるように。目標は幕内」". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 2024-12-30. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ^ "新入幕の琴栄峰 琴勝峰と同じ幕内舞台に「やっと兄が戦っている土俵に立てる」…両親を韓国旅行に招待、親孝行な一面も". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). 2025-06-30. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
- ^ "Kotoeiho Hiroki Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
External links
- Official biography of Kotoeihō Hiroki at the Grand Sumo Homepage