Kaiketsu Masateru

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魁傑 將晃
Kaiketsu Masateru

Personal information
Birth name	Teriyuki Nishimori
Date of birth	February 16, 1948 (1948-02-16) (age 60)
Place of birth	Yamaguchi, Japan
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	128 kg (280 lb)
Career*
Heya	Hanakago
Record	528-410-0
Debut	September 1966
Highest rank	Ozeki (March 1975)
Retired	January 1979
Yusho	2 (Makuuchi) 1 (Sandanme) 1 (Jonokuchi)
Special Prizes	Outstanding Performance (2) Fighting Spirit (7) Technique(1)
Gold stars	3
* Career information is correct as of December 2007.

Kaiketsu Masateru (Japanese: 魁傑 將晃, born February 16, 1948) is a former sumo wrestler, who reached the rank of ōzeki. He is now known as Hanaregoma-oyakata.

Contents 1 Career 2 After retirement 3 Top division record 4 References 5 See also

[edit] Career

Kaiketsu made his professional debut in November 1966. He reached the second juryo division in January 1970 and the top makuuchi division in September 1971. He made his sanyaku debut in May 1972 at komusubi rank. In September 1974 he turned in a losing score of 7-8 at sekiwake rank but then took the top division championship in November as a komusubi with a 12-3 record. He followed this up with an 11-4 score in January 1975. His combined total of wins over the last three tournaments was 31, below the normal standard for ozeki promotion of 33, but there was only one ozeki at the time, Takanohana, so the Sumo Association decided to promote Kaiketsu.^[1]After two losing scores, Kaiketsu was demoted less than a year after reaching the rank. However, in September 1976 ranked at maegashira 4, he took his second tournament championship with a 14-1 record, followed by 11-4 scores at sekiwake in November 1976 and January 1977. He was promoted to ozeki once again, alongside Wakamisugi.^[1] He held the rank until September 1977, and retired in January 1979.

[edit] After retirement

Kaiketsu set up his own training stable, Hanaregoma stable, in 1981 after breaking away from Hanakago.^[1] Joining him was future yokozuna Onokuni. In 1985, when Hanakago stable was wound up, all its wrestlers transferred to Hanaregoma. Other top division wrestlers he trained included Hananokuni, Hananoumi and Shunketsu. He is also a Director of the Japan Sumo Association, responsible for managing the shimpan or judges, and supervising the examination of new recruits.

[edit] Top division record

Kaiketsu Masateru^[2]

	January Hatsu basho, Tokyo	March Haru basho, Osaka	May Natsu basho, Tokyo	July Nagoya basho, Nagoya	September Aki basho, Tokyo	November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1971	x	x	x	x	East Maegashira #9 7–8	West Maegashira #10 8–7
1972	East Maegashira #5 7–8	West Maegashira #7 12–3 TO★	East Komusubi 11–4 F	West Sekiwake 10–5	West Sekiwake 7–8	West Sekiwake 7–8
1973	West Maegashira #1 11–4 F	East Sekiwake 4–11	East Maegashira #4 9–6 ★	East Komusubi 8–7	East Sekiwake 7–8	West Komusubi 8–7
1974	West Komusubi 11–4 F	East Sekiwake 10–5	East Sekiwake 8–7	East Sekiwake 8–7	East Sekiwake 7–8	West Komusubi 12–3 O
1975	East Sekiwake 11–4	West Ōzeki 11–4	West Ōzeki 12–3	East Ōzeki 8–7	East Ōzeki 6–9	West Ōzeki 6–9
1976	West Sekiwake 7–8	East Maegashira #1 5–10 ★	West Maegashira #6 10–5 F	West Komusubi 5–10	West Maegashira #4 14–1 F	West Sekiwake 11–4 F
1977	West Sekiwake 11–4 F	East Ōzeki 8–7	West Ōzeki 8–7	West Ōzeki 6–9	West Ōzeki 5–10	West Sekiwake 6–9
1978	West Maegashira #1 6–9	West Maegashira #4 10–5	East Komusubi 6–9	West Maegashira #3 7–8	West Maegashira #4 8–7	West Maegashira #2 4–11
1979	West Maegashira #9 4–7–retired	x	x	x	x	x
Record given as win-loss-absent    Championship Retired Demoted from makuuchi Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Glossary of sumo terms
• List of sumo tournament winners
• List of past sumo wrestlers