Daiamami Genki

Daiamami Genki - 大奄美 元規 (born December 15, 1992) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tatsugo, Kagoshima. He made his debut in January 2016 and currently wrestles for Oitekaze stable. He reached the makuuchi division in November 2017. His highest rank as of 2023 is maegashira 11.

## **Early Life**

Sakamoto began attending a local sumo dojo (Naze Sumo Club) during his second year at Akatsu Elementary School. He attended Amami City Akagi Junior High School and Kagoshima Commercial High School. He won the High School Sumo Kanazawa Tournament during his third year of high school.

He enrolled in the Department of Commerce at Nihon University and also joined the university's prestigious sumo club. He won the Uwajima Tournament in the second year and also played an active role during team competitions, and became the captain of the sumo club during his senior year. He injured his Medial meniscus in his third year having to undergo corrective surgery to fix. After graduating he became a business association player after finding employment at Nihon University as a staff member. After winning the 2015 Japan Corporate Sumo Tournament one of the four tournaments that grants tsukedashi, he decided to join Oitekaze stable under fellow Nihon University graduate Daishoyama.

## **Career**

### **Early Career**

Due to his makushita tsukedashi status, he started at the rank of makushita 15. He didn't have spectacular records in his first few tournaments, but they were all consistent. He produced six consecutive 4-3 winning records which earned him a promotion to the salaried juryo division one year after making his professional debut.

### **Juryo Career**

Upon promotion to juryo, he changed his shikona to "Daiamami". The word "Dai" is in deference to his coach and the stable's owner, the former Daishoyama, "Amami" comes from the Amami Islands, which is the area that he grew up around. In his first juryo tournament he achieved a spectacular 10-5 record, and the following tournament he produced an 8-7 record. However the following tournament he produce a 7-8 record, his first ever make-koshi or losing record. He bounced back with an 11-4 record and the juryo championship in the July 2017 tournament. The following tournament he produced a 9-6 record which earned him promotion to the makuuchi tournament.

### **Makuuchi Career**

He made his makuuchi debut in November 2017 at the rank of maegashira 14. After a 6–9 record he produced kachi-koshi or winning records in his second and third top division tournaments, and was promoted to his highest rank to date of maegashira 11 in May. However he scored only 4–11 in this tournament and was demoted back to juryo. He returned to makuuchi after the September 2018 tournament where he scored 11–4, losing a playoff for the championship to Tokushoryu. He was unable to get winning records in the November 2018 and January 2019 tournaments and was demoted to juryo again. He returned to makuuchi in March 2020 following an 11-4 record in the previous tournament. However, he scored a 5-10 record and was demoted back to juryo the following tournament. During the year 2022, Daiamami rose twice to a position to win the juryo championship with a score of 11–4. However, he failed both times, the first time against Nishikifuji in May and the second time against Oshoma in November. In 2023, Daiamami again found himself in a potential championship-winning situation at the July tournament, where he was, however, defeated on the final day in a playoff against Atamifuji.

## **Personal Life**

* Daiamami's favorite drink is Kokuto Shochu (Amami brown sugar shochu), which is a distilled spirit made exclusively in Amami Islands, Kagoshima, Japan. He enjoys singing karaoke in his free time.

## **Fighting Style**

Daiamami is a yotsu-sumo wrestler who prefers grappling techniques to pushing or thrusting. His favoured grip on his opponent's mawashi is migi-yotsu, a left hand outside, right hand inside position. His most common winning kimarite is a straightforward yori-kiri, or push out.

## **Record**

### **Division Results**

* **Total:** 330-323-4/651 (47 basho)
* **Makuuchi:** 66-95-4/159 (11 basho)
* **Juryo:** 240-210/450 (30 basho)
* **Makushita:** 24-18/42 (6 basho)

## **Shikona History**

* Sakamoto Genki (2016.01 - 2016.11)
* Daiamami Genki (2017.01 - )

## **Gallery**

### **JSA Profile Pictures and Tegata**

Daiamami Genki - 2023 (Retrieved from the JSA)Daiamami Genki - 2022 (Retrieved from the JSA)Daiamami Genki - 2019 (Retrieved from the JSA)Daiamami Genki - 2018 (Retrieved from the JSA)Daiamami Genki - 2017 (Retrieved from the JSA)Daiamami Genki - 2017 (Retrieved from the JSA)Daiamami Genki - 2017 (Retrieved from the JSA)Daiamami's Tegata
### **Career Overview**

Sakamoto gets measured upon joining professional sumo (c. 2016)Sakamoto ensures promotion to Juryo (c. 2016)Sakamoto becomes Daiamami upon promotion to Juryo (c. 2016)Daiamami presented with his kesho-mawashi (c. 2017)Daiamami defeats future Ozeki Asanoyama to win the Juryo Yusho (c. 2017)Daiamami wins his first Juryo Yusho (c. 2017)Daiamami after promotion to Makuuchi (c. 2017)Daiamami defeats Takekaze (c. 2017)Daiamami defeats Ryuden (c. 2018)Daiamami defeats Kotoeko (c. 2019)Daiamami defeats Fujiazuma (c. 2020)Daiamami defeats Kotonowaka (c. 2021)Daiamami defeats Aoiyama (c. 2022)Daiamami prepares for his upcoming match (c. 2023)Daiamami defeats Yuma (c. 2023)
## **Sources**

* Daiamami Genki Japanese Wikipedia Article
* Daiamami Genki Rikishi Information