Oshoumi Seiya

Oshoumi Seiya - 欧勝海 成矢 (born May 12, 2001) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tsubata, Ishikawa. He made his debut in March 2020 and currently wrestles for Naruto stable. He reached the juryo division in January 2024 and his highest rank as of 2023 is juryo 13.

## **Early Life**

Seiya Fukasawa was born on May 12, 2001, in the town of Tsubata in Ishikawa Prefecture. His parents run a day spa called "Yata No Yu" (やたの湯). He was introduced to sumo wrestling by his older brother and began practicing the sport during his first year of elementary school. In his sixth year at elementary school, he reached the top 16 in the National Wanpaku Sumo Championship. He went on to attend Tsubata Choritsu Tsubataminami Junior High School and Niigata Prefectural Kaiyo High School where he posted strong results in the amateur scene. After graduating high school, Fukasawa decided to join Naruto stable because Naruto Oyakata (former ozeki Kotooshu) had been scouting him since his time in junior high school.

## **Career**

Fukasawa made his professional debut in March 2020 and was given the shikona "Ofukasawa" (欧深沢). He won the jonidan yusho in November 2020 with a perfect 7-0 record. He was promoted to sandanme for the following January 2021 tournament, and he reached makushita one tournament later in March 2021.

In May 2021, he injured his left ankle and withdrew on the eighth day. For the following July 2021 tournament, he was given the new shikona "Oshoumi" (欧勝海) and subsequently posted two 6-1 records which earned him the rank of makushita 7 for the November 2021 tournament. However, in this tournament he ruptured his left shoulder ligament and had to undergo surgery. He missed the next three tournaments and returned to sumo in July 2022. He won the sandanme yusho in September 2022 and returned to makushita for the following November 2022 tournament.

For the next year, Oshoumi was able to post 5 consecutive winning records in makushita, rising above his previous career high rank, and being placed in the rank of makushita 2 for the November 2023 tournament. In this basho, Oshoumi was able to post a 4-3 winning record, which included bouts against juryo ranked Asakoryu and Chiyosakae, ensuring promotion to juryo for the January 2024 tournament. Oshoumi becomes the second sekitori from his stable.

## **Fighting Style**

According to his Japan Sumo Association profile, Oshoumi's preferred grip on his opponent's mawashi is hidari-yotsu, a right arm outside and left hand inside position. His favorite techniques are yorikiri (force out) and oshidashi (push out).

## **Record**

### **Division Results**

* **Total:** 86-33-28/116 (22 basho)
* **Makushita:** 52-28-18/77 (14 basho)
* **Sandanme:** 12-2-7/14 (3 basho)
* **Jonidan:** 17-1-3/18 (3 basho)
* **Jonokuchi:** 5-2/7 (1 basho)

### **Championships**

* 1 **Sandanme** Championship (September 2022)
* 1 **Jonidan** Championship (November 2020)

## **Shikona History**

* Fukasawa Seiya (2020.03 - 2020.03)
* Ofukasawa Seiya (2020.07 - 2021.05)
* Oshoumi Seiya (2021.07 - )

## **Gallery**

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

Oshoumi Seiya - 2024 (Retrieved from the JSA)Oshoumi Seiya - 2023 (Retrieved from the JSA)
### **Career Overview**

Oshoumi gets recruited into Naruto Stable (c. 2020)Oshoumi defeats Hoshuzan to win the Jonidan Yusho (c. 2020)Oshoumi wins the Sandanme Yusho (c. 2022)Oshoumi prepares for his upcoming match (c. 2023)Oshoumi ensures promotion to Juryo (c. 2023)Oshoumi after promotion to Juryo (c. 2023)Oshoumi presented with his kesho-mawashi (c. 2023)Oshoumi defeats Tochimusashi (c. 2024)
## **Sources**

* Oshoumi Seiya Japanese Wikipedia Article
* Oshoumi Seiya Rikishi Information