Chiyohakuryu Koto - 千代白龍 光斗 (born June 11, 1983) is a former Chinese professional sumo wrestler from Inner Mongolia. He made his debut in January 2004 and wrestled for Kokonoe stable. His highest rank was sandanme 22 and he retired in May 2011.
Early Life[]
Guangdou Bai was a basketball player in Inner Mongolia, China. He moved to Japan in July 2003 to study at a Japanese Language School. In December of that year, an acquaintance introduced Bai to 58th Yokozuna Chiyonofuji who was the owner of Kokonoe stable. He was accepted to the stable and was set to make his debut in January 2004.
Career[]
He initially struggled and found it hard to accelerate past the jonidan division. Upon promotion to sandanme in March 2007, he changed his shikona to "Chiyohakuryu" (千代白龍). He bounced back and forth between sandanme and jonidan and struggled to make any meaningful progress. In May 2008, he pulled out of the tournament due to an injury and fell back down to jonidan for four tournaments. In September 2010, he was promoted to a career-best sandanme 22.
Retirement from Sumo[]
Chiyohakuryu announced his intention to retire in March 2011. His danpatsu-shiki, or retirement ceremony, was held on March 21st, 2011. Due to the cancellation of the March 2011 tournament due to a major match-fixing scandal, his retirement was officially announced after the May 2011 tournament.
He currently lives in Osaka, Japan, and works as an acupuncturist. After retirement, he also gained an interest for fitness and lost around 40 kg (88 Ib).
Personal Life[]
- He acquired Japanese citizenship as an active sumo wrestler and changed his legal name from Bai Guandou to Haku Koto.
- According to his Facebook, he married a Chinese woman on October 3rd, 2016. He is also a graduate of Hohhot Nationality College (呼和浩特民族学院). He is fluent in Chinese, Japanese, and Mongolian.
- He served as Chiyohakuho's tsukebito, or personal servant.
Fighting Style[]
Chiyohakuryu defeats Sadanishiki by kotenage (armlock throw)
Chiyohakuryu was an oshi-sumo wrestler who prefers pushing and thrusting techniques to fighting on the mawashi. His most common kimarite used was a straightforward oshidashi, or push out, followed closely by hatakikomi, or slap-down.
Record[]
Division Results[]
- Total: 145-129-27/274 (44 basho)
- Sandanme: 53-59-14/112 (18 basho)
- Jonidan: 75-65-7/140 (21 basho)
- Jonokuchi: 17-5-6/22 (4 basho)
Shikona History[]
- Haku Koto (2004.01 - 2007.01)
- Chiyohakuryu Koto (2007.03 - 2011.05)
Gallery[]
