TENRYU Saburo

Real name: Saburo Wakuta
Born: November 1, 1903 in Hamamatsu City Shizuoka Prefecture
Died: August 20, 1989
Heya: Dewanoumi Beya
Shikona: Mikatagahara -> Tenryu
Dohyo debut: January 1920
Juryo debut: May 1927
Makunouchi debut: May 1928
Last Basho: October 1931 (left the Kyokai in January 1932)
Highest rank: Sekiwake
Favored techniques: Migi-yotsu, Tsuri-dashi
Height: 187 cm
Weight: 116 kg
Makunouchi record: 98 wins, 44 losses, 11 kyujo (14 basho)

Basho

Ranking

Record

1920 May

Jonokuchi 18

Kyujo (as Mikatagahara)

1921 January

Jonokuchi 11

1 win 2 losses 1 draw

1921 May

Jonokuchi 9

2 wins 2 losses 1 draw

1922 January

Jonidan 26

4 wins 1 loss

1922 May

Sandanme 27

1 win 3 losses 1 draw

1923 January

Sandanme 40

6 wins 3 losses 1 draw

1923 May

Sandanme 18

4 wins 2 losses

1924 January

Sandanme 4

4 wins 1 loss 1 draw
Sandanme Yusho

1924 May

Makushita 14

4 wins 2 losses

1925 January

Makushita 3

3 wins 3 losses

1925 May

Makushita 5

2 wins 3 losses 1 draw

1926 January

Makushita 9

4 wins 2 losses

1926 May

Makushita 5

2 wins 4 losses
Lost to Amanogawa in their first encounter

1927 January

Makushita East 19

5 wins 1 loss

1927 March

Makushita East 19

5 wins 1 loss

1927 May

Juryo 10

3 wins 3 losses in his Juryo debut basho

1927 October (Kyoto)

Juryo 10

6 wins 5 losses
Lost to Amanogawa on Day 8

1928 January

Juryo 10

10-1 Juryo yusho

1928 March (Nagoya)

Juryo 2

7 wins 4 losses

1928 May

Maegashira West 13

9 wins 2 losses (Maku debut)

1928 October (Hiroshima)

Maegashira West 13

8 wins 3 losses
Beat Amanogawa

1929 January

Maegashira East 2

kyujo (pneumonia)

1929 March (Osaka)

Maegashira East 2

6 wins 5 losses

1929 May

Maegashira East 6

8 wins 3 losses

1929 September (Nagoya)

Maegashira East 6

6 wins 5 losses

1930 January

Maeagashira East 1

7 wins 4 losses

1930 March (Osaka)

Maegashira East 1

10 wins 1 loss

1930 May

Sekiwake East

6 wins 4 losses 1 kyujo

1930 October (Fukuoka)

Sekiwake East

8 wins 3 losses
Lost to Asashio
Lost to Tamanishiki

1931 January

Sekiwake West

8 wins 3 losses
Lost to Asashio
Lost to Tamanishiki

1931 March (Kyoto)

Sekiwake West

8 wins 3 losses
Beat Tamanishiki
Lost to Asashio

1931 May

Sekiwake East

6 wins 5 losses
Lost to Tamanishiki

1931 October (Osaka)

Sekiwake East

8 wins 3 losses
Beat Asashio on day 10
Lost to Tamanishiki on day 11

1932 January

Sekiwake West

Withdrew from the Kyokai

Tenryu and his group launched a sumo tournament in Osaka from February 1933 with Tenryu ranked as ozeki and Onosato as sekiwake. As they set their own rules, the official results have not been kept, however, the basho were held in the following months: February 1933; July 1933; January 1934; July 1934; January 1935; July 1935; January 1936; August 1936; January 1937; August 1937. (Tenryu’s makushita and lower torikumi results and the Osaka Basho dates were provided by the NSK Museum)