• The Champion Ozeki Kotooshu Won Also the Last Day Bout
25 May 2008
In the last day of the 2008 May Grand Sumo tournament ozeki Kotooshu won ozeki Chiyotaikai to reach a score of 14 wins and only 1 loss. This match was not decisive for the first Emperor's Cup won by European during the whole history of sumo.
The last bout was between the yokozunas Asoshoryu and Hakuho. Asoshoryu used hikiotoshi to win the match and this way both of them ended up at second place with 11 wins and 4 losses. The second place is shared also with maegashira Toyonoshima who won his last bout and also reched 11-4.
Besided the champions award gained by Kotooshu, the Outstanding Performance Award went to Aminishiki, Kisenosato and Toyonoshima received the Fighting Spirit Prize while Ama got the Technique Prize.
• Kotooshu in History. For the First Time a European Wins the Emperor's Cup
24 May 2008
Kaloyan Mahlyanov Kotooshu became the first European sumoist that wins the Emperor's Cup after winning the 2008 May Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.
In day 14 of the tournament Kotooshu won sekiwake Ama and one day before the utimate bouts tomorrow Kotooshu is unreachable at the top with 13 wins and 1 loss.
Ozeki Kotooshu used okuritaoshi to win sekiwake Ama. This win guranteed the great triumph. Kotooshu ends up the hegemony of the two yokozunas Asoshoryu and Hakuho who have won a total of 28 tournaments during the last 5 years. Asoshoryu has 22 titles and hakuho - with 6.
Both Asoshory and Hakuho also won in day 14, though their wins would not change the ranking. Behind Kotooshu is yokozuna Hakuho with 3 losses and 3 other sumoist with 4 losses: Asoshoryu, Toyonoshima and Hokutoriki.
• First Loss for Kotooshu
23 May 2008
The winning series of ozeki Kotooshu was stopped in today's bout of Kaloyan Mahlyanov with 4th maegashira Aminishiki using oshidashi. This way the score of Kotooshu becomes 12 wins and 1 loss. He is still the leader in the tournament 2 matches before the end.
Both yokozunas Asashoryu and Hakuho lost their matches - Asoshoryu lost to ozeki Kaio and Hakuho lost to ozeki Kotomitsuki. In the current leaders list yokuzuna Hakuho is behind Kotooshu with 3 losses and a number of sumo wrestlers are with 4 losses: Asoshoryu, Ama, Aminishiki, Toyonoshima, Futeno, Hokutoriki.
Even if Kotooshu loses the 2 remaining bouts and Hakuho wins his both ozeki Kotooshu and yokozuna Hakuho would have a result 12-3 and would then fight for the title. If Hakuho loses one of his bouts or Kotooshu wins even only one bout then he would gain the Imperor's Cup.
• 2 Wins Over 2 Yokozunas for Kotooshu
22 May 2008
Kotooshu had to face the west yokozuna Hakuho immediately after winning over east yokozuna Asoshoryu yesterday. In the last bout of the day 12 in the 2008 May Grand Sumo Tournament the Bulgarian Kaloyan Mahlyanov Kotooshu used yorikiri to win also yokozuna Hakuho.
With a score of 12-0 Kotooshu is the only leader of the tournament followed by yokozuna Hakuho with 2 losses and yokozuna Asoshoryu, Toyonoshima, Hokutoriki with 3 losses.
Tomorrow in the day 13 of the tournament Kotooshu will fight against maegashira Aminishiki who has score 8-4.
• Kotooshu Defeated Yokozuna Asashoryu and Is Absolute Leader
21 May 2008
Kotooshu continues his triumphant participation at the 2008 May Grand Sumo Tournament in Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan. In Day 11 Kotooshu defeated yokozuna Asashoryu by yorikiri. This was the 11th successive win of Kotooshu in the tournament and he is now leader with no losses. He is followed by yokozuna Hakuho with 1 loss and yokozuna Asashoryu and maegashira 5 Toyonoshima with 2 losses.
Tomorrow Kotooshu will face yokozuna Hakuho in the day 12 of the tournament.
• Kotooshu's Result is Even 2-2 after the Win over Kyokutenho
10 January 2007
The unconvincing start of Kotooshu in the first grand sumo tournament of 2007 seems to be overcome as in today's match with Kyokutenho the Bulgarian won using yoritaoshi to equal his win-loss balance to 2-2.
Tomorrow Kotooshu will face komusubi Roho - the Russian Soslan Boradzov Soslan in an all-european match.
• Ozeki Kotooshu Advanced to 7-3 after day 10
21 November 2006
Kotooshu met fellow ozeki Kaio in day 10 of the 2006 November Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka Kokusai Center. Using uwatenage Kotooshu won the match and has 7 wins and 3 losses. Kaio has 8 wins and 2 losses. The unbeaten leader of the tournament is yokozuna Asashoryu followed by Homasho with 1 loss and Chiyotaikai, Tochiazuma, Kaio, Baruto with 2 losses.
The next opponent of Kotooshu is komusubi Kisenosato (5-5)
• Ozeki Kotooshu Will Meet Maegashira Tamanoshima in Day 1 of the Semtember Grand Sumo Tournament
9 September 2006
After 2 tournaments where Kotooshu played with injuries, Kaloyan has great chances for better performance during the September tournament that starts on 10 September in Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. According to the published schedule the rivals of Kotooshu during the first two days will be Maegashira Tamanoshima and Komusubi Kisenosato
• Kotooshu with 6 Wins and 4 Losses After Day 10
18 July 2006
Ozeki Chiyotaikai defeated ozeki Kotooshu by yorikiri. The leader with no losses after day 10 is yokozuna Asashoryu followed by Chiyotaikai, Tamanoshima and Tamakasuga with 1 loss and Hakuho and Tochiazuma with 2 losses
• Kotooshu Advanced to 6-4 After Day 9
15 May 2006
Ozeki Kotooshu defeated maegashira Roho using uwatenage in Day 9 of the Summer Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. In Day 10 Kaloyan Mahlyanov will meet maegashira Kyokushuzan who has 7 wins and 2 losses until now.
The leaders with 8 wins and 1 losses after day 9 are Miyabiyama, Chiyotaikai and Hakuho.
• After 3 Consecutive Wins Kotooshu Advanced to 4-2
12 May 2006
In day 6 of the May tournament in Tokyo ozeki Kotooshu used okuritaoshi to defeat maegashira Tokitenku. This way Kotooshu has 4 wins and 2 losses. The opponent of Kotooshu in Day 7 will be maegashira Kakizoe who as 2 wins and 4 losses so far.
The leader with 6 wins and no losses is ozeki Chiyotaikai.
• Day 5 of the Tokyo Tournament: Kotooshu Defeated Maegashira Takekaze
11 May 2006
The score of Kotooshu became 3 wins and 2 losses after the match withthe Japanese maegashira Takekaze. In Day 6 of the tournamnet Kotooshu will meet Mongolian maegashira Tokitenku.
The best result of the tournament with 5 wins and no loss is of sekiwake Miyabiyama who defeated ozeki Hakuho in today's match.
• 2 Wins and 2 Losses for Kotooshu After Day 4
10 May 2006
Kotooshu used yorikiri to defeat the Mongolian komusubi Kyokutenho in day 4 of the May 2006 tournament. The oponent of Kaloyan Mahlyanov in day 5 is Maegashira Takekaze who has no wins and 4 losses until now
• Second Loss for Kotooshu
9 May 2006
Kotooshu lost for the second time at the Grand Summer Tournament.
In Day 2 Ozeki Kotooshu was defeated by Maegishira Wakanosato. Yesterdat Wakanosato defeated also Yokozuna Asashoryu and has 2 wins and 1 loss.
This way the Bulgarian Kotooshu has a balance of 1 win and 2 losses.
The Mongolian Yokozuna Asashoryu withdrew from the 15-day tournament as he injured his let elbow during the loss from Vakanosato.
• First Win for Kotooshu
8 May 2006
Kotooshu has one win and one loss after the Day 2 of the May 2006 tournament. Yorikiri was the kimarite used by Kotooshu to defeat the Mongolian sumoist Ama. Japanese Maegashira Wakanosato who win his match in day 2 against Yokozuna Asashoryu is the next opponent of Ozeki Kotooshu.
• Kotooshu Started the May 2006 Grand Sumo Tournament With a Loss
7 May 2006
Maegashira Kisenosato was the first opponent of Kotooshu in Day 1 of the 2006 May Grand Sumo Tournament in Ryogoku kokugikan. The sumo wrestler of Naruto heya used sukuinage to win his first match with the Bulgarian sumo wrestler. In Day 2 of the tournament Kotooshu will wrestle with the Mongolian Komosubi Ama.
• Kotooshu Was Greeted by Koizumi, Schuessel, Barroso
26 April 2006
On Monday Kotooshu received silk apron with European design "Kesho-mawashi" in an award ceremony at the Official Residence of the Prime Minister of Japan Junichiro Koizumi in Tokyo. Austrian Federal Chancellor and head of the EU Council Wolfgang Schuessel and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso presented the special mawashi to Kaloyan Mahlyanov Kotooshu for his achivements in reaching the second highest division in sumo juryo.
