GRAIL? 2008 Hakuho Sho AUTOGRAPHED #1 sumo card + 2009 BBM SEALEDBOX +xtras

GRAIL? 2008 Hakuho Sho AUTOGRAPHED #1 sumo card + 2009 BBM SEALEDBOX +xtras
GRAIL? 2008 Hakuho Sho AUTOGRAPHED #1 sumo card + 2009 BBM SEALEDBOX +xtras
GRAIL? 2008 Hakuho Sho AUTOGRAPHED #1 sumo card + 2009 BBM SEALEDBOX +xtras
GRAIL? 2008 Hakuho Sho AUTOGRAPHED #1 sumo card + 2009 BBM SEALEDBOX +xtras
GRAIL? 2008 Hakuho Sho AUTOGRAPHED #1 sumo card + 2009 BBM SEALEDBOX +xtras
GRAIL? 2008 Hakuho Sho AUTOGRAPHED #1 sumo card + 2009 BBM SEALEDBOX +xtras
GRAIL? 2008 Hakuho Sho AUTOGRAPHED #1 sumo card + 2009 BBM SEALEDBOX +xtras
GRAIL? 2008 Hakuho Sho AUTOGRAPHED #1 sumo card + 2009 BBM SEALEDBOX +xtras
GRAIL? 2008 Hakuho Sho AUTOGRAPHED #1 sumo card + 2009 BBM SEALEDBOX +xtras
GRAIL? 2008 Hakuho Sho AUTOGRAPHED #1 sumo card + 2009 BBM SEALEDBOX +xtras
GRAIL? 2008 Hakuho Sho AUTOGRAPHED #1 sumo card + 2009 BBM SEALEDBOX +xtras
GRAIL? 2008 Hakuho Sho AUTOGRAPHED #1 sumo card + 2009 BBM SEALEDBOX +xtras

GRAIL? 2008 Hakuho Sho AUTOGRAPHED #1 sumo card + 2009 BBM SEALEDBOX +xtras
You will receive the following 16 items. 1 2008 AUTOGRAPHED CARD #01 of Hakuho Sho. 1 of 3 in an extremely limited edition that were signed in gold ink and slabbed in a special collector's display case issued by BBM. This is Hakuho Seki's FIRST official Yokozuna (highest rank in sumo) trading card. The #01 card was more low pop than cards #2 and #3 in that series.

Autographed versions of the #01 card are ultra-rare and considered?? Among Japanese sumo wrestling card collectors. Display stand is 6.5" x 3.5". Card and slab are both MINT.

Comes in its original black box. This box contains 24 foil packs, 5 cards per pack.

Seal and box are both unopened MINT, however please note that some of the perforations have been pushed in. Box is 6" x 5.5". 3 3 UNOPENED foil packs of 2008 BBM Sumo Wrestling Cards.

These packs are MINT unpunched. These might contain additional Hakuho Sho cards. 4 2009 OFFICIAL PROFESSIONAL GRAND SUMO WRESTLER DIRECTORY BOOK (featuring Hakuho Sho on the cover) of Makunouchi and Juryo Rikishi, Tournament Venue Guide and Player Record Book.

Contains full-color full-page profiles of the top Sekitori wrestlers, as well as small profiles of lower-ranked players and their managers, illustrated descriptions of sumo moves, glossary, etc. 5 2 2009 TICKETS dated January 13 for the Grand Sumo Tournament at Kokugikan Arena. 6 2 2009 HONBASHO HANDBOOKS for Grand Sumo Ryogoku Kokugikan. 7 OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT SCORE SHEET ("Banzuke poster") for January 2009.

1 page, 16"x12" + English insert. 8 2 PLASTIC FOLDERS featuring color photos of Hakuho Sho. Sanspo Sankei Sports January 19 2009;?????? Nikkan Sports January 28 2008;???????? S ponichi Sports Nippon January 28 2008 featuring front-page headline coverage of Honbasho Grand Sumo tournaments in Tokyo.

The papers are creased and come folded, but are otherwise MINT (no foxing). Every item here has been kept in a dry, sealed storage container since 2009. No smoking, no pets, no smells, no damage. All reasonable offers will be considered.

Born 11 March 1985 as Monkhbatyn Davaajargal is a retired professional sumo wrestler (rikishi) from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Making his debut in March 2001, he reached the top makuuchi division in May 2004. In May 2007, at the age of 22, he became the second native of Mongolia, and the fourth non-Japanese overall, to be promoted to the highest rank in sumo, yokozuna.

In 2009, he broke the record for the most wins in a calendar year, winning 86 out of 90 bouts, and repeated this feat with the same record again in 2010 when he established the second longest winning streak in sumo history. He also holds the record for the most undefeated tournament championships at sixteen, which is eight more than any other sumo wrestler in history.

He was the only active yokozuna from 2010, following the retirement of his rival and fellow Mongolian Asashoryu, until 2012 with the promotion of fellow Mongolian Harumafuji. In March 2021, he became the only active yokozuna once again following the retirement of his rival and fellow Mongolian Kakuryu until the promotion of fellow Mongolian Terunofuji 4 months later.

In January 2015, he broke Taiho's long-standing record by winning his 33rd top division championship, the most in the history of sumo. He holds the records for most wins in the top division, achieved in May 2016, and most career wins, achieved in July 2017. He was the longest-serving yokozuna of all-time, having surpassed Haguroyama's record in 2019, and fought his 1000th bout as a yokozuna in July 2020.

He acquired Japanese citizenship in 2019. Hakuho retired from professional sumo at the end of September 2021, closing out a 20-year career in the sport. Sumo commentator John Gunning noted that Hakuho Seki left an unmatchable legacy, while a columnist for the Washington Post called him the greatest figure in sports, maybe ever.

, is a professional sumo wrestler. Rikishi follow and live by the centuries-old rules of the sumo profession, with most coming from Japan, the only country where sumo is practiced professionally.

Participation in official tournaments (honbasho) is the only means of marking achievement in sumo, with the rank of an individual rikishi based solely on official wins. Is the highest rank in sumo. The name literally means "horizontal rope" and comes from the most visible symbol of their rank, the rope?

Tsuna worn around the waist. , or champion rank, is immediately below yokozuna in the ranking system. Until the yokozuna rank was introduced, ozeki was the highest rank attainable.

Technically there must always be a minimum of two ozeki on the banzuke, one on the east side and one on the west. If there are fewer than two regular ozeki in practice, then one or more yokozuna will be designated "yokozuna-ozeki".

Sekiwake is the third-highest rank in professional sumo wrestling, and is one of the sanyaku ranks. Professional sumo as administered by the Japan Sumo Association is divided into six ranked divisions. Wrestlers are promoted and demoted within and between these divisions based on the merit of their win-loss records in official tournaments.

For more information see kachikoshi and makekoshi. Wrestlers are also ranked within each division. The higher a wrestler's rank within a division is, the stronger the general level of opponents he will have to face becomes.

According to tradition, each rank is further subdivided into East and West, with East being slightly more prestigious, and ranked slightly higher than its West counterpart. It is fixed at 42 wrestlers who are ranked according to their performance in previous tournaments. At the top of the division are the "titleholders", or "champions" called the sanyaku comprising yokozuna, ozeki, sekiwake and komusubi.

There are typically 8-12 wrestlers in these ranks with the remainder, called maegashira, ranked in numerical order from 1 downwards. This is the only division that is featured on standard NHK's live coverage of sumo tournaments and is broadcast bilingually. The latter part of the lower divisions is shown on satellite coverage. Sumo wrestler who is ranked in one of the top two professional divisions: makuuchi and juryo. The name literally translates to having taken the barrier, as only a relatively small fraction of those who enter professional sumo achieve sekitori status.

, is the second highest division, and is fixed at 28 wrestlers. The name literally means "ten ryo"', which was at one time the income a wrestler ranked in this division could expect to receive. The official name of the second division is actually jumaime??? , meaning "tenth placing" and can be heard in official announcements and seen in some publications, but within and outside the sumo world it is almost universally known as juryo. Wrestlers in the juryo and the makuuchi division above are known as sekitori.

Hakuho Sho in 2008: In the January 2008 tournament, Hakuho faced the returning Asashoryu on the final day with both wrestlers having a 13-1 score. In a bout lasting nearly a minute, Hakuho defeated Asashoryu, winning his 6th championship with a 14-1 record. In the March 2008 tournament the two yokozuna met once again to decide the title and this time Asashoryu got his revenge, with Hakuho finishing as runner-up. In the May 2008 tournament, he won his first nine consecutive bouts.

On the 10th day, however, he lost to Ama for the fourth time in their last five meetings, injuring his ankle in the process. Subsequent losses to Kotooshu (the eventual winner of the tournament) and Kotomitsuki put him out of contention for the championship. He finished on 11-4, losing to Asashoryu on the final day in a match that sparked scandal after the two yokozuna nearly came to blows when Asashoryu gave Hakuho an extra shove after the bout was over. Both wrestlers were given a warning over their conduct by the Japan Sumo Association.

In July 2008, with Asashoryu pulling out through injury he won his seventh championship without a serious challenge, securing victory by the 13th day: the first time this had been achieved since January 2005. He finished the tournament unbeaten; his second zensho-yusho. Although he lost on day five of the September tournament, he still dominated all other opponents and secured another championship on the 14th day.

He finished the tournament with a 14-1 record. In the November tournament Hakuho was once again the sole yokozuna participating.

He lost his opening bout to Aminishiki and his 12th day bout to Ama. Both Hakuho and Ama finished with a 13-2 record and the eventual play-off was won by Hakuho, handing him his fourth yusho of the season and ninth in total. Hakuho Sho in 2009: In the January 2009 tournament Hakuho Seki defeated Asashoryu on the final day in their first meeting since May, handing his fellow yokozuna his first defeat of the tournament and leaving both men with identical 14-1 records. Hakuho was however beaten in the subsequent playoff. Hakuho defeated Asashoryu again in the March tournament, this time capping off an undefeated 15-0 championship, his third zensho-yusho and his tenth championship overall. In May he extended his winning run to 33 regulation bouts, the best since Asashoryu's 35 in 2004, until he was defeated by Kotooshu on Day 14. He recovered to beat Asashoryu on Day 15 to finish at 14-1, but he lost the playoff bout to Harumafuji who claimed his first championship. In July he won his eleventh championship, finishing one win ahead of Kotooshu with another 14-1 score.

He almost pulled off his twelfth championship in the following September tournament. One win behind Asashoryu for most of the tournament after giving away his first kinboshi in a year (to Shotenro) he forced a playoff by beating his rival on the final day, but then lost in the succeeding playoff bout. This was a very similar scenario to his loss to Asashoryu in the preceding January tournament.

Regardless of this loss, he still managed to become the first makuuchi wrestler ever to win fourteen or more bouts in five consecutive tournaments. He also became the first wrestler ever to lose three makuuchi playoffs in one year. After the tournament he was diagnosed with ligament damage in his left elbow; however surgery was not required. On 28 November, the fourteenth day of the Kyushu basho, he clinched his twelfth tournament championship and broke Asashoryu's 2005 record for most bouts won in a calendar year, which had stood at 84. He defeated Asashoryu the following day to secure his fourth career zensho-yusho and set his 2009 record total at 86 wins.

This was also his fourteenth consecutive yusho or jun-yusho (winner or runner-up) performance, another record Sumo at the January 2009 Tournament: At the Hatsu-basho, yokozuna Asashoryu comes back from three tournaments out injured to defeat his fellow yokozuna Hakuho in a playoff on the final day to claim his 23rd tournament championship with a 14-1 record, putting him in sole possession of fourth place on the all-time list. His only defeat in the tournament is to Hakuho in their regular match. Hakuho is denied his fourth straight championship and has to settle for the runner-up position. New ozeki Harumafuji barely makes his kachi-koshi with eight wins. Goeido wins ten bouts and receives the Ginosho or Technique Prize.

Homasho, who has fallen to maegashira 16 in the rankings, scores an impressive 11-4 and is awarded the Fighting Spirit Prize. Shotenro wins his second straight juryo division championship and promotion to the top makuuchi division. This item is in the category "Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Sports Trading Cards\Trading Card Singles". The seller is "sodditty" and is located in this country: US.

This item can be shipped to United States.


GRAIL? 2008 Hakuho Sho AUTOGRAPHED #1 sumo card + 2009 BBM SEALEDBOX +xtras


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