| Kotozakura Masakatsu | |
|---|---|
| 琴櫻 将傑 | |
 Kotozakura in January 2022 (as Kotonowaka) | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Kamatani Masakatsu November 19, 1997 Matsudo, Chiba, Japan |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 178 kg (392 lb; 28 st 0 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Sadogatake |
| Current rank | see below |
| Debut | November, 2015 |
| Highest rank | Ōzeki (March, 2024) |
| Championships | 1 (Jonokuchi) |
| Special Prizes | 5 (Fighting Spirit) 1 (Technique) |
| * Up to date as of 30 April 2024. | |
Kotozakura Masakatsu (琴櫻 将傑), born 19 November 1997 as Masakatsu Kamatani (鎌谷 将且, Kamatani Masakatsu), is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Chiba Prefecture. He wrestles for Sadogatake stable, a sumo stable previously run by his grandfather, former yokozuna Kotozakura, and currently run by his father, former sekiwake Kotonowaka. He made his debut in November 2015 and reached the top makuuchi division in March 2020, reaching the san'yaku ranks in January 2023. His highest rank has been ōzeki. During his career he has won five special prizes for Fighting Spirit, as well as one Technique prize.
Long before his professional debut, Kotozakura's goal was to follow in his grandfather's footsteps and inherit his ring name if he was ever promoted to the rank of ōzeki, something he had been repeating regularly since his promotion to sekitori status.[1][2][3] Following his ōzeki promotion at the end of the January 2024 tournament, he said that he planned to inherit the Kotozakura name starting in May 2024.[4] Prior to taking the Kotozakura name, he was known professionally as Kotonowaka Masahiro (琴ノ若 傑太).
- ^ "父は師匠の佐渡ケ嶽親方、祖父は先代の元横綱琴桜 新入幕・琴ノ若がむしゃら5勝 目指すは祖父の番付". Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 14 March 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "琴ノ若、新小結で３世代三役…祖父は元横綱・琴桜 父は元関脇・琴ノ若の佐渡ケ嶽親方". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 27 December 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "特集 - 琴ノ若 偉大な祖父・元横綱の琴櫻と元関脇の父の背中を追いかけて". NHK (in Japanese). 22 January 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
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