Tomokaze Sōdai
| Tomokaze Sōdai | |
|---|---|
| 友風 想大 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Yūta Minami December 2, 1994 Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture Japan |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 183 kg (403 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Oguruma → Nishonoseki → Nakamura |
| University | Nippon Sport Science University |
| Current rank | see below |
| Debut | May 2017 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 3 (September, 2019) |
| Championships | 1 (Jūryō) 1 (Sandanme) 1 (Jonokuchi) |
| Special Prizes | 1 Outstanding Performance |
| Gold Stars | 2 (Kakuryū) |
Last updated: 1 July 2024 | |
Tomokaze Sōdai (友風 想大), born December 2, 1994, as Yūta Minami (南 友太, Minami Yuta) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kawasaki, Kanagawa. He debuted in sumo wrestling in May 2017 and made his makuuchi debut in March 2019. His highest rank has been maegashira 3. Originally a member of Oguruma stable, he moved to Nishonoseki stable in 2022. In June 2024 he moved to the newly-established Nakamura stable. He has one special prize and two kinboshi for defeating a yokozuna.
After suffering a joint dislocation in his right knee in 2019, he was forced to withdraw from all competitions and did not return until March 2021. Following his injury, Tomokaze admitted in an interview given to the Tokyo Shimbun that he was certified as Level 5 disabled and issued a disability certificate in February 2021.