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who admitted their involvement, Kiyoseumi denied the allegations. However, the independent panel investigating the match-fixing claims stated that it could not deny his involvement based on the evidence. Of the 46 text messages discovered by the
Metropolitan Police Department that mention
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from his family name to
Kiyoseumi for the January 2009 tournament. He produced a 9-6 score in his first tournament under his new name, but only a poor 4-11 in March. He managed a bare majority of wins in his next two tournaments, and remained near the bottom of the
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527:Aki basho,
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300:Kise stable
204:World Games
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1133:7 February
1111:7 February
1037:References
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800:10–5
789:5–10
716:4–11
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459:hatakikomi
449:tsuki/oshi
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304:maegashira
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153:April 2011
129:157-129-33
116:University
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341:makuuchi
1180:3 April
983:Jonidan
961:Playoff
903:Retired
874:–
870:Retired
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484:January
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