Early Shōwa era
初場所 Hatsu 1961
Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo
- Start
- Jan 8, 1961
- End
- Jan 22, 1961
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 11,098
Dates
- Roster
- 41
- Bouts
- 296
- Foreign
- 0%
- Sansho
- 3
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Banzuke 41 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Hatsu 1961, in ranking order from Yokozuna 1 down to the bottom of Maegashira. Each rank has an East and a West slot; East is slightly senior. marks the yusho; ◆ a sansho recipient.
| W–L | East | Rank | West | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9–6 | Y1 | 12–3 | ||
| 10–5 | O1 | 13–2 | ||
| 10–5 | O2 | 12–3 | ||
| 8–7 | S1 | 8–7 | ||
| 5–10 | S2 | — | — | |
| 8–7 | K1 | 8–7 | ||
| 6–9 | M1 | 5–10 | ||
| 0–0–15 | M2 | 4–11 | ||
| 10–5 | M3 | 4–11 | ||
| 4–11 | M4 | 10–5 | ||
| 6–9 | M5 | 5–10 | ||
| 8–7 | M6 | 5–10 | ||
| 8–7 | M7 | 9–6 | ||
| 9–6 | M8 | 6–9 | ||
| 7–8 | M9 | 8–7 | ||
| 8–7 | M10 | 7–8 | ||
| 4–11 | M11 | 7–8 | ||
| 10–5 | M12 | 7–8 | ||
| 7–8 | M13 | 4–11 | ||
| 7–8 | M14 | 1–6–8 | ||
| 8–7 | M15 | 10–5 |
Top kimarite 296 decisive bouts
The deciding techniques most often called by the gyoji this tournament. Share is over decisive Makuuchi bouts only; absences and unresolved bouts are excluded.
yorikiri Frontal force out 84 28.4%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 27 9.1%
oshidashi Push out 25 8.4%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 19 6.4%
hatakikomi Slap down 17 5.7%
shitatenage Underarm throw 17 5.7%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 14 4.7%
uwatenage Overarm throw 14 4.7%
296 bouts · 0/41 foreign-born (0%) · venue capacity 11,098