Early Shōwa era
夏場所 Natsu 1961
Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo
- Start
- May 7, 1961
- End
- May 21, 1961
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 11,098
Dates
- Roster
- 41
- Bouts
- 299
- Foreign
- 0%
- Sansho
- 3
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Banzuke 41 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Natsu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–4–11 | Y1 | 10–5 | ||
| 10–5 | O1 | 11–4 | ||
| 5–10 | O2 | 8–7 | ||
| 11–4 | S1 | 8–7 | ||
| 5–10 | S2 | — | — | |
| 7–8 | K1 | 3–12 | ||
| — | — | K2 | 7–8 | |
| 9–6 | M1 | 8–7 | ||
| 6–9 | M2 | 10–5 | ||
| 7–8 | M3 | 6–9 | ||
| 5–10 | M4 | 7–8 | ||
| 10–5 | M5 | 8–7 | ||
| 8–7 | M6 | 11–4 | ||
| 4–11 | M7 | 6–9 | ||
| 6–9 | M8 | 8–7 | ||
| 7–8 | M9 | 8–7 | ||
| 10–5 | M10 | 5–10 | ||
| 6–9 | M11 | 8–7 | ||
| 9–6 | M12 | 9–6 | ||
| 8–7 | M13 | 12–3 | ||
| 6–9 | M14 | 3–12 | ||
| 5–10 | M15 | — | — |
Top kimarite 299 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 91 30.4%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 32 10.7%
oshidashi Push out 30 10.0%
uwatenage Overarm throw 18 6.0%
shitatenage Underarm throw 15 5.0%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 13 4.3%
hatakikomi Slap down 12 4.0%
tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 9 3.0%
299 bouts · 0/41 foreign-born (0%) · venue capacity 11,098