Early Shōwa era
秋場所 Aki 1961
Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo
- Start
- Sep 10, 1961
- End
- Sep 24, 1961
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 11,098
Dates
- Roster
- 41
- Bouts
- 297
- Foreign
- 0%
- Sansho
- 2
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Banzuke 41 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Aki 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 | ||
| 12–3 | O1 | 12–3 | ||
| 8–7 | O2 | 0–0–15 | ||
| 9–6 | O3 | — | — | |
| 8–7 | S1 | 8–7 | ||
| 8–7 | S2 | 6–9 | ||
| 8–7 | K1 | 8–7 | ||
| 2–13 | K2 | 9–6 | ||
| 7–8 | M1 | 6–9 | ||
| 8–7 | M2 | 5–10 | ||
| 11–4 | M3 | 6–9 | ||
| 7–8 | M4 | 12–3 | ||
| 4–11 | M5 | 10–5 | ||
| 8–7 | M6 | 5–10 | ||
| 8–7 | M7 | 7–8 | ||
| 8–7 | M8 | 8–7 | ||
| 5–10 | M9 | 7–8 | ||
| 6–9 | M10 | 6–9 | ||
| 7–8 | M11 | 8–7 | ||
| 7–8 | M12 | 4–11 | ||
| 9–6 | M13 | 11–4 |
Top kimarite 297 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 89 30.0%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 34 11.4%
uwatenage Overarm throw 20 6.7%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 14 4.7%
oshidashi Push out 13 4.4%
oshitaoshi Frontal push down 11 3.7%
utchari Backward pivot throw 11 3.7%
hatakikomi Slap down 10 3.4%
297 bouts · 0/41 foreign-born (0%) · venue capacity 11,098