Early Shōwa era
九州場所 Kyushu 1961
Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka
- Start
- Nov 12, 1961
- End
- Nov 26, 1961
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 6,000
Dates
- Roster
- 41
- Bouts
- 301
- Foreign
- 0%
- Sansho
- 3
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Banzuke 41 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Kyushu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11–4 | Y1 | 13–2 | ||
| 12–3 | Y2 | 2–5–8 | ||
| 3–7–5 | O1 | 10–5 | ||
| 5–10 | O2 | — | — | |
| 9–6 | S1 | 3–12 | ||
| 8–7 | S2 | 8–7 | ||
| 8–7 | K1 | 9–6 | ||
| 5–10 | K2 | 6–9 | ||
| 9–6 | M1 | 8–7 | ||
| 5–10 | M2 | 5–10 | ||
| 8–7 | M3 | 5–10 | ||
| 8–7 | M4 | 6–9 | ||
| 11–4 | M5 | 7–8 | ||
| 9–6 | M6 | 9–6 | ||
| 10–5 | M7 | 8–7 | ||
| 7–8 | M8 | 6–9 | ||
| 7–8 | M9 | 8–7 | ||
| 10–5 | M10 | 4–11 | ||
| 4–11 | M11 | 7–8 | ||
| 7–6–2 | M12 | 8–7 | ||
| 6–9 | M13 | 10–5 |
Top kimarite 301 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 29.6%
oshidashi Push out 33 11.0%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 28 9.3%
tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 15 5.0%
uwatenage Overarm throw 15 5.0%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 14 4.7%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 13 4.3%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 9 3.0%
301 bouts · 0/41 foreign-born (0%) · venue capacity 6,000