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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

九州場所 Kyushu 1973

Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka

Dates

Start
Nov 11, 1973
End
Nov 25, 1973
Days
15
Capacity
6,000

Tournament

Roster
36
Bouts
264
Foreign
3%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Wajima Hiroshi

Yokozuna 1 East 12-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Kyushu 1973, 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
12–2–1 Y1 11–4
10–5 Y2
0–7–8 O1 9–6
8–7 O2 9–6
10–5 S1 8–7
3–12 K1 8–7
5–10 M1 4–11
4–11 M2 10–5
6–9 M3 5–10
8–7 M4 5–10
8–7 M5
Kurohimeyama Hideo Kanto
11–4
8–7 M6 7–8
9–6 M7 8–7
9–6 M8 6–9
8–7 M9 8–7
5–10 M10 8–7
8–7 M11 8–7
10–5 M12 4–11
6–9 M13

Top kimarite 264 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 82 31.1%
oshidashi Push out 36 13.6%
hatakikomi Slap down 19 7.2%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 15 5.7%
uwatenage Overarm throw 14 5.3%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 13 4.9%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 13 4.9%
sotogake Outside leg trip 11 4.2%

264 bouts · 1/36 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 6,000