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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

九州場所 Kyushu 1977

Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka

Dates

Start
Nov 13, 1977
End
Nov 27, 1977
Days
15
Capacity
6,000

Tournament

Roster
36
Bouts
269
Foreign
3%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Wajima Hiroshi

Yokozuna 1 West 14-1

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 1977, 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
13–2 Y1 14–1
8–7 O1 10–5
10–5 O2 9–6
8–7 S1 6–9
3–12 S2
4–11 K1 3–12
10–5
Kotokaze Koki Shukun
M1 5–10
5–10 M2 8–7
9–6
Oshio Kenji Gino
M3 4–11
6–9 M4 9–6
3–12 M5 8–7
9–6 M6 9–6
9–6 M7 9–6
7–8 M8 6–9
8–7 M9 7–8
6–9 M10 7–8
10–5 M11 11–4
5–10 M12 4–11
7–8 M13

Top kimarite 269 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 76 28.3%
oshidashi Push out 33 12.3%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 21 7.8%
uwatenage Overarm throw 19 7.1%
hatakikomi Slap down 16 5.9%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw 15 5.6%
tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 12 4.5%
shitatenage Underarm throw 11 4.1%

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