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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

九州場所 Kyushu 1978

Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka

Dates

Start
Nov 12, 1978
End
Nov 26, 1978
Days
15
Capacity
6,000

Tournament

Roster
36
Bouts
245
Foreign
3%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Wakanohana Kanji

Yokozuna 1 West 15-0

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 1978, 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 15–0
13–2 Y2
10–5 O1 10–5
O2 9–6
6–9 S1 8–7
8–7
Kirinji Kazuharu Shukun
K1 2–13
6–9 M1 0–3–12
5–10 M2 4–11
7–8 M3 2–13
5–10 M4 9–6
6–9 M5 7–8
9–6 M6 8–7
8–7 M7 8–7
6–9 M8 6–9
9–6 M9 7–8
9–6
Kurohimeyama Hideo Kanto
M10 9–6
8–7 M11 5–10
7–8 M12 4–11
9–6 M13 9–6

Top kimarite 245 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 77 31.4%
oshidashi Push out 21 8.6%
uwatenage Overarm throw 19 7.8%
hatakikomi Slap down 17 6.9%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 14 5.7%
shitatenage Underarm throw 10 4.1%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 10 4.1%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw 9 3.7%

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