Late Shōwa era
九州場所 Kyushu 1979
Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka
- Start
- Nov 11, 1979
- End
- Nov 25, 1979
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 6,000
Dates
- Roster
- 35
- Bouts
- 263
- Foreign
- 3%
- Sansho
- 3
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Banzuke 35 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Kyushu 1979, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10–5 | Y1 | 14–1 | ||
| 12–3 | Y2 | 10–5 | ||
| 9–6 | O1 | — | — | |
| 6–9 | S1 | 11–4 | ||
| 8–7 | K1 | 3–12 | ||
| 8–7 | M1 | 10–5 | ||
| 6–9 | M2 | 3–12 | ||
| 4–11 | M3 | 5–10 | ||
| 4–11 | M4 | 5–10 | ||
| 5–10 | M5 | 5–10 | ||
| 6–9 | M6 | 7–8 | ||
| 7–8 | M7 | 10–5 | ||
| 6–9 | M8 | 7–8 | ||
| 8–7 | M9 | 8–7 | ||
| 8–7 | M10 | 9–6 | ||
| 7–8 | M11 | 9–6 | ||
| 10–5 | M12 | 8–7 | ||
| 10–5 | M13 | 5–10 |
Top kimarite 263 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 98 37.3%
oshidashi Push out 30 11.4%
hatakikomi Slap down 28 10.6%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 18 6.8%
uwatenage Overarm throw 15 5.7%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 11 4.2%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw 9 3.4%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 7 2.7%
263 bouts · 1/35 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 6,000