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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

九州場所 Kyushu 1980

Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka

Dates

Start
Nov 9, 1980
End
Nov 23, 1980
Days
15
Capacity
6,000

Tournament

Roster
36
Bouts
247
Foreign
3%
Sansho
4

Makuuchi yusho

Wajima Hiroshi

Yokozuna 2 East 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 1980, 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 12–3
14–1 Y2 0–3
8–7 O1 3–12
11–4 S1 11–4
4–11 K1 6–9
5–10 M1 6–9
5–10 M2 7–8
9–6
Masudayama Yasuhito Shukun
M3 6–9
6–9 M4 8–7
9–6 M5 8–7
6–9 M6 4–11
6–9 M7 8–7
0–0–15 M8 3–12
8–7 M9 8–7
8–7 M10 8–7
8–7 M11 0–0–15
4–6–5 M12
Sadanoumi Koji Kanto
11–4
8–7 M13

Top kimarite 247 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 74 30.0%
oshidashi Push out 32 13.0%
uwatenage Overarm throw 19 7.7%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 19 7.7%
hatakikomi Slap down 14 5.7%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 12 4.9%
shitatenage Underarm throw 11 4.5%
oshitaoshi Frontal push down 9 3.6%

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