Late Shōwa era
九州場所 Kyushu 1981
Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka
- Start
- Nov 8, 1981
- End
- Nov 22, 1981
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 6,000
Dates
- Roster
- 35
- Bouts
- 236
- Foreign
- 3%
- Sansho
- 4
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Kanto-sho
Fighting spirit
- Tochiakagi Takanori Maegashira 5 West 9–6
- Takanosato Toshihide Sekiwake 1 East 11–4
Banzuke 35 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Kyushu 1981, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–0–15 | Y1 | 5–4–6 | ||
| 12–3 | Y2 | — | — | |
| 11–4 | O1 | — | — | |
| 11–4 | S1 | 5–10 | ||
| 6–9 | K1 | 7–8 | ||
| — | — | K2 | 12–3 | |
| 4–4–7 | M1 | 5–10 | ||
| 3–12 | M2 | 4–11 | ||
| 6–9 | M3 | 5–10 | ||
| 10–5 | M4 | 8–7 | ||
| 7–8 | M5 | 9–6 | ||
| 10–5 | M6 | 9–6 | ||
| 7–8 | M7 | 7–8 | ||
| 4–11 | M8 | 2–13 | ||
| 8–7 | M9 | 10–5 | ||
| 0–4–11 | M10 | 9–6 | ||
| 9–6 | M11 | 9–6 | ||
| 7–8 | M12 | 8–7 | ||
| 5–10 | M13 | 5–10 |
Top kimarite 236 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 88 37.3%
oshidashi Push out 36 15.3%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 14 5.9%
uwatenage Overarm throw 14 5.9%
hatakikomi Slap down 11 4.7%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 11 4.7%
tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 10 4.2%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 9 3.8%
236 bouts · 1/35 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 6,000