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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

秋場所 Aki 1987

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Dates

Start
Sep 13, 1987
End
Sep 27, 1987
Days
15
Capacity
11,098

Tournament

Roster
37
Bouts
265
Foreign
3%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi

Yokozuna 1 West 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 37 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Aki 1987, 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
9–2–4 Y1 14–1
9–6 Y2
13–2 O1 12–3
8–7 O2 8–7
12–3
Asahifuji Seiya Kanto · Gino
S1 8–7
4–11 K1 3–12
5–10 M1 3–12
5–10 M2 4–11
1–3–11 M3 3–12
4–11 M4
Sakahoko Nobushige Shukun
8–7
8–7 M5 9–6
6–9 M6 6–9
8–7 M7 8–7
6–9 M8 8–4–3
5–10 M9 8–7
9–6 M10 9–6
2–13 M11 8–7
8–7 M12 9–6
9–6 M13 9–6

Top kimarite 265 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 95 35.8%
oshidashi Push out 60 22.6%
uwatenage Overarm throw 15 5.7%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 14 5.3%
hatakikomi Slap down 13 4.9%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 12 4.5%
tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 11 4.2%
okuridashi Rear push out 8 3.0%

265 bouts · 1/37 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 11,098