Heisei early

初場所 Hatsu 1992

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: Jan 12, 1992
End: Jan 26, 1992
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 40
Bouts: 287
Foreign: 8%
Sansho: 6

Makuuchi yusho

Takanohana Koji

Maegashira 2 East 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Akebono Taro Komusubi 1 West 13–2
Takanohana Koji Maegashira 2 East 14–1

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Akebono Taro Komusubi 1 West 13–2
Takanohana Koji Maegashira 2 East 14–1

Gino-sho

Technique

Takanohana Koji Maegashira 2 East 14–1
Wakanohana Masaru Maegashira 1 West 10–5

Banzuke 40 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Hatsu 1992, 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	Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi	Y1	Asahifuji Seiya	0–4–11
12–3	Konishiki Yasokichi	O1	Kirishima Kazuhiro	8–7
7–8	Kotonishiki Katsuhiro	S1	Takatoriki Tadashige	7–8
8–7	Tochinowaka Kiyotaka	K1	◆ Akebono Taro Shukun · Kanto	13–2
8–7	Mitoizumi Masayuki	M1	◆ Wakanohana Masaru Gino	10–5
14–1	★ Takanohana Koji Shukun · Kanto · Gino	M2	Daishoyama Naoki	5–10
9–6	Musashimaru Koyo	M3	Ryogoku Kajinosuke	5–10
6–9	Kitakachidoki Hayato	M4	Kirinishiki Toshiro	7–8
8–7	Akinoshima Katsumi	M5	Misugisato Koji	8–7
7–8	Kyokudozan Kazuyasu	M6	Kushimaumi Keita	8–7
4–11	Mainoumi Shuhei	M7	Sakahoko Nobushige	6–9
8–7	Terao Tsunefumi	M8	Kotogaume Tsuyoshi	5–10
6–9	Wakasegawa Yoshimitsu	M9	Kotonowaka Terumasa	7–8
6–9	Kiraiho Ryozo	M10	Kasugafuji Akihiro	8–7
10–5	Takanonami Sadahiro	M11	Kotofuji Takaya	8–7
8–7	Tomoefuji Toshihide	M12	Takamisugi Takakatsu	8–7
6–9	Daizen Takahiro	M13	Kototsubaki Katsuyuki	7–8
8–7	Daishoho Masami	M14	Tatsuhikari Kumagoro	7–8
4–11	Ozutsu Takeshi	M15	Wakashoyo Shunichi	6–9
8–7	Tsunenoyama Katsumasa	M16	Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro	8–7

Top kimarite 287 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 93 32.4%

oshidashi Push out 53 18.5%

uwatenage Overarm throw 31 10.8%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 18 6.3%

hatakikomi Slap down 12 4.2%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 9 3.1%

oshitaoshi Frontal push down 7 2.4%

shitatenage Underarm throw 7 2.4%

287 bouts · 3/40 foreign-born (8%) · venue capacity 11,098