Heisei early
初場所 Hatsu 1996
Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo
- Start
- Jan 7, 1996
- End
- Jan 21, 1996
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 11,098
Dates
- Roster
- 40
- Bouts
- 280
- Foreign
- 8%
- Sansho
- 4
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Kanto-sho
Fighting spirit
- Takatoriki Tadashige Maegashira 1 East 12–3
- Kenko Satoshi Maegashira 5 East 8–7
- Tamakasuga Ryoji Maegashira 16 East 10–5
Banzuke 40 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Hatsu 1996, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14–1 | Y1 | 0–3–12 | ||
| 0–4–11 | O1 | 9–6 | ||
| 14–1 | O2 | — | — | |
| 10–5 | S1 | 9–6 | ||
| 8–7 | K1 | 10–5 | ||
| 12–3 | M1 | 3–12 | ||
| 5–10 | M2 | 2–13 | ||
| 6–9 | M3 | 4–11 | ||
| 9–6 | M4 | 6–9 | ||
| 8–7 | M5 | 4–11 | ||
| 6–9 | M6 | 5–10 | ||
| 6–9 | M7 | 6–9 | ||
| 7–8 | M8 | 7–8 | ||
| 9–6 | M9 | 6–9 | ||
| 0–0–15 | M10 | 6–9 | ||
| 8–7 | M11 | 8–7 | ||
| 8–7 | M12 | 8–7 | ||
| 7–8 | M13 | 8–7 | ||
| 9–6 | M14 | 7–8 | ||
| 9–6 | M15 | 9–6 | ||
| 10–5 | M16 | — | — |
Top kimarite 280 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 70 25.0%
oshidashi Push out 47 16.8%
uwatenage Overarm throw 23 8.2%
hatakikomi Slap down 21 7.5%
okuridashi Rear push out 17 6.1%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 17 6.1%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 16 5.7%
oshitaoshi Frontal push down 13 4.6%
280 bouts · 3/40 foreign-born (8%) · venue capacity 11,098