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九州場所 Kyushu 1996

Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka

Start: Nov 10, 1996
End: Nov 24, 1996
Days: 15
Capacity: 6,000

Roster: 40
Bouts: 284
Foreign: 10%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Musashimaru Koyo

Ozeki 1 West 11-4

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Tosanoumi Toshio Maegashira 1 West 8–7

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Kaio Hiroyuki Sekiwake 1 West 11–4
Tochiazuma Daisuke Maegashira 15 West 10–5

Banzuke 40 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Kyushu 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
0–0–15	Takanohana Koji	Y1	Akebono Taro	11–4
11–4	Wakanohana Masaru	O1	★ Musashimaru Koyo	11–4
11–4	Takanonami Sadahiro	O2	—	—
6–9	Takatoriki Tadashige	S1	◆ Kaio Hiroyuki Kanto	11–4
—	—	S2	Kotonishiki Katsuhiro	8–7
5–10	Asahiyutaka Katsuteru	K1	Musoyama Masashi	8–7
1–14	Daishoho Masami	M1	◆ Tosanoumi Toshio Shukun	8–7
9–6	Akinoshima Katsumi	M2	Mitoizumi Masayuki	4–11
4–11	Terao Tsunefumi	M3	Kotonowaka Terumasa	5–10
6–9	Oginishiki Yasutoshi	M4	Asanosho Hajime	5–10
9–6	Tamakasuga Ryoji	M5	Hamanoshima Keishi	5–10
8–7	Kenko Satoshi	M6	Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro	5–10
6–9	Ganyu Kenji	M7	Kyokushuzan Noboru	8–7
8–7	Tochinowaka Kiyotaka	M8	Kotoryu Hiroo	7–8
6–9	Konishiki Yasokichi	M9	Kitakachidoki Hayato	8–7
8–7	Aogiyama Hideki	M10	Higonoumi Naoya	9–6
9–6	Asanowaka Takehiko	M11	Shikishima Katsumori	7–8
7–8	Kotobeppu Yohei	M12	Minatofuji Takayuki	9–6
9–6	Daihisho Seiji	M13	Daishi Nobuyuki	9–6
5–10	Naminohana Kazutaka	M14	Kyokudozan Kazuyasu	0–0
8–7	Rikio Takeshi	M15	◆ Tochiazuma Daisuke Kanto	10–5

Top kimarite 284 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 73 25.7%

oshidashi Push out 45 15.8%

hatakikomi Slap down 27 9.5%

uwatenage Overarm throw 25 8.8%

okuridashi Rear push out 11 3.9%

tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 11 3.9%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 11 3.9%

shitatenage Underarm throw 9 3.2%

284 bouts · 4/40 foreign-born (10%) · venue capacity 6,000