Heisei late / Reiwa early

春場所 Haru 2002

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Start: Mar 10, 2002
End: Mar 24, 2002
Days: 15
Capacity: 7,500

Roster: 40
Bouts: 254
Foreign: 10%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Musashimaru Koyo

Yokozuna 1 East 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Asashoryu Akinori Sekiwake 1 West 11–4

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Takanowaka Yuki Maegashira 11 West 11–4

Gino-sho

Technique

Aminishiki Ryuji Maegashira 6 East 10–5

Banzuke 40 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Haru 2002, 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
13–2	★ Musashimaru Koyo	Y1	Takanohana Koji	0–0–15
10–5	Tochiazuma Daisuke	O1	Chiyotaikai Ryuji	7–8
10–5	Musoyama Masashi	O2	Kaio Hiroyuki	12–3
8–7	Kotomitsuki Keiji	S1	◆ Asashoryu Akinori Shukun	11–4
9–6	Wakanosato Shinobu	K1	Takanonami Sadahiro	6–9
0–3–12	Buyuzan Takeyoshi	M1	Tosanoumi Toshio	7–8
6–9	Kyokutenho Masaru	M2	Kotonowaka Terumasa	4–11
8–7	Tochinonada Taiichi	M3	Kyokushuzan Noboru	2–13
7–8	Akinoshima Katsumi	M4	Tokitsuumi Masahiro	2–6–7
8–7	Toki Susumu	M5	Otsukasa Nobuhide	6–9
10–5	◆ Aminishiki Ryuji Gino	M6	Hayateumi Hidehito	0–2–13
6–9	Dejima Takeharu	M7	Tamakasuga Ryoji	8–7
9–6	Miyabiyama Tetsushi	M8	Kaiho Ryoji	7–8
6–9	Tamanoshima Arata	M9	Daizen Takahiro	9–6
5–10	Tochisakae Atsushi	M10	Chiyotenzan Daihachiro	0–0–15
7–8	Hamanishiki Tatsuro	M11	◆ Takanowaka Yuki Kanto	11–4
6–9	Shimotori Norio	M12	Oikari Tsuyoshi	7–8
9–6	Takamisakari Seiken	M13	Towanoyama Yoshimitsu	0–1–14
4–11	Oginishiki Yasutoshi	M14	Takatoriki Tadashige	6–9
4–11	Tamarikido Hideki	M15	Wakanoyama Hiroshi	9–6

Top kimarite 254 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 63 24.8%

oshidashi Push out 55 21.7%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 21 8.3%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 17 6.7%

uwatenage Overarm throw 15 5.9%

hatakikomi Slap down 14 5.5%

oshitaoshi Frontal push down 9 3.5%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 9 3.5%

254 bouts · 4/40 foreign-born (10%) · venue capacity 7,500