Heisei late / Reiwa early

夏場所 Natsu 2002

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: May 12, 2002
End: May 26, 2002
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 40
Bouts: 277
Foreign: 10%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Musashimaru Koyo

Yokozuna 1 East 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Asashoryu Akinori Sekiwake 1 East 11–4
Hokutoriki Hideki Maegashira 14 East 11–4

Gino-sho

Technique

Kyokushuzan Noboru Maegashira 10 East 10–5

Banzuke 40 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Natsu 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
11–4	Kaio Hiroyuki	O1	Tochiazuma Daisuke	10–5
9–5–1	Musoyama Masashi	O2	Chiyotaikai Ryuji	11–4
11–4	◆ Asashoryu Akinori Kanto	S1	Kotomitsuki Keiji	0–0–15
8–7	Wakanosato Shinobu	K1	Tochinonada Taiichi	7–8
5–10	Aminishiki Ryuji	M1	Toki Susumu	4–11
4–11	Takanonami Sadahiro	M2	Tosanoumi Toshio	8–7
10–5	Miyabiyama Tetsushi	M3	Takanowaka Yuki	7–8
4–11	Daizen Takahiro	M4	Kyokutenho Masaru	6–9
3–12	Akinoshima Katsumi	M5	Tamakasuga Ryoji	7–8
9–6	Kotonowaka Terumasa	M6	Takamisakari Seiken	8–7
7–8	Otsukasa Nobuhide	M7	Wakanoyama Hiroshi	6–9
8–7	Kotoryu Hiroo	M8	Kaiho Ryoji	8–7
9–6	Dejima Takeharu	M9	Jumonji Tomokazu	6–9
10–5	◆ Kyokushuzan Noboru Gino	M10	Chiyotenzan Daihachiro	5–10
0–0–15	Tokitsuumi Masahiro	M11	Tamanoshima Arata	5–10
6–9	Hamanishiki Tatsuro	M12	Buyuzan Takeyoshi	6–9
6–9	Oikari Tsuyoshi	M13	Tochinohana Hitoshi	6–9
11–4	◆ Hokutoriki Hideki Kanto	M14	Shimotori Norio	10–5
8–7	Tochisakae Atsushi	M15	Asanowaka Takehiko	6–9

Top kimarite 277 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.

oshidashi Push out 69 24.9%

yorikiri Frontal force out 66 23.8%

hatakikomi Slap down 19 6.9%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 18 6.5%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 16 5.8%

uwatenage Overarm throw 16 5.8%

okuridashi Rear push out 11 4.0%

oshitaoshi Frontal push down 11 4.0%

277 bouts · 4/40 foreign-born (10%) · venue capacity 11,098