Heisei late / Reiwa early
初場所 Hatsu 2003
Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo
- Start
- Jan 12, 2003
- End
- Jan 26, 2003
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 11,098
Dates
- Roster
- 40
- Bouts
- 250
- Foreign
- 13%
- Sansho
- 2
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Kanto-sho
Fighting spirit
- Wakanosato Shinobu Komusubi 1 West 11–4
- Kasugao Katsumasa Maegashira 13 West 10–5
Banzuke 40 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Hatsu 2003, 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 | Y1 | 4–4–1 | ||
| 14–1 | O1 | 8–7 | ||
| 0–6–9 | O2 | 0–0–15 | ||
| 0–0–15 | O3 | — | — | |
| 9–6 | S1 | 9–6 | ||
| 7–8 | K1 | 11–4 | ||
| 8–7 | M1 | 1–3–11 | ||
| 8–7 | M2 | 4–11 | ||
| 7–8 | M3 | 11–4 | ||
| 4–11 | M4 | 5–10 | ||
| 7–8 | M5 | 7–8 | ||
| 4–11 | M6 | 7–8 | ||
| 8–7 | M7 | 9–6 | ||
| 8–7 | M8 | 8–7 | ||
| 10–5 | M9 | 6–9 | ||
| 11–4 | M10 | 5–10 | ||
| 5–10 | M11 | 7–8 | ||
| 0–5–10 | M12 | 9–6 | ||
| 4–11 | M13 | 10–5 | ||
| 5–10 | M14 | 7–8 | ||
| 8–7 | M15 | — | — |
Top kimarite 250 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 79 31.6%
oshidashi Push out 48 19.2%
uwatenage Overarm throw 23 9.2%
hatakikomi Slap down 14 5.6%
okuridashi Rear push out 11 4.4%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 11 4.4%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 9 3.6%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw 7 2.8%
250 bouts · 5/40 foreign-born (13%) · venue capacity 11,098