Heisei late / Reiwa early

夏場所 Natsu 2003

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: May 11, 2003
End: May 25, 2003
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 40
Bouts: 267
Foreign: 15%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Asashoryu Akinori

Yokozuna 1 East 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kyokushuzan Noboru Maegashira 3 East 8–7

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Kyokutenho Masaru Komusubi 1 West 10–5

Gino-sho

Technique

Aminishiki Ryuji Maegashira 7 West 11–4

Banzuke 40 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Natsu 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
13–2	★ Asashoryu Akinori	Y1	Musashimaru Koyo	0–0–15
10–5	Chiyotaikai Ryuji	O1	Kaio Hiroyuki	11–4
8–7	Musoyama Masashi	O2	Tochiazuma Daisuke	8–7
9–6	Wakanosato Shinobu	S1	Dejima Takeharu	7–8
4–11	Tosanoumi Toshio	K1	◆ Kyokutenho Masaru Kanto	10–5
8–7	Tochinonada Taiichi	M1	Takamisakari Seiken	6–9
0–5–10	Kotomitsuki Keiji	M2	Takanonami Sadahiro	7–8
8–7	◆ Kyokushuzan Noboru Shukun	M3	Tamanoshima Arata	7–8
5–10	Kaiho Ryoji	M4	Kotonowaka Terumasa	8–7
10–5	Miyabiyama Tetsushi	M5	Hokutoriki Hideki	6–9
4–11	Kasugao Katsumasa	M6	Takanowaka Yuki	0–2–13
0–0–15	Tokitsuumi Masahiro	M7	◆ Aminishiki Ryuji Gino	11–4
7–8	Tamarikido Hideki	M8	Gojoro Katsuhiro	7–8
8–7	Jumonji Tomokazu	M9	Iwakiyama Ryuta	7–8
9–6	Kotoryu Hiroo	M10	Wakanoyama Hiroshi	6–9
10–5	Toki Susumu	M11	Shimotori Norio	4–11
9–6	Buyuzan Takeyoshi	M12	Aogiyama Hideki	7–8
6–9	Yotsukasa Dai	M13	Asasekiryu Taro	8–7
0–11–4	Takanotsuru Shinichi	M14	Otsukasa Nobuhide	8–7
8–7	Asanowaka Takehiko	M15	Akinoshima Katsumi	6–9

Top kimarite 267 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 66 24.7%

oshidashi Push out 59 22.1%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 25 9.4%

hatakikomi Slap down 19 7.1%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 17 6.4%

uwatenage Overarm throw 11 4.1%

okuridashi Rear push out 9 3.4%

oshitaoshi Frontal push down 9 3.4%

267 bouts · 6/40 foreign-born (15%) · venue capacity 11,098