Heisei late / Reiwa early

春場所 Haru 2005

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Start: Mar 13, 2005
End: Mar 27, 2005
Days: 15
Capacity: 7,500

Roster: 42
Bouts: 290
Foreign: 24%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Asashoryu Akinori

Yokozuna 1 East 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Tamanoshima Arata Maegashira 7 West 12–3

Gino-sho

Technique

Kaiho Ryoji Maegashira 10 West 11–4
Harumafuji Kohei Maegashira 11 West 9–6

Banzuke 42 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Haru 2005, 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
14–1	★ Asashoryu Akinori	Y1	—	—
6–9	Chiyotaikai Ryuji	O1	Kaio Hiroyuki	10–5
—	—	O2	Tochiazuma Daisuke	10–5
5–10	Miyabiyama Tetsushi	S1	Hakuho Sho	8–7
4–11	Iwakiyama Ryuta	K1	Kotooshu Katsunori	4–11
6–9	Kyokutenho Masaru	M1	Wakanosato Shinobu	8–7
9–6	Kotomitsuki Keiji	M2	Kakizoe Toru	6–9
10–5	Tosanoumi Toshio	M3	Hayateumi Hidehito	0–0–15
9–6	Kokkai Futoshi	M4	Tochinonada Taiichi	8–7
7–8	Dejima Takeharu	M5	Hokutoriki Hideki	7–8
5–10	Kyokushuzan Noboru	M6	Roho Yukio	11–4
7–8	Jumonji Tomokazu	M7	◆ Tamanoshima Arata Kanto	12–3
2–10–3	Shimotori Norio	M8	Takamisakari Seiken	9–6
8–7	Kotonowaka Terumasa	M9	Asasekiryu Taro	8–7
6–9	Buyuzan Takeyoshi	M10	◆ Kaiho Ryoji Gino	11–4
1–14	Kasugao Katsumasa	M11	◆ Harumafuji Kohei Gino	9–6
7–8	Takanowaka Yuki	M12	Kotoryu Hiroo	0–4–11
7–8	Toyonoshima Daiki	M13	Futeno Izumi	8–7
1–3–11	Kasuganishiki Takahiro	M14	Toyozakura Toshiaki	8–7
7–8	Tamakasuga Ryoji	M15	Kisenosato Yutaka	8–7
8–7	Tokitsuumi Masahiro	M16	Otsukasa Nobuhide	4–11
6–9	Shunketsu Yuji	M17	Aminishiki Ryuji	9–6

Top kimarite 290 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 25.2%

oshidashi Push out 51 17.6%

hatakikomi Slap down 26 9.0%

uwatenage Overarm throw 22 7.6%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 20 6.9%

sukuinage Beltless arm throw 11 3.8%

shitatenage Underarm throw 10 3.4%

okuridashi Rear push out 9 3.1%

290 bouts · 10/42 foreign-born (24%) · venue capacity 7,500