Heisei late / Reiwa early

春場所 Haru 2006

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Start: Mar 12, 2006
End: Mar 26, 2006
Days: 15
Capacity: 7,500

Roster: 42
Bouts: 315
Foreign: 29%
Sansho: 4

Makuuchi yusho

Asashoryu Akinori

Yokozuna 1 East 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Hakuho Sho Sekiwake 1 East 13–2

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Kyokushuzan Noboru Maegashira 13 East 11–4

Gino-sho

Technique

Hakuho Sho Sekiwake 1 East 13–2
Harumafuji Kohei Maegashira 2 East 8–7

Banzuke 42 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Haru 2006, 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	—	—
12–3	Tochiazuma Daisuke	O1	Kotooshu Katsunori	9–6
9–6	Chiyotaikai Ryuji	O2	Kaio Hiroyuki	8–7
13–2	◆ Hakuho Sho Shukun · Gino	S1	Kotomitsuki Keiji	8–7
4–11	Roho Yukio	K1	Miyabiyama Tetsushi	10–5
5–10	Tamanoshima Arata	M1	Kokkai Futoshi	5–10
8–7	◆ Harumafuji Kohei Gino	M2	Hokutoriki Hideki	1–14
7–8	Aminishiki Ryuji	M3	Iwakiyama Ryuta	4–11
6–9	Futeno Izumi	M4	Dejima Takeharu	6–9
11–4	Kyokutenho Masaru	M5	Tokitsuumi Masahiro	2–13
9–6	Kakizoe Toru	M6	Tokitenku Yoshiaki	8–7
10–5	Kisenosato Yutaka	M7	Kasugao Katsumasa	7–8
9–6	Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro	M8	Asasekiryu Taro	10–5
4–11	Jumonji Tomokazu	M9	Takekaze Akira	9–6
7–8	Tochinohana Hitoshi	M10	Toyonoshima Daiki	6–9
11–4	Wakanosato Shinobu	M11	Takamisakari Seiken	7–8
9–6	Hakurozan Yuta	M12	Tochinonada Taiichi	8–7
11–4	◆ Kyokushuzan Noboru Kanto	M13	Kasuganishiki Takahiro	5–10
4–11	Toyozakura Toshiaki	M14	Kitazakura Hidetoshi	7–8
9–6	Tamakasuga Ryoji	M15	Otsukasa Nobuhide	4–11
4–11	Ushiomaru Motoyasu	M16	Yoshikaze Masatsugu	8–7
8–7	Buyuzan Takeyoshi	M17	—	—

Top kimarite 315 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 86 27.3%

oshidashi Push out 59 18.7%

hatakikomi Slap down 31 9.8%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 22 7.0%

uwatenage Overarm throw 22 7.0%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 15 4.8%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 13 4.1%

shitatenage Underarm throw 9 2.9%

315 bouts · 12/42 foreign-born (29%) · venue capacity 7,500