Heisei late / Reiwa early

夏場所 Natsu 2008

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: May 11, 2008
End: May 25, 2008
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 42
Bouts: 309
Foreign: 38%
Sansho: 4

Makuuchi yusho

Kotooshu Katsunori

Ozeki 2 West 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Aminishiki Ryuji Maegashira 4 West 10–5

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Kisenosato Yutaka Komusubi 1 East 10–5
Toyonoshima Daiki Maegashira 5 West 11–4

Gino-sho

Technique

Harumafuji Kohei Sekiwake 1 East 9–6

Banzuke 42 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Natsu 2008, 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
11–4	Asashoryu Akinori	Y1	Hakuho Sho	11–4
8–7	Kotomitsuki Keiji	O1	Kaio Hiroyuki	8–7
5–10	Chiyotaikai Ryuji	O2	★ Kotooshu Katsunori	14–1
9–6	◆ Harumafuji Kohei Gino	S1	Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro	8–7
10–5	◆ Kisenosato Yutaka Kanto	K1	Asasekiryu Taro	6–9
3–12	Kokkai Futoshi	M1	Baruto Kaito	5–10
4–11	Kyokutenho Masaru	M2	Wakanoho Toshinori	8–7
6–9	Miyabiyama Tetsushi	M3	Kakuryu Rikisaburo	5–10
6–9	Tokitenku Yoshiaki	M4	◆ Aminishiki Ryuji Shukun	10–5
5–10	Tochiozan Yuichiro	M5	◆ Toyonoshima Daiki Kanto	11–4
9–6	Futeno Izumi	M6	Hokutoriki Hideki	10–5
7–8	Takamisakari Seiken	M7	Goeido Gotaro	8–7
9–6	Tochinonada Taiichi	M8	Takekaze Akira	6–9
3–6–6	Kasugao Katsumasa	M9	Roho Yukio	8–6–1
8–7	Dejima Takeharu	M10	Wakanosato Shinobu	10–5
8–7	Iwakiyama Ryuta	M11	Homasho Noriyuki	9–6
6–9	Tosanoumi Toshio	M12	Tamakasuga Ryoji	8–7
6–9	Kakizoe Toru	M13	Tamanoshima Arata	9–6
7–8	Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi	M14	Yoshikaze Masatsugu	7–8
4–11	Hakurozan Yuta	M15	Toyohibiki Ryuta	8–7
4–11	Kotokasuga Keigo	M16	Hakuba Takeshi	4–11

Top kimarite 309 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 103 33.3%

oshidashi Push out 50 16.2%

hatakikomi Slap down 29 9.4%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 22 7.1%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 20 6.5%

uwatenage Overarm throw 15 4.9%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 13 4.2%

okuritaoshi Rear push down 7 2.3%

309 bouts · 16/42 foreign-born (38%) · venue capacity 11,098