Heisei late / Reiwa early

九州場所 Kyushu 2008

Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka

Start: Nov 9, 2008
End: Nov 23, 2008
Days: 15
Capacity: 6,000

Roster: 42
Bouts: 286
Foreign: 31%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Hakuho Sho

Yokozuna 1 East 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Aminishiki Ryuji Komusubi 1 West 8–7

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Yoshikaze Masatsugu Maegashira 12 East 11–4

Gino-sho

Technique

Harumafuji Kohei Sekiwake 1 East 13–2

Banzuke 42 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Kyushu 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
13–2	★ Hakuho Sho	Y1	Asashoryu Akinori	0–0–15
9–6	Kotomitsuki Keiji	O1	Kaio Hiroyuki	1–3–11
8–7	Chiyotaikai Ryuji	O2	Kotooshu Katsunori	8–7
13–2	◆ Harumafuji Kohei Gino	S1	Baruto Kaito	9–6
5–10	Goeido Gotaro	K1	◆ Aminishiki Ryuji Shukun	8–7
9–6	Toyonoshima Daiki	M1	Futeno Izumi	5–10
0–0–15	Toyohibiki Ryuta	M2	Wakanosato Shinobu	6–9
9–6	Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro	M3	Hokutoriki Hideki	5–10
11–4	Kisenosato Yutaka	M4	Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi	3–12
5–10	Asasekiryu Taro	M5	Dejima Takeharu	6–9
5–6–4	Kakuryu Rikisaburo	M6	Kyokutenho Masaru	10–5
10–5	Miyabiyama Tetsushi	M7	Tochinonada Taiichi	5–10
9–6	Takekaze Akira	M8	Kakizoe Toru	5–10
6–9	Tochiozan Yuichiro	M9	Tokitenku Yoshiaki	7–8
8–7	Bushuyama Takashi	M10	Aran Hakutora	8–7
9–6	Kokkai Futoshi	M11	Koryu Tadaharu	6–9
11–4	◆ Yoshikaze Masatsugu Kanto	M12	Kasuganishiki Takahiro	2–3–10
6–9	Masatsukasa Koshin	M13	Tamanoshima Arata	6–9
10–5	Takamisakari Seiken	M14	Kitataiki Akeyoshi	2–13
6–9	Kimurayama Mamoru	M15	Homasho Noriyuki	7–8
9–6	Tosanoumi Toshio	M16	Chiyohakuho Daiki	9–6

Top kimarite 286 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 93 32.5%

oshidashi Push out 56 19.6%

hatakikomi Slap down 28 9.8%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 19 6.6%

okuridashi Rear push out 12 4.2%

uwatenage Overarm throw 12 4.2%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 11 3.8%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 10 3.5%

286 bouts · 13/42 foreign-born (31%) · venue capacity 6,000