Heisei late / Reiwa early

初場所 Hatsu 2009

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: Jan 11, 2009
End: Jan 25, 2009
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 42
Bouts: 301
Foreign: 33%
Sansho: 2

Makuuchi yusho

Asashoryu Akinori

Yokozuna 1 West 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Homasho Noriyuki Maegashira 16 East 11–4

Gino-sho

Technique

Goeido Gotaro Maegashira 3 West 10–5

Banzuke 42 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Hatsu 2009, 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	Hakuho Sho	Y1	★ Asashoryu Akinori	14–1
2–10–3	Kotomitsuki Keiji	O1	Chiyotaikai Ryuji	8–7
10–5	Kotooshu Katsunori	O2	Kaio Hiroyuki	8–7
8–7	Harumafuji Kohei	O3	—	—
9–6	Baruto Kaito	S1	Aminishiki Ryuji	3–6–6
8–7	Kisenosato Yutaka	K1	Toyonoshima Daiki	2–6–7
6–9	Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro	M1	Kyokutenho Masaru	9–6
6–9	Miyabiyama Tetsushi	M2	Yoshikaze Masatsugu	6–9
7–8	Takekaze Akira	M3	◆ Goeido Gotaro Gino	10–5
7–8	Wakanosato Shinobu	M4	Kokkai Futoshi	5–10
5–10	Futeno Izumi	M5	Takamisakari Seiken	6–9
2–13	Bushuyama Takashi	M6	Aran Hakutora	5–10
9–6	Hokutoriki Hideki	M7	Dejima Takeharu	7–8
6–9	Asasekiryu Taro	M8	Kakuryu Rikisaburo	9–6
5–10	Tosanoumi Toshio	M9	Chiyohakuho Daiki	6–9
9–6	Tokitenku Yoshiaki	M10	Tochinonada Taiichi	8–7
8–7	Iwakiyama Ryuta	M11	Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi	8–7
10–5	Tochiozan Yuichiro	M12	Kakizoe Toru	8–7
7–8	Tamawashi	M13	Koryu Tadaharu	5–10
5–10	Toyohibiki Ryuta	M14	Masatsukasa Koshin	4–11
11–4	Tamanoshima Arata	M15	Yamamotoyama Ryuta	8–7
11–4	◆ Homasho Noriyuki Kanto	M16	—	—

Top kimarite 301 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 98 32.6%

oshidashi Push out 57 18.9%

hatakikomi Slap down 26 8.6%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 21 7.0%

uwatenage Overarm throw 19 6.3%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 15 5.0%

okuridashi Rear push out 12 4.0%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 10 3.3%

301 bouts · 14/42 foreign-born (33%) · venue capacity 11,098