Heisei late / Reiwa early

春場所 Haru 2009

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Start: Mar 15, 2009
End: Mar 29, 2009
Days: 15
Capacity: 7,500

Roster: 42
Bouts: 313
Foreign: 33%
Sansho: 2

Makuuchi yusho

Hakuho Sho

Yokozuna 1 West 15-0

Sansho special prizes

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Homasho Noriyuki Maegashira 7 East 11–4

Gino-sho

Technique

Kakuryu Rikisaburo Maegashira 1 West 10–5

Banzuke 42 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Haru 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
11–4	Asashoryu Akinori	Y1	★ Hakuho Sho	15–0
10–5	Kotooshu Katsunori	O1	Chiyotaikai Ryuji	2–13
8–7	Kaio Hiroyuki	O2	Harumafuji Kohei	10–5
8–7	Kotomitsuki Keiji	O3	—	—
8–7	Baruto Kaito	S1	Kisenosato Yutaka	5–10
9–6	Goeido Gotaro	K1	Kyokutenho Masaru	6–9
2–13	Hokutoriki Hideki	M1	◆ Kakuryu Rikisaburo Gino	10–5
6–9	Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro	M2	Tochiozan Yuichiro	8–7
4–11	Miyabiyama Tetsushi	M3	Tokitenku Yoshiaki	5–10
8–7	Takekaze Akira	M4	Yoshikaze Masatsugu	7–8
6–6–3	Wakanosato Shinobu	M5	Aminishiki Ryuji	9–6
8–7	Tamanoshima Arata	M6	Toyonoshima Daiki	8–7
11–4	◆ Homasho Noriyuki Kanto	M7	Takamisakari Seiken	6–9
8–7	Tochinonada Taiichi	M8	Kokkai Futoshi	5–10
6–9	Dejima Takeharu	M9	Futeno Izumi	7–8
8–7	Iwakiyama Ryuta	M10	Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi	6–9
9–6	Asasekiryu Taro	M11	Aran Hakutora	10–5
7–8	Kakizoe Toru	M12	Shotenro Taishi	7–8
10–5	Chiyohakuho Daiki	M13	Yamamotoyama Ryuta	8–7
9–6	Tamawashi	M14	Shimotori Norio	8–7
4–11	Tosanoumi Toshio	M15	Kimurayama Mamoru	7–8
5–10	Toyozakura Toshiaki	M16	—	—

Top kimarite 313 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 99 31.6%

oshidashi Push out 59 18.8%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 24 7.7%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 20 6.4%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 18 5.8%

hatakikomi Slap down 17 5.4%

okuridashi Rear push out 13 4.2%

uwatenage Overarm throw 12 3.8%

313 bouts · 14/42 foreign-born (33%) · venue capacity 7,500