Heisei late / Reiwa early

九州場所 Kyushu 2009

Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka

Start: Nov 15, 2009
End: Nov 29, 2009
Days: 15
Capacity: 6,000

Roster: 42
Bouts: 306
Foreign: 38%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Hakuho Sho

Yokozuna 1 West 15-0

Sansho special prizes

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Miyabiyama Tetsushi Maegashira 9 West 12–3
Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi Maegashira 8 West 12–3

Gino-sho

Technique

Toyonoshima Daiki Maegashira 5 East 11–4

Banzuke 42 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Kyushu 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	Kotomitsuki Keiji	8–7
9–6	Harumafuji Kohei	O2	Kaio Hiroyuki	8–7
2–9–4	Chiyotaikai Ryuji	O3	—	—
9–6	Baruto Kaito	S1	Kakuryu Rikisaburo	7–8
6–9	Kisenosato Yutaka	K1	Goeido Gotaro	7–8
6–9	Takekaze Akira	M1	Aminishiki Ryuji	5–10
10–5	Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro	M2	Tokitenku Yoshiaki	5–10
5–10	Tochiozan Yuichiro	M3	Bushuyama Takashi	6–9
8–7	Hokutoriki Hideki	M4	Iwakiyama Ryuta	2–13
11–4	◆ Toyonoshima Daiki Gino	M5	Kakizoe Toru	8–7
7–8	Wakanosato Shinobu	M6	Kyokutenho Masaru	8–7
4–11	Tamanoshima Arata	M7	Homasho Noriyuki	6–9
7–8	Aran Hakutora	M8	◆ Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi Kanto	12–3
10–5	Yoshikaze Masatsugu	M9	◆ Miyabiyama Tetsushi Kanto	12–3
8–7	Asasekiryu Taro	M10	Kokkai Futoshi	8–7
10–5	Tamawashi	M11	Takamisakari Seiken	8–7
9–6	Shotenro Taishi	M12	Toyohibiki Ryuta	5–10
8–7	Tosayutaka Yuya	M13	Mokonami Sakae	9–6
3–12	Kasugao Katsumasa	M14	Kimurayama Mamoru	4–11
2–12–1	Yamamotoyama Ryuta	M15	Shimotori Norio	8–7
3–5–7	Tamaasuka Daisuke	M16	—	—

Top kimarite 306 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 104 34.0%

oshidashi Push out 46 15.0%

hatakikomi Slap down 24 7.8%

uwatenage Overarm throw 22 7.2%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 17 5.6%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 16 5.2%

okuridashi Rear push out 11 3.6%

sukuinage Beltless arm throw 11 3.6%

306 bouts · 16/42 foreign-born (38%) · venue capacity 6,000