Heisei late / Reiwa early

初場所 Hatsu 2011

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: Jan 9, 2011
End: Jan 23, 2011
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 42
Bouts: 315
Foreign: 45%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Hakuho Sho

Yokozuna 1 East 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kisenosato Yutaka Sekiwake 1 East 10–5

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Okinoumi Ayumi Maegashira 13 East 11–4

Gino-sho

Technique

Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro Sekiwake 1 West 11–4

Banzuke 42 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Hatsu 2011, 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	—	—
9–6	Kaio Hiroyuki	O1	Baruto Kaito	9–6
10–5	Kotooshu Katsunori	O2	Harumafuji Kohei	8–7
10–5	◆ Kisenosato Yutaka Shukun	S1	◆ Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro Gino	11–4
6–9	Tochiozan Yuichiro	K1	Kakuryu Rikisaburo	8–7
8–7	Toyonoshima Daiki	M1	Aminishiki Ryuji	6–9
4–11	Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi	M2	Yoshikaze Masatsugu	4–11
5–10	Aran Hakutora	M3	Tamawashi	5–10
8–7	Homasho Noriyuki	M4	Tokusegawa Masanao	9–6
11–4	Goeido Gotaro	M5	Asasekiryu Taro	6–9
7–8	Kyokutenho Masaru	M6	Gagamaru Masaru	5–10
8–7	Takekaze Akira	M7	Tosayutaka Yuya	7–8
9–6	Kitataiki Akeyoshi	M8	Tokitenku Yoshiaki	6–9
6–9	Takamisakari Seiken	M9	Wakanosato Shinobu	8–7
6–9	Miyabiyama Tetsushi	M10	Hakuba Takeshi	8–7
8–7	Shotenro Taishi	M11	Shimotori Norio	2–13
8–7	Koryu Tadaharu	M12	Mokonami Sakae	8–7
11–4	◆ Okinoumi Ayumi Kanto	M13	Kotokasuga Keigo	8–7
9–6	Wakakoyu Masaya	M14	Kimurayama Mamoru	6–9
3–12	Kokkai Futoshi	M15	Toyohibiki Ryuta	9–6
8–7	Sokokurai Eikichi	M16	Tochinonada Taiichi	9–6
5–10	Toyozakura Toshiaki	M17	—	—

Top kimarite 315 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 89 28.3%

oshidashi Push out 58 18.4%

hatakikomi Slap down 30 9.5%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 19 6.0%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 17 5.4%

uwatenage Overarm throw 16 5.1%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 13 4.1%

oshitaoshi Frontal push down 11 3.5%

315 bouts · 19/42 foreign-born (45%) · venue capacity 11,098