Heisei late / Reiwa early

初場所 Hatsu 2012

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: Jan 8, 2012
End: Jan 22, 2012
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 42
Bouts: 312
Foreign: 36%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Baruto Kaito

Ozeki 1 East 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kakuryu Rikisaburo Sekiwake 1 East 10–5

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gagamaru Masaru Maegashira 10 West 12–3

Gino-sho

Technique

Myogiryu Yasunari Maegashira 5 East 9–6

Banzuke 42 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Hatsu 2012, 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
12–3	Hakuho Sho	Y1	—	—
14–1	★ Baruto Kaito	O1	Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro	8–7
10–5	Kotooshu Katsunori	O2	Harumafuji Kohei	11–4
—	—	O3	Kisenosato Yutaka	11–4
10–5	◆ Kakuryu Rikisaburo Shukun	S1	Toyonoshima Daiki	5–10
3–12	Miyabiyama Tetsushi	K1	Wakakoyu Masaya	5–10
4–11	Takekaze Akira	M1	Aminishiki Ryuji	9–6
4–11	Okinoumi Ayumi	M2	Goeido Gotaro	6–9
2–13	Kitataiki Akeyoshi	M3	Takayasu	6–9
7–8	Homasho Noriyuki	M4	Tochinowaka Michihiro	8–7
9–6	◆ Myogiryu Yasunari Gino	M5	Toyohibiki Ryuta	7–8
9–6	Yoshikaze Masatsugu	M6	Kyokutenho Masaru	9–6
8–7	Aran Hakutora	M7	Aoiyama Kosuke	6–9
8–7	Shohozan Yuya	M8	Tochiozan Yuichiro	11–4
10–5	Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi	M9	Daido Kenji	6–9
11–4	Tokitenku Yoshiaki	M10	◆ Gagamaru Masaru Kanto	12–3
7–8	Fujiazuma	M11	Sadanofuji Akihiro	8–7
3–12	Yoshiazuma	M12	Tosayutaka Yuya	4–11
9–5–1	Chiyonokuni Toshiki	M13	Tenkaiho Takayuki	8–7
6–9	Takanoyama Shuntaro	M14	Sagatsukasa Hiroyuki	5–10
9–6	Asasekiryu Taro	M15	Kyokushuho Koki	3–12
5–10	Kaisei Ichiro	M16	Nionoumi	5–10

Top kimarite 312 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 95 30.4%

oshidashi Push out 60 19.2%

hatakikomi Slap down 28 9.0%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 24 7.7%

shitatenage Underarm throw 15 4.8%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 11 3.5%

oshitaoshi Frontal push down 11 3.5%

uwatenage Overarm throw 11 3.5%

312 bouts · 15/42 foreign-born (36%) · venue capacity 11,098