Heisei late / Reiwa early
夏場所 Natsu 2012
Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo
- Start
- May 6, 2012
- End
- May 20, 2012
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 11,098
Dates
- Roster
- 42
- Bouts
- 301
- Foreign
- 36%
- Sansho
- 4
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Kanto-sho
Fighting spirit
- Kyokutenho Masaru Maegashira 7 West 12–3
- Tochiozan Yuichiro Maegashira 4 East 12–3
Banzuke 42 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Natsu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10–5 | Y1 | — | — | |
| 8–7 | O1 | 9–6 | ||
| 11–4 | O2 | 10–5 | ||
| 8–7 | O3 | 8–7 | ||
| 7–8 | S1 | 8–7 | ||
| 4–11 | K1 | 7–8 | ||
| 5–10 | M1 | 5–10 | ||
| 9–6 | M2 | 5–10 | ||
| 5–10 | M3 | 7–8 | ||
| 12–3 | M4 | 2–13 | ||
| 10–5 | M5 | 4–11 | ||
| 10–5 | M6 | 11–4 | ||
| 9–6 | M7 | 12–3 | ||
| 9–6 | M8 | 5–10 | ||
| 7–8 | M9 | 8–7 | ||
| 5–10 | M10 | 5–4–6 | ||
| 9–6 | M11 | 7–8 | ||
| 9–6 | M12 | 7–8 | ||
| 5–10 | M13 | 5–8–2 | ||
| 6–9 | M14 | 0–0–15 | ||
| 3–12 | M15 | 8–7 | ||
| 9–6 | 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.
oshidashi Push out 67 22.3%
yorikiri Frontal force out 63 20.9%
hatakikomi Slap down 29 9.6%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 17 5.6%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 17 5.6%
uwatenage Overarm throw 14 4.7%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 12 4.0%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw 11 3.7%
301 bouts · 15/42 foreign-born (36%) · venue capacity 11,098