Heisei late / Reiwa early

九州場所 Kyushu 2012

Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka

Start: Nov 11, 2012
End: Nov 25, 2012
Days: 15
Capacity: 6,000

Roster: 42
Bouts: 290
Foreign: 36%
Sansho: 2

Makuuchi yusho

Hakuho Sho

Yokozuna 1 East 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Shohozan Yuya Maegashira 2 East 10–5

Gino-sho

Technique

Goeido Gotaro Sekiwake 1 West 11–4

Banzuke 42 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Kyushu 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
14–1	★ Hakuho Sho	Y1	Harumafuji Kohei	9–6
9–6	Kakuryu Rikisaburo	O1	Kisenosato Yutaka	10–5
8–7	Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro	O2	Kotooshu Katsunori	9–6
1–2–12	Baruto Kaito	O3	—	—
6–9	Myogiryu Yasunari	S1	◆ Goeido Gotaro Gino	11–4
7–8	Aminishiki Ryuji	K1	Homasho Noriyuki	4–11
2–8–5	Okinoumi Ayumi	M1	Tochiozan Yuichiro	10–5
10–5	◆ Shohozan Yuya Kanto	M2	Kaisei Ichiro	7–8
5–10	Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi	M3	Takekaze Akira	4–11
5–10	Takayasu	M4	Masunoyama Tomoharu	5–10
6–3–6	Aoiyama Kosuke	M5	Toyohibiki Ryuta	9–6
10–5	Kyokutenho Masaru	M6	Toyonoshima Daiki	11–4
8–7	Gagamaru Masaru	M7	Aran Hakutora	8–7
7–8	Tokitenku Yoshiaki	M8	Daido Kenji	5–10
5–10	Shotenro Taishi	M9	Asasekiryu Taro	0–3–12
9–6	Ikioi Shota	M10	Yoshikaze Masatsugu	8–7
6–9	Asahisho Kota	M11	Miyabiyama Tetsushi	5–10
8–7	Kitataiki Akeyoshi	M12	Wakanosato Shinobu	8–7
8–7	Fujiazuma	M13	Wakakoyu Masaya	4–11
6–9	Jokoryu Takayuki	M14	Chiyonokuni Toshiki	5–10
3–12	Yoshiazuma	M15	Chiyotairyu Hidemasa	10–5
9–6	Tamawashi	M16	—	—

Top kimarite 290 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 74 25.5%

oshidashi Push out 55 19.0%

hatakikomi Slap down 26 9.0%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 15 5.2%

uwatenage Overarm throw 15 5.2%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 14 4.8%

sukuinage Beltless arm throw 14 4.8%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 12 4.1%

290 bouts · 15/42 foreign-born (36%) · venue capacity 6,000