Heisei late / Reiwa early
初場所 Hatsu 2018
Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo
- Start
- Jan 14, 2018
- End
- Jan 28, 2018
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 11,098
Dates
- Roster
- 42
- Bouts
- 292
- Foreign
- 24%
- Sansho
- 4
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Banzuke 42 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Hatsu 2018, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2–3–10 | Y1 | 1–5–9 | ||
| 11–4 | Y2 | — | — | |
| 8–7 | O1 | 12–3 | ||
| 8–7 | S1 | 6–9 | ||
| 5–10 | K1 | 4–6–5 | ||
| 4–11 | M1 | 10–5 | ||
| 4–11 | M2 | 7–8 | ||
| 8–7 | M3 | 14–1 | ||
| 7–8 | M4 | 8–7 | ||
| 5–10 | M5 | 9–6 | ||
| 8–7 | M6 | 4–11 | ||
| 6–9 | M7 | 6–9 | ||
| 6–6–3 | M8 | 8–7 | ||
| 9–6 | M9 | 9–6 | ||
| 0–8–7 | M10 | 3–9–3 | ||
| 7–8 | M11 | 7–8 | ||
| 6–9 | M12 | 9–6 | ||
| 5–10 | M13 | 9–6 | ||
| 10–5 | M14 | 9–6 | ||
| 9–6 | M15 | 8–7 | ||
| 10–5 | M16 | 9–6 | ||
| 8–7 | M17 | — | — |
Top kimarite 292 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 78 26.7%
yorikiri Frontal force out 68 23.3%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 23 7.9%
hatakikomi Slap down 21 7.2%
tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 18 6.2%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 18 6.2%
uwatenage Overarm throw 11 3.8%
kotenage Armlock throw 9 3.1%
292 bouts · 10/42 foreign-born (24%) · venue capacity 11,098