CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1972

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 14-28 May · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
· special prizes
Day in review
‹Day 6›
OzekiKotozakura

After day 6, Ōzeki Daikirin and Tochiazuma (M8) share the lead at 5–1. 10 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanofuji lost to Hasegawa by , Ōzeki Kiyokuni lost to Maenoyama by and Ōzeki Kotozakura sat out. Ōzeki Kotozakura remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutRyuo beat Sekiwake Mienoumi ()

· as of Day 6
35 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Daikirin
· Nishonoseki-beya · SagaSaga
○def.Fukunohana()
2
Tochiazuma
· Kasugano-beya · FukushimaFukushima
○def.Fujizakura()
3
Wajima
· Hanakago-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
○def.Kitaseumi()
4
●lost toRyuo()
5
Takanohana
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toKongo()
6
Daiju
· Takashima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
○def.Yoshioyama()
7
Fujizakura
· Takasago-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
●lost toTochiazuma()
8
Yoshioyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
●lost toDaiju()
9
Takamiyama
· Takasago-beya · U.S.A.
○def.Kurohimeyama()
10
Asanobori
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
●lost toAsahikuni()
11
Asahikuni
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
○def.Asanobori()
12
Kitanoumi
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
○def.Futatsuryu()
13
Kitanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
●lost toHasegawa()
14
Hasegawa
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
○def.Kitanofuji()
15
Maenoyama
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
○def.Kiyokuni()
16
Fukunohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
●lost toDaikirin()
17
Kaiketsu
· Hanakago-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
○def.Nagahama()
18
Kongo
· Nishonoseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
○def.Takanohana()
19
Nagahama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
●lost toKaiketsu()
20
Ryuo
· Asahiyama-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
○def.Mienoumi()
21
Kotetsuyama
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
○def.Haguroiwa()
22
Kurohimeyama
· Tatsunami-beya · NiigataNiigata
●lost toTakamiyama()
23
Nishikinada
· Kimigahama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
○def.Daiyu()
24
Tokibayama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
○def.Tochiisami()
25
Mutsuarashi
· Miyagino-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toWakanoumi()
26
Kiyokuni
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
●lost toMaenoyama()
27
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
●lost toKitanoumi()
28
Tochiisami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toTokibayama()
29
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
●lost toFujinokawa()
30
Kotozakura
· Sadogatake-beya · TottoriTottori
kyūjō
31
Kitaseumi
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
●lost toWajima()
32
Futagodake
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toWakafutase()
33
Daiyu
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
●lost toNishikinada()
34
Wakafutase
· Asahiyama-beya · AichiAichi
○def.Futagodake()
35
Haguroiwa
· Tatsunami-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
●lost toKotetsuyama()
Day-by-day
Day 15
Wajima leads at 12–3.★1
▾
Rare techniqueWakafutasedef. Katsuhikari()Day 15
M12Oshio, YokozunaKitanofuji, OzekiKotozakura

After day 15, Sekiwake Wajima leads the tournament at 12–3. One win back, Ōzeki Daikirin leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanofuji sat out, Ōzeki Kiyokuni beat Takamiyama by , Ōzeki Kotozakura sat out and Ōzeki Daikirin beat Wajima by . Wakafutase won by , a rarely seen technique. Oshio (M12), Yokozuna Kitanofuji and Ōzeki Kotozakura remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochiazuma beat Sekiwake Mienoumi ()
YokozunaKitanofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Takamiyama()
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Wajima()
SekiwakeWajima
lost to Daikirin()
SekiwakeHasegawa
lost to Takanohana()
SekiwakeMienoumi
lost to Tochiazuma()
SekiwakeMaenoyama
beat Kurohimeyama()
KomusubiTakanohana
beat Hasegawa()
KomusubiFukunohana
beat Nishikinada()
KomusubiKaiketsu
beat Mutsuarashi()
Day 14
Wajima leads at 12–2.★1
▾
Rare techniqueMutsuarashidef. Yoshioyama()Day 14
M12Oshio, YokozunaKitanofuji, OzekiKotozakura

After day 14, Sekiwake Wajima leads the tournament at 12–2. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanofuji sat out, Ōzeki Kiyokuni beat Daikirin by , Ōzeki Kotozakura sat out and Ōzeki Daikirin lost to Kiyokuni by . Mutsuarashi won by , a rarely seen technique. Oshio (M12), Yokozuna Kitanofuji and Ōzeki Kotozakura remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKongo beat Sekiwake Maenoyama ()
YokozunaKitanofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Daikirin()
sat out (kyūjō)
lost to Kiyokuni()
SekiwakeWajima
beat Takamiyama()
SekiwakeHasegawa
beat Fujizakura()
SekiwakeMienoumi
beat Takanohana()
SekiwakeMaenoyama
lost to Kongo()
KomusubiTakanohana
lost to Mienoumi()
KomusubiFukunohana
lost to Daiju()
KomusubiKaiketsu
beat Tochiazuma()
Day 13
Wajima leads at 11–2.★2
▾
UpsetTochiazumadef. Ōzeki Kiyokuni()Day 13
Rare techniqueKotetsuyamadef. Kitaseumi()Day 13
M12Oshio, YokozunaKitanofuji, OzekiKotozakura

After day 13, Sekiwake Wajima leads the tournament at 11–2. One win back, Ōzeki Daikirin leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanofuji sat out, Ōzeki Kiyokuni lost to Tochiazuma by , Ōzeki Kotozakura sat out and Ōzeki Daikirin beat Daiju by . Kotetsuyama won by , a rarely seen technique. Oshio (M12), Yokozuna Kitanofuji and Ōzeki Kotozakura remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochiazuma beat Ozeki Kiyokuni ()
YokozunaKitanofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
lost to Tochiazuma()
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Daiju()
SekiwakeWajima
beat Fujizakura()
SekiwakeHasegawa
beat Takamiyama()
SekiwakeMienoumi
lost to Kurohimeyama()
SekiwakeMaenoyama
lost to Takanohana()
KomusubiTakanohana
beat Maenoyama()
KomusubiFukunohana
lost to Kaiketsu()
KomusubiKaiketsu
beat Fukunohana()
Day 12
Wajima leads at 10–2.
▾
M12Oshio, YokozunaKitanofuji, OzekiKotozakura

After day 12, Sekiwake Wajima leads the tournament at 10–2. One win back, Ōzeki Daikirin leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanofuji sat out, Ōzeki Kiyokuni lost to Takanohana by , Ōzeki Kotozakura sat out and Ōzeki Daikirin beat Fujizakura by . Oshio (M12), Yokozuna Kitanofuji and Ōzeki Kotozakura remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutFujizakura (M5) on a 8–4 run.
YokozunaKitanofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
lost to Takanohana()
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Fujizakura()
SekiwakeWajima
beat Tochiazuma()
SekiwakeHasegawa
lost to Maenoyama()
SekiwakeMienoumi
beat Asahikuni()
SekiwakeMaenoyama
beat Hasegawa()
KomusubiTakanohana
beat Kiyokuni()
KomusubiFukunohana
beat Nagahama()
KomusubiKaiketsu
beat Daiju()
Day 11
Wajima leads at 9–2.
▾
M12Oshio, YokozunaKitanofuji, OzekiKotozakura

After day 11, Sekiwake Wajima leads the tournament at 9–2. One win back, Ōzeki Daikirin leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanofuji sat out, Ōzeki Kiyokuni beat Fujizakura by , Ōzeki Kotozakura sat out and Ōzeki Daikirin beat Tochiazuma by . Oshio (M12), Yokozuna Kitanofuji and Ōzeki Kotozakura remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKongo beat Komusubi Fukunohana ()
YokozunaKitanofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Fujizakura()
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Tochiazuma()
SekiwakeWajima
beat Hasegawa()
SekiwakeHasegawa
lost to Wajima()
SekiwakeMienoumi
beat Nagahama()
SekiwakeMaenoyama
lost to Kaiketsu()
KomusubiTakanohana
beat Asahikuni()
KomusubiFukunohana
lost to Kongo()
KomusubiKaiketsu
beat Maenoyama()
Day 10
4 wrestlers share the lead at 8–2.
▾
YokozunaKitanofuji, OzekiKotozakura

After day 10, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 8–2, among them Sekiwake Wajima and Fujizakura (M5). One win back, Ōzeki Daikirin leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanofuji sat out, Ōzeki Kiyokuni lost to Wajima by , Ōzeki Kotozakura sat out and Ōzeki Daikirin beat Ryuo by . Yokozuna Kitanofuji and Ōzeki Kotozakura remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutFujizakura beat Sekiwake Mienoumi ()
YokozunaKitanofuji
sat out (kyūjō)
lost to Wajima()
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Ryuo()
SekiwakeWajima
beat Kiyokuni()
SekiwakeHasegawa
beat Tochiazuma()
SekiwakeMienoumi
lost to Fujizakura()
SekiwakeMaenoyama
lost to Daiju()
KomusubiTakanohana
beat Fukunohana()
KomusubiFukunohana
lost to Takanohana()
KomusubiKaiketsu
beat Futatsuryu()
Day 9
Tochiazuma leads at 8–1.★2
▾
KinboshiKongodef. Yokozuna Kitanofuji()Day 9
Rare techniqueTochiisamidef. Futagodake()Day 9
OzekiKotozakura

After day 9, Tochiazuma (M8) leads the tournament at 8–1. 3 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanofuji lost to Kongo by , Ōzeki Kiyokuni beat Ryuo by , Ōzeki Kotozakura sat out and Ōzeki Daikirin lost to Kaiketsu by hansoku. Kongo claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Kitanofuji. Tochiisami won by , a rarely seen technique. Ōzeki Kotozakura remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutNagahama beat Sekiwake Hasegawa ()
YokozunaKitanofujikinboshi
lost to Kongo()
beat Ryuo()
sat out (kyūjō)
lost to Kaiketsu(hansoku)
SekiwakeWajima
beat Takanohana()
SekiwakeHasegawa
lost to Nagahama()
SekiwakeMienoumi
beat Maenoyama()
SekiwakeMaenoyama
lost to Mienoumi()
KomusubiTakanohana
lost to Wajima()
KomusubiFukunohana
lost to Tochiazuma()
KomusubiKaiketsu
beat Daikirin(hansoku)
Day 8
Tochiazuma leads at 7–1.★1
▾
Rare techniqueDaikirindef. Mienoumi()Day 8
OzekiKotozakura

After day 8, Tochiazuma (M8) leads the tournament at 7–1. One win back, Ōzeki Daikirin leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanofuji lost to Takanohana by , Ōzeki Kiyokuni beat Fukunohana by , Ōzeki Kotozakura sat out and Ōzeki Daikirin beat Mienoumi by . Daikirin won by , a rarely seen technique. Ōzeki Kotozakura remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochiazuma (M8) on a 7–1 run.
YokozunaKitanofuji
lost to Takanohana()
beat Fukunohana()
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Mienoumi()
SekiwakeWajima
beat Daiju()
SekiwakeHasegawa
beat Kongo()
SekiwakeMienoumi
lost to Daikirin()
SekiwakeMaenoyama
beat Ryuo()
KomusubiTakanohana
beat Kitanofuji()
KomusubiFukunohana
lost to Kiyokuni()
KomusubiKaiketsu
beat Kotetsuyama()
Day 7
Tochiazuma leads at 6–1.
▾
OzekiKotozakura

After day 7, Tochiazuma (M8) leads the tournament at 6–1. One win back, Ōzeki Daikirin leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanofuji lost to Wajima by , Ōzeki Kiyokuni beat Kongo by , Ōzeki Kotozakura sat out and Ōzeki Daikirin lost to Takanohana by . Ōzeki Kotozakura remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochiazuma (M8) on a 6–1 run.
YokozunaKitanofuji
lost to Wajima()
beat Kongo()
sat out (kyūjō)
lost to Takanohana()
SekiwakeWajima
beat Kitanofuji()
SekiwakeHasegawa
beat Kitaseumi()
SekiwakeMienoumi
beat Kaiketsu()
SekiwakeMaenoyama
beat Nagahama()
KomusubiTakanohana
beat Daikirin()
KomusubiFukunohana
beat Ryuo()
KomusubiKaiketsu
lost to Mienoumi()
Day 6
Daikirin and Tochiazuma share the lead at 5–1.
▾
OzekiKotozakura

After day 6, Ōzeki Daikirin and Tochiazuma (M8) share the lead at 5–1. 10 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanofuji lost to Hasegawa by , Ōzeki Kiyokuni lost to Maenoyama by and Ōzeki Kotozakura sat out. Ōzeki Kotozakura remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutRyuo beat Sekiwake Mienoumi ()
YokozunaKitanofuji
lost to Hasegawa()
lost to Maenoyama()
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Fukunohana()
SekiwakeWajima
beat Kitaseumi()
SekiwakeHasegawa
beat Kitanofuji()
SekiwakeMienoumi
lost to Ryuo()
SekiwakeMaenoyama
beat Kiyokuni()
KomusubiTakanohana
lost to Kongo()
KomusubiFukunohana
lost to Daikirin()
KomusubiKaiketsu
beat Nagahama()
Day 5
7 wrestlers share the lead at 4–1.★4
▾
UpsetNagahamadef. Ōzeki Kiyokuni()Day 5
Rare techniqueWajimadef. Mienoumi()Day 5
Rare techniqueMutsuarashidef. Takamiyama()Day 5
Rare techniqueKitanofujidef. Ryuo()Day 5
OzekiKotozakura

After day 5, 7 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 4–1, among them Ōzeki Daikirin and Sekiwake Mienoumi. One win back, Yokozuna Kitanofuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanofuji beat Ryuo by , Ōzeki Kiyokuni lost to Nagahama by and Ōzeki Kotozakura sat out. Wajima won by , a rarely seen technique. Ōzeki Kotozakura remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutNagahama beat Ozeki Kiyokuni ()
YokozunaKitanofuji
beat Ryuo()
lost to Nagahama()
sat out (kyūjō)
beat Maenoyama()
SekiwakeWajima
beat Mienoumi()
SekiwakeHasegawa
beat Fukunohana()
SekiwakeMienoumi
lost to Wajima()
SekiwakeMaenoyama
lost to Daikirin()
KomusubiTakanohana
lost to Kaiketsu()
KomusubiFukunohana
lost to Hasegawa()
KomusubiKaiketsu
beat Takanohana()
Day 4
Mienoumi, Takanohana, and Yoshioyama share the lead at 4–0.★3
▾
UpsetKitaseumidef. Ōzeki Daikirin()Day 4
Rare techniqueTakanohanadef. Nagahama()Day 4
Rare techniqueKiyokunidef. Futagodake()Day 4
OzekiKotozakura

After day 4, Sekiwake Mienoumi, Komusubi Takanohana and Yoshioyama (M5) share the lead at 4–0. One win back, Ōzeki Daikirin leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanofuji lost to Fukunohana by , Ōzeki Kiyokuni beat Futagodake by , Ōzeki Kotozakura sat out and Ōzeki Daikirin lost to Kitaseumi by . Takanohana won by , a rarely seen technique. Ōzeki Kotozakura remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKitaseumi beat Ozeki Daikirin ()
YokozunaKitanofuji
lost to Fukunohana()
beat Futagodake()
sat out (kyūjō)
lost to Kitaseumi()
SekiwakeWajima
beat Maenoyama()
SekiwakeHasegawa
lost to Mienoumi()
SekiwakeMienoumi
beat Hasegawa()
SekiwakeMaenoyama
lost to Wajima()
KomusubiTakanohana
beat Nagahama()
KomusubiFukunohana
beat Kitanofuji()
KomusubiKaiketsu
lost to Kongo()
Day 3
5 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.
▾

After day 3, 5 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Ōzeki Daikirin and Sekiwake Mienoumi. One win back, Yokozuna Kitanofuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanofuji beat Kotetsuyama by , Ōzeki Kiyokuni lost to Mienoumi by and Ōzeki Kotozakura lost to Takanohana by .

StandoutYoshioyama (M5) on a 3–0 run.
YokozunaKitanofuji
beat Kotetsuyama()
lost to Mienoumi()
lost to Takanohana()
beat Nagahama()
SekiwakeWajima
lost to Fukunohana()
SekiwakeHasegawa
beat Kaiketsu()
SekiwakeMienoumi
beat Kiyokuni()
SekiwakeMaenoyama
beat Futagodake()
KomusubiTakanohana
beat Kotozakura()
KomusubiFukunohana
beat Wajima()
KomusubiKaiketsu
lost to Hasegawa()
Day 2
8 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.
▾

After day 2, 8 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Ōzeki Daikirin and Sekiwake Mienoumi. One win back, Yokozuna Kitanofuji, Ōzeki Kiyokuni and Ōzeki Kotozakura lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanofuji beat Kaiketsu by , Ōzeki Kiyokuni beat Hasegawa by and Ōzeki Kotozakura lost to Daikirin by .

StandoutNagahama beat Sekiwake Wajima ()
YokozunaKitanofuji
beat Kaiketsu()
beat Hasegawa()
lost to Daikirin()
beat Kotozakura()
SekiwakeWajima
lost to Nagahama()
SekiwakeHasegawa
lost to Kiyokuni()
SekiwakeMienoumi
beat Kongo()
SekiwakeMaenoyama
beat Fukunohana()
KomusubiTakanohana
beat Kitaseumi()
KomusubiFukunohana
lost to Maenoyama()
KomusubiKaiketsu
lost to Kitanofuji()
Day 1
17 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.★1
▾
KinboshiNagahamadef. Yokozuna Kitanofuji()Day 1

After day 1, 17 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Ōzeki Kotozakura and Ōzeki Daikirin. One win back, Yokozuna Kitanofuji and Ōzeki Kiyokuni lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kitanofuji lost to Nagahama by and Ōzeki Kiyokuni lost to Kaiketsu by . Nagahama claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Kitanofuji.

YokozunaKitanofujikinboshi
lost to Nagahama()
lost to Kaiketsu()
beat Maenoyama()
beat Hasegawa()
SekiwakeWajima
beat Kongo()
SekiwakeHasegawa
lost to Daikirin()
SekiwakeMienoumi
beat Kitaseumi()
SekiwakeMaenoyama
lost to Kotozakura()
KomusubiTakanohana
beat Ryuo()
KomusubiFukunohana
beat Futagodake()
KomusubiKaiketsu
beat Kiyokuni()
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
Tokyo
Ryōgoku Kokugikan両国国技館
Tōkyō-to · capacity 11,098
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Ryōgoku is sumo's historical heart - the surrounding Sumida-ku neighbourhood has been home to stables, retired rikishi, and chankonabe restaurants for over a century. The current Kokugikan opened in 1985, hosts three of the six annual bashos, and houses the (free) Sumo Museum on the ground floor. The roof of the arena is modelled on a Shintō shrine.

Near the arena
Local specialties
  • Chankonabe↗ちゃんこ鍋 - The calorie-dense stew rikishi live on - many former-rikishi-run restaurants in Ryōgoku serve it.
  • Monjayaki↗もんじゃ焼き - Tokyo's loose, savoury cousin to okonomiyaki. Best on Tsukishima Island, two stops south.
  • Edomae sushi↗江戸前寿司 - Tokyo-style sushi, originated in the bay. Toyosu and Tsukiji markets are nearby.
Getting there: JR Sōbu line to Ryōgoku Station - the Kokugikan is directly across the road from the west exit.