CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2008

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 11-25 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 12›
Rare techniqueTochinoshindef. Homasho()Day 12
Rare techniqueMiyabiyamadef. Baruto()Day 12
M9Kasugao

After day 12, Ōzeki Kotooshu leads the tournament at 12–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu lost to Chiyotaikai by , Yokozuna Hakuho lost to Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Ama by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Kakuryu by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai beat Asashoryu by . Tochinoshin won by , a rarely seen technique. Kasugao (M9) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutWakanoho beat Komusubi Kisenosato ()

· as of Day 12
42 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Kotooshu
· Sadogatake-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
○def.Hakuho()
2
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toKotooshu()
3
Asashoryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toChiyotaikai()
4
●lost toWakanosato()
5
Hokutoriki
· Hakkaku-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Iwakiyama()
6
Ama
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Kotomitsuki()
7
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Tochinonada()
8
Futeno
· Dewanoumi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
○def.Tamanoshima()
9
Kaio
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Kakuryu()
10
Kotoshogiku
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Kokkai()
11
Kisenosato
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toWakanoho()
12
Goeido
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
●lost toRoho()
13
Tochinonada
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
●lost toAminishiki()
14
Roho
· Otake-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
○def.Goeido()
15
Wakanosato
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Toyonoshima()
16
Homasho
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
●lost toTochinoshin()
17
Iwakiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toHokutoriki()
18
Tamanoshima
· Kataonami-beya · FukushimaFukushima
●lost toFuteno()
19
●lost toAma()
20
Dejima
· Musashigawa-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
○def.Toyohibiki()
21
Tosanoumi
· Isenoumi-beya · KochiKochi
●lost toYoshikaze()
22
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
●lost toDejima()
23
Asasekiryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toKyokutenho()
24
Wakanoho
· Magaki-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
○def.Kisenosato()
25
Miyabiyama
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
○def.Baruto()
26
○def.Kakizoe()
27
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
○def.Tokitenku()
28
Tamakasuga
· Kataonami-beya · EhimeEhime
●lost toTochiozan()
29
Kakizoe
· Fujishima-beya · OitaOita
●lost toTakamisakari()
30
Tochinoshin
· Kasugano-beya · Georgia (old)
○def.Homasho()
31
Yoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · OitaOita
○def.Tosanoumi()
32
Chiyotaikai
· Kokonoe-beya · OitaOita
○def.Asashoryu()
33
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toKaio()
34
Tokitenku
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toTakekaze()
35
Tochiozan
· Kasugano-beya · KochiKochi
○def.Tamakasuga()
36
Hakurozan
· Kitanoumi-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
●lost toKotokasuga()
37
Kotokasuga
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Hakurozan()
38
Kasugao
· Kasugayama-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
kyūjō
39
Baruto
· Onoe-beya · 🇪🇪Estonia
●lost toMiyabiyama()
40
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Asasekiryu()
41
Hakuba
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toOtsukasa()
42
Kokkai
· Oitekaze-beya · Georgia (old)
●lost toKotoshogiku()
Day-by-day
Day 15
Kotooshu leads at 14–1.
▾
M9Roho, M9Kasugao

After day 15, Ōzeki Kotooshu leads the tournament at 14–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu beat Hakuho by , Yokozuna Hakuho lost to Asashoryu by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Kaio by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kotomitsuki by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Kotooshu by . Roho (M9) and Kasugao (M9) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutToyonoshima beat Sekiwake Ama ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Hakuho()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Asashoryu()
beat Kaio()
OzekiKaio
lost to Kotomitsuki()
beat Chiyotaikai()
lost to Kotooshu()
SekiwakeAma
lost to Toyonoshima()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Futeno()
KomusubiKisenosato
beat Miyabiyama()
KomusubiAsasekiryu
lost to Aminishiki()
Day 14
Kotooshu leads at 13–1.★2
▾
UpsetKakuryudef. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai()Day 14
Rare techniqueTochinonadadef. Kotokasuga()Day 14
M9Kasugao

After day 14, Ōzeki Kotooshu leads the tournament at 13–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu beat Kotomitsuki by , Yokozuna Hakuho beat Kaio by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Asashoryu by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Hakuho by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Kakuryu by . Tochinonada won by , a rarely seen technique. Kasugao (M9) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKakuryu beat Ozeki Chiyotaikai ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kotomitsuki()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kaio()
lost to Asashoryu()
OzekiKaio
lost to Hakuho()
beat Ama()
lost to Kakuryu()
SekiwakeAma
lost to Kotooshu()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Wakanoho()
KomusubiKisenosato
beat Aminishiki()
KomusubiAsasekiryu
lost to Miyabiyama()
Day 13
Kotooshu leads at 12–1.★1
▾
UpsetAminishikidef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 13
M9Kasugao

After day 13, Ōzeki Kotooshu leads the tournament at 12–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu lost to Kaio by , Yokozuna Hakuho lost to Kotomitsuki by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Asashoryu by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai beat Miyabiyama by . Kasugao (M9) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAminishiki beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
lost to Kaio()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Kotomitsuki()
beat Hakuho()
OzekiKaio
beat Asashoryu()
lost to Aminishiki()
beat Miyabiyama()
SekiwakeAma
beat Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Ama()
KomusubiKisenosato
beat Kakuryu()
KomusubiAsasekiryu
beat Tokitenku()
Day 12
Kotooshu leads at 12–0.★2
▾
Rare techniqueTochinoshindef. Homasho()Day 12
Rare techniqueMiyabiyamadef. Baruto()Day 12
M9Kasugao

After day 12, Ōzeki Kotooshu leads the tournament at 12–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu lost to Chiyotaikai by , Yokozuna Hakuho lost to Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Ama by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Kakuryu by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai beat Asashoryu by . Tochinoshin won by , a rarely seen technique. Kasugao (M9) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutWakanoho beat Komusubi Kisenosato ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
lost to Chiyotaikai()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Kotooshu()
lost to Ama()
OzekiKaio
beat Kakuryu()
beat Hakuho()
beat Asashoryu()
SekiwakeAma
beat Kotomitsuki()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Kokkai()
KomusubiKisenosato
lost to Wakanoho()
KomusubiAsasekiryu
lost to Kyokutenho()
Day 11
Kotooshu leads at 11–0.★1
▾
UpsetKakuryudef. Ōzeki Kotomitsuki()Day 11
M9Kasugao

After day 11, Ōzeki Kotooshu leads the tournament at 11–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu lost to Kotooshu by , Yokozuna Hakuho beat Chiyotaikai by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Wakanoho by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Hakuho by . Kasugao (M9) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKakuryu beat Ozeki Kotomitsuki ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
lost to Kotooshu()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Chiyotaikai()
lost to Kakuryu()
OzekiKaio
beat Wakanoho()
beat Asashoryu()
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeAma
beat Kokkai()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiKisenosato
beat Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiAsasekiryu
lost to Baruto()
Day 10
Kotooshu leads at 10–0.★1
▾
UpsetKyokutenhodef. Ōzeki Kaio()Day 10
M9Kasugao

After day 10, Ōzeki Kotooshu leads the tournament at 10–0. One win back, Yokozuna Asashoryu and Yokozuna Hakuho lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu beat Kotoshogiku by , Yokozuna Hakuho lost to Ama by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Chiyotaikai by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kyokutenho by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Kotomitsuki by . Kasugao (M9) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKyokutenho beat Ozeki Kaio ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kotoshogiku()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Ama()
beat Chiyotaikai()
OzekiKaio
lost to Kyokutenho()
beat Kakuryu()
lost to Kotomitsuki()
SekiwakeAma
beat Hakuho()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Asashoryu()
KomusubiKisenosato
lost to Baruto()
KomusubiAsasekiryu
beat Wakanoho()
Day 9
Hakuho and Kotooshu share the lead at 9–0.★1
▾
UpsetAminishikidef. Ōzeki Kotomitsuki()Day 9

After day 9, Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotooshu share the lead at 9–0. One win back, Yokozuna Asashoryu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu beat Ama by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Aminishiki by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Chiyotaikai by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Kaio by .

StandoutAminishiki beat Ozeki Kotomitsuki ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Ama()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kakuryu()
lost to Aminishiki()
OzekiKaio
beat Chiyotaikai()
beat Tokitenku()
lost to Kaio()
SekiwakeAma
lost to Asashoryu()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Asasekiryu()
KomusubiKisenosato
beat Kokkai()
KomusubiAsasekiryu
lost to Kotoshogiku()
Day 8
Hakuho and Kotooshu share the lead at 8–0.★2
▾
UpsetKokkaidef. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai()Day 8
Rare techniqueAmadef. Wakanoho()Day 8

After day 8, Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotooshu share the lead at 8–0. One win back, Yokozuna Asashoryu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu beat Tokitenku by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Asasekiryu by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kotooshu by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Kokkai by . Ama won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutKokkai beat Ozeki Chiyotaikai ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Tokitenku()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kisenosato()
beat Asasekiryu()
OzekiKaio
lost to Kotooshu()
beat Kaio()
lost to Kokkai()
SekiwakeAma
beat Wakanoho()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Baruto()
KomusubiKisenosato
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiAsasekiryu
lost to Kotomitsuki()
Day 7
Hakuho and Kotooshu share the lead at 7–0.★1
▾
UpsetTokitenkudef. Ōzeki Kotomitsuki()Day 7

After day 7, Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotooshu share the lead at 7–0. One win back, Yokozuna Asashoryu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu beat Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Tokitenku by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Ama by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Kotoshogiku by .

StandoutTokitenku beat Ozeki Kotomitsuki ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kakuryu()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Miyabiyama()
lost to Tokitenku()
OzekiKaio
beat Ama()
beat Kisenosato()
lost to Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeAma
lost to Kaio()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Chiyotaikai()
KomusubiKisenosato
lost to Kotooshu()
KomusubiAsasekiryu
beat Kokkai()
Day 6
Hakuho and Kotooshu share the lead at 6–0.
▾

After day 6, Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotooshu share the lead at 6–0. One win back, Yokozuna Asashoryu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu beat Kyokutenho by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Miyabiyama by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Kotoshogiku by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Ama by .

StandoutToyonoshima (M5) on a 5–1 run.
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kyokutenho()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Wakanoho()
beat Miyabiyama()
OzekiKaio
beat Kotoshogiku()
beat Baruto()
lost to Ama()
SekiwakeAma
beat Chiyotaikai()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Kaio()
KomusubiKisenosato
beat Asasekiryu()
KomusubiAsasekiryu
lost to Kisenosato()
Day 5
Hakuho, Kotooshu, and Toyonoshima share the lead at 5–0.
▾

After day 5, Yokozuna Hakuho, Ōzeki Kotooshu and Toyonoshima (M5) share the lead at 5–0. One win back, Yokozuna Asashoryu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu beat Miyabiyama by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Kokkai by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai beat Baruto by .

StandoutToyonoshima (M5) on a 5–0 run.
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Miyabiyama()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotoshogiku()
lost to Kisenosato()
OzekiKaio
beat Kokkai()
beat Asasekiryu()
beat Baruto()
SekiwakeAma
beat Kyokutenho()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiKisenosato
beat Kotomitsuki()
KomusubiAsasekiryu
lost to Kotooshu()
Day 4
Hakuho, Kotooshu, and Toyonoshima share the lead at 4–0.★1
▾
UpsetMiyabiyamadef. Ōzeki Kaio()Day 4

After day 4, Yokozuna Hakuho, Ōzeki Kotooshu and Toyonoshima (M5) share the lead at 4–0. One win back, Yokozuna Asashoryu and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu beat Wakanoho by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Baruto by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Miyabiyama by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Asasekiryu by .

StandoutMiyabiyama beat Ozeki Kaio ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Wakanoho()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kyokutenho()
beat Baruto()
OzekiKaio
lost to Miyabiyama()
beat Kokkai()
lost to Asasekiryu()
SekiwakeAma
lost to Kisenosato()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Aminishiki()
KomusubiKisenosato
beat Ama()
KomusubiAsasekiryu
beat Chiyotaikai()
Day 3
6 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.★3
▾
UpsetWakanohodef. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai()Day 3
UpsetKyokutenhodef. Ōzeki Kotomitsuki()Day 3
Rare techniqueHakuhodef. Baruto()Day 3

After day 3, 6 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotooshu. One win back, Yokozuna Asashoryu, Ōzeki Kotomitsuki and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu beat Kokkai by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Kyokutenho by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kisenosato by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Wakanoho by . Hakuho won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutWakanoho beat Ozeki Chiyotaikai ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kokkai()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Baruto()
lost to Kyokutenho()
OzekiKaio
lost to Kisenosato()
beat Miyabiyama()
lost to Wakanoho()
SekiwakeAma
lost to Asasekiryu()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Tokitenku()
KomusubiKisenosato
beat Kaio()
KomusubiAsasekiryu
beat Ama()
Day 2
13 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.
▾

After day 2, 13 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki. One win back, Yokozuna Asashoryu and Ōzeki Kaio lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu beat Baruto by and Ōzeki Kaio lost to Asasekiryu by .

YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Baruto()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kokkai()
beat Wakanoho()
OzekiKaio
lost to Asasekiryu()
beat Kyokutenho()
beat Kisenosato()
SekiwakeAma
beat Kakuryu()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Miyabiyama()
KomusubiKisenosato
lost to Chiyotaikai()
KomusubiAsasekiryu
beat Kaio()
Day 1
21 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.
▾

After day 1, 21 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki. One win back, Yokozuna Asashoryu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu lost to Kisenosato by .

YokozunaAsashoryu
lost to Kisenosato()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Asasekiryu()
beat Kokkai()
OzekiKaio
beat Baruto()
beat Wakanoho()
beat Kyokutenho()
SekiwakeAma
beat Miyabiyama()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Kakuryu()
KomusubiKisenosato
beat Asashoryu()
KomusubiAsasekiryu
lost to Hakuho()
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.