CONCLUDED

Haru Basho
2009

Edion Arena Osaka · 15-29 Mar · Osaka

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

· lower divisions
· special prizes
Day in review
‹Day 13›
M5Wakanosato

After day 13, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 13–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu beat Kaio by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Kotomitsuki by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Miyabiyama by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Asashoryu by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Chiyotaikai by . Wakanosato (M5) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKakuryu beat Sekiwake Kisenosato ()

· as of Day 13
42 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Kotooshu()
2
Asashoryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Kaio()
3
Homasho
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
○def.Tamawashi()
4
Aran
· Kasugano-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
○def.Toyozakura()
5
Kotooshu
· Sadogatake-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
●lost toHakuho()
6
Harumafuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Miyabiyama()
7
Kaio
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
●lost toAsashoryu()
8
○def.Chiyotaikai()
9
Goeido
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
○def.Tochiozan()
10
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Kisenosato()
11
Asasekiryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Chiyohakuho()
12
Chiyohakuho
· Kokonoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
●lost toAsasekiryu()
13
Tochiozan
· Kasugano-beya · KochiKochi
●lost toGoeido()
14
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
●lost toKotoshogiku()
15
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toTochinonada()
16
Tamanoshima
· Kataonami-beya · FukushimaFukushima
○def.Kokkai()
17
●lost toYamamotoyama()
18
Futeno
· Dewanoumi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
○def.Kimurayama()
19
Iwakiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Yoshikaze()
20
Shotenro
· Fujishima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toTakamisakari()
21
Yamamotoyama
· Onoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
○def.Toyonoshima()
22
Tamawashi
· Kataonami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toHomasho()
23
Wakanosato
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
kyūjō
24
Baruto
· Onoe-beya · 🇪🇪Estonia
○def.Kyokutenho()
25
Yoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · OitaOita
●lost toIwakiyama()
26
○def.Shotenro()
27
Tochinonada
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
○def.Aminishiki()
28
Kakizoe
· Fujishima-beya · OitaOita
○def.Tochinoshin()
29
Shimotori
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
○def.Bushuyama()
30
Kimurayama
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
●lost toFuteno()
31
Kisenosato
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toKakuryu()
32
Kotoshogiku
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Takekaze()
33
Kokkai
· Oitekaze-beya · Georgia (old)
●lost toTamanoshima()
34
Dejima
· Musashigawa-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
●lost toTosanoumi()
35
Tochinoshin
· Kasugano-beya · Georgia (old)
●lost toKakizoe()
36
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toBaruto()
37
Tokitenku
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toHokutoriki()
38
Miyabiyama
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toHarumafuji()
39
Tosanoumi
· Isenoumi-beya · KochiKochi
○def.Dejima()
40
Toyozakura
· Michinoku-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
●lost toAran()
41
Chiyotaikai
· Kokonoe-beya · OitaOita
●lost toKotomitsuki()
42
Hokutoriki
· Hakkaku-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Tokitenku()
Day-by-day
Day 15
Hakuho leads at 15–0.★2
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Rare techniqueAminishikidef. Shotenro()Day 15
Rare techniqueKakizoedef. Takamisakari()Day 15
M5Wakanosato

After day 15, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 15–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Chiyotaikai by , Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kaio by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Harumafuji by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Baruto by . Aminishiki won by , a rarely seen technique. Wakanosato (M5) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochiozan beat Sekiwake Kisenosato ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Asashoryu()
YokozunaAsashoryu
lost to Hakuho()
beat Chiyotaikai()
lost to Kotooshu()
beat Kaio()
OzekiKaio
lost to Harumafuji()
lost to Baruto()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Kotomitsuki()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Tochiozan()
KomusubiGoeido
beat Takekaze()
KomusubiKyokutenho
beat Miyabiyama()
Day 14
Hakuho leads at 14–0.★1
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UpsetTakekazedef. Ōzeki Kotomitsuki()Day 14
M5Wakanosato

After day 14, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 14–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu lost to Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Asashoryu by , Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Chiyotaikai by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Hakuho by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Takekaze by . Wakanosato (M5) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTakekaze beat Ozeki Kotomitsuki ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kaio()
YokozunaAsashoryu
lost to Kotooshu()
beat Asashoryu()
lost to Harumafuji()
beat Chiyotaikai()
OzekiKaio
lost to Hakuho()
lost to Takekaze()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Kisenosato()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Baruto()
KomusubiGoeido
lost to Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiKyokutenho
beat Tochiozan()
Day 13
Hakuho leads at 13–0.
▾
M5Wakanosato

After day 13, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 13–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu beat Kaio by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Kotomitsuki by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Miyabiyama by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Asashoryu by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Chiyotaikai by . Wakanosato (M5) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKakuryu beat Sekiwake Kisenosato ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotooshu()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kaio()
lost to Hakuho()
lost to Kotomitsuki()
beat Miyabiyama()
OzekiKaio
lost to Asashoryu()
beat Chiyotaikai()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Kyokutenho()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Kakuryu()
KomusubiGoeido
beat Tochiozan()
KomusubiKyokutenho
lost to Baruto()
Day 12
Hakuho leads at 12–0.★1
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UpsetMiyabiyamadef. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai()Day 12

After day 12, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 12–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu lost to Kotomitsuki by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Kaio by , Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Miyabiyama by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kotooshu by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Asashoryu by .

StandoutMiyabiyama beat Ozeki Chiyotaikai ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Harumafuji()
YokozunaAsashoryu
lost to Kotomitsuki()
beat Kaio()
lost to Miyabiyama()
lost to Hakuho()
OzekiKaio
lost to Kotooshu()
beat Asashoryu()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Tochiozan()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Kyokutenho()
KomusubiGoeido
beat Hokutoriki()
KomusubiKyokutenho
beat Kisenosato()
Day 11
Hakuho leads at 11–0.
▾

After day 11, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 11–0. One win back, Yokozuna Asashoryu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu beat Chiyotaikai by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Goeido by , Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Asashoryu by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kotomitsuki by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Tochiozan by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Harumafuji by .

StandoutKakuryu beat Sekiwake Baruto ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kisenosato()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Chiyotaikai()
lost to Goeido()
lost to Asashoryu()
beat Kotomitsuki()
OzekiKaio
beat Tochiozan()
lost to Harumafuji()
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Kakuryu()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiGoeido
beat Kotooshu()
KomusubiKyokutenho
beat Hokutoriki()
Day 10
Hakuho leads at 10–0.
▾

After day 10, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 10–0. One win back, Yokozuna Asashoryu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu lost to Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Takekaze by , Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Asashoryu by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kisenosato by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Goeido by .

StandoutKakuryu beat Komusubi Kyokutenho ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Chiyotaikai()
YokozunaAsashoryu
lost to Harumafuji()
beat Takekaze()
lost to Hakuho()
beat Asashoryu()
OzekiKaio
lost to Kisenosato()
lost to Goeido()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Hokutoriki()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Kaio()
KomusubiGoeido
beat Kotomitsuki()
KomusubiKyokutenho
lost to Kakuryu()
Day 9
Hakuho and Asashoryu share the lead at 9–0.
▾

After day 9, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Asashoryu share the lead at 9–0. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Kaio by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Chiyotaikai by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Hakuho by .

StandoutKakuryu beat Komusubi Goeido ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotomitsuki()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Baruto()
beat Harumafuji()
lost to Kaio()
lost to Kotooshu()
OzekiKaio
beat Chiyotaikai()
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Asashoryu()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Hokutoriki()
KomusubiGoeido
lost to Kakuryu()
KomusubiKyokutenho
lost to Kotoshogiku()
Day 8
Hakuho and Asashoryu share the lead at 8–0.★2
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UpsetKakuryudef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()Day 8
UpsetTokitenkudef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 8

After day 8, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Asashoryu share the lead at 8–0. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Tokitenku by , Ōzeki Chiyotaikai beat Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kotomitsuki by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Kaio by .

StandoutKakuryu beat Ozeki Harumafuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Baruto()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Miyabiyama()
lost to Tokitenku()
beat Kisenosato()
lost to Kakuryu()
OzekiKaio
lost to Kotomitsuki()
beat Kaio()
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Chiyotaikai()
KomusubiGoeido
beat Kyokutenho()
KomusubiKyokutenho
lost to Goeido()
Day 7
Hakuho and Asashoryu share the lead at 7–0.★1
▾
UpsetKotoshogikudef. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai()Day 7

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

StandoutKotoshogiku beat Ozeki Chiyotaikai ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Miyabiyama()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kisenosato()
beat Baruto()
lost to Kotoshogiku()
beat Goeido()
OzekiKaio
beat Kyokutenho()
beat Hokutoriki()
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Kotooshu()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Asashoryu()
KomusubiGoeido
lost to Harumafuji()
KomusubiKyokutenho
lost to Kaio()
Day 6
Hakuho and Asashoryu share the lead at 6–0.★1
▾
UpsetTochiozandef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()Day 6

After day 6, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Asashoryu share the lead at 6–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kaio leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Baruto by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Tochiozan by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Hokutoriki by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Tokitenku by .

StandoutTochiozan beat Ozeki Harumafuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kyokutenho()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kotoshogiku()
beat Kakuryu()
lost to Baruto()
lost to Tochiozan()
OzekiKaio
beat Hokutoriki()
beat Tokitenku()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Chiyotaikai()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Goeido()
KomusubiGoeido
beat Kisenosato()
KomusubiKyokutenho
lost to Hakuho()
Day 5
Hakuho and Asashoryu share the lead at 5–0.★1
▾
UpsetKakuryudef. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai()Day 5

After day 5, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Asashoryu share the lead at 5–0. One win back, Ōzeki Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kaio lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Hokutoriki by , Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Baruto by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Miyabiyama by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Kyokutenho by .

StandoutKakuryu beat Ozeki Chiyotaikai ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochiozan()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Goeido()
beat Hokutoriki()
lost to Kakuryu()
beat Baruto()
OzekiKaio
beat Miyabiyama()
beat Kyokutenho()
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Harumafuji()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiGoeido
lost to Asashoryu()
KomusubiKyokutenho
lost to Kotomitsuki()
Day 4
Hakuho, Asashoryu, and Yamamotoyama share the lead at 4–0.
▾

After day 4, Yokozuna Hakuho, Yokozuna Asashoryu and Yamamotoyama (M13) share the lead at 4–0. One win back, Ōzeki Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kaio lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Kyokutenho by , Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Goeido by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Hokutoriki by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Baruto by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Kakuryu by .

StandoutYamamotoyama (M13) on a 4–0 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotoshogiku()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Tochiozan()
lost to Kyokutenho()
lost to Goeido()
beat Hokutoriki()
OzekiKaio
beat Baruto()
beat Kakuryu()
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Kaio()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Miyabiyama()
KomusubiGoeido
beat Chiyotaikai()
KomusubiKyokutenho
beat Kotooshu()
Day 3
5 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.★2
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UpsetTochiozandef. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai()Day 3
Rare techniqueGoeidodef. Baruto()Day 3

After day 3, 5 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Asashoryu. One win back, Ōzeki Kotooshu, Ōzeki Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kaio lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Miyabiyama by , Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Tochiozan by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kyokutenho by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Kotoshogiku by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Kisenosato by . Goeido won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutTochiozan beat Ozeki Chiyotaikai ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kakuryu()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Hokutoriki()
beat Miyabiyama()
lost to Tochiozan()
beat Kyokutenho()
OzekiKaio
beat Kotoshogiku()
lost to Kisenosato()
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Goeido()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Kotomitsuki()
KomusubiGoeido
beat Baruto()
KomusubiKyokutenho
lost to Harumafuji()
Day 2
9 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.★2
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UpsetTochiozandef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 2
UpsetMiyabiyamadef. Ōzeki Kotomitsuki()Day 2

After day 2, 9 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Asashoryu. One win back, Ōzeki Kotooshu, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai, Ōzeki Harumafuji, Ōzeki Kaio and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Tochiozan by , Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Kyokutenho by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Goeido by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Miyabiyama by .

StandoutTochiozan beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Hokutoriki()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kakuryu()
lost to Tochiozan()
lost to Kyokutenho()
beat Kisenosato()
OzekiKaio
beat Goeido()
lost to Miyabiyama()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Harumafuji()
KomusubiGoeido
lost to Kaio()
KomusubiKyokutenho
beat Chiyotaikai()
Day 1
21 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.★3
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UpsetKakuryudef. Ōzeki Kaio()Day 1
UpsetKotoshogikudef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()Day 1
Rare techniqueKokkaidef. Dejima()Day 1

After day 1, 21 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Asashoryu. One win back, Ōzeki Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kaio lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Kotoshogiku by and Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kakuryu by . Kokkai won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutKakuryu beat Ozeki Kaio ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Goeido()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kyokutenho()
beat Kisenosato()
beat Hokutoriki()
lost to Kotoshogiku()
OzekiKaio
lost to Kakuryu()
beat Tochiozan()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Miyabiyama()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Kotooshu()
KomusubiGoeido
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiKyokutenho
lost to Asashoryu()
The venue
Hosts Haru
Osaka
Edion Arena Osakaエディオンアリーナ大阪
Ōsaka-fu · capacity 8,000
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Osaka has its own working-class identity distinct from Tokyo's - irreverent, food-obsessed, proud of its dialect. The Edion Arena (officially Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) sits between Namba and Tennōji in the Naniwa ward, well-placed for visitors planning to eat their way through Dōtonbori afterward.

Near the arena
Local specialties
  • Takoyaki↗たこ焼き - Battered octopus balls - the unofficial Osaka snack.
  • Okonomiyaki↗お好み焼き - Savoury cabbage-and-batter pancake, cooked on a teppan in front of you.
  • Kushikatsu↗串カツ - Skewered, breaded, deep-fried anything. Communal dipping sauce - no double-dipping.
  • Kitsune udon↗きつねうどん - Sweet fried tofu over noodles - an Osaka invention.
Getting there: 5-minute walk from Namba Station (multiple lines converge there).