CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
2009

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 13-27 Sept · 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 14›
Rare techniqueTosayutakadef. Aran()Day 14
OzekiChiyotaikai

After day 14, Yokozuna Asashoryu leads the tournament at 14–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Asashoryu by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kaio by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Harumafuji by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai sat out. Tosayutaka won by , a rarely seen technique. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutGoeido beat Sekiwake Kotoshogiku ()

Playoff

Tied at 14–1, Asashoryu won the playoff against Hakuho to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 14
42 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Asashoryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Kotomitsuki()
2
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Kotooshu()
3
Baruto
· Onoe-beya · 🇪🇪Estonia
●lost toKakuryu()
4
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Baruto()
5
Bushuyama
· Fujishima-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Toyonoshima()
6
Tochiozan
· Kasugano-beya · KochiKochi
○def.Takekaze()
7
Wakanosato
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Toyohibiki()
8
Hokutoriki
· Hakkaku-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Kakizoe()
9
●lost toAsashoryu()
10
Harumafuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Kaio()
11
Goeido
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
○def.Kotoshogiku()
12
Kakizoe
· Fujishima-beya · OitaOita
●lost toHokutoriki()
13
Yoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · OitaOita
○def.Homasho()
14
Kotooshu
· Sadogatake-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
●lost toHakuho()
15
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
●lost toTochiozan()
16
Iwakiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Tokitenku()
17
Kaio
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
●lost toHarumafuji()
18
Kisenosato
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
○def.Miyabiyama()
19
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Tamanoshima()
20
Tokitenku
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toIwakiyama()
21
Homasho
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
●lost toYoshikaze()
22
Kokkai
· Oitekaze-beya · Georgia (old)
○def.Tochinonada()
23
Masatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Takamisakari()
24
Kotoshogiku
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
●lost toGoeido()
25
●lost toBushuyama()
26
Aran
· Kasugano-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
●lost toTosayutaka()
27
●lost toMasatsukasa()
28
○def.Aran()
29
Kasugao
· Kasugayama-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
○def.Mokonami()
30
Asasekiryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Shotenro()
31
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
●lost toWakanosato()
32
Tamaasuka
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
○def.Yamamotoyama()
33
Futeno
· Dewanoumi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
○def.Shimotori()
34
Tochinoshin
· Kasugano-beya · Georgia (old)
●lost toKyokutenho()
35
Miyabiyama
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toKisenosato()
36
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Tochinoshin()
37
Tamanoshima
· Kataonami-beya · FukushimaFukushima
●lost toAminishiki()
38
Mokonami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toKasugao()
39
Shimotori
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
●lost toFuteno()
40
Tochinonada
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
●lost toKokkai()
41
Chiyotaikai
· Kokonoe-beya · OitaOita
kyūjō
42
Shotenro
· Fujishima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toAsasekiryu()
Day-by-day
Day 15
Hakuho and Asashoryu share the lead at 14–1.★1
▾
Rare techniqueGoeidodef. Kakizoe()Day 15
OzekiChiyotaikai

After day 15, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Asashoryu share the lead at 14–1. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Kaio by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Kotomitsuki by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai sat out. Goeido won by , a rarely seen technique. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutToyonoshima beat Sekiwake Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Asashoryu()
YokozunaAsashoryu
lost to Hakuho()
beat Harumafuji()
lost to Kaio()
lost to Kotooshu()
OzekiKaio
beat Kotomitsuki()
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Baruto()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Toyonoshima()
KomusubiBaruto
beat Kisenosato()
KomusubiAminishiki
lost to Kakuryu()
Day 14
Asashoryu leads at 14–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueTosayutakadef. Aran()Day 14
OzekiChiyotaikai

After day 14, Yokozuna Asashoryu leads the tournament at 14–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Asashoryu by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kaio by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Harumafuji by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai sat out. Tosayutaka won by , a rarely seen technique. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutGoeido beat Sekiwake Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotooshu()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kotomitsuki()
lost to Hakuho()
lost to Asashoryu()
beat Kaio()
OzekiKaio
lost to Harumafuji()
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Miyabiyama()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Goeido()
KomusubiBaruto
lost to Kakuryu()
KomusubiAminishiki
beat Tamanoshima()
Day 13
Asashoryu leads at 13–0.★1
▾
UpsetKakuryudef. Ōzeki Kaio()Day 13
OzekiChiyotaikai

After day 13, Yokozuna Asashoryu leads the tournament at 13–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Kotomitsuki by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Asashoryu by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Toyonoshima by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kakuryu by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai sat out. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKakuryu beat Ozeki Kaio ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotomitsuki()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kotooshu()
lost to Asashoryu()
lost to Hakuho()
beat Toyonoshima()
OzekiKaio
lost to Kakuryu()
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Takekaze()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Aminishiki()
KomusubiBaruto
beat Tokitenku()
KomusubiAminishiki
beat Kotoshogiku()
Day 12
Asashoryu leads at 12–0.★2
▾
UpsetTokitenkudef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 12
Rare techniqueIwakiyamadef. Aran()Day 12
OzekiChiyotaikai

After day 12, Yokozuna Asashoryu leads the tournament at 12–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Tokitenku by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Baruto by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Asashoryu by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai sat out. Iwakiyama won by , a rarely seen technique. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTokitenku beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Harumafuji()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kaio()
lost to Tokitenku()
lost to Baruto()
lost to Hakuho()
OzekiKaio
lost to Asashoryu()
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Tochinoshin()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Kakuryu()
KomusubiBaruto
beat Kotomitsuki()
KomusubiAminishiki
beat Kyokutenho()
Day 11
Asashoryu leads at 11–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueTamaasukadef. Homasho()Day 11

After day 11, Yokozuna Asashoryu leads the tournament at 11–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Kaio by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Baruto by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Chiyotaikai by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Asashoryu by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Hakuho by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Kotomitsuki by . Tamaasuka won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutKakuryu beat Sekiwake Kisenosato ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kaio()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Harumafuji()
lost to Baruto()
beat Chiyotaikai()
lost to Asashoryu()
OzekiKaio
lost to Hakuho()
lost to Kotomitsuki()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Kakuryu()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Kyokutenho()
KomusubiBaruto
beat Kotooshu()
KomusubiAminishiki
beat Miyabiyama()
Day 10
Asashoryu leads at 10–0.★2
▾
UpsetTamanoshimadef. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai()Day 10
Rare techniqueHakuhodef. Kakuryu()Day 10

After day 10, Yokozuna Asashoryu leads the tournament at 10–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Kaio by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kotomitsuki by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Kotooshu by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Tamanoshima by . Hakuho won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutTamanoshima beat Ozeki Chiyotaikai ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kakuryu()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kisenosato()
lost to Kaio()
lost to Harumafuji()
beat Kotomitsuki()
OzekiKaio
beat Kotooshu()
lost to Tamanoshima()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Asashoryu()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Miyabiyama()
KomusubiBaruto
beat Tochinoshin()
KomusubiAminishiki
beat Shotenro()
Day 9
Asashoryu leads at 9–0.
▾

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

StandoutKakuryu (M3) on a 7–2 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kisenosato()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Chiyotaikai()
beat Aminishiki()
beat Kakuryu()
beat Kyokutenho()
OzekiKaio
beat Miyabiyama()
lost to Asashoryu()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Tochinoshin()
KomusubiBaruto
beat Shotenro()
KomusubiAminishiki
lost to Kotooshu()
Day 8
Asashoryu leads at 8–0.
▾

After day 8, Yokozuna Asashoryu leads the tournament at 8–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho, Ōzeki Kotooshu and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Tamanoshima by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Toyonoshima by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Shotenro by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Chiyotaikai by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Kaio by .

StandoutKakuryu (M3) on a 7–1 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tamanoshima()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kotoshogiku()
beat Toyonoshima()
lost to Kisenosato()
beat Shotenro()
OzekiKaio
beat Chiyotaikai()
lost to Kaio()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Kotomitsuki()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Asashoryu()
KomusubiBaruto
beat Miyabiyama()
KomusubiAminishiki
beat Tochinoshin()
Day 7
Asashoryu and Kotomitsuki share the lead at 7–0.★2
▾
UpsetKakuryudef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 7
UpsetMiyabiyamadef. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai()Day 7

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

StandoutKakuryu beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotoshogiku()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Tamanoshima()
lost to Kakuryu()
beat Toyonoshima()
beat Kisenosato()
OzekiKaio
beat Tochinoshin()
lost to Miyabiyama()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Harumafuji()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiBaruto
beat Aminishiki()
KomusubiAminishiki
lost to Baruto()
Day 6
Asashoryu, Kotooshu, and Kotomitsuki share the lead at 6–0.★2
▾
UpsetTochinoshindef. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai()Day 6
KinboshiShotenrodef. Yokozuna Hakuho()Day 6

After day 6, Yokozuna Asashoryu, Ōzeki Kotooshu and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki share the lead at 6–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho lost to Shotenro by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kisenosato by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Tochinoshin by . Shotenro claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Hakuho.

StandoutTochinoshin beat Ozeki Chiyotaikai ()
YokozunaHakuhokinboshi
lost to Shotenro()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Aminishiki()
beat Tamanoshima()
beat Kyokutenho()
beat Kakuryu()
OzekiKaio
lost to Kisenosato()
lost to Tochinoshin()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Kaio()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Baruto()
KomusubiBaruto
beat Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiAminishiki
lost to Asashoryu()
Day 5
6 wrestlers share the lead at 5–0.★1
▾
UpsetTochinoshindef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()Day 5

After day 5, 6 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 5–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Asashoryu. 2 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Tochinoshin by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Tamanoshima by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Aminishiki by .

StandoutTochinoshin beat Ozeki Harumafuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Baruto()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kyokutenho()
beat Miyabiyama()
beat Shotenro()
lost to Tochinoshin()
OzekiKaio
beat Tamanoshima()
lost to Aminishiki()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Kisenosato()
KomusubiBaruto
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiAminishiki
beat Chiyotaikai()
Day 4
6 wrestlers share the lead at 4–0.★1
▾
UpsetTamanoshimadef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()Day 4

After day 4, 6 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 4–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Asashoryu. 9 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Tamanoshima by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Baruto by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai beat Kotoshogiku by .

StandoutTamanoshima beat Ozeki Harumafuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kyokutenho()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Shotenro()
beat Tochinoshin()
beat Miyabiyama()
lost to Tamanoshima()
OzekiKaio
lost to Baruto()
beat Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Aminishiki()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Chiyotaikai()
KomusubiBaruto
beat Kaio()
KomusubiAminishiki
lost to Kisenosato()
Day 3
8 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.
▾

After day 3, 8 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Asashoryu. One win back, Ōzeki Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kaio lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kotoshogiku by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Aminishiki by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Baruto by .

StandoutKakuryu (M3) on a 3–0 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochinoshin()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Miyabiyama()
beat Shotenro()
beat Tamanoshima()
beat Kotoshogiku()
OzekiKaio
beat Aminishiki()
lost to Baruto()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Kyokutenho()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Harumafuji()
KomusubiBaruto
beat Chiyotaikai()
KomusubiAminishiki
lost to Kaio()
Day 2
12 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.
▾

After day 2, 12 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Asashoryu. One win back, Ōzeki Harumafuji, Ōzeki Kaio and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Baruto by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kotoshogiku by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai beat Shotenro by .

YokozunaHakuho
beat Miyabiyama()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Tochinoshin()
beat Kyokutenho()
beat Aminishiki()
lost to Baruto()
OzekiKaio
lost to Kotoshogiku()
beat Shotenro()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Tamanoshima()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Kaio()
KomusubiBaruto
beat Harumafuji()
KomusubiAminishiki
lost to Kotomitsuki()
Day 1
21 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.★1
▾
UpsetKyokutenhodef. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai()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 Chiyotaikai leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Kyokutenho by .

StandoutKyokutenho beat Ozeki Chiyotaikai ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Aminishiki()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Baruto()
beat Kisenosato()
beat Tochinoshin()
beat Miyabiyama()
OzekiKaio
beat Shotenro()
lost to Kyokutenho()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Kotooshu()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Tamanoshima()
KomusubiBaruto
lost to Asashoryu()
KomusubiAminishiki
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.