CONCLUDED

Kyushu Basho
2009

Fukuoka Kokusai Center · 15-29 Nov · Fukuoka

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

· lower divisions
· special prizes
Day in review
‹Day 3›
UpsetTokitenkudef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()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 Kotomitsuki, Ōzeki Kaio and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Goeido by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Tokitenku by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Baruto by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Kisenosato by .

StandoutTokitenku beat Ozeki Harumafuji ()

· as of Day 3
42 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Aminishiki()
2
Asashoryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Takekaze()
3
Kotooshu
· Sadogatake-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
○def.Bushuyama()
4
Yoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · OitaOita
○def.Asasekiryu()
5
Takamisakari
· Azumazeki-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Kokkai()
6
●lost toGoeido()
7
Kaio
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Baruto()
8
Chiyotaikai
· Kokonoe-beya · OitaOita
●lost toKisenosato()
9
Kisenosato
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
○def.Chiyotaikai()
10
Kotoshogiku
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
●lost toKakuryu()
11
Hokutoriki
· Hakkaku-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Tochiozan()
12
●lost toWakanosato()
13
Kakizoe
· Fujishima-beya · OitaOita
○def.Iwakiyama()
14
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toAran()
15
Wakanosato
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Toyonoshima()
16
Homasho
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
○def.Tamanoshima()
17
Tochinoshin
· Kasugano-beya · Georgia (old)
○def.Miyabiyama()
18
Miyabiyama
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toTochinoshin()
19
Tamawashi
· Kataonami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Toyohibiki()
20
Shotenro
· Fujishima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Kimurayama()
21
Mokonami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toTamaasuka()
22
○def.Kasugao()
23
Tamaasuka
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
○def.Mokonami()
24
Harumafuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toTokitenku()
25
Baruto
· Onoe-beya · 🇪🇪Estonia
●lost toKaio()
26
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Kotoshogiku()
27
Goeido
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
○def.Kotomitsuki()
28
Tokitenku
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Harumafuji()
29
Bushuyama
· Fujishima-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toKotooshu()
30
Aran
· Kasugano-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
○def.Kyokutenho()
31
Asasekiryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toYoshikaze()
32
Kimurayama
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
●lost toShotenro()
33
Kasugao
· Kasugayama-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
●lost toTosayutaka()
34
Shimotori
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
○def.Yamamotoyama()
35
Yamamotoyama
· Onoe-beya · SaitamaSaitama
●lost toShimotori()
36
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
●lost toAsashoryu()
37
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toHakuho()
38
Tochiozan
· Kasugano-beya · KochiKochi
●lost toHokutoriki()
39
Iwakiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toKakizoe()
40
Tamanoshima
· Kataonami-beya · FukushimaFukushima
●lost toHomasho()
41
Kokkai
· Oitekaze-beya · Georgia (old)
●lost toTakamisakari()
42
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
●lost toTamawashi()
Day-by-day
Day 15
Hakuho leads at 15–0.
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M16Tamaasuka, OzekiChiyotaikai, M15Yamamotoyama

After day 15, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 15–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Kaio by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Kotomitsuki by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai sat out. Tamaasuka (M16), Ōzeki Chiyotaikai and Yamamotoyama (M15) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochinoshin (M8) on a 12–3 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Asashoryu()
YokozunaAsashoryu
lost to Hakuho()
lost to Harumafuji()
lost to Kaio()
beat Kotooshu()
OzekiKaio
beat Kotomitsuki()
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Toyonoshima()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Kisenosato()
KomusubiGoeido
beat Tokitenku()
KomusubiKisenosato
lost to Kakuryu()
Day 14
Hakuho leads at 14–0.
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M16Tamaasuka, OzekiChiyotaikai

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 Kotomitsuki lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Toyonoshima by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Goeido by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai sat out. Tamaasuka (M16) and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochinoshin (M8) on a 12–2 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotomitsuki()
YokozunaAsashoryu
lost to Kotooshu()
beat Asashoryu()
lost to Hakuho()
beat Toyonoshima()
OzekiKaio
lost to Goeido()
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Hokutoriki()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Tochiozan()
KomusubiGoeido
beat Kaio()
KomusubiKisenosato
beat Tokitenku()
Day 13
Hakuho leads at 13–0.
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M16Tamaasuka, OzekiChiyotaikai

After day 13, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 13–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu lost to Kotomitsuki by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Asashoryu by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kaio by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Harumafuji by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai sat out. Tamaasuka (M16) and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTokitenku beat Sekiwake Kakuryu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotooshu()
YokozunaAsashoryu
lost to Kotomitsuki()
lost to Hakuho()
beat Asashoryu()
beat Kaio()
OzekiKaio
lost to Harumafuji()
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Aminishiki()
SekiwakeKakuryu
lost to Tokitenku()
KomusubiGoeido
beat Bushuyama()
KomusubiKisenosato
lost to Tochiozan()
Day 12
Hakuho leads at 12–0.★2
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UpsetToyonoshimadef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 12
Rare techniqueArandef. Iwakiyama()Day 12
M16Tamaasuka, OzekiChiyotaikai

After day 12, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 12–0. One win back, Yokozuna Asashoryu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu lost to Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Toyonoshima by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Baruto by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Asashoryu by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Hakuho by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai sat out. Aran won by , a rarely seen technique. Tamaasuka (M16) and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutToyonoshima beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kaio()
YokozunaAsashoryu
lost to Harumafuji()
lost to Toyonoshima()
lost to Baruto()
beat Asashoryu()
OzekiKaio
lost to Hakuho()
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Kotomitsuki()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Aminishiki()
KomusubiGoeido
lost to Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiKisenosato
beat Takekaze()
Day 11
Hakuho and Asashoryu share the lead at 11–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueGoeidodef. Aminishiki()Day 11
M16Tamaasuka

After day 11, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Asashoryu share the lead at 11–0. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Baruto by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Chiyotaikai by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Asashoryu by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Kotomitsuki by . Goeido won by , a rarely seen technique. Tamaasuka (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKotoshogiku beat Komusubi Kisenosato ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Harumafuji()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kaio()
beat Baruto()
beat Chiyotaikai()
lost to Hakuho()
OzekiKaio
lost to Asashoryu()
lost to Kotomitsuki()
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Kotooshu()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Takekaze()
KomusubiGoeido
beat Aminishiki()
KomusubiKisenosato
lost to Kotoshogiku()
Day 10
Hakuho and Asashoryu share the lead at 10–0.
▾
M16Tamaasuka

After day 10, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Asashoryu share the lead at 10–0. One wrestler is one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, 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 Asashoryu by . Tamaasuka (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTakekaze beat Sekiwake Baruto ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochiozan()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Chiyotaikai()
lost to Kaio()
lost to Harumafuji()
beat Kotomitsuki()
OzekiKaio
beat Kotooshu()
lost to Asashoryu()
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Takekaze()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Goeido()
KomusubiGoeido
lost to Kakuryu()
KomusubiKisenosato
beat Aminishiki()
Day 9
Hakuho and Asashoryu share the lead at 9–0.★2
▾
Rare techniqueAsashoryudef. Baruto()Day 9
Rare techniqueShotenrodef. Kasugao()Day 9
M16Tamaasuka

After day 9, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Asashoryu share the lead at 9–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kotooshu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Bushuyama by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Tochiozan by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Hakuho by . Asashoryu won by , a rarely seen technique. Tamaasuka (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutYoshikaze (M9) on a 8–1 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Chiyotaikai()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Baruto()
beat Kisenosato()
beat Kakuryu()
beat Bushuyama()
OzekiKaio
beat Tochiozan()
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Asashoryu()
SekiwakeKakuryu
lost to Kotomitsuki()
KomusubiGoeido
beat Takekaze()
KomusubiKisenosato
lost to Kotooshu()
Day 8
Hakuho and Asashoryu share the lead at 8–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueAsashoryudef. Tochiozan()Day 8

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

StandoutTochinoshin (M8) on a 7–1 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kakuryu()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Tochiozan()
beat Tokitenku()
beat Hokutoriki()
lost to Baruto()
OzekiKaio
beat Chiyotaikai()
lost to Kaio()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Harumafuji()
SekiwakeKakuryu
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiGoeido
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiKisenosato
beat Goeido()
Day 7
Hakuho, Asashoryu, and Yoshikaze share the lead at 7–0.★3
▾
UpsetTakekazedef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()Day 7
UpsetTochiozandef. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai()Day 7
Rare techniqueTamanoshimadef. Iwakiyama()Day 7

After day 7, Yokozuna Hakuho, Yokozuna Asashoryu and Yoshikaze (M9) share the lead at 7–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kotooshu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Goeido by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Takekaze by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Kotoshogiku by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Tochiozan by . Tamanoshima won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutTakekaze beat Ozeki Harumafuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Baruto()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kakuryu()
beat Goeido()
beat Kisenosato()
lost to Takekaze()
OzekiKaio
beat Kotoshogiku()
lost to Tochiozan()
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeKakuryu
lost to Asashoryu()
KomusubiGoeido
lost to Kotooshu()
KomusubiKisenosato
lost to Kotomitsuki()
Day 6
Hakuho, Asashoryu, and Yoshikaze share the lead at 6–0.★2
▾
UpsetBushuyamadef. Ōzeki Kotomitsuki()Day 6
UpsetAminishikidef. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai()Day 6

After day 6, Yokozuna Hakuho, Yokozuna Asashoryu and Yoshikaze (M9) share the lead at 6–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kotooshu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Takekaze by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Bushuyama by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Tokitenku by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Aminishiki by .

StandoutBushuyama beat Ozeki Kotomitsuki ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Goeido()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kotoshogiku()
beat Takekaze()
lost to Bushuyama()
beat Kisenosato()
OzekiKaio
beat Tokitenku()
lost to Aminishiki()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Kakuryu()
SekiwakeKakuryu
lost to Baruto()
KomusubiGoeido
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiKisenosato
lost to Harumafuji()
Day 5
Hakuho, Asashoryu, and Yoshikaze share the lead at 5–0.★3
▾
UpsetTakekazedef. Ōzeki Chiyotaikai()Day 5
UpsetAminishikidef. Ōzeki Kotomitsuki()Day 5
UpsetTochiozandef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()Day 5

After day 5, Yokozuna Hakuho, Yokozuna Asashoryu and Yoshikaze (M9) share the lead at 5–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kotooshu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Hokutoriki by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Aminishiki by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Tochiozan by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kakuryu by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Takekaze by .

StandoutTakekaze beat Ozeki Chiyotaikai ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tokitenku()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kisenosato()
beat Hokutoriki()
lost to Aminishiki()
lost to Tochiozan()
OzekiKaio
lost to Kakuryu()
lost to Takekaze()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Goeido()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Kaio()
KomusubiGoeido
lost to Baruto()
KomusubiKisenosato
lost to Asashoryu()
Day 4
Hakuho, Asashoryu, and Yoshikaze share the lead at 4–0.★2
▾
UpsetTakekazedef. Ōzeki Kaio()Day 4
UpsetAminishikidef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 4

After day 4, Yokozuna Hakuho, Yokozuna Asashoryu and Yoshikaze (M9) share the lead at 4–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kotooshu and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Aminishiki by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Tochiozan by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Takekaze by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Goeido by .

StandoutTakekaze beat Ozeki Kaio ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotoshogiku()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Tokitenku()
lost to Aminishiki()
beat Tochiozan()
beat Kakuryu()
OzekiKaio
lost to Takekaze()
lost to Goeido()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Kisenosato()
SekiwakeKakuryu
lost to Harumafuji()
KomusubiGoeido
beat Chiyotaikai()
KomusubiKisenosato
lost to Baruto()
Day 3
5 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.★1
▾
UpsetTokitenkudef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()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 Kotomitsuki, Ōzeki Kaio and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Goeido by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Tokitenku by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Baruto by and Ōzeki Chiyotaikai lost to Kisenosato by .

StandoutTokitenku beat Ozeki Harumafuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Aminishiki()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Takekaze()
beat Bushuyama()
lost to Goeido()
lost to Tokitenku()
OzekiKaio
beat Baruto()
lost to Kisenosato()
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Kaio()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiGoeido
beat Kotomitsuki()
KomusubiKisenosato
beat Chiyotaikai()
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 and Ōzeki Kaio lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Goeido by and Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kisenosato by .

StandoutKotoshogiku beat Sekiwake Baruto ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Takekaze()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Aminishiki()
beat Tochiozan()
beat Tokitenku()
beat Goeido()
OzekiKaio
lost to Kisenosato()
beat Kakuryu()
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeKakuryu
lost to Chiyotaikai()
KomusubiGoeido
lost to Harumafuji()
KomusubiKisenosato
beat Kaio()
Day 1
21 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.★1
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UpsetKotoshogikudef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()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 leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Kotoshogiku by .

StandoutKotoshogiku beat Ozeki Harumafuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kisenosato()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Goeido()
beat Kakuryu()
beat Takekaze()
lost to Kotoshogiku()
OzekiKaio
beat Aminishiki()
beat Tokitenku()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Tochiozan()
SekiwakeKakuryu
lost to Kotooshu()
KomusubiGoeido
lost to Asashoryu()
KomusubiKisenosato
lost to Hakuho()
The venue
Hosts Kyūshū
Fukuoka
Fukuoka Kokusai Center福岡国際センター
Fukuoka-ken · capacity 10,000
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The largest city on Kyūshū, the southernmost of Japan's main islands. Closer to Seoul than to Tokyo, with a markedly different feel - warmer, more casual, exceptional street food. The Kokusai Center sits on the Hakata Bay waterfront, ten minutes from the central Hakata station.

Near the arena
Local specialties
  • Hakata ramen↗博多ラーメン - World-famous tonkotsu - the rich, milky pork-bone broth from this very city.
  • Motsunabe↗もつ鍋 - Offal hotpot with cabbage and garlic chives. Hearty winter food.
  • Mentaiko↗明太子 - Spicy marinated cod roe. Locals put it on everything.
  • Hakata gyoza↗博多餃子 - Smaller and crispier than Tokyo or Chinese versions - eaten by the dozen.
  • Mizutaki↗水炊き - Light chicken hotpot, the Hakata winter classic.
Getting there: 10-minute walk from Gofukumachi Station, or 15 minutes from Hakata Station.