CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
2010

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 10-24 Jan · 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›
UpsetToyonoshimadef. Ōzeki Kaio()Day 6
UpsetMiyabiyamadef. Ōzeki Kotomitsuki()Day 6
SekiwakeChiyotaikai

After day 6, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 6–0. One win back, Yokozuna Asashoryu, Ōzeki Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kotooshu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu beat Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Goeido by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Toyonoshima by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Miyabiyama by . Sekiwake Chiyotaikai remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutToyonoshima beat Ozeki Kaio ()

· as of Day 6
42 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Hokutoriki()
2
Asashoryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Kakuryu()
3
Harumafuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Goeido()
4
Kotooshu
· Sadogatake-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
○def.Kisenosato()
5
Baruto
· Onoe-beya · 🇪🇪Estonia
○def.Kotoshogiku()
6
Kisenosato
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toKotooshu()
7
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Kokkai()
8
Aran
· Kasugano-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
○def.Takamisakari()
9
Hakuba
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Tochiozan()
10
Kitataiki
· Yamahibiki-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Mokonami()
11
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
○def.Sagatsukasa()
12
Kakizoe
· Fujishima-beya · OitaOita
●lost toTochinoshin()
13
Wakanosato
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Takekaze()
14
Tamawashi
· Kataonami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Kyokutenho()
15
Asasekiryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Yoshikaze()
16
○def.Tochinonada()
17
Tokitenku
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Bushuyama()
18
Shotenro
· Fujishima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Homasho()
19
Tochiozan
· Kasugano-beya · KochiKochi
●lost toHakuba()
20
Homasho
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
●lost toShotenro()
21
Shimotori
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
●lost toIwakiyama()
22
Tamanoshima
· Kataonami-beya · FukushimaFukushima
○def.Koryu()
23
Kaio
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
●lost toToyonoshima()
24
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toAsashoryu()
25
Kotoshogiku
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
●lost toBaruto()
26
○def.Kaio()
27
Tochinoshin
· Kasugano-beya · Georgia (old)
○def.Kakizoe()
28
Goeido
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
●lost toHarumafuji()
29
Miyabiyama
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
○def.Kotomitsuki()
30
Hokutoriki
· Hakkaku-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toHakuho()
31
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
●lost toWakanosato()
32
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toTamawashi()
33
Takamisakari
· Azumazeki-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toAran()
34
Iwakiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Shimotori()
35
●lost toMiyabiyama()
36
Yoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · OitaOita
●lost toAsasekiryu()
37
Bushuyama
· Fujishima-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toTokitenku()
38
Kokkai
· Oitekaze-beya · Georgia (old)
●lost toAminishiki()
39
Mokonami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toKitataiki()
40
Tochinonada
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
●lost toTosayutaka()
41
Koryu
· Hanakago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toTamanoshima()
42
kyūjō
Day-by-day
Day 15
Asashoryu leads at 13–2.
▾
M8Tokitenku, OzekiKotomitsuki, SekiwakeChiyotaikai

After day 15, Yokozuna Asashoryu leads the tournament at 13–2. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Asashoryu by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Kakizoe by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki sat out. Tokitenku (M8), Ōzeki Kotomitsuki and Sekiwake Chiyotaikai remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTakekaze beat Komusubi Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
lost to Hakuho()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Asashoryu()
lost to Kotooshu()
beat Harumafuji()
OzekiKaio
beat Kakizoe()
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Kyokutenho()
SekiwakeChiyotaikai
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiKakuryu
beat Tamawashi()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
lost to Takekaze()
Day 14
Asashoryu leads at 13–1.★1
▾
Rare techniqueMokonamidef. Tochiozan()Day 14
M8Tokitenku, OzekiKotomitsuki, SekiwakeChiyotaikai

After day 14, Yokozuna Asashoryu leads the tournament at 13–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Asashoryu by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Kisenosato by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki sat out. Mokonami won by , a rarely seen technique. Tokitenku (M8), Ōzeki Kotomitsuki and Sekiwake Chiyotaikai remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAminishiki beat Komusubi Kakuryu ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Harumafuji()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotooshu()
lost to Asashoryu()
lost to Hakuho()
OzekiKaio
beat Kisenosato()
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Kakizoe()
SekiwakeChiyotaikai
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiKakuryu
lost to Aminishiki()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
lost to Kyokutenho()
Day 13
Asashoryu leads at 12–1.
▾
M8Tokitenku, OzekiKotomitsuki, SekiwakeChiyotaikai

After day 13, Yokozuna Asashoryu leads the tournament at 12–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho lost to Kaio by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kakizoe by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Asashoryu by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Hakuho by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki sat out. Tokitenku (M8), Ōzeki Kotomitsuki and Sekiwake Chiyotaikai remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKisenosato beat Komusubi Kakuryu ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kotooshu()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Kaio()
beat Kakizoe()
lost to Asashoryu()
OzekiKaio
beat Hakuho()
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Aminishiki()
SekiwakeChiyotaikai
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiKakuryu
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
beat Miyabiyama()
Day 12
Asashoryu leads at 11–1.★1
▾
UpsetTakekazedef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 12
M8Tokitenku, OzekiKotomitsuki, SekiwakeChiyotaikai

After day 12, Yokozuna Asashoryu leads the tournament at 11–1. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho lost to Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Takekaze by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Asashoryu by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki sat out. Tokitenku (M8), Ōzeki Kotomitsuki and Sekiwake Chiyotaikai remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTakekaze beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kaio()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Harumafuji()
beat Hakuho()
lost to Takekaze()
OzekiKaio
lost to Asashoryu()
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Goeido()
SekiwakeChiyotaikai
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiKakuryu
beat Miyabiyama()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
beat Yoshikaze()
Day 11
Asashoryu and Hakuho share the lead at 10–1.
▾
M8Tokitenku, OzekiKotomitsuki, SekiwakeChiyotaikai

After day 11, Yokozuna Asashoryu and Yokozuna Hakuho share the lead at 10–1. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Hokutoriki by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Kaio by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kotooshu by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki sat out. Tokitenku (M8), Ōzeki Kotomitsuki and Sekiwake Chiyotaikai remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutGoeido beat Komusubi Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Baruto()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Takekaze()
beat Hokutoriki()
beat Kaio()
OzekiKaio
lost to Kotooshu()
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Asashoryu()
SekiwakeChiyotaikai
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiKakuryu
beat Tochinoshin()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
lost to Goeido()
Day 10
Asashoryu and Hakuho share the lead at 9–1.★1
▾
UpsetYoshikazedef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 10
OzekiKotomitsuki, SekiwakeChiyotaikai

After day 10, Yokozuna Asashoryu and Yokozuna Hakuho share the lead at 9–1. 3 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Kaio by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Yoshikaze by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Harumafuji by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki sat out. Ōzeki Kotomitsuki and Sekiwake Chiyotaikai remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutYoshikaze beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Takekaze()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotoshogiku()
lost to Kaio()
lost to Yoshikaze()
OzekiKaio
beat Harumafuji()
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Toyonoshima()
SekiwakeChiyotaikai
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiKakuryu
lost to Goeido()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
lost to Hakuho()
Day 9
Asashoryu, Hakuho, and Baruto share the lead at 8–1.★1
▾
Rare techniqueTakamisakaridef. Tochinonada()Day 9
OzekiKotomitsuki, SekiwakeChiyotaikai

After day 9, Yokozuna Asashoryu, Yokozuna Hakuho and Sekiwake Baruto share the lead at 8–1. One win back, Ōzeki Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kotooshu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Takekaze by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Baruto by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Hokutoriki by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki sat out. Takamisakari won by , a rarely seen technique. Ōzeki Kotomitsuki and Sekiwake Chiyotaikai remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAminishiki (M6) on a 7–2 run.
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kisenosato()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kakizoe()
beat Takekaze()
lost to Baruto()
OzekiKaio
beat Hokutoriki()
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Kotooshu()
SekiwakeChiyotaikai
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiKakuryu
beat Toyonoshima()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
beat Tochinoshin()
Day 8
5 wrestlers share the lead at 7–1.★1
▾
UpsetYoshikazedef. Ōzeki Kotomitsuki()Day 8
SekiwakeChiyotaikai

After day 8, 5 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 7–1, among them Yokozuna Asashoryu and Yokozuna Hakuho. One win back, Ōzeki Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Baruto by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Kakuryu by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Yoshikaze by . Sekiwake Chiyotaikai remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutYoshikaze beat Ozeki Kotomitsuki ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kakizoe()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kisenosato()
lost to Baruto()
beat Hokutoriki()
OzekiKaio
beat Kakuryu()
lost to Yoshikaze()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Harumafuji()
SekiwakeChiyotaikai
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiKakuryu
lost to Kaio()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
beat Toyonoshima()
Day 7
9 wrestlers share the lead at 6–1.★2
▾
UpsetTakekazedef. Ōzeki Kotomitsuki()Day 7
Rare techniqueToyonoshimadef. Kyokutenho()Day 7
SekiwakeChiyotaikai

After day 7, 9 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 6–1, among them Yokozuna Asashoryu and Yokozuna Hakuho. 6 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kaio beat Tochinoshin by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Takekaze by . Toyonoshima won by , a rarely seen technique. Sekiwake Chiyotaikai remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTakekaze beat Ozeki Kotomitsuki ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Hokutoriki()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Baruto()
beat Kisenosato()
beat Kakizoe()
OzekiKaio
beat Tochinoshin()
lost to Takekaze()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Hakuho()
SekiwakeChiyotaikai
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiKakuryu
beat Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
lost to Kakuryu()
Day 6
Hakuho leads at 6–0.★2
▾
UpsetToyonoshimadef. Ōzeki Kaio()Day 6
UpsetMiyabiyamadef. Ōzeki Kotomitsuki()Day 6
SekiwakeChiyotaikai

After day 6, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 6–0. One win back, Yokozuna Asashoryu, Ōzeki Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kotooshu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu beat Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Goeido by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Toyonoshima by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Miyabiyama by . Sekiwake Chiyotaikai remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutToyonoshima beat Ozeki Kaio ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kakuryu()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Hokutoriki()
beat Goeido()
beat Kisenosato()
OzekiKaio
lost to Toyonoshima()
lost to Miyabiyama()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeChiyotaikai
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiKakuryu
lost to Asashoryu()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
lost to Baruto()
Day 5
Hakuho and Kisenosato share the lead at 5–0.★1
▾
KinboshiGoeidodef. Yokozuna Asashoryu()Day 5
SekiwakeChiyotaikai

After day 5, Yokozuna Hakuho and Kisenosato (M3) share the lead at 5–0. One win back, Yokozuna Asashoryu, Ōzeki Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kotooshu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Asashoryu lost to Goeido by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Tochinoshin by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Baruto by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Toyonoshima by . Goeido claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Asashoryu. Sekiwake Chiyotaikai remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKisenosato (M3) on a 5–0 run.
YokozunaAsashoryukinboshi
lost to Goeido()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Miyabiyama()
beat Kakuryu()
beat Tochinoshin()
OzekiKaio
lost to Baruto()
beat Toyonoshima()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Kaio()
SekiwakeChiyotaikai
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiKakuryu
lost to Harumafuji()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
beat Hokutoriki()
Day 4
4 wrestlers share the lead at 4–0.★2
▾
UpsetToyonoshimadef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()Day 4
UpsetTochinoshindef. Ōzeki Kotomitsuki()Day 4

After day 4, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 4–0, among them Yokozuna Asashoryu and Yokozuna Hakuho. One win back, Ōzeki Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kotooshu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Toyonoshima by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kotoshogiku by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Tochinoshin by .

StandoutToyonoshima beat Ozeki Harumafuji ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Miyabiyama()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Goeido()
lost to Toyonoshima()
lost to Kakuryu()
OzekiKaio
lost to Kotoshogiku()
lost to Tochinoshin()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Chiyotaikai()
SekiwakeChiyotaikai
lost to Baruto()
KomusubiKakuryu
beat Kotooshu()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
beat Kaio()
Day 3
7 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.★3
▾
UpsetHokutorikidef. Ōzeki Kotomitsuki()Day 3
Rare techniqueHakuhodef. Toyonoshima()Day 3
Rare techniqueKaiodef. Chiyotaikai()Day 3

After day 3, 7 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Yokozuna Asashoryu and Yokozuna Hakuho. One win back, Ōzeki Kaio leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kaio beat Chiyotaikai by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Hokutoriki by . Hakuho won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutHokutoriki beat Ozeki Kotomitsuki ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Tochinoshin()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Toyonoshima()
beat Miyabiyama()
beat Goeido()
OzekiKaio
beat Chiyotaikai()
lost to Hokutoriki()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Kakuryu()
SekiwakeChiyotaikai
lost to Kaio()
KomusubiKakuryu
lost to Baruto()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
lost to Kisenosato()
Day 2
10 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.
▾

After day 2, 10 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Asashoryu and Yokozuna Hakuho. One win back, Ōzeki Kaio leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kaio beat Goeido by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Kakuryu by .

StandoutKisenosato beat Sekiwake Baruto ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Toyonoshima()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochinoshin()
beat Kotoshogiku()
beat Miyabiyama()
OzekiKaio
beat Goeido()
lost to Kakuryu()
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Kisenosato()
SekiwakeChiyotaikai
lost to Hokutoriki()
KomusubiKakuryu
beat Kotomitsuki()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
lost to Harumafuji()
Day 1
21 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.★2
▾
UpsetGoeidodef. Ōzeki Kotomitsuki()Day 1
UpsetMiyabiyamadef. Ōzeki Kaio()Day 1

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

StandoutGoeido beat Ozeki Kotomitsuki ()
YokozunaAsashoryu
beat Kotoshogiku()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kakuryu()
beat Tochinoshin()
beat Toyonoshima()
OzekiKaio
lost to Miyabiyama()
lost to Goeido()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Hokutoriki()
SekiwakeChiyotaikai
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiKakuryu
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
lost to Asashoryu()
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.