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Nagoya Basho
2010

IG Arena · 11-25 Jul · Nagoya

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

· lower divisions
· special prizes
Day in review
‹Day 2›
UpsetArandef. Ōzeki Baruto()Day 2

After day 2, 10 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotooshu. One win back, Ōzeki Harumafuji and Ōzeki Baruto lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Tochinoshin by and Ōzeki Baruto lost to Aran by . Goeido (M4), Toyonoshima (M5), Miyabiyama (M5), Toyohibiki (M6), Wakakoyu (M8) and Okinoumi (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAran beat Ozeki Baruto ()

· as of Day 2
42 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Tochiozan()
2
Kotooshu
· Sadogatake-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
○def.Hakuba()
3
Kaio
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Asasekiryu()
4
Kisenosato
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
○def.Kyokutenho()
5
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Tokitenku()
6
Shimotori
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
○def.Tokusegawa()
7
Mokonami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Yoshikaze()
8
Kokkai
· Oitekaze-beya · Georgia (old)
○def.Tamawashi()
9
Homasho
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
○def.Takamisakari()
10
Hokutoriki
· Hakkaku-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Shotenro()
11
Harumafuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Tochinoshin()
12
Baruto
· Onoe-beya · 🇪🇪Estonia
●lost toAran()
13
Tochiozan
· Kasugano-beya · KochiKochi
●lost toHakuho()
14
Aran
· Kasugano-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
○def.Baruto()
15
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Kotoshogiku()
16
Tokitenku
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toKakuryu()
17
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toKisenosato()
18
Wakanosato
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Kitataiki()
19
Tokusegawa
· Asahiyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toShimotori()
20
○def.Gagamaru()
21
Takamisakari
· Azumazeki-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toHomasho()
22
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
○def.Kakizoe()
23
Tamawashi
· Kataonami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toKokkai()
24
Bushuyama
· Fujishima-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Kimurayama()
25
Tamaasuka
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
○def.Sagatsukasa()
-
-
Goeido
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
-
Miyabiyama
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
-
Wakakoyu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
-
Okinoumi
· Hakkaku-beya · ShimaneShimane
33
Kotoshogiku
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
●lost toAminishiki()
34
Tochinoshin
· Kasugano-beya · Georgia (old)
●lost toHarumafuji()
35
Hakuba
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toKotooshu()
36
Asasekiryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toKaio()
37
Kitataiki
· Yamahibiki-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toWakanosato()
38
Yoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · OitaOita
●lost toMokonami()
39
Kakizoe
· Fujishima-beya · OitaOita
●lost toTakekaze()
40
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
●lost toTosayutaka()
41
Kimurayama
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
●lost toBushuyama()
42
Shotenro
· Fujishima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toHokutoriki()
Day-by-day
Day 15
Hakuho leads at 15–0.
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After day 15, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 15–0. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Baruto lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Harumafuji by and Ōzeki Kaio sat out. Ōzeki Kaio, Aminishiki (M2), Goeido (M4), Toyonoshima (M5), Miyabiyama (M5), Toyohibiki (M6), Wakakoyu (M8) and Okinoumi (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKakuryu beat Sekiwake Kisenosato ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Baruto()
beat Kotooshu()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Hakuho()
lost to Harumafuji()
OzekiKaio
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Kakuryu()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Wakanosato()
KomusubiTochinoshin
beat Kitataiki()
KomusubiHakuba
beat Tokusegawa()
Day 14
Hakuho leads at 14–0.
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After day 14, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 14–0. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Baruto lost to Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Baruto by and Ōzeki Kaio sat out. Ōzeki Kaio, Aminishiki (M2), Goeido (M4), Toyonoshima (M5), Miyabiyama (M5), Toyohibiki (M6), Wakakoyu (M8) and Okinoumi (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTokitenku beat Sekiwake Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Harumafuji()
lost to Hakuho()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Kotooshu()
beat Baruto()
OzekiKaio
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Kitataiki()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Tokitenku()
KomusubiTochinoshin
beat Yoshikaze()
KomusubiHakuba
lost to Shimotori()
Day 13
Hakuho leads at 13–0.★1
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Rare techniqueTakekazedef. Tamaasuka()Day 13

After day 13, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 13–0. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Baruto by , Ōzeki Baruto lost to Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Hakuho by and Ōzeki Kaio sat out. Takekaze won by , a rarely seen technique. Ōzeki Kaio, Goeido (M4), Toyonoshima (M5), Miyabiyama (M5), Toyohibiki (M6), Wakakoyu (M8) and Okinoumi (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutHomasho beat Sekiwake Kisenosato ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotooshu()
beat Baruto()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Harumafuji()
lost to Hakuho()
OzekiKaio
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Homasho()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Hakuba()
KomusubiTochinoshin
beat Tokitenku()
KomusubiHakuba
lost to Kotoshogiku()
Day 12
Hakuho leads at 12–0.
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After day 12, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 12–0. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Baruto lost to Kotoshogiku by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Homasho by and Ōzeki Kaio sat out. Ōzeki Kaio, Goeido (M4), Toyonoshima (M5), Miyabiyama (M5), Toyohibiki (M6), Wakakoyu (M8) and Okinoumi (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAminishiki beat Komusubi Tochinoshin ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kitataiki()
beat Kisenosato()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Kotoshogiku()
beat Homasho()
OzekiKaio
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Harumafuji()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Baruto()
KomusubiTochinoshin
lost to Aminishiki()
KomusubiHakuba
beat Kyokutenho()
Day 11
Hakuho leads at 11–0.★1
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UpsetTokitenkudef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 11

After day 11, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 11–0. One wrestler is one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kaio by , Ōzeki Baruto beat Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Tokitenku by and Ōzeki Kaio lost to Harumafuji by . Goeido (M4), Toyonoshima (M5), Miyabiyama (M5), Toyohibiki (M6), Wakakoyu (M8) and Okinoumi (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTokitenku beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotoshogiku()
beat Kaio()
OzekiBaruto
beat Kisenosato()
lost to Tokitenku()
OzekiKaio
lost to Harumafuji()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Baruto()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiTochinoshin
lost to Aran()
KomusubiHakuba
lost to Kitataiki()
Day 10
Hakuho and Homasho share the lead at 10–0.★1
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Rare techniqueHakuhodef. Kisenosato()Day 10

After day 10, Yokozuna Hakuho and Homasho (M13) share the lead at 10–0. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Baruto beat Tokitenku by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Kaio by and Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kotooshu by . Hakuho won by , a rarely seen technique. Goeido (M4), Toyonoshima (M5), Miyabiyama (M5), Toyohibiki (M6), Wakakoyu (M8) and Okinoumi (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAran beat Sekiwake Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kisenosato()
beat Kakuryu()
OzekiBaruto
beat Tokitenku()
beat Kaio()
OzekiKaio
lost to Kotooshu()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Aran()
KomusubiTochinoshin
lost to Asasekiryu()
KomusubiHakuba
lost to Tochiozan()
Day 9
Hakuho and Homasho share the lead at 9–0.
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After day 9, Yokozuna Hakuho and Homasho (M13) share the lead at 9–0. One wrestler is one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Tokitenku by , Ōzeki Baruto beat Kaio by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Tochinoshin by and Ōzeki Kaio lost to Baruto by . Goeido (M4), Toyonoshima (M5), Miyabiyama (M5), Toyohibiki (M6), Wakakoyu (M8) and Okinoumi (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAran beat Sekiwake Kisenosato ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kakuryu()
beat Tokitenku()
OzekiBaruto
beat Kaio()
lost to Tochinoshin()
OzekiKaio
lost to Baruto()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Aran()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Kitataiki()
KomusubiTochinoshin
beat Kotooshu()
KomusubiHakuba
lost to Asasekiryu()
Day 8
Hakuho, Kakuryu, and Homasho share the lead at 8–0.★1
▾
UpsetKakuryudef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 8

After day 8, Yokozuna Hakuho, Kakuryu (M6) and Homasho (M13) share the lead at 8–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kotooshu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Hakuba by , Ōzeki Baruto beat Kitataiki by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Kakuryu by and Ōzeki Kaio beat Kyokutenho by . Goeido (M4), Toyonoshima (M5), Miyabiyama (M5), Toyohibiki (M6), Wakakoyu (M8) and Okinoumi (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKakuryu beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tokitenku()
beat Hakuba()
OzekiBaruto
beat Kitataiki()
lost to Kakuryu()
OzekiKaio
beat Kyokutenho()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Tochiozan()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Tochinoshin()
KomusubiTochinoshin
beat Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiHakuba
lost to Harumafuji()
Day 7
4 wrestlers share the lead at 7–0.★4
▾
UpsetTokitenkudef. Ōzeki Kaio()Day 7
UpsetAminishikidef. Ōzeki Baruto()Day 7
Rare techniqueTamawashidef. Kimurayama()Day 7
Rare techniqueHakubadef. Tochinoshin()Day 7

After day 7, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 7–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotooshu. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kitataiki by , Ōzeki Baruto lost to Aminishiki by and Ōzeki Kaio lost to Tokitenku by . Tamawashi won by , a rarely seen technique. Goeido (M4), Toyonoshima (M5), Miyabiyama (M5), Toyohibiki (M6), Wakakoyu (M8) and Okinoumi (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTokitenku beat Ozeki Kaio ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kyokutenho()
beat Kitataiki()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Aminishiki()
beat Kisenosato()
OzekiKaio
lost to Tokitenku()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Kotooshu()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Asasekiryu()
KomusubiTochinoshin
lost to Hakuba()
KomusubiHakuba
beat Tochinoshin()
Day 6
4 wrestlers share the lead at 6–0.★1
▾
UpsetArandef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()Day 6

After day 6, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 6–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotooshu. One win back, Ōzeki Kaio leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Aran by , Ōzeki Baruto beat Tochinoshin by and Ōzeki Kaio beat Aminishiki by . Goeido (M4), Toyonoshima (M5), Miyabiyama (M5), Toyohibiki (M6), Wakakoyu (M8) and Okinoumi (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAran beat Ozeki Harumafuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Hakuba()
lost to Aran()
OzekiBaruto
beat Tochinoshin()
beat Kyokutenho()
OzekiKaio
beat Aminishiki()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Asasekiryu()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Tochiozan()
KomusubiTochinoshin
lost to Baruto()
KomusubiHakuba
lost to Hakuho()
Day 5
4 wrestlers share the lead at 5–0.
▾

After day 5, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 5–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotooshu. One win back, Ōzeki Kaio leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Asasekiryu by , Ōzeki Baruto beat Kyokutenho by and Ōzeki Kaio beat Tochinoshin by . Goeido (M4), Toyonoshima (M5), Miyabiyama (M5), Toyohibiki (M6), Wakakoyu (M8) and Okinoumi (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKakuryu (M6) on a 5–0 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Aminishiki()
beat Asasekiryu()
OzekiBaruto
beat Kyokutenho()
beat Tochiozan()
OzekiKaio
beat Tochinoshin()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiTochinoshin
lost to Kaio()
KomusubiHakuba
beat Aran()
Day 4
4 wrestlers share the lead at 4–0.
▾

After day 4, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 4–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotooshu. One win back, Ōzeki Kaio leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Kotoshogiku by , Ōzeki Baruto beat Asasekiryu by and Ōzeki Kaio beat Tochiozan by . Goeido (M4), Toyonoshima (M5), Miyabiyama (M5), Toyohibiki (M6), Wakakoyu (M8) and Okinoumi (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKyokutenho beat Komusubi Tochinoshin ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Aran()
lost to Kotoshogiku()
OzekiBaruto
beat Asasekiryu()
beat Aminishiki()
OzekiKaio
beat Tochiozan()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Hakuba()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Harumafuji()
KomusubiTochinoshin
lost to Kyokutenho()
KomusubiHakuba
lost to Kisenosato()
Day 3
6 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.★2
▾
UpsetTochiozandef. Ōzeki Baruto()Day 3
UpsetKyokutenhodef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()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, Ōzeki Kaio leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Kyokutenho by , Ōzeki Baruto lost to Tochiozan by and Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kotoshogiku by . Goeido (M4), Toyonoshima (M5), Miyabiyama (M5), Toyohibiki (M6), Wakakoyu (M8) and Okinoumi (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochiozan beat Ozeki Baruto ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Asasekiryu()
lost to Kyokutenho()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Tochiozan()
beat Aran()
OzekiKaio
lost to Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Tochinoshin()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Kaio()
KomusubiTochinoshin
beat Kisenosato()
KomusubiHakuba
lost to Aminishiki()
Day 2
10 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.★1
▾
UpsetArandef. Ōzeki Baruto()Day 2

After day 2, 10 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotooshu. One win back, Ōzeki Harumafuji and Ōzeki Baruto lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Tochinoshin by and Ōzeki Baruto lost to Aran by . Goeido (M4), Toyonoshima (M5), Miyabiyama (M5), Toyohibiki (M6), Wakakoyu (M8) and Okinoumi (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAran beat Ozeki Baruto ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochiozan()
beat Tochinoshin()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Aran()
beat Hakuba()
OzekiKaio
beat Asasekiryu()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Kyokutenho()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Aminishiki()
KomusubiTochinoshin
lost to Harumafuji()
KomusubiHakuba
lost to Kotooshu()
Day 1
17 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.★1
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UpsetTochiozandef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()Day 1

After day 1, 17 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Baruto. One win back, Ōzeki Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Tochiozan by . Goeido (M4), Toyonoshima (M5), Miyabiyama (M5), Toyohibiki (M6), Wakakoyu (M8) and Okinoumi (M14) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochiozan beat Ozeki Harumafuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochinoshin()
lost to Tochiozan()
OzekiBaruto
beat Hakuba()
beat Asasekiryu()
OzekiKaio
beat Aran()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Aminishiki()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Kyokutenho()
KomusubiTochinoshin
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiHakuba
lost to Baruto()
The venue
Hosts Nagoya
Nagoya
IG ArenaIGアリーナ
Aichi-ken · capacity 14,000
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Japan's fourth-largest city sits halfway between Tokyo and Kyoto and is often skipped by visitors, which is their loss. Strong industrial identity (Toyota's headquarters are nearby), excellent food culture, and a distinctive dialect. The Nagoya basho moved to the brand-new IG Arena in 2025 - it replaces the long-time home, the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium adjacent to Nagoya Castle. July sumo is brutally humid; the building's air-conditioning is non-negotiable.

Near the arena
Local specialties
  • Hitsumabushi↗ひつまぶし - Grilled eel over rice, eaten three ways: plain, with garnishes, then as ochazuke.
  • Miso katsu↗味噌カツ - Pork cutlet drowned in dark Aichi red-miso sauce. Polarising but defining.
  • Tebasaki↗手羽先 - Sweet-spicy fried chicken wings, a Nagoya invention (Sekai-no-Yamachan is the chain to try).
  • Kishimen↗きしめん - Flat, wide udon noodles - a Nagoya speciality.
  • Ankake spaghetti↗あんかけスパゲッティ - Thick, peppery starch-based sauce over spaghetti. Unique to Nagoya.
Getting there: Subway to Shiyakusho Station (Meijō line) - the new IG Arena is a short walk. Bring a portable fan in July.