CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2011

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 8-22 May · 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 1›
UpsetGoeidodef. Ōzeki Kaio()Day 1
UpsetTochiozandef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()Day 1

After day 1, 18 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotooshu. One win back, Ōzeki Kaio and Ōzeki Harumafuji lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kaio lost to Goeido by and Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Tochiozan by .

StandoutGoeido beat Ozeki Kaio ()

· as of Day 1
41 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Toyonoshima()
2
Kotooshu
· Sadogatake-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
○def.Kakuryu()
3
Baruto
· Onoe-beya · 🇪🇪Estonia
○def.Homasho()
4
Kotoshogiku
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Kitataiki()
5
Goeido
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
○def.Kaio()
6
Tochiozan
· Kasugano-beya · KochiKochi
○def.Harumafuji()
7
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Kisenosato()
8
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
○def.Okinoumi()
9
Wakanosato
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Aran()
10
Tochinoshin
· Kasugano-beya · Georgia (old)
○def.Tamawashi()
11
Yoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · OitaOita
○def.Kyokutenho()
12
○def.Shotenro()
13
Asasekiryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Wakakoyu()
14
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
○def.Tochinowaka()
15
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
○def.Tokitenku()
16
Tochinonada
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
○def.Takamisakari()
17
Kaisei
· Oshima-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
○def.Miyabiyama()
18
Kimurayama
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
○def.Takayasu()
-
Tokusegawa
· Asahiyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
-
Hakuba
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
-
Kasugao
· Kasugayama-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
-
Koryu
· Hanakago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
-
Mokonami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
-
Kotokasuga
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
25
Kaio
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
●lost toGoeido()
26
Harumafuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toTochiozan()
27
Kisenosato
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toAminishiki()
28
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toKotooshu()
29
●lost toHakuho()
30
Homasho
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
●lost toBaruto()
31
Kitataiki
· Yamahibiki-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toKotoshogiku()
32
Okinoumi
· Hakkaku-beya · ShimaneShimane
●lost toTakekaze()
33
Aran
· Kasugano-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
●lost toWakanosato()
34
Tamawashi
· Kataonami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toTochinoshin()
35
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toYoshikaze()
36
Shotenro
· Fujishima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toTosayutaka()
37
Wakakoyu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
●lost toAsasekiryu()
38
Tochinowaka
· Kasugano-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
●lost toToyohibiki()
39
Tokitenku
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toGagamaru()
40
Takamisakari
· Azumazeki-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toTochinonada()
41
Miyabiyama
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toKaisei()
Day-by-day
Day 15
Hakuho leads at 13–2.
▾
OzekiKotooshu

After day 15, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 13–2. 2 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kaio beat Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kotooshu sat out, Ōzeki Baruto lost to Kotoshogiku by and Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Tochinoshin by . Ōzeki Kotooshu remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutYoshikaze beat Komusubi Toyonoshima ()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Kaio()
OzekiKaio
beat Hakuho()
sat out (kyūjō)
OzekiBaruto
lost to Kotoshogiku()
beat Tochinoshin()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Baruto()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Takekaze()
KomusubiKakuryu
beat Okinoumi()
KomusubiToyonoshima
lost to Yoshikaze()
Day 14
Hakuho leads at 13–1.
▾
OzekiKotooshu

After day 14, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 13–1. One wrestler is one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kotooshu sat out, Ōzeki Baruto lost to Hakuho by and Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Takekaze by . Ōzeki Kotooshu remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochinoshin beat Sekiwake Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Baruto()
OzekiKaio
lost to Kisenosato()
sat out (kyūjō)
OzekiBaruto
lost to Hakuho()
beat Takekaze()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Tochinoshin()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Kaio()
KomusubiKakuryu
beat Tosayutaka()
KomusubiToyonoshima
beat Okinoumi()
Day 13
Hakuho leads at 12–1.★1
▾
UpsetTochinoshindef. Ōzeki Baruto()Day 13
OzekiKotooshu

After day 13, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 12–1. One wrestler is one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kaio beat Aran by , Ōzeki Kotooshu sat out, Ōzeki Baruto lost to Tochinoshin by and Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Hakuho by . Ōzeki Kotooshu remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochinoshin beat Ozeki Baruto ()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Harumafuji()
OzekiKaio
beat Aran()
sat out (kyūjō)
OzekiBaruto
lost to Tochinoshin()
beat Hakuho()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Kisenosato()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiKakuryu
beat Kaisei()
KomusubiToyonoshima
beat Aminishiki()
Day 12
Hakuho leads at 12–0.
▾
OzekiKotooshu

After day 12, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 12–0. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kaio lost to Baruto by , Ōzeki Kotooshu sat out, Ōzeki Baruto beat Kaio by and Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kotoshogiku by . Ōzeki Kotooshu remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochinoshin (M6) on a 10–2 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Aran()
OzekiKaio
lost to Baruto()
sat out (kyūjō)
OzekiBaruto
beat Kaio()
beat Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Harumafuji()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Okinoumi()
KomusubiKakuryu
beat Tochinoshin()
KomusubiToyonoshima
beat Tochiozan()
Day 11
Hakuho leads at 11–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueGoeidodef. Homasho()Day 11

After day 11, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 11–0. 2 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kaio beat Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Baruto beat Okinoumi by and Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Kaio by . Goeido won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutTochinoshin (M6) on a 10–1 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotoshogiku()
OzekiKaio
beat Harumafuji()
lost to Kisenosato()
OzekiBaruto
beat Okinoumi()
lost to Kaio()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Kotooshu()
KomusubiKakuryu
beat Tochiozan()
KomusubiToyonoshima
beat Kitataiki()
Day 10
Hakuho leads at 10–0.★3
▾
UpsetTakekazedef. Ōzeki Kaio()Day 10
UpsetArandef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 10
Rare techniqueHarumafujidef. Baruto()Day 10

After day 10, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 10–0. 2 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kaio lost to Takekaze by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Aran by , Ōzeki Baruto lost to Harumafuji by and Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Baruto by . Harumafuji won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutTakekaze beat Ozeki Kaio ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kisenosato()
OzekiKaio
lost to Takekaze()
lost to Aran()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Harumafuji()
beat Baruto()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Tochiozan()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiKakuryu
beat Homasho()
KomusubiToyonoshima
lost to Goeido()
Day 9
Hakuho and Kaisei share the lead at 9–0.★1
▾
UpsetOkinoumidef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 9

After day 9, Yokozuna Hakuho and Kaisei (M16) share the lead at 9–0. One win back, Ōzeki Baruto leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Okinoumi by , Ōzeki Baruto beat Toyonoshima by and Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Aran by .

StandoutOkinoumi beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Takekaze()
OzekiKaio
lost to Kakuryu()
lost to Okinoumi()
OzekiBaruto
beat Toyonoshima()
beat Aran()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Homasho()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Tochiozan()
KomusubiKakuryu
beat Kaio()
KomusubiToyonoshima
lost to Baruto()
Day 8
Hakuho and Kaisei share the lead at 8–0.
▾

After day 8, Yokozuna Hakuho and Kaisei (M16) share the lead at 8–0. One win back, Ōzeki Baruto leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kaio beat Aminishiki by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Toyonoshima by , Ōzeki Baruto beat Takekaze by and Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Kakuryu by .

StandoutHomasho beat Sekiwake Kisenosato ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Okinoumi()
OzekiKaio
beat Aminishiki()
beat Toyonoshima()
OzekiBaruto
beat Takekaze()
lost to Kakuryu()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Goeido()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Homasho()
KomusubiKakuryu
beat Harumafuji()
KomusubiToyonoshima
lost to Kotooshu()
Day 7
Hakuho and Kaisei share the lead at 7–0.★1
▾
UpsetOkinoumidef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()Day 7

After day 7, Yokozuna Hakuho and Kaisei (M16) share the lead at 7–0. One win back, Ōzeki Baruto leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kaio beat Kotoshogiku by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Aminishiki by , Ōzeki Baruto beat Kitataiki by and Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Okinoumi by .

StandoutOkinoumi beat Ozeki Harumafuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kakuryu()
OzekiKaio
beat Kotoshogiku()
beat Aminishiki()
OzekiBaruto
beat Kitataiki()
lost to Okinoumi()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Kaio()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Goeido()
KomusubiKakuryu
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiToyonoshima
beat Homasho()
Day 6
Hakuho and Kaisei share the lead at 6–0.★2
▾
UpsetOkinoumidef. Ōzeki Kaio()Day 6
UpsetTakekazedef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 6

After day 6, Yokozuna Hakuho and Kaisei (M16) share the lead at 6–0. One win back, Ōzeki Baruto leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kaio lost to Okinoumi by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Takekaze by , Ōzeki Baruto beat Kisenosato by and Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kitataiki by .

StandoutOkinoumi beat Ozeki Kaio ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Aminishiki()
OzekiKaio
lost to Okinoumi()
lost to Takekaze()
OzekiBaruto
beat Kisenosato()
beat Kitataiki()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Toyonoshima()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Baruto()
KomusubiKakuryu
beat Goeido()
KomusubiToyonoshima
lost to Kotoshogiku()
Day 5
Hakuho, Toyohibiki, and Kaisei share the lead at 5–0.★1
▾
UpsetGoeidodef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 5

After day 5, Yokozuna Hakuho, Toyohibiki (M12) and Kaisei (M16) share the lead at 5–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kaio and Ōzeki Baruto lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kaio beat Homasho by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Goeido by , Ōzeki Baruto beat Tochiozan by and Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kisenosato by .

StandoutGoeido beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kitataiki()
OzekiKaio
beat Homasho()
lost to Goeido()
OzekiBaruto
beat Tochiozan()
beat Kisenosato()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Takekaze()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Harumafuji()
KomusubiKakuryu
beat Toyonoshima()
KomusubiToyonoshima
lost to Kakuryu()
Day 4
5 wrestlers share the lead at 4–0.★2
▾
UpsetGoeidodef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()Day 4
UpsetHomashodef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 4

After day 4, 5 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 4–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Tochinoshin (M6). One win back, Ōzeki Kaio and Ōzeki Baruto lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kaio beat Kitataiki by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Homasho by , Ōzeki Baruto beat Aminishiki by and Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Goeido by .

StandoutGoeido beat Ozeki Harumafuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochiozan()
OzekiKaio
beat Kitataiki()
lost to Homasho()
OzekiBaruto
beat Aminishiki()
lost to Goeido()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Kakuryu()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Toyonoshima()
KomusubiKakuryu
beat Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiToyonoshima
lost to Kisenosato()
Day 3
6 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.★2
▾
UpsetGoeidodef. Ōzeki Baruto()Day 3
UpsetKitataikidef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 3

After day 3, 6 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Sekiwake Kotoshogiku. One win back, Ōzeki Kaio, Ōzeki Baruto and Ōzeki Harumafuji lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kaio beat Tochiozan by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Kitataiki by , Ōzeki Baruto lost to Goeido by and Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Toyonoshima by .

StandoutGoeido beat Ozeki Baruto ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Homasho()
OzekiKaio
beat Tochiozan()
lost to Kitataiki()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Goeido()
beat Toyonoshima()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Okinoumi()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Kakuryu()
KomusubiKakuryu
beat Kisenosato()
KomusubiToyonoshima
lost to Harumafuji()
Day 2
9 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.★1
▾
UpsetTochiozandef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 2

After day 2, 9 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Baruto. One win back, Ōzeki Kaio, Ōzeki Kotooshu and Ōzeki Harumafuji lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kaio beat Toyonoshima by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Tochiozan by and Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Homasho by .

StandoutTochiozan beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Goeido()
OzekiKaio
beat Toyonoshima()
lost to Tochiozan()
OzekiBaruto
beat Kakuryu()
beat Homasho()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Aminishiki()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Kitataiki()
KomusubiKakuryu
lost to Baruto()
KomusubiToyonoshima
lost to Kaio()
Day 1
18 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.★2
▾
UpsetGoeidodef. Ōzeki Kaio()Day 1
UpsetTochiozandef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()Day 1

After day 1, 18 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotooshu. One win back, Ōzeki Kaio and Ōzeki Harumafuji lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kaio lost to Goeido by and Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Tochiozan by .

StandoutGoeido beat Ozeki Kaio ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Toyonoshima()
OzekiKaio
lost to Goeido()
beat Kakuryu()
OzekiBaruto
beat Homasho()
lost to Tochiozan()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Kitataiki()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Aminishiki()
KomusubiKakuryu
lost to Kotooshu()
KomusubiToyonoshima
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.