CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
2012

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 8-22 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›

After day 6, Yokozuna Hakuho, Ōzeki Baruto and Ōzeki Kotooshu share the lead at 6–0. One win back, Ōzeki Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kisenosato lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Toyonoshima by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Kakuryu by and Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Takekaze by .

StandoutKitataiki beat Komusubi Miyabiyama ()

· as of Day 6
42 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Goeido()
2
Baruto
· Onoe-beya · 🇪🇪Estonia
○def.Aminishiki()
3
Kotooshu
· Sadogatake-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
○def.Wakakoyu()
4
Harumafuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toKakuryu()
5
Kisenosato
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
○def.Takekaze()
6
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Harumafuji()
7
○def.Gagamaru()
8
Tenkaiho
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
○def.Nionoumi()
9
Takayasu
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
○def.Okinoumi()
10
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
●lost toAoiyama()
11
Aran
· Kasugano-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
○def.Myogiryu()
12
Tochiozan
· Kasugano-beya · KochiKochi
○def.Daido()
13
Shohozan
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Tokitenku()
14
Tochinoshin
· Kasugano-beya · Georgia (old)
○def.Fujiazuma()
15
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
●lost toChiyonokuni()
16
Sadanofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
○def.Takanoyama()
17
Asasekiryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toTosayutaka()
18
Kotoshogiku
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Toyonoshima()
19
●lost toKotoshogiku()
20
Tochinowaka
· Kasugano-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
○def.Yoshikaze()
21
Homasho
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
○def.Kyokutenho()
22
Myogiryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
●lost toAran()
23
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toHomasho()
24
Tokitenku
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toShohozan()
25
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toTochinoshin()
26
Sagatsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
●lost toKyokushuho()
27
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toBaruto()
28
Yoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · OitaOita
●lost toTochinowaka()
29
○def.Asasekiryu()
30
Takanoyama
· Tagonoura-beya · Czech
●lost toSadanofuji()
31
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Sagatsukasa()
32
Kaisei
· Oshima-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
○def.Yoshiazuma()
33
Nionoumi
· Yamahibiki-beya · ShigaShiga
●lost toTenkaiho()
34
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
●lost toKisenosato()
35
Goeido
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
●lost toHakuho()
36
Kitataiki
· Yamahibiki-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Miyabiyama()
37
Aoiyama
· Kasugano-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
○def.Toyohibiki()
38
Daido
· Onomatsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toTochiozan()
39
Yoshiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
●lost toKaisei()
40
Wakakoyu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
●lost toKotooshu()
41
Miyabiyama
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toKitataiki()
42
Okinoumi
· Hakkaku-beya · ShimaneShimane
●lost toTakayasu()
Day-by-day
Day 15
Baruto leads at 14–1.
▾
M13Chiyonokuni

After day 15, Ōzeki Baruto leads the tournament at 14–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Baruto by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Kotoshogiku by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Kisenosato by and Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Kotooshu by . Chiyonokuni (M13) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKitataiki beat Sekiwake Toyonoshima ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Baruto()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Hakuho()
beat Harumafuji()
lost to Kotoshogiku()
lost to Kisenosato()
beat Kotooshu()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Myogiryu()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Kitataiki()
KomusubiWakakoyu
lost to Goeido()
KomusubiMiyabiyama
lost to Takayasu()
Day 14
Baruto leads at 14–0.
▾

After day 14, Ōzeki Baruto leads the tournament at 14–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Kotoshogiku by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Baruto by and Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Harumafuji by .

StandoutAminishiki beat Sekiwake Toyonoshima ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotoshogiku()
OzekiBaruto
beat Kotooshu()
lost to Hakuho()
beat Kisenosato()
lost to Baruto()
lost to Harumafuji()
SekiwakeKakuryu
lost to Takayasu()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Aminishiki()
KomusubiWakakoyu
beat Kitataiki()
KomusubiMiyabiyama
lost to Okinoumi()
Day 13
Baruto leads at 13–0.
▾

After day 13, Ōzeki Baruto leads the tournament at 13–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho lost to Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Baruto by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Miyabiyama by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Hakuho by and Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Tochinowaka by .

StandoutTochiozan (M8) on a 10–3 run.
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Kotooshu()
OzekiBaruto
beat Kotoshogiku()
lost to Baruto()
beat Miyabiyama()
beat Hakuho()
beat Tochinowaka()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Aminishiki()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
beat Goeido()
KomusubiWakakoyu
beat Takayasu()
KomusubiMiyabiyama
lost to Harumafuji()
Day 12
Baruto leads at 12–0.
▾

After day 12, Ōzeki Baruto leads the tournament at 12–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho lost to Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Takayasu by and Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Baruto by .

StandoutGoeido beat Komusubi Miyabiyama ()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Harumafuji()
OzekiBaruto
beat Kisenosato()
beat Kakuryu()
beat Hakuho()
beat Takayasu()
lost to Baruto()
SekiwakeKakuryu
lost to Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
beat Okinoumi()
KomusubiWakakoyu
lost to Takekaze()
KomusubiMiyabiyama
lost to Goeido()
Day 11
Baruto leads at 11–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueTakanoyamadef. Tosayutaka()Day 11

After day 11, Ōzeki Baruto leads the tournament at 11–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Homasho by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Baruto by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Kakuryu by and Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Hakuho by . Takanoyama won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutTakekaze beat Sekiwake Toyonoshima ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kisenosato()
OzekiBaruto
beat Harumafuji()
beat Homasho()
lost to Baruto()
lost to Kakuryu()
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Kotooshu()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Takekaze()
KomusubiWakakoyu
beat Okinoumi()
KomusubiMiyabiyama
lost to Aminishiki()
Day 10
Baruto leads at 10–0.
▾

After day 10, Ōzeki Baruto leads the tournament at 10–0. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kisenosato lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho lost to Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Takayasu by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Kitataiki by and Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Kotoshogiku by .

StandoutAminishiki beat Komusubi Wakakoyu ()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Kakuryu()
OzekiBaruto
beat Toyonoshima()
lost to Kisenosato()
beat Takayasu()
beat Kitataiki()
beat Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Hakuho()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Baruto()
KomusubiWakakoyu
lost to Aminishiki()
KomusubiMiyabiyama
beat Takekaze()
Day 9
Hakuho and Baruto share the lead at 9–0.
▾

After day 9, Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Baruto share the lead at 9–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kisenosato leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Kitataiki by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Harumafuji by and Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Homasho by .

StandoutTochiozan (M8) on a 7–2 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Toyonoshima()
OzekiBaruto
beat Takayasu()
beat Kitataiki()
beat Kotooshu()
lost to Harumafuji()
beat Homasho()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Takekaze()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiWakakoyu
beat Miyabiyama()
KomusubiMiyabiyama
lost to Wakakoyu()
Day 8
Hakuho and Baruto share the lead at 8–0.
▾

After day 8, Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Baruto share the lead at 8–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kotooshu and Ōzeki Kisenosato lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Miyabiyama by , Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Homasho by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Toyonoshima by and Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Okinoumi by .

StandoutTochiozan (M8) on a 6–2 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Takayasu()
OzekiBaruto
beat Kitataiki()
lost to Miyabiyama()
beat Homasho()
beat Toyonoshima()
beat Okinoumi()
SekiwakeKakuryu
lost to Wakakoyu()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Kotooshu()
KomusubiWakakoyu
beat Kakuryu()
KomusubiMiyabiyama
beat Kotoshogiku()
Day 7
Hakuho and Baruto share the lead at 7–0.★2
▾
UpsetHomashodef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 7
UpsetGoeidodef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()Day 7

After day 7, Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Baruto share the lead at 7–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kotooshu and Ōzeki Kisenosato lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Takayasu by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Goeido by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Homasho by and Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Wakakoyu by .

StandoutHomasho beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kitataiki()
OzekiBaruto
beat Kakuryu()
beat Takayasu()
lost to Goeido()
lost to Homasho()
beat Wakakoyu()
SekiwakeKakuryu
lost to Baruto()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Miyabiyama()
KomusubiWakakoyu
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiMiyabiyama
beat Toyonoshima()
Day 6
Hakuho, Baruto, and Kotooshu share the lead at 6–0.
▾

After day 6, Yokozuna Hakuho, Ōzeki Baruto and Ōzeki Kotooshu share the lead at 6–0. One win back, Ōzeki Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kisenosato lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Toyonoshima by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Kakuryu by and Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Takekaze by .

StandoutKitataiki beat Komusubi Miyabiyama ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Goeido()
OzekiBaruto
beat Aminishiki()
beat Toyonoshima()
lost to Kakuryu()
beat Wakakoyu()
beat Takekaze()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Harumafuji()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiWakakoyu
lost to Kotooshu()
KomusubiMiyabiyama
lost to Kitataiki()
Day 5
4 wrestlers share the lead at 5–0.★1
▾
UpsetGoeidodef. Ōzeki Kotoshogiku()Day 5

After day 5, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 5–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Baruto. One win back, Ōzeki Kisenosato leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Goeido by and Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Kakuryu by .

StandoutGoeido beat Ozeki Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Miyabiyama()
OzekiBaruto
beat Takekaze()
lost to Goeido()
beat Kitataiki()
beat Okinoumi()
beat Kakuryu()
SekiwakeKakuryu
lost to Kisenosato()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
beat Wakakoyu()
KomusubiWakakoyu
lost to Toyonoshima()
KomusubiMiyabiyama
lost to Hakuho()
Day 4
6 wrestlers share the lead at 4–0.★2
▾
UpsetAminishikidef. Ōzeki Kotoshogiku()Day 4
Rare techniqueTakanoyamadef. Kaisei()Day 4

After day 4, 6 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 4–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Baruto. One win back, Ōzeki Kisenosato leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Aminishiki by and Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Toyonoshima by . Takanoyama won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutAminishiki beat Ozeki Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Okinoumi()
OzekiBaruto
beat Wakakoyu()
lost to Aminishiki()
beat Takekaze()
beat Goeido()
lost to Toyonoshima()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Miyabiyama()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
beat Kisenosato()
KomusubiWakakoyu
lost to Baruto()
KomusubiMiyabiyama
lost to Kakuryu()
Day 3
11 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueShohozandef. Aran()Day 3

After day 3, 11 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Baruto. One win back, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Okinoumi by . Shohozan won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutToyohibiki (M5) on a 3–0 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Aminishiki()
OzekiBaruto
beat Goeido()
beat Okinoumi()
beat Wakakoyu()
beat Takekaze()
beat Miyabiyama()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Toyonoshima()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Kakuryu()
KomusubiWakakoyu
lost to Harumafuji()
KomusubiMiyabiyama
lost to Kisenosato()
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 Ōzeki Baruto. One win back, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Wakakoyu by .

YokozunaHakuho
beat Takekaze()
OzekiBaruto
beat Okinoumi()
beat Wakakoyu()
beat Toyonoshima()
beat Miyabiyama()
beat Aminishiki()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Goeido()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
lost to Harumafuji()
KomusubiWakakoyu
lost to Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiMiyabiyama
lost to Kotooshu()
Day 1
21 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.★1
▾
UpsetTakekazedef. Ōzeki Kotoshogiku()Day 1

After day 1, 21 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Baruto. One win back, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Takekaze by .

StandoutTakekaze beat Ozeki Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Wakakoyu()
OzekiBaruto
beat Miyabiyama()
lost to Takekaze()
beat Okinoumi()
beat Aminishiki()
beat Goeido()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Kitataiki()
SekiwakeToyonoshima
beat Takayasu()
KomusubiWakakoyu
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiMiyabiyama
lost to Baruto()
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.