CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2013

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 12-26 May · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
· special prizes
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Day in review
‹Day 9›
SekiwakeBaruto

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

StandoutMyogiryu beat Komusubi Tochiozan ()

· as of Day 9
42 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Aoiyama()
2
Kisenosato
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
○def.Toyonoshima()
3
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toKotoshogiku()
4
Harumafuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Goeido()
5
Kotoshogiku
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Kakuryu()
6
Tokitenku
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Chiyonokuni()
7
Kotooshu
· Sadogatake-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
○def.Kitataiki()
8
Myogiryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
○def.Tochiozan()
9
Shohozan
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Toyohibiki()
10
Ikioi
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
●lost toDaido()
11
Chiyotairyu
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Kyokushuho()
12
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
●lost toShohozan()
13
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
○def.Kaisei()
14
Goeido
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
●lost toHarumafuji()
15
Aoiyama
· Kasugano-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
●lost toHakuho()
16
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
●lost toAran()
17
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Chiyootori()
18
Shotenro
· Fujishima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toYoshikaze()
19
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toChiyotairyu()
20
Daido
· Onomatsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Ikioi()
21
Masunoyama
· Tokiwayama-beya · ChibaChiba
○def.Homarefuji()
22
Kaisei
· Oshima-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
●lost toGagamaru()
23
Chiyootori
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
●lost toFujiazuma()
24
Aran
· Kasugano-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
○def.Takekaze()
25
●lost toKisenosato()
26
Takayasu
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toJokoryu()
27
Yoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · OitaOita
○def.Shotenro()
28
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toWakanosato()
29
●lost toTokitenku()
30
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Tamawashi()
31
Baruto
· Onoe-beya · 🇪🇪Estonia
kyūjō
32
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Okinoumi()
33
Wakanosato
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Kyokutenho()
34
Homarefuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toMasunoyama()
35
Tochiozan
· Kasugano-beya · KochiKochi
●lost toMyogiryu()
36
Jokoryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Takayasu()
37
Sadanofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
○def.Daikiho()
38
Okinoumi
· Hakkaku-beya · ShimaneShimane
●lost toAminishiki()
39
Kitataiki
· Yamahibiki-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toKotooshu()
40
Takarafuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Tochinoshin()
41
Daikiho
· Miyagino-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toSadanofuji()
42
Tochinoshin
· Kasugano-beya · Georgia (old)
●lost toTakarafuji()
Day-by-day
Day 15
Hakuho leads at 15–0.
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M12Kyokushuho, SekiwakeBaruto

After day 15, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 15–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Kotoshogiku by , Ōzeki Kakuryu lost to Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Kisenosato by and Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Kakuryu by . Kyokushuho (M12) and Sekiwake Baruto remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutMyogiryu (M1) on a 11–4 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Harumafuji()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Hakuho()
lost to Kotoshogiku()
OzekiKakuryu
lost to Kotooshu()
beat Kisenosato()
beat Kakuryu()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Tokitenku()
SekiwakeBaruto
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Okinoumi()
KomusubiOkinoumi
beat Tochiozan()
Day 14
Hakuho leads at 14–0.★1
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UpsetShohozandef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 14
M12Kyokushuho, SekiwakeBaruto

After day 14, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 14–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kisenosato leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kakuryu lost to Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Toyonoshima by and Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Shohozan by . Kyokushuho (M12) and Sekiwake Baruto remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutShohozan beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kisenosato()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Kakuryu()
lost to Hakuho()
OzekiKakuryu
lost to Harumafuji()
beat Toyonoshima()
lost to Shohozan()
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Chiyotairyu()
SekiwakeBaruto
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Takayasu()
KomusubiOkinoumi
lost to Takarafuji()
Day 13
Hakuho and Kisenosato share the lead at 13–0.
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M12Kyokushuho, SekiwakeBaruto

After day 13, Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kisenosato share the lead at 13–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Kakuryu lost to Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Hakuho by and Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Harumafuji by . Kyokushuho (M12) and Sekiwake Baruto remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTakayasu beat Sekiwake Goeido ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotoshogiku()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Kotooshu()
beat Kakuryu()
OzekiKakuryu
lost to Kisenosato()
lost to Hakuho()
lost to Harumafuji()
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Takayasu()
SekiwakeBaruto
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Shohozan()
KomusubiOkinoumi
beat Aran()
Day 12
Hakuho and Kisenosato share the lead at 12–0.
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M12Kyokushuho, SekiwakeBaruto

After day 12, Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kisenosato share the lead at 12–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kakuryu lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Aran by and Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Aoiyama by . Kyokushuho (M12) and Sekiwake Baruto remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutMyogiryu (M1) on a 9–3 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kakuryu()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Kisenosato()
beat Harumafuji()
OzekiKakuryu
lost to Hakuho()
beat Aran()
beat Aoiyama()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Shohozan()
SekiwakeBaruto
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Toyonoshima()
KomusubiOkinoumi
beat Kitataiki()
Day 11
Hakuho and Kisenosato share the lead at 11–0.
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M12Kyokushuho, SekiwakeBaruto

After day 11, Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kisenosato share the lead at 11–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kakuryu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Kotoshogiku by , Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Aoiyama by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Harumafuji by and Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Hakuho by . Kyokushuho (M12) and Sekiwake Baruto remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutToyonoshima beat Sekiwake Goeido ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotooshu()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Kotoshogiku()
beat Aran()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Aoiyama()
lost to Harumafuji()
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Toyonoshima()
SekiwakeBaruto
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Kitataiki()
KomusubiOkinoumi
lost to Tochinoshin()
Day 10
Hakuho and Kisenosato share the lead at 10–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueHakuhodef. Goeido()Day 10
SekiwakeBaruto

After day 10, Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kisenosato share the lead at 10–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kakuryu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Shohozan by , Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Aran by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Aoiyama by and Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Kisenosato by . Hakuho won by , a rarely seen technique. Sekiwake Baruto remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutMyogiryu beat Komusubi Okinoumi ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Goeido()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Shohozan()
beat Kotooshu()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Aran()
beat Aoiyama()
lost to Kisenosato()
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeBaruto
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Aminishiki()
KomusubiOkinoumi
lost to Myogiryu()
Day 9
Hakuho and Kisenosato share the lead at 9–0.
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SekiwakeBaruto

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

StandoutMyogiryu beat Komusubi Tochiozan ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Aoiyama()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Goeido()
beat Toyonoshima()
OzekiKakuryu
lost to Kotoshogiku()
beat Kakuryu()
beat Kitataiki()
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Harumafuji()
SekiwakeBaruto
sat out (kyūjō)
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Myogiryu()
KomusubiOkinoumi
lost to Aminishiki()
Day 8
Hakuho, Kisenosato, and Kakuryu share the lead at 8–0.
▾

After day 8, Yokozuna Hakuho, Ōzeki Kisenosato and Ōzeki Kakuryu share the lead at 8–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Toyonoshima by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Tochinoshin by and Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Tochiozan by .

StandoutMyogiryu beat Sekiwake Baruto ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Aran()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Toyonoshima()
beat Goeido()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Okinoumi()
beat Tochinoshin()
beat Tochiozan()
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Kisenosato()
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Myogiryu()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Kotooshu()
KomusubiOkinoumi
lost to Kakuryu()
Day 7
Hakuho, Kisenosato, and Kakuryu share the lead at 7–0.
▾

After day 7, Yokozuna Hakuho, Ōzeki Kisenosato and Ōzeki Kakuryu share the lead at 7–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Aoiyama by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Tochiozan by and Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Okinoumi by .

StandoutAoiyama (M4) on a 5–2 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Takarafuji()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Aoiyama()
beat Baruto()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Tochinoshin()
beat Tochiozan()
lost to Okinoumi()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Aminishiki()
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiOkinoumi
beat Kotooshu()
Day 6
Hakuho, Kisenosato, and Kakuryu share the lead at 6–0.★2
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UpsetMyogiryudef. Ōzeki Kotoshogiku()Day 6
UpsetAminishikidef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 6

After day 6, Yokozuna Hakuho, Ōzeki Kisenosato and Ōzeki Kakuryu share the lead at 6–0. 3 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Aran by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Myogiryu by and Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Aminishiki by .

StandoutMyogiryu beat Ozeki Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Okinoumi()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Aran()
beat Tochinoshin()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Goeido()
lost to Myogiryu()
lost to Aminishiki()
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Kakuryu()
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Tochiozan()
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Baruto()
KomusubiOkinoumi
lost to Hakuho()
Day 5
4 wrestlers share the lead at 5–0.★2
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UpsetMyogiryudef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 5
Rare techniqueGoeidodef. Kotoshogiku()Day 5

After day 5, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 5–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kisenosato. One win back, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku and Ōzeki Kotooshu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Tochiozan by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Goeido by and Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Myogiryu by . Goeido won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutMyogiryu beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochinoshin()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Tochiozan()
beat Aminishiki()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Kitataiki()
lost to Goeido()
lost to Myogiryu()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Okinoumi()
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Harumafuji()
KomusubiOkinoumi
lost to Baruto()
Day 4
8 wrestlers share the lead at 4–0.
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After day 4, 8 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 4–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kisenosato. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Tochinoshin by .

StandoutAoiyama (M4) on a 4–0 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kitataiki()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Tochinoshin()
beat Tochiozan()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Myogiryu()
beat Takarafuji()
beat Baruto()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Okinoumi()
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Kotooshu()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiOkinoumi
lost to Goeido()
Day 3
10 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueGoeidodef. Tochiozan()Day 3

After day 3, 10 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kisenosato. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Kitataiki by . Goeido won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutAoiyama (M4) on a 3–0 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Myogiryu()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Kitataiki()
beat Okinoumi()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Baruto()
beat Aminishiki()
beat Takarafuji()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Tochiozan()
SekiwakeBaruto
lost to Kakuryu()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Goeido()
KomusubiOkinoumi
lost to Kisenosato()
Day 2
15 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.★1
▾
KinboshiMyogiryudef. Yokozuna Harumafuji()Day 2

After day 2, 15 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kisenosato. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Myogiryu by . Myogiryu claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Harumafuji.

YokozunaHakuho
beat Aminishiki()
YokozunaHarumafujikinboshi
lost to Myogiryu()
beat Kitataiki()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Tochiozan()
beat Okinoumi()
beat Goeido()
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Kotooshu()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Tochinoshin()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Kakuryu()
KomusubiOkinoumi
lost to Kotoshogiku()
Day 1
21 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.
▾

After day 1, 21 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji. 21 wrestlers are one win behind the leader.

YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochiozan()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Okinoumi()
beat Myogiryu()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Aminishiki()
beat Kitataiki()
beat Tochinoshin()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Takarafuji()
SekiwakeBaruto
beat Aran()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiOkinoumi
lost to Harumafuji()
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.