CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2014

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 11-25 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 2›

After day 2, 13 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Kakuryu. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Aoiyama by .

StandoutAminishiki beat Sekiwake Goeido ()

· as of Day 2
42 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Takekaze()
2
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Yoshikaze()
3
Kisenosato
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
○def.Chiyootori()
4
Kotoshogiku
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Takarafuji()
5
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Goeido()
6
Shohozan
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Endo()
7
Kaisei
· Oshima-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
○def.Homasho()
8
Myogiryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
○def.Terunofuji()
9
Takayasu
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
○def.Tokushoryu()
10
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
○def.Osunaarashi()
11
Jokoryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Chiyomaru()
12
Kitataiki
· Yamahibiki-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Tokitenku()
13
Sokokurai
· Arashio-beya · 🇨🇳China
○def.Chiyonokuni()
14
Harumafuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Aoiyama()
15
Goeido
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
●lost toAminishiki()
16
Yoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · OitaOita
●lost toKakuryu()
17
Chiyotairyu
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Tochiozan()
18
Endo
· Oitekaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
●lost toShohozan()
19
○def.Kyokutenho()
20
Ikioi
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
○def.Tamawashi()
21
Tamawashi
· Kataonami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toIkioi()
22
Osunaarashi
· Otake-beya · Egypt - Egypt
●lost toToyohibiki()
23
Tochinowaka
· Kasugano-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
○def.Okinoumi()
24
Chiyomaru
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
●lost toJokoryu()
25
Masunoyama
· Tokiwayama-beya · ChibaChiba
○def.Takanoiwa()
26
Tokitenku
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toKitataiki()
27
Kyokushuho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Gagamaru()
28
Arawashi
· Minezaki-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Sadanoumi()
29
Sadanoumi
· Sakaigawa-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
●lost toArawashi()
30
Tochiozan
· Kasugano-beya · KochiKochi
●lost toChiyotairyu()
31
Chiyootori
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
●lost toKisenosato()
32
Aoiyama
· Kasugano-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
●lost toHarumafuji()
33
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
●lost toHakuho()
34
Takarafuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toKotoshogiku()
35
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toToyonoshima()
36
Homasho
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
●lost toKaisei()
37
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
●lost toTakayasu()
38
Terunofuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toMyogiryu()
39
Okinoumi
· Hakkaku-beya · ShimaneShimane
●lost toTochinowaka()
40
Takanoiwa
· Chiganoura-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toMasunoyama()
41
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
●lost toKyokushuho()
42
●lost toSokokurai()
Day-by-day
Day 15
Hakuho leads at 14–1.★1
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Rare techniqueMyogiryudef. Arawashi()Day 15

After day 15, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 14–1. One win back, Ōzeki Kisenosato leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Hakuho by , Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Kakuryu by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Goeido by . Myogiryu won by , a rarely seen technique. Toyonoshima (M4) and Chiyonokuni (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutIkioi (M5) on a 11–4 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Harumafuji()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Hakuho()
YokozunaKakuryu
lost to Kisenosato()
beat Kakuryu()
lost to Goeido()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Ikioi()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Kyokutenho()
KomusubiChiyootori
beat Takayasu()
Day 14
Hakuho leads at 13–1.
▾

After day 14, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 13–1. One win back, Ōzeki Kisenosato leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Kisenosato by hansoku, Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Harumafuji by hansoku and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Tochiozan by . Toyonoshima (M4) and Chiyonokuni (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutEndo beat Komusubi Yoshikaze ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kakuryu()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Kisenosato(hansoku)
YokozunaKakuryu
lost to Hakuho()
beat Harumafuji(hansoku)
lost to Tochiozan()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Ikioi()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Endo()
KomusubiChiyootori
beat Tokushoryu()
Day 13
Hakuho leads at 12–1.
▾
M16Chiyonokuni

After day 13, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 12–1. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kisenosato lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Kakuryu by , Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Goeido by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Hakuho by . Chiyonokuni (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAminishiki beat Komusubi Chiyootori ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotoshogiku()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Kakuryu()
YokozunaKakuryu
lost to Harumafuji()
beat Goeido()
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Endo()
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Toyonoshima()
KomusubiChiyootori
lost to Aminishiki()
Day 12
Hakuho leads at 11–1.★1
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Rare techniqueOkinoumidef. Takanoiwa()Day 12
M16Chiyonokuni

After day 12, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 11–1. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kisenosato lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Kotoshogiku by , Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Goeido by hansoku, Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Hakuho by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Harumafuji by . Okinoumi won by , a rarely seen technique. Chiyonokuni (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAminishiki beat Komusubi Yoshikaze ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kisenosato()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Kotoshogiku()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Goeido(hansoku)
lost to Hakuho()
lost to Harumafuji()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Takekaze()
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Kakuryu(hansoku)
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Aminishiki()
KomusubiChiyootori
lost to Takarafuji()
Day 11
Hakuho and Kisenosato share the lead at 10–1.★1
▾
Rare techniqueKaiseidef. Takarafuji()Day 11
M16Chiyonokuni

After day 11, Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kisenosato share the lead at 10–1. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Tochiozan by , Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Kotoshogiku by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Kakuryu by . Kaisei won by , a rarely seen technique. Chiyonokuni (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutEndo beat Komusubi Chiyootori ()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Goeido()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Tochiozan()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Kotoshogiku()
beat Ikioi()
lost to Kakuryu()
SekiwakeTochiozan
lost to Harumafuji()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Hakuho()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Chiyotairyu()
KomusubiChiyootori
lost to Endo()
Day 10
Hakuho leads at 10–0.
▾
M16Chiyonokuni

After day 10, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 10–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kisenosato leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Goeido by , Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Aminishiki by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Kotoshogiku by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Kisenosato by . Chiyonokuni (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAoiyama beat Komusubi Yoshikaze ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochiozan()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Goeido()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Aminishiki()
beat Kotoshogiku()
lost to Kisenosato()
SekiwakeTochiozan
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Harumafuji()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Aoiyama()
KomusubiChiyootori
beat Takekaze()
Day 9
Hakuho leads at 9–0.★1
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Rare techniqueSadanoumidef. Kitataiki()Day 9
M16Chiyonokuni

After day 9, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 9–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kisenosato leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Shohozan by , Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Tochiozan by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Yoshikaze by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Kyokutenho by . Sadanoumi won by , a rarely seen technique. Chiyonokuni (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAoiyama beat Komusubi Chiyootori ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Endo()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Shohozan()
YokozunaKakuryu
lost to Tochiozan()
beat Yoshikaze()
beat Kyokutenho()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Kakuryu()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Toyonoshima()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiChiyootori
lost to Aoiyama()
Day 8
Hakuho leads at 8–0.★2
▾
UpsetTakekazedef. Ōzeki Kotoshogiku()Day 8
Rare techniqueHomashodef. Shohozan()Day 8
M16Chiyonokuni

After day 8, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 8–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kisenosato leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Chiyootori by , Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Takarafuji by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Endo by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Takekaze by . Homasho won by , a rarely seen technique. Chiyonokuni (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTakekaze beat Ozeki Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Yoshikaze()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Chiyootori()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Takarafuji()
beat Endo()
lost to Takekaze()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Toyonoshima()
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Chiyotairyu()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiChiyootori
lost to Harumafuji()
Day 7
Hakuho leads at 7–0.★1
▾
UpsetAoiyamadef. Ōzeki Kotoshogiku()Day 7
M16Chiyonokuni

After day 7, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 7–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kisenosato leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Endo by , Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Chiyootori by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Chiyotairyu by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Aoiyama by . Chiyonokuni (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAoiyama beat Ozeki Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kyokutenho()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Endo()
YokozunaKakuryu
lost to Chiyootori()
beat Chiyotairyu()
lost to Aoiyama()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Goeido()
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Tochiozan()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Takarafuji()
KomusubiChiyootori
beat Kakuryu()
Day 6
Hakuho leads at 6–0.★2
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KinboshiToyonoshimadef. Yokozuna Harumafuji()Day 6
Rare techniqueKotoshogikudef. Endo()Day 6
M16Chiyonokuni

After day 6, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 6–0. One win back, Yokozuna Kakuryu and Ōzeki Kisenosato lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Toyonoshima by , Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Kyokutenho by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Tochiozan by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Endo by . Toyonoshima claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Harumafuji. Kotoshogiku won by , a rarely seen technique. Chiyonokuni (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTakekaze beat Sekiwake Goeido ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Aminishiki()
YokozunaHarumafujikinboshi
lost to Toyonoshima()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Kyokutenho()
beat Tochiozan()
beat Endo()
SekiwakeTochiozan
lost to Kisenosato()
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Takekaze()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Chiyootori()
KomusubiChiyootori
lost to Yoshikaze()
Day 5
Hakuho leads at 5–0.
▾
M16Chiyonokuni

After day 5, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 5–0. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji, Yokozuna Kakuryu and Ōzeki Kisenosato lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Chiyotairyu by , Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Takekaze by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Aminishiki by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Yoshikaze by . Chiyonokuni (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAminishiki (M3) on a 4–1 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Takarafuji()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Chiyotairyu()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Takekaze()
beat Aminishiki()
beat Yoshikaze()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Chiyootori()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Aoiyama()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiChiyootori
lost to Tochiozan()
Day 4
5 wrestlers share the lead at 4–0.★3
▾
UpsetAminishikidef. Ōzeki Kotoshogiku()Day 4
UpsetAoiyamadef. Ōzeki Kisenosato()Day 4
KinboshiEndodef. Yokozuna Kakuryu()Day 4
M16Chiyonokuni

After day 4, 5 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 4–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Aminishiki (M3). One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji, Yokozuna Kakuryu and Ōzeki Kisenosato lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Kyokutenho by , Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Endo by , Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Aoiyama by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Aminishiki by . Endo claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Kakuryu. Chiyonokuni (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAminishiki beat Ozeki Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Chiyotairyu()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Kyokutenho()
YokozunaKakuryukinboshi
lost to Endo()
lost to Aoiyama()
lost to Aminishiki()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Yoshikaze()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Chiyootori()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Tochiozan()
KomusubiChiyootori
lost to Goeido()
Day 3
8 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.
▾
M16Chiyonokuni

After day 3, 8 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Kakuryu. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Takekaze by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Chiyootori by . Chiyonokuni (M16) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAminishiki (M3) on a 3–0 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Aoiyama()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Takekaze()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Chiyotairyu()
beat Takarafuji()
lost to Chiyootori()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Kyokutenho()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Yoshikaze()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Goeido()
KomusubiChiyootori
beat Kotoshogiku()
Day 2
13 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.
▾

After day 2, 13 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Kakuryu. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Aoiyama by .

StandoutAminishiki beat Sekiwake Goeido ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Takekaze()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Aoiyama()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Yoshikaze()
beat Chiyootori()
beat Takarafuji()
SekiwakeTochiozan
lost to Chiyotairyu()
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Aminishiki()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Kakuryu()
KomusubiChiyootori
lost to Kisenosato()
Day 1
21 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.★1
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Rare techniqueGoeidodef. Takarafuji()Day 1

After day 1, 21 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Kakuryu. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Yoshikaze by . Goeido won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutAminishiki beat Sekiwake Tochiozan ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Chiyootori()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Yoshikaze()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Aoiyama()
beat Takekaze()
beat Chiyotairyu()
SekiwakeTochiozan
lost to Aminishiki()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Takarafuji()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Harumafuji()
KomusubiChiyootori
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.