CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2017

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 14-28 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 9›
KinboshiTochiozandef. Yokozuna Kisenosato()Day 9
YokozunaKakuryu

After day 9, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji share the lead at 9–0. One wrestler is one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kisenosato lost to Tochiozan by , Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Goeido by and Ōzeki Goeido lost to Terunofuji by . Tochiozan claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Kisenosato. Yokozuna Kakuryu remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutShodai (M5) on a 7–2 run.

· as of Day 9
42 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Aoiyama()
2
Harumafuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Tamawashi()
3
Takayasu
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
○def.Chiyonokuni()
4
Terunofuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Goeido()
5
Shodai
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
○def.Hokutofuji()
6
Tochinoshin
· Kasugano-beya · Georgia (old)
○def.Myogiryu()
7
Ura
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
○def.Shohozan()
8
Kisenosato
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toTochiozan()
9
Tamawashi
· Kataonami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toHarumafuji()
10
Ikioi
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
○def.Takanoiwa()
11
○def.Takekaze()
12
Hokutofuji
· Hakkaku-beya · SaitamaSaitama
●lost toShodai()
13
Kagayaki
· Takadagawa-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
●lost toOnosho()
14
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
○def.Yutakayama()
15
Daishomaru
· Oitekaze-beya · OsakaOsaka
●lost toIshiura()
16
Onosho
· Onomatsu-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Kagayaki()
17
Kaisei
· Oshima-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
○def.Kotoyuki()
18
Goeido
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
●lost toTerunofuji()
19
Yoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · OitaOita
○def.Mitakeumi()
20
Tochiozan
· Kasugano-beya · KochiKochi
○def.Kisenosato()
21
Takanoiwa
· Chiganoura-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toIkioi()
22
Ishiura
· Miyagino-beya · TottoriTottori
○def.Daishomaru()
23
Chiyotairyu
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toKyokushuho()
24
Kotoyuki
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
●lost toKaisei()
25
Mitakeumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · NaganoNagano
●lost toYoshikaze()
26
Endo
· Oitekaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
●lost toKotoshogiku()
27
Takarafuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toDaieisho()
28
Sokokurai
· Arashio-beya · 🇨🇳China
●lost toArawashi()
29
Ichinojo
· Minato-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Toyohibiki()
30
Myogiryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
●lost toTochinoshin()
31
Kotoshogiku
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Endo()
32
●lost toTakayasu()
33
Chiyoshoma
· Kokonoe-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Okinoumi()
34
Aoiyama
· Kasugano-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
●lost toHakuho()
35
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
●lost toTakakeisho()
36
Shohozan
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
●lost toUra()
37
Arawashi
· Minezaki-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Sokokurai()
38
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
●lost toIchinojo()
39
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
kyūjō
40
Okinoumi
· Hakkaku-beya · ShimaneShimane
●lost toChiyoshoma()
41
Daieisho
· Oitekaze-beya · SaitamaSaitama
○def.Takarafuji()
42
Yutakayama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
●lost toTokushoryu()
Day-by-day
Day 15
Hakuho leads at 15–0.
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YokozunaKisenosato, M5Takanoiwa, YokozunaKakuryu

After day 15, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 15–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kisenosato sat out, Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Takayasu by and Ōzeki Goeido lost to Tamawashi by . Yokozuna Kisenosato, Takanoiwa (M5) and Yokozuna Kakuryu remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutShodai beat Komusubi Mitakeumi ()
YokozunaKisenosato
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaKakuryu
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHakuho
beat Harumafuji()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Hakuho()
beat Takayasu()
OzekiGoeido
lost to Tamawashi()
SekiwakeTakayasu
lost to Terunofuji()
SekiwakeTamawashi
beat Goeido()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Ikioi()
KomusubiMitakeumi
lost to Shodai()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Hokutofuji()
Day 14
Hakuho leads at 14–0.
▾
YokozunaKisenosato, M5Takanoiwa, YokozunaKakuryu

After day 14, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 14–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kisenosato sat out, Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Goeido by , Ōzeki Terunofuji lost to Hakuho by and Ōzeki Goeido beat Harumafuji by . Yokozuna Kisenosato, Takanoiwa (M5) and Yokozuna Kakuryu remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochinoshin beat Sekiwake Tamawashi ()
YokozunaKisenosato
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaKakuryu
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHakuho
beat Terunofuji()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Goeido()
lost to Hakuho()
OzekiGoeido
beat Harumafuji()
SekiwakeTakayasu
lost to Shodai()
SekiwakeTamawashi
lost to Tochinoshin()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Daieisho()
KomusubiMitakeumi
beat Ikioi()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Tochiozan()
Day 13
Hakuho leads at 13–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueYoshikazedef. Chiyoshoma()Day 13
YokozunaKisenosato, M5Takanoiwa, YokozunaKakuryu

After day 13, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 13–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kisenosato sat out, Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Takayasu by , Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Tochiozan by and Ōzeki Goeido beat Takarafuji by . Yoshikaze won by , a rarely seen technique. Yokozuna Kisenosato, Takanoiwa (M5) and Yokozuna Kakuryu remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochinoshin (M10) on a 10–3 run.
YokozunaKisenosato
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaKakuryu
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tamawashi()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Takayasu()
beat Tochiozan()
OzekiGoeido
beat Takarafuji()
SekiwakeTakayasu
beat Harumafuji()
SekiwakeTamawashi
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Okinoumi()
KomusubiMitakeumi
beat Endo()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Chiyoshoma()
Day 12
Hakuho leads at 12–0.
▾
YokozunaKisenosato, YokozunaKakuryu

After day 12, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 12–0. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kisenosato sat out, Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Takanoiwa by , Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Shodai by and Ōzeki Goeido beat Aoiyama by . Yokozuna Kisenosato and Yokozuna Kakuryu remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutUra (M10) on a 10–2 run.
YokozunaKisenosato
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaKakuryu
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochiozan()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Takanoiwa()
beat Shodai()
OzekiGoeido
beat Aoiyama()
SekiwakeTakayasu
beat Takarafuji()
SekiwakeTamawashi
beat Daieisho()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Mitakeumi()
KomusubiMitakeumi
beat Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Chiyonokuni()
Day 11
Hakuho leads at 11–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueShohozandef. Okinoumi()Day 11
YokozunaKakuryu

After day 11, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 11–0. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kisenosato lost to Tamawashi by , Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Mitakeumi by , Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Aoiyama by and Ōzeki Goeido lost to Hakuho by . Shohozan won by , a rarely seen technique. Yokozuna Kakuryu remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutEndo beat Komusubi Yoshikaze ()
YokozunaKisenosato
lost to Tamawashi()
YokozunaKakuryu
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHakuho
beat Goeido()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Mitakeumi()
beat Aoiyama()
OzekiGoeido
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeTakayasu
beat Tochiozan()
SekiwakeTamawashi
beat Kisenosato()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Chiyonokuni()
KomusubiMitakeumi
beat Harumafuji()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Endo()
Day 10
Hakuho and Harumafuji share the lead at 10–0.
▾
YokozunaKakuryu

After day 10, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji share the lead at 10–0. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kisenosato lost to Kotoshogiku by , Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Yoshikaze by and Ōzeki Goeido beat Chiyoshoma by . Yokozuna Kakuryu remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutShodai (M5) on a 8–2 run.
YokozunaKisenosato
lost to Kotoshogiku()
YokozunaKakuryu
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHakuho
beat Takayasu()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Tochiozan()
beat Yoshikaze()
OzekiGoeido
beat Chiyoshoma()
SekiwakeTakayasu
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeTamawashi
beat Endo()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Kisenosato()
KomusubiMitakeumi
beat Chiyonokuni()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Terunofuji()
Day 9
Hakuho and Harumafuji share the lead at 9–0.★1
▾
KinboshiTochiozandef. Yokozuna Kisenosato()Day 9
YokozunaKakuryu

After day 9, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji share the lead at 9–0. One wrestler is one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kisenosato lost to Tochiozan by , Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Goeido by and Ōzeki Goeido lost to Terunofuji by . Tochiozan claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Kisenosato. Yokozuna Kakuryu remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutShodai (M5) on a 7–2 run.
YokozunaKisenosatokinboshi
lost to Tochiozan()
YokozunaKakuryu
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHakuho
beat Aoiyama()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Tamawashi()
beat Goeido()
OzekiGoeido
lost to Terunofuji()
SekiwakeTakayasu
beat Chiyonokuni()
SekiwakeTamawashi
lost to Harumafuji()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Endo()
KomusubiMitakeumi
lost to Yoshikaze()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Mitakeumi()
Day 8
Hakuho and Harumafuji share the lead at 8–0.★1
▾
UpsetEndodef. Ōzeki Goeido()Day 8
YokozunaKakuryu

After day 8, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji share the lead at 8–0. One wrestler is one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kisenosato beat Aoiyama by , Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Mitakeumi by and Ōzeki Goeido lost to Endo by . Yokozuna Kakuryu remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutEndo beat Ozeki Goeido ()
YokozunaKisenosato
beat Aoiyama()
YokozunaKakuryu
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotoshogiku()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Chiyoshoma()
beat Mitakeumi()
OzekiGoeido
lost to Endo()
SekiwakeTakayasu
beat Yoshikaze()
SekiwakeTamawashi
beat Okinoumi()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiMitakeumi
lost to Terunofuji()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Takayasu()
Day 7
Hakuho and Harumafuji share the lead at 7–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueArawashidef. Ichinojo()Day 7
YokozunaKakuryu

After day 7, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji share the lead at 7–0. One wrestler is one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kisenosato beat Mitakeumi by , Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Okinoumi by and Ōzeki Goeido beat Kotoshogiku by . Arawashi won by , a rarely seen technique. Yokozuna Kakuryu remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutShodai (M5) on a 5–2 run.
YokozunaKisenosato
beat Mitakeumi()
YokozunaKakuryu
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHakuho
beat Daieisho()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Yoshikaze()
beat Okinoumi()
OzekiGoeido
beat Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeTakayasu
beat Chiyoshoma()
SekiwakeTamawashi
beat Chiyonokuni()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Goeido()
KomusubiMitakeumi
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Harumafuji()
Day 6
Hakuho and Harumafuji share the lead at 6–0.
▾
YokozunaKakuryu

After day 6, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji share the lead at 6–0. 3 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kisenosato beat Daieisho by , Yokozuna Kakuryu sat out, Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Chiyonokuni by and Ōzeki Goeido beat Mitakeumi by . Yokozuna Kakuryu remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutDaishomaru (M13) on a 5–1 run.
YokozunaKisenosato
beat Daieisho()
YokozunaKakuryu
sat out (kyūjō)
YokozunaHakuho
beat Endo()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Aoiyama()
beat Chiyonokuni()
OzekiGoeido
beat Mitakeumi()
SekiwakeTakayasu
lost to Tamawashi()
SekiwakeTamawashi
beat Takayasu()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Yoshikaze()
KomusubiMitakeumi
lost to Goeido()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Kotoshogiku()
Day 5
Hakuho, Harumafuji, and Takayasu share the lead at 5–0.★1
▾
KinboshiOkinoumidef. Yokozuna Kakuryu()Day 5

After day 5, Yokozuna Hakuho, Yokozuna Harumafuji and Sekiwake Takayasu share the lead at 5–0. 5 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kisenosato beat Chiyoshoma by , Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Okinoumi by , Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Kotoshogiku by and Ōzeki Goeido beat Chiyonokuni by . Okinoumi claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Kakuryu.

StandoutShodai (M5) on a 4–1 run.
YokozunaKisenosato
beat Chiyoshoma()
YokozunaKakuryukinboshi
lost to Okinoumi()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Mitakeumi()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Daieisho()
beat Kotoshogiku()
OzekiGoeido
beat Chiyonokuni()
SekiwakeTakayasu
beat Endo()
SekiwakeTamawashi
beat Yoshikaze()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Terunofuji()
KomusubiMitakeumi
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Tamawashi()
Day 4
Hakuho, Harumafuji, and Takayasu share the lead at 4–0.★3
▾
KinboshiEndodef. Yokozuna Kisenosato()Day 4
Rare techniqueTakayasudef. Mitakeumi()Day 4
Rare techniqueOnoshodef. Yutakayama()Day 4

After day 4, Yokozuna Hakuho, Yokozuna Harumafuji and Sekiwake Takayasu share the lead at 4–0. 12 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kisenosato lost to Endo by , Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Yoshikaze by , Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Chiyoshoma by and Ōzeki Goeido beat Daieisho by . Endo claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Kisenosato. Takayasu won by , a rarely seen technique.

YokozunaKisenosatokinboshi
lost to Endo()
YokozunaKakuryu
lost to Yoshikaze()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Okinoumi()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Chiyonokuni()
beat Chiyoshoma()
OzekiGoeido
beat Daieisho()
SekiwakeTakayasu
beat Mitakeumi()
SekiwakeTamawashi
lost to Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
beat Tamawashi()
KomusubiMitakeumi
lost to Takayasu()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Kakuryu()
Day 3
7 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.
▾

After day 3, 7 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji. One win back, Yokozuna Kisenosato leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kisenosato beat Chiyonokuni by , Yokozuna Kakuryu beat Endo by , Ōzeki Terunofuji beat Daieisho by and Ōzeki Goeido lost to Yoshikaze by .

StandoutTochiozan (M4) on a 3–0 run.
YokozunaKisenosato
beat Chiyonokuni()
YokozunaKakuryu
beat Endo()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Chiyoshoma()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Okinoumi()
beat Daieisho()
OzekiGoeido
lost to Yoshikaze()
SekiwakeTakayasu
beat Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeTamawashi
lost to Mitakeumi()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Takayasu()
KomusubiMitakeumi
beat Tamawashi()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Goeido()
Day 2
11 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.★1
▾
KinboshiChiyonokunidef. Yokozuna Kakuryu()Day 2

After day 2, 11 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji. One win back, Yokozuna Kisenosato and Ōzeki Goeido lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kisenosato beat Okinoumi by , Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Chiyonokuni by , Ōzeki Terunofuji lost to Tamawashi by and Ōzeki Goeido lost to Takayasu by . Chiyonokuni claimed a kinboshi over Yokozuna Kakuryu.

StandoutChiyoshoma beat Sekiwake Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaKisenosato
beat Okinoumi()
YokozunaKakuryukinboshi
lost to Chiyonokuni()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Yoshikaze()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Endo()
lost to Tamawashi()
OzekiGoeido
lost to Takayasu()
SekiwakeTakayasu
beat Goeido()
SekiwakeTamawashi
beat Terunofuji()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Chiyoshoma()
KomusubiMitakeumi
beat Daieisho()
KomusubiYoshikaze
lost to Hakuho()
Day 1
21 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.★1
▾
UpsetEndodef. Ōzeki Terunofuji()Day 1

After day 1, 21 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji. One win back, Yokozuna Kisenosato, Yokozuna Kakuryu and Ōzeki Terunofuji lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Kisenosato lost to Yoshikaze by , Yokozuna Kakuryu lost to Mitakeumi by and Ōzeki Terunofuji lost to Endo by .

StandoutEndo beat Ozeki Terunofuji ()
YokozunaKisenosato
lost to Yoshikaze()
YokozunaKakuryu
lost to Mitakeumi()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Chiyonokuni()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Kotoshogiku()
lost to Endo()
OzekiGoeido
beat Okinoumi()
SekiwakeTakayasu
beat Daieisho()
SekiwakeTamawashi
beat Chiyoshoma()
SekiwakeKotoshogiku
lost to Harumafuji()
KomusubiMitakeumi
beat Kakuryu()
KomusubiYoshikaze
beat Kisenosato()
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.