CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
2010

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 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 15›
M5Iwakiyama, M2Homasho

After day 15, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 15–0. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Kaio by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Baruto by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Kotooshu by and Ōzeki Baruto lost to Kotomitsuki by . Iwakiyama (M5) and Homasho (M2) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAsasekiryu beat Sekiwake Kisenosato ()

· final standings
42 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Harumafuji()
2
Aran
· Kasugano-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
○def.Hokutoriki()
3
Baruto
· Onoe-beya · 🇪🇪Estonia
●lost toKotomitsuki()
4
Hakuba
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Kotoshogiku()
5
Wakakoyu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
○def.Toyohibiki()
6
Shimotori
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
○def.Okinoumi()
7
Harumafuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toHakuho()
8
Kotooshu
· Sadogatake-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
●lost toKaio()
9
○def.Baruto()
10
Kaio
· Tomozuna-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Kotooshu()
11
Kotoshogiku
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
●lost toHakuba()
12
Asasekiryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Kisenosato()
13
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Miyabiyama()
14
Goeido
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
○def.Takamisakari()
15
Tokusegawa
· Asahiyama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Koryu()
16
Yoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · OitaOita
○def.Kakizoe()
17
Kisenosato
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toAsasekiryu()
18
Tochinoshin
· Kasugano-beya · Georgia (old)
○def.Kitataiki()
19
Tokitenku
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Tochiozan()
20
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
●lost toWakakoyu()
21
Mokonami
· Tatsunami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toTakekaze()
22
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
○def.Mokonami()
23
Takamisakari
· Azumazeki-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toGoeido()
24
Tochiozan
· Kasugano-beya · KochiKochi
●lost toTokitenku()
25
Kitataiki
· Yamahibiki-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toTochinoshin()
26
Kakizoe
· Fujishima-beya · OitaOita
●lost toYoshikaze()
27
○def.Kakuryu()
28
Kimurayama
· Kasugano-beya · WakayamaWakayama
●lost toWakanosato()
29
Hokutoriki
· Hakkaku-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toAran()
30
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toTosayutaka()
31
Wakanosato
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Kimurayama()
32
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Kokkai()
33
○def.Tamawashi()
34
Miyabiyama
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toKyokutenho()
35
Okinoumi
· Hakkaku-beya · ShimaneShimane
●lost toShimotori()
36
Koryu
· Hanakago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toTokusegawa()
37
Tamanoshima
· Kataonami-beya · FukushimaFukushima
○def.Chiyohakuho()
38
Kokkai
· Oitekaze-beya · Georgia (old)
●lost toAminishiki()
39
Tamawashi
· Kataonami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toToyonoshima()
40
Tochinonada
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
●lost toKasugao()
-
Iwakiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
42
Homasho
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
kyūjō
Day-by-day
Day 15
Hakuho leads at 15–0.
▾
M5Iwakiyama, M2Homasho

After day 15, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 15–0. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Kaio by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Baruto by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Kotooshu by and Ōzeki Baruto lost to Kotomitsuki by . Iwakiyama (M5) and Homasho (M2) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAsasekiryu beat Sekiwake Kisenosato ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Harumafuji()
lost to Hakuho()
lost to Kaio()
beat Baruto()
OzekiKaio
beat Kotooshu()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Kotomitsuki()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Asasekiryu()
SekiwakeAminishiki
beat Kokkai()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
lost to Hakuba()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Tokitenku()
Day 14
Hakuho leads at 14–0.
▾
M5Iwakiyama, M2Homasho

After day 14, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 14–0. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Kotomitsuki by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Aminishiki by and Ōzeki Baruto beat Kitataiki by . Iwakiyama (M5) and Homasho (M2) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAran (M10) on a 11–3 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotooshu()
lost to Kotomitsuki()
lost to Hakuho()
beat Harumafuji()
OzekiKaio
beat Aminishiki()
OzekiBaruto
beat Kitataiki()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Hakuba()
SekiwakeAminishiki
lost to Kaio()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
beat Miyabiyama()
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Asasekiryu()
Day 13
Hakuho leads at 13–0.
▾
M5Iwakiyama, M2Homasho

After day 13, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 13–0. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Kakuryu by and Ōzeki Baruto beat Kisenosato by . Iwakiyama (M5) and Homasho (M2) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAran (M10) on a 10–3 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotomitsuki()
lost to Kotooshu()
beat Harumafuji()
lost to Hakuho()
OzekiKaio
beat Kakuryu()
OzekiBaruto
beat Kisenosato()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Baruto()
SekiwakeAminishiki
beat Miyabiyama()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
beat Asasekiryu()
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Kitataiki()
Day 12
Hakuho leads at 12–0.★2
▾
UpsetHakubadef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 12
UpsetKitataikidef. Ōzeki Kotomitsuki()Day 12
M5Iwakiyama, M2Homasho

After day 12, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 12–0. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kaio by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Hakuba by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Kitataiki by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Harumafuji by and Ōzeki Baruto lost to Hakuho by . Iwakiyama (M5) and Homasho (M2) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutHakuba beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Baruto()
beat Kaio()
lost to Hakuba()
lost to Kitataiki()
OzekiKaio
lost to Harumafuji()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Tochinoshin()
SekiwakeAminishiki
lost to Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
beat Aminishiki()
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Toyonoshima()
Day 11
Hakuho leads at 11–0.
▾
M5Iwakiyama, M2Homasho

After day 11, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 11–0. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Baruto by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Tochiozan by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Hakuba by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Hakuho by and Ōzeki Baruto lost to Harumafuji by . Iwakiyama (M5) and Homasho (M2) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochinoshin beat Sekiwake Aminishiki ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kaio()
beat Baruto()
beat Tochiozan()
beat Hakuba()
OzekiKaio
lost to Hakuho()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Harumafuji()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Miyabiyama()
SekiwakeAminishiki
lost to Tochinoshin()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
beat Kitataiki()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Kotooshu()
Day 10
Hakuho leads at 10–0.★1
▾
UpsetHakubadef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()Day 10
M5Iwakiyama, M2Homasho

After day 10, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 10–0. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Hakuba by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Baruto by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Kaio by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Kotomitsuki by and Ōzeki Baruto lost to Kotooshu by . Iwakiyama (M5) and Homasho (M2) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutHakuba beat Ozeki Harumafuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kisenosato()
lost to Hakuba()
beat Baruto()
lost to Kaio()
OzekiKaio
beat Kotomitsuki()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Kotooshu()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeAminishiki
lost to Toyonoshima()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
beat Tochinoshin()
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Miyabiyama()
Day 9
Hakuho leads at 9–0.★1
▾
UpsetAsasekiryudef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 9
M5Iwakiyama, M2Homasho

After day 9, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 9–0. One win back, Ōzeki Baruto leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Wakanosato by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Asasekiryu by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Tochiozan by , Ōzeki Kaio lost to Baruto by and Ōzeki Baruto beat Kaio by . Iwakiyama (M5) and Homasho (M2) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAsasekiryu beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kakuryu()
beat Wakanosato()
lost to Asasekiryu()
beat Tochiozan()
OzekiKaio
lost to Baruto()
OzekiBaruto
beat Kaio()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Aminishiki()
SekiwakeAminishiki
beat Kisenosato()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
beat Toyonoshima()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Kotomitsuki()
Day 8
Hakuho leads at 8–0.★1
▾
UpsetKakuryudef. Ōzeki Baruto()Day 8
M5Iwakiyama, M2Homasho

After day 8, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 8–0. One win back, Ōzeki Baruto leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Tochiozan by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Kitataiki by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Asasekiryu by , Ōzeki Kaio beat Wakanosato by and Ōzeki Baruto lost to Kakuryu by . Iwakiyama (M5) and Homasho (M2) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKakuryu beat Ozeki Baruto ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Aminishiki()
beat Tochiozan()
beat Kitataiki()
beat Asasekiryu()
OzekiKaio
beat Wakanosato()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Kakuryu()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeAminishiki
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Harumafuji()
Day 7
Hakuho and Baruto share the lead at 7–0.★1
▾
UpsetToyonoshimadef. Ōzeki Kaio()Day 7
M5Iwakiyama

After day 7, Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Baruto share the lead at 7–0. 3 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Aminishiki by and Ōzeki Kaio lost to Toyonoshima by . Iwakiyama (M5) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutToyonoshima beat Ozeki Kaio ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochinoshin()
beat Kakuryu()
beat Kisenosato()
beat Aminishiki()
OzekiKaio
lost to Toyonoshima()
OzekiBaruto
beat Miyabiyama()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Kotooshu()
SekiwakeAminishiki
lost to Kotomitsuki()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
lost to Tochiozan()
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Kotoshogiku()
Day 6
Hakuho, Baruto, and Shimotori share the lead at 6–0.★2
▾
UpsetKakuryudef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 6
Rare techniqueHakubadef. Toyohibiki()Day 6
M5Iwakiyama

After day 6, Yokozuna Hakuho, Ōzeki Baruto and Shimotori (M15) share the lead at 6–0. 4 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Miyabiyama by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Homasho by and Ōzeki Kaio lost to Kotoshogiku by . Hakuba won by , a rarely seen technique. Iwakiyama (M5) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutKakuryu beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Wakanosato()
beat Miyabiyama()
lost to Kakuryu()
beat Homasho()
OzekiKaio
lost to Kotoshogiku()
OzekiBaruto
beat Aminishiki()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Tochiozan()
SekiwakeAminishiki
lost to Baruto()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
beat Kaio()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Kisenosato()
Day 5
4 wrestlers share the lead at 5–0.★3
▾
UpsetTochinoshindef. Ōzeki Kaio()Day 5
Rare techniqueHarumafujidef. Kisenosato()Day 5
Rare techniqueGoeidodef. Kakizoe()Day 5
M5Iwakiyama

After day 5, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 5–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Baruto. One win back, Ōzeki Kotooshu and Ōzeki Kaio lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Homasho by , Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Kakuryu by and Ōzeki Kaio lost to Tochinoshin by . Harumafuji won by , a rarely seen technique. Iwakiyama (M5) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochinoshin beat Ozeki Kaio ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotoshogiku()
beat Kisenosato()
beat Homasho()
beat Kakuryu()
OzekiKaio
lost to Tochinoshin()
OzekiBaruto
beat Toyonoshima()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Harumafuji()
SekiwakeAminishiki
lost to Tochiozan()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Aminishiki()
Day 4
6 wrestlers share the lead at 4–0.★1
▾
UpsetTochinoshindef. Ōzeki Kotomitsuki()Day 4
M5Iwakiyama

After day 4, 6 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 4–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kaio. One win back, Ōzeki Kotooshu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Toyonoshima by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Miyabiyama by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Tochinoshin by . Iwakiyama (M5) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochinoshin beat Ozeki Kotomitsuki ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Homasho()
beat Toyonoshima()
beat Miyabiyama()
lost to Tochinoshin()
OzekiKaio
beat Kisenosato()
OzekiBaruto
beat Tochiozan()
SekiwakeKisenosato
lost to Kaio()
SekiwakeAminishiki
lost to Kitataiki()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
lost to Kakuryu()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Baruto()
Day 3
7 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.★2
▾
UpsetTochinoshindef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 3
Rare techniqueAsasekiryudef. Wakanosato()Day 3
M5Iwakiyama

After day 3, 7 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kaio. One win back, Ōzeki Kotooshu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Homasho by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Tochinoshin by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki beat Toyonoshima by . Asasekiryu won by , a rarely seen technique. Iwakiyama (M5) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochinoshin beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Miyabiyama()
beat Homasho()
lost to Tochinoshin()
beat Toyonoshima()
OzekiKaio
beat Tochiozan()
OzekiBaruto
beat Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Kitataiki()
SekiwakeAminishiki
beat Kakuryu()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
lost to Baruto()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Kaio()
Day 2
10 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.★2
▾
UpsetTochinoshindef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()Day 2
Rare techniqueGoeidodef. Tokusegawa()Day 2
M5Iwakiyama

After day 2, 10 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotooshu. 21 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Tochinoshin by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Kisenosato by . Goeido won by , a rarely seen technique. Iwakiyama (M5) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTochinoshin beat Ozeki Harumafuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Toyonoshima()
lost to Tochinoshin()
beat Aminishiki()
lost to Kisenosato()
OzekiKaio
beat Miyabiyama()
OzekiBaruto
beat Homasho()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Kotomitsuki()
SekiwakeAminishiki
lost to Kotooshu()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
beat Wakanosato()
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Kakuryu()
Day 1
21 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.★1
▾
UpsetMiyabiyamadef. Ōzeki Kotomitsuki()Day 1
M5Iwakiyama

After day 1, 21 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kotooshu. One win back, Ōzeki Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Kotoshogiku by and Ōzeki Kotomitsuki lost to Miyabiyama by . Iwakiyama (M5) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutMiyabiyama beat Ozeki Kotomitsuki ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochiozan()
lost to Kotoshogiku()
beat Toyonoshima()
lost to Miyabiyama()
OzekiKaio
beat Homasho()
OzekiBaruto
beat Tochinoshin()
SekiwakeKisenosato
beat Kakuryu()
SekiwakeAminishiki
beat Wakanosato()
KomusubiKotoshogiku
beat Harumafuji()
KomusubiTochiozan
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.