CONCLUDED

Haru Basho
2012

Edion Arena Osaka · 11-25 Mar · Osaka

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

· lower divisions
: Kairyu Genki
: Kihonoumi Yuki
: Aokishin Miki
: Daieisho Hayato
· special prizes
Day in review
‹Day 15›

After day 15, Yokozuna Hakuho and Sekiwake Kakuryu share the lead at 13–2. One wrestler is one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Baruto lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Kotoshogiku by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Harumafuji by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Kisenosato by . Yoshikaze (M2) and Chiyonokuni (M8) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutGoeido beat Sekiwake Kakuryu ()

Playoff

Tied at 13–2, Hakuho won the playoff against Kakuryu to take the yūshō.

· final standings
42 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Baruto()
2
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toGoeido()
3
Goeido
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
○def.Kakuryu()
4
Harumafuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Kotooshu()
5
○def.Kitataiki()
6
Homasho
· Shikoroyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
○def.Miyabiyama()
7
Baruto
· Onoe-beya · 🇪🇪Estonia
●lost toHakuho()
8
Takayasu
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
○def.Shotenro()
9
Kisenosato
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toKotoshogiku()
10
Kotoshogiku
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Kisenosato()
11
Aran
· Kasugano-beya · 🇷🇺Russia
●lost toAminishiki()
12
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
○def.Takarafuji()
13
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
○def.Tenkaiho()
14
Kitataiki
· Yamahibiki-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toToyonoshima()
15
Shotenro
· Fujishima-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toTakayasu()
16
Kotooshu
· Sadogatake-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
●lost toHarumafuji()
17
Okinoumi
· Hakkaku-beya · ShimaneShimane
○def.Takanoyama()
18
Miyabiyama
· Fujishima-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toHomasho()
19
Aoiyama
· Kasugano-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
○def.Hochiyama()
20
Wakanosato
· Tagonoura-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toSadanofuji()
21
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Aran()
22
Myogiryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
○def.Tokitenku()
23
Wakakoyu
· Onomatsu-beya · ChibaChiba
○def.Tochiozan()
24
Shohozan
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
○def.Tochinowaka()
25
Daido
· Onomatsu-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Ikioi()
26
Tamawashi
· Kataonami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toAsasekiryu()
27
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
○def.Kyokutenho()
28
Sadanofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
○def.Wakanosato()
29
Tenkaiho
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
●lost toTakekaze()
30
Takarafuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toToyohibiki()
31
Tochiozan
· Kasugano-beya · KochiKochi
●lost toWakakoyu()
32
Tochinowaka
· Kasugano-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
●lost toShohozan()
33
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toGagamaru()
34
Tochinoshin
· Kasugano-beya · Georgia (old)
○def.Fujiazuma()
35
Asasekiryu
· Takasago-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Tamawashi()
36
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toTochinoshin()
37
Ikioi
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
●lost toDaido()
38
Hochiyama
· Sakaigawa-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toAoiyama()
39
Takanoyama
· Tagonoura-beya · Czech
●lost toOkinoumi()
40
Yoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · OitaOita
kyūjō
41
kyūjō
42
Tokitenku
· Tokitsukaze-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toMyogiryu()
Day-by-day
Day 15
Hakuho and Kakuryu share the lead at 13–2.
▾

After day 15, Yokozuna Hakuho and Sekiwake Kakuryu share the lead at 13–2. One wrestler is one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Baruto lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Kotoshogiku by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Harumafuji by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Kisenosato by . Yoshikaze (M2) and Chiyonokuni (M8) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutGoeido beat Sekiwake Kakuryu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Baruto()
beat Kotooshu()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Hakuho()
lost to Kotoshogiku()
lost to Harumafuji()
beat Kisenosato()
SekiwakeKakuryu
lost to Goeido()
SekiwakeAminishiki
beat Aran()
KomusubiGagamaru
beat Kyokutenho()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Wakakoyu()
Day 14
Kakuryu leads at 13–1.★1
▾
UpsetArandef. Ōzeki Kotoshogiku()Day 14

After day 14, Sekiwake Kakuryu leads the tournament at 13–1. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho beat Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Hakuho by , Ōzeki Baruto lost to Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Baruto by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Kakuryu by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Aran by . Yoshikaze (M2) and Chiyonokuni (M8) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutAran beat Ozeki Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Harumafuji()
lost to Hakuho()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Kisenosato()
beat Baruto()
lost to Kakuryu()
lost to Aran()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Kotooshu()
SekiwakeAminishiki
beat Wakakoyu()
KomusubiGagamaru
lost to Homasho()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Kyokutenho()
Day 13
Kakuryu leads at 12–1.★1
▾
Rare techniqueTakanoyamadef. Asasekiryu()Day 13

After day 13, Sekiwake Kakuryu leads the tournament at 12–1. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho lost to Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Baruto by , Ōzeki Baruto beat Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Aran by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Kakuryu by . Takanoyama won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutMyogiryu beat Komusubi Gagamaru ()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Kisenosato()
lost to Baruto()
OzekiBaruto
beat Harumafuji()
beat Hakuho()
beat Aran()
lost to Kakuryu()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeAminishiki
beat Tokitenku()
KomusubiGagamaru
lost to Myogiryu()
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Yoshikaze()
Day 12
Hakuho and Kakuryu share the lead at 11–1.
▾

After day 12, Yokozuna Hakuho and Sekiwake Kakuryu share the lead at 11–1. One win back, Ōzeki Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Tochiozan by , Ōzeki Baruto lost to Kotoshogiku by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Toyonoshima by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Hakuho by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Baruto by .

StandoutMyogiryu beat Sekiwake Aminishiki ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotooshu()
beat Tochiozan()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Kotoshogiku()
beat Toyonoshima()
lost to Hakuho()
beat Baruto()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Shotenro()
SekiwakeAminishiki
lost to Myogiryu()
KomusubiGagamaru
beat Tochinowaka()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Harumafuji()
Day 11
Hakuho and Kakuryu share the lead at 10–1.
▾

After day 11, Yokozuna Hakuho and Sekiwake Kakuryu share the lead at 10–1. One win back, Ōzeki Harumafuji and Ōzeki Baruto lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kisenosato by , Ōzeki Baruto lost to Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Baruto by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Hakuho by .

StandoutTochinowaka beat Sekiwake Aminishiki ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotoshogiku()
beat Kisenosato()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Kotooshu()
lost to Harumafuji()
beat Baruto()
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Myogiryu()
SekiwakeAminishiki
lost to Tochinowaka()
KomusubiGagamaru
beat Yoshikaze()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Aran()
Day 10
4 wrestlers share the lead at 9–1.★2
▾
UpsetToyonoshimadef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 10
Rare techniqueWakakoyudef. Miyabiyama()Day 10

After day 10, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 9–1, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Baruto. One win back, Ōzeki Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Kotoshogiku by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Myogiryu by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Toyonoshima by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Harumafuji by . Wakakoyu won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutToyonoshima beat Ozeki Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Aminishiki()
beat Kotoshogiku()
OzekiBaruto
beat Tochiozan()
beat Myogiryu()
lost to Toyonoshima()
lost to Harumafuji()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Tochinowaka()
SekiwakeAminishiki
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiGagamaru
beat Tokitenku()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Baruto()
Day 9
4 wrestlers share the lead at 8–1.
▾

After day 9, 4 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 8–1, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Baruto. One win back, Ōzeki Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Aran by , Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Kotooshu by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Kisenosato by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Tochinowaka by .

StandoutShotenro (M16) on a 8–1 run.
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Kakuryu()
beat Aran()
OzekiBaruto
beat Toyonoshima()
lost to Kotooshu()
beat Kisenosato()
beat Tochinowaka()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Hakuho()
SekiwakeAminishiki
lost to Gagamaru()
KomusubiGagamaru
beat Aminishiki()
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Tokitenku()
Day 8
Hakuho leads at 8–0.
▾

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 Kyokutenho by , Ōzeki Baruto beat Tokitenku by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Aminishiki by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Gagamaru by .

StandoutMyogiryu beat Komusubi Tochiozan ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochinoshin()
beat Kyokutenho()
OzekiBaruto
beat Tokitenku()
beat Kakuryu()
lost to Aminishiki()
beat Gagamaru()
SekiwakeKakuryu
lost to Kisenosato()
SekiwakeAminishiki
beat Kotooshu()
KomusubiGagamaru
lost to Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Myogiryu()
Day 7
Hakuho and Kakuryu share the lead at 7–0.★2
▾
UpsetToyonoshimadef. Ōzeki Kotoshogiku()Day 7
UpsetYoshikazedef. Ōzeki Kotooshu()Day 7

After day 7, Yokozuna Hakuho and Sekiwake Kakuryu share the lead at 7–0. One win back, Ōzeki Baruto leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Baruto beat Aminishiki by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Tochinoshin by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Yoshikaze by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Toyonoshima by .

StandoutToyonoshima beat Ozeki Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kyokutenho()
lost to Kakuryu()
OzekiBaruto
beat Aminishiki()
beat Tochinoshin()
lost to Yoshikaze()
lost to Toyonoshima()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Harumafuji()
SekiwakeAminishiki
lost to Baruto()
KomusubiGagamaru
beat Tochiozan()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Gagamaru()
Day 6
Hakuho and Kakuryu share the lead at 6–0.★2
▾
Rare techniqueHarumafujidef. Tochinoshin()Day 6
Rare techniqueTokitenkudef. Aran()Day 6

After day 6, Yokozuna Hakuho and Sekiwake Kakuryu share the lead at 6–0. One win back, Ōzeki Harumafuji, Ōzeki Baruto, Ōzeki Kotooshu and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji beat Tochinoshin by , Ōzeki Baruto beat Kyokutenho by , Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Aminishiki by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Gagamaru by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Myogiryu by . Harumafuji won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutTakayasu (M7) on a 5–1 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Yoshikaze()
beat Tochinoshin()
OzekiBaruto
beat Kyokutenho()
beat Aminishiki()
beat Gagamaru()
beat Myogiryu()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Tochiozan()
SekiwakeAminishiki
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiGagamaru
lost to Kotooshu()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Kakuryu()
Day 5
Hakuho, Kakuryu, and Takayasu share the lead at 5–0.★3
▾
UpsetYoshikazedef. Ōzeki Harumafuji()Day 5
UpsetTokitenkudef. Ōzeki Kisenosato()Day 5
Rare techniqueTakanoyamadef. Ikioi()Day 5

After day 5, Yokozuna Hakuho, Sekiwake Kakuryu and Takayasu (M7) share the lead at 5–0. One win back, Ōzeki Harumafuji, Ōzeki Baruto, Ōzeki Kotooshu and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Harumafuji lost to Yoshikaze by , Ōzeki Baruto beat Tochinowaka by , Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Tokitenku by , Ōzeki Kotooshu beat Tochinoshin by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Tochiozan by . Takanoyama won by , a rarely seen technique.

StandoutYoshikaze beat Ozeki Harumafuji ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Gagamaru()
lost to Yoshikaze()
OzekiBaruto
beat Tochinowaka()
lost to Tokitenku()
beat Tochinoshin()
beat Tochiozan()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Aminishiki()
SekiwakeAminishiki
lost to Kakuryu()
KomusubiGagamaru
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Kotoshogiku()
Day 4
4 wrestlers share the lead at 4–0.
▾

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

StandoutTakayasu (M7) on a 4–0 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tokitenku()
beat Tochinowaka()
OzekiBaruto
lost to Kakuryu()
beat Gagamaru()
beat Myogiryu()
beat Kyokutenho()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Baruto()
SekiwakeAminishiki
lost to Tochiozan()
KomusubiGagamaru
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Aminishiki()
Day 3
8 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.
▾

After day 3, 8 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Harumafuji. One win back, Ōzeki Kotooshu and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Yoshikaze by , Ōzeki Kotooshu lost to Tochiozan by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Aminishiki by .

StandoutTakayasu (M7) on a 3–0 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochinowaka()
beat Tokitenku()
OzekiBaruto
beat Myogiryu()
beat Yoshikaze()
lost to Tochiozan()
lost to Aminishiki()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Gagamaru()
SekiwakeAminishiki
beat Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiGagamaru
lost to Kakuryu()
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Kotooshu()
Day 2
14 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.
▾

After day 2, 14 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Harumafuji. 14 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Tochiozan by .

YokozunaHakuho
beat Myogiryu()
beat Gagamaru()
OzekiBaruto
beat Yoshikaze()
lost to Tochiozan()
beat Tochinowaka()
beat Tokitenku()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Tochinoshin()
SekiwakeAminishiki
beat Kyokutenho()
KomusubiGagamaru
lost to Harumafuji()
KomusubiTochiozan
beat Kisenosato()
Day 1
21 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.★1
▾
UpsetTochinowakadef. Ōzeki Kisenosato()Day 1

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

StandoutTochinowaka beat Ozeki Kisenosato ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochiozan()
beat Myogiryu()
OzekiBaruto
beat Gagamaru()
lost to Tochinowaka()
beat Tokitenku()
beat Yoshikaze()
SekiwakeKakuryu
beat Kyokutenho()
SekiwakeAminishiki
beat Tochinoshin()
KomusubiGagamaru
lost to Baruto()
KomusubiTochiozan
lost to Hakuho()
The venue
Hosts Haru
Osaka
Edion Arena Osakaエディオンアリーナ大阪
Ōsaka-fu · capacity 8,000
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Osaka has its own working-class identity distinct from Tokyo's - irreverent, food-obsessed, proud of its dialect. The Edion Arena (officially Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) sits between Namba and Tennōji in the Naniwa ward, well-placed for visitors planning to eat their way through Dōtonbori afterward.

Near the arena
Local specialties
  • Takoyaki↗たこ焼き - Battered octopus balls - the unofficial Osaka snack.
  • Okonomiyaki↗お好み焼き - Savoury cabbage-and-batter pancake, cooked on a teppan in front of you.
  • Kushikatsu↗串カツ - Skewered, breaded, deep-fried anything. Communal dipping sauce - no double-dipping.
  • Kitsune udon↗きつねうどん - Sweet fried tofu over noodles - an Osaka invention.
Getting there: 5-minute walk from Namba Station (multiple lines converge there).