CONCLUDED

Haru Basho
2014

Edion Arena Osaka · 9-23 Mar · Osaka

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›
M15Tenkaiho, SekiwakeKotooshu, M13Fujiazuma

After day 15, Ōzeki Kakuryu leads the tournament at 14–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho lost to Harumafuji by , Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Kakuryu by and Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Goeido by . Tenkaiho (M15), Sekiwake Kotooshu and Fujiazuma (M13) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutChiyootori beat Komusubi Toyonoshima ()

· final standings
42 rikishi
Top Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
W-L
1
Kakuryu
· Michinoku-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Kotoshogiku()
2
Hakuho
· Miyagino-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toHarumafuji()
3
Harumafuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Hakuho()
4
Goeido
· Sakaigawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
○def.Kisenosato()
5
Yoshikaze
· Oguruma-beya · OitaOita
○def.Endo()
6
Takanoiwa
· Chiganoura-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Kitataiki()
7
Kisenosato
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toGoeido()
8
Tochiozan
· Kasugano-beya · KochiKochi
○def.Chiyotairyu()
9
Chiyootori
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
○def.Toyonoshima()
10
Aoiyama
· Kasugano-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
○def.Chiyomaru()
11
Takekaze
· Oguruma-beya · AkitaAkita
○def.Masunoyama()
12
Chiyotairyu
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toTochiozan()
13
Takarafuji
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
○def.Tokushoryu()
14
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toMyogiryu()
15
Tokushoryu
· Kise-beya · NaraNara
●lost toTakarafuji()
16
Osunaarashi
· Otake-beya · Egypt - Egypt
○def.Toyohibiki()
17
Kotoshogiku
· Sadogatake-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
●lost toKakuryu()
18
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
●lost toJokoryu()
19
Myogiryu
· Sakaigawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
○def.Kyokutenho()
20
Terunofuji
· Isegahama-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Okinoumi()
21
Chiyomaru
· Kokonoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
●lost toAoiyama()
22
Jokoryu
· Kise-beya · TokyoTokyo
○def.Aminishiki()
23
Masunoyama
· Tokiwayama-beya · ChibaChiba
●lost toTakekaze()
24
Ikioi
· Isenoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
○def.Gagamaru()
25
Endo
· Oitekaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
●lost toYoshikaze()
26
Kaisei
· Oshima-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
○def.Takayasu()
27
Toyohibiki
· Sakaigawa-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
●lost toOsunaarashi()
28
Kitataiki
· Yamahibiki-beya · TokyoTokyo
●lost toTakanoiwa()
29
Gagamaru
· Kise-beya · Georgia (old)
●lost toIkioi()
30
Azumaryu
· Tamanoi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toKyokushuho()
31
●lost toChiyootori()
32
Shohozan
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
●lost toTamawashi()
33
Tamawashi
· Kataonami-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
○def.Shohozan()
34
Takayasu
· Tagonoura-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
●lost toKaisei()
35
Kagamio
· Isenoumi-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
●lost toSatoyama()
36
Okinoumi
· Hakkaku-beya · ShimaneShimane
●lost toTerunofuji()
37
Tochinowaka
· Kasugano-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
●lost toSadanofuji()
38
Satoyama
· Onoe-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
○def.Kagamio()
39
Tenkaiho
· Onoe-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
kyūjō
40
Sadanofuji
· Sakaigawa-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
○def.Tochinowaka()
41
Kotooshu
· Sadogatake-beya · 🇧🇬Bulgaria
kyūjō
-
Fujiazuma
· Tamanoi-beya · TokyoTokyo
Day-by-day
Day 15
Kakuryu leads at 14–1.
▾
M15Tenkaiho, SekiwakeKotooshu, M13Fujiazuma

After day 15, Ōzeki Kakuryu leads the tournament at 14–1. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho lost to Harumafuji by , Yokozuna Harumafuji beat Hakuho by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Kakuryu by and Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Goeido by . Tenkaiho (M15), Sekiwake Kotooshu and Fujiazuma (M13) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutChiyootori beat Komusubi Toyonoshima ()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Harumafuji()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Hakuho()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Kotoshogiku()
lost to Kakuryu()
lost to Goeido()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Kisenosato()
SekiwakeKotooshu
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Chiyotairyu()
KomusubiToyonoshima
lost to Chiyootori()
KomusubiShohozan
lost to Tamawashi()
Day 14
Kakuryu leads at 13–1.
▾
M15Tenkaiho, SekiwakeKotooshu, M13Fujiazuma

After day 14, Ōzeki Kakuryu leads the tournament at 13–1. One win back, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Hakuho lost to Kakuryu by , Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Kotoshogiku by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Harumafuji by and Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Chiyootori by . Tenkaiho (M15), Sekiwake Kotooshu and Fujiazuma (M13) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutYoshikaze beat Komusubi Shohozan ()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Kakuryu()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Kotoshogiku()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Hakuho()
beat Harumafuji()
beat Chiyootori()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Aoiyama()
SekiwakeKotooshu
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Aminishiki()
KomusubiToyonoshima
lost to Takekaze()
KomusubiShohozan
lost to Yoshikaze()
Day 13
Hakuho and Kakuryu share the lead at 12–1.
▾
M15Tenkaiho, SekiwakeKotooshu, M13Fujiazuma

After day 13, Yokozuna Hakuho and Ōzeki Kakuryu share the lead at 12–1. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Goeido by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Hakuho by and Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Kakuryu by . Tenkaiho (M15), Sekiwake Kotooshu and Fujiazuma (M13) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutYoshikaze beat Komusubi Toyonoshima ()
YokozunaHakuho
lost to Kotoshogiku()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Goeido()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Kisenosato()
beat Hakuho()
lost to Kakuryu()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Harumafuji()
SekiwakeKotooshu
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Chiyootori()
KomusubiToyonoshima
lost to Yoshikaze()
KomusubiShohozan
lost to Aoiyama()
Day 12
Hakuho leads at 12–0.
▾
M15Tenkaiho, SekiwakeKotooshu, M13Fujiazuma

After day 12, Yokozuna Hakuho leads the tournament at 12–0. One win back, Yokozuna Harumafuji and Ōzeki Kakuryu lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Yokozuna Harumafuji lost to Kakuryu by , Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Harumafuji by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Tochiozan by and Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Hakuho by . Tenkaiho (M15), Sekiwake Kotooshu and Fujiazuma (M13) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutEndo beat Komusubi Shohozan ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kisenosato()
YokozunaHarumafuji
lost to Kakuryu()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Harumafuji()
lost to Tochiozan()
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Yoshikaze()
SekiwakeKotooshu
sat out (kyūjō)
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiToyonoshima
beat Takayasu()
KomusubiShohozan
lost to Endo()
Day 11
Hakuho and Harumafuji share the lead at 11–0.
▾
M11Osunaarashi, M13Fujiazuma

After day 11, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji share the lead at 11–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kakuryu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Tochiozan by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Yoshikaze by and Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Harumafuji by . Osunaarashi (M11) and Fujiazuma (M13) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTamawashi beat Sekiwake Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Goeido()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Kisenosato()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Tochiozan()
beat Yoshikaze()
lost to Harumafuji()
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeKotooshu
lost to Tamawashi()
SekiwakeTochiozan
lost to Kakuryu()
KomusubiToyonoshima
lost to Endo()
KomusubiShohozan
beat Tochinowaka()
Day 10
Hakuho and Harumafuji share the lead at 10–0.★1
▾
UpsetTakayasudef. Ōzeki Kotoshogiku()Day 10
M13Fujiazuma

After day 10, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji share the lead at 10–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kakuryu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Toyonoshima by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Takayasu by and Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Ikioi by . Fujiazuma (M13) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTakayasu beat Ozeki Kotoshogiku ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kotooshu()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Shohozan()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Toyonoshima()
lost to Takayasu()
beat Ikioi()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Okinoumi()
SekiwakeKotooshu
lost to Hakuho()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Endo()
KomusubiToyonoshima
lost to Kakuryu()
KomusubiShohozan
lost to Harumafuji()
Day 9
Hakuho and Harumafuji share the lead at 9–0.
▾
M13Fujiazuma

After day 9, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji share the lead at 9–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kakuryu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Takayasu by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Kisenosato by and Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Kotoshogiku by . Fujiazuma (M13) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutTamawashi beat Komusubi Toyonoshima ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochiozan()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Kotooshu()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Takayasu()
lost to Kisenosato()
beat Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Endo()
SekiwakeKotooshu
lost to Harumafuji()
SekiwakeTochiozan
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiToyonoshima
lost to Tamawashi()
KomusubiShohozan
beat Okinoumi()
Day 8
Hakuho and Harumafuji share the lead at 8–0.
▾
M13Fujiazuma

After day 8, Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji share the lead at 8–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kakuryu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Goeido by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Shohozan by and Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Tochinowaka by . Fujiazuma (M13) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutOsunaarashi (M11) on a 7–1 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Takayasu()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Kaisei()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Goeido()
lost to Shohozan()
beat Tochinowaka()
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Kakuryu()
SekiwakeKotooshu
lost to Toyonoshima()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Yoshikaze()
KomusubiToyonoshima
beat Kotooshu()
KomusubiShohozan
beat Kotoshogiku()
Day 7
Hakuho, Harumafuji, and Osunaarashi share the lead at 7–0.
▾
M13Fujiazuma

After day 7, Yokozuna Hakuho, Yokozuna Harumafuji and Osunaarashi (M11) share the lead at 7–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kakuryu leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Tochinowaka by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Goeido by and Ōzeki Kisenosato beat Toyonoshima by . Fujiazuma (M13) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutEndo beat Sekiwake Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Kaisei()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Takayasu()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Tochinowaka()
lost to Goeido()
beat Toyonoshima()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Kotoshogiku()
SekiwakeKotooshu
lost to Endo()
SekiwakeTochiozan
lost to Shohozan()
KomusubiToyonoshima
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiShohozan
beat Tochiozan()
Day 6
Hakuho, Harumafuji, and Osunaarashi share the lead at 6–0.★1
▾
UpsetYoshikazedef. Ōzeki Kisenosato()Day 6
M13Fujiazuma

After day 6, Yokozuna Hakuho, Yokozuna Harumafuji and Osunaarashi (M11) share the lead at 6–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kakuryu and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Kaisei by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Okinoumi by and Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Yoshikaze by . Fujiazuma (M13) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutYoshikaze beat Ozeki Kisenosato ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tochinowaka()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Tochiozan()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Kaisei()
beat Okinoumi()
lost to Yoshikaze()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Kotooshu()
SekiwakeKotooshu
lost to Goeido()
SekiwakeTochiozan
lost to Harumafuji()
KomusubiToyonoshima
beat Shohozan()
KomusubiShohozan
lost to Toyonoshima()
Day 5
Hakuho, Harumafuji, and Osunaarashi share the lead at 5–0.★1
▾
UpsetEndodef. Ōzeki Kisenosato()Day 5
M13Fujiazuma

After day 5, Yokozuna Hakuho, Yokozuna Harumafuji and Osunaarashi (M11) share the lead at 5–0. One win back, Ōzeki Kakuryu, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku and Ōzeki Kisenosato lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Tamawashi by , Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Kaisei by and Ōzeki Kisenosato lost to Endo by . Fujiazuma (M13) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutEndo beat Ozeki Kisenosato ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Toyonoshima()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Okinoumi()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Tamawashi()
beat Kaisei()
lost to Endo()
SekiwakeGoeido
lost to Tochiozan()
SekiwakeKotooshu
lost to Shohozan()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Goeido()
KomusubiToyonoshima
lost to Hakuho()
KomusubiShohozan
beat Kotooshu()
Day 4
5 wrestlers share the lead at 4–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueGoeidodef. Shohozan()Day 4
M13Fujiazuma

After day 4, 5 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 4–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji. One win back, Ōzeki Kakuryu and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kakuryu beat Kotooshu by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Endo by . Goeido won by , a rarely seen technique. Fujiazuma (M13) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutOsunaarashi (M11) on a 4–0 run.
YokozunaHakuho
beat Okinoumi()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Tochinowaka()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Kotooshu()
beat Endo()
beat Tamawashi()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Shohozan()
SekiwakeKotooshu
lost to Kakuryu()
SekiwakeTochiozan
lost to Toyonoshima()
KomusubiToyonoshima
beat Tochiozan()
KomusubiShohozan
lost to Goeido()
Day 3
8 wrestlers share the lead at 3–0.★1
▾
UpsetOkinoumidef. Ōzeki Kakuryu()Day 3
M13Fujiazuma

After day 3, 8 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 3–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji. One win back, Ōzeki Kakuryu and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lead the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kakuryu lost to Okinoumi by and Ōzeki Kotoshogiku beat Tochinowaka by . Fujiazuma (M13) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutOkinoumi beat Ozeki Kakuryu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Endo()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Tamawashi()
OzekiKakuryu
lost to Okinoumi()
beat Tochinowaka()
beat Shohozan()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Toyonoshima()
SekiwakeKotooshu
lost to Tochiozan()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Kotooshu()
KomusubiToyonoshima
lost to Goeido()
KomusubiShohozan
lost to Kisenosato()
Day 2
11 wrestlers share the lead at 2–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueTokushoryudef. Terunofuji()Day 2
M13Fujiazuma

After day 2, 11 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 2–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji. One win back, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku leads the chase. Among the top ranks, Ōzeki Kotoshogiku lost to Toyonoshima by . Tokushoryu won by , a rarely seen technique. Fujiazuma (M13) remained out through kyūjō.

StandoutOkinoumi beat Sekiwake Kotooshu ()
YokozunaHakuho
beat Tamawashi()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Endo()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Shohozan()
lost to Toyonoshima()
beat Tochiozan()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Kaisei()
SekiwakeKotooshu
lost to Okinoumi()
SekiwakeTochiozan
lost to Kisenosato()
KomusubiToyonoshima
beat Kotoshogiku()
KomusubiShohozan
lost to Kakuryu()
Day 1
21 wrestlers share the lead at 1–0.★1
▾
Rare techniqueHarumafujidef. Toyonoshima()Day 1
M13Fujiazuma

After day 1, 21 wrestlers are tied for the lead at 1–0, among them Yokozuna Hakuho and Yokozuna Harumafuji. 20 wrestlers are one win behind the leader. Harumafuji won by , a rarely seen technique. Fujiazuma (M13) remained out through kyūjō.

YokozunaHakuho
beat Shohozan()
YokozunaHarumafuji
beat Toyonoshima()
OzekiKakuryu
beat Endo()
beat Tamawashi()
beat Okinoumi()
SekiwakeGoeido
beat Tochinowaka()
SekiwakeKotooshu
beat Kaisei()
SekiwakeTochiozan
beat Takayasu()
KomusubiToyonoshima
lost to Harumafuji()
KomusubiShohozan
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).