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Basho centre2008-11

Kyushu Basho 2008.

2008-11-09 → 2008-11-23

Source: Sumo-API · last synced 2026-11-04 20:33 JST · provisional results · Never shown as liveResults: ✓✓ confirmed by two sources · ✓ provisional (one source) · ! under review (sources disagree)

Tournament prizes

Jūryō yūshō

Outstanding performance: beating those above

Fighting spirit

Technique

Kinboshi

A maegashira beats a yokozuna: a gold star with a lifelong bonus.

None this tournament

Lower-division champions

Pick a day

What to watch on day 15

Picked by rules, without this day's results. Some reasons use how the tournament is going.

  1. Hakuho vs Kotomitsuki
    Yokozuna Hakuho against ōzeki Kotomitsuki: the very top of the banzuke.
  2. Chiyotaikai vs Kotooshu
    Ōzeki against ōzeki: Chiyotaikai vs Kotooshu.
  3. Harumafuji vs Baruto
    Harumafuji leads the tournament at 12-2: a slip would tighten the yūshō race.
  4. Bushuyama vs Kimurayama
    Bushuyama is one win from kachi-koshi (7-7).
  5. Tosanoumi vs Tamawashi
    Tosanoumi has never beaten Tamawashi: 0-4 in their previous bouts.

Bouts · Day 15 · Makuuchi

  • #1✓ Provisional · 1 sourceEast won
    Bout preview

    Head to head

    Tosanoumi 0–4 Tamawashi

    Last: Sep 2010, won by Tamawashi · oshitaoshi

    Tosanoumi
    Style: Pushing/thrusting (oshi/tsuki)
    Vs Jūryō: 47.7% (199)
    Career: 44%
    Tamawashi
    Style: Pushing/thrusting (oshi/tsuki)
    Vs Maegashira 9 or lower: 52% (537)
    Career: 49.7%
    Uses bouts before this tournament only.Full comparison →
  • #2✓ Provisional · 1 sourceEast won
    Bout preview

    Head to head

    Yamamotoyama 0–2 Homasho

    Last: Mar 2009, won by Homasho · oshidashi

    Yamamotoyama
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Maegashira 9 or lower: 41.7% (48)
    Career: 48.4%
    Homasho
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Jūryō: 71.6% (74)
    Career: 53.2%
    Uses bouts before this tournament only.Full comparison →
  • #3✓ Provisional · 1 sourceEast won
    Bout preview

    Head to head

    Toyozakura 1–11 Kitataiki

    Last: Sep 2010, won by Kitataiki · oshidashi

    Toyozakura
    Style: Pushing/thrusting (oshi/tsuki)
    Vs Maegashira 9 or lower: 41.9% (210)
    Career: 47.1%
    Kitataiki
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Jūryō: 52.7% (334)
    Career: 48.3%
    Uses bouts before this tournament only.Full comparison →
  • #4✓ Provisional · 1 sourceEast won
    Bout preview

    Head to head

    Chiyohakuho 1–7 Koryu

    Last: May 2010, won by Koryu · oshidashi

    Chiyohakuho
    Style: Pushing/thrusting (oshi/tsuki)
    Vs Maegashira 9 or lower: 50.9% (53)
    Career: 49.2%
    Koryu
    Style: Pushing/thrusting (oshi/tsuki)
    Vs Maegashira 9 or lower: 35.1% (97)
    Career: 48.8%
    Uses bouts before this tournament only.Full comparison →
  • #5✓ Provisional · 1 sourceEast won
    Bout preview

    Head to head

    Kokkai 1–2 Aran

    Last: Jan 2010, won by Aran · uwatenage

    Kokkai
    Style: Pushing/thrusting (oshi/tsuki)
    Vs Maegashira 9 or lower: 50.2% (261)
    Career: 46.7%
    Aran
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Maegashira 9 or lower: 61.5% (109)
    Career: 46.5%
    Uses bouts before this tournament only.Full comparison →
  • #6✓ Provisional · 1 sourceEast won
    Bout preview

    Head to head

    Bushuyama 3–5 Kimurayama

    Last: Mar 2012, won by Bushuyama · oshidashi

    Bushuyama
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Maegashira 9 or lower: 40% (85)
    Career: 45.5%
    Kimurayama
    Style: Pushing/thrusting (oshi/tsuki)
    Vs Maegashira 9 or lower: 44.9% (176)
    Career: 46.4%
    Uses bouts before this tournament only.Full comparison →
  • #7✓ Provisional · 1 sourceEast won
    Bout preview

    Head to head

    Tochiozan 3–7 Tamanoshima

    Last: Jan 2010, won by Tamanoshima · yorikiri

    Tochiozan
    Style: Pushing/thrusting (oshi/tsuki)
    Vs Maegashira 9 or lower: 56.9% (288)
    Career: 51.1%
    Tamanoshima
    Style: Pushing/thrusting (oshi/tsuki)
    Vs Maegashira 9 or lower: 55.5% (265)
    Career: 46.5%
    Uses bouts before this tournament only.Full comparison →
  • #8✓ Provisional · 1 sourceWest won
    Bout preview

    Head to head

    Masatsukasa 3–1 Tochinonada

    Last: Jul 2010, won by Masatsukasa · yorikiri

    Masatsukasa
    Style: Pushing/thrusting (oshi/tsuki)
    Vs Maegashira 1–8: 28.6% (14)
    Career: 50.2%
    Tochinonada
    Style: Throws and twists
    Vs Maegashira 9 or lower: 50.4% (268)
    Career: 46.1%
    Uses bouts before this tournament only.Full comparison →
  • #9✓ Provisional · 1 sourceWest won
    Bout preview

    Head to head

    Miyabiyama 15–9 Takamisakari

    Last: May 2011, won by Miyabiyama · oshidashi

    Miyabiyama
    Style: Pushing/thrusting (oshi/tsuki)
    Vs Maegashira 9 or lower: 67.2% (192)
    Career: 49.5%
    Takamisakari
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Maegashira 1–8: 45% (338)
    Career: 47%
    Uses bouts before this tournament only.Full comparison →
  • #10✓ Provisional · 1 sourceEast won
    Bout preview

    Head to head

    Asasekiryu 5–9 Kakizoe

    Last: Jul 2010, won by Asasekiryu · kotenage

    Asasekiryu
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Maegashira 1–8: 46.6% (320)
    Career: 49.1%
    Kakizoe
    Style: Pushing/thrusting (oshi/tsuki)
    Vs Maegashira 1–8: 48% (244)
    Career: 46.9%
    Uses bouts before this tournament only.Full comparison →
  • #11✓ Provisional · 1 sourceEast won
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    Head to head

    Tokitenku 6–4 Hokutoriki

    Last: Mar 2010, won by Tokitenku · yorikiri

    Tokitenku
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Maegashira 1–8: 47% (351)
    Career: 48.5%
    Hokutoriki
    Style: Pushing/thrusting (oshi/tsuki)
    Vs Maegashira 9 or lower: 57.5% (287)
    Career: 47.7%
    Uses bouts before this tournament only.Full comparison →
  • #12✓ Provisional · 1 sourceEast won
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    Head to head

    Kotoshogiku 24–7 Yoshikaze

    Last: Mar 2019, won by Kotoshogiku · oshidashi

    Kotoshogiku
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Maegashira 9 or lower: 55.5% (191)
    Career: 54.1%
    Yoshikaze
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Maegashira 1–8: 47.2% (432)
    Career: 48.5%
    Uses bouts before this tournament only.Full comparison →
  • #13✓ Provisional · 1 sourceEast won
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    Takekaze 17–7 Wakanosato

    Last: Sep 2013, won by Takekaze · oshidashi

    Takekaze
    Style: Pushing/thrusting (oshi/tsuki)
    Vs Maegashira 1–8: 47.7% (537)
    Career: 47.6%
    Wakanosato
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Maegashira 1–8: 54.5% (431)
    Career: 51.6%
    Uses bouts before this tournament only.Full comparison →
  • #14✓ Provisional · 1 sourceWest won
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    Dejima 4–7 Futeno

    Last: May 2009, won by Futeno · yorikiri

    Dejima
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Maegashira 1–8: 54.7% (307)
    Career: 48.8%
    Futeno
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Maegashira 1–8: 42.5% (179)
    Career: 47.8%
    Uses bouts before this tournament only.Full comparison →
  • #15✓ Provisional · 1 sourceWest won
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    Toyonoshima 9–32 Kisenosato

    Last: Mar 2016, won by Kisenosato · yorikiri

    Toyonoshima
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Maegashira 1–8: 55.3% (421)
    Career: 50.5%
    Kisenosato
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Maegashira 1–8: 73.9% (482)
    Career: 61.1%
    Uses bouts before this tournament only.Full comparison →
  • #16✓ Provisional · 1 sourceEast won
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    Kyokutenho 8–16 Aminishiki+ 1 by fusen

    Last: Jul 2015, won by Aminishiki · yorikiri

    Kyokutenho
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Sekiwake and komusubi: 44% (166)
    Career: 47%
    Aminishiki
    Style: Throws and twists
    Vs Maegashira 1–8: 55.4% (569)
    Career: 49%
    Uses bouts before this tournament only.Full comparison →
  • #17✓ Provisional · 1 sourceEast won
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    Head to head

    Goeido 18–10 Tochinoshin

    Last: Jan 2020, won by Goeido · yorikiri

    Goeido
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Maegashira 1–8: 65.2% (471)
    Career: 58%
    Tochinoshin
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Sekiwake and komusubi: 44.3% (131)
    Career: 51.1%
    Uses bouts before this tournament only.Full comparison →
  • #18✓ Provisional · 1 sourceEast won
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    Head to head

    Harumafuji 15–12 Baruto

    Last: Mar 2013, won by Harumafuji · tsukiotoshi

    Harumafuji
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Sekiwake and komusubi: 69.6% (224)
    Career: 65.1%
    Baruto
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Sekiwake and komusubi: 72.7% (99)
    Career: 66%
    Uses bouts before this tournament only.Full comparison →
  • #19✓ Provisional · 1 sourceWest won
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    Chiyotaikai 7–15 Kotooshu

    Last: Jul 2009, won by Chiyotaikai · hatakikomi

    Chiyotaikai
    Style: Pushing/thrusting (oshi/tsuki)
    Vs Yokozuna and ōzeki: 33.8% (195)
    Career: 58.9%
    Kotooshu
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Yokozuna and ōzeki: 44.1% (170)
    Career: 60.5%
    Uses bouts before this tournament only.Full comparison →
  • #20✓ Provisional · 1 sourceEast won
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    Hakuho 21–9 Kotomitsuki+ 1 by fusen

    Last: May 2010, won by Hakuho · kotenage

    Hakuho
    Style: Throws and twists
    Vs Yokozuna and ōzeki: 75.3% (316)
    Career: 84.8%
    Kotomitsuki
    Style: Belt and force-outs (yotsu)
    Vs Yokozuna and ōzeki: 41.4% (191)
    Career: 58%
    Uses bouts before this tournament only.Full comparison →

Who can still win: eliminated when even winning every remaining bout cannot reach the leader (a tie means a playoff).

  1. HakuhoLeader · max 13 wins13-2
  2. HarumafujiLeader · max 13 wins13-2

40 wrestlers out of contention · Computed from provisional results.

The tournament in numbers

Makuuchi, from the bouts we hold. Fusen counts in the record but has no technique.

Bouts
295
3
Distinct techniques
22
20 · 22
Kachi-koshi · Make-koshi
East – West
180 – 115
Upsets
22
Maegashira beating a san'yaku wrestler