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九州場所 Kyushu

Early Shōwa era

九州場所 Kyushu 1966

Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka

Dates

Start
Nov 13, 1966
End
Nov 27, 1966
Days
15
Capacity
6,000

Tournament

Roster
40
Bouts
290
Foreign
0%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Taiho Koki

Yokozuna 1 East 15-0

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 40 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Kyushu 1966, in ranking order from Yokozuna 1 down to the bottom of Maegashira. Each rank has an East and a West slot; East is slightly senior. marks the yusho; ◆ a sansho recipient.

W–L East Rank West W–L
15–0 Y1 10–5
10–5 Y2 2–5–8
10–5 O1 9–6
9–6 O2 — —
7–8 S1 7–8
6–9 K1 10–5
6–9 M1 5–10
4–11 M2 4–11
0–13–2 M3 10–5
5–10 M4 12–3
9–6 M5 4–11
5–10 M6 6–9
7–8 M7 8–7
8–7 M8 5–10
11–4 M9 7–8
8–7 M10
◆ Tsurugamine Akio Kanto
11–4
8–7 M11 8–7
8–7 M12 9–6
9–6 M13 2–13
2–13 M14 8–7
8–7 M15 — —

Top kimarite 290 decisive bouts

The deciding techniques most often called by the gyoji this tournament. Share is over decisive Makuuchi bouts only; absences and unresolved bouts are excluded.

yorikiri Frontal force out 84 29.0%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 29 10.0%
uwatenage Overarm throw 26 9.0%
oshidashi Push out 23 7.9%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 23 7.9%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw 11 3.8%
hatakikomi Slap down 10 3.4%
sotogake Outside leg trip 10 3.4%

290 bouts · 0/40 foreign-born (0%) · venue capacity 6,000