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九州場所 Kyushu

Late Shōwa era

春場所 Haru 1970

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Dates

Start
Mar 8, 1970
End
Mar 22, 1970
Days
15
Capacity
7,500

Tournament

Roster
34
Bouts
251
Foreign
3%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Taiho Koki

Yokozuna 2 East 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 34 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Haru 1970, 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
13–2 Y1 13–2
14–1 Y2 — —
7–8 O1 10–5
7–8 S1 8–7
6–9 S2
◆ Maenoyama Taro Shukun
9–6
4–11 K1 8–7
3–12 M1 7–8
3–12 M2 4–11
2–13 M3 5–10
9–6
◆ Taiga Satoru Gino
M4
◆ Mutsuarashi Yukio Kanto
11–4
8–7 M5 6–9
8–7 M6 9–6
8–7 M7 7–8
7–8 M8 10–5
6–7–2 M9 8–7
8–7 M10 6–9
8–7 M11 7–8
4–11 M12 — —

Top kimarite 251 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 52 20.7%
oshidashi Push out 30 12.0%
uwatenage Overarm throw 24 9.6%
hatakikomi Slap down 23 9.2%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 17 6.8%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 13 5.2%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 10 4.0%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 9 3.6%

251 bouts · 1/34 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 7,500