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九州場所 Kyushu

Late Shōwa era

夏場所 Natsu 1970

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Dates

Start
May 10, 1970
End
May 24, 1970
Days
15
Capacity
11,098

Tournament

Roster
34
Bouts
252
Foreign
3%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Kitanofuji Katsuaki

Yokozuna 1 West 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 Natsu 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
12–3 Y1 14–1
12–3 Y2 — —
9–6 O1 10–5
12–3
◆ Maenoyama Taro Shukun
S1 9–6
5–10 K1 6–9
0–0–15 M1 6–9
5–10 M2 6–9
2–13 M3 3–12
4–11 M4
◆ Fukunohana Koichi Kanto
8–7
5–10 M5 11–4
9–6
◆ Daiju Hisateru Gino
M6 11–4
6–9 M7 6–9
7–8 M8 4–11
3–12 M9 7–8
8–7 M10 8–7
9–6 M11 8–7
10–5 M12 8–7
9–6 M13 — —

Top kimarite 252 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 56 22.2%
oshidashi Push out 48 19.0%
hatakikomi Slap down 21 8.3%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 15 6.0%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 14 5.6%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 13 5.2%
uwatenage Overarm throw 12 4.8%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw 10 4.0%

252 bouts · 1/34 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 11,098