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九州場所 Kyushu

Late Shōwa era

九州場所 Kyushu 1973

Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka

Dates

Start
Nov 11, 1973
End
Nov 25, 1973
Days
15
Capacity
6,000

Tournament

Roster
36
Bouts
264
Foreign
3%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Wajima Hiroshi

Yokozuna 1 East 12-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Kyushu 1973, 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
12–2–1 Y1 11–4
10–5 Y2 — —
0–7–8 O1 9–6
8–7 O2 9–6
10–5 S1 8–7
3–12 K1 8–7
5–10 M1 4–11
4–11 M2 10–5
6–9 M3 5–10
8–7 M4 5–10
8–7 M5
◆ Kurohimeyama Hideo Kanto
11–4
8–7 M6 7–8
9–6 M7 8–7
9–6 M8 6–9
8–7 M9 8–7
5–10 M10 8–7
8–7 M11 8–7
10–5 M12 4–11
6–9 M13 — —

Top kimarite 264 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 82 31.1%
oshidashi Push out 36 13.6%
hatakikomi Slap down 19 7.2%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 15 5.7%
uwatenage Overarm throw 14 5.3%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 13 4.9%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 13 4.9%
sotogake Outside leg trip 11 4.2%

264 bouts · 1/36 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 6,000