Late Shōwa era
春場所 Haru 1989
EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka
- Start
- Mar 12, 1989
- End
- Mar 26, 1989
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 7,500
Dates
- Roster
- 38
- Bouts
- 271
- Foreign
- 3%
- Sansho
- 4
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Kanto-sho
Fighting spirit
- Masurao Hiroo Maegashira 14 East 10–5
- Akinoshima Katsumi Maegashira 1 West 8–7
Banzuke 38 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Haru 1989, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11–4 | Y1 | 14–1 | ||
| 12–3 | Y2 | — | — | |
| 13–2 | O1 | 12–3 | ||
| 0–5–10 | O2 | 10–5 | ||
| 7–8 | S1 | 5–10 | ||
| 8–7 | K1 | 0–10–5 | ||
| 1–7–7 | M1 | 8–7 | ||
| 5–10 | M2 | 4–11 | ||
| 3–12 | M3 | 6–9 | ||
| 7–8 | M4 | 8–7 | ||
| 6–6–3 | M5 | 5–10 | ||
| 8–7 | M6 | 6–9 | ||
| 11–4 | M7 | 5–10 | ||
| 5–10 | M8 | 9–6 | ||
| 8–7 | M9 | 10–5 | ||
| 7–8 | M10 | 8–7 | ||
| 7–8 | M11 | 8–7 | ||
| 4–11 | M12 | 8–7 | ||
| 9–6 | M13 | 7–8 | ||
| 10–5 | M14 | — | — |
Top kimarite 271 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 96 35.4%
oshidashi Push out 41 15.1%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 17 6.3%
hatakikomi Slap down 13 4.8%
uwatenage Overarm throw 12 4.4%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw 11 4.1%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 10 3.7%
uwatedashinage Pulling overarm throw 9 3.3%
271 bouts · 1/38 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 7,500