Heisei late / Reiwa early

初場所 Hatsu 2002

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: Jan 13, 2002
End: Jan 27, 2002
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 40
Bouts: 260
Foreign: 13%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Tochiazuma Daisuke

Ozeki 2 West 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Buyuzan Takeyoshi Maegashira 8 East 11–4

Gino-sho

Technique

Kotomitsuki Keiji Sekiwake 1 East 12–3
Tokitsuumi Masahiro Maegashira 11 East 11–4

Banzuke 40 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Hatsu 2002, 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
1–3–11	Musashimaru Koyo	Y1	Takanohana Koji	0–0–15
9–6	Kaio Hiroyuki	O1	Musoyama Masashi	10–5
13–2	Chiyotaikai Ryuji	O2	★ Tochiazuma Daisuke	13–2
12–3	◆ Kotomitsuki Keiji Gino	S1	Asashoryu Akinori	8–7
0–0–15	Miyabiyama Tetsushi	S2	—	—
8–7	Wakanosato Shinobu	K1	Kyokutenho Masaru	6–9
6–9	Kyokushuzan Noboru	M1	Akinoshima Katsumi	6–9
3–12	Tamanoshima Arata	M2	Toki Susumu	6–9
5–10	Kaiho Ryoji	M3	Takanonami Sadahiro	8–7
3–7–5	Chiyotenzan Daihachiro	M4	Dejima Takeharu	6–9
3–4–8	Takanowaka Yuki	M5	Kotonowaka Terumasa	8–7
8–7	Tochinonada Taiichi	M6	Hayateumi Hidehito	0–0–15
9–6	Tosanoumi Toshio	M7	Otsukasa Nobuhide	8–7
11–4	◆ Buyuzan Takeyoshi Kanto	M8	Daizen Takahiro	7–8
8–7	Tamakasuga Ryoji	M9	Kobo Kenichi	3–12
9–6	Aminishiki Ryuji	M10	Tamarikido Hideki	4–11
11–4	◆ Tokitsuumi Masahiro Gino	M11	Oikari Tsuyoshi	7–8
5–10	Wakanoyama Hiroshi	M12	Asanowaka Takehiko	3–12
7–8	Oginishiki Yasutoshi	M13	Hamanishiki Tatsuro	8–7
9–6	Tochisakae Atsushi	M14	Jumonji Tomokazu	6–9
6–9	Sentoryu Henri	M15	—	—

Top kimarite 260 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 61 23.5%

oshidashi Push out 59 22.7%

hatakikomi Slap down 22 8.5%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 17 6.5%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 17 6.5%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 15 5.8%

oshitaoshi Frontal push down 10 3.8%

uwatenage Overarm throw 8 3.1%

260 bouts · 5/40 foreign-born (13%) · venue capacity 11,098