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List Of Years In Sumo
The following is a list of year in sumo articles listed in chronological order from the most recent. Each gives an overview of the happenings in sumo for each year listed. The highlights below refer only to top division championships. 2020s * 2022 in sumo * 2021 in sumo - Kakuryū and Hakuho retire. Terunofuji is promoted to yokozuna. * 2020 in sumo - Gōeidō and Kotoshōgiku retire, the May basho is cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 2010s * 2019 in sumo - Kisenosato retires *2018 in sumo - Tochinoshin wins his first championship. * 2017 in sumo - Kisenosato is promoted to yokozuna, Harumafuji retires. * 2016 in sumo - Kotoshogiku and Goeido win the first championships by Japanese-born wrestlers in ten years * 2015 in sumo - Hakuhō wins a record-breaking 33rd top division championship * 2014 in sumo - Kakuryū wins first championship and is promoted to yokozuna *2013 in sumo - Sokokurai becomes the first expelled wrestler to be reinstated * 2012 in sumo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumo
is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a '' rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring ('' dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by throwing, shoving or pushing him down). Sumo originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally and where it is considered the national sport. It is considered a '' gendai budō'', which refers to modern Japanese martial arts, but the sport has a history spanning many centuries. Many ancient traditions have been preserved in sumo, and even today the sport includes many ritual elements, such as the use of salt purification, from Shinto. Life as a wrestler is highly regimented, with rules regulated by the Japan Sumo Association. Most sumo wrestlers are required to live in communal sumo training stables, known in Japanese as '' heya'', where all aspects of their daily lives—from meals to their manner of dress—ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 In Sumo
The following were the events in professional sumo during 2016. Tournaments *Hatsu basho, Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 10 January – 24 January *Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 13 March – 27 March *Natsu basho, Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 May – 22 May *Nagoya basho, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 10 July – 24 July *Aki basho, Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 11 September – 25 September *Kyushu basho, Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 13 November – 27 November News January *7: Yokozuna Hakuhō, Harumafuji and Kakuryū perform the ''hono dohyo-iri'' or New Year ring-entering ceremony before crowds at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. *10: Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend the first day of the New Year tournament in Tokyo, and express their sadness over the recent death of the Sumo Association chairman, Kitanoumi. *24: Kotoshōgiku defeats all three yokozuna to win his first top division championship, becoming the first Japanese born wrestler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Match-fixing
In organized sports, match fixing is the act of playing or officiating a match with the intention of achieving a pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. There are many reasons why match fixing might take place, including receiving bribes from bookmakers or sports bettors, and blackmail. Competitors may also intentionally perform poorly to gain a future advantage, such as a better draft pick or to face an easier opponent in a later round of competition. A player might also play poorly to rig a handicap system. Match fixing, when motivated by gambling, requires contacts (and normally money transfers) between gamblers, players, team officials, and/or referees. These contacts and transfers can sometimes be discovered, and lead to prosecution by the law or the sports league(s). In contrast, losing for future advantage is internal to the team and very difficult to prove. Often, substitutions made by a coach designed to deliberately increase the team' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 In Sumo
The following are the events in professional sumo during 2011. Tournaments *Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 January – 23 January *Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 13 March – 27 March (cancelled) *Natsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 May – 22 May *Nagoya basho, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 10 July – 24 July *Aki basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 11 September – 25 September *Kyushu basho, Fukuoka International Centre, Kyushu, 13 November – 27 November News January *23: Hakuho wins the first honbasho of the year. It is his eighteenth championship, and his sixth in a row, a feat only previously achieved by Taiho and Asashoryu. His only defeat is to Kisenosato, who also beat the yokozuna in the previous tournament and once again wins the Outstanding Performance Prize. Kotoshogiku and Okinoumi finish runners-up to Hakuho on 11–4 and are awarded Technique and Fighting Spirit prizes respectively. Goeido also finishes on 11–4. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baruto
Kaido Höövelson, (known professionally as Baruto Kaito ; born 5 November 1984) is an Estonian politician and former professional sumo wrestler. Making his debut in May 2004, he reached the top division after just two years in sumo in May 2006. After suffering a number of injury problems in 2007 which delayed his progress, he reached the third-highest rank of ''sekiwake'' in November 2008, and was promoted to '' ōzeki'' rank after finishing the March 2010 tournament with a score of 14–1. He was a tournament runner-up four times before recording a top division championship in the 2012 January tournament. During his career Baruto also earned five special prizes for Fighting Spirit, one for Outstanding Performance and one for Technique. He lost his ''ōzeki'' rank after more injury problems at the end of 2012, and having fallen greatly in rank after withdrawing from the May 2013 tournament, he announced his retirement in September of that year at the age of 28. After retire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 In Sumo
The following are the events in professional sumo during 2012. Tournaments *Hatsu basho, Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 – 22 January *Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 11 – 25 March *Natsu basho, Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 6 – 20 May *Nagoya basho, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 8 – 22 July *Aki basho, Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 – 23 September *Kyushu basho, Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 11 – 25 November News January *6: Yokozuna Hakuho performs the dohyo-iri ceremony at the Meiji Shrine in front of hundreds of sumo fans to mark the New Year. *8: A CD of a song performed by a group of ten sumo coaches calling themselves the "Oyakata All-Stars" and also featuring the Sumo Association's official mascot goes on sale at the Kokugikan. *11: On the fourth day of the Hatsu basho a gyōji, the 10th Kimura Shōzaburō, is knocked out of the dohyo during a bout between Baruto and Wakakoyu, hitting his head and losin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 In Sumo
The following are the events in professional sumo during 2013. Tournaments *Hatsu basho, Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 13 January – 27 January *Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 10 March – 24 March *Natsu basho, Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 May – 26 May *Nagoya basho, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 7 July – 21 July *Aki basho, Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 15 September – 29 September *Kyushu basho, Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 10 November – 24 November News January *10: The Nishonoseki stable is reported to close after the Hatsu basho due to the poor health of incumbent stablemaster Nishonoseki (ex-'' komusubi'' Kongō). The stable produced the '' yokozuna'' Taihō as well as former ''sekiwake'' Rikidōzan, who later turned to professional wrestling. *19: The 48th ''yokozuna'' Taihō, winner of a record 32 tournament championships, dies aged 72. He is generally regarded as the greatest sumo wrestler of the post-war period. *27: **''Yokoz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokozuna
, or , is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers (''rikishi''), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments. This is the only division that is featured on NHK's standard live coverage of sumo tournaments. The lower divisions are shown on their satellite coverage, with only the ''makuuchi'' broadcast having bilingual English commentary. ''Makuuchi'' literally means "inside the curtain", a reference to the early period of professional sumo, when there was a curtained-off area reserved for the top ranked wrestlers, to sit before appearing for their bouts. Wrestlers are considered for promotion or demotion in rank before each grand tournament according to their performance in the one previous. Generally, a greater number of wins than losses (''kachi-koshi'') results in a promotion, and the reverse (''make-koshi'') results in demotion. There are stricter criteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 In Sumo
2014 in sumo saw the traditional six major tournaments or '' basho'' held in January, March, May, July, September and November as usual. The '' yokozuna'' Hakuhō won five of the six tournaments taking his total of yūshō to 32 to equal the record of Taihō. Kakuryū's victory in March saw him promoted to become the sport's 71st yokozuna. Consistent performances at the rank of ''sekiwake'' saw Gōeidō being promoted to '' ōzeki'' for the September tournament. The most notable retirement was that of the former ''ōzeki'' Kotoōshū. Tournaments * Hatsu basho, Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 January – 26 January * Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 9 March – 23 March * Natsu basho, Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 11 May – 25 May * Nagoya basho, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 13 July – 27 July * Aki basho, Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 14 September – 28 September * Kyushu basho, Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 9 November – 23 November News January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
