The following are the events in professional sumo during 1993.

Tournaments

Hatsu basho

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, 10 – 24 January

Haru basho

Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Namba, Osaka, Japan. It first opened in 1952 and the current building was constructed in 1987. It is the venue of a professional sumo tournament ( honbasho) held in March every year. The capacity of the ...

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, 14 March – 28 March

Natsu basho

Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 May – 23 May

Nagoya basho

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, 4 July – 18 July

Playoff

(Two consecutive victories required to win the Playoff and the ''yūshō'') * Match 1: Akebono defeated Wakanohana * Match 2: Akebono defeated Takanohana

Aki basho

Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 September – 26 September

Kyushu basho

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, Kyushu, 7 November – 21 November

News

January

*24:

Ōzeki Ozeki or Ōzeki may refer to: * Ōzeki, a rank in ''Makuuchi'', the top division of professional sumo ** List of ōzeki * Ōzeki station (disambiguation), the name of two railway stations in Japan * Ōzeki Masutoshi (1849–1905), 16th daimyō of ...

Akebono takes his third top division championship and his second straight, virtually guaranteeing his promotion to ''yokozuna'' after only eight months as an ''ōzeki''. The second division

jūryō Professional sumo as administered by the Japan Sumo Association is divided into six ranked divisions. Wrestlers are promoted and demoted within and between these divisions based on the merit of their win–loss records in official tournaments. Fo ...

championship goes to

Aogiyama Aogiyama Hideki (born 18 February 1970 as Hideki Teraki) is a former sumo wrestler from Hikone, Shiga, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1985, and reached the top division in March 1993. His highest rank was ''maegashira'' 1. He re ...

. He would win a second eight years later in 2001. *27: The Yokozuna Deliberation Council announces the promotion of Akebono to ''yokozuna'', ending years of speculation about whether a foreign-born wrestler would ever be judged to have the dignity and ability necessary to wear the tsuna. This also marks the end of the exceedingly rare occurrence of there being no active ''yokozuna'', a gap which had lasted for eight months.

March

*14: Akebono makes his ''yokozuna'' debut. Takahanada's ''ōzeki'' debut makes him the youngest ''ōzeki'' ever at 20 years and 5 months. *28: Following historical precedent, Akebono does not take the championship in his ''yokozuna'' debut, losing it to

komusubi , 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 o ...

Wakahanada, who along with his first championship also snaps up the Technique Prize and the Outstanding Performance Prize. His brother Takahanada is the runner up.

Tokitsunada Tokitsunada Hironori (born Hironori Yoshioka; 2 August 1969 – 14 February 2019) was a sumo wrestler from Waki, Tokushima, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1985, and reached the top division in May 1992. His highest rank was ''ma ...

takes his first of his two ''jūryō'' championships.

May

*9: The brothers Ōzeki Takahanada and newly promoted ''sekiwake'' Wakahanada have their first tournaments at the new ring names Takanohana II and

Wakanohana III is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler. As an active wrestler he was known as , and his rise through the ranks alongside his younger brother Takanohana Kōji saw a boom in sumo's popularity in the early 1990s. He is the elder son of t ...

respectively, to mark their pedigree as the sons of the legendary ''ōzeki''

Takanohana I Takanohana Kenshi 貴ノ花健士 (born Hanada Mitsuru; February 19, 1950 – May 30, 2005) was a sumo wrestler from Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan. His highest rank was ''Makuuchi#Ōzeki, ōzeki'', which he held for fifty tournaments. As an active ''ri ...

and nephews of the great ''yokozuna'' Wakanohana II. *23: Takanohana takes his third top division

yūshō is the term for a championship in Japanese. This article focuses on championships in the sport of professional sumo. It is awarded in each of the six annual '' honbasho'' or official tournaments, to the wrestler who wins the most bouts. ''Y� ...

, his first as an ''ōzeki'', with a 14–1 record. Akebono must settle for runner-up. Future

makuuchi , 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 o ...

regular Minatofuji takes the ''jūryō'' championship.

July

*18: In Nagoya, Akebono finally gets his first championship as ''yokozuna'' by winning a three-way playoff between himself and brothers Takanohana and Wakanohana. It is Akebono's fourth championship. Takanohana's loss would deny him a promotion to ''yokozuna'' this time around. Tatsuhikari wins his first of two ''jūryō'' championships.

September

*12: Wakanohana debuts for the first time at ''ōzeki''. Future ōzeki Musōyama makes his ''makuuchi'' debut. ''Ōzeki''

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is injured against

Akinoshima Akinoshima Katsumi (born 16 March 1967 as Katsumi Yamanaka) is a former sumo wrestler from Akitsu, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1982, and after reaching the top division in 1988 he remained there for 15 years ...

and withdraws from the entire tournament after only this bout. *26: Akebono takes a consecutive championship and his fifth overall. Takanohana is again runner-up. Later ''makuuchi'' regular

Hamanoshima Hamanoshima Keishi (濱ノ嶋啓志, born 21 March 1970 as Keishi Hamasu) is a former sumo wrestler from Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 1992, reaching the top ''makuuchi'' division in 1994. ...

has his one and only ''jūryō'' championship. Two former ''jūryō'' wrestlers announce their retirements – Wakatosho at the age of 24 due to a left ankle injury, and Daigaku at age 28.

November

*21: Akebono has his 3rd consecutive championship and his sixth overall by beating future ''yokozuna'' Musashimaru in a playoff.

's 6–9 losing record following the previous tournament where he missed all but the first day, would see him finally lose ''ōzeki'' status after 39 consecutive tournaments.

Asanowaka Asanowaka Takehiko (born 11 December 1969 as Takehiko Adachi) is a former sumo wrestler from Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was ''maegashira'' 1. He is now a sumo coach. Career He was an amateur sumo competitor at Kinki Uni ...

receives his one and only ''jūryō'' championship.

Deaths

*3 September: Former komusubi

Wakasegawa Taiji Wakasegawa Taiji (若瀬川泰二」を編集中, real name Tadao Hattori, 20 February 1920 – 3 September 1993) was a sumo wrestler from Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1935, reaching the top ''makuuchi'' ...

, also former Asakayama Oyakata, aged 73, of pancreatic cancer.

References

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