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2005 Hatsu basho results - Makuuchi Division ... their ring-entering ceremony during the January 2005 tournament ... a three-day exhibition tournament in Las Vegas ...
29: The Sumo Association announces that it will hold a sumo exhibition in London in October 2025 amid growing interest in the sport by international tourists visiting Japan. It will be the first international trip sanctioned by the association in 20 years, the last being in 2005 in Las Vegas. London previously hosted a sumo exhibition in ...
The first table below lists the champions since the six-tournament system was instituted in 1958. [1] The championship is determined by the wrestler with the highest win–loss score after fifteen bouts, held at a rate of one per day over the duration of the 15-day tournament.
2011 in sumo - A match-fixing scandal leads to the cancellation of the March basho with many resignations and expulsions. Hakuhō wins a record-tying 6th consecutive title. 2010 in sumo - Asashōryū retires after an alleged nightclub brawl after winning his 25th and final title.
Inside of the Kuramae Kokugikan during the January 1950 honbasho In 1926, the newly formed Japan Sumo Association increased the number of honbasho held each year from two to four. In 1928, they introduced rules such as marking uncontested bouts as forfeitures ( fusenshō ) to help guarantee tournaments end with a clear winner. [ 2 ]
31: The Sumo Association announces that top division wrestler Wakatakakage has tested positive for COVID-19, and that everyone in his family and Arashio stable will be tested for the virus. It is uncertain whether Wakatakakage will be cleared in time to compete in the January 2021 basho, which starts on 10 January. [88]
18: Rōga withdraws for a second time after re-entering the January tournament on Day 5 and suffering two consecutive losses. [11] 19: The Sumo Association announces that it will hold a sumo exhibition in the Accor Arena of Paris in June 2026, following the announcement of a 2025 London tour. The Sumo Association will be returning to Paris for ...
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 .