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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 ...
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 ...
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 ]
Wrestlers can be listed in the order of their rank as of the most current January/Hatsu 2025 banzuke, by clicking the 'Current rank' sorting button.; The East side of the banzuke is regarded as more prestigious than the West side and those ranked on the East will generally have had a slightly better record in the previous tournament than those with the same rank on the West.
Refereeing department chairman Isegahama (the 63rd yokozuna Asahifuji) officially requested that the Sumo Association meet on 26 January to discuss Mitakeumi, making ōzeki promotion all but certain. Meanwhile both of the current ōzeki, Shōdai (6–9) and Takakeishō (1–3–11), will enter the March basho at demotion-threatened kadoban status.
The Sumo Association also announced it was making plans to move the 2020 July basho from Nagoya to Tokyo, with the meet likely to be conducted behind closed doors. [ 2 ] 13: The Sumo Association announced the death of sandanme wrestler Shobushi ( Takadagawa stable ) from multiple organ failure after contracting the coronavirus one month earlier.
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.