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2. List of sumo tournament top division champions - Wikipedia

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   The Emperor's Cup has been awarded to the winner of top division tournaments since 1925. This is a list of wrestlers who have won the top division (makuuchi) championship in professional sumo since 1909, when the current championship system was established.

3. Sumo - Wikipedia

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   Sumo (Japanese: 相撲, Hepburn: sumō, Japanese pronunciation:, lit. ' striking one another ') [1] is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a rikishi (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by throwing, shoving or pushing him down).

4. Makuuchi - Wikipedia

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   A makuuchi match with the 69th yokozuna Hakuhō beating Dejima as the 68th yokozuna Asashōryū watches in the background. Makuuchi (幕内), or makunouchi (幕の内), is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo.

5. Honbasho - Wikipedia

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   The March 2011 tournament was cancelled due to the Japan Sumo Association launching an investigation into allegations of match-fixing involving several sekitori-ranked wrestlers. This was the first cancellation of a honbasho since 1946, when the May tournament was not held because of renovations to the Ryōgoku Kokugikan following damage ...

6. Professional sumo divisions - Wikipedia

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   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. For more information, see kachi-koshi and make-koshi. Wrestlers are also ranked within each division.

7. List of sumo record holders - Wikipedia

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   In 1927, the Tokyo Sumo Association merged with the Osaka Sumo Association to form the Japan Sumo Association, and most of the sumo systems were changed, so any pre-1927 records are disregarded. The list excludes active wrestlers. [c]

8. Controversies in professional sumo - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] The Japan Sumo Association (JSA) repeatedly denied any wrestlers were involved in match-fixing, known as yaocho, and even took publishers to court over such allegations. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] However, in 2011, it was announced that an investigation by police had discovered cell phone text messages indicating that a number of matches had been ...

9. List of years in sumo - Wikipedia

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   2009 in sumo - Harumafuji wins his first title, Hakuhō wins 3 titles and establishes the all-time record of 86 wins from 90 matches in one year. 2008 in sumo - Kotoōshū becomes the first European-born champion. Marijuana scandals begin. 2007 in sumo - Hakuhō is promoted to yokozuna, Asashōryū is first yokozuna to be suspended.