List of years in sumo
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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.
*Takahanada would later become the 2nd Takanohana.
Sumo
is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...
" 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
Makuuchi
or is the top division of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers , ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments....
championships.
2000s
- 2011 in sumo2011 in sumo-Tournaments:*Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 January – 23 January*Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 13 March – 27 March *Natsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 May – 22 May...
- A match-fixing scandal leads to the cancellation of the March tournament - 2010 in sumo2010 in sumo-Tournaments:*Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 10 January – 24 January*Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 14 March – 28 March*Natsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 May – 23 May...
- Asashoryu retires after an alleged nightclub brawl, several wrestlers are suspended for illegal baseballProfessional baseball in JapanProfessional baseball in Japan first started in the 1920s, but it was not until the was established in 1934 that the modern professional game had continued success.-History:...
gambling, Hakuho goes on record postwar winning streak - 2009 in sumo2009 in sumo-Tournaments:*Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 11 January - 25 January*Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 15 March - 29 March*Natsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 10 May - 24 May...
- Harumafuji's 1st championship, Hakuho has 3 championships and all time record of 86 wins out of 90 in one year - 2008 in sumo2008 in sumo-Tournaments:*Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 13 January - 27 January*Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 9 March - 23 March*Natsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 11 May - 25 May...
- Asashōryū returns, Kotoōshū first European champion, marijuana scandals begin - 2007 in sumo2007 in sumo-Tournaments:*Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 7 - 21 January*Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 11 - 25 March*Natsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 13 - 27 May*Nagoya basho, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 8 - 22 July...
- Hakuho dominance begins, Asashōryū is first suspended yokozuna, hazing scandalTakashi Saito (sumo wrestler)The Tokitsukaze stable hazing scandal occurred on June 26, 2007, when a seventeen-year old junior sumo wrestler who fought under the shikona of Tokitaizan, collapsed and died after a training session at the Tokitsukaze stable. It subsequently emerged that he was beaten with a beer bottle and a... - 2006 in sumo2006 in sumo-Tournaments:*Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 - 22 January*Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 12 - 26 March*Natsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 10 - 27 May*Nagoya basho, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 9 - 23 July...
- Asashōryū's general dominance continues, Hakuho wins first championship - 2005 in sumo2005 in sumo-Tournaments:*Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 - 23 January*Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 13 - 27 March*Natsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 - 22 May*Nagoya basho, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 10 - 24 July...
- Asashōryū is first to sweep all championships in his "grand slam" year - 2004 in sumo2004 in sumo-Tournaments:*Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 11 - 25 January*Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 14 - 28 March*Natsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 - 23 May*Nagoya basho, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 4 -18 July...
- Asashōryū just misses all championship sweep, Kaiō wins 5th and last championship - 2003 in sumo2003 in sumo-Tournaments:*Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 - 26 January*Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 9 - 23 March*Natsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 11 - 25 May*Nagoya basho, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 6 - 20 July...
- Takanohana and Musashimaru retire, Asashōryū debuts as yokozuna - 2002 in sumo2002 in sumo-Tournaments:*Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 13 January - 27 January*Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 10 March - 24 March*Natsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 May - 26 May...
- Takanohana out most of year due to injury, Asashōryū wins first of many championships - 2001 in sumo2001 in sumo-Tournaments:*Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 7 January - 21 January*Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 11 March - 25 March*Natsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 13 May - 27 May...
- number of wrestlers win championships in spite of injury, Kotomitsuki wins his only to date and all 3 special prizesSansho (Sumo)Sanshō are the three special prizes awarded to top division sumo wrestlers for exceptional performance during a sumo honbasho or tournament. The prizes were first awarded in November 1947.-Criteria:... - 2000 in sumo2000 in sumo-Tournaments:*Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 January - 23 January*Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 12 March - 26 March*Natsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 7 May - 21 May...
- 3 wrestlers win championships for first time, AkebonoAkebono Tarois a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990...
wins his last
1990s
- 1999 in sumo1999 in sumo-Tournaments:*Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 10 January - 24 January*Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 14 March - 28 March*Natsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 May - 23 May...
- Musashimaru dominates, Chiyotaikai and DejimaDejimawas a small fan-shaped artificial island built in the bay of Nagasaki in 1634. This island, which was formed by digging a canal through a small peninsula, remained as the single place of direct trade and exchange between Japan and the outside world during the Edo period. Dejima was built to...
win their first championships - 1998 in sumo1998 in sumo-Tournaments:*Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, January 11 - January 25*Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, March 8 - March 22*Natsu basho, Tokyo, May 10 - May 24*Nagoya basho, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, July 5 - July 19...
- between them, the Futagoyama brothers dominate, Kotonishiki becomes only wrestler to win two championships at maegashira rank - 1997 in sumo1997 in sumo-Tournaments:*Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 January - 26 January*Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 9 March - 23 March*Natsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 11 May - 25 May...
- Futagoyama wrestlers continue championship dominance - 1996 in sumo1996 in sumo-Tournaments:*Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 7 January - 21 January*Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 10 March - 24 March*Natsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 May - 26 May...
- Takanohana takes 4 championships, and stablemate Takanonami one for a near year sweep - 1995 in sumo1995 in sumo-Tournaments:*Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 - 22 January*Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 12 - 26 March*Natsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 7 - 21 May*Nagoya basho, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 2 - 16 July...
- Takanohana takes 4 championships to dominate; his brother WakanohanaWakanohana Masaruis a former sumo wrestler from Tokyo, Japan. As an active wrestler he was known as Wakanohana III Masaru , and his rise through the ranks alongside his younger brother Takanohana Koji saw a boom in sumo's popularity in the early 1990s...
takes 1 - 1994 in sumo1994 in sumo-Tournaments:*Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 - 23 January*Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 13 - 27 March*Natsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 - 22 May*Nagoya basho, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 3 - 17 July...
- Musashimaru wins 1st championship, Takanohana achieves necessary criteria for promotion to yokozuna - 1993 in sumo - AkebonoAkebono Tarois a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990...
reaches yokozuna, has most dominant year at 4 championships, Futagoyama brothers take one each - 1992 in sumo - Asahifuji retires leaving no yokozuna, championships are split Takahanada* 2, Akebono 2, and 1 each for Konishiki and Mitoizumi
- 1991 in sumo - Hokutoumi and Asahifuji win their last championships, Kotonishiki wins his first, KirishimaKirishima KazuhiroKirishima Kazuhiro is a former sumo wrestler from Makizono, Kagoshima, Japan, who held the second highest rank of ōzeki from 1990 to 1992 and won one top division tournament championship...
and Kotofuji win their only championships - 1990 in sumo championships split at two each between Ōzeki Asahifuji, and yokozunas Hokutoumi and Chiyonofuji, the second win would be Chiyonofuji's last
*Takahanada would later become the 2nd Takanohana.
1980s
- 1989 in sumo Chiyonofuji and Hokutoumi vie for dominance at three and two championships respectively, Konishiki gets first tournament win
- 1988 in sumo Asahifuji has first win, Chiyonofuji takes the last four tournaments and record for longest bout winning streak in modern sumo history - later surpassed by Hakuho
- 1987 in sumo1987 in sumo-Tournaments:*Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 11 – 25 January*Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 8 – 22 March*Natsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 10 – 24 May*Nagoya basho, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 5 – 19 July...
- Hokutoumi and Onokuni are promoted to yokozuna; Futahaguro is forced to retire
See also
- Glossary of sumo termsGlossary of sumo termsThe following words are terms used in sumo wrestling in Japan. azukari : Hold. A kind of draw. After a mono-ii, the gyōji or the shimpan "holds" the result if it was too close to call...
- List of active sumo wrestlers
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- List of sumo record holders