2015 in sumo

none 2015 sumo The following were the events in professional sumo during 2015. Tournaments Hatsu basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 11 January – 25 Januaryhttp://sumo.or.jp/EnTicket/year_schedule Grand Tournament Schedule Japan Sumo Association 2015 Hatsu basho results - Makuuchi DivisionW WinsL LossesA AbsencesEastRankWestW WinsL LossesA Absences15-0-0MongoliaHakuhoYMongoliaKakuryū10-5-011-4-0MongoliaHarumafujiYø11-4-0JapanKisenosatoOJapanKotoshogiku9-6-0øOJapanGōeidō8-7-05-10-0BulgariaAoiyamaSMongoliaIchinojō6-9-06-9-0JapanTakayasuKJapanTochiozan7-8-07-8-0JapanTakarafujiM1GeorgiaTochinoshin6-9-08-7-0MongoliaTerunofujiM2JapanIkioi1-14-06-9-0JapanEndōM3JapanAminishiki6-9-07-8-0JapanToyonoshimaM4JapanJōkōryū5-7-37-8-0BrazilKaiseiM5øJapanChiyotairyū1-6-89-6-0JapanOkinoumiM6JapanToyohibiki3-12-05-10-0MongoliaKyokutenhōM7JapanChiyoōtori5-8-29-6-0JapanMyōgiryūM8JapanSadanoumi9-6-010-5-0MongoliaTamawashiM9JapanTakekaze9-6-06-9-0ChinaSōkokuraiM10JapanHomarefuji8-7-08-7-0JapanShōhōzanM11JapanYoshikaze8-7-08-7-0MongoliaKyokushūhōM12MongoliaArawashi7-8-08-7-0EgyptŌsunaarashiM13MongoliaTokitenkū9-6-08-7-0JapanKotoyūkiM14JapanChiyomaru7-8-08-7-0JapanSadanofujiM15MongoliaKagamiō7-8-011-4-0JapanTokushōryūM16øJapanTosayutaka0-2-13 ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner Haru basho Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 8 March – 22 March 2015 Haru basho results - Makuuchi DivisionW WinsL LossesA AbsencesEastRankWestW WinsL LossesA Absences14-1-0MongoliaHakuhoYMongoliaHarumafuji10-5-00-1-14øMongoliaKakuryūYø9-6-0JapanKisenosatoOJapanKotoshogiku8-7-0øOJapanGōeidō8-7-013-2-0MongoliaTerunofujiSøJapanOkinoumi0-4-114-11-0MongoliaTamawashiKJapanMyōgiryū8-7-010-5-0JapanTochiozanM1MongoliaIchinojō9-6-07-8-0JapanSadanoumiM2JapanTakarafuji8-7-03-12-0JapanTakayasuM3BulgariaAoiyama5-10-04-11-0JapanTakekazeM4GeorgiaTochinoshin8-7-08-7-0JapanToyonoshimaM5øJapanEndō4-2-98-3-4øJapanAminishikiM6BrazilKaisei5-10-06-9-0JapanHomarefujiM7JapanTokushōryū8-7-01-14-0JapanShōhōzanM8MongoliaTokitenkū3-12-05-10-0JapanYoshikazeM9JapanJōkōryū5-10-07-8-0MongoliaKyokushūhōM10JapanKitataiki9-6-011-4-0EgyptŌsunaarashiM11MongoliaKyokutenhō6-9-011-4-0JapanChiyoōtoriM12JapanKotoyūki6-9-08-7-0JapanIkioiM13ChinaSōkokurai9-6-09-6-0JapanSadanofujiM14MongoliaArawashi8-7-08-7-0JapanToyohibikiM15GeorgiaGagamaru11-4-07-8-0RussiaAmūruM16JapanChiyomaru8-7-0 ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner Natsu basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 10 May– 24 May 2015 Natsu basho results - Makuuchi DivisionW WinsL LossesA AbsencesEastRankWestW WinsL LossesA Absences11-4-0MongoliaHakuhoYMongoliaHarumafuji11-4-00-0-15øMongoliaKakuryūYø11-4-0JapanKisenosatoOJapanKotoshogiku6-9-0øOøJapanGōeidō8-6-112-3-0MongoliaTerunofujiSJapanMyōgiryū7-8-08-7-0JapanTochiozanKMongoliaIchinojō8-7-09-6-0JapanTakarafujiM1GeorgiaTochinoshin9-6-04-11-0JapanToyonoshimaM2JapanAminishiki6-9-08-7-0JapanSadanoumiM3øEgyptŌsunaarashi4-4-70-2-13JapanChiyoōtoriM4JapanTokushōryū6-9-04-11-0JapanKitataikiM5MongoliaTamawashi6-9-07-8-0GeorgiaGagamaruM6BulgariaAoiyama9-6-01-4-10øChinaSōkokuraiM7JapanSadanofuji6-9-08-7-0JapanTakekazeM8JapanTakayasu10-5-07-8-0JapanHomarefujiM9JapanEndō6-9-010-5-0JapanIkioiM10JapanOkinoumi9-6-010-5-0BrazilKaiseiM11MongoliaKyokushūhō9-6-02-13-0MongoliaArawashiM12JapanToyohibiki6-9-03-12-0JapanFujiazumaM13JapanChiyomaru3-12-010-5-0JapanYoshikazeM14MongoliaKyokutenhō8-7-05-10-0JapanJōkōryūM15JapanKotoyūki8-7-07-8-0MongoliaTakanoiwaM16RussiaAmūru9-6-0 ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner Nagoya basho Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 12 July – 26 July 2015 Nagoya basho results - Makuuchi DivisionW WinsL LossesA AbsencesEastRankWestW WinsL LossesA Absences14-1-0MongoliaHakuhoYøMongoliaHarumafuji1-1-1312-3-0MongoliaKakuryūYø10-5-0JapanKisenosatoOJapanGōeidō9-6-08-7-0JapanKotoshogikuOMongoliaTerunofuji11-4-010-5-0JapanTochiozanSMongoliaIchinojō4-11-04-11-0JapanTakarafujiKJapanMyōgiryū8-7-08-7-0GeorgiaTochinoshinM1JapanSadanoumi6-9-06-9-0JapanTakayasuM2BulgariaAoiyama8-7-02-13-0JapanIkioiM3BrazilKaisei6-9-06-9-0JapanAminishikiM4JapanTakekaze5-10-011-4-0JapanOkinoumiM5JapanTokushōryū7-8-05-10-0MongoliaKyokushūhōM6GeorgiaGagamaru6-9-08-7-0MongoliaTamawashiM7JapanToyonoshima7-8-012-3-0JapanYoshikazeM8EgyptŌsunaarashi11-4-010-5-0JapanSadanofujiM9JapanHomarefuji6-9-05-10-0JapanKitataikiM10RussiaAmūru8-7-06-9-0MongoliaTokitenkūM11MongoliaKyokutenhō3-12-010-5-0JapanEndōM12JapanKotoyūki8-7-06-9-0JapanHidenoumiM13øJapanChiyotairyū8-4-35-10-0JapanToyohibikiM14MongoliaKagamiō9-6-07-8-0MongoliaSeirōM15JapanSatoyama5-10-06-9-0MongoliaTakanoiwaM16ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner Aki basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 13 September – 27 September 2015 Aki basho results - Makuuchi DivisionW WinsL LossesA AbsencesEastRankWestW WinsL LossesA Absences0-3-12øMongoliaHakuhoYMongoliaKakuryū12-3-00-0-15øMongoliaHarumafujiYø12-3-0MongoliaTerunofujiOJapanKisenosato11-4-07-8-0JapanGōeidōOJapanKotoshogiku11-4-08-7-0JapanTochiozanSJapanMyōgiryū8-7-010-5-0GeorgiaTochinoshinKJapanOkinoumi6-9-07-8-0BulgariaAoiyamaM1JapanYoshikaze11-4-08-7-0EgyptŌsunaarashiM2JapanSadanofuji2-13-06-9-0JapanSadanoumiM3øJapanTakayasu1-3-119-6-0MongoliaIchinojōM4JapanTakarafuji4-11-04-11-0MongoliaTamawashiM5BrazilKaisei6-9-08-7-0JapanAminishikiM6JapanTokushōryū6-9-08-7-0JapanEndōM7RussiaAmūru8-7-05-10-0JapanTakekazeM8JapanToyonoshima10-5-06-9-0GeorgiaGagamaruM9MongoliaKagamiō4-11-09-6-0JapanKotoyūkiM10MongoliaKyokushūhō8-7-06-9-0JapanChiyotairyūM11JapanHomarefuji9-6-011-4-0JapanIkioiM12JapanChiyoōtori6-9-07-8-0JapanDaieishōM13MongoliaTokitenkū7-8-07-8-0JapanKitataikiM14ChinaSōkokurai8-7-07-8-0MongoliaAsasekiryūM15JapanHidenoumi6-9-07-8-0MongoliaSeirōM16ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner Kyushu basho Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 8 November – 22 November 2015 Kyushu basho results - Makuuchi DivisionW WinsL LossesA AbsencesEastRankWestW WinsL LossesA Absences9-6-0MongoliaKakuryūYMongoliaHakuho12-3-013-2-0MongoliaHarumafujiYø9-6-0MongoliaTerunofujiOJapanKisenosato10-5-08-6-1øJapanKotoshogikuOJapanGōeidō8-7-08-7-0JapanTochiozanSJapanMyōgiryū2-13-07-8-0GeorgiaTochinoshinKJapanYoshikaze8-7-06-9-0MongoliaIchinojōM1øEgyptŌsunaarashi5-9-17-8-0BulgariaAoiyamaM2JapanOkinoumi5-10-05-9-1øJapanToyonoshimaM3JapanAminishiki8-7-012-3-0JapanIkioiM4JapanEndō4-11-04-11-0RussiaAmūruM5JapanSadanoumi5-10-08-7-0JapanKotoyūkiM6JapanHomarefuji3-12-09-6-0BrazilKaiseiM7MongoliaKyokushūhō9-6-08-7-0JapanTokushōryūM8JapanTakarafuji10-5-08-7-0MongoliaTamawashiM9JapanSadanofuji4-11-09-6-0ChinaSōkokuraiM10JapanShōhōzan12-3-06-7-0GeorgiaGagamaruM11JapanMitakeumi8-7-07-8-0JapanTakekazeM12JapanTakayasu9-6-08-7-0JapanChiyotairyūM13JapanToyohibiki7-8-06-9-0JapanDaieishōM14øMongoliaTokitenkū0-0-157-8-0JapanKitataikiM15JapanChiyoōtori10-5-03-12-0MongoliaAsasekiryūM16ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner News January 13: The third day of the January tournament is the first full house on the third day at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in 18 years.http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/sumo/2015/01/13/0007655658.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20150114025242/http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/sumo/2015/01/13/0007655658.shtml 大相撲、３日目１８年ぶり大入り Japanese Daily Sports Online January 13, 2015 January 14, 2015 July 20, 2022 live 16: Former komusubi Hōmashō retires and adopts the elder name Tatsutagawa.https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLSSXK50435_W5A110C1000000/ 元小結・豊真将が引退　誠実な土俵態度で人気 Japanese Nikkei January 16, 2015 July 20, 2022 18: Yokozuna Hakuhō defeats Aminishiki, becoming the fourth wrestler in history to achieve 600 wins as a yokozuna. At 45 tournaments, it is the fastest time to achieve the milestone.http://mainichi.jp/sports/news/20150119k0000m050036000c.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150119183345/http://mainichi.jp/sports/news/20150119k0000m050036000c.html 大相撲初場所:白鵬、横綱６００勝 Japanese Mainichi January 18, 2015 January 19, 2015 July 20, 2022 dead 20: Maegashira Chiyoōtori obtains a fusenshō win upon the withdrawal of his opponent Jōkōryū. Chiyoōtori re-entered the tournament on the fifth day after withdrawing on the second day, becoming the first top division wrestler in 54 years (after Dewanishiki in July 1961) to obtain a fusenshō win after re-entering a tournament.http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/sumo/20150120-OYT1T50126.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150120234250/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/sumo/20150120-OYT1T50126.html 「朝、風呂で知った」不戦負け後の不戦勝ち Japanese Yomiuri Online January 20, 2015 January 20, 2015 July 20, 2022 dead 23: On the 13th day of the tournament, yokozuna Kakuryū defeats yokozuna Harumafuji, and yokozuna Hakuhō defeats ōzeki Kisenosato, granting Hakuhō his fifth consecutive championship and his 33rd overall. Hakuhō breaks the championship record held by Taihō since January 1971.https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2015/01/23/sumo-yokozuna-hakuho-breaks-all-time-championship-win-record Hakuho broke the all-time tournament win record 24: Hakuhō wins his 800th bout in the top division with a defeat of his fellow yokozuna Harumafuji,http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/01/24/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-collects-800th-victory-top-division/#.VMUR3kfF9Fw Hakuho collects 800th victory in top division 24 January 2015 Japan Times 25 January 2015 only the fourth man after Kitanoumi, Chiyonofuji and Kaiō to reach this landmark. 25: The final day of the tournament is a sell-out, meaning every day of a basho held in the Ryōgoku Kokugikan has sold out for the first time in 18 years.http://www.newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/111116.php Sumo has 1st 15-day sellout in 18 years 25 January 2015 News On Japan 25 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150128031203/http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/111116.php 28 January 2015 dead Hakuhō completes his 11th zenshō yūshō or perfect score (another record) with a win over Kakuryū.http://www.daily.co.jp/sumo/2015/01/26/0007689420.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20150126092621/http://www.daily.co.jp/sumo/2015/01/26/0007689420.shtml 白鵬全勝Ｖ！史上初６場所すべて達成 Japanese Daily Sports Online January 26, 2015 January 26, 2015 July 20, 2022 live There are a record 61 sponsor's envelopes placed on his bout.http://www.daily.co.jp/sumo/2015/01/26/0007689418.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20150126092617/http://www.daily.co.jp/sumo/2015/01/26/0007689418.shtml 初場所の懸賞、過去最多記録１６２５本 Japanese Daily Sports Online January 26, 2015 January 26, 2015 July 20, 2022 live 27: Hakuhō receives criticism after telling a post-tournament press conference that he should not have been made to redo his match with Kisenosato as "looking at the video, even a child could see (that I won)."http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001886810 Hakuho feels heat over rematch quip 27 January 2015 Japan News 1 February 2015 His stablemaster Miyagino apologizes on his behalf. 29: The Japan Sumo Association's board of directors approves the introduction of Hisashi Ōmichi, a fourth year student at Toyo University, at makushita #10.http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2015/01/29/kiji/K20150129009715620.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150131201313/http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2015/01/29/kiji/K20150129009715620.html 藤島親方が審判部副部長に　相撲協会の新職務担当 Japanese Sponichi Annex January 29, 2015 January 31, 2015 July 20, 2022 dead 31: Former komusubi Wakakōyū's retirement ceremony is held at the Kokugikan.http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20150131-1428695.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150131171948/http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20150131-1428695.html 元小結若荒雄の不知火親方が断髪式 Japanese Nikkan Sports January 31, 2015 January 31, 2015 July 20, 2022 live February 1: The Asahiyama stable closes, and its wrestlers transfer to the Isegahama stable, while its staff transfer to the Asakayama stable.http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20150129-1427848.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150323061017/http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20150129-1427848.html 部屋閉鎖の朝日山親方「充実感があった」 Japanese Nikkan Sports January 29, 2015 March 23, 2015 July 20, 2022 live 12: Former ōzeki Kotoōshū acquires the elder name Naruto.http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLSSXK40485_S5A210C1000000/ 琴欧洲親方が「鳴戸」襲名　名跡取得は外国出身4人目 Japanese Nikkei February 12, 2015 July 20, 2022 March thumb|Hakuhō won his sixth straight championship in March. 5: The Japan Sumo Association's board of directors decides to lower the physical standards for the new apprentice test. For those who are expected to graduate from junior high school and take the test before the March tournament, the minimum weight standard will be lowered from 67 kilograms to 65.夏場所展望号 Sumo Baseball Magazine May 2015 124 8: Yokozuna Kakuryū withdraws from the March tournament due to a rotator cuff injury in his left shoulder.http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLSSXK00103_Y5A300C1000000/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150402162759/http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLSSXK00103_Y5A300C1000000/ 横綱鶴竜が春場所休場　左肩負傷、逸ノ城は不戦勝 Nikkei Japanese March 8, 2015 April 2, 2015 September 20, 2022 live Due to his absence, the bouts for the second day, which had already been decided, were reorganized.http://www.jiji.com/jc/zc?k=201503/2015030800207 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402211352/http://www.jiji.com/jc/zc?k=201503/2015030800207 鶴竜休場で「割り返し」 Jiji March 8, 2015 April 2, 2015 September 20, 2022 dead 9: Jūryō Wakanosato becomes the sixth wrestler in history to achieve a career total of 900 wins.http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/1444528.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150310073152/http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/1444528.html 若の里「重みが違う」史上６人目の通算900勝 Nikkan Sports Japanese March 9, 2015 March 10, 2015 September 20, 2022 live 12: Yokozuna Hakuhō becomes the seventh wrestler in history to achieve a career total of 900 wins.http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLSSXK40695_S5A310C1000000/ 白鵬５連勝で900勝、３大関は総崩れ　大相撲春場所５日目 Nikkei Japanese March 12, 2015 September 20, 2022 14: New sekiwake Terunofuji becomes the first in 75 years to achieve seven consecutive victories from the first day of his debut in the rank.https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2015/03/15/kiji/K20150315009982540.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150402161552/https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2015/03/15/kiji/K20150315009982540.html 照ノ富士、７５年ぶり新三役７連勝　ご機嫌「やっちゃったな」 Sponichi Annex Japanese March 14, 2015 April 2, 2015 September 20, 2022 live 20: Yokozuna Hakuhō is defeated by sekiwake Terunofuji, ending the winning streak that started on the seventh day of the November 2014 tournament at 36.https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2015/03/21/kiji/K20150321010020860.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150323011119/https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2015/03/21/kiji/K20150321010020860.html 照ノ富士　白鵬止めた！憧れ兄貴分に４度目挑戦で恩返し、Ｖに望み Sponichi Annex Japanese March 20, 2015 March 23, 2015 September 20, 2022 live 21: The match between maegashira Ichinojō and sekiwake Terunofuji is paused for a water break, marking the first instance in history of the same two wrestlers entering a water break in two consecutive tournaments.http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/1450294.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150322081736/http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/1450294.html 照ノ富士残った　逸ノ城と２場所連続水入り Nikkan Sports Japanese March 22, 2015 March 22, 2015 September 20, 2022 live 22: Hakuhō achieves his 34th top division championship, breaking his own record. He also achieves six consecutive tournament championships, becoming the second wrestler in history to do so since Taihō.http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/sports/sports/sumo/1-0114582.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150325131802/http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/sports/sports/sumo/1-0114582.html 白鵬、２度目の６連覇　最多更新の３４度目Ｖ The Hokkaido Shimbun Press Japanese March 22, 2015 March 25, 2015 September 20, 2022 dead The spring regional tour begins at the following locations: 29: Ise Shrine, Mie Prefecture (Honozumo ceremonial tournament held in the shrine's precincts) 30: Minamiawaji, Hyōgo Prefecture 31: Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture April The spring regional tour continues at the following locations: 3: Yasukuni Shrine, (Honozumo ceremonial tournament) The Kudan, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 4: Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture 5: Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture 10: Misato, Saitama Prefecture 11: Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture 12: Hitachiōmiya, Ibaraki Prefecture 18: Takasaki, Gunma, Gunma Prefecture 19: Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture 25–26: Makuhari Messe convention center, Chiba Prefecture, at Niconico's "Chokaigi 2015" 27: For the May banzuke, jonokuchi wrestler Kotoanbai of Sadogatake stable changes his birthplace registration from Shizuoka Prefecture to Indonesia, marking the first time a wrestler from this country was listed in the banzuke.http://www.sankei.com/sports/news/150427/spo1504270005-n1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150510233449/http://www.sankei.com/sports/news/150427/spo1504270005-n1.html 番付に「インドネシア」初登場　日本国籍の琴安倍　出身地を変更 Sankei News Japanese April 27, 2015 May 10, 2015 September 20, 2022 dead May 150px|thumb|right|Veteran Dewanosato retired in May. 10: The May tournament sees Kakuryu once again unable to compete due to injury. This is the first time since Musashimaru in 2003 that a yokozuna has missed two tournaments in a row. 24: Terunofuji follows up his superb performance in March by winning his first top division tournament championship. His victory over Aoiyama on the final day, coupled with Hakuho's surprise defeat to Harumafuji, means Hakuho's streak of six consecutive championships comes to an end. Terunofuji's score of 12–3 is actually not as good as the previous tournament, but no-one else scored better than 11–4. Terunofuji also wins the Fighting Spirit Award, and is virtually guaranteed promotion to ozeki. There are no other sansho winners. The juryo title goes to Kagamio. In the sandanme division, 44-year-old Dewanosato Hideyuki ja 出羽の郷秀之 Dewanosato, who spent just one tournament in juryo exactly ten years previously, announces his retirement after an exceptional 29 years and 174 basho in sumo. 27: Terunofuji's promotion to ozeki is confirmed. June 20 : Elder of the Sumo Association Otowayama Oyakata, former ozeki Takanonami, dies of acute cardiac failure at age 43.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/06/20/sumo/ex-ozeki-takanonami-43-dies-cardiac-failure/#.VxYyomf2aM8 Ex-ozeki Takanonami, 43, dies of cardiac failure 20 June 2015 Japan Times 19 April 2016 July 13: Yokozuna Harumafuji pulls out of the Nagoya tournament on the second day because of an elbow injury. He had had surgery on the same elbow in May. Way down in the jonokuchi division Brodik Henderson, a 20 year old from Victoria, British Columbia, who joined Nishikido stable in March and is known as Homarenishiki, makes his first official appearance in a tournament.http://www.thespec.com/sports-story/5718052-homarenishiki/ HOMARENISHIKI Armstrong Jim 10 July 2015 Hamilton Spectator 10 May 2016 26: Hakuhō wins his 35th championship, finishing on a 14–1 record. His only defeat in the tournament is to sekiwake Tochiozan, who had also defeated returning yokozuna Kakuryu and is given the Outstanding Performance Award. Kakuryu is joint runner-up on 12–3 with maegashira Yoshikaze, who wins the Fighting Spirit Award. Terunofuji finishes on 11–4 in his ozeki debut. Kyokutenhō can only score 3–12, and faces certain demotion to the juryo division. Fellow veteran Wakanosato faces demotion to makushita. The juryo division championship is won by Mitakeumi, who only made his professional debut in March. 27: Kyokutenhō, facing demotion to the second division, officially announces his retirement. He will stay in sumo as a coach under the name Ōshima Oyakata. Among his records are most appearances in the top division (1470), oldest ever first time yusho winner (37), oldest winner of any top division tournament since the 6 tournaments a year system was established in 1958, and oldest wrestler to record a top division kachi-koshi or winning record since 1926 at 40 years of age. August The summer tour visits the following locations: 3–4: Gifu, Gifu Prefecture 5: Sabae, Fukui Prefecture 6–7: Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture 8: Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture 9: Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture 10: Gosen, Niigata Prefecture 11: Minamisōma, Fukushima Prefecture 13: Kōriyama, Fukushima Prefecture 14: Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture 15: Tendō, Yamagata Prefecture 16: Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture 17: Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture 18: Mitane, Akita Prefecture 19: Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture 20: Shichinohe, Aomori Prefecture 22–23: Sapporo, Hokkaido 29: KITTE Basho, Tokyo September thumb|Kakuryu won his first championship as a yokozuna in September 3: Wakanosato confirms that he will retire rather than fight in makushita. He will stay in sumo as a coach under the name Nishiiwa Oyakata. He finishes his career with 1691 total bouts, the fifth highest ever, and fought in 87 top division tournaments, the eighth highest ever.http://kyodonews.net/news/2015/09/03/30681 Sumo: Warhorse Wakanosato announces retirement 3 September 2015 Kyodo News 6 September 2015 10: On the eve of the Aki Basho, yokozuna Harumafuji withdraws, having not fully recovered from the elbow injury sustained in the previous tournament.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/09/10/sumo/harumafuji-sidelined-with-elbow-injury/#.VgFvqJ3D-70 Harumafuji sidelined with elbow injury 10 September 2015 Japan Times 22 September 2015 15: After suffering two defeats in the first two days to komusubi Okinoumi and maegashira Yoshikaze (neither of whom had ever beaten him before), Hakuho withdraws from the tournament, citing an injury to his left knee.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/09/15/sumo/basho-reports/yokozuna-hakuho-to-likely-withdraw-from-autumn-basho/#.VgFwSZ3D-70 Yokozuna Hakuho withdraws from Autumn Basho 15 September 2015 Japan Times 22 September 2015 It is the first time he has missed a tournament since November 2006, when he was still ranked as an ozeki, and breaks a run of 722 consecutive days competing as a yokozuna and 51 consecutive tournaments posting double-digit wins; both all-time records. 27: The tournament is won by Kakuryu, who defeats Terunofuji in a playoff after both men finish with identical 12–3 records. Terunofuji had been tournament leader on 11–0 but then lost three in a row; however he then unexpectedly beat Kakuryu in their regulation match despite suffering from an injury sustained against Kisenosato on Day 13. It is Kakuryu's second championship and first as a yokozuna. Yoshikaze, who defeated two yokozuna and scored 11–4, collects the Outstanding Performance and Technique prizes. The Fighting Spirit Award is shared between Tochinoshin and Ikioi. The jūryō division championship is won by former komusubi Shohozan. Chiyoshoma, a Mongolian from Kokonoe stable, wins the makushita championship. 30: It is announced that Takasago stable's Asabenkei has been promoted to the jūryō division. He is the first wrestler from Kanagawa Prefecture to reach jūryō since Asanosho in 1993. October 1: Kumagantani Oyakata, the former head coach of Miyagino stable and now an assistant at the stable, is fired by the Sumo Association after being indicted for an assault with a baseball bat on his personal driver. The coach, known as Kanechika in his days as an active wrestler, is no stranger to controversy, having been forced to step down as head coach at Miyagino in 2010 after being caught on tape discussing match-fixing. The autumn tour visits the following locations: 8: Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture 9: Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture 10: Saitama, Saitama Prefecture 11: Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture 12: Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture 13: Toyota, Aichi Prefecture 14: Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture 16: Nagano, Nagano Prefecture 17: Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture 18: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 19: Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture 20: Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture 21: Imabari, Ehime Prefecture 22: Masaki, Ehime Prefecture 23: Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture 24: Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture 25: Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture 26: The banzuke for the upcoming tournament in Kyushu is released. Kakuryu takes the most prestigious spot, East Yokozuna, for the first time.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/10/26/sumo/kakuryu-takes-east-yokozuna-slot-kyushu-basho/#.Vjtl7p0o670 Kakuryu takes east yokozuna slot for Kyushu basho 26 October 2015 Japan Times 5 November 2015 There is one newcomer to the top division, Mitakeumi, who reaches makuuchi only four tournaments after his professional debut, the second fastest since the start of the Shōwa era (although due to his amateur sumo achievements at Toyo University he was given special dispensation to start in the third highest division, makushita). November thumb|right|Harumafuji won his first championship in two years in November. 5: Hakuho declares himself fit for the Kyushu tournament, having recovered from the left knee injury that forced him out in September. He is competing in his 50th basho as a yokozuna, putting him in sole possession of fourth place on the all-time list.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/11/05/sumo/hakuho-fit-and-ready-for-kyushu-basho/#.Vjtq-p0o670 Hakuho fit and ready for Kyushu basho 5 November 2015 Japan Times 5 November 2015 20: The chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, former yokozuna Kitanoumi dies of colorectal cancer at the age of 62. He had been in Fukuoka for the current tournament and was taken to hospital suffering from anemia, after which his condition worsened. Hakkaku Oyakata, the former yokozuna Hokutoumi, is named acting chairman. A memorial service for Kitanoumi is announced for December 22. 22:The Kyushu tournament is won by Harumafuji on his return from a two basho absence. It is his seventh championship and first in two years. He loses on the final day to Kisenosato to finish on 13–2, but Hakuho cannot take advantage, losing to Kakuryu. Hakuho finishes on 12–3 having been 12–0 up, and has to share second place with rank-and-filers Ikioi and Shohozan, who both receive the Fighting Spirit Award. The Technique Award goes to Yoshikaze – his fourth special prize in the last three tournaments. Ozeki Goeido preserves his rank with a bare majority of wins, 8–7. The winter tour begins at the following location: 29: Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture December The winter tour continues at the following locations: 1: Saiki, Ōita Prefecture 2: Beppu, Ōita Prefecture 3: Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture 4: Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture 5: Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture 6: Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture 7: Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture 8: Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture 9: Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture 10: Nōgata, Fukuoka Prefecture 12–13: Naha, Okinawa Prefecture Deaths 20 June: Former ozeki Takanonami (see above) 24 June: Former jūryō 12 Oyamato Toyo ja 大倭東洋 Oyamato (also known as Shirasaki), aged 44. 28 June: Former maegashira 1 Ryūō Yūki ja 琉王優貴 Ryūō, the first top division wrestler from Okinawa Prefecture who unsuccessfully tried to become head coach of Asahiyama stable, aged 70, of a stroke. 20 November: Former yokozuna Kitanoumi (see above) See also Glossary of sumo terms List of active sumo wrestlers List of years in sumo List of yokozuna References Category:2015 in Japanese sport Category:2015 in martial arts Category:Sumo by year Sumo Sumo