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2001 in sumo

The following are the events in professional sumo during 2001.

Tournaments edit

Hatsu basho edit

Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 7 January – 21 January

2001 Hatsu basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
0 - 0 - 15 ø   Akebono Y   Musashimaru 14 - 1 - 0
14 - 1 - 0   Takanohana* Y ø  
10 - 5 - 0   Kaiō O ø   Chiyotaikai 2 - 2 - 11
7 - 8 - 0   Dejima O   Miyabiyama 8 - 7 - 0
ø   O   Musōyama 9 - 6 - 0
10 - 5 - 0   Wakanosato S   Kotomitsuki 4 - 11 - 0
4 - 11 - 0   Takanowaka K   Tochinonada 9 - 6 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Takanonami M1   Tochisakae 4 - 11 - 0
5 - 10 - 0   Kotonowaka M2 ø   Hayateumi 0 - 0 - 15
9 - 6 - 0   Wakanoyama M3   Kaihō 4 - 11 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Akinoshima M4   Tochiazuma 10 - 5 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Tosanoumi M5   Tamakasuga 7 - 8 - 0
4 - 11 - 0   Tochinohana M6   Chiyotenzan 8 - 7 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Higonoumi M7   Kotoryū 9 - 6 - 0
10 - 5 - 0   Kyokutenhō M8 ø   Tōki 0 - 0 - 15
6 - 9 - 0   Hamanoshima M9   Tokitsuumi 8 - 7 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Kyokushūzan M10 ø   Oginishiki 0 - 3 - 13
6 - 9 - 0   Kinkaiyama M11   Minatofuji 6 - 9 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Takatōriki M12   Asashōryū 9 - 6 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Ōtsukasa M13   Tamarikidō 6 - 9 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Asanowaka M14   Wakakosho 6 - 9 - 0
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner
*Won Playoff

Haru basho edit

Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 11 March – 25 March

2001 Haru basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
12 - 3 - 0   Takanohana Y   Musashimaru 12 - 3 - 0
13 - 2 - 0   Kaiō O   Musōyama 12 - 3 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Miyabiyama O   Dejima 8 - 7 - 0
0 - 0 - 15 ø   Chiyotaikai O ø  
6 - 9 - 0   Wakanosato S   Tochinonada 8 - 7 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Tochiazuma K   Wakanoyama 6 - 9 - 0
3 - 12 - 0   Kyokutenhō M1 ø   Kotoryū 1 - 6 - 8
7 - 8 - 0   Chiyotenzan M2   Hayateumi 6 - 9 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Takanonami M3   Kotomitsuki 10 - 5 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Tokitsuumi M4   Takanowaka 8 - 7 - 0
5 - 10 - 0   Akinoshima M5 ø   Kyokushūzan 1 - 12 - 2
9 - 6 - 0   Asashōryū M6   Kotonowaka 6 - 9 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Tamakasuga M7   Tochisakae 8 - 7 - 0
10 - 5 - 0   Tosanoumi M8   Higonoumi 6 - 9 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Kaihō M9   Takatōriki 5 - 10 - 0
11 - 4 - 0   Tamanoshima M10   Asanowaka 7 - 8 - 0
5 - 10 - 0   Hamanoshima M11   Tochinohana 6 - 9 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Ōtsukasa M12   Terao 8 - 7 - 0
3 - 5 - 7 ø   Kinkaiyama M13   Jūmonji 9 - 6 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Minatofuji M14   Daishi 4 - 11 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Aminishiki M15 ø  
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Natsu basho edit

Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 13 May – 27 May

2001 Natsu basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
13 - 2 - 0   Takanohana* Y   Musashimaru 13 - 2 - 0
4 - 5 - 6 ø   Kaiō O   Musōyama 12 - 3 - 0
5 - 10 - 0   Dejima O   Miyabiyama 9 - 6 - 0
12 - 3 - 0   Chiyotaikai O ø  
4 - 11 - 0   Tochinonada S   Tochiazuma 9 - 6 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Kotomitsuki K   Asashōryū 8 - 7 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Wakanosato M1   Takanowaka 5 - 10 - 0
2 - 6 - 7 ø   Wakanoyama M2   Chiyotenzan 4 - 11 - 0
5 - 10 - 0   Tamanoshima M3   Tosanoumi 7 - 8 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Tamakasuga M4   Hayateumi 9 - 6 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Tochisakae M5   Takanonami 8 - 7 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Kaihō M6   Tokitsuumi 4 - 11 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Jūmonji M7   Kyokutenhō 6 - 9 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Ōtsukasa M8   Kotonowaka 9 - 6 - 0
2 - 13 - 0   Terao M9   Akinoshima 8 - 7 - 0
0 - 0 - 15 ø   Kotoryū M10   Aminishiki 7 - 8 - 0
11 - 4 - 0   Higonoumi M11   Asanowaka 7 - 8 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Wakatsutomu M12   Hamanishiki 4 - 11 - 0
11 - 4 - 0   Tōki M13   Tochinohana 9 - 6 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Daizen M14   Takatōriki 5 - 10 - 0
11 - 4 - 0   Kyokushūzan M15 ø  
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner
*Won Playoff

Nagoya basho edit

Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 8 July – 22 July

2001 Nagoya basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
0 - 0 - 15 ø   Takanohana Y   Musashimaru 12 - 3 - 0
11 - 4 - 0 ø   Chiyotaikai O   Musōyama 10 - 5 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Miyabiyama O ø   Dejima 3 - 3 - 9
13 - 2 - 0   Kaiō O ø  
10 - 5 - 0   Tochiazuma S   Kotomitsuki 6 - 9 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Asashōryū K   Wakanosato 9 - 6 - 0
4 - 11 - 0   Hayateumi M1   Takanonami 5 - 10 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Kotonowaka M2   Higonoumi 3 - 12 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Tochinonada M3   Tōki 6 - 9 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Tosanoumi M4   Ōtsukasa 4 - 11 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Kyokushūzan M5   Takanowaka 9 - 6 - 0
4 - 11 - 0   Akinoshima M6 ø   Tochisakae 4 - 5 - 6
8 - 7 - 0   Tamakasuga M7   Tamanoshima 12 - 3 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Tochinohana M8   Chiyotenzan 6 - 9 - 0
4 - 11 - 0   Jūmonji M9   Kitazakura 6 - 9 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Kotoryū M10   Kaihō 9 - 6 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Kyokutenhō M11   Daizen 8 - 7 - 0
0 - 0 - 15 ø   Wakanoyama M12   Aminishiki 7 - 8 - 0
5 - 10 - 0   Asanowaka M13   Tokitsuumi 11 - 4 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Wakatsutomu M14   Oginishiki 9 - 6 - 0
5 - 10 - 0   Minatofuji M15 ø  
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Aki basho edit

Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 September – 23 September

2001 Aki basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
9 - 6 - 0   Musashimaru Y ø   Takanohana 0 - 0 - 15
0 - 4 - 11 ø   Kaiō O ø   Chiyotaikai 4 - 5 - 6
10 - 5 - 0   Musōyama O ø   Miyabiyama 3 - 7 - 5
12 - 3 - 0   Tochiazuma S   Dejima 5 - 10 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Wakanosato K   Tamanoshima 7 - 8 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Kotonowaka M1   Asashōryū 10 - 5 - 0
13 - 2 - 0   Kotomitsuki M2   Takanowaka 8 - 7 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Tosanoumi M3   Tamakasuga 5 - 10 - 0
10 - 5 - 0   Kaihō M4   Tokitsuumi 9 - 6 - 0
5 - 10 - 0   Takanonami M5   Tochinonada 8 - 7 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Kyokushūzan M6   Tōki 7 - 8 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Hayateumi M7   Kotoryū 9 - 6 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Kyokutenhō M8   Daizen 9 - 6 - 0
5 - 10 - 0   Higonoumi M9   Ōtsukasa 7 - 8 - 0
0 - 4 - 11 ø   Tochinohana M10   Oginishiki 8 - 7 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Chiyotenzan M11   Akinoshima 9 - 6 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Wakanoyama M12 ø   Tochisakae 0 - 0 - 15
8 - 7 - 0   Kitazakura M13   Aminishiki 7 - 8 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Takatōriki M14   Hamanishiki 8 - 7 - 0
5 - 10 - 0   Daishi M15   Wakatsutomu 3 - 12 - 0
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Kyushu basho edit

Fukuoka International Centre, Kyushu, 11 November – 25 November

2001 Kyushu basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
13 - 2 - 0   Musashimaru Y ø   Takanohana 0 - 0 - 15
9 - 6 - 0   Musōyama O ø   Chiyotaikai 0 - 0 - 15
10 - 5 - 0   Kaiō O ø  
12 - 3 - 0   Tochiazuma S   Kotomitsuki 9 - 6 - 0
ø   S ø   Miyabiyama 0 - 0 - 15
10 - 5 - 0   Asashōryū K   Kaihō 5 - 10 - 0
10 - 5 - 0   Wakanosato M1   Tamanoshima 7 - 8 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Takanowaka M2   Tosanoumi 5 - 10 - 0
2 - 13 - 0   Tokitsuumi M3   Dejima 7 - 8 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Kotonowaka M4   Tochinonada 7 - 8 - 0
1 - 1 - 13 ø   Kotoryū M5   Kyokutenhō 8 - 7 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Daizen M6   Akinoshima 8 - 7 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Tamakasuga M7   Tōki 8 - 7 - 0
5 - 10 - 0   Oginishiki M8   Chiyotenzan 8 - 7 - 0
10 - 5 - 0   Kyokushūzan M9   Wakanoyama 6 - 9 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Takanonami M10 ø   Hayateumi 8 - 2 - 5
8 - 7 - 0   Ōtsukasa M11   Kitazakura 5 - 10 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Hamanishiki M12   Tochisakae 7 - 8 - 0
4 - 11 - 0   Aogiyama M13 ø   Higonoumi 4 - 8 - 3
8 - 7 - 0   Kōbō M14   Aminishiki 8 - 7 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Tamarikidō M15   Buyūzan 10 - 5 - 0
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

News edit

January edit

  • 21: Yokozuna Takanohana wins his first yusho in over two years, defeating fellow yokozuna Musashimaru in a playoff after both men finish on 14–1.[1] Tochinonada wins the Technique Award. Wakanoyama scores 9–6 from maegashira 3, his best ever result, and wins the Fighting Spirit Prize. Wakanosato receives the Outstanding Performance Award for his win over Musashimaru. Tamanonada wins the juryo championship and promotion back to the top makuuchi division, and changes his name to Tamanoshima. Maegashira Toki is suspended from the tournament for being involved in a traffic accident in December, and drops to juryo. As a result, the Takasago stable is without any makuuchi wrestlers for the first time in its history.
  • 22: Yokozuna Akebono, who won his 11th championship in the previous tournament in November but was absent through injury from this one, announces his retirement, due to the constant pain in both his knees.[2] He will stay in sumo as a coach at his Azumazeki stable, under the elder name Akebono Oyakata.
  • 29: The Japan Sumo Association award Akebono a bonus of 100 million yen for his services to sumo, tying the record amount awarded to Chiyonofuji upon his retirement in 1991.

February edit

  • 21: The Sumo Association reduces the height requirement for new entrants from 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) to 167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in), due to a shortage of applicants. 13 tryouts are accepted.

March edit

 
Kaio won two tournaments in 2001.
  • 25: Ozeki Kaio wins his second championship. He finishes on 13–2, one win ahead of Takanohana, Musashimaru and fellow ozeki Musoyama. Maegashira Tamanoshima gets the Fighting Spirit Award for his eleven wins. Kotomitsuki receives his second Technique prize, while Tochinonada and Tochiazuma share the Outstanding Performance Prize. Wakatsutomu wins the juryo championship with just a 10–5 score, after a playoff with Toki. Former maegashira Daihisho retires.

May edit

  • 22: Takanohana wins his 22nd yusho in dramatic fashion, beating Musashimaru in a playoff despite clearly suffering from serious knee ligament damage sustained in a defeat to Musoyama the previous day. Kaio pulls out with back pain after losing four bouts in the first eight days. Kotomitsuki receives the Technique Award while fellow komusubi Asashoryu gets the Outstanding Performance Prize in his first tournament at the rank. Kitazakura wins his first juryo yusho. Former maegashira Shikishima retires.

June edit

  • 5: Futagoyama Oyakata announces that his son Takanohana will not take part in the next tournament, and indicates that he will require a lengthy layoff.

July edit

  • 22: Kaio wins his second championship of the year with a 13–2 record despite limited training due to his ongoing back trouble. Musashimaru is runner up on 12–3 alongside Tamanoshima who gets another Fighting Spirit Award. The Technique Prize is shared between Tochiazuma and Tokitsuumi while Wakanosato receives the Outstanding Performance Prize. Dejima is demoted from the ozeki rank. Buyuzan wins the juryo championship, coming through a series of playoffs after a record eight men (Buyuzan, Terao, Oikari, Tamarikido, Takatoriki, Sentoryu, Hamanishiki and Wakatoba) all finish on the same score, just 9–6.
  • 23: It is revealed that Takanohana has travelled to Paris to have his injured knee operated on by a specialist.

September edit

 
Akebono at his retirement ceremony
  • 23: Maegashira 2 Kotomitsuki wins his first championship with a 13–2 record, and takes all three special prizes. Sekiwake Tochiazuma is runner-up on 12–3. Kaiho also receives a share of the Technique Prize, while Asashoryu gets a share of the Fighting Spirit prize. Takanohana is still recuperating from his surgery, and Kaio, Chiyotaikai and Miyabiyama all drop out early through injury. Miyabiyama joins his stablemate Dejima in being demoted from ozeki. Musashimaru finishes with a mediocre 9–6. Former maegashira Aogiyama wins the juryo yusho.
  • 29: Akebono's retirement ceremony or danpatsu-shiki takes place at the Kokugikan. Guests taking part in the hair-cutting ritual include US Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker, an ambassador representing the French President (and sumo fan) Jacques Chirac, Konishiki, Takanohana and finally Akebono's stablemaster Azumazeki Oyakata.[3]

November edit

  • 25: Musashimaru wins his first yusho since September 2000 with a 13–2 score. Tochiazuma is once again runner-up on 12–3 and seals his promotion to ozeki. He also receives his seventh Technique Prize. Takanohana, Chiyotaikai and Miyabiyama sit out, but Kaio returns to score 10–5. Asashoryu and Wakanosato share the Fighting Spirit Prize with top division debutant Buyuzan. Oikari wins the juryo championship. Former komusubi Tomonohana retires.
  • 28: Tochiazuma's promotion to ozeki is officially confirmed.[4] He becomes the fifth son of a former wrestler to make the ozeki rank.[4]

Deaths edit

  • 17 January: former komusubi Wakabayama, also former Shikoroyama Oyakata, aged 78, of cerebral thrombosis.
  • 27 January: Onogawa Oyakata, former maegashira Hachiya, aged 50, of mouth cancer.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kattoulas, Velisarios (22 January 2001). "Beaten Only Once, Takanohana Grabs Sumo Victory". New York Times. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Sumo great Akebono retires". BBC News. 22 January 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. ^ "First foreign Sumo grand champion retires". BBC News. 1 October 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Tochiazuma promoted to ozeki". Japan Times. 29 November 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
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