2002 in sumo

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The following are the events in professional sumo during 2002.

Tournaments

Hatsu basho

, 13 January – 27 January

2002 Hatsu basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result					East			Rank	West			Result
1	-	3	-	11	ø		Musashimaru	Y	ø		Takanohana	0	-	0	-	15
9	-	6	-	0			Kaiō	O			Musōyama	10	-	5	-	0
13	-	2	-	0			Chiyotaikai	O			Tochiazuma*	13	-	2	-	0
12	-	3	-	0			Kotomitsuki	S			Asashōryū	8	-	7	-	0
0	-	0	-	15	ø		Miyabiyama	S	ø
8	-	7	-	0			Wakanosato	K			Kyokutenhō	6	-	9	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Kyokushūzan	M1			Akinoshima	6	-	9	-	0
3	-	12	-	0			Tamanoshima	M2			Tōki	6	-	9	-	0
5	-	10	-	0			Kaihō	M3			Takanonami	8	-	7	-	0
3	-	7	-	5	ø		Chiyotenzan	M4			Dejima	6	-	9	-	0
3	-	4	-	8			Takanowaka	M5			Kotonowaka	8	-	7	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Tochinonada	M6	ø		Hayateumi	0	-	0	-	15
9	-	6	-	0			Tosanoumi	M7			Ōtsukasa	8	-	7	-	0
11	-	4	-	0			Buyūzan	M8			Daizen	7	-	8	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Tamakasuga	M9			Kōbō	3	-	12	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Aminishiki	M10			Tamarikidō	4	-	11	-	0
11	-	4	-	0			Tokitsuumi	M11			Ōikari	5	-	10	-	0
5	-	10	-	0			Wakanoyama	M12			Asanowaka	3	-	12	-	0
7	-	8	-	0			Oginishiki	M13			Hamanishiki	8	-	7	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Tochisakae	M14			Jūmonji	6	-	9	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Sentoryū	M15	ø

ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank

winning record in bold

Yusho Winner *Won Playoff

Haru basho

Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 10 March – 24 March

2002 Haru basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result					East			Rank	West			Result
13	-	2	-	0			Musashimaru	Y	ø		Takanohana	0	-	0	-	15
10	-	5	-	0			Tochiazuma	O			Chiyotaikai	7	-	8	-	0
10	-	5	-	0			Musōyama	O			Kaiō	12	-	3	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Kotomitsuki	S			Asashōryū	11	-	4	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Wakanosato	K			Takanonami	6	-	9	-	0
0	-	3	-	12	ø		Buyūzan	M1			Tosanoumi	7	-	8	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Kyokutenhō	M2			Kotonowaka	4	-	11	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Tochinonada	M3			Kyokushūzan	2	-	13	-	0
7	-	8	-	0			Akinoshima	M4	ø		Tokitsuumi	2	-	6	-	7
8	-	7	-	0			Tōki	M5			Ōtsukasa	6	-	9	-	0
10	-	5	-	0			Aminishiki	M6	ø		Hayateumi	0	-	2	-	13
6	-	9	-	0			Dejima	M7			Tamakasuga	8	-	7	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Miyabiyama	M8			Kaihō	7	-	8	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Tamanoshima	M9			Daizen	9	-	6	-	0
5	-	10	-	0			Tochisakae	M10	ø		Chiyotenzan	0	-	0	-	15
7	-	8	-	0			Hamanishiki	M11			Takanowaka	11	-	4	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Shimotori	M12			Ōikari	7	-	8	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Takamisakari	M13	ø		Towanoyama	0	-	1	-	14
4	-	11	-	0			Oginishiki	M14			Takatōriki	6	-	9	-	0
4	-	11	-	0			Tamarikidō	M15			Wakanoyama	9	-	6	-	0

Natsu basho

Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 May – 26 May

2002 Natsu basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result					East			Rank	West			Result
13	-	2	-	0			Musashimaru	Y	ø		Takanohana	0	-	0	-	15
11	-	4	-	0			Kaiō	O			Tochiazuma	10	-	5	-	0
9	-	5	-	1	ø		Musōyama	O			Chiyotaikai	11	-	4	-	0
11	-	4	-	0			Asashōryū	S	ø		Kotomitsuki	0	-	0	-	15
8	-	7	-	0			Wakanosato	K			Tochinonada	7	-	8	-	0
5	-	10	-	0			Aminishiki	M1			Tōki	4	-	11	-	0
4	-	11	-	0			Takanonami	M2			Tosanoumi	8	-	7	-	0
10	-	5	-	0			Miyabiyama	M3			Takanowaka	7	-	8	-	0
4	-	11	-	0			Daizen	M4			Kyokutenhō	6	-	9	-	0
3	-	12	-	0			Akinoshima	M5			Tamakasuga	7	-	8	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Kotonowaka	M6			Takamisakari	8	-	7	-	0
7	-	8	-	0			Ōtsukasa	M7			Wakanoyama	6	-	9	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Kotoryū	M8			Kaihō	8	-	7	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Dejima	M9			Jūmonji	6	-	9	-	0
10	-	5	-	0			Kyokushūzan	M10			Chiyotenzan	5	-	10	-	0
0	-	0	-	15	ø		Tokitsuumi	M11			Tamanoshima	5	-	10	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Hamanishiki	M12			Buyūzan	6	-	9	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Ōikari	M13			Tochinohana	6	-	9	-	0
11	-	4	-	0			Hokutōriki	M14			Shimotori	10	-	5	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Tochisakae	M15			Asanowaka	6	-	9	-	0

Nagoya basho

Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 7 July – 21 July

2002 Nagoya basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result					East			Rank	West			Result
10	-	5	-	0			Musashimaru	Y	ø		Takanohana	0	-	0	-	15
0	-	4	-	11	ø		Kaiō	O			Chiyotaikai	14	-	1	-	0
3	-	2	-	10	ø		Tochiazuma	O	ø		Musōyama	0	-	0	-	15
12	-	3	-	0			Asashōryū	S			Wakanosato	11	-	4	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Miyabiyama	K			Tosanoumi	10	-	5	-	0
7	-	8	-	0			Tochinonada	M1	ø		Kotonowaka	2	-	9	-	4
9	-	6	-	0			Takamisakari	M2			Kyokushūzan	1	-	14	-	0
2	-	3	-	10	ø		Dejima	M3	ø		Kotoryū	0	-	0	-	15
7	-	8	-	0			Takanowaka	M4			Kaihō	5	-	8	-	2
6	-	9	-	0			Aminishiki	M5			Hokutōriki	7	-	8	-	0
6	-	7	-	2			Tamakasuga	M6			Kotomitsuki	7	-	8	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Tōki	M7			Takanonami	9	-	6	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Kyokutenhō	M8			Shimotori	9	-	6	-	0
5	-	10	-	0			Ōtsukasa	M9			Daizen	6	-	9	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Wakanoyama	M10			Tochisakae	9	-	3	-	3
8	-	7	-	0			Tokitsuumi	M11			Akinoshima	6	-	9	-	0
5	-	10	-	0			Jūmonji	M12			Aogiyama	6	-	7	-	2
6	-	9	-	0			Hayateumi	M13			Chiyotenzan	5	-	10	-	0
4	-	11	-	0			Hamanishiki	M14			Buyūzan	10	-	5	-	0
7	-	8	-	0			Ōikari	M15			Tamanoshima	11	-	4	-	0

Aki basho

Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 September – 22 September

2002 Aki basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result					East			Rank	West			Result
13	-	2	-	0			Musashimaru	Y			Takanohana	12	-	3	-	0
10	-	5	-	0			Chiyotaikai	O	ø		Tochiazuma	0	-	0	-	15
12	-	3	-	0			Kaiō	O			Musōyama	8	-	7	-	0
10	-	5	-	0			Asashōryū	O	ø
8	-	7	-	0			Wakanosato	S			Tosanoumi	6	-	9	-	0
4	-	11	-	0			Takamisakari	K			Takanonami	7	-	8	-	0
7	-	8	-	0			Miyabiyama	M1			Tochinonada	4	-	11	-	0
5	-	10	-	0			Shimotori	M2			Tōki	4	-	11	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Kyokutenhō	M3			Kotoryū	5	-	10	-	0
2	-	9	-	4			Tochisakae	M4			Takanowaka	8	-	7	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Tamanoshima	M5			Buyūzan	5	-	10	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Hokutōriki	M6			Tokitsuumi	7	-	8	-	0
12	-	3	-	0			Kotomitsuki	M7			Aminishiki	7	-	8	-	0
0	-	0	-	15	ø		Kaihō	M8			Tamakasuga	10	-	5	-	0
0	-	0	-	15	ø		Kotonowaka	M9			Gojōrō	8	-	7	-	0
0	-	0	-	15	ø		Dejima	M10			Kasuganishiki	5	-	10	-	0
4	-	11	-	0			Daizen	M11			Kyokushūzan	9	-	6	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Wakanoyama	M12			Ōtsukasa	5	-	10	-	0
7	-	8	-	0			Akinoshima	M13			Asanowaka	7	-	8	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Tochinohana	M14	ø		Aogiyama	0	-	0	-	15
9	-	6	-	0			Ushiomaru	M15

Kyushu basho

, 10 November – 24 November

2002 Kyushu basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result					East			Rank	West			Result
4	-	2	-	9	ø		Musashimaru	Y	ø		Takanohana	0	-	0	-	15
2	-	2	-	11	ø		Kaiō	O	ø		Chiyotaikai	6	-	3	-	6
14	-	1	-	0			Asashōryū	O			Musōyama	10	-	5	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Tochiazuma	O	ø
7	-	8	-	0			Wakanosato	S			Kotomitsuki	8	-	7	-	0
7	-	8	-	0			Kyokutenhō	K			Takanowaka	11	-	4	-	0
10	-	5	-	0			Takanonami	M1			Tosanoumi	8	-	7	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Miyabiyama	M2			Hokutōriki	5	-	10	-	0
2	-	13	-	0			Tamakasuga	M3			Tamanoshima	5	-	10	-	0
5	-	10	-	0			Takamisakari	M4			Gojōrō	4	-	11	-	0
7	-	8	-	0			Kyokushūzan	M5			Shimotori	7	-	8	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Tochinonada	M6			Kotoryū	7	-	8	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Tōki	M7			Tokitsuumi	8	-	7	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Kaihō	M8			Aminishiki	9	-	6	-	0
10	-	5	-	0			Kotonowaka	M9			Wakanoyama	8	-	7	-	0
10	-	5	-	0			Dejima	M10	ø		Ushiomaru	3	-	7	-	5
4	-	11	-	0			Buyūzan	M11			Iwakiyama	10	-	5	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Tochinohana	M12	ø		Tochisakae	0	-	6	-	9
6	-	9	-	0			Tamarikidō	M13			Jūmonji	8	-	7	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Akinoshima	M14			Aogiyama	6	-	9	-	0
5	-	10	-	0			Asanowaka	M15

ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank

winning record in bold

Yusho Winner

News

January

• 13–27: At the Hatsu basho in Tokyo,
  sandanme
  division.

February

• 1: Former Yokozuna
  Kitanoumi takes over as chairman of the Japan Sumo Association from Tokitsukaze Oyakata (the former ozeki Yutakayama
  ), who will be reaching the mandatory retirement age of 65 in August.
• 5: Takasago Oyakata, the former komusubi
  Asashio, swap toshiyori names. Due to Fujinishiki's poor health, the Takasago stable
  is absorbed into Wakamatsu stable with Asashio continuing as the head.

• 10–24: Musashimaru comes back to win his tenth championship with a 13–2 score. Runner-up is ozeki
  Gojoro win the juryo and makushita division championships. Another former maegashira, Daishi
  , announces his retirement.

• 12–26: Musashimaru wins his second tournament in a row, and 11th overall, again scoring 13–2. Kaio, Chiyotaikai and Asashoryu all finish as runners-up on 11–4. Asashoryu receives the Fighting Spirit prize, as does
  Toyozakura, who returns to the sekitori
  ranks for the first time in over a year. Joining him is Kasugao, who becomes the first sekitori to officially represent South Korea.

• 1: Arashio Oyakata, the former komusubi
  Oyutaka, branches out from Tokitsukaze stable and opens his own Arashio stable
  .

• 1: Former sekiwake
  Mitoizumi leaves Takasago stable to open his own Nishikido stable
  . As Takasago stable now uses Wakamatsu stable's facilities, he uses the old Takasago premises.
• 10: Following the success of the
  jūryō division.^[1]
• 24:
  Daiyu, moves to Minato stable
  .

• Glossary of sumo terms
• List of past sumo wrestlers
• List of years in sumo
• List of yokozuna

References