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2000 in sumo

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The following are the events in professional sumo during 2000.

Tournaments

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Hatsu basho

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Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 January – 23 January

2000 Hatsu basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
2 - 2 - 11 ø United States Musashimaru Y Japan Takanohana 12 - 3 - 0
0 - 0 - 15 ø Japan Wakanohana Y United States Akebono 11 - 4 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Dejima O Japan Chiyotaikai 9 - 6 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Kaiō S Japan Tochiazuma 8 - 7 - 0
13 - 2 - 0 Japan Musōyama S Japan Takanonami 10 - 5 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Tosanoumi K Japan Miyabiyama 12 - 3 - 0
4 - 11 - 0 Japan Tōki M1 Japan Kotoryū 6 - 9 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Kotonowaka M2 Japan Asanowaka 3 - 12 - 0
3 - 12 - 0 Japan Kotonishiki M3 ø Japan Higonoumi 2 - 5 - 8
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Tochinonada M4 Japan Akinoshima 7 - 8 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Hamanoshima M5 Japan Shikishima 7 - 8 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Mongolia Kyokushūzan M6 ø Japan Aogiyama 4 - 10 - 1
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Terao M7 Japan Wakanoyama 9 - 6 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Tamakasuga M8 Japan Asanosho 7 - 8 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Kaihō M9 Japan Minatofuji 8 - 7 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Takatōriki M10 Japan Ōtsukasa 5 - 10 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Chiyotenzan M11 Japan Tokitsuumi 9 - 6 - 0
10 - 5 - 0 Japan Takanowaka M12 Japan Ōhinode 4 - 11 - 0
11 - 4 - 0 Mongolia Kyokutenhō M13 Japan Ōikari 8 - 7 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Kinkaiyama M14 ø Japan Wakanosato 0 - 0 - 15
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Haru basho

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Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 12 March – 26 March

2000 Haru basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
11 - 4 - 0 Japan Takanohana Y United States Akebono 12 - 3 - 0
11 - 4 - 0 United States Musashimaru Y ø Japan Wakanohana 2 - 4 - 0
11 - 4 - 0 Japan Dejima O Japan Chiyotaikai 8 - 7 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Takanonami O ø
12 - 3 - 0 Japan Musōyama S Japan Miyabiyama 11 - 4 - 0
ø S Japan Tochiazuma 8 - 7 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Tosanoumi K Japan Kaiō 8 - 7 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Wakanoyama M1 Mongolia Kyokushūzan 5 - 10 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Tamakasuga M2 Mongolia Kyokutenhō 4 - 11 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Kotoryū M3 ø Japan Kotonowaka 0 - 0 - 15
2 - 11 - 2 ø Japan Minatofuji M4 Japan Takanowaka 5 - 10 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Akinoshima M5 Japan Chiyotenzan 6 - 9 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Tochinonada M6 Japan Shikishima 4 - 11 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Tokitsuumi M7 Japan Tōki 7 - 8 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Asanowaka M8 ø Japan Kotonishiki 2 - 3 - 10
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Hamanoshima M9 Japan Oginishiki 8 - 7 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Asanosho M10 Japan Hayateumi 7 - 8 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Ōikari M11 ø Japan Higonoumi 0 - 0 - 15
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Terao M12 Japan Daizen 9 - 6 - 0
0 - 0 - 15 ø Japan Aogiyama M13 Japan Kaihō 8 - 7 - 0
13 - 2 - 0 Japan Takatōriki M14 ø Japan Wakanosato 0 - 0 - 15
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Natsu basho

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Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 7 May – 21 May

2000 Natsu basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
13 - 2 - 0 United States Akebono Y Japan Takanohana 13 - 2 - 0
0 - 0 - 15 ø United States Musashimaru Y ø
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Dejima O ø Japan Musōyama 0 - 0 - 15
11 - 4 - 0 Japan Chiyotaikai O Japan Takanonami 6 - 9 - 0
11 - 4 - 0 Japan Miyabiyama S Japan Tochiazuma 9 - 6 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Tosanoumi K Japan Kaiō 14 - 1 - 0
ø K Japan Takatōriki 2 - 13 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Tochinonada M1 Japan Asanowaka 5 - 10 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Wakanoyama M2 Japan Hamanoshima 3 - 12 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Oginishiki M3 Japan Daizen 3 - 12 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Mongolia Kyokushūzan M4 Japan Tamakasuga 9 - 6 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Kaihō M5 Japan Kotoryū 7 - 8 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Mongolia Kyokutenhō M6 Japan Chiyotenzan 6 - 9 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Takanowaka M7 Japan Akinoshima 10 - 5 - 0
0 - 0 - 15 ø Japan Kotomitsuki M8 Japan Tokitsuumi 5 - 10 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Tōki M9 ø Japan Minatofuji 0 - 0 - 15
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Shikishima M10 Japan Kinkaiyama 5 - 10 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Hayateumi M11 Japan Higonoumi 9 - 6 - 0
12 - 3 - 0 Japan Tochinohana M12 Japan Asanosho 4 - 11 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Aogiyama M13 Japan Terao 5 - 10 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Jūmonji M14 Japan Kotonowaka 10 - 5 - 0
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Nagoya basho

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Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 9 July – 23 July

2000 Nagoya basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
13 - 2 - 0 United States Akebono Y ø Japan Takanohana 5 - 3 - 7
10 - 5 - 0 United States Musashimaru Y ø
11 - 4 - 0 Japan Chiyotaikai O Japan Miyabiyama 6 - 9 - 0
10 - 5 - 0 Japan Dejima O Japan Musōyama 4 - 11 - 0
11 - 4 - 0 Japan Kaiō S Japan Tochiazuma 12 - 3 - 0
ø S Japan Takanonami 7 - 8 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Tosanoumi K Japan Tamakasuga 2 - 13 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Akinoshima M1 Japan Tochinohana 5 - 10 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Tōki M2 Japan Takanowaka 6 - 9 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Tochinonada M3 Japan Asanowaka 5 - 10 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Oginishiki M4 Japan Wakanoyama 7 - 8 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Hayateumi M5 Japan Higonoumi 4 - 11 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Kaihō M6 Japan Kotoryū 9 - 6 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Kotonowaka M7 Mongolia Kyokutenhō 9 - 6 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Mongolia Kyokushūzan M8 Japan Takatōriki 9 - 6 - 0
10 - 5 - 0 Japan Chiyotenzan M9 Japan Minatofuji 7 - 8 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Hamanoshima M10 Japan Daizen 5 - 10 - 0
10 - 5 - 0 Japan Takamisakari M11 Japan Tokitsuumi 9 - 6 - 0
3 - 12 - 0 Japan Shikishima M12 Japan Ōtsukasa 8 - 7 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 United States Sentoryū M13 Japan Aminishiki 10 - 5 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Aogiyama M14 Japan Kinkaiyama 8 - 7 - 0
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Aki basho

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Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 3 September – 17 September

2000 Aki basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
13 - 2 - 0 United States Akebono Y ø United States Musashimaru 14 - 1 - 0
0 - 0 - 15 ø Japan Takanohana Y ø
10 - 5 - 0 Japan Chiyotaikai O Japan Dejima 10 - 5 - 0
11 - 4 - 0 Japan Kaiō O Japan Miyabiyama 8 - 7 - 0
2 - 4 - 9 ø Japan Tochiazuma S Japan Musōyama 10 - 5 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Akinoshima K Japan Takanonami 9 - 6 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Tosanoumi M1 Japan Kotoryū 1 - 14 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Chiyotenzan M2 Japan Hayateumi 9 - 6 - 0
4 - 11 - 0 Mongolia Kyokutenhō M3 Japan Tochinonada 4 - 11 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Takatōriki M4 Japan Tōki 6 - 9 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Oginishiki M5 Japan Takanowaka 5 - 10 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Wakanoyama M6 Japan Kotonowaka 7 - 8 - 0
10 - 5 - 0 Japan Tochinohana M7 ø Japan Takamisakari 1 - 3 - 11
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Kaihō M8 Japan Asanowaka 6 - 9 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Tamakasuga M9 Japan Aminishiki 7 - 8 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Tokitsuumi M10 Japan Wakanosato 11 - 4 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Ōtsukasa M11 Japan Minatofuji 6 - 9 - 0
10 - 5 - 0 Japan Higonoumi M12 United States Sentoryū 5 - 10 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Kinkaiyama M13 Japan Hamanoshima 9 - 6 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Mongolia Kyokushūzan M14 Japan Daishi 5 - 10 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Tochisakae M15 ø
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Kyushu basho

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Fukuoka International Centre, Kyushu, 5 November – 19 November

2000 Kyushu basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
11 - 4 - 0 United States Musashimaru Y ø United States Akebono 14 - 1 - 0
11 - 4 - 0 Japan Takanohana Y ø
11 - 4 - 0 Japan Kaiō O Japan Chiyotaikai 9 - 6 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Dejima O Japan Miyabiyama 9 - 6 - 0
ø O Japan Musōyama 9 - 6 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Takanonami S ø Japan Hayateumi 4 - 5 - 6
3 - 12 - 0 Japan Tochinohana K Japan Wakanosato 9 - 6 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Akinoshima M1 Japan Wakanoyama 6 - 9 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Higonoumi M2 Japan Hamanoshima 4 - 11 - 0
4 - 11 - 0 Mongolia Kyokushūzan M3 Japan Chiyotenzan 6 - 9 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Tosanoumi M4 ø Japan Tochiazuma 0 - 0 - 15
4 - 11 - 0 Japan Takatōriki M5 Japan Tōki 6 - 9 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Tochisakae M6 Mongolia Kyokutenhō 7 - 8 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Kotonowaka M7 Japan Tochinonada 10 - 5 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Oginishiki M8 Japan Takanowaka 11 - 4 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Kaihō M9 Japan Kotomitsuki 13 - 2 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Tamakasuga M10 Japan Aminishiki 1 - 14 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Kotoryū M11 Japan Asanowaka 6 - 9 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Tokitsuumi M12 Japan Jūmonji 5 - 10 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Ōtsukasa M13 Japan Minatofuji 8 - 7 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Wakakosho M14 Japan Tamanonada 7 - 8 - 0
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

News

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January

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  • At the Hatsu basho in Tokyo, sekiwake Musoyama wins his first top makuuchi division yusho or tournament championship with a 13–2 record,[1] finishing one win ahead of Musashigawa stablemate Miyabiyama, and yokozuna Takanohana. He wins Technique and Outstanding Performance Prizes (the latter shared with Miyabiyama). The Fighting Spirit Award is given jointly to Kyokutenho and Takanowaka. It is the sixth consecutive championship won by a member of the Musashigawa stable.[1] Yokozuna Musashimaru pulls out through injury. It is the first time he has missed any bouts in his career and it brings to an end a record run of 55 consecutive tournaments with a majority of wins. Former komusubi Oginishiki wins his second juryo division championship in a row.

February

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March

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  • The sumo world has to deal with several allegations of match-fixing - Hawaiian former wrestler Takamio tells the Shukan Post that he helped yokozuna Akebono fix matches, ex-komusubi Itai makes similar allegations in a series of articles, and Shikinohana says current members of the Sumo Association's hierarchy also engaged in the practice when they were active wrestlers decades ago.[2]
  • The Osaka tournament has a surprise winner: 32-year-old maegashira Takatoriki, who was on the brink of demotion but pulls off a stunning 13–2 score. He also wins the Outstanding Performance Award, and a record tenth Fighting Spirit Prize. Musoyama finishes runner-up alongside Akebono and earns promotion to ozeki. He also receives his fourth Technique Prize. Miyabiyama gets a share of the Fighting Spirit Prize. Takanohana's elder brother and fellow yokozuna Wakanohana announces his retirement at the age of 29, after failing to recover from a leg injury sustained in the previous September tournament. He proved unable to add to his five career championships in his brief yokozuna career. Tochinohana wins the juryo yusho.

April

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  • 27: The Sumo Association award Wakanohana a bonus of 70 million yen for his services to sumo.
  • 30: 4500 spectators attend a training session for all the top rikishi at the Kokugikan, which is open to the public for the first time.

May

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Kaio won his first yusho and promotion to ozeki in 2000.
  • For the third tournament in a row, a rikishi below the rank of ozeki takes the championship: this time it is komusubi Kaio with a 14–1 record. He receives his ninth Outstanding Performance Prize, and fifth Fighting Spirit Award. Yokozuna Takanohana and Akebono finish one win behind on 13–2. Musoyama misses his debut ozeki tournament through injury. Miyabiyama joins him at the rank after posting his second consecutive 11–4 record, but the decision to promote him is (unusually) not unanimous. He also gets a share of the Shukun-sho. He replaces veteran Takanonami, who is demoted from ozeki for the second time. Tochinohana, in his top division debut, scores 12 and receives the Fighting Spirit and Technique Prizes. A record eight sekitori miss the tournament, the most since the six tournaments per year schedule was introduced in 1958. Wakanosato, recuperating from injury, wins the juryo championship. Former maegashira Ganyū retires.

July

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  • In Nagoya, Akebono wins his first yusho since 1997, finishing one win ahead of sekiwake Tochiazuma with a 13–2 score. Tochiazuma receives the Technique Prize. Takanohana pulls out after injuring his elbow. Musoyama can only manage four wins and is demoted from ozeki. Kaio by contrast follows up his yusho in May with a fine 11–4 record and is finally promoted to ozeki at the age of 28. He also receives a record-equalling tenth Outstanding Performance Prize. The Fighting Spirit Award is shared between newcomers Takamisakari and Aminishiki, who each score ten. American Sentoryu also gets a winning score in his debut top division tournament. Wakanosato wins his second juryo yusho in a row. The makushita division championship is won by Asashoryu with a perfect 7–0 record.

August

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September

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  • Having suffered from injuries and been looking below par all year, Musashimaru dominates the Aki basho, losing only on the final day to win his eighth championship with a 14–1 score. Akebono finishes runner-up on 13–2. Takanohana sits the tournament out. Musoyama regains his ozeki rank by winning ten bouts, meaning there will be five ozeki in November. Tochinohana and Hayateumi share the Technique Prize. Wakanosato gets the Fighting Spirit Award on his return to makuuchi. Kotomitsuki wins the juryo championship. Popular top division veterans Kotonishiki and Mitoizumi, now in juryo, both announce their retirements. Also retiring are former maegashira Kitakachidoki (meaning there are no longer any sekitori from Hokkaido) and Ohinode.
  • 23: Wakanohana's retirement ceremony (danpatsu-shiki) takes place at the Kokugikan. Accompanying him in his final yokozuna dohyo-iri are his fellow grand champions Akebono and Takanohana.

November

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  • In Kyushu, Akebono wins his second yusho of the year, and eleventh overall, with a fine 14–1 record. This means he has more wins this year than any other wrestler. He finishes one win ahead of newcomer Kotomitsuki, who wins all three special prizes. Wakanosato also receives his first Outstanding Performance Prize. Kinkaiyama wins his third juryo championship. Ex maegashira Dewaarashi retires.
  • 18: The former Wakanohana announces he is giving up his elder position in the Sumo Association to become a TV tarento.

Deaths

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  • 14 Jan: Onaruto Oyakata, former maegashira Yoshinotani, aged 50.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kattoulas, Velisarios (24 January 2000). "Musoyama Wins as Akebono Fades". New York Times. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  2. ^ Kattoulas, Velisarios (14 March 2000). "Wrestlers Try to Fight On Amid Swirl of Bout-Rigging Stories". New York Times. Retrieved 19 December 2017.