2018 in sumo

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The following are the events in professional sumo during 2018.

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Tournaments

Hatsu basho

Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 14 January – 28 January [1]

2018 Hatsu basho results - Makuuchi Division
ResultEastRankWestResult
2-3-10ø Flag of Mongolia.svg HakuhoYø Flag of Japan.svg Kisenosato1-5-9
11-4-0 Flag of Mongolia.svg KakuryuY
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg GoeidoO Flag of Japan.svg Takayasu12-3-0
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg MitakeumiS Flag of Mongolia.svg Tamawashi6-9-0
5-10-0 Flag of Japan.svg TakakeishoKø Flag of Japan.svg Onosho4-6-5
4-11-0 Flag of Japan.svg HokutofujiM1 Flag of Mongolia.svg Ichinojo10-5-0
4-11-0 Flag of Japan.svg YoshikazeM2 Flag of Japan.svg Kotoshogiku7-8-0
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg ChiyotairyuM3 Flag of Georgia.svg Tochinoshin14-1-0
7-8-0 Flag of Japan.svg ShodaiM4 Flag of Mongolia.svg Arawashi8-7-0
5-10-0 Flag of Japan.svg OkinoumiM5 Flag of Japan.svg Endo9-6-0
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg TakarafujiM6 Flag of Japan.svg Ikioi4-11-0
6-9-0 Flag of Mongolia.svg ChiyoshomaM7 Flag of Japan.svg Chiyonokuni6-9-0
6-6-3ø Flag of Japan.svg TochiozanM8 Flag of Brazil.svg Kaisei8-7-0
9-6-0 Flag of Japan.svg ShohozanM9 Flag of Japan.svg Chiyomaru9-6-0
0-7-8 Flag of Mongolia.svg TerunofujiM10 Flag of Japan.svg Aminishiki3-9-3
7-8-0 Flag of Japan.svg KotoyukiM11 Flag of Japan.svg Daishomaru7-8-0
6-9-0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg SokokuraiM12 Flag of Japan.svg Kagayaki9-6-0
5-10-0 Flag of Japan.svg TakekazeM13 Flag of Japan.svg Daieisho9-6-0
10-5-0 Flag of Japan.svg AbiM14 Flag of Japan.svg Yutakayama9-6-0
9-6-0 Flag of Japan.svg IshiuraM15 Flag of Japan.svg Nishikigi8-7-0
10-5-0 Flag of Japan.svg RyudenM16 Flag of Japan.svg Asanoyama9-6-0
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg DaiamamiM17
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Haru basho

Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 11 March – 25 March [1]

2018 Haru basho results - Makuuchi Division
ResultEastRankWestResult
13-2-0 Flag of Mongolia.svg KakuryuYø Flag of Mongolia.svg Hakuho0-0-15
0-0-15ø Flag of Japan.svg KisenosatoY
12-3-0 Flag of Japan.svg TakayasuO Flag of Japan.svg Goeido9-6-0
7-8-0 Flag of Japan.svg MitakeumiS Flag of Georgia.svg Tochinoshin10-5-0
9-6-0 Flag of Mongolia.svg IchinojoK Flag of Japan.svg Chiyotairyu4-11-0
9-6-0 Flag of Japan.svg EndoM1 Flag of Mongolia.svg Tamawashi9-6-0
2-13-0 Flag of Japan.svg ArawashiM2 Flag of Japan.svg Takarafuji5-10-0
3-7-5ø Flag of Japan.svg TakakeishoM3 Flag of Japan.svg Kotoshogiku6-9-0
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg ShohozanM4 Flag of Japan.svg Shodai7-8-0
6-9-0 Flag of Japan.svg ChiyomaruM5ø Flag of Japan.svg Onosho0-0-15
12-3-0 Flag of Brazil.svg KaiseiM6 Flag of Japan.svg Hokutofuji6-9-0
10-5-0 Flag of Japan.svg AbiM7 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshikaze7-8-0
7-8-0 Flag of Japan.svg KagayakiM8 Flag of Japan.svg Daieisho9-6-0
7-8-0 Flag of Japan.svg OkinoumiM9 Flag of Japan.svg Ryuden8-7-0
9-6-0 Flag of Mongolia.svg ChiyoshomaM10 Flag of Japan.svg Chiyonokuni7-8-0
5-10-0 Flag of Japan.svg TochiozanM11 Flag of Japan.svg Yutakayama10-5-0
7-8-0 Flag of Japan.svg IshiuraM12 Flag of Japan.svg Kotoyuki1-13-1
9-6-0 Flag of Japan.svg DaishomaruM13 Flag of Japan.svg Asanoyama8-7-0
11-4-0 Flag of Japan.svg IkioiM14 Flag of Japan.svg Nishikigi5-10-0
5-6-4ø Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg SokokuraiM15 Flag of Japan.svg Myogiryu6-9-0
10-5-0 Flag of Japan.svg DaiamamiM16 Flag of Japan.svg Hidenoumi3-12-0
8-7-0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg AoiyamaM17
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Natsu basho

Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 13 May – 27 May [1]

2018 Natsu basho results - Makuuchi Division
ResultEastRankWestResult
14-1-0 Flag of Mongolia.svg KakuryuY Flag of Mongolia.svg Hakuho11-4-0
0-0-15ø Flag of Japan.svg KisenosatoY
0-0-15ø Flag of Japan.svg TakayasuOø Flag of Japan.svg Goeido3-6-6
13-2-0 Flag of Georgia.svg TochinoshinS Flag of Mongolia.svg Ichinojo8-7-0
9-6-0 Flag of Japan.svg MitakeumiK Flag of Japan.svg Endo3-10-2
8-7-0 Flag of Mongolia.svg TamawashiM1 Flag of Brazil.svg Kaisei6-9-0
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg ShohozanM2 Flag of Japan.svg Abi7-8-0
5-10-0 Flag of Japan.svg DaieishoM3 Flag of Japan.svg Yutakayama2-13-0
6-9-0 Flag of Japan.svg ChiyotairyuM4 Flag of Japan.svg Shodai9-6-0
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg KotoshogikuM5 Flag of Japan.svg Ikioi8-7-0
6-9-0 Flag of Mongolia.svg ChiyoshomaM6 Flag of Japan.svg Takarafuji7-8-0
3-12-0 Flag of Japan.svg RyudenM7 Flag of Japan.svg Chiyomaru4-11-0
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg YoshikazeM8 Flag of Japan.svg Kagayaki9-6-0
9-6-0 Flag of Japan.svg DaishomaruM9ø Flag of Japan.svg Hokutofuji4-7-4
5-10-0 Flag of Japan.svg OkinoumiM10 Flag of Japan.svg Takakeisho10-5-0
4-11-0 Flag of Japan.svg DaiamamiM11 Flag of Japan.svg Chiyonokuni12-3-0
7-8-0 Flag of Mongolia.svg ArawashiM12 Flag of Japan.svg Asanoyama7-8-0
6-9-0 Flag of Japan.svg IshiuraM13 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Aoiyama8-7-0
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg SadanoumiM14 Flag of Japan.svg Takekaze6-9-0
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg TochiozanM15 Flag of Japan.svg Kyokutaisei10-5-0
10-5-0 Flag of Japan.svg MyogiryuM16 Flag of Japan.svg Aminishiki4-11-0
10-5-0 Flag of Japan.svg NishikigiM17
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Nagoya basho

Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 8 July – 22 July [1]

2018 Nagoya basho results - Makuuchi Division
ResultEastRankWestResult
3-2-10ø Flag of Mongolia.svg KakuryuYø Flag of Mongolia.svg Hakuho3-1-11
0-0-15ø Flag of Japan.svg KisenosatoY
10-5-0 Flag of Japan.svg GoeidoO Flag of Japan.svg Takayasu9-6-0
Oø Flag of Georgia.svg Tochinoshin5-2-8
8-7-0 Flag of Mongolia.svg IchinojoS Flag of Japan.svg Mitakeumi13-2-0
8-7-0 Flag of Mongolia.svg TamawashiK Flag of Japan.svg Shohozan3-12-0
6-9-0 Flag of Japan.svg ShodaiM1ø Flag of Japan.svg Kotoshogiku3-7-5
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg IkioiM2ø Flag of Japan.svg Chiyonokuni6-6-3
6-9-0 Flag of Japan.svg AbiM3 Flag of Japan.svg Takakeisho10-5-0
9-6-0 Flag of Brazil.svg KaiseiM4 Flag of Japan.svg Kagayaki6-9-0
5-10-0 Flag of Japan.svg DaishomaruM5 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshikaze2-13-0
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg EndoM6 Flag of Japan.svg Chiyotairyu9-6-0
7-8-0 Flag of Japan.svg TakarafujiM7 Flag of Japan.svg Daieisho6-9-0
4-10-1ø Flag of Mongolia.svg ChiyoshomaM8 Flag of Japan.svg Kyokutaisei6-9-0
9-6-0 Flag of Japan.svg MyogiryuM9 Flag of Japan.svg Yutakayama12-3-0
5-10-0 Flag of Japan.svg ChiyomaruM10 Flag of Japan.svg Nishikigi6-9-0
8-7-0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg AoiyamaM11 Flag of Japan.svg Onosho10-5-0
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg SadanoumiM12 Flag of Mongolia.svg Arawashi5-10-0
10-5-0 Flag of Japan.svg TochiozanM13 Flag of Japan.svg Asanoyama11-4-0
3-12-0 Flag of Japan.svg KotoekoM14 Flag of Japan.svg Okinoumi8-7-0
7-8-0 Flag of Japan.svg IshiuraM15 Flag of Japan.svg Ryuden8-7-0
11-4-0 Flag of Japan.svg HokutofujiM16 Flag of Japan.svg Meisei6-9-0
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Aki basho

Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 September – 23 September [1]

2018 Aki basho results - Makuuchi Division
ResultEastRankWestResult
10-5-0 Flag of Mongolia.svg KakuryuY Flag of Mongolia.svg Hakuho15-0-0
10-5-0 Flag of Japan.svg KisenosatoY
12-3-0 Flag of Japan.svg GoeidoO Flag of Japan.svg Takayasu11-4-0
O Flag of Georgia.svg Tochinoshin9-6-0
9-6-0 Flag of Japan.svg MitakeumiS Flag of Mongolia.svg Ichinojo8-7-0
4-11-0 Flag of Mongolia.svg TamawashiK Flag of Japan.svg Takakeisho9-6-0
3-12-0 Flag of Japan.svg IkioiM1 Flag of Brazil.svg Kaisei8-7-0
3-10-2 Flag of Japan.svg YutakayamaM2 Flag of Japan.svg Chiyotairyu5-10-0
6-9-0 Flag of Japan.svg ShodaiM3 Flag of Japan.svg Endo3-12-0
4-11-0 Flag of Japan.svg ChiyonokuniM4 Flag of Japan.svg Abi6-9-0
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg MyogiryuM5 Flag of Japan.svg Asanoyama7-8-0
7-8-0 Flag of Japan.svg KagayakiM6 Flag of Japan.svg Onosho4-11-0
7-8-0 Flag of Japan.svg ShohozanM7 Flag of Japan.svg Tochiozan8-7-0
7-8-0 Flag of Japan.svg TakarafujiM8 Flag of Japan.svg Kotoshogiku7-8-0
9-6-0 Flag of Japan.svg HokutofujiM9 Flag of Japan.svg Daishomaru5-10-0
7-8-0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg AoiyamaM10 Flag of Japan.svg Daieisho8-7-0
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg SadanoumiM11ø Flag of Japan.svg Kyokutaisei1-6-8
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg OkinoumiM12 Flag of Japan.svg Nishikigi10-5-0
10-5-0 Flag of Japan.svg RyudenM13 Flag of Mongolia.svg Takanoiwa10-5-0
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg TakanoshoM14ø Flag of Japan.svg Chiyomaru6-9-0
8-7-0 Flag of Mongolia.svg ChiyoshomaM15 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshikaze11-4-0
6-9-0 Flag of Japan.svg KotoyukiM16 Flag of Japan.svg Ishiura4-11-0
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Kyushu basho

Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 11 November – 25 November [1]

2018 Kyushu basho results - Makuuchi Division
ResultEastRankWestResult
0-0-15ø Flag of Mongolia.svg HakuhoYø Flag of Mongolia.svg Kakuryu0-0-15
0-4-11ø Flag of Japan.svg KisenosatoY
8-4-3ø Flag of Japan.svg GoeidoO Flag of Japan.svg Takayasu12-3-0
O Flag of Georgia.svg Tochinoshin8-7-0
7-8-0 Flag of Japan.svg MitakeumiS Flag of Mongolia.svg Ichinojo6-9-0
13-2-0 Flag of Japan.svg TakakeishoKø Flag of Brazil.svg Kaisei3-9-3
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg MyogiryuM1 Flag of Japan.svg Hokutofuji7-8-0
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg TochiozanM2 Flag of Mongolia.svg Tamawashi9-6-0
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg NishikigiM3 Flag of Japan.svg Ryuden6-9-0
8-7-0 Flag of Japan.svg ShodaiM4 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshikaze7-8-0
7-8-0 Flag of Japan.svg ChiyotairyuM5 Flag of Japan.svg Asanoyama6-9-0
6-9-0 Flag of Mongolia.svg TakanoiwaM6 Flag of Japan.svg Kagayaki5-10-0
6-9-0 Flag of Japan.svg AbiM7 Flag of Japan.svg Shohozan10-5-0
6-9-0 Flag of Japan.svg IkioiM8 Flag of Japan.svg Takarafuji7-8-0
10-5-0 Flag of Japan.svg KotoshogikuM9 Flag of Japan.svg Daieisho9-6-0
7-8-0 Flag of Japan.svg SadanoumiM10 Flag of Japan.svg Yutakayama5-10-0
5-10-0 Flag of Japan.svg ChiyonokuniM11 Flag of Japan.svg Okinoumi11-4-0
11-4-0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg AoiyamaM12 Flag of Japan.svg Endo9-6-0
11-4-0 Flag of Japan.svg OnoshoM13 Flag of Japan.svg Takanosho4-11-0
7-8-0 Flag of Mongolia.svg ChiyoshomaM14 Flag of Japan.svg Daishomaru6-9-0
7-8-0 Flag of Japan.svg DaiamamiM15 Flag of Japan.svg Meisei9-6-0
1-12-2ø Flag of Mongolia.svg ArawashiM16 Flag of Japan.svg Chiyomaru4-11-1
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

News

January

Tochinoshin was the surprise winner of the January tournament Tochinoshin 08 Sep-1 (cropped).jpg
Tochinoshin was the surprise winner of the January tournament
The 40th Shikimori Inosuke was suspended in January Shikimori Inosuke 40 IMG 5591-1 20170304.jpg
The 40th Shikimori Inosuke was suspended in January

February

March

April

May

Onosho pictured during the May 2018 tournament in which he won the juryo division championship Onosho May 2018.jpg
Ōnosho pictured during the May 2018 tournament in which he won the jūryō division championship

June

July

The summer tour visits the following locations: [44]

August

The KITTE exhibition on 26 August JP Tower-2a.jpg
The KITTE exhibition on 26 August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

See also

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The following are the events in professional sumo during 2010.

The following are the events in professional sumo during 2011.

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The following were the events in professional sumo during 2015.

The following were the events in professional sumo during 2016.

The following were the events in professional sumo during 2017.

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The following are the events in professional sumo during 2019.

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