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Kisenosato goes 1\u20133 against Kakury\u016b and 2\u20130 against G\u014deid\u014d, while Hakuh\u014d wins all five of his bouts against November 2018 tournament winner Takakeish\u014d.[2]16: After suffering three straight losses in the Hatsu tournament, Kisenosato announces his retirement. He had been unable to recover from a left arm injury sustained in the March 2017 tournament, which caused him to miss or withdraw from eight consecutive tournaments from May 2017 to July 2018. His record as a yokozuna was 36 wins against 35 losses, with 97 bouts missed. He is staying in sumo as a coach under the Araiso elder name.[3]18: Kakury\u016b pulls out with a recurrence of his ankle problem.[4]20: Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend Day 8, the 23rd and last time before the Emperor’s abdication in April that they have watched sumo in an official capacity.[5]26: Hakuho withdraws with knee and ankle injuries, meaning all three yokozuna have failed to complete 15 days for the second tournament in a row.[6]27: Sekiwake Tamawashi is the surprise tournament champion with a 13\u20132 record, sealing his first yusho by defeating End\u014d on the final day.[7] At 34 he is the second oldest first-time yusho winner in the six tournaments per year era (post-1958), after 37 year-old Kyokutenh\u014d in 2012.[7] Takakeisho could have taken part in a playoff if Tamawashi had lost and he had won, but in the event he finished two wins behind on 11\u20134 after losing to G\u014deid\u014d. That defeat, and a 9\u20136 record in September 2018, means he will not be promoted to \u014dzeki despite winning 33 bouts in three tournaments and being the sole runner-up here.[8] Tamawashi receives special prizes for Outstanding Performance and Fighting Spirit, while Takakeisho wins the Technique Award.[8]Mitakeumi is awarded a share of the Outstanding Performance Prize for defeating all three yokozuna and Tamawashi despite missing some of the tournament through injury.[8] The j\u016bry\u014d division championship is won by Shimanoumi. Retiring along with Kisenosato are Takanoiwa, former sekiwake Takekaze, and Sasayama, the brother of j\u016bry\u014d wrestler Daiseid\u014d.30: Promotions to the j\u016bry\u014d division for the forthcoming March tournament are announced. Returning are Daiseid\u014d\u00a0[ja] and  Takanofuji (who changed his shikona from Takayoshitoshi in January). There are two newcomers \u2013 Michinoku stable’s Kiribayama  from Mongolia, and Arashio stable’s Wakamotoharu. The latter has two brothers in sumo, one of whom (Wakatakakage) is already in j\u016bry\u014d. This means there will be three sets of brothers in the j\u016bry\u014d division in March (Hidenoumi and Tobizaru, and Takanofuji and Takagenji being the others).February[edit]9: The 52nd NHK charity ozumo tournament is held at the Kokugikan.10: The 43rd Fuji TV one day tournament is held at the Kokugikan. Takayasu defeats Yoshikaze in the final. (Hakuho is knocked out in the second round.)March[edit]24: The Haru tournament in Osaka concludes with Hakuh\u014d defeating his rival yokozuna Kakury\u016b with a shitatenage underarm throw to clinch his 42nd career championship and his 15th with a perfect 15\u20130 score. His victory means he has won at least one tournament every year since 2006.[9] However, he injures his right arm in the process and is seen holding the bicep afterwards. He finishes one win ahead of maegashira Ichinoj\u014d, who did not get to fight the yokozuna during the tournament. His 14\u20131 runner-up performance is recognized with the Outstanding Performance prize. Sekiwake Takakeish\u014d not only wins the Technique Award but also promotion to \u014dzeki, after he defeats Tochinoshin to finish on 10\u20135, giving him 34 wins over the last three tournaments. Tochinoshin, conversely, is demoted from \u014dzeki after two consecutive make-koshi or losing records. The Fighting Spirit Prize goes to maegashira Aoiyama for his fine 12\u20133 record. In the j\u016bry\u014d division Shimanoumi wins his second championship in a row and is guaranteed promotion to the top division for the first time in May at the age of 29. Down in the jonidan division former \u014dzeki Terunofuji, long sidelined by injuries, loses a playoff for the division championship after both he and fellow Mongolian Roga finish with perfect 7\u20130 records. It is Terunofuji’s first appearance since May 2018. Former maegashira Tenkaiho retires and becomes Hidenoyama Oyakata.27:Promotions to j\u016bry\u014d are announced. They are newcomer Irodori\u00a0[ja], and two returnees, Irodori’s Shikoroyama stablemate Seir\u014d and Haru’s makushita yusho winner Churanoumi\u00a0[ja].28: Hakuh\u014d and his stablemaster Miyagino are summoned by the Sumo Association to explain why Hakuh\u014d led the crowd in a display of sanbon-jime hand-clapping after his victory speech on Sunday, seen as a breach of etiquette because it preceded the kami-okuri ceremony that concludes the tournament.[10] Hakuh\u014d had wanted to acknowledge Emperor Akihito, as it was the final tournament of the Heisei era. Hakuh\u014d was also criticized in November 2017 when he led the crowd in cheers in the midst of the Harumafuji assault affair.[10]31: The spring regional tour begins with a tournament in the Ise Shrine. Hakuh\u014d performs the dohy\u014d-iri but does not participate in any bouts due to his injury, confirmed a muscle tear in the upper right arm.[11]April[edit]The spring regional tour visits the following locations:[12]1: Gojo, Nara Prefecture2: Nara, Nara Prefecture3: Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture4: Toyoka, Hyogo Prefecture5: Uji, Kyoto Prefecture6: Tsu, Mie Prefecture7: Nishio, Aichi Prefecture9: Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture10: Hachioji, Tokyo Prefecture12: Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture13: Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture14: Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Prefecture15: Yasukuni Shrine ceremonial tournament, Tokyo Prefecture17: Ota, Tokyo Prefecture18: Adachi, Tokyo Prefecture19: Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture20: Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture21: Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture22: Sano, Tochigi Prefecture25: Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture26: Ome, Tokyo Prefecture27: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture28: Machida, Tokyo Prefecture29: Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture. On the last day of the tour, 25 wrestlers born in the Showa era (1926\u201389), including Hakuh\u014d, pose for a photo to mark the last Showa Day of the Heisei era.[13]12:It is reported that the Sumo Association are arranging for President of the United States Donald Trump to visit on the final day of the May tournament as part of his trip to Japan, after hearing of his request to watch a bout.[14]12: Wakaimonogashira Hakury\u016b\u00a0[ja] turns 65 and retires. As a wrestler from the Kagamiyama stable he spent 47 tournaments in j\u016bry\u014d, a record for someone who never made the top makuuchi division (his highest rank was j\u016bry\u014d 1).24: Hakuh\u014d is given an official reprimand, the lightest of the seven punishments available, in response to the sanbon-jime incident on the last day of the March tournament. His stablemaster Miyagino is given a salary cut of ten percent for three months.[15]30: On the last day of the Heisei era, the banzuke for the May tournament is published, with Takakeish\u014d listed as \u014dzeki for the first time.[16] There are two newcomers to the top division, Shimanoumi and Enh\u014d. Some 50\u00a0kg lighter, and 15\u00a0cm shorter, than the average top division wrestler, Enh\u014d is the first sekitori from Kanazawa Gakuin University.[17]May[edit]Video of the May 2019 tournament, which was attended by President Donald Trump1: Dressed in their black montsuki hakama, 69 of the 70 sekitori use their bodies to spell out the kanji for the new imperial era, Reiwa.[13]14: Further reports on President Donald Trump’s visit on the final day of the May tournament suggest he will present a custom-made trophy to the winner, the “Trump Cup.”[18]26: Donald Trump is in attendance for the final five matches of the final day of the May tournament.[19] He presents the new trophy, officially called the President’s Cup,[20] to the winner of the championship, maegashira Asanoyama, who finishes with a 12\u20133 record and special prizes for Outstanding Performance and Fighting Spirit. He is the first winner without any previous sanyaku experience since Sadanoyama in 1961.[21] He finishes one win ahead of Kakury\u016b (11-4). Tochinoshin, despite a controversial call by the judges in his Day 13 match with Asanoyama which reversed the referee’s decision and declared that his heel had stepped out of the ring, finishes with a 10\u20135 record, enough to return him immediately to the \u014dzeki rank. Other notable performers are Abi and top division debutant Shimanoumi who share the Fighting Spirit prize with Asanoyama, and Ry\u016bden who wins the Technique prize.[22] The j\u016bry\u014d division championship is won by Takagenji with a 13\u20132 record. Among the retirements are former j\u016bry\u014d wrestlers Dewahayate\u00a0[ja] and Tochihiryu\u00a0[ja]. Two days earlier, former ozeki Terunofuji continued his climb back up the banzuke with a 6-1 result in Sandanme, ensuring his promotion to makushita for the next tournament in July.29: Promotions to j\u016bry\u014d for the Nagoya tournament in July are announced. There are four newcomers, the most high profile of whom is Kotonowaka, the son of Sadogatake Oyakata (ex-sekiwake Kotonowaka) who has changed his shikona from Kotokamatani to that of his father. The other debutants are Kizakiumi\u00a0[ja], who is the younger brother of Churanoumi\u00a0[ja] making them the 21st pair of brothers in history to both reach sekitori status,[23]Ichiyamamoto the first from Nishonoseki stable to reach j\u016bry\u014d since Shohozan in 2010, and Onoe stable’s Ryuko\u00a0[ja].[24] There is one returnee, Takanofuji, who won the makushita championship with a perfect 7\u20130 record.June[edit]24: The July banzuke is published, with Takakeisho kadoban, Tochinoshin returning to ozeki and Asanoyama just missing out on a sanyaku debut, instead being ranked at maegashira 1. The only top division debut is Takagenji at maegashira 10.[25]July[edit]16: 40-year-old Aminishiki announces his retirement from sumo after a 22-year career. He had been absent since the third day of the July tournament with a knee injury and faced demotion from the j\u016bry\u014d division.[26]17: For the first time since the beginning of the Showa era, all four \u014dzeki are absent from a tournament.[27]Takayasu withdraws due to an elbow injury suffered against Tamawashi, giving Hakuh\u014d a default win. Earlier in the tournament G\u014deid\u014d and Tochinoshin both withdrew, and Takakeish\u014d was absent from the beginning and will drop to sekiwake for the September tournament.21: Kakury\u016b defeats Hakuh\u014d in the final match of the tournament to win his sixth top division championship, with a 14\u20131 record.[28] Hakuh\u014d finishes second on 12\u20133, his first runner-up performance since January 2016 (he has won seven y\u016bsh\u014d since then). He shares the jun-y\u016bsh\u014d with two maegashira, Terutsuyoshi and Tomokaze. Terutsuyoshi wins the Fighting Spirit Prize, and Tomokaze who was the only man to defeat Kakury\u016b receives the Outstanding Performance Award.[29] The Technique Prize is shared between End\u014d and Enh\u014d.[29] The j\u016bry\u014d division championship is won by former amateur competitor Tsurugish\u014d who is likely to be promoted to the top division for the first time as a result.[29] Former maegashira Chiyono-\u014d\u00a0[ja]  wins the makushita championship. Former ozeki Terunofuji posted a 6-1 record in lower makushita, continuing his climb back up the banzuke. The chief tokoyama, Tokohachi of the Miyagino stable, retires due to turning 65 years of age, after 52 years in sumo.[30]The summer tour visits the following locations:August[edit]The summer tour continues, visiting the following locations:1: Toyama, Toyama Prefecture2: Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture3: Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture4: Togane, Chiba Prefecture6: Tachikawa, Tokyo Prefecture7: Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture8: Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Tokyo Prefecture9: Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture10: Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture11: Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture12: Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture13: Aomori, Aomori Prefecture14: Kitatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture16: Hakodate, Hokkaido Prefecture17: Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture18: Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture19: Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture25: KITTE, Tokyo Prefecture27: The banzuke for the September tournament is released, with Takakeish\u014d dropping to sekiwake. Three wrestlers are promoted to the top division, the returning Ishiura and Yutakayama, and Tsurugish\u014d who is the only newcomer. Kakury\u016b is the East Yokozuna, the highest position on the banzuke, and is competing in his 33rd tournament as a Yokozuna, moving him into the top ten all-time.[31]September[edit]  Hoshoryu was promoted to juryo after the September tournament3: Takanofuji is suspended from the forthcoming Aki tournament by his stablemaster Chiganoura while the Sumo Association investigates reports that he assaulted an attendant at his stable after practice on August 31. He has already served a previous suspension for a similar incident in 2018.[32]3: Hakuh\u014d announces that he has acquired Japanese citizenship, which will enable him to stay in the Sumo Association after retirement and run his own stable.[33]12: Former sekiwake Yoshikaze, who has missed the last two tournaments through injury, announces his retirement. He is staying in sumo under the elder name of Nakamura Oyakata.22: Mitakeumi wins his second championship after a playoff with Takakeisho, both men finishing with identical 12-3 records.[34] Takakeisho successfully returns to the ozeki rank but Tochinoshin will be demoted after only scoring 6\u20139. The Outstanding Performance Prize is shared between Mitakeumi and Asanoyama while the Fighting Spirit Prize goes to Okinoumi and newcomer Tsurugisho. In juryo Ikioi wins the yusho while Chiyonokuni takes the makushita title, beating former ozeki Terunofuji in his final bout. Terunofuji finishes with a 6-1 record and will be ranked in upper makushita for November. Former maegashira Daikiho\u00a0[ja] and Homarefuji announce their retirements. Homarefuji becomes Tateyama Oyakata. Also retiring at the age of 24 is the nephew of Musashigawa Oyakata, the former yokozuna Musashimaru, who fought as Musashikuni and is returning to Hawai’i after six years in sumo.[35] He sustained an ankle injury in November 2018 from which he had failed to recover properly.[36]25:Promotions to the j\u016bry\u014d division for November are announced. Making their debuts will be Kotoshoho (formerly known as Kototebakari) and Mongolian Hoshoryu, nephew of the former yokozuna Asashoryu. Returning to the paid ranks are Wakamotoharu, Akua, and Akiseyama.28:Takanofuji is told to retire voluntarily by the Sumo Association after the compliance committee’s report finds that he struck his attendant, a jonidan ranked wrestler, on the forehead for preceding him in the bath and his general attitude. However Takanofuji holds a press conference in which he says he will not retire, saying he is sorry for what he did but “this penalty is too severe and I cannot accept it.”[37] The Sumo Association has already decided to take disciplinary action at a later date, which could include expulsion.[38]29: The danpatsu-shiki or retirement ceremony of Kisenosato is held at the Kokugikan, with around 300 guests participating in the hair-cutting rituals, including Shibatayama Oyakata, his sempai Wakanosato, ex-stablemate Takanowaka, and current wrestlers Hakuh\u014d, Kakuryu, Takayasu, Kotoshogiku and Toyonoshima. Former maegashira Satoyama has his danpatsu-shiki on the same date.October[edit]The autumn tour visits the following locations:11: After his initial resistance to the Sumo Association’s recommendation, Takanofuji submits his retirement papers and ends his sumo career at the age of 22. His change of heart ensures that he will receive severance pay.[39]25: The head yobidashi, Takuro, is suspended for two tournaments for hitting a junior yobidashi over the head after he caught him eating in the customer seating area on jungyo. His request to retire has also been accepted. The Sumo Association’s director of public relations, Shibatayama, said that violent acts were no longer to be tolerated and it is “regrettable that such a senior official gave such guidance.”[40]28: The rankings for the Kyushu tournament are released. For the first time since November 2006 there are four wrestlers at komusubi, with Hokutofuji and Asanoyama joining Abi and End\u014d at the rank. The only newcomer to the top division is Wakatakakage, while Takanosho, Chiyomaru and Daishomaru return.[41]November[edit]9: Abi is reprimanded by the Japan Sumo Association after he posted an image on Instagram of his friend and fellow wrestler Wakamotoharu tied up and gagged with tape as a prank.  Abi and Wakamotoharu apologize in person to JSA chairman Hakkaku and the board for the incident. The JSA has advised wrestlers not to post on their individual social media in future, although accounts run by the stables are not affected.[42]17: In the Kyushu tournament, Takayasu withdraws shortly before his scheduled bout on Day 8 because of lower back pain. He is the seventh top division wrestler to pull out of the tournament, following Ichinojo (before the tournament, back injury), Kakury\u016b (the morning of Day 1, back), Goeido (Day 2, ankle), Tomokaze (Day 3, knee dislocation), Wakatakakage (Day 5, ankle), and Tochinoshin (Day 5, rib)23: Hakuh\u014d secures his 43rd top division championship by defeating Mitakeumi, the winner of the previous tournament with a sotogake outside leg trip to move to an unassailable two bout lead at 13\u20131.[43]24: On the final day Hakuh\u014d defeats Takakeish\u014d (9\u20136) in a bout lasting over a minute to finish on 14\u20131, three wins ahead of his nearest rivals.[44] Runners-up are Shodai and Asanoyama who both finish on 11\u20134 after Shodai wins their match today. Shodai receives the Fighting Spirit Prize while Asanoyama gets the Technique Prize.[44] Asanoyama also has the most top division wins in the year 2019.[44] His total of 55 is however, the lowest ever winning total (for comparison, Hakuh\u014d had 86 wins in 2009).[45] The Outstanding Performance Prize goes to Daieisho (8\u20137) as the only wrestler to defeat Hakuh\u014d. The j\u016bry\u014d division championship is won by Azumaryu who wins a four-way playoff also involving Kaisei, Ikioi and Kiribayama, after all finish with identical 11\u20134 records. The makushita division championship is won by ex-\u014dzeki Terunofuji, his first championship since his comeback from injury began in March, and he is guaranteed a return to the sekitori ranks in the next tournament.27: The j\u016bry\u014d promotions for the January 2020 tournament are announced. There are no wrestlers making their j\u016bry\u014d debuts, but five are returning \u2013 Terunofuji, Chiyootori, Churanoumi\u00a0[ja], Asagyokusei, and Sakigake\u00a0[ja]. It took Sakigake 29 tournaments to return to the paid ranks after his demotion in January 2015, the fourth slowest ever.December[edit]The winter tour visits the following locations:1: Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture3: Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture4: Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture5: Ukiha, Fukuoka Prefecture6: Oita, Oita Prefecture7: Oguni, Kumamoto Prefecture8: Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture10: Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture11: Saga, Saga Prefecture14-15: Uruma, Okinawa, Prefecture24: The rankings for the January 2020 Hatsu tournament are released. Asanoyama makes his debut at sekiwake, the first from Toyama Prefecture since Kotogaume in 1986. Daieisho makes his komusubi debut. Five wrestlers return to the top division, Azumaryu, Ikioi, Tochiozan, Kaisei and Tokushoryu. There is one newcomer, Mongolian  Kiribayama from Michinoku stable. Making way for them are six wrestlers demoted to j\u016bry\u014d, Tomokaze, Ichinojo and Wakatakakage who all suffered injuries, plus  Nishikigi, Daishomaru and Daishoho.[46]10 February: The 60th Yokozuna Futahaguro, aged 55, of chronic kidney disease (not reported until 29 March).[47]14 February: Former maegashira Tokitsunada, aged 49, of heart failure.16 February: Former makushita 20 Suginoyama, aged 41, of a hemorrhage caused by a blow to the head with a karaoke remote control.[48][49] His attacker, former professional boxer Tomoaki Hashizume, is sentenced to seven years imprisonment in December 2019.[50]6 April: Former j\u016bry\u014d Saigo\u00a0[ja], aged 43, of a suspected heart attack.[51]20 April: Former maegashira Kiyonomori, also former Kise Oyakata, aged 84, of pneumonia.[52]25 April: Former sekiwake Kurohimeyama, also former Tatekuma Oyakata, aged 70, of pneumonia.[53]16 September: Former sekiwake Sakahoko, current Izutsu Oyakata, aged 58, of pancreatic cancer.[54]3 November: Former makushita 6 Haguroumi\u00a0[ja], a sewanin at Tatsunami stable, aged 53.13 December: Former maegahira Ushiomaru, current Azumazeki Oyakata, aged 41, of angiosarcoma.[55]See also[edit]References[edit]^ a b c d e f “Grand Tournament Schedule”. 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