The following are the events in professional sumo during 2012.
Tournaments
Hatsu basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 – 22 January 2012 Hatsu basho results - Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest12 -3 -0HakuhōYø14 -1 -0BarutoOKotoshōgiku8 -7 -010 -5 -0KotoōshūOHarumafuji11 -4 -0øOKisenosato11 -4010 -5 -0KakuryūSToyonoshima5 -10 -03 -12 -0MiyabiyamaKWakakōyū5 -10 -04 -11 -0TakekazeM1Aminishiki9 -6 -04 -11 -0OkinoumiM2Gōeidō6 -9 -02 -13 -0KitataikiM3Takayasu6 -9 -07 -8 -0HōmashōM4Tochinowaka8 -7 -09 -6 -0MyōgiryūM5Toyohibiki7 -8 -09 -6 -0YoshikazeM6Kyokutenhō9 -6 -08 -7 -0AranM7Aoiyama6 -9 -08 -7 -0ShōhōzanM8Tochiōzan11 -4 -010 -5 -0TochinoshinM9Daidō6 -9 -011 -4 -0TokitenkūM10Gagamaru12 -3 -07 -8 -0FujiazumaM11Sadanofuji8 -7 -03 -12 -0YoshiazumaM12Tosayutaka4 -11 -09 -6 -0øChiyonokuniM13Tenkaihō8 -7 -06 -9 -0TakanoyamaM14Sagatsukasa5 -10 -09 -6 -0AsasekiryūM15Kyokushūhō3 -12 -05 -10 -0KaiseiM16Nionoumi5 -10 -0 ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner
Haru basho Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 11 – 25 March 2012 Haru basho results - Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest13 -2 -0Hakuhō*Yø10 -5 -0BarutoOHarumafuji11 -4 -09 -6 -0KisenosatoOKotoōshū8 -7 -0øOKotoshōgiku9 -6013 -2 -0KakuryūSAminishiki7 -8 -06 -9 -0GagamaruKTochiōzan5 -10 -07 -8 -0MyōgiryūM1Tochinowaka5 -10 -03 -12 -0TokitenkūM2øYoshikaze3 -10 -25 -10 -0KyokutenhōM3Tochinoshin5 -10 -011 -4 -0ToyonoshimaM4Aran9 -6 -07 -8 -0WakakōyūM5Hōmashō11 -4 -07 -8 -0ShōhōzanM6Gōeidō12 -3 -010 -5 -0TakayasuM7Toyohibiki9 -6 -03 -10 -2øChiyonokuniM8Takekaze9 -6 -08 -7 -0OkinoumiM9Miyabiyama8 -7 -06 -9 -0SadanofujiM10Aoiyama8 -7 -05 -10 -0AsasekiryūM11Tenkaihō6 -9 -07 -8 -0DaidōM12Fujiazuma5 -10 -09 -6 -0KitataikiM13Wakanosato8 -7 -06 -9 -0TakarafujiM14Ikioi5 -10 -07 -8 -0TamawashiM15Hōchiyama4 -11 -09 -6 -0ShōtenrōM16Takanoyama4 -11 -0 ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner *Won Playoff
Natsu basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 6 – 20 May 2012 Natsu basho results - Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest10 -5 -0HakuhōYø8 -7 -0HarumafujiOBaruto9 -6 -011 -4 -0KisenosatoOKotoshōgiku10 -5 -08 -7 -0KotoōshūOKakuryū8 -707 -8 -0ToyonoshimaSGōeidō8 -7 -04 -11 -0HōmashōKAminishiki7 -8 -05 -10 -0AranM1Takayasu5 -10 -09 -6 -0MyōgiryūM2Gagamaru5 -10 -05 -10 -0ToyohibikiM3Takekaze7 -8 -012 -3 -0TochiōzanM4Tochinowaka2 -13 -010 -5 -0OkinoumiM5Miyabiyama4 -11 -010 -5 -0WakakōyūM6Aoiyama11 -4 -09 -6 -0ShōhōzanM7Kyokutenhō*12 -3 -09 -6 -0TochinoshinM8Kitataiki5 -10 -07 -8 -0TokitenkūM9Yoshikaze8 -7 -05 -10 -0WakanosatoM10øChiyotairyū5 -4 -69 -6 -0ShōtenrōM11Sadanofuji7 -8 -09 -6 -0KaiseiM12Daidō7 -8 -05 -10 -0TenkaihōM13øKimikaze5 -8 -26 -9 -0AsasekiryūM14øChiyonokuni0 -0 -153 -12 -0FujiazumaM15Tamawashi8 -7 -09 -6 -0TakarafujiM16ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner *Won Playoff
Nagoya basho Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 8 – 22 July 2012 Nagoya basho results - Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest14 -1 -0HakuhōYø10 -5 -0KisenosatoOKotoshōgiku10 -5 -09 -6 -0BarutoOHarumafuji15 -0 -09 -6 -0KotoōshūOKakuryū9 -607 -7 -1øGōeidōSTochiōzan4 -11 -08 -7 -0MyōgiryūKToyonoshima5 -10 -02 -13 -0KyokutenhōM1Aminishiki6 -9 -08 -7 -0AoiyamaM2Okinoumi4 -11 -03 -12 -0WakakōyūM3Shōhōzan8 -7 -09 -6 -0TochinoshinM4Takekaze7 -8 -09 -6 -0AranM5Takayasu6 -9 -09 -6 -0HōmashōM6Shōtenrō7 -8 -010 -5 -0GagamaruM7Toyohibiki9 -6 -07 -8 -0YoshikazeM8Kaisei11 -4 -08 -7 -0MiyabiyamaM9Tokitenkū9 -6 -02 -13 -0TamaasukaM10Takarafuji6 -9 -04 -11 -0TamawashiM11Kitataiki9 -6 -05 -10 -0SadanofujiM12Takanoyama5 -10 -010 -5 -0DaidōM13Masunoyama11 -4 -05 -10 -0TochinowakaM14Wakanosato8 -7 -01 -14 -0HōchiyamaM15Chiyotairyū8 -7 -07 -8 -0IkioiM16ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner
Aki basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 – 23 September 2012 Aki basho results - Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest13 -2 -0HakuhōYø15 -0 -0HarumafujiOKisenosato10 -5 -02 -2 -11øKotoshōgikuOøBaruto1 -3 -112 -4 -9øKotoōshūOKakuryū11 -4010 -5 -0MyōgiryūSGōeidō8 -7 -04 -11 -0AoiyamaKTochinoshin6 -9 -07 -8 -0ShōhōzanM1Kaisei7 -8 -03 -12 -0AranM2Gagamaru4 -11 -09 -6 -0HōmashōM3Toyonoshima6 -9 -010 -5 -0AminishikiM4Toyohibiki7 -8 -09 -6 -0TochiōzanM5Takekaze8 -7 -06 -9 -0TokitenkūM6Masunoyama8 -7 -05 -10 -0MiyabiyamaM7Shōtenrō6 -9 -07 -8 -0DaidōM8Okinoumi11 -4 -06 -9 -0KitataikiM9Takayasu10 -5 -07 -8 -0YoshikazeM10Wakakōyū6 -9 -010 -5 -0KyokutenhōM11Wakanosato7 -8 -06 -9 -0ChiyotairyūM12Takarafuji5 -10 -08 -7 -0AsasekiryūM13Tenkaihō6 -9 -08 -7 -0AsahishōM14Kimurayama6 -9 -08 -7 -0FujiazumaM15Sadanofuji5 -10 -06 -9 -0TakanoyamaM16ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner
Kyushu basho Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 11 – 25 November 2012 Kyushu basho results - Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest14 -1 -0HakuhōYHarumafuji9 -6 -09 -6 -0KakuryūOKisenosato10 -5 -08 -7 -0KotoshōgikuOKotoōshū9 -6 -01 -2 -12øBarutoOø6 -9 -0MyōgiryūSGōeidō11 -4 -07 -8 -0AminishikiKHōmashō4 -11 -02 -8 -5øOkinoumiM1Tochiōzan10 -5 -010 -5 -0ShōhōzanM2Kaisei7 -8 -05 -10 -0TochinoshinM3Takekaze4 -11 -05 -10 -0TakayasuM4Masunoyama5 -10 -06 -3 -6øAoiyamaM5Toyohibiki9 -6 -010 -5 -0KyokutenhōM6Toyonoshima11 -4 -08 -7 -0GagamaruM7Aran8 -7 -07 -8 -0TokitenkūM8Daidō5 -10 -05 -10 -0ShōtenrōM9øAsasekiryū0 -3 -129 -6 -0IkioiM10Yoshikaze8 -7 -06 -9 -0AsahishōM11Miyabiyama5 -10 -08 -7 -0KitataikiM12Wakanosato8 -7 -08 -7 -0FujiazumaM13Wakakōyū4 -11 -06 -9 -0JōkōryūM14Chiyonokuni5 -10 -03 -12 -0YoshiazumaM15Chiyotairyū10 -5 -09 -6 -0TamawashiM16ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner News
January
6: Yokozuna Hakuho performs the dohyo-iri ceremony at the Meiji Shrine in front of hundreds of sumo fans to mark the New Year. 8: A CD of a song performed by a group of ten sumo coaches calling themselves the "Oyakata All-Stars" and also featuring the Sumo Association's official mascot goes on sale at the Kokugikan. 11: On the fourth day of the Hatsu basho a gyōji, the 10th Kimura Shōzaburō, is knocked out of the dohyo during a bout between Baruto and Wakakoyu, hitting his head and losing consciousness. He is taken away on a stretcher and is later revealed to have suffered a concussion. 20: Ozeki Baruto wins his first top division yusho or championship with two days to spare, moving to an unassailable 13–0 lead whilst Hakuho suffers his third defeat of the tournament to Kotooshu. 20: Sakumayama is handed the first defeat of his professional career in the makushita division by , ending a record run of 27 consecutive victories since his debut. 22: On the final day, Hakuho defeats Baruto to finish on 12–3, two wins behind the Estonian. Georgian Gagamaru also finishes a runner-up on 12–3 and receives his second Fighting Spirit prize. The Technique prize goes to Myogiryu, whilst Kakuryu gets the Outstanding Performance award for handing Hakuho his first defeat on Day 10. The jūryō championship is won by Chiyotairyu in his first tournament in the division. The makushita yusho is won by Sakumayama at his first attempt in a series of playoffs after eight men finish on 6–1. 22: Former sekiwake Tochinonada retires and becomes Takenawa Oyakata. 28: The danpatsu-shiki or official retirement ceremony of Sekinoto Oyakata, the former komusubi Iwakiyama who retired in September 2010, is held at the Kokugikan. 31: In the Japan Sumo Association's board elections, Kitanoumi returns as chairman, replacing Hanaregoma who is stepping down as he will reach the mandatory retirement age of 65 next year. Kitanoumi, who previously served as the JSA head from 2002 until 2008, is the first man to hold the post more than once.
February 5: Hakuho wins the 36th Ozumo one day knock out competition at the Kokugikan, defeating Goeido in the final and winning the ¥2.5 million prize. Goeido had defeated him in the last tournament held in 2010. 13: Tagonoura Oyakata (former maegashira Kushimaumi), head of Tagonoura stable, dies suddenly at the age of 46. 17–18: A special exhibition tournament is held in Bangkok, Thailand at the CentralWorld shopping complex, to celebrate the 84th birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. It is the first time sumo has come to the country. 27: The banzuke for the first Osaka tournament since March 2010 is released. Gagamaru makes his san'yaku debut at komusubi, and Ikioi of Isenoumi stable reaches the makuuchi division. Newcomers to jūryō are Chiyootori, the fifth jūryō debut from Kokonoe stable in the last five tournaments, and , the first wrestler from the former Oshio's Shikihide stable to reach sekitori level since it opened in 1992. 29: Former maegashira Hamanishiki retires. He becomes the head of the Kasugayama stable, with the former Kasugafuji, now on the Sumo Association's board of directors, moving to the Ikazuchi name.
March
18: The Sumo Association agree to allow the re–establishment of Kise stable, run by former maegashira Higonoumi, as of April 1. He was forced to merge his stable with Kitanoumi stable in 2010 after he was caught selling basho tickets to yazuka members. All the ex−Kise wrestlers as well as rising star Sakumayama will move to the new stable. 25: Sekiwake Kakuryu comes into the final day of the Osaka tournament on 13–1, one win ahead of Hakuho on 12–2, but he loses to Goeido while Hakuho beats Baruto to set up a playoff. Hakuho gains revenge on Kakuryu who beat him on Day 9, and claims his 22nd yusho, drawing him level with Takanohana in fifth placed all–time. Kakuryu receives awards for Outstanding performance and Technique, and is guaranteed promotion to ozeki having won 33 bouts in three tournaments. Toyonoshima, who scored 11–4, shares the Technique prize while the Fighting Spirit Award goes to Goeido who won 12 bouts. The jūryō division championship is won by Kimikaze. 28: The Sumo Association announce four promotions to jūryō – newcomers Sakumayama (later known as Jokoryu) and Kitazono (later ) and returnees Tokushoryu and Homarefuji. All four are ex–collegiate wrestlers. Kakuryu's promotion to ozeki is also officially confirmed. It is the first time in sumo history that there are six active ozeki at the same time.
April The spring tour visits the following locations: 1: Ise Shrine, Mie Prefecture 2: Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture 3–4: Obama, Fukui Prefecture 6: Yasukuni Shrine, Kudan, Chiyoda, Tokyo 7: Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture 8: Sano, Tochigi Prefecture 23: The banzuke for the May tournament is released. With Kakuryu's promotion there are six ozeki for the first time in sumo history. There are two newcomers to the top division: Kokonoe stable's Chiyotairyu, formerly of Nihon Taiiku University, and Oguruma stable's Kimikaze, only the second Waseda University graduate to make makuuchi. 25: Oshima Oyakata, the former ozeki Asahikuni, turns 65 and retires. As a result, Oshima stable closes, with its wrestlers moving to Tomozuna stable.
May