Basho– category –

A honbasho is an official grand sumo tournament, the only kind that counts toward a wrestler's ranking. Six are held each year, one in every odd-numbered month — January, March, May, July, September, and November. Each runs fifteen days,...

A zensho yusho (zensho = "all wins," yusho = "championship") is winning every bout of a tournament to take the Emperor's Cup with no losses. The yusho alone is the top-division (makuuchi) championship; adding zensho makes it a flawless r...

2026 Natsu Basho Results: Wakatakakage Wins His Second Title in a Playoff at the May Tournament At the 2026 Natsu Basho, the May tournament held in Tokyo, komusubi Wakatakakage took the Emperor's Cup for the second time in his career. He...