kedevash 44 Posted November 4, 2016 I have calculate since 1972 the average number of rikishi on the banzuke ( i don't count the banzuke gai rikishi ). I show you the results below. I used the sumo reference data base as ressource. It may have some little errors but the results is mainly accurate i think. 1972 => 579 1973 => 573 1974 => 593 1975 => 618 1976 => 649 1977 => 631 1978 => 621 1979 =>646 1980 => 680 1981 => 712 1982 => 712 1983 => 744 1984 => 758 1985 => 779 1986 => 797 1987 => 786 1988 => 784 1989 => 768 1990 => 757 1991 => 740 1992 => 804 1993 => 870 1994 => 896 1995 => 880 1996 => 880 1997 => 868 1998 => 814 1999 => 799 2000 => 758 2001 => 721 2002 => 709 2003 => 693 2004 => 719 2005 => 727 2006 => 716 2007 => 718 2008 => 714 2009 => 698 2010 => 692 2011 => 652 2012 => 634 2013 => 620 2014 => 629 2015 => 638 2016 => 646 The golden age of sumo was during the Taka/Waka brothers days. Since then the number of rikishi had decline but starting from 2014 the number had increase a bit. I don't think we will someday reach the 800 mark. More and more collegiate rikishiki will come with the new sandanme tsukedashi system but i don't see a wave of new wreslter anymore. I hope i'm wrong, since last year, a good number of japanese rikishi had emerge and even won 2 basho! The spectators are back in the stadium so i hope it will initiate a new start for Ozumo !! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
