Sanshō 三賞, literally “three prizes” are the three special prizes awarded to top (Makuuchi) division sumo wrestlers for exceptional performance during a sumo honbasho or tournament. The prizes were first awarded in November 1947. The three prizes are:
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Shukun-shō (殊勲賞), Outstanding Performance prize
Kantō-shō (敢闘賞), Fighting Spirit prize
Ginō-shō (技能賞), Technique prize
Who will get the trophies and the ¥2 million that comes with each one? The prizes are voted on before the final day’s bouts take place, but some are conditional on a rikishi winning his last bout or on more exotic outcomes, such as winning the yusho.
The January prizes have just been announced:
Shukun-sho (Outstanding Performance Award)
| West Maegashira #6 Abi (Kosuke Horikiri) (11-3) |
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| Shikoroyama Beya Date of Birth: May 4, 1994 (27 years old) Place of Birth: Saitama 2013 May Debut |
Kanto-sho (Fighting Spirit Prize)
| East Maegashira #14 Kotonowaka (Masakatsu Kamatani) (11-3) |
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| Sadogatake Beya Date of Birth: November 19, 1997 (24 years old) Place of Birth: Chiba 2015 November Debut |
Gino-sho (Technique Prize)
| East Sekiwake Mitakeumi (Hisashi Omichi) (12-2) |
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| Dewanoumi Beya Date of Birth: December 25, 1992 (29 years old) Place of Birth: Nagano 2015 March Debut |
Disappointing Ishiura didn’t get the Technique Prize as well
Didn’t Tamawashi do enough for a Shukun-sho as well?
it usually goes to someone who defeats a yokozuna or the yusho winner, but just doing so isn’t sufficient
I thought the Sanyaku can’t get the special prizes
Ozeki can’t; the last sekiwake who capped an ozeki run with a yusho and didn’t get a special prize was Taiho in 1960.