| "Doitsuyama Rule" Bouts | Updated thru Haru '12 | |||||||||||
| The final tiebreaker method of Bench Sumo, also known as "Rule 4 "or more popularly as the "Doitsuyama Rule", | ||||||||||||
| is one of the rarest win methods in Bench Sumo. The rule states: "If still no winner can be determined from | ||||||||||||
| the above (in the case that none of the rikishi on either squad wins, or if their winning rikishi are identical), then | ||||||||||||
| the win will be awarded to the higher ranked bench rikishi (based on the bench banzuke). | ||||||||||||
| Doitsuyama Rule Roll of Honor | ||||||||||||
| Basho | Day | Winner | W_Rank | W_Record | SW | Kimarite | Loser | L_Rank | L_Record | SL | ||
| Aki 01 | 13 | Doitsuyama | O1E | [6-7] | 12 | Oshidashi | Taconokawa | S2E | [6-7] | 12 | ||
| Nagoya 02 | 5 | Doitsuyama | S3E | [4-1] | 14 | Hikiotoshi | Chiyozakura | M3W | [0-5] | 14 | ||
| Aki 02 | 6 | Doitsuyama | S1E | [5-1] | 14 | Hikiotoshi | Wakanozan | M4W | [3-3] | 14 | ||
| Hatsu 03 | 12 | Jindrabono | J5E | [5-7] | 14 | Hikiotoshi | Takahike | J13W | [5-7] | 14 | ||
| Natsu 03 | 5 | Charliki | ms10W | [3-2] | 10 | Makiotoshi | Heruwejima | ms11E | [1-4] | 10 | ||
| Kyushu 03 | 9 | Chiyozakura | S1E | [5-4] | 10 | Makiotoshi | Sertorishiki | M1W | [3-6] | 10 | ||
| Hatsu 05 | 8 | Chijanofuji | S1E | [7-1] | 9 | Hatakikomi | Ekigozan | M2E | [6-2] | 9 | ||
| Aki 05 | 13 | Tsunamiko | sd3E | [4-9] | 12 | Oshidashi | Maguroyama | sd21E | [6-7] | 12 | ||
| Kyushu 05 | 10 | Konosato | J1W | [7-3] | 9 | Hatakikomi | Hakaso | J11W | [3-7] | 9 | ||
| Haru 06 | 4 | Wakatanuki | M12E | [3-1] | 14 | Hikiotoshi | Shinkansen | M15E | [2-2] | 14 | ||
| Haru 06 | 4 | Ekigozan | S1E | [3-1] | 14 | Hikiotoshi | Doitsuyama | M2E | [2-2] | 14 | ||
| Natsu 06 | 7 | Yubiquitoyama | M8W | [3-4] | 10 | Makiotoshi | Unagiyutaka | M9E | [2-5] | 10 | ||
| Nagoya 06 | 6 | Gaijingai | M7E | [4-2] | 14 | Hikiotoshi | Mirotaikai | M8W | [3-3] | 14 | ||
| Nagoya 06 | 6 | Konosato | O3E | [3-3] | 14 | Hikiotoshi | Doitsuyama | M1E | [2-4] | 14 | ||
| Nagoya 06 | 14 | Norizo | J10E | [9-5] | 12 | Oshidashi | Golynohana | J13E | [10-4] | 12 | ||
| Aki 06 | 6 | Takatamale | O3W | [3-3] | 7 | Sotogake | Kintamayama | K1W | [2-4] | 7 | ||
| Hatsu 07 | 6 | Basashihime | ms8E | [5-1] | 9 | Hatakikomi | Kaihayaiha | ms10E | [1-5] | 9 | ||
| Hatsu 07 | 15 | Esuteryu | sd2E | [13-2] | 9 | Hatakikomi | toonoryu | sd7E | [7-8] | 9 | ||
| Natsu 07 | 8 | Kasamatsuri | J5E | [3-5] | 14 | Hikiotoshi | Marionoumi | J6W | [2-6] | 14 | ||
| Nagoya 07 | 12 | Kotononami | ms1E | [7-5] | 14 | Hikiotoshi | Meyeryu | ms9E | [6-6] | 14 | ||
| Nagoya 07 | 14 | iwakoko | M8E | [7-7] | 12 | Oshidashi | Fujisan | M9W | [6-8] | 12 | ||
| Aki 07 | 11 | Meyeryu | ms4W | [6-5] | 3 | Koshinage | Yokotanoharry | ms7W | [8-3] | 3 | ||
| Nagoya 08 | 11 | Frinkanohana | M9W | [7-4] | 12 | Oshidashi | Golynohana | M12W | [6-5] | 12 | ||
| Hatsu 09 | 9 | Annai | ms16E | [3-6] | 6 | Kakenage | Vikanohara | ms19E | [4-5] | 6 | ||
| Nagoya 09 | 11 | Mysko | M14E | [5-6] | 11 | Kirikaeshi | Zenjimoto | M16W | [4-7] | 11 | ||
| Nagoya 09 | 13 | Kintsubasa | ms7E | [7-6] | 14 | Hikiotoshi | toonoryu | ms14W | [6-7] | 14 | ||
| Nagoya 09 | 14 | Kitakachiyama | ms3E | [8-6] | 14 | Hikiotoshi | Chisaiyama | ms11E | [9-5] | 14 | ||
| Aki 09 | 1 | Rannohana | S1W | [1-0] | 12 | Oshidashi | Norizo | M3W | [0-1] | 12 | ||
| Hatsu 10 | 14 | iwakoko | M14E | [9-5] | 11 | Kirikaeshi | Chimatayama | J4W | [11-3] | 11 | ||
| Haru 10 | 7 | Rannohana | M5W | [5-2] | 14 | Hikiotoshi | Golynohana | M15W | [4-3] | 14 | ||
| Natsu 10 | 8 | Itachiyama | O2E | [7-1] | 6 | Kakenage | Meyeryu | M3E | [6-2] | 6 | ||
| Kyushu 10 | 11 | tokugawa | M6E | [6-5] | 14 | Hikiotoshi | Zenjimoto | M11E | [4-7] | 14 | ||
| Kyushu 10 | 12 | Flohru | O2W | [8-4] | 7 | Sotogake | Gaijingai | M7E | [9-3] | 7 | ||
| Hatsu 11 | 3 | Hokuyutaka | M11W | [1-2] | 14 | Hikiotoshi | Maguroyama | M15W | [0-3] | 14 | ||
| Natsu 11 | 11 | Gaijingai | M5E | [6-5] | 14 | Hikiotoshi | nomadwolf | M13W | [6-5] | 14 | ||
| Nagoya 11 | 3 | toonoryu | J2E | [2-1] | 14 | Hikiotoshi | GONZABUROW | J11W | [0-3] | 14 | ||
| Nagoya 11 | 3 | Hakaso | M12E | [2-1] | 14 | Hikiotoshi | Fujisan | M12W | [1-2] | 14 | ||
| Aki 11 | 14 | Meyeryu | M12E | [8-6] | 14 | Hikiotoshi | Kitakachiyama | M17W | [6-8] | 14 | ||
| Aki 11 | 14 | Jakusotsu | J5E | [9-5] | 14 | Hikiotoshi | Chocshoporyu | J6W | [6-8] | 14 | ||
| Hatsu 12 | 8 | Flohru | S1W | [6-2] | 9 | Hatakikomi | Gaijingai | M3W | [5-3] | 9 | ||
| Notes: | ||||||||||||
| - Doitsuyama (3), Gaijingai (2), Flohru (2), Konosato (2), Rannohana (2) & iwakoko (2) are the only BSers to have won by the Doitsuyama rule more than once | ||||||||||||
| - Doitsuyama (5) has been involved in the most rule 4 bouts (going 3-2 overall) | ||||||||||||
| - Golynohana has the most losses by Rule 4 (3) | ||||||||||||
| - 2 bashos (Nagoya 06 & Nagoya 09) have seen 3 Rule 4 bouts | ||||||||||||
| - 14 Rule 4 bouts were heartbreaking 14-14 ties | ||||||||||||
| - The lowest scoring Rule 4 bout was the 3-3 Day 11 bout in Aki 07 between Meyeryu and Yokotanoharry | ||||||||||||