Yaochoyama

I went to check the final standings only to find they had yet to be posted, so here they are. I'll leave it to others to attend to any remaining details. Day 15 was another victory for The Kyokai. chishafuwaku (10-5) Jakusotsu (7-8) Ayagawa (6-9) Andonishiki (6-8-1) Profomisakari (6-8-1) Jejima (5-10) The Kyokai (4-11) shimodahito (3-12) teo_heel (3-12) Tenshinhan (3-12) kuroimori (3-11-1) Gurowake (0-2-13) XiaoTan (0-0-15) hoshihitomi12 (0-0-15) Endo's aites: 1. Ichinojo, 2. Aoiyama, 3. Aminishiki, 4. Harumafuji, 5. Jokoryu, 6. Hakuho, 7. Kakuryu, 8. Ikioi, 9. Tochinoshin, 10. Kisenosato, 11. Tochiozan, 12. Takayasu, 13. Goeido, 14. Kotoshogiku , 15. Osunaarashi

How about a 5-10 yusho? Outright - no playoff. And a jun-yusho at 4-11. In a 7-way tie. All happened at Aki 2012.

Congratulations Klaus. It seemed to take awhile for you to win your first yusho, but something must have clicked because not only have you won won back-to-back yushos, but have now taken 4 out of last 5! A well-deserved promotion.

Intai

From where I sit I’m fine with this, but if I were to run a game, I would want to avoid possible controversies before they can occur. The thing about the banzuke is that it is not just a ranking, it also serves as a possible yusho tie-brekaer. If we declare someone the yusho winner, send out congrats, and someone suddenly swoops in saying the yusho is theirs because the banzuke was wrong, it would not be that pretty. A simple mention in the rules of “any appeals to modify the banzuke must be made before the basho begins” takes care of it.

Day 15 - Takayasu

Question for rijicho: From the current banzuke: Yaochoyama (Y1E 6-8-1) Y1 Profomisakari (Y1W 7-8) I thought this was rather 'generous' of you to give me the Y-E position since I was a win short of Profomisakari. Now suppose hypothetically that Prof and I tied for yusho with all of our wins coming on the same days. Then the yusho would be awarded to the one with the higher banzuke position. Wouild Profomisakari have a legitimate claim to state the s/he should properly be the one awarded the yusho? My position would be that any banzuke 'errors' would need to be appealed before the start of the basho. But it's not my call. How would you rule here? Is the banzuke set in stone once it is published? Can it be modified before the basho starts? After the basho starts? After the basho ends?

> Randomnofuji assigners had an even better idea today - Sadanofuji. I guess that leaves a rematch with Harumafuji tomorrow? > from M10 ternofuji to M12 sadanofuji.... they may as well set kaisei up with a juryo opponent next. It's sad really what their "new way" has done to this game. It use to be worthwhile to look for patterns and try to analyze how the torikumi might go. Now it's just write down anyone within a win of the guy and pick one at random. The latter part of the basho use to be the most interesting, now it's the least. They've rendered it almost meaningless. > Satoyama, of course Of course. The Satoyama has already faced Sadanofuji. Day 14 - Satoyama

In complete agreement. Day 13 - Takayasu

Day 12 - Tochinowaka

Day 11 - Tochinowaka

Day 10 Kisenosato

Day 9 - Kisenosato

Day 8 - Kisenosato

Day 7 - Hakuho