Sakura

Daiamami helped me to a good score in one of my earliest Bench Sumos

We had the same thought.

This is my preferred state of affairs in sports in general.

I like chips.

Good point. I didn't notice that it wasn't the last one. Because they didn't want to go past M1e?

They've done this once before in the last few years with two maegashira facing off with both having yusho aspirations. They also put that pairing as the prime maegashira bout.

Day 14 torikumi Sanyaku 1: Takerufuji (vs Hoshoryu) 2: Onosato (vs Kotozakura) 5: Hiradoumi (vs Daieisho) 1: Wakamotoharu (vs Chiyoshoma) 7: Ura (vs Wakatakakage) 3: Takayasu (vs Abi) M1-M8 5: Hiradoumi (vs Daieisho) 1: Wakamotoharu (vs Chiyoshoma) 7: Ura (vs Wakatakakage) 3: Takayasu (vs Abi) 1: Kirishima (vs Kinbozan) 2: Takanosho (vs Oho) 1: Mitakeumi (vs Atamifuji) 4: Tobizaru (vs Gonoyama) 4: Midorifuji (vs Shodai) 3: Shonnanoumi (vs Ichiyamamoto) 1: Endo (vs Hakuoho) 3: Kotoshoho (vs Takarafuji) M9+ 1: Takerufuji (vs Hoshoryu) 1: Kirishima (vs Kinbozan) 4: Midorifuji (vs Shodai) 3: Shonnanoumi (vs Ichiyamamoto) 1: Endo (vs Hakuoho) 3: Kotoshoho (vs Takarafuji) 1: Tamashoho (vs Oshoma) 1: Tokihayate (vs Churanoumi) 2: Nishikifuji (vs Tamawashi) 1: Kagayaki (vs Nishikigi)

Day 13 torikumi Sanyaku 2: Kinbozan (vs Kotozakura) 3: Onosato (vs Hoshoryu) 4: Ichiyamamoto (vs Wakamotoharu) 3: Wakatakakage (vs Shodai) M1-M8 4: Ichiyamamoto (vs Wakamotoharu) 3: Wakatakakage (vs Shodai) 1: Takanosho (vs Gonoyama) 1: Takayasu (vs Kirishima) 6: Tobizaru (vs Atamifuji) 6: Oho (vs Ura) 1: Endo (vs Shonnanoumi) 6: Meisei (vs Mitakeumi) 5: Kagayaki (vs Takarafuji) M9+ 1: Endo (vs Shonnanoumi) 6: Meisei (vs Mitakeumi) 5: Kagayaki (vs Takarafuji) 5: Nishikifuji (vs Churanoumi) 2: Tokihayate (vs Oshoma) 1: Onokatsu (vs Tamawashi) 2: Midorifuji (vs Kotoshoho)

Day 12 torikumi Sanyaku 1: Chiyoshoma (vs Onosato) 1: Kotozakura (vs Takerufuji) 11: Ura (vs Daieisho) 4: Wakamotoharu (vs Hiradoumi) 1: Gonoyama (vs Wakatakakage) 1: Shodai (vs Abi) M1-M8 1: Chiyoshoma (vs Onosato) 11: Ura (vs Daieisho) 4: Wakamotoharu (vs Hiradoumi) 1: Gonoyama (vs Wakatakakage) 1: Shodai (vs Abi) 3: Tobizaru (vs Takanosho) 1: Takayasu (vs Atamifuji) 1: Ichiyamamoto (vs Onokatsu) 3: Mitakeumi (vs Kotoshoho) 2: Endo (vs Midorifuji) M9+ 1: Kotozakura (vs Takerufuji) 1: Ichiyamamoto (vs Onokatsu) 3: Mitakeumi (vs Kotoshoho) 2: Endo (vs Midorifuji) 3: Oshoma (vs Shonnanoumi) 1: Kagayaki (vs Churanoumi) 1: Meisei (vs Nishikifuji) 1: Nishikigi (vs Tokihayate)

Also, I might change division, in the wring direction.

A simple look at the matrix is all it takes.

Day 11 torikumi Sanyaku 1: Hoshoryu (vs Chiyoshoma) 1: Kotozakura (vs Wakatakakage) 3: Wakamotoharu (vs Takayasu) 1: Ichiyamamoto (vs Abi) M1-M8 1: Hoshoryu (vs Chiyoshoma) 3: Wakamotoharu (vs Takayasu) 1: Ichiyamamoto (vs Abi) 1: Takanosho (vs Atamifuji) 8: Tamawashi (vs Kirishima) 2: Takarafuji (vs Gonoyama) 4: Endo (vs Shodai) 5: Ura (vs Mitakeumi) 2: Hiradoumi (vs Nishikigi) M9+ 8: Tamawashi (vs Kirishima) 2: Hiradoumi (vs Nishikigi) 1: Tamashoho (vs Churanoumi) 6: Kagayaki (vs Meisei) 1: Tokihayate (vs Midorifuji) 1: Tamashoho (vs Churanoumi) 6: Kagayaki (vs Meisei)

My first thought on seeing the list of undefeated rikishi was 1b), but 1a I think is more likely. As you say, however, there are other solutions and it'll be interesting to see how they go.

Day 10 torikumi Sanyaku 4: Hiradoumi (vs Kotozakura) 8: Daieisho (vs Hoshoryu) 1: Gonoyama (vs Onosato) 8: Ura (vs Wakamotoharu) 4: Tobizaru (vs Wakatakakage) 1: Abi (vs Kinbozan) M1-M8 4: Hiradoumi (vs Kotozakura) 1: Gonoyama (vs Onosato) 8: Ura (vs Wakamotoharu) 4: Tobizaru (vs Wakatakakage) 1: Abi (vs Kinbozan) 1: Chiyoshoma (vs KIrishima) 1: Takayasu (vs Takanosho) 1: Atamifuji (vs Endo) 2: Oho (vs Tamawashi) 3: Shodai (vs Mitakeumi) 1: Ichiyamamoto (vs Takerufuji) M9+ 1: Abi (vs Kinbozan) 2: Oho (vs Tamawashi) 1: Ichiyamamoto (vs Takerufuji) 5: Churanoumi (vs Kotoshoho) 4: Kagayaki (vs Midorifuji) 1: Tokihayate (vs Onokatsu) 3: Nishikifuji (vs Nishikigi)

Day 9 torikumi Sanyaku 3: Daieisho (vs Onosato) 3: Ura (vs Kotozakura) 7: HIradoumi (vs Hoshoryu) 4: Tobizaru (vs Wakamotoharu) 2: Wakatakakage (vs Takanosho) M1-M8 3: Ura (vs Kotozakura) 7: HIradoumi (vs Hoshoryu) 4: Tobizaru (vs Wakamotoharu) 2: Wakatakakage (vs Takanosho) 1: Atamifuji (vs Oho) 1: Churanoumi (vs Chiyoshoma) 17: Takarafuji (vs Takayasu) 1: Oshoma (vs Ichiyamamoto) 5: Endo (vs Tamawashi) 3: Midorifuji (vs Mitakeumi) M9+ 5: Endo (vs Tamawashi) 3: Midorifuji (vs Mitakeumi) 2: Kitanowaka (vs Nishikigi) 2: Tokihayate (vs Shonnanoumi) 1: Tamashoho (vs Kotoshoho) 1: Kagayaki (vs Shiden)