Banzuke Surfing Hatsu 2008 (2nd Wave)

[Randomitsuki 2,826]

Hi there,

this is to invite you to participate in Banzuke Surfing in the upcoming basho.

The rules are very simple.

Banzuke Surfing is run in several waves, with a new wave starting every year.

The goal is to move up the banzuke as far and fast as possible. You do so by temporarily "adopting" one or more rikishi at a given banzuke position. If your rikishi moves up the banzuke, so will you, if the rikishi moves down by getting MK, so will you (at least, if all your picked rikishi move down). In the basho after the current one you will be taking the banzuke position of the best-placed rikishi you've picked this time.

If your name appears on the list below, you have already participated. The column "Allowed Picks" shows you which rikishi of the banzuke you are allowed to pick next basho. If you are participating for the first time, you are allowed to pick any of the rikishi in the bottom 32 of the banzuke (as indicated below).

The rikishi that you are allowed to pick are all rikishi below your last (or most successful) pick. So generally, you cannot pick the same rikishi twice. An exception is if your rikishi drops into the last 32 of the banzuke or goes banzuke-gai. In this case, of course, you can pick any of the bottom 32 rikishi (just like a new player).

During your entire career of a given wave you can use up to three so-called jokers (indicated by the number of asterisks behind your name). Jokers are additional rikishi you can pick. In addition to the regular rikishi you pick for a basho, you can use as many jokers as you've still left. E.g., at the beginning of a wave you could pick four rikishi instead of one (regular + all jokers). As a consequence, the most successful one of these four will determine your new banzuke position. But on the downside this would mean that you don't have any jokers left for later bashos. So pick jokers wisely, three isn't much for a wave that might run for much more than a year.

Deadline is shonichi 8 AM JST.

All new players are allowed to pick jk17w Iwanaga and below.

Here are the results after Kyushu Basho:

Rank Shikona			  Last Surfer	 Position Allowed Picks				 
1.   Odoriou*			 Tamawashi	   J13w	 J14e Wakakoyu and below	   
2.   Ganzohnesushi*	   Yakigaya		J14e	 J14w Tochinohana and below	
3.   Golynohana*		  Bushuyama	   ms2w	 ms3e Wakatenro and below	  
4.   Profomisakari		Tosayutaka	  ms4e	 ms4w Asahimaru and below	  
5.   Jejima**			 Hoshikaze	   ms7e	 ms7w Tokusegawa and below	 
6.   Kachitakai***		Aran			ms21e	ms21w Toyonokuni and below	
7.   Susanoo**			Aran			ms21e	ms21w Toyonokuni and below	
8.   ragerkawa**		  Aran			ms21e	ms21w Toyonokuni and below	
9.   Kaiowaka***		  Minami		  ms28e	ms28w Tamao and below		 
10.  Fujisan			  Kazafuzan	   ms32w	ms33e Takaazuma and below	 
11.  Tamanaogijima**	  Gagamaru		ms35w	ms36e Minaminoshima and below 
12.  Asashosakari		 Gagamaru		ms35w	ms36e Minaminoshima and below 
13.  Azumaryu			 Gagamaru		ms35w	ms36e Minaminoshima and below 
14.  Andoreasu***		 DNP (1st)	   ms36e	ms36w Hokutoiwa and below	 
15.  Exil*				Dewanosato	  ms47w	ms48e Tokio and below		 
16.  Itachi*			  Katsunofuji	 ms51w	ms52e Nishikikaze and below   
17.  Zenjimoto			Katsunofuji	 ms51w	ms52e Nishikikaze and below   
18.  Randomitsuki*		DNP (1st)	   sd6w	 sd7e Seiro and below		  
19.  charliki			 Kyokushoten	 sd9e	 sd9w Hidenofuji and below	 
20.  Asafan***			Hoshizakura	 sd11e	sd11w Kirinishiki and below   
21.  Doitsuyama**		 Hoshizakura	 sd11e	sd11w Kirinishiki and below   
22.  Vikanohara*		  Hoshizakura	 sd11e	sd11w Kirinishiki and below   
23.  sekihiryu*		   Hoshizakura	 sd11e	sd11w Kirinishiki and below   
24.  Oshirokita*		  Kyokushuho	  sd14w	sd15e Fujinokaze and below	
25.  Zeokage*			 Chiyonoshin	 sd64e	sd64w Kinryuzan and below	 
26.  Imumaru*			 Terashita	   sd77w	sd78e Hienriki and below	  
27.  Mmikasazuma***	   Tamakaizan	  sd96e	sd96w Wakataizan and below	
28.  Mattjila***		  Makuhari		jd11w	jd12e Kuboshima and below	 
29.  Kitano**			 Tokitsukasa	 jd19w	jd20e Daikiyama and below	 
30.  Takamueda*		   DNP (1st)	   jd24w	jd25e Komanokuni and below	
31.  Jakusotsu**		  Kotowatanabe	jd34e	jd34w Asasakai and below	  
32.  Kotononami		   DNP (2nd)	   jd43e	jd43w Tochitensho and below   
33.  Norizo***			DNP (2nd)	   jd50w	jd51e Sadanokuni and below	
34.  yamaneko***		  Noguchi		 jd70e	jd70w Taiyo and below		 
35.  Holleshoryu**		Kotookuyama	 jd77e	jd77w Kakutaiki and below	 
36.  Takanorappa**		Wakabayashi	 jd95w	jd96w Taiseizan and below	 
37.  Konosato***		  DNP (1st)	   jd109w   jd110e Ikataumi and below	 
38.  Fay***			   Koseki		  jk7e	 jk7w Matsuminenoyama and below
39.  Basashihime***	   Takeda		  jk19w	jk17w Iwanaga and below	   
40.  Marionoumi***		Akinosato	   jk26e	jk17w Iwanaga and below	   
41.  Terarno			  Akinosato	   jk26e	jk17w Iwanaga and below

[Randomitsuki 2,826]

Ganzohnesushi picks J14w Tochinohana

[Fay 1,677]

JK 8W Kainofuji

perhaps I could ask Asashosakari doing a persistence watch for my picks (Yusho winner...)

[Odoriou 0]

Odoriou picks J14e Wakakoyu (Yusho winner...)

[Profomisakari 857]

I want to surf with

Ms5w Jumonji

Let him return to Juryo please!

Profomisakari

[Terarno 47]

Hi.

I pick E-Jonokuchi 26 Akinosato, please.

Thanks.

Terarno

[charliki 16]

Sd14w Kyokushuho

[yamaneko 2]

i choose Jd76w King Kongofuji

Edited January 12, 2008 by yamaneko

[Asafan 0]

Sd14 Kyokushuho, my favorite. Next ;-) (In a state of confusion...)

;-)

[Itachi 396]

Ms58 Yamamotoyama

Joker: Sd 11e Hoshizakura

[Azumashida 1]

Ms38w Ri

[Golynohana 320]

ms4e Tosayutaka

[Holleshoryu 16]

jd 78 w Anju / jd 81 w Aonoumi

[Imumaru 0]

Sd80w Kainohama

Thanks

[Mattjila 0]

jd12e Kuboshima

[Jakusotsu 5,969]

Jd34 Asasakai

[Fujisan 533]

ms 38 Ri

[Vikanohara 171]

Sd14w Kyokushuho

[Oshirokita 188]

sd25e Shiratsuka

- Oshirokita

[Mmikasazuma 12]

Jd34w Asasakai

[Andoreasu 8]

ms38w Ri

[Randomitsuki 2,826]

sd14w Kyokushuho

[Jejima 1,384]

ms8W Shotenro and (joker) ms12E Kotoyutaka please.

[Zenjimoto 40]

Yamamotoyama

[Torideyama 32]

Jk30e Ogata