Doitsuyama 1,190 Posted January 25, 2009 Hakuho overwhelmed Asashoryu right from the tachi-ai to win with a quick yoritaoshi and pull even at 14-1 to force a yusho playoff. In the playoff Asashoryu started better, got an advantageous belt grip and utilized that to force Hakuho out with yorikiri and win his 23rd yusho, probably the most surprising of them all. Kotomitsuki is the only kadoban ozeki next basho as Goeido tried to beat Chiyotaikai with tsuppari and predictably failed, so the ozeki managed to win on senshuraku for the third time in four years and finished with an 8-7 kachi-koshi. Komusubi Kisenosato also won against Takamisakari as expected and finished with 8-7, finally debuting at sekiwake next basho after nine basho at komusubi with a respectable 69-66 record. Kyokutenho finished with 9-6 and likely will be the east komusubi next basho with Goeido in the west slot. Goeido got the gino-sho, his third sansho in three makuuchi basho with double digits. Homasho finishes with a loss and an 11-4 score, but also got a sansho, the kanto-sho. Hokutoriki lost to Tochinonada but it probably makes no difference as he should be M1e next basho nonetheless as good candidates for the high maegashira ranks are hard to come by. I can also imagine Kakuryu, Tokitenku and Tochiozan getting big promotions and Kotoshogiku possibly only going down to M2 despite losing to Takekaze to finish 6-9. Bushuyama lost another one to finish with a disastrous 2-13 after the 8-7 in his makuushi debut last basho. Looking at the number of promotion candidates from juryo this might not be enough to stay in makuuchi, so he'll possibly join Masatsukasa, Toyohibiki and Koryu on the way down. Tamawashi secured his placed in makuuchi with 7-8 after a win over promotion candidate Wakakirin. Hakuba beat Shimotori in the bout between two juryo leaders to finish 11-4, but Shotenro joined him there with a win against Ushiomaru and also won the yusho kettei-sen to make it two yusho out of two juryo basho and probably earn a rather demotion safe rank in makuuchi next basho. Shimotori and Kimurayama also are sure to get promoted with Toyozakura in the best position to replace Bushuyama as he won a tenth bout against shin-juryo Kotokuni. Kitazakura didn't go out without a fight, beating Shirononami with tsukitaoshi and the 5-10 final score should place him high up in makushita next basho. Juryo J11e Asofuji (7-8) hikiotoshi Ms4w Sensho (3-4) J9w Wakakoyu (7-8) tsukitaoshi J10e Daishoumi (7-8) J12w Mokonami (9-6) uwatenage J8e Otsukasa (6-9) J7w Kitataiki (7-8) oshidashi J9e Wakatenro (6-9) J11w Kitazakura (5-10) tsukitaoshi J6w Shirononami (5-10) J8w Kaiho (8-7) shitatenage J6e Kasuganishiki (7-8) J13e Kiyoseumi (9-6) tottari J5w Kasugao (8-7) J13w Tamaasuka (5-10) oshidashi J5e Sakaizawa (6-9) J4w Kotokasuga (6-9) oshidashi J10w Yotsuguruma (6-9) J4e Toyozakura (10-5) hikiotoshi J14w Kotokuni (9-6) J7e Hoshihikari (7-8) oshidashi J2w Kyokunankai (4-11) J14e Hakuba (11-4) okurinage J2e Shimotori (10-5) J1e Shotenro (11-4) sukuinage J12e Ushiomaru (9-6) Makuuchi J1w Kimurayama (9-6) oshidashi M15w Yamamotoyama (8-7) J3w Tosayutaka (9-6) isamiashi M14e Toyohibiki (5-10) M13e Tamawashi (7-8) oshidashi J3e Wakakirin (9-6) M12w Kakizoe (8-7) yorikiri M12e Tochiozan (10-5) M10e Tokitenku (9-6) shitatenage M16e Homasho (11-4) M15e Tamanoshima (11-4) yorikiri M9w Chiyohakuho (6-9) M8w Kakuryu (9-6) uwatedashinage M11e Iwakiyama (8-7) M11w Tochinoshin (8-7) uwatenage M7w Dejima (7-8) M10w Tochinonada (8-7) oshidashi M7e Hokutoriki (9-6) M6w Aran (5-10) yorikiri M14w Masatsukasa (4-11) M13w Koryu (5-10) hikiotoshi M6e Bushuyama (2-13) M8e Asasekiryu (6-9) yorikiri M4w Kokkai (5-10) M4e Wakanosato (7-8) hatakikomi M9e Tosanoumi (5-10) M2e Miyabiyama (6-9) hikiotoshi M5e Futeno (5-10) M1w Kyokutenho (9-6) kotenage M2w Yoshikaze (6-9) M3e Takekaze (7-8) katasukashi M1e Kotoshogiku (6-9) K1e Kisenosato (8-7) yorikiri M5w Takamisakari (6-9) S1e Baruto (9-6) tsuridashi O3e Harumafuji (8-7) O2e Kotooshu (10-5) yorikiri O2w Kaio (8-7) O1w Chiyotaikai (8-7) hatakikomi M3w Goeido (10-5) Y1e Hakuho (14-1) yoritaoshi Y1w Asashoryu (14-1) Juryo yusho kettei-sen J1e Shotenro kimedashi J14e Hakuba Makuuchi yusho kettei-sen Y1w Asashoryu yorikiri Y1e Hakuho List of yusho Makuuchi Asashoryu (23rd) Juryo Shotenro (2nd) Makushita Fukuoka Sandanme Aozora Jonidan Kaisho Jonokuchi Hisanotora List of Sansho Gino-sho Goeido (1st) Shukun-sho not awarded Kanto-sho Homasho (2nd) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bataarkhu 0 Posted January 25, 2009 Congratulations, Brother, this Yusho was the best and will always remembered by Mongolian people. (Shaking head...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barang 0 Posted January 25, 2009 Baruto had reasonable honbasho. He won four out of five Ozekis, but somehow his steam disappeared after Hakuho match for a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asashosakari 19,444 Posted January 25, 2009 Bittersweet basho with Kitazakura dropping to makushita and little brother probably going to makuuchi for the 8th time. I sorta expected the former, but the latter is a huge surprise for me. That would make it 5 rikishi aged 35+ in makuuchi at the end of Haru basho...I wonder if that's a modern-day record. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Musashoryu 3 Posted January 26, 2009 Good to see Goeido dong well again....I would love to see him reack Ozeki! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harry 67 Posted January 26, 2009 Musashoryu said: Good to see Goeido dong well again....I would love to see him reack Ozeki! He got smacked by the usual shinkomusubi curse after his first promotion. I hope he can manage a KK this time! Will be good to see Kisenosato at sekiwake, hope he has a good basho too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yubiquitoyama 4 Posted January 26, 2009 (edited) Asashosakari said: Bittersweet basho with Kitazakura dropping to makushita and little brother probably going to makuuchi for the 8th time. I sorta expected the former, but the latter is a huge surprise for me.That would make it 5 rikishi aged 35+ in makuuchi at the end of Haru basho...I wonder if that's a modern-day record. Somewhat always a question of what you mean by modern-day... It is not a record if meaning post-1958, or post-WW2. I haven't done a systematic search in any way, so I don't know what the record is, but I found that around the end of the 50s there was quite a number of old-timers active simultaneously. The size of the Makuuchi-division then is of course part of the reason for the uneven comparison... See for example 1958.03 which includes Kw Kitanonada born 1923.02.01 M03e Tamanoumi 1923.01.02 M03w Wakasegawa 1920.02.20 M07e Hajimayama 1922.04.23 M10w Wakabayama 1922.11.09 M14e Mitsuneyama 1922.02.07 M14w Hirosegawa 1919.02.28 M21w Hiodoshi 1922.08.22 M22e Ononishiki 1922.03.20 Edited January 26, 2009 by Yubiquitoyama Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonosuke 28 Posted January 26, 2009 Yubiquitoyama said: but I found that around the end of the 50s there was quite a number of old-timers active simultaneously. The size of the Makuuchi-division then is of course part of the reason for the uneven comparison... I think it can also be attributed to the fact that a lot of younger generations (compared to these geezers) perished or too impoverished during the WWI to join Ozumo so the old timers had not as much pressure from below. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asashosakari 19,444 Posted January 26, 2009 Yubiquitoyama said: Somewhat always a question of what you mean by modern-day... Seeing that list I obviously must have meant post-196703. (Neener, neener...) Seriously though, many thanks for investigating! I need to post more off-the-wall questions to draw you out of hiding. (Laughing...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
