Banzuke Surfing Haru 2009 (5th 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). If your rikishi goes intai, you will get his last position next time. 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 Jk14w Takada and below.

Rank Shikona			  Last Surfer	 Position Allowed Picks				 
1.   GONZABUROW***		Hisanotora	  Jd23w	Jd24e Hazukiyama and below	
2.   Itachi**			 Hisanotora	  Jd23w	Jd24e Hazukiyama and below	
3.   Ganzohnesushi***	 Seifu		   Jd56e	Jd56w Isamizuki and below	 
4.   Randomitsuki***	  Seifu		   Jd56e	Jd56w Isamizuki and below	 
5.   Azumashida***		Seifu		   Jd56e	Jd56w Isamizuki and below	 
6.   Doitsuyama***		Seifu		   Jd56e	Jd56w Isamizuki and below	 
7.   crall***			 Seifu		   Jd56e	Jd56w Isamizuki and below	 
8.   Asashosakari***	  Seifu		   Jd56e	Jd56w Isamizuki and below	 
9.   Exil***			  Seifu		   Jd56e	Jd56w Isamizuki and below	 
10.  Golynohana**		 Seifu		   Jd56e	Jd56w Isamizuki and below	 
11.  Harry***			 Isamizuki	   Jd56w	Jd57e Ohifuji and below	   
12.  Vikanohara***		Isamizuki	   Jd56w	Jd57e Ohifuji and below	   
13.  Fukurou***		   Onoyama		 Jd85w	Jd86e Oigarashi and below	 
14.  Kaiowaka***		  Onoyama		 Jd85w	Jd86e Oigarashi and below	 
15.  Oshirokita***		Onoyama		 Jd85w	Jd86e Oigarashi and below	 
16.  Imumaru**			Onoyama		 Jd85w	Jd86e Oigarashi and below	 
17.  Asafan***			Hikosaka		Jd89e	Jd89w Wakahizen and below	 
18.  Profomisakari***	 Hikosaka		Jd89e	Jd89w Wakahizen and below	 
19.  yamaneko***		  Hikosaka		Jd89e	Jd89w Wakahizen and below	 
20.  Jejima***			Hikosaka		Jd89e	Jd89w Wakahizen and below	 
21.  Fatakiyama***		Hikosaka		Jd89e	Jd89w Wakahizen and below	 
22.  Manekineko***		Hikosaka		Jd89e	Jd89w Wakahizen and below	 
23.  Odoriou***		   Hikosaka		Jd89e	Jd89w Wakahizen and below	 
24.  Jakusotsu***		 Hikosaka		Jd89e	Jd89w Wakahizen and below	 
25.  ragerkawa***		 Hikosaka		Jd89e	Jd89w Wakahizen and below	 
26.  Hironoumi***		 Hikosaka		Jd89e	Jd89w Wakahizen and below	 
27.  Tamanaogijima***	 Hikosaka		Jd89e	Jd89w Wakahizen and below	 
28.  charliki**		   Hikosaka		Jd89e	Jd89w Wakahizen and below	 
29.  Fujisan**			Hikosaka		Jd89e	Jd89w Wakahizen and below	 
30.  Zenjimoto**		  Hikosaka		Jd89e	Jd89w Wakahizen and below	 
31.  Takanorappa***	   Shijima		 Jd90e	Jd90w Azumahana and below	 
32.  Gusoyama***		  Shijima		 Jd90e	Jd90w Azumahana and below	 
33.  sekihiryu***		 Shijima		 Jd90e	Jd90w Azumahana and below	 
34.  Mmikasazuma***	   Shijima		 Jd90e	Jd90w Azumahana and below	 
35.  Susanoo***		   Shijima		 Jd90e	Jd90w Azumahana and below	 
36.  Charlemagne***	   Shijima		 Jd90e	Jd90w Azumahana and below	 
37.  Sashohitowa**		Shijima		 Jd90e	Jd90w Azumahana and below	 
38.  Andoreasu***		 Kakumaru		Jk5w	 Jk6e Kawahara and below	   
39.  Fay***			   Kawahara		Jk6e	 Jk6w Morikawa and below	   
40.  ilovetochinoshin***  Kawahara		Jk6e	 Jk6w Morikawa and below	   
41.  Holleshoryu***	   Higashi		 Jk10e	Jk10w Sadanoshu and below	 
42.  Hidariashiyama***	Shogo		   out	  Jk14w Takada and below

[Harry 67]

Jd57e Ohifuji

[Ganzohnesushi 515]

jd58w Kei

Ganzohnesushi

[Terarno 47]

Hi.

I pick E-Jonokuchi 22 Nogami, please. And as a joker, W-Jonokuchi 25 Takarafuji. Thanks.

[Jejima 1,384]

jd90E Shijima please

[Profomisakari 857]

Jd90e Shijima

Profomisakari

[Kotoviki 16]

jk11w Nara

[Fay 1,677]

Jk26w Takanoiwa

Good luck!

[Randomitsuki 2,826]

Jd58w Kei

[Azumashida 1]

Jd58w Kei

[Odoriou 0]

I'm on the Jd90e Shijima bandwagon. (Sign of disapproval...)

[Asafan 0]

Same for me...

jd90e Shijima

Thanks (Sign of disapproval...)

[yamaneko 2]

Azumaryu Jk23

[Sashohitowa 6]

I have no idea, so I'll shoot in the dark with

Jd102e Chiyofubuki

[Holleshoryu 16]

jk 11 w nara

[charliki 16]

Shijima Jd90e

Good luck and thank you ! (Holiday feeling...)

[Gusoyama 103]

Jk22e Nogami please

[Jakusotsu 5,969]

Jd90 Shijima

[Charlemagne 0]

Jk23e Azumaryu

[Kachitakai 0]

Jk14w Takada

[Fatakiyama 0]

Jd90e Shijima

joker : jk22e Nogami

Thanks !

[Itachi 396]

Jd56e Seifu

joker: Jd56w Isamizuki

[Hidariashiyama 0]

Jk14w Takada

[Tamanaogijima 756]

jd90e Shijima

[Mmikasazuma 12]

jd 91w Daiseiho