Banzuke Surfing Hatsu 2010 (4th Wave)

[Randomitsuki 2,827]

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 Jk13e Fukusegawa and below.

Rank Shikona			  Last Surfer	 Position Allowed Picks				  
1.   Golynohana		   Myogiryu	   J14e	 J14w Jumonji and below		 
2.   Azumashida**		 Nakanishi	   Ms3w	 Ms4e Kanbayashi and below	  
3.   Vikanohara		   Aoki			Ms8w	 Ms9e Rikiryu and below		 
4.   Odoriou			  Tochinowaka	 Ms11w	Ms12e Mochimaru and below	  
5.   crall*			   Hoshihikari	 Ms12w	Ms13e Yoshiazuma and below	 
6.   Kaiowaka***		  Takanoiwa	   Ms13w	Ms14e Sotairyu and below	   
7.   Ganzohnesushi**	  Takanoiwa	   Ms13w	Ms14e Sotairyu and below	   
8.   Andoreasu***		 Nakano		  Ms17w	Ms18e Kitaharima and below	 
9.   sekihiryu***		 Takarafuji	  Ms20e	Ms20w Sasaki and below		 
10.  Doitsuyama**		 Daiyubu		 Ms24e	Ms24w Ryuo and below		   
11.  yamaneko**		   Amuru		   Ms25w	Ms26e Oniarashi and below	  
12.  Sashohitowa**		Amuru		   Ms25w	Ms26e Oniarashi and below	  
13.  Randomitsuki		 Higonojo		Ms28e	Ms28w Akinomine and below	  
14.  Oshirokita**		 Kamei		   Ms29w	Ms30e Matsumidori and below	
15.  Jakusotsu***		 Fukao		   Ms35w	Ms36e Yamasaki and below	   
16.  Imumaru*			 Fukao		   Ms35w	Ms36e Yamasaki and below	   
17.  Fatakiyama		   Dewaotori	   Ms38w	Ms39e Takunishiki and below	
18.  Itachi			   Azumaryu		Ms45e	Ms45w Yamashita and below	  
19.  Zenjimoto			Azumaryu		Ms45e	Ms45w Yamashita and below	  
20.  Bunijiman***		 Sakaguchi	   Ms50e	Ms50w Chiyoarashi and below	
21.  Asashosakari***	  Sakaguchi	   Ms50e	Ms50w Chiyoarashi and below	
22.  Gusoyama**		   Sakaguchi	   Ms50e	Ms50w Chiyoarashi and below	
23.  Mmikasazuma**		Sakaguchi	   Ms50e	Ms50w Chiyoarashi and below	
24.  ragerkawa**		  Sakaguchi	   Ms50e	Ms50w Chiyoarashi and below	
25.  Fujisan			  Sakaguchi	   Ms50e	Ms50w Chiyoarashi and below	
26.  Profomisakari*	   Naoe			Ms57e	Ms57w Tokachiumi and below	 
27.  Tamanaogijima**	  Chiyootori	  Sd6w	 Sd7e Aisaka and below		  
28.  Susanoo***		   Aisaka		  Sd7e	 Sd7w Wakakasuga and below	  
29.  Kachitakai**		 DNP (1st)	   Sd9w	 Sd10e Bugendai and below	   
30.  Asafan*			  Tochiyashiki	Sd10w	Sd11e Asahisho and below	   
31.  GONZABUROW***		Higoarashi	  Sd24w	Sd25e Hakunoryu and below	  
32.  Holleshoryu**		Takatoshi	   Sd34e	Sd34w Takageppo and below	  
33.  Takanorappa***	   Asai			Sd55e	Sd55w Honda and below		  
34.  Exil**			   Nakanoumi	   Sd81w	Sd82e Kotookuyama and below	
35.  Harry				Kaisho		  Sd83e	Sd83w Takamisato and below	 
36.  charliki			 Isanokuni	   Sd90e	Sd90w Daishoko and below	   
37.  Hironoumi***		 Tochinokuni	 Jd21e	Jd21w Higonoryu and below	  
38.  Fay***			   Hisainoue	   Jd75e	Jd75w Okuniyama and below	  
39.  ilovetochinoshin***  Fujinohana	  Jd81e	Jd981w Fukudome and below	  
40.  Terarno			  Arai			Jd85w	Jd86e Taketoba and below	   
41.  Jejima*			  Shoma		   Jd92w	Jd93e Hamadayama and below	 
42.  Hidariashiyama***	Amakusa		 Jk16e	Jk13e Fukusegawa and below	 
43.  Shibata-gumi***	  Nanbu		   Bg	   Jk13e Fukusegawa and below

Edited December 23, 2009 by Randomitsuki

[yamaneko 2]

Higonojo Ms28

[Ganzohnesushi 518]

ms14e Sotairyu

Ganzohnesushi

[Profomisakari 859]

Sd7e Aisaka

Profomisakari

[charliki 16]

Jd20w Terashita

[Terarno 47]

Hi.

I pick E-Jonidan 90 Enami, please. Thanks.

[Asafan 0]

Sd16w Kei

Thanks :-)

[Sashohitowa 6]

Ms29w Kamei

[Odoriou 0]

Ms13w Takanoiwa for me, please. (Carried away on a stretcher...)

[Gusoyama 103]

Ms57e Naoe for me, por favor.

[Shibata-gumi 1]

My pick

Jk14w Kawasaki Tokyo Oguruma

thanks

[Randomitsuki 2,827]

Ms29e Sadanoumi

[Holleshoryu 17]

sd 34 w takageppo

[Fatakiyama 0]

ms37w Kotoyuki

[Harry 67]

sd84w Hokudozan

Edited January 6, 2010 by Harry

[Hidariashiyama 0]

Jk25e Onami

[Jakusotsu 5,987]

Ms45e Azumaryu

[Fay 1,677]

Jd76w Tomisakae please

[ragerkawa 0]

Naoe Ms57e

[Mmikasazuma 12]

Ms57e Naoe

[Jejima 1,401]

Hamadayama and Yatsurugi please.

[Itachi 396]

Ms50 Sakaguchi

[Bunijiman 0]

Ms57e Naoe

[Golynohana 320]

Ms1e Tokushinho

[sekihiryu 51]

Ms29w Kamei....though I am tempted to pick no one! the middle Makushita is woeful!