Day 9 results and day 10 pairings

[Doitsuyama 1,192]

Kitataiki fell from the yusho lead with a loss to Homasho while the two yokozuna Hakuho and Asashoryu won to move to 8-1, with Asashoryu defeating Kisenosato unconvincingly. Baruto and Kotooshu duked it out to stay co-leader and the tall Estonian won the battle against the tall Bulgarian with a yoritaoshi. Ozeki Harumafuji stays in the six rikishi strong pursuer group with a win over Takekaze while Kaio is 5-4 now with a win over Hokutoriki.

Chiyohakuho seemed to survive Gagamaru's initial attack to pummel the Georgian in a good fashion, but his foot already touched earth outside of the dohyo ending the bout right there to his dismay. The Georgian thus continues his sole juryo yusho lead, getting an early kachi-koshi. Three out of five pursuers won, all very low ranked Kyokunankai, Sakaizawa and Sokokurai. Juryo-jiri Jumonji beat a makushita rikishi and if he achieves a kachi-koshi, there won't be much exchange with makushita besides kyujo and now make-koshi shin-sekitori Myogiryu moving down. Hoshikaze, Shirononami, Yamamotoyama and Kirinowaka don't have a good basho until now but a 3-3 the rest of the way is enough for them which they'll more likely to manage then not.

Day 9

Juryo

J14w   Jumonji (4-5)	   oshitaoshi	 Ms1w   Surugatsukasa (2-3)
J12e   Kyokunankai (7-2)   okuridashi	 J10w   Kiyoseumi (5-4)
J13w   Sokokurai (7-2)	 uwatedashinage J10e   Kasuganishiki (4-5)
J9e	Shirononami (2-7)   oshidashi	  J8w	Kirinowaka (2-7)
J13e   Gagamaru (8-1)	  oshidashi	  J7w	Chiyohakuho (4-5)
J7e	Tamaasuka (4-5)	 oshidashi	  J9w	Yamamotoyama (3-6)
J11w   Kaiho (6-3)		 uchigake	   J6w	Masatsukasa (6-3)
J6e	Asofuji (4-5)	   hikiotoshi	 J11e   Hoshikaze (3-6)
J12w   Sakaizawa (7-2)	 yoritaoshi	 J4e	Wakakoyu (4-5)
J8e	Toyozakura (4-5)	oshidashi	  J3w	Kimurayama (4-5)
J5w	Wakatenro (3-6)	 oshidashi	  J3e	Futeno (2-7)
J5e	Tosanoumi (5-4)	 hikiotoshi	 J2w	Kotokasuga (2-7)
J1w	Sagatsukasa (6-3)   tsukiotoshi	J2e	Okinoumi (6-3)
J1e	Tokusegawa (6-3)	okuridashi	 J4w	Kasugao (4-5)

Makuuchi

M14w   Hakuba (7-2)		yoritaoshi	 M16w   Toyohibiki (6-3)
M14e   Iwakiyama (5-4)	 sotogake	   M12w   Tosayutaka (6-3)
M12e   Homasho (4-5)	   oshidashi	  M15e   Kitataiki (7-2)
M11w   Mokonami (3-6)	  shitatenage	M16e   Koryu (1-8)
M11e   Takamisakari (5-4)  okurinage	  M15w   Tochinonada (2-7)
M10w   Aran (7-2)		  okuridashi	 M13e   Tamanoshima (3-6)
M10e   Tochiozan (5-4)	 oshidashi	  M13w   Shimotori (3-6)
M7w	Wakanosato (6-3)	shitatenage	M9w	Shotenro (3-6)
M8e	Tokitenku (5-4)	 yoritaoshi	 M7e	Tamawashi (6-3)
M6w	Aminishiki (7-2)	yorikiri	   M8w	Asasekiryu (5-4)

M9e	Kokkai (4-5)		yorikiri	   M5w	Kyokutenho (3-6)
M5e	Yoshikaze (4-5)	 hikiotoshi	 M6e	Bushuyama (1-8)
M2e	Goeido (4-5)		yoritaoshi	 M2w	Miyabiyama (2-7)
K1w	Kakuryu (4-5)	   yorikiri	   M1e	Toyonoshima (3-6)
K1e	Kotoshogiku (4-5)   yorikiri	   M1w	Tochinoshin (2-7)
O2w	Kaio (5-4)		  yorikiri	   M3e	Hokutoriki (2-7)
O1w	Harumafuji (7-2)	yorikiri	   M4w	Takekaze (4-5)
S1e	Baruto (8-1)		yoritaoshi	 O1e	Kotooshu (7-2)
Y1w	Asashoryu (8-1)	 kirikaeshi	 M3w	Kisenosato (5-4)
Y1e	Hakuho (8-1)		yorikiri	   M4e	Kakizoe (4-5)

Day 10

Juryo

J11e   Hoshikaze (3-6)					J14w   Jumonji (4-5)
J11w   Kaiho (6-3)						J10w   Kiyoseumi (5-4)
J9e	Shirononami (2-7)				  Ms2w   Kurosawa (3-2)
J10e   Kasuganishiki (4-5)				J9w	Yamamotoyama (3-6)
J8e	Toyozakura (4-5)				   J12w   Sakaizawa (7-2)
J13w   Sokokurai (7-2)					J6w	Masatsukasa (6-3)
J8w	Kirinowaka (2-7)				   J5w	Wakatenro (3-6)
J7w	Chiyohakuho (4-5)				  J4w	Kasugao (4-5)
J3e	Futeno (2-7)					   J6e	Asofuji (4-5)
J4e	Wakakoyu (4-5)					 J3w	Kimurayama (4-5)
J2e	Okinoumi (6-3)					 J12e   Kyokunankai (7-2)
J7e	Tamaasuka (4-5)					J2w	Kotokasuga (2-7)
J1e	Tokusegawa (6-3)				   J13e   Gagamaru (8-1)
J5e	Tosanoumi (5-4)					J1w	Sagatsukasa (6-3)

Makuuchi

M14e   Iwakiyama (5-4)					M15w   Tochinonada (2-7)
M15e   Kitataiki (7-2)					M14w   Hakuba (7-2)
M12e   Homasho (4-5)					  M16e   Koryu (1-8)
M10e   Tochiozan (5-4)					M13e   Tamanoshima (3-6)
M11e   Takamisakari (5-4)				 M9w	Shotenro (3-6)
M8e	Tokitenku (5-4)					M11w   Mokonami (3-6)
M16w   Toyohibiki (6-3)				   M8w	Asasekiryu (5-4)
M7e	Tamawashi (6-3)					M12w   Tosayutaka (6-3)
M9e	Kokkai (4-5)					   M7w	Wakanosato (6-3)
M6e	Bushuyama (1-8)					M13w   Shimotori (3-6)

M10w   Aran (7-2)						 M6w	Aminishiki (7-2)
M3e	Hokutoriki (2-7)				   M5w	Kyokutenho (3-6)
M4e	Kakizoe (4-5)					  M3w	Kisenosato (5-4)
M2w	Miyabiyama (2-7)				   M1w	Tochinoshin (2-7)
M2e	Goeido (4-5)					   K1w	Kakuryu (4-5)
S1e	Baruto (8-1)					   M1e	Toyonoshima (3-6)
O1e	Kotooshu (7-2)					 M5e	Yoshikaze (4-5)
O2w	Kaio (5-4)						 O1w	Harumafuji (7-2)
Y1e	Hakuho (8-1)					   K1e	Kotoshogiku (4-5)
M4w	Takekaze (4-5)					 Y1w	Asashoryu (8-1)

[Jakusotsu 6,049]

Juryo-jiri Jumonji beat a makushita rikishi and if he achieves a kachi-koshi, there won't be much exchange with makushita besides kyujo and now make-koshi shin-sekitori Myogiryu moving down.

Don't forget Chiyotaikai's slot.

[paolo 0]

...Asashoryu defeating Kisenosato unconvincingly....

I have been able to watch the bout just now. Having read your comment and the "Asashoryu and Kisenosato" thread, I expected a henka. But I saw a clear tactical win, by slap-in-the-face + morozashi + right internal grip + shitatenage (thay called it kirikaeshi, but I do not see any leg involved) . I see a dominant win. Why do you think that it is unconvincing or even a henka ? Thanks.

[Treblemaker 254]

..."unconvincingly"....?

Kise never knew what hit him. Yes, it looked like a henka, but with a definite plan. I think Asa's still pissed off at Kise for that loss a while ago. After dumping Kise (had the rules allowed it) he probably would have sat on him and ate lunch.