China koen-bouts' results and stuff

[Kintamayama 45,527]

Winner on the left:

Qarterpounder:

Asashouryuu Uwatenage Kaihou

Wakanosato Yorikiri Iwakiyama

Musouyama Yorikiri Kyokutenhou

Chiyotaikai Tsukidashi Takamisakari

Semi-conscious:

Asashouryuu Uwatenage Wakanosato

Chiyotaikai Tsukiotoshi Musouyama

Finals:

Chiyotaikai Kotenage Asashouryuu

The papers are split 2-2 as to the kimarite of the finals..Kotenage vs. Uwatenage

Edit: Now that we can watch it, it looks like clear uwatenage to me..

http://www.banzuke.com/~movies/china2004/d...hor_chiyotai.rm

Taikai: "I missed the Korean Koen due to an injury. I hope I managed to capture the hearts of the Chinese fans". Asa: "It's been a while since someone threw me like that. Please keep an eye out for tomorrow's match", he said, hinting at a revenge.

Before the matches started, Sandanme 13 Nakanokuni from China took the microphone and explained the fundamentals of Sumo in Chinese and did some demonstrations with Makushita lead Kotokasuga. "The crowd's intense cheering was fantastic. I was really happy", he said. "Now, I'd like to become a sekitori and return to Beijing", he added.

Edited June 6, 2004 by Kintamayama

[Mark Buckton 1]

Wakanosato Yorikiri Iwakiyama

That I would have liked to have seen.

(In a state of confusion...) at the Tachiai

[Mark Buckton 1]

The bout Tamanoshima lost??

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2...tent_336739.htm

Plus - anyone interested can find some of the intro stories to the current koen here - just do a search on sumo.

SCMP - nothing as far as I can see.

[Kintamayama 45,527]

Muso-Taikai:

Taikai-Asa:

[Kintamayama 45,527]

Wakanosato  Yorikiri          Iwakiyama

That I would have liked to have seen.

(In a state of confusion...) at the Tachiai

Here it is, then..

http://www.banzuke.com/~movies/china2004/d...aki_wakasato.rm

[Lucius Flavonius 0]

Did you personally take the pics?

[Kintamayama 45,527]

Did you personally take the pics?

No, but I personally found them..

[Mark Buckton 1]

Wakanosato Yorikiri          Iwakiyama

That I would have liked to have seen.

(In a state of confusion...) at the Tachiai

Here it is, then..

http://www.banzuke.com/~movies/china2004/d...aki_wakasato.rm

Cheers Kinta-san

Strong tachiai with a bounce back - bit feeble on Iwaki's part though to get yorikiried so easily.

[Jakusotsu 6,049]

Watch Kotomitsuki vs. Takamisakari! I don't know if Mickey's too lenient or Robocop's too relentless...

http://www.banzuke.com/~movies/china2004/010604mov.html

[Kintamayama 45,527]

Some more, some very good:

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2...tent_336919.htm

Edited June 7, 2004 by Kintamayama

[Yangnomazuma 79]

Checked out Musoyama's efforts on day 1 in effort to find his "new resolve" to Ozeki-like sumo. He looked good in the first two (downloadable through banzuke.com) bouts; strong opening and comfortable move to the belt. Even looked good fending off 'Taikai's thrusts early in the semifinal, but got caught leaning by a much quicker opponent. Musoyama was never the fast agile type, but that seems a source of his problems quite often against the current crop of Makuuchi.