Fantasy Metasumo 2014

[Pandaazuma 1,310]

Hello gamers!

This is the official thread in which to make your entries for the 2014 edition of Metasumo.

The rules are very simple. You need to create a stable of sumo GAMERS. This stable will come from the final 2013 Sumo Game World Championship standings, which can be found here:

http://www.strongoak.net/sb/2013sbsgwc.html

You should choose ONE from each of the rank ranges below:

1: 1-5
2: 6-10
3: 11-20
4: 21-40
5: 41-80
6: 81-120
7: 121-200
8: 201+

You can choose yourself if you want to!

There will be no transfers, so if one of your choices is absent, you'll just get zero for him/her that basho.

Each gamer will win you masters points if they finish in the top ten in any of the Superbanzuke games in each basho. All masters points will add to your cumulative total. The winner is the person who has the most points at the end of the year.

So pick the gamers who you think will bring you Metasumo glory...try to find the bargains in the lower categories and avoid the one-hit wonders in the top ones!

As always, the first prize will be a big kiss on the lips from me. The person who comes last has to debate MasuMasuMasu without defaming him.

Enjoy!

Simon (Pandaazuma)

[Pandaazuma 1,310]

Here are my picks:

1. Randomitsuki

2. Ganzohnesushi

3. ScreechingOwl

4. Susanoo

5. Achiyama

6. Chishafuwaku

7. KikoCookie

8. Fay

Pandaazuma

[Randomitsuki 2,826]

And this is what I came up with:

1. Randomitsuki (how utterly modest...)

2. Ganzohnesushi (though the other four candidates also look very solid)

3. ScreechingOwl (once again, lots of great players to pick from)

4. Kaiowaka (another tough one, with Susanoo, Kaiomitsuki, Gaijingai, Gibuten, and lots of other great players in the same category)

5. nomadwolf (sheesh, it doesn't get easier: Achiyama, Metzinowaka, Takanorappa, Gernobono and Kintamayama also would have been great choices)

6. chishafuwaku (the only other candidate being Ruziklao)

7. Anjoboshi (I hope that he continues to play, he should rank much better)

8. Holleshoryu (again, I don't know how active he is. Tsunamiko, Fay, and Oshirokita also could be great picks)

[chishafuwaku 476]

1. Pandaazuma

2. Tosahayate

3. Gonzaburow

4. Choshu-yuki

5. Metzinowaka

6. chishafuwaku

7. Wamahada

8. Koorifuu

chishafuwaku

[ScreechingOwl 343]

Here's my go at the players who will top me:

1. Pandaazuma. Two yokozuna and three ozeki -- there's a reason this group is the best. However, I can't believe anyone is more motivated than Simon to take the top slot.

2. Ganzohnesushi. Two straight top ten finishes. 'Nuff said.

3. Flohru. He's finished one spot above me the top two years running. While I aim to change that, until I do....

4. Kaiomitsuki. An unbelievably deep group, with another Kaio still at the top of his game.

5. Nomadwolf. I can't see him having two off years in a row.

6. Toonoryu. Always plays me tough.

7. KikoCookie. My favourite player -- my daughter!

8. Fukurou. It's an Owl thing.

Edited November 26, 2013 by ScreechingOwl

[Ganzohnesushi 516]

And here is my selection:

1. Randomitsuki (in the long run his algorithms might beat the rest of us...)
2. Ganzohnesushi (with 4 Top 10 finishes in the last 5 years I have to believe in my own strength)
3. Doitsuyama (sooner or later the Empire strikes back....)
4. Susanoo (after two sub-par years I assume he will have a much better 2014)
5. Achiyama (looking more hungry than the rest in this group)
6. chishafuwaku (had a great debut in 2013 and I expect a quick improvement in all areas)
7. Anjoboshi (underranked, the question is whether he will continue to play)
8. Kitaguni (plays only the 3 Japanese games but I expect more points from the Norizo Cup Yokozuna than he gained in the last three years)

9. Sebastian Vettel

Ganzohnesushi

[Jakusotsu 5,969]

1: Pandaazuma

2: Ganzohnesushi (if only he was good in Bench) (Neener, neener...)

3: ScreechingOwl

4: Kaiomitsuki

5: Fujiyama

6: chishafuwaku

7: Yassier

8: Holleshoryu

[Fuseigou 22]

1: Randomitsuki

2: Konosato

3: Doitsuyama

4: Susanoo

5: Ekigozan

6: Chishafuwaku

7: Yassier

8: Fay

[Ganzohnesushi 516]

...

2: Ganzohnesushi (if only he was good in Bench) (Neener, neener...)

....

Hey, I was good in Bench.... but the results did not express this...

Ganzohnesushi

[Heikotoriki 3]

Here are my tips:

1: Pandaazuma

2: Ganzohnesushi

3: Doitsuyama

4: Choshu-yuki

5: Metzinowaka

6: Seki-Haruaki

7: Shibatayama

8: Manatsumai

Heikotoriki

[Ayagawa 14]

1: Pandaazuma (run, Simon, run!)

2: Konosato (Hopp Schwiiz!)

3: Doitsuyama (der deutsche Berg zurück an die Spitze!)

4: Kaiowaka (Hopp Schwiiz!)

5: nomadwolf (#3 in 2012 will have a great comeback in 2014)

6: Ruziklao (as most of the other players pick chihuahua, I have to pick him)

7: Anjoboshi (drink some orange juice and eat pasta, then the Vienna-boy will start his comeback)

8: ayagawa (hey, what did you expect? I wanted to pick Tsunamiko, but then I had to pick myself...)

[Achiyama 1,245]

Greetings from sunny Antigua an Barbuda, where I am vacationing and charging my batteries for Hatsu 2014.

My squad for 2014 Metasumo game is:

PANDAAZUMA

GANZOHNESUSHI

JAKUSOTSU

JEJIMA

ACHIYAMA

ITACHI

ANJOBOSHI

TSUNAMIKO

[Holleshoryu 16]

1. randomitsuki

2. ganzohnesushi

3. asashosakari

4. chocshoporyu

5. profomisakari

6. chishafuwaku

7. shimodahito

8. holleshoryu (In jonokuchi...)

[ronnie 221]

This years hard luck stories (now that I've picked them) are,

1 Pandaazuma

2 Ganzohnesushi

3 Frinkanohana

4 Kaiomitsuki

5 Metzinowaka

6 Chisafuwaka

7 Shibatayama

8 Tsunamiko

Enjoy the games folks,

ronnie

Edited January 7, 2014 by ronnie

[Itachi 396]

I prepared a big historical meta-banzuke to help analyze these choices. There's so much uncertainty that it probably didn't improve my selections but I enjoy the process.

Not all of these were selected 100% objectively but all were among the top prospects in each group by my roughly designed metric. I have no doubts that there will be inconsistencies in my judgements but here they are.

1. Norizo

2. Konosato (lower variance than Tosahayate)

3. Doitsuyama

4. Susanoo

5. Achiyama (demonstrated enthusiasm suggests continuance of positive upward trend)

6. Itachiyama (chosen over myself - tends to finish ahead of me, might play more games)

7. Anjoboshi

8. Oshirokita (gambling on his participation level)

[Pandaazuma 1,310]

Just bump this up as I've been away for three weeks and have neglected it. Deadline is this Sunday...very easy to enter and lasts the whole year. Pick your fave sumo gamers and let them take you to glory.

[Profomisakari 857]

1: 1-5 Pandaazuma

2: 6-10 Konosato

3: 11-20 Mariohana

4: 21-40 Kuroimori

5: 41-80 Profomisakari

6: 81-120 Chishafuwaku

7: 121-200 Wamahada

8: 201+ Ayagawa

Profomisakari

[Mmikasazuma 12]

1. Randomitsuki

2. Ganzonesushi

3. Jakusotsu

4. Susanoo

5. Achiyama

6. Ruziklao

7. Anjoboshi

8. Fay

[Jejima 1,385]

1: Oskanohana
2: Kotononami
3: Doitsuyama
4: Jejima
5: Achiyama
6: Pitinosato
7: Maguroyama
8: Boltono

[Fatakiyama 0]

1: Pandaazuma

2: Norizo
3: Doitsuyama
4: Susaano
5: Nomadwolf

6: Pitinosato

7: Anjoboshi
8: Fay

[Pandaazuma 1,310]

30 hours or so to the deadline. Get your fave sumo gamers in there. Takes five mins and needs no further modification this year.

Thanks to all who have entered so far.

[Ruziklao 34]

1: 1-5 Randomitsuki
2: 6-10 Norizo
3: 11-20 Flohru
4: 21-40 Choshu-yuki
5: 41-80 Ekigozan
6: 81-120 Itachiyama
7: 121-200 Anjoboshi
8: 201+ Tsunamiko

Also, thanks to those selecting me (I am not worthy...)

[Flohru 176]

1. Randomitsuki
2. Ganzohnesushi
3. Doitsuyama
4. Susanoo
5. Achiyama
6. Ruziklao
7. Anjoboshi
8. Holleshoryu

[kuroimori 1,634]

1. Pandaazuma

2. Ganzohnesushi

3. Flohru

4. Kaiomitsuki

5. nomadwolf

6. Itachiyama

7. Anjoboshi

8. Oshirokita

Thanks (and advance apologies) for those who are crazy enough to pick me in this game!

[Zenjimoto 40]

Oh good, nobody picked me this year - maybe I can finally retire! (Happy goodbyes...)