39th Fuji TV "Grand Sumo" knockout tournament

[Akinomaki 40,463]

Oitekaze-oyakata has no plans for a shikona change for Endo, even when he gets to sanyaku.

http://www.hokkoku.co.jp/subpage/ET20150209071.htm

Endo losing to Sadanofuji in the 2nd round, which was his first bout of the tournament.

Hakuho the same to Jokoryu

Edited February 9, 2015 by Akinomaki

[Senkoho 552]

"oh no. stop it. you're just too strong for me. have mercy. i stand no chance. please."

[kuroimori 1,634]

Yokozuna vs. Jokozuna ?

[Hakuhonofan 334]

More pictures from the event :

Ryogoku Kokugikan's entrance with the event's banner

Wakanosato, the guest commentator of the day

Wakanosato live

Hiyonoyama greeted the guests

Rikishi inside Shitakubeya

Asahisho sporting bad guy look

Oosunaarashi sandwich

Chiyo brothers horsing around

Jokoryuu with a fan letter

Shohozan trying to escape

Aminishiki getting ready for makuuchi dohyo-iri

Hakuho with a fan letter

Takayasu with Haru '15 poster

Takarafuji looking for his neck

Myogiryuu reading a fan letter while waiting for dohyo-iri

Yoshikaze

Tokitenku reading a fan letter on his way to dohyo-iri, while Arawashi followed behind him

Goeido and Kotoshogiku

Tochinoshin back from dohyo-iri

Dohyo-iri

Harumafuji dohyo-iri

Shikihide oyakata

Goeido abusing babies

Shokkiri performance

Toyonoshima beating Tochiouzan

Tochinoshin and Kakuryu

Harumafuji and Kisenosato

Satonofuji doing yumitorishiki

Harumafuji, the 39th Fuji TV Grand Sumo makuuchi winner

Ichinojo, winning the Fighting Spirit

Gagamaru, juryo winner

Edited February 9, 2015 by Hakuhonofan

[Senkoho 552]

Goeido abusing babies

[Manekineko 200]

Now I'm curious about this statue... Please identify! Thanks.

[Senkoho 552]

It's a sculpture by a Norwegian artist, Gustav Vigeland, it can be found in Frogner Park in Oslo. Not sure about who it portrays.

Edited February 10, 2015 by Senkoho

[yorikiried by fate 2,028]

It's a scene from Children of the Corn III (VHS/DVD only).

[Manekineko 200]

It's a sculpture by a Norwegian artist, Gustav Vigeland, it can be found in Frogner Park in Oslo. Not sure about who it portrays.

Wikipedia on Frogner Park is only moderately helpful on that point:

Most of the statues depict people engaging in various typically human pursuits, such as running, wrestling, dancing, hugging, holding hands and so on. However, Vigeland occasionally included some statues that are more abstract, including one statue, which shows an adult male, fighting off a horde of babies.

Apparently the park is full of Vigeland's work. Sounds interesting.

Edit: found a full-size photo of the thing (alas, it doesn't show the spooky glee of the babies as well as the previous one):

Edited February 11, 2015 by Manekineko

[Asashosakari 19,319]

Has anyone got the whole draw of this tournament? Is it possible to see who has beaten whom?

Juryo

Prelim

Tochihiryu d. Masunoyama

Sakigake d. Azumaryu

Tokushinho d. Daieisho

Last 24

Satoyama d. Kagayaki

Daido d. Asasekiryu (walkover)

Onosho d. Takanoiwa

Amuru d. Kitaharima

Tenkaiho d. Chiyoo

Gagamaru d. Kitataiki

Shotenro d. Akiseyama

Tochihiryu d. Seiro

Sakigake d. Asahisho

Fujiazuma d. Sotairyu

Hidenoumi d. Wakanosato

Tokushinho d. Tamaasuka

Last 12

Satoyama d. Daido

Amuru d. Onosho

Gagamaru d. Tenkaiho

Shotenro d. Tochihiryu

Fujiazuma d. Sakigake

Hidenoumi d. Tokushinho

Last 6

Amuru d. Satoyama

Gagamaru d. Shotenro

Hidenoumi d. Fujiazuma

Gagamaru won the tomoe-sen final.

Makuuchi

Prelim

Sadanofuji d. Tosayutaka (walkover)

Sadanoumi d. Tokushoryu

Kagamio d. Tokitenku

Arawashi d. Sokokurai

Chiyomaru d. Kotoyuki

Homarefuji d. Kyokushuho

Myogiryu d. Yoshikaze

Takekaze d. Shohozan

Tamawashi d. Osunaarashi

Last 32

Jokoryu d. Hakuho

Sadanofuji d. Endo

Sadanoumi d. Aminishiki

Ichinojo d. Chiyootori

Goeido d. Kagamio

Toyohibiki d. Kaisei

Takayasu d. Arawashi

Kisenosato d. Kyokutenho

Harumafuji d. Okinoumi

Terunofuji d. Chiyomaru

Ikioi d. Homarefuji

Myogiryu d. Kotoshogiku

Toyonoshima d. Aoiyama

Tochiozan d. Takekaze

Tamawashi d. Takarafuji

Tochinoshin d. Kakuryu

Last 16

Jokoryu d. Sadanofuji

Ichinojo d. Sadanoumi

Goeido d. Toyohibiki

Kisenosato d. Takayasu

Harumafuji d. Terunofuji

Myogiryu d. Ikioi

Toyonoshima d. Tochiozan

Tochinoshin d. Tamawashi

Quarterfinals

Ichinojo d. Jokoryu

Kisenosato d. Goeido

Harumafuji d. Myogiryu

Toyonoshima d. Tochinoshin

Semifinals

Kisenosato d. Ichinojo

Harumafuji d. Toyonoshima

Final

Harumafuji d. Kisenosato

Toyonoshima 3-0 Kasugano-beya. :-) And no less than six same-heya bouts with Amuru-Onosho, Hidenoumi-Tokushinho, Gagamaru-Hidenoumi (at some point in the tomoe-sen), Goeido-Toyohibiki, Kisenosato-Takayasu and Harumafuji-Terunofuji.

Edit: Added walkovers; Asasekiryu and Tosayutaka didn't compete.

Edited February 13, 2015 by Asashosakari

[Akinomaki 40,463]

Wakanosato will be the first -ever active rikishi to do live commentary on sumo. He will be doing it live on radio during the 39th Fuji TV thingy, and will be commentating on the Makuuchi bouts.

Juryo

Last 24

Hidenoumi d. Wakanosato

Wakanosato definitely had to lose to be ready for radio.

[Tenshinhan 1,605]

Thank you Asashosakari.

Toyonoshima really had a tough way to go.

Gagamaru and Kitataiki faced each other too early...

I wonder why Tosayutaka is scheduled but Chiyotairyu isn't.

[808morgan 809]

"oh no. stop it. you're just too strong for me. have mercy. i stand no chance. please."

Yeah, why did he come? Just to keep up appearances?

[Benevolance 2,501]

Because his attendance is mandatory, but winning the tournament is not.

[kuroimori 1,634]

Shohozan, finding out the hard way that there wasn't any water in the diving pool.