How are sumo wrestlers promoted to yokozuna?

[Rufakiyama 16]

hello

i would like to know how a sumo is promoted to yokozuna and what the minimum requirement is

Edited February 23, 2015 by Rufakiyama

[Shitamachi 21]

When they look like a Yokozuna--Usually winning two tournaments in a row from Ozeki is considered the unofficial criteria. Unless you're Kakuryu and one jun-yusho (runner up) tournament is considered as good as a win (I guess because Hakuho is so strong?)

[Tenshinhan 1,612]

In the past there were many Ozeki promoted to Yokozuna without winning two tournaments in a row, not only Kakuryu.

46th Yokozuna Asashio Taro got promoted after two Jun-Yusho. 47th Yokozuna Kashiwado got even promoted after one Jun-Yusho (12-3 D).

49th Yokozuna Tochinoumi got promoted after a Yusho and a 13-2 (not even a Jun-Yusho). 51st Yokozuna Tamanoumi also got promoted after one Jun-Yusho (13-2 D).

56th Yokozuna Wakanohana Kanji II. needed two Jun-Yusho (13-2 D and 14-1 D). 57th Yokozuna Mienoumi also two Jun-Yusho (13-2 J and 14-1 D).

61st Yokozuna Hokutoumi needed a Yusho (12-3) and a Jun-Yusho (13-2). 62nd Yokozuna Onokuni got promoted after two Jun-Yusho (12-3 and 13-2).

[teo_heel 33]

Don't forget about 60th Yokozuna Futahaguro. He didn't win a Emperor's Cup in his career, but somehow for two Jun-Yusho he became a Yokozuna... that's funny.

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[Senkoho 552]

How is this spamming? It's an on-topic thread in the Ozumo Discussions part of the forum.

Edited February 23, 2015 by Senkoho

[yorikiried by fate 2,029]

Yeah sure.

Ah, and I'd like to solve please:

Clancy, is it you?

[alaninjapan 18]

They have to turn lead into gold in front of the committee, and agree that Takamisakaris antics were good for sumo. After that there is a jungle challenge section which involves eating huge amounts of terrible food, hence the run of succesful Hawaiians, and more recently, shooting monkeys with poison darts from horseback, which is why it helps to be Mongolian.(What happened to the horses subjected to Hawaiian sized chaps remains a closely guarded secret). After that they have to perform the Japanese national anthem without falling asleep and declare their love for at least one Japanese "comedy" duo. If at this point they can find at least one Japanese lady who promises to stand by/under/in the shadow of her man, they are in with a shout. After that it is down to a ritual involving chanko entrails, envelopes full of cash, and how many cherry blossoms are visible in the Imperial garden by the 1st of April. Then if the number of letters in their family name is larger than the square root of their cup size the committee will take an interest. I may have missed a stage or two about acceptable levels of acne scar tissue as a ratio to wedgie tolerance, and something called the Pathraker, or Skywalker, in less reliable journals, but I think I have covered the basics. May you enjoy a long time appreciating sumo and its administration.