Ichinojo in 2016

[Jejima 1,343]

At the end of 2014, two-thirds of us thought that Ichinojo would be Ozeki by January 2015....

How optimistic are we now for his future?

Please include your predictions in the comments below, and state what you think the actual rank of Ichinojo will be on the January 2017 banzuke.

Previous polls....

2015

Edited December 3, 2016 by Jejima

[inhashi 2,363]

As much as I want to see Ichinojo babystar do well, don't see much change and him hovering in upper makuuchi. Dare I say sanyaku position for one tournament?

Edited November 30, 2015 by inhashi

[Kintamayama 44,630]

Do you mean his rank on the 2017 January banzuke, or 2016 as you wrote?

[krindel 671]

I was part of the Ichinojo-Ozeki band last year, but having seen him this past year, he has a lot of weight loss to do and a lot of learning if he'll even get there.

I think he'll play elevator in and out of the jo'i jin, might even crack the sanyaku at some point but not maintain it. I'll give him 4 KK, and a rank of M2e for next January.

[Ryoshishokunin 275]

M1E

[Jejima 1,343]

Do you mean his rank on the 2017 January banzuke, or 2016 as you wrote?

2017 January banzuke - oops.

Now corrected.

[Tenshinhan 1,599]

S1w

4 KK

best result: 10-5

[WAKATAKE 2,644]

K1W

4KK

Best record will be 11-4 and will get the kanto-sho for it

[Jejima 1,343]

He'll be ranked about M2E for Jan 2017.

He'll be bouncing in and out of the joi-jin - so 3 KKs, with his best 2016 result being just 9-6.

[Usagi 31]

KE

5 KK

9:6

[orandashoho 720]

KW

3 KK

9-6

[Gurowake 4,003]

S1e

[chishafuwaku 471]

Ozeki (Band playing...)

5 KK

12-3

55 wins

chishafuwaku

[Tsubame 359]

a solid joi-jin, 3 KK, and a 11-4

[Nantonoyama 247]

I'm going for a Ichinojo in the esat sekiwake spot

5 kk in the year (mk in march)

and a 10-5 as best result in may

[Finngall 32]

Missed with my Ozeki pick last year. He'll elevator a bit, but he won't fall too far.

Sw, 4KK, 11-4

[HYI 8]

Sekiwake

4

11-4

[kuroimori 1,634]

Se

4

11-4

[Jejima 1,343]

We are much less optimistic for Ichinojo this year, than for last year's poll.

Only Terao and Fujisan think he'll make it to Ozeki this year.

About 45% of us think he'll have 4 KKs this year.

About 45% of us think his best record for 2016 will be 11-4.

Topic locked!

[Jejima 1,343]

Ichinojo's record in 2016....

Jan: 2-13 (M3E)
Mar: 11-4 (M11E)
May: 5-10 (M2W)
Jul: 9-6 (M7E)
Sep: 0-0-15 (M3W)
Nov: 7-8 (M13W)

A quick search on the Sumo Database shows that he will almost certainly remain in the lower Makunouchi (probably M14). Nobody predicted that!  The closest were the nine players who predicted joi-jin - but that isn't that very close.

He managed just two KKs - as predicted by just inhashi.

Almost half of us guessed that his best result would be 11-4.

inhashi was one of the closest (joi-jin) for question 1, and just missed out on question 3 (he went for 12-3), so inhashi can claim this poll's yusho  - but it is certainly was not a zensho yusho!

 

 

[Jejima 1,343]

Ichinojo is ranked at M13W on the January 2017 banzuke.