Makunouchi yushos in 2020

[Jejima 1,414]

Hi everyone - one yusho later than normal (but that is taken into account in the poll) - as the first yusho of the year has already been won by M17W Tokushoryu.

I have changed this year's questions a little, due to the sparcity on top of the banzuke....

Which ranks do you think will win the Makunouchi yushos in 2019?  

Please write your predictions in the comments below.

Please also mention which rikishi (give names!) you think will actually win the yushos (and how many).

Similar polls can be found for previous years below.

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[Morty 1,505]

four (Hak x1, Takakeisho x2, Asanoyama x1), one (Mitakeumi), one (Tokoshoryu))

Edited February 15, 2020 by Morty

[Shatsume 118]

Yushos for Tokoshoryu, hokutofuji, hakuho x2 , takakeisho, asanoyama. In that order. 

[Kintamayama 45,527]

Tokushouryuu, Asanoyama, Takakeishou, Asanoyama, Shoudai, Takayasu 

Edited February 15, 2020 by Kintamayama

[Benihana 1,937]

1x Tokushoryu

1x Hakuho

1x Takakeisho

2x Asnoyama

1x Mitakeumi

[Oshirokita 192]

1x Tokushoryu

1x Mitakeumi

1x Takakeisho

2x Asanoyama

1x Abi

 

[Ginkitsune 38]

1x Tokushouryu

1x Hakuho

1x Takakeishou

2x Asanoyama

1x Shoudai

[Rocks 1,809]

1x Tokushouryu 

1x Hakuho

2x Takakeishou

1x Asanoyama

1x Mitakeumi

[Joaoiyama 313]

2x Hakuho

1x Takakeisho

1x Asanoyama as Ozeki 

1x Mitakeumi as Sekiwake

1x Tokushoryu

Hakuho yusho> Takakeisho yusho Asanoyama promoted to Ozeki> Hakuho yusho playoff with Takakeisho gets promoted to Yokozuna> Mitakeumi yusho promoted to Ozeki> Asanoyama yusho 

[Joaoiyama 313]

Let's see how bold i can get.

[Kaminariyuki 500]

Hakuho - 1

Takakeisho - 1 

Asanaoyama - 1 as sekiwake, earning ozeki

Enho - 1 (yeah, I know, but this is for fun and I honestly think it's possible...)

Kiribayama - 1

Edited February 18, 2020 by Kaminariyuki

[Jejima 1,414]

Y Hakuho - 1
Y Kakuryu - 1

S Asanoyama - 1
S Hokutoriki - 1
K Mitakeumi - 1

M17 Tokushoryu - 1

[sahaven111 178]

M17 Tokushoryu

m2 tokushoryu

S tokushoryu

O tokushoryu

O tokushoryu

Y tokushoryu

But for real

m17 tokushoryu

S shodai

Y hakuho

O takakeisho

O asanoyama

o asanoyama

 

 

[sumojoann 1,268]

Kakuryu deserves some love and respect!
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In order ---

M17 - Tokushoryu

Y - Kakuryu

S - Shodai

Y - Hakuho

O- Takakeisho

K - Kiribayama

 

 

[MumboJumbo 37]

M17 Tokushoryu

Y Kakuryu

Y Hakuho

O Takakeisho

S Mitakeumi 

Y Hakuho

[WAKATAKE 2,671]

M17 Tokushoryu

Hakuho x2

Takakeisho x1

Asanoyama x1 (as ozeki)

Shodai x1 (hiramaku)

[Nantonoyama 252]

On top of Tokushoryu

1 for Hakuho

1 for Kakuryu

1 for Asanoyama

1 for Shodai

1 for Takakeisho

Edited March 7, 2020 by Nantonoyama

[Jejima 1,414]

We seem to think that the non-sanyaku yusho in January was a one-off for this year. The higher ranks will dominate for the remainder of the year! 

Edited March 16, 2020 by Jejima

[Jejima 1,414]

This is going to be a tough poll to 'judge', as we only had 5 yusho winners in 2020 - and this poll was begun after the first.

Question 1

Two yushos (March and November) were won by a Yokozuna or Ozeki. This was predicted by I am the Yokozuna, Oshirokita, Kotononami and Jejima.

Question 2

One yusho (September) was won by a Sekiwake or Komusubi. This was predicted by Oortael, Terao, Morty, Shatsume, Kotononami, Joaoiyama, Kaminariyuki and MumboJumbo.

Question 3

Two yushos (January and July) were won by rikishi ranked below sanyaku (ranked below M16, in fact!). This was predicted by I am the Yokozuna, code_number3, Kintamayama, Oshirokita, Katsunorifuji, Kaminariyuki and WAKATAKE.

The following four players are in two out of the three above lists (difficult to be in all four, due to the cancelled May basho): I am the Yokozuna, Oshirokita, Kotononami and Kaminariyuki.

So, let's check the comments for those four, to see if we can determine a winner...

Only two of them made comments - so it's between Oshirokita and Kaminariyuki to see who gets the yusho (the other will claim the jun-yusho)....

Tokushoryu can be ignored - as he had already won a yusho. (That would have been an impressive prediction back in December of last year, if I had made the poll in time!).

Oshirokita also correctly predicted a yusho for Takakeisho.

 as did Kaminariyuki.

This is getting tough.

Not really

Kaminariyuki also predicted a yusho for Hakuho - and Oshirokita didn't.

 

So, the yusho goes to Kaminariyuki. 

The jun-yusho goes to Oshirokita. 

 

 

[sumojoann 1,268]

Congratulations to Kaminariyuki!!!  What an amazing accomplishment!

[Kaminariyuki 500]

On 29/11/2020 at 14:24, sumojoann said:

Congratulations to Kaminariyuki!!!  What an amazing accomplishment!

LOL, thanks Joann. And, also arigato Jejima for organizing the poll. The only explanation is a small sample, but I see there are folks on this thread who definitely know more about sumo than I. I shall continue to play my brand of nonsense and will attempt to gambarize in 2021.

[Kashunowaka 300]

Judging from this poll, Asanoyama seems to be underachiever of the year. His result of 10-11-12-10-kyujo is actually pretty good, but almost everyone thought he would win at least one yusho.

[Kaminariyuki 500]

On 01/12/2020 at 10:35, Kashunowaka said:

Judging from this poll, Asanoyama seems to be underachiever of the year. His result of 10-11-12-10-kyujo is actually pretty good, but almost everyone thought he would win at least one yusho.

A lot of us still think he will win oneagain in 2021, but we shall see...