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GTB invite- Haru 2022- RESULTS!! - 164 entries (26 newbies)

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Due to the virus and to my depression, laziness, seniority, social distancing and flatulence, there will be no special GTB invite sketch this time, as the rikishi still can't go for the cake, oh. 

This is a formal invitation to play the "Guess the Banzuke" game!! 24 years, 143 bashos. Please play.

Game rules: Guess the Banzuke. Simple. You get two points for a bulls-eye and one point for just getting the rank right. You get no points for thinking everything will be fine.. Tiebreakers - Most total guesses, then we check the banzuke backwards - getting the lower half right will be important.  The most correct guesses in the last ten places will win the tiebreaker. If still tied, we go up a ranking at a time like a penalty shootout. If still tied, I will personally send someone to untie you. It's up to you to check if you are on the list of entries. It's going to be your fault if you don't notice that your entry went missing in the Internet void. No late entries will be expected or accepted. Those are the rules, and the rules will never be changed. Just like the dohyo will never be lowered.

For rules, standings and parachutes: http://www.dichne.com/Guess.htm

For the nifty entry form: http://sumodb.sumoga...b/GTBEntry.aspx

For the "new" archives: http://sumodb.sumoga...gtbarchive.aspx

See if you are on the entry list: http://sumodb.sumogames.de/gtb/GTBEntryList.aspx

Deadline: Monday, February 21st, 2022 at 18:00 GMT ("Give Mitakeumi Thepromotion!!") - PLEASE NOTE-THIS IS ONE WEEK BEFORE THE OFFICIAL BANZUKE ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Special thanks to Andoreasu who runs it, Doitsuyama who automates and maintains it and to global warning.

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47 minutes ago, Kintamayama said:

If still tied, I will personally send someone to untie you.

o.O

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This is a nightmare. Maybe I'll go for another last minute entry after all.

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2 hours ago, Godango said:

This is a nightmare. Maybe I'll go for another last minute entry after all.

Here's a general hint: if working from the top isn't getting you anywhere, try working from the bottom.

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The way things are going, we may break the entry record this basho.23 days to go till the line goes dead. 

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I pity anyone having this banzuke for their first GTB, it's a nightmare.

I'm still mulling over my entry and probably will for a while yet, almost every position has multiple possibilities and they're all unfair to someone in someway. And there's always that possibility they decide to have 3 komusubi or do something else unexpected...

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Did this a while ago now but early congrats to Aoiyama and Kotoeko for their over promotions they will certainly get.

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12 hours ago, Unkonoyama said:

I'm glad we are back to a Monday deadline 

Just don't leave it till the last minute-the site has a habit of going offline a lot.

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Spotting 6 mistakes in my own entry after going through this entry again two days later does NOT predict very good result...I guess there's no use crying over spilt milk, though how exactly could I have made those mistakes goes beyond me. Seems like starting from bottom of banzuke with your entry only takes you so far (if you're a moron like me at least)

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2 hours ago, maorencze said:

Spotting 6 mistakes in my own entry after going through this entry again two days later does NOT predict very good result...I guess there's no use crying over spilt milk, though how exactly could I have made those mistakes goes beyond me. Seems like starting from bottom of banzuke with your entry only takes you so far (if you're a moron like me at least)

You still have time to make a new entry. Only your last entry counts. 

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10 hours ago, Kintamayama said:

You still have time to make a new entry. Only your last entry counts. 

Thank you sir, you shirley have made my day a bit brighter! (Clappingwildly...)

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66 entries with more that two weeks left?? We used to have 66 entries in all not that long ago.. I must say I am pleasantly thrilled..

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On 01/02/2022 at 20:21, maorencze said:

Spotting 6 mistakes in my own entry after going through this entry again two days later...

I'm 100% sure we can spot more than 6 mistakes by the Kyokai Banzuke Committee immediately after they have announced the Haru'22 Banzuke.

Ganzohnesushi

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15 minutes ago, Ganzohnesushi said:

I'm 100% sure we can spot more than 6 mistakes by the Kyokai Banzuke Committee immediately after they have announced the Haru'22 Banzuke.

Ganzohnesushi

With this banzuke we can probably spot 38 just in Makuuchi.

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It's my time to shine. Hiradoumi sounds like a valid pick for M1e, don'tcha think?

 

To be honest, it's been over 10 years that I'm watching every single basho, and yet when it comes to banzuke logic, I barely know anything beyond "A J14 8-7 is probably not making it to makuuchi".

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10 hours ago, Koorifuu said:

It's my time to shine. Hiradoumi sounds like a valid pick for M1e, don'tcha think?

 

To be honest, it's been over 10 years that I'm watching every single basho, and yet when it comes to banzuke logic, I barely know anything beyond "A J14 8-7 is probably not making it to makuuchi".

That shouldn't stop you from entering. It never stopped me.. 

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2 hours ago, Kintamayama said:

That shouldn't stop you from entering. It never stopped me.. 

Is there a sort of competition here? The SB game with the most entries wins something? :-)

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4 hours ago, Athenayama said:

Is there a sort of competition here? The SB game with the most entries wins something? :-)

No, it's just me being very proud that this difficult game is being played by so many people. God knows it's been around for a while and he also knows it's not easy and quite time-consuming to enter. And also, I'm, a pain, yes.

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well I hope my entry this time around is much more sophisticated than my previous attempt. I started following from day 5 of Haru last year so with a year's worth of understanding gained hopefully that's enough to say I understand sumo ranks.

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Entry in. It seemed fairly straightforward, albeit with some ridiculously good banzuke luck for some MKs. However, I thought last basho's banzuke was super easy in a logical pattern and ended up with an MK, so what do I know?

I was tempted to add an extra sanyaku spot, but in the end gave up on that idea since the banzuke luck would have been perversely worse.

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Submitted mine, that joi is going to be a b and whoever gets the lower sanyaku through m4 at a good percentage will probably win the game

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I attempted to enter the other day but after pressing submit I reached the database's generic error page (despite the database itself working fine at the time). My name appeared on the list of entries but was later removed, so I assume it didn't go through. Just tried it again and got the same outcome, my name again on the entry list - can @Kintamayama or @Doitsuyama please check and tell me if I am in or not?

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4 hours ago, Yubinhaad said:

I attempted to enter the other day but after pressing submit I reached the database's generic error page (despite the database itself working fine at the time). My name appeared on the list of entries but was later removed, so I assume it didn't go through. Just tried it again and got the same outcome, my name again on the entry list - can @Kintamayama or @Doitsuyama please check and tell me if I am in or not?

Site down at the moment. Will check later. 

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18 hours ago, Yubinhaad said:

I attempted to enter the other day but after pressing submit I reached the database's generic error page (despite the database itself working fine at the time). My name appeared on the list of entries but was later removed, so I assume it didn't go through. Just tried it again and got the same outcome, my name again on the entry list - can @Kintamayama or @Doitsuyama please check and tell me if I am in or not?

On the list-all is well.

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