selected lower-division matches from Hatsu 2025

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Not sure I'll be able to keep up the required daily pace, but anyway... For what to expect in this thread, I'll just quote from the Kyushu thread:

On 08/01/2025 at 21:03, Asashosakari said:

Having discovered in November that Abema's on-demand videos actually work with yt-dlp - that wasn't the case the last time I'd tried, though that might well be 2+ years ago now - I grabbed those files while they were still available and leisurely watched my way through the entire 15 days over the last month or so. Maybe somebody's interested in what I found to be the most interesting matches, so I put them on my Youtube channel (usually not much more than maezumo stuff ends up on there). If you're one of the handful of subscribers you will have noticed various upload flurries already.

It's way too many videos to post them up individually here, so I'll just link to playlists and give their contents here in text form.

Rare exceptions aside, you can expect to find the following:

• The primary consideration are bouts that see visibly good effort given by both rikishi, which more or less implies that they are generally longer than just a few seconds and not one-sided in nature.
• Nevertheless, I don't enjoy most bouts with long yotsu stalemates even though they're pretty much the archetype of a closely contested match, so those will only appear if they had some other redeeming feature (interesting flurry of activity before the stalemate, frequent attempts to break it, or a spectacular finish).
• Bouts that went to mono-ii will be overrepresented, but I'm still only including them if the match itself was interesting or the finish had strong "what just happened?" qualities to it.
• I'm a sucker for good leg trips, so those might show up even if the rest of the match wasn't that special.
• Some matches will be included solely because something strange happened (usually but not always as the finish).
• I generally don't go by "name" at all; these are noteworthy bouts, not bouts by noteworthy rikishi. Obviously some guys will still show up more than others, though, because their style of sumo is simply more likely to produce attractive matches, but I'm not clipping, say, Enho matches just because Enho is involved.

Bouts from the yusho races (fifth round onwards) will not be included in the daily sets; there are separate playlists for those.

One thing I didn't mention: When I'm including the kimarite in the video title, it's one that is sufficiently rare to warrant mention. I worked up the kimarite frequencies of the lower divisions for 2024 and I'll generally mention them whenever it's a kimarite that averaged less than 5 per basho, with kimarite that averaged less than 2 probably* getting featured in video every time they occur. (Between 2 and 5 I'll only include the bout if it was sufficiently interesting on its overall merits, but when I do I'll also mention the kimarite.)

Yes, I do realize that the kimarite serves as a spoiler of sorts, but I'm considering these bout compilations to be mainly for entertainment, not for suspense.

* Uwatehineri is very rare (just 10 lower-division occurrences in 2024), but it's testing my personal limits of "noteworthy kimarite".

Edited January 13 by Asashosakari

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Starting things off with a bonus playlist...the first official match for the 7 rookies who came up from the Kyushu maezumo, plus this basho's sandanme starter Ikarigata.

Day 1 Jk16w Tsuyasato (0-0) Ikazuchihayate Jk15w
Day 1 Jk14e Goseimaru (0-0) Okada Jk14w
Day 2 Jk17e Fujihara (0-0) Daiko Jk17w
Day 2 Jk15e Wakaikazuchi (0-0) Ideno Jk16e
Day 2 Jk13e Amanofuji (0-0) Gonosho Jk13w
Day 1 Sd80TD Ikarigata (0-0) Sekizuka Jd1e

And one match that I won't include in the daily playlist but wanted to feature anyway: Former maegashira Yago in action for the first time since May, having dropped from high makushita to high jonidan after three full kyujo tournaments.

Day 1 Playlist

Jd94e Bakukoshin (0-0) Kotofuno Jd93w
Jd92e Urutora (0-0) Chiyotensho Jd91w [kimarite: tsukitaoshi]
Jd80e Komanokuni (0-0) Togyokuko Jd81e When one rikishi can't, and the other won't...
Jd56e Asasorai (0-0) Honma Jd57e
Jd46w Kosei (0-0) Anzakura Jd45w [kimarite: tsuridashi]
Sd79e Amane (0-0) Kayatoiwa Sd79w nearly spin-kicked the gyoji...yelp!
Sd77e Suio (0-0) Daishoki Sd77w
Sd75e Sakai (0-0) Teraosho Sd75w
Sd59e Takabayama (0-0) Kaiyuma Sd59w
Ms53e Chiyoraizan (0-0) Daishoryu Ms51w
Ms34e Nobehara (0-0) Daishomaru Ms34w no mono-ii?
Ms12e Yuma (0-0) Hokutomaru Ms13w You pull, you pull, you pull, and then you lose.
Ms8e Matsui (0-0) Ishizaki Ms8w Not a spectacular bout as such, but a rare zanbara match-up this high up the banzuke.
 

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Very, very cool- Thanks.

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Day 2 Playlist

Jd87e Asasakurai (0-0) Okanojo Jd86w gabburi-yori jonidan style
Jd71e Ojiyama (0-0) Daigozakura Jd70w the latter newly bald, as mentioned elsewhere
Jd47e Hokutoyoshi (0-0) Inaba Jd47w BIG tachiai for jonidan...
Jd36e Minorufuji (0-0) Tsunekawa Jd37e walking the tawara tightrope
Jd31e Hidano (0-0) Chiyohokkai Jd30w watch yobidashi Katsuki as Takenawa-oyakata gets lost in his mono-ii explanation*
Jd29e Anryukai (0-0) Asaazuma Jd28w
Sd72e Rakanji (0-0) Tappa Sd72w no, not that way
Sd45e Takanoryu (0-0) Agora Sd45w
Sd16e Kanpuzan (0-0) Yamato Sd15w
Sd10e Kazeeidai (0-0) Chiyonokatsu Sd9w
Sd3e Shimizuumi (0-0) Hatooka Sd2w a totally wild bout
Sd2e Suyama (0-0) Aron Sd1w
Ms29e Hamayutaka (0-0) Kitadaichi Ms29w
Ms21e Tanji (0-0) Kazuto Ms21w
Ms17e Mita (0-0) Okaryu Ms17w high-octane meeting of former Kindai University teammates

* Thanks to boss_jonokuchi for pointing that out and providing a close-up.

Edited January 14 by Asashosakari

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6 hours ago, Asashosakari said:

Jd36e Minorufuji (0-0) Tsunekawa Jd37e walking the tawara tightrope

I had to look at it four times to convince myself that he didn't put his heel down.

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Day 3 Playlist

Partly the "everybody has it in for Edagawa-oyakata" edition; he was hit by falling rikishi not once but twice (in Hagane-Hamanoumi and again in Kitanosho-Kiyota). Also a heavy fall in Kiyonohana-Sadanohikari (the kimarite will probably give it away). Both guys were able to get up, but the winner ended up withdrawing.

Jk19e Higohikari (0-0) (0-1) Wakasasaki Jk18w The end of a long losing streak - but whose?
Jk15e Wakaikazuchi (1-0) Fujihara Jk17e [kimarite: utchari]
Jk13e Amanofuji (0-1) Goseimaru Jk14e
Jk11w Hara (0-1) Yamada Jk9w
Jd86e Wakatozakura (1-0) Okanojo Jd86w
Jd22e Aoiryu (0-1) Tamatensho Jd23e they called it oshidashi...
Sd59e Takabayama (1-0) Goseizan Sd60e not quite the usual variety of kotenage
Sd48e Asakiryu (0-1) Seido Sd49e [kimarite: zubuneri]
Sd29e Hagane (0-1) Hamanoumi Sd27w
Sd8e Kainoshima (0-1) Murayama Sd9e hoppity-hop
Sd6w Kitanosho (0-1) Kiyota Sd5w
Ms55e Kiyonohana (0-1) Sadanohikari Ms56w [kimarite: kimetaoshi]
Ms21e Tanji (0-1) Toshunryu Ms22w
Ms4w Hitoshi (0-1) Akua Ms2w
Ms1e Wakanosho (1-0) Kusano Ms3w

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Day 4 Playlist

It was apparently Rare Kimarite Day in Tokyo, as we got no less than eight matches finishing with something from my aforementioned rarity lists (five of them very rare), plus two non-technique outcomes to top it all off. In particular the day brought two tsuridashi victories at once after there had been all of four in the lower divisions in the entire year 2024.

I've decided to include all 10 unusual kimarite, even the dreaded uwatehineri and a not overly spectacular kubinage from the (ahem) medium-rare list. If you're wondering, abisetaoshi and kakenage were the other two rare kimarite here that aren't extremely uncommon. No worries about watching the abisetaoshi, BTW, that one went off without putting any rikishi in danger (as abisetaoshi otherwise has an unfortunate tendency to do).

Jk8e Katsunonishiki (1-0) Kyonosato Jk9e [kimarite: isamiashi] Maybe the very first time I've seen both rikishi confused about who won after a mono-ii announcement.
Jk6e Soga (0-1) Tenkoyama Jk7e [kimarite: uwatehineri]
Jd94e Bakukoshin (0-1) Takatairiku Jd92w
Jd92e Urutora (0-1) Okuniyama Jd90w [kimarite: kubinage]
Jd71w Ono (0-1) Daigozakura Jd70w [kimarite: isamiashi]
Jd63e Soseizan (0-1) Sachinoyama Jd66e
Jd44e Watatani (0-1) Kosei Jd46w [kimarite: abisetaoshi]
somewhere here in the schedule a rikishi fell on poor Edagawa's leg again...
Jd36e Minorufuji (1-0) Sakabayashi Jd36w
Jd34e Mikinosato (0-1) Sawayaka Jd34w [kimarite: tsuridashi]
Jd24e Fujiizumi (1-0) Senshoho Jd24w
Sd14e Ikazuchido (1-0) Tokinohira Sd12w [kimarite: kakenage]
Ms55w Rinko (1-0) Sazanami Ms54w [kimarite: kawazugake]
Ms44e Mudoho (1-0) Tokitenran Ms44w
Ms32e Anosho (1-0) Wakatakamoto Ms33w
Ms30e Hananoumi (1-0) Gojinyu Ms31w [kimarite: tsuridashi]
Ms14e Kotokenryu (1-0) Hokutomaru Ms13w [kimarite: watashikomi]
Ms6e Nishinoryu (1-0) Tochimaru Ms7e
Ms5e Osanai (0-1) Kaiseijo Ms6w

I'm going to have to skip Days 5 and 6 for the time being as I want to be able to present the upcoming days in a more timely fashion for the various developing yusho races.

Edited January 18 by Asashosakari

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Yusho Races Round 4 (Day 7-8)

All 31 relevant matches, sorted by rank regardless of which day each bout took place.

Jk6e Soga (2-1) (3-0) Gonosho Jk13w
Jk11e Yumenofuji (3-0) Daikisho Jk4w

Jd97e Fujinoteru (3-0) Fujinonami Jd100w
Jd93w Kotofuno (3-0) Ai Jd89w
Jd82e Mori (3-0) Wakahizen Jd84e
Jd71e Ojiyama (3-0) Tsukioka Jd77w
Jd68e Musubiyama (3-0) Sekimoto Jd60w
Jd56e Asasorai (3-0) Yamenosato Jd60e [kimarite: kekaeshi]
Jd47e Hokutoyoshi (3-0) Musashiumi Jd48e
Jd41e Kiyonoyama (3-0) Raiho Jd37w
Jd31w Akatora (3-0) Fukushoryu Jd27w
Jd24e Fujiizumi (3-0) Yago Jd19w
Jd15w Gonoumi (3-0) Uzumasa Jd12w
Jd5e Wakaterumoto (3-0) Furuta Jd8e

Sd80TD Ikarigata (3-0) Daishoki Sd77w
Sd71e Kyokutendo (3-0) Takashoki Sd70w
Sd60e Goseizan (3-0) Harunishiki Sd64e
Sd53e Daishinkai (3-0) Terutaka Sd57e
Sd48w Tomiyutaka (3-0) Daikosho Sd36w
Sd42e Hokutoryu (3-0) Daiyusho Sd35w
Sd32e Daimasakari (3-0) Tsugaruumi Sd28w
Sd25e Kirinryu (3-0) Mishima Sd16w
Sd15e Marusho (3-0) Noda Sd8w
Sd7e Onojo (3-0) Aron Sd1w

Ms60e Kawazoe (3-0) Sazanami Ms54w [kimarite: sotogake]
Ms44e Mudoho (3-0) Tsurubayashi Ms49e
Ms37e Higonoumi (3-0) Tsushimanada Ms38w
Ms27e Fukai (3-0) Gojinyu Ms31w
Ms18e Asakoki (3-0) Kazenoumi Ms23w
Ms15w Kaisho (3-0) Hokutomaru Ms13w
Ms8w Ishizaki (3-0) Otsuji Ms5w

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Yusho Races Round 5 (Day 9)

Jk13w Gonosho (4-0) (3-1) Amamidake Jk2w
Jd97e Fujinoteru (4-0) Daikisho Jk4w
Jd84e Wakahizen (4-0) Ai Jd89w
Jd71e Ojiyama (4-0) Sekimoto Jd60w
Jd47e Hokutoyoshi (4-0) Asasorai Jd56e
Jd37w Raiho (4-0) Akatora Jd31w
Jd19w Yago (4-0) Gonoumi Jd15w

Sd80TD Ikarigata (4-0) Wakaterumoto Jd5e
Sd70w Takashoki (4-0) Daikosho Sd36w
Sd60e Goseizan (4-0) Daiyusho Sd35w
Sd32e Daimasakari (4-0) Daishinkai Sd53e
Sd25e Kirinryu (4-0) Noda Sd8w

Sd1w Aron (4-0) Sazanami Ms54w
Ms27e Fukai (4-0) Mudoho Ms44e
Ms18e Asakoki (4-0) Tsushimanada Ms38w [kimarite: sokubiotoshi]
Ms15w Kaisho (4-0) Ishizaki Ms8w

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5 hours ago, Asashosakari said:

Ms18e Asakoki (4-0) Tsushimanada Ms38w [kimarite: sokubiotoshi]

Did they finally call a sokubiotoshi? I've been tired for years of them calling hatakikomis by default. The db is out now, but I feel like a sokubiotoshi is veeeery rarely called.

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Yusho Races Round 6 (Day 11)

Jk13w Gonosho (5-0) Daikisho Jk4w
Jd71e Ojiyama (4-1) (5-0) Ai Jd89w
Jd47e Hokutoyoshi (5-0) Sekimoto Jd60w
Jd37w Raiho (5-0) Yago Jd19w
Sd80TD Ikarigata (5-0) Daikosho Sd36w
Sd35w Daiyusho (5-0) (4-1) Yamato Sd15w
Sd32e Daimasakari (5-0) Noda Sd8w
Ms44e Mudoho (5-0) Aron Sd1w
Ms38w Tsushimanada (5-0) Ishizaki Ms8w

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On 21/01/2025 at 02:33, Oskanohana said:

Did they finally call a sokubiotoshi? I've been tired for years of them calling hatakikomis by default. The db is out now, but I feel like a sokubiotoshi is veeeery rarely called.

They're rare but not ultra rare (about 5 a year across all divisions). Only one in Makuuchi in the last five years though (Tobizaru in Aki 2024).

The first bout between them was great fun to watch. It looked to me like Tsushimanada won by pushing on the kneecap of his opponent whilst almost horizontal himself, causing Asakoki's legs to twist round and collapse. No wonder they called a redo!

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Time to fill in some blanks...

Yusho Races Round 7 (Day 13)

Jd84e Wakahizen (5-1) (6-0) Daikisho Jk4w
Jd60w Sekimoto (6-0) Yago Jd19w
Sd36w Daikosho (6-0) (5-1) Noda Sd8w
Sd32e Daimasakari (6-0) (5-1) Chiyodaigo Sd7w
Ms44e Mudoho (6-0) Ishizaki Ms8w
 

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Does not include the three 5-1 rikishi who faced 6-0 opponents (see previous post).

Bouts to decide 6-1 records (Day 13-15)

Jk14e Goseimaru (4-2) (5-1) Arise Jk18e
Jk11e Yumenofuji (5-1) Gonosho Jk13w
Jk5e Nakayama (4-2) (5-1) Wakaikazuchi Jk15e

Jd93w Kotofuno (5-1) Tsukioka Jd77w
Jd76e Aoifuji (5-1) Ai Jd89w
Jd71e Ojiyama (5-1) Hakuyo Jd58w
Jd48e Musashiumi (5-1) Ryubumaru Jd56w
Jd47e Hokutoyoshi (5-1) Raiho Jd37w [kimarite: shitatehineri]
Jd42w Kazeyuki (5-1) Akatora Jd31w
Jd8e Furuta (5-1) Hamadayama Jd25e
Jd5e Wakaterumoto (5-1) Gonoumi Jd15w [kimarite: tsukitaoshi]

Sd71e Kyokutendo (5-1) Ikarigata Sd80TD
Sd79e Amane (5-1) Takashoki Sd70w
Sd60e Goseizan (5-1) Kotohaguro Sd64w
Sd50e Yonezawaryu (5-1) Tomiyutaka Sd48w
Sd40e Hodaka (5-1) Daiyusho Sd35w
Sd25e Kirinryu (5-1) Soma Sd26e
Sd4e Enho (5-1) Yamato Sd15w

Ms57e Aratakayama (5-1) Aron Sd1w
Ms54w Sazanami (5-1) Asashiyu Ms40w
Ms32e Anosho (5-1) Tsushimanada Ms38w
Ms31w Gojinyu (5-1) Kitaharima Ms24w
Ms17e Mita (5-1) Kaisho Ms15w
J10e Shimazuumi (3-10) (5-1) Hitoshi Ms4w

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Day 5 Playlist

Jk15e Wakaikazuchi (1-1) Okada Jk14w
Jk18e Arise (2-0) Gonosho Jk13w
Jk1e Koga (1-1) Wakayahara Jd99w [kimarite: abisetaoshi]
Jd84e Wakahizen (2-0) Okanojo Jd86w
Jd45w Anzakura (1-1) Takatsukasa Jd44w
Jd37w Raiho (2-0) Sakabayashi Jd36w [kimarite: susoharai]
Jd27e Asahanshin (1-1) Anryukai Jd29e [kimarite: kimetaoshi]
Jd18e Fujimusashi (0-2) Shoran Jd16w as clean a finish as you'll ever see
Jd3e Taniguchi (1-1) Shoketsu Jd4w this looked more like a butsukari session in parts...
Sd72e Rakanji (0-2) Kototaisei Sd73e
Sd52w Kyokutairyu (1-1) Fukutsuumi Sd51w
Sd47e Kotodairyu (1-1) Asakiryu Sd48e [kimarite: ashitori]
Sd24e Toshoyama (1-1) Asanojo Sd25w
Ms57e Aratakayama (2-0) Kawazoe Ms60e impressive display of power
Ms44e Mudoho (2-0) Shuji Ms46e a tough challenge for the eventual makushita yusho winner
Ms34e Nobehara (1-1) Wakatakamoto Ms33w
Ms28e Seihakuho (1-1) Asonoyama Ms27w
Ms21e Tanji (0-2) Gyokuozan Ms20w
Ms10e Chiyomaru (2-0) Hokutomaru Ms13w

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Day 6 Playlist

Bring some time for this one, as it's the "everyone gets a mono-ii" edition - Onaruto-oyakata's vocal chords received a proper workout. No less than five conferences during the makushita matches plus one more in late sandanme, two of which led to torinaoshi. And these were all reviews on pretty interesting finishes; I actually even left out another, less worthwhile match from earlier in sandanme that also went to mono-ii.

Jd91e Tsurunoumi (1-1) Kumanohana Jd88e
Jd45e Kirinohana (0-2) Kosei Jd46w [kimarite: shitatehineri]
Jd30w Chiyohokkai (2-0) Fukushoryu Jd27w okuridashi?!?!
Jd14w Chiyotaiyo (1-1) Hokutoshu Jd11w [kimarite: abisetaoshi]
Jd1w Hokuyozan (1-1) Nagata Sd80w
Sd32w Oginohama (1-1) Yurikisho Sd31w [kimarite: kubinage]
Sd19e Dairinzan (1-1) Higonomaru Sd17w [kimarite: tsukihiza]
Sd15w Yamato (1-1) Tokinohira Sd12w
Ms59e Kotodaishin (1-1) Hogasho Sd3w
Ms37e Higonoumi (2-0) Narutaki Ms35w
Ms37w Shiroma (0-2) Daishomaru Ms34w
Ms31e Daihisho (0-2) Fujiazuma Ms36w
Ms27e Fukai (2-0) Kitadaichi Ms29w
Ms20e Hokutenkai (1-1) Toshunryu Ms22w
Ms18e Asakoki (2-0) Kazuto Ms21w

Edited February 22 by Asashosakari

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Day 7 Playlist

These videos were already posted during the basho, but I'm deleting the earlier post and putting it here again for some semblance of proper chronology.

Jd55e Shinseido (1-2) Wakasa Jd57w sumo or dance?
Jd46w Kosei (1-2) Daitengu Jd40w [kimarite: isamiashi] I agree, that kimarite call felt a bit unfair
Jd19e Niiya (2-1) Genbumaru Jd21e (double torinaoshi)
Jd20e Fujiyuho (1-2) Shoran Jd16w another slightly confused rikishi
Jd18e Fujimusashi (0-3) Masakifuji Jd13w I was convinced the mono-ii would go the other way...
Sd67e Gonowaka (2-1) Nishikinoryu Sd66w ...and suddenly, from the jaws of victory...
Sd37e Sachinofuji (2-1) Hayashiryu Sd38e
Sd33e Asatenmai (2-1) Akitoba Sd36e big amplitude on that throw
Sd24w Kojikara (1-2) Kotonofuji Sd21w [kimarite: kubihineri]
Sd11w Mikazuchiyama (2-1) Chiyodaigo Sd7w
Sd4e Enho (2-1) Ryusei Ms59w a bit of vintage Enho
Ms46e Shuji (2-1) Oshoryu Ms48e
Ms35w Narutaki (2-1) Wakatakamoto Ms33w
Ms14e Kotokenryu (2-1) Kyokukaiyu Ms16e

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Day 8 Playlist

Very upper sandanme/makushita-heavy highlights on this day.

Jk18e Arise (2-1) Daiko Jk17w [kimarite: tsuridashi]
Jd77e Daishisho (0-3) Fukuoka Jd76w
Jd58e Tamaki (0-3) Asadoji Jd55w
Sd54e Ishiazuma (1-2) Kanryu Sd58e
Sd46e Imamura (2-1) Koki Sd44w we've seen rikishi with post-bout confusion before, but walking right past the gyoji might be novel
Sd31e Ryuji (2-1) Oginohama Sd32w
Sd27e Suzaki (2-1) Hagane Sd29e
Sd22e Kinotsukasa (2-1) Toshoyama Sd24e [kimarite: hikkake]
Sd18e Shoji (1-2) Nishiomoto Sd21e [kimarite: sotogake]
Sd18w Nishikikuni (2-1) Yamato Sd15w
Ms59e Kotodaishin (2-1) Shimizuumi Sd3e
Ms53e Chiyoraizan (1-2) Kiyonohana Ms55e
Ms52e Ienoshima (2-1) Anhibiki Ms56e [kimarite: kimetaoshi]
Ms51w Daishoryu (2-1) Oyamada Ms50w
Ms41e Denuma (2-1) Shunrai Ms43w [kimarite: tsukitaoshi]
Ms33e Tochiseiryu (2-1) Chiyotora Ms35e
Ms31e Daihisho (1-2) Nobehara Ms34e [kimarite: tsukihiza]
Ms6e Nishinoryu (1-2) Matsui Ms8e
 

Edited February 22 by Asashosakari

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Day 9 Playlist

Jd26e Tokio (1-3) Mabuchi Jd29w
Jd12w Uzumasa (3-1) Kotoegashira Jd10w
Jd4w Shoketsu (2-2) Hokuyozan Jd1w [kimarite: sakatottari]
Sd45w Agora (1-3) Amakaze Sd39w
Sd50w Biganzan (0-4) Tochimitsuru Sd33w [kimarite: tottari]
Sd31e Ryuji (2-2) Asatenmai Sd33e [kimarite: harimanage]
Sd26e Soma (3-1) Tsugaruumi Sd28w
Sd19e Dairinzan (3-1) Kinotsukasa Sd22e
Sd9w Chiyonokatsu (2-2) Kitanosho Sd6w [kimarite: utchari]
Ms52e Ienoshima (3-1) Oyamada Ms50w
Ms47e Tochikodai (2-2) Daishoryu Ms51w
Ms32e Anosho (3-1) Higonoumi Ms37e
Ms30e Hananoumi (1-3) Daihisho Ms31e
Ms24w Kitaharima (3-1) Kazenoumi Ms23w
Ms14e Kotokenryu (2-2) Tochimusashi Ms14w match abandoned after 3m 40s
Ms14e Kotokenryu (2-2) Tochimusashi Ms14w niban-go torinaoshi
Ms4e Miyagi (2-2) Kazekeno Ms1w

Edited March 3 by Asashosakari

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Day 10 Playlist

Jk6e Soga (2-2) (2-0-2) Kikuchi Jk6w
Jd100e Miyatani (3-1) Datenomori Jd97w
Jd88e Kumanohana (1-3) Urutora Jd92e [kimarite: ashitori]
Jd49e Daitenshin (1-3) Anzakura Jd45w
Jd23e Tamatensho (2-2) Asahanshin Jd27e not sure how he still won from that position
Jd19e Niiya (2-2) Chiyoshiryu Jd21w
Jd8e Furuta (3-1) Hokutoshu Jd11w [kimarite: ashitori]
Sd74e Kuwae (3-1) Nikko Sd78w
Sd45e Takanoryu (2-2) Imamura Sd46e
Sd41e Tenei (2-2) Daikinryu Sd44e [kimarite: tsukitaoshi]
Sd36e Akitoba (3-1) Sachinofuji Sd37e [kimarite: shitatehineri]
Sd27e Suzaki (2-2) Takaarashi Sd28e
Sd16w Mishima (3-1) Yamato Sd15w [kimarite: izori]
Sd12e Chiyooga (3-1) Marusho Sd15e
Ms38e Chiyotaiho (2-2) Narutaki Ms35w
Ms29w Kitadaichi (2-2) Asonoyama Ms27w
Ms15e Fujitoshi (2-2) Okaryu Ms17w
Ms13e Tosamidori (1-3) Toseiryu Ms11w
Ms7e Tochimaru (2-2) Yuma Ms12e

[Yamanashi 3,903]

Thanks for this massive effort curating the lower level bouts!

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Day 11 Playlist

Jd93e Tochinoshima (3-2) Harimaumi Jd94w
Jd89e Higonoryu (2-3) Bakukoshin Jd94e aaand...swat!
Jd77e Daishisho (0-5) Okuniyama Jd90w
Jd70e Daishoheki (2-3) Daigozakura Jd70w [kimarite: ushiromotare]
Jd61e Daisho (3-2) Tochigidake Jd63w no mono-ii?
Jd39e Takano (3-2) Kiyonoyama Jd41e
Jd7e Tokiryu (3-2) Ayanofuji Jd7w
Jd5e Wakaterumoto (4-1) Uzumasa Jd12w
Sd64e Harunishiki (3-2) Gonowaka Sd67e maybe the most (and most vocal) fans I've ever seen for a sandanme-high rikishi
Sd49w Asashinjo (1-4) Agora Sd45w
Sd22e Kinotsukasa (3-2) Araoyama Sd26w
Sd7e Onojo (3-2) Ikazuchido Sd14e was called as uwatenage, if you're wondering
Ms60e Kawazoe (4-1) Chiyodaigo Sd7w
Ms59e Kotodaishin (3-2) Sengaku Sd4w [kimarite: tsuridashi]
Ms37e Higonoumi (3-2) Tokitenran Ms44w
Ms29e Hamayutaka (3-2) Tochiseiryu Ms33e incoming for Tatekawa!
Ms27w Asonoyama (2-3) Toshunryu Ms22w [kimarite: koshikudake] an interesting bout regardless of the finish

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Day 12 Playlist

Jk3e Wakasei (2-3) Azumayama Jk1w [kimarite: shitatehineri]
Jd95e Kogomaru (2-3) Wakayahara Jd99w
Jd74e Motokiyama (1-4) Kato Jd67w
Jd62e Hishuyama (3-2) Shibuya Jd65w these guys did a leisurely 360 around the dohyo
Jd66w Reonmaru (4-1) Hakuyo Jd58w
Jd33w Ginseizan (2-3) Mabuchi Jd29w a bit of comedy action en route to a rough finish
Jd25e Hamadayama (4-1) Fukushoryu Jd27w [kimarite: watashikomi]
Jd8e Furuta (4-1) Seiyu Jd13e
Jd13w Masakifuji (1-4) Fujinotani Jd5w not sure what the gyoji was doing there at the end...
Sd72w Tappa (2-2-1) (2-3) Ebisumaru Sd69w nearly tsuridashi
Sd48w Tomiyutaka (4-1) Koki Sd44w fair warning, the winner was slow to get up
Sd27e Suzaki (3-2) Ryuji Sd31e a wild lightweight bout
Sd25w Asanojo (1-4) Higonomaru Sd17w conventional start and finish, but a wacky middle
Sd9e Murayama (2-3) Kiyota Sd5w
Ms55e Kiyonohana (2-3) Hoshuzan Ms52w many, many replays during this mono-ii...
Ms51w Daishoryu (2-3) Kaishin Ms47w
Ms33w Wakatakamoto (3-2) Kitadaichi Ms29w
Ms15w Kaisho (4-1) Takakento Ms9w
Ms7e Tochimaru (3-2) Chiyomaru Ms10e [kimarite: tsukitaoshi]

Edited March 7 by Asashosakari

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Day 13 Playlist

Jd70e Daishoheki (3-3) Hokutoizumi Jd73w
Jd67w Kato (2-4) Tsubakifuji Jd59w [kimarite: uwatehineri]
Jd56e Asasorai (4-2) Daisho Jd61e
Jd54e Kakuho (3-3) Amidaishin Jd61w
Jd34e Mikinosato (4-2) Chiyohokkai Jd30w
Sd78e Taranami (4-2) Daishoki Sd77w that's not where sagari should be...
Sd54e Ishiazuma (3-3) Fukutsuumi Sd51w
Sd22e Kinotsukasa (3-3) Ohata Sd14w [kimarite: isamiashi]
Ms51e Nionoumi (4-2) Oyamada Ms50w [kimarite: hikkake]
Ms5e Osanai (1-5) (1-1-4) Kamito Ms11e

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Day 14 Playlist

The Kainoshima-Asanowaka match was already posted as part of an intai compilation, but it qualifies as a highlight in its own right, too.

Jk16e Ideno (3-3) Daiko Jk17w
Jd46w Kosei (3-3) Yoshiazuma Jd43w [kimarite: ashitori] the shortest vs the tallest rikishi
Jd16e Wakaonehara (1-5) Kototaiga Jd3w [kimarite: utchari]
Sd59e Takabayama (4-2) Gonowaka Sd67e
Sd44e Daikinryu (3-3) Asakiryu Sd48e
Sd27e Suzaki (4-2) Yurikisho Sd31w
Ms55e Kiyonohana (2-4) Ryusei Ms59w [kimarite: sotogake]
Sd8e Kainoshima (1-5) Asanowaka Ms48w [kimarite: tasukizori]
Ms23e Oyamatoumi (2-4) Toshunryu Ms22w
Ms7e Tochimaru (4-2) Takakento Ms9w some of the worst pre-tachiai shenanigans in recent memory
Ms20w Gyokuozan (1-5) Kaiseijo Ms6w

Edited March 7 by Asashosakari