dingo 1,293 Posted March 18 Kotozakura is in a really precarious position now. 5 days to go, 3 wins needed. Based on today's bout he's not in a great shape either, he fell to a simple pulldown and his feet didn't even move an inch forward to begin to counter it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dingo 1,293 Posted March 18 Oh and is Hoshoryu going to go kyujo every time he has 4 losses? That's gonna be a lot of kyujo then... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripe 73 Posted March 18 On 17/03/2025 at 22:01, Reonito said: You can group it by basho and rikishi. Yes, but that also include Fusen loses which do not count as Kinboshi... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 770 Posted March 19 12 hours ago, Ganzohnesushi said: I'm far away from being thrilled, but when even such a "great" Ozeki like Shodai has a Yusho under his belt I would be happy for Takayasu to win. Onosato will win enough tournaments in near future. But to be honest, I don't think Takayasu will win. As always he will lose his head on the final stretch. Ganzohnesushi I, for once, am thrilled to witness another Takayasu jun-yusho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tigerboy1966 1,472 Posted March 19 Tamawashi bakes a delicious cake and steps outside his kitchen. He sniffs the morning air. He smells blood. He smiles.... This could be very interesting. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 3,325 Posted March 19 (edited) You know maybe this is just how the matchmaking had to work, but seeing Takerufuji steamroll M10s at 1-7 and 1-8 the last two days, moving to second place while we had Onosato and Takayasu facing off, left an icky taste in my moth. Takerufuji has beaten only 1 rikishi who has a winning record currently, so Churanoumi is a step up in that sense. But for his final four, let's get him in with higher rankers like Takayasu, the ozeki, and Daieisho, or something like that. Edited March 19 by Katooshu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 770 Posted March 19 23 minutes ago, Katooshu said: You know maybe this is just how the matchmaking had to work, but seeing Takerufuji steamroll M10s at 1-7 and 1-8 the last two days, moving to second place while we had Onosato and Takayasu facing off, left an icky taste in my moth. Takerufuji has beaten only 1 rikishi who has a winning record currently, so Churanoumi is a step up in that sense. But for his final four, let's get him in with higher rankers like Takayasu, the ozeki, and Daieisho, or something like that. Records don't affect torikumi in the first 8-9 days. It's not his fault that his expected opponents sucked. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reonito 1,518 Posted March 19 2 hours ago, Ripe said: Yes, but that also include Fusen loses which do not count as Kinboshi... True, you have to click on "expand result" and check for those manually, or I guess you can check "fusen" under kimarite in a separate query and subtract those. It would be a great db feature to be able to exclude kimarite and/or include multiple kimarite in the bout queries, unless that's already possible and I just haven't figured out how. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reonito 1,518 Posted March 19 32 minutes ago, Katooshu said: You know maybe this is just how the matchmaking had to work, but seeing Takerufuji steamroll M10s at 1-7 and 1-8 the last two days, moving to second place while we had Onosato and Takayasu facing off, left an icky taste in my moth. Takerufuji has beaten only 1 rikishi who has a winning record currently, so Churanoumi is a step up in that sense. But for his final four, let's get him in with higher rankers like Takayasu, the ozeki, and Daieisho, or something like that. They really don't like to deviate from the banzuke-based scheduling based on who someone is rather than their rank, especially before they get their KK. I expect he'll get Onosato next, who has an open spot on his dance card on day 12. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 3,325 Posted March 19 (edited) Maybe M15 Onosato facing on form ozeki, ozeki, yokozuna on days 10-12 of his makuuchi debut got my expectations up Edited March 19 by Katooshu 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reonito 1,518 Posted March 19 25 minutes ago, Katooshu said: Maybe M15 Onosato facing on form ozeki, ozeki, yokozuna on days 10-12 of his makuuchi debut got my expectations up He had the misfortune of picking up his 8th win on day 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WAKATAKE 2,671 Posted March 19 If that was a hatakikomi from Tamawashi then I'm a monkey's uncle 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reonito 1,518 Posted March 19 8 minutes ago, WAKATAKE said: If that was a hatakikomi from Tamawashi then I'm a monkey's uncle Seriously, what was that? Isamiashi I guess? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seiyashi 4,108 Posted March 19 Same way how Ura's fluffing down of Shōdai last time was a hatakikomi too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 3,325 Posted March 19 (edited) Didn't have the best angle but I thought Fukuzaki was a bit unlucky not to have the first Kawazoe bout go his way. Did not see the foot go out until Kawazoe was already down. Edited March 19 by Katooshu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 6,045 Posted March 19 3 hours ago, Reonito said: They really don't like to deviate from the banzuke-based scheduling based on who someone is rather than their rank, especially before they get their KK. I expect he'll get Onosato next, who has an open spot on his dance card on day 12. Too bad you don't play GKA anymore... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 770 Posted March 19 Classic Takayasu. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chartorenji 243 Posted March 19 3 minutes ago, Bunbukuchagama said: Classic Takayasu. bro came here immediately to hate lol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 770 Posted March 19 14 minutes ago, Chartorenji said: bro came here immediately to hate lol I love Takayasu, but he is a choker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
junsan 196 Posted March 19 (edited) I think Onosato (and Takerufuji eventually) will make really good yokozuna. They have something that Hoshoryu lacks: consistency. Edited March 19 by junsan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaninoyama 1,816 Posted March 19 Aonishiki has had a really impressive debut basho so far. Looks like it won't be long before he's flirting with Joi. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lackmaker 438 Posted March 19 Both the Ukrainians are heading for a solid finish. Maybe they're the new Mongolians. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gospodin 219 Posted March 19 44 minutes ago, lackmaker said: Both the Ukrainians are heading for a solid finish. Maybe they're the new Mongolians. The "crescent" that could be drawn from Bulgaria to Georgia has a very old and strong wrestling culture, along with weightlifting. It wouldn´t surprise me if we see more rikishi originating from that region, particularly with perhaps some remaining as oyakata. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RabidJohn 1,853 Posted March 19 (edited) 14 hours ago, Sumo Spiffy said: A 13-2 will give Onosato more 13-win performances (top division) than Hoshoryu, and as many 12+. That's in eight bashos vs. twenty-eight. You may not think it should be the start of a rope run, but Hoshoryu's quick promotion isn't a good reason to be against it. If yokozuna promotion was about the number of wins, I'd agree, but it's about winning yusho. Announcing Hoshoryu as tsunatori on the strength of a 13-2J left them no option when he put in a worse performance but won the following yusho. Few would be happier than me to see Onosato promoted, but IMHO only a yusho should start an officially announced run. They can always do a day 14 "yusho = promotion" announcement at the next basho, like they did with his shisho. 13-2 ain't going to be a J this time, though: at worst it's going to be a D, but even that wouldn't convince me to announce a run if I were Hakkaku. Edited March 19 by RabidJohn 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,753 Posted March 19 20 minutes ago, Gospodin said: The "crescent" that could be drawn from Bulgaria to Georgia has a very old and strong wrestling culture, along with weightlifting. It wouldn´t surprise me if we see more rikishi originating from that region, particularly with perhaps some remaining as oyakata. It's not so much because of their talent, but thanks to the overwhelming support the Ukrainians have in Japan right now. Otherwise foreigners generally are not welcome, if they don't do it the Mongolian way: come to Japan at an early age and attend school there, to be fluent in Japanese and accustomed to the culture when they join ozumo 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
