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ilmucche posted:out of curiosity how many people ended up trading away ryuden before he ran out 9 straight wins? lol I did. Never trade.
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Lexorin posted:So close to being the negative yokozuna, but Bentai is to strong!
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Thauros posted:given the current crop i'm not sure if "fighting like an ozeki" can be seen as a compliment. Lol
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I can't believe how much momentum Ichiyamamoto lost after starting so strong. Between that and Hoshoryu being super inconsistent I've been watching myself slide down the score rankings in glum resignation. It's been an entertaining basho so far though, getting to watch Hokotufuji go on an absolute tear was really cool and I've loved Tobizaru's performance here. Looking forward to the final day!
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Thauros posted:given the current crop i'm not sure if "fighting like an ozeki" can be seen as a compliment. hope he or someone else can emerge soon and change that ofc one of the top replays from a few days ago was Asanoyama getting bodied in the lower divisions and that is just funny
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Our next yokozuna, Tochimusashi, won the juryo yusho in his debut tournament
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Coming into the final day with two folks at 4-10 and three at 6-8 (two of which are fighting each other). Sometimes, ride-or-die just means dying spectacularly, and I’ll be amazed if I don’t set a record for negative yokozuna with no kyujo / no trades. —- Ura looked genuinely surprised that he won.
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Shiroc posted:Our next yokozuna, Tochimusashi, won the juryo yusho in his debut tournament
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Sweep the leg, Tobizaru!
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yusho: well done old man (who's younger than me lol), sixth time as runner-up for takayasu, hope he gets to close one out someday
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ullerrm posted:Sweep the leg, Tobizaru! So pleased he got the win!
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Tochi: great match, did not expect Ichi to go from belt grab to folding that fast. 7/8 ain’t a KK but it’s respectable
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LMFAO at Abema roasting Wakamotoharu for messing up during the 'final three matches' ceremony
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That was an extremely Shodai last match. Two Ozeki at 4-11 without going kyujo. That may be a first.
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I think tamawashi winning the yusho without a playoff gives gaghskull the fantasy juryo win
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Man, Tamawashi has been one of "my guys" since I started watching and I'm really happy that he could power his way to a yusho, but it was pretty heartbreaking seeing Takayasu stumble at the last hurdle again. He looked so sad  Extra sadness seeing my main man Hokutofuji miss out on the Kanto-sho after getting matador'd once again. 10-5 is great but still...
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If I've done my totalling up correctly, I believe congratulations are in order for scripterror who edges out Crusty Nutsack and I by 3 points. I got close and would have been tied for first in points had Ryuden not won his final match and nullified the jun-yusho points  but scripterror would still be the champ by way of the yusho tiebreaker.
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Ozekis bar Takakeisho are a disgrace Terunofuji pulled out six days ago and still managed a better score than Mitakeumi and Shodai
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Beeswax posted:Man, Tamawashi has been one of "my guys" since I started watching and I'm really happy that he could power his way to a yusho, but it was pretty heartbreaking seeing Takayasu stumble at the last hurdle again. He looked so sad i was rooting for hokutofuji mostly to clear up a k slot with tobizaru and tamawashi both more deserving of one
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Although it looks like my tournament picks didn't get registered, I think my "ah well, just gimme the people that look like they're gonna have a bad time" choices ended up doing far better than if I'd tried to strategize. Fun basho overall (at least up to and including sekiwake); really happy to see the winner get the dub several years removed from being considered a top contender.
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A fun basho overall. We even got an Ura kachikoshi but if/when Terunofuji retires it's going to be a bit dire up top for a while.
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I think Hoshoryu, Wakatakakage, Takakeisho, Kiribayama etc will keep their consistency. It's just Shodai stinking the sanyaku up. It really does stain the Ozeki rank the way he just doesn't give a poo poo for four months at a time. There won't be a new yokozuna for a while though, that much I can tell. Nishikifuji could have a shout at it within the next couple of years I reckon. He gives me that vibe. Maybe Wakatakakage, if he just keeps on improving and working on his weak spots.
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Zedsdeadbaby posted:I think Hoshoryu, Wakatakakage, Takakeisho, Kiribayama etc will keep their consistency. It's just Shodai stinking the sanyaku up. It really does stain the Ozeki rank the way he just doesn't give a poo poo for four months at a time. I think there's a decent chance the lower sanyaku is going to be fairly solid. In addition to the guys mentioned, I think Kotonowaka and Abi are capable of putting in consistent results near the top and we'll see what Asanoyama has left in the tank. I think the problem is that none of them have really separated themselves from the pack to put out an Ozeki promotion worthy performance, but if they were magically awarded the role, I could see them defending the role and not looking out of place.
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Somehow this basho ended up worse for me than last one but I will take my brand of sumo to juryo and see what happens from there. I think there's either going to be a wide hole at the top or a glut of promotions. As people have said, there's a bunch of sumotori that seem to be spinning their tires without anyone pulling away. I think Wakatakakage will probably be the first to Ozeki but you could easily argue for anyone else around his same rank right now if they begin to perform consistently. Looking forward to next basho already!
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Here’s a question for more knowledgable sumo watchers: has there ever been a recorded instance of a double henka? I mean, a tachiai where both competitors just clearly jump to the side and things get really awkward
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Beeswax posted:Here’s a question for more knowledgable sumo watchers: has there ever been a recorded instance of a double henka? I mean, a tachiai where both competitors just clearly jump to the side and things get really awkward I'm pretty sure I've seen it happen but I can't think of who the wrestlers were, but while looking for it I found this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKQfF6vlRHE&t=375s Oh here's one, don't think I've even seen this one before: M4e Tochinoshin vs Ozeki Harumafuji, a year before his promotion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gglcgI36wS8&t=345s Brut fucked around with this message at 17:35 on Sep 25, 2022 |
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Brut posted:I'm pretty sure I've seen it happen but I can't think of who the wrestlers were, but while looking for it I found this: hakuho looks so happy with himself there what's the enho match where they both stood up and stared at each other?
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ilmucche posted:hakuho looks so happy with himself there Oh that was a FujiTV special tournament https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLU3AtkoC3M
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Crazy basho, very fun, love to see the old man pick up the cup again. Feel terrible for Takayasu tho. There was some great action on the final day.Skjorte posted:Although it looks like my tournament picks didn't get registered, I think my "ah well, just gimme the people that look like they're gonna have a bad time" choices ended up doing far better than if I'd tried to strategize. Fun basho overall (at least up to and including sekiwake); really happy to see the winner get the dub several years removed from being considered a top contender. Whoops! I just input your information. You ended up with the following team: Y/O: Takakeisho S/K: Hoshoryu M1-5: Tobizaru M6-10: Onosho M11+: Kotoshoho Sorry you didn't get to follow along this basho, it's sometimes hard to get every piece of important information out of the thread when I'm reading it day-by-day. Everyone should feel free to PM me during basho if it looks like I missed something! Final Results Makuuchi code:code:Down in juryo, ilmucche the gets yusho after a rough year (their last winning record was Aki 2021). Their winning team consisted of Tamawashi, Takakeisho, and Ryuden for some very workmanlike points. Congratulations on turning things around! Juryo runner-up Gaghskull had Tamawashi, Takayasu, and Ryuden, but they were hampered by the Terunofuji kyujo, only being able to pick up Mitakeumi. Also congrats to shin-juryo Ben Nerevarine for an excellent debut tournament. Special mention to ullerrm, Bentai, and Dead Goon who all managed to avoid even a single kachi-koshi on their team this round, with the latter managing 6 make-koshi. There were more MK than usual this basho, but still, ouch. Also want to call out the faithless Ryuden traders. Neodoomium and Boogalo traded a KK for an MK with that one, while Ice Phisherman and NuclearPotato would have both had clean slates of KK if not for that trade. The perils of trading! On to special prizes! A refresher, these are the special prizes: Gino-sho/Technique: No make-koshi on your team. Kanto-sho/Fighting Spirit: Exceptional performance from a low rank, or other acknowledgement of great performance. Shukun-sho/Outstanding Performance: Getting the highest number of accolades (i.e. kinboshi, yusho/jun-yusho, and sansho) in the field. So, who are the awardees? Gino-sho: MyChemicalImbalance Kanto-sho: ilmucche, Ben Nerevarine Shukun-sho: scripterror Very fun basho, I'm hoping that a lot of the new talent being developed at the top of makuuchi can reinforce the flagging senior san'yaku corps in the next year because Wakatakakage, Hoshoryu, Tobizaru, Kotonowaka, and Kiribayama continue to look good, and younger prospects like Nishikifuji and Midorifuji have also been really nice to watch. Once again, it's cool as hell that we've got almost 70 people playing fantasy sumo, look forward to the goonzuke in the next couple weeks.
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Thanks for doing this, Kenning.
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I feel bad for Takayasu and his always-the-bridesmaid life, but I’m glad to see Tamawashi take a yusho. This win makes him the oldest rikishi to claim the cup, and I always like to see records like that set. Arguably, it’s not great for sumo for somebody who’s almost 38 to take a yusho, but iron man Tamawashi deserves it imo.
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Thanks for running fantasy, as always, Kenning! It's always a blast.
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thanks kenning! already looking forward to next time
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Thanks, Kenning! Your little write ups are always a fun way to start and end a tournament. Way better than just a spreadsheet kicking out our scores and someone wins. Poor Takayasu. Dude will never get to hold that cup.
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Thanks Kenning! Seriously, you make this fun. Also, I've learned a valuable lesson about never trading. And I will ignore that lesson and continue to trade.
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I'm an inveterate trader, I probably trade at least 4/6 basho. The sting of trading away a winner for a loser is very bracing.
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