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really excellent basho from start to finish! the only real downside is how many career-threatening injuries we had.
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Mar 26, 2023 10:43
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That was a great loving time. We got in early when there weren't a ton of people there, and a very nice man sitting several seats down from us gave us a banzuke, and explained some of the basics to us. Nice to see it finish on such a nail biter.
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Mar 26, 2023 11:12
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An absolutely brutal final day for my stable but drat wasn't that some great sumo. I'm really looking forward to seeing what comes next in May, I feel like we're going to have a few folks looking to climb their way to the top.
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Mar 26, 2023 11:13
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What an excellent end to an exciting tournament!
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Mar 26, 2023 11:15
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What a fun end to the basho! That was a good two weeks for sure. I'll be at two tournament days in May so I'll try to post any cool pics I snap. Kokugikan chair seating definitely isn't as intimate as Osaka so won't be as up close and personal as Ham's 
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Mar 26, 2023 13:55
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Good tournament, injuries and all. My faves mostly went kk too.
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Mar 26, 2023 14:37
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GoatSeeGuy posted:Shodai and furthermore, SHODAI
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Mar 26, 2023 16:44
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GoatSeeGuy posted:Shodai and furthermore, SHODAI Agreed!
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Mar 26, 2023 17:45
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Mar 26, 2023 17:50
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This basho started out really bad for the Sanyaku and my team - but holy cow did they somehow manage to pull out all the stops at the end and turn things around. Proud of all my boys - including the ones who didn't end up on my team this time. Very good basho, very satisfied. If you don't watch Juryo normally, it was excellent as well. Juryo spoiler re Asanoyama and Ochiai: I haven't seen it in any of the recaps, but Asanoyama smiling at Ochiai picking him back up was really really good.
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Mar 26, 2023 17:51
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Day 15: Very good day for my boys overall; as a long-time Kiribayama believer, I'm super pumped for him finally pulling off the yusho. Only bummers were Ryuden managing to squeak out a second win, and loving Shodai 
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Mar 26, 2023 19:20
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Gonna laugh so hard when the next ozeki ends up being Shodai.
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Mar 26, 2023 20:11
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Khizan posted:Gonna laugh so hard when the next ozeki ends up being Shodai. I don't think that is likely-- he's too far out. Kiribayama needs what, one more strong performance to meet the accepted standard? Two if his basho as komusubi doesn't count. But yes, it would be rather funny to see Shodai pull off that particular coup.
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Mar 26, 2023 21:41
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i have to wait for may for more sumo? any good amateur stuff likely to take place between now and then?
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Mar 26, 2023 22:32
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If you're following MidnightSumo on Twitch, there'll be a bunch of old sumo and amateur events running on there on the weekends.
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Mar 26, 2023 22:56
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Just saw Asanoyama vs Ochiai on Sumo Prime Time and drat, the thread wasn't kidding, that was a really good match.
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Mar 27, 2023 00:32
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now that we're sufficently far out that it's not really a spoiler, here's Kiribayama's reaction as the mono-ii judgement is read out https://i.imgur.com/J7slMih.mp4 
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Mar 27, 2023 05:55
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Poor Midorifuji. I can't think of a more disappointing & frustrating way to have a 10-5 basho.
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Mar 27, 2023 08:01
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I was half expecting them to call a torinaoshi despite there being a footprint on Daieisho’s hand 
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Mar 27, 2023 11:21
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some kinda jackal posted:I was half expecting them to call a torinaoshi despite there being a footprint on Daieisho’s hand watching slow mo it legit looked like Kiribayama stepped there deliberately just to make really sure
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Mar 27, 2023 11:51
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Gutted for my boy Midorifuji losing the last 5 days but an excellent basho throughout.
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Mar 27, 2023 15:17
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Welp, I think I got a MK if I calculated right. I was sleeping on kiribayama but drat. The real question is, will they overpromote Kiribayama to Ozeki?
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Mar 27, 2023 17:21
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im the new ozeki
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Mar 27, 2023 17:29
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Samuel L. Hacksaw posted:Welp, I think I got a MK if I calculated right. I was sleeping on kiribayama but drat. This tweet points to no, though just 10 wins should clinch Ozeki for him for July: https://twitter.com/patriciajaydee/status/1640152884489883651?s=20
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Mar 27, 2023 17:43
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Is there a limit to the number of active ozeki?
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Mar 27, 2023 17:55
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Theoretically 4 guys have a shot at 33/3. Kiri is at 23 in the last 2 Daiesho is at 22 Wakamotoharu is at 20 Hosho is at 18 If Taka can't come back, I guess it becomes closest wins between the 4.
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Mar 27, 2023 17:58
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Fearless posted:Is there a limit to the number of active ozeki? Nope, has to be a minimum of two, but no max. There were three ozeki this time last year. Edit: There are probably practical and perhaps mathematical limits... Nativity In Black fucked around with this message at 18:05 on Mar 27, 2023 |
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Mar 27, 2023 18:00
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NuclearPotato posted:This tweet points to no, though just 10 wins should clinch Ozeki for him for July: https://twitter.com/patriciajaydee/status/1640152884489883651?s=20 With 11-4 and 12-3 records of the last two bashos you'd feel Kiribayama would be very hard done by if he didn't get promoted from 10 wins. With 11 wins in the next basho Daieisho would have the 33 wins from 3 bashos that they traditionally look for for an Ozeki but one of these was outside the san'yaku ranks so maybe the JSA are determined that a Yokozuna/Ozeki-less basho will not happen again.
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Mar 27, 2023 18:16
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Most simultaneous Ozeki was 6 in 2012 which just lasted for 3 basho. Hakuho was lone Yokozuna with Harumafuji, Kisenosato, Kotoshogiku, Kotoosho and Baruto. Kakuryu joined them to make 6. Harumafuji then went on his Yoko and Baruto got hurt to drop directly from 6 to 4.
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Mar 27, 2023 18:53
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If you want to be traditional about it, from Nagoya 2015 to Hatsu 2017 we had 7 ozeki, with Hakuho, Kakuryu, and Harumafuji merely having a license to perform a special dohyo-iri. BTW, Fantasy results coming tonight, yesterday I had to buy a car and it wiped me out.
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I find it very funny that Daieisho lost the tourney twice in almost the exact same way. Just saying. Sumo was fantastic and I hope that everyone had a fun time watching it. 
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Ice Phisherman posted:I find it very funny that Daieisho lost the tourney twice in almost the exact same way. Just saying.  Poor Daiesho, it's like he thought the answer was "do the same, only harder". Didn't get him the yusho but it could get him Ozeki. Great tournament, now the cold long wait til May 
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Since there are no spoilers anymore: what was with the two rikishi from lower ranks in the juryo division on the last day? And why didn't the Yokozuna have a match?
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Ham Equity posted:Since there are no spoilers anymore: what was with the two rikishi from lower ranks in the juryo division on the last day? And why didn't the Yokozuna have a match? Well, as for the Makushita rikishi coming up to Juryo Brut posted:Yeah, since everyone in the top 2 divisions fights every day, if there's an uneven number of people someone comes up, that being said...I'm looking at the Absent Rikishi page and 4 Makuuchi rikishi are absent, and none from Juryo so...I'm not actually sure why they brought 2 people up from Makushita, weird. There are no Juryo-Makuuchi exchange bouts today so it's not a cascade effect of some sort, I guess they couldn't figure out a way to build today's torikumi while having all the Juryo guys fight each other, there's restrictions on wrestlers from the same stable being not allowed to fight eachother so that might have something to do with it, someone more knowledgeable could probably do a deeper analysis on what's going on with this though. So normally it's just one at a time as needed but on the final day: Apraxin posted:final day more than any other is a grab bag of match-ups, especially as a lot of the rikishi with similar records will have already fought each other earlier in the basho. the Juryo yusho might be down to two guys who are 12-2, but they already met on day 6, so the idea is to find them an opponent from anywhere in the division who still has a real stake on the result - one of them will be matched with a guy who's 9-5 at J4 and has a makuuchi promotion riding on whether he wins or not, and the other will get a J10 who's at 7-7 and this bout will decide whether they're kachikoshi or makekoshi. As for the Yokozuna, Terunofuji pulled out of the September tournament to get knee surgery and has been out since then, at the time I remember reading he expects to be back likely in May but possibly even as late as July, so hopefully we'll see him next basho, if he's ready. Brut fucked around with this message at 10:32 on Mar 28, 2023 |
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MyChemicalImbalance posted:
That's why I love Daieisho. He always just pushes forward. Though he was showing some good new techniques this basho such as pushing sideways
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I feel for my boy Midorifuji with how his run ended but by god he put up the numbers. I’d like to see him go for more leg pulls, if he gets to sanyaku he’s going to need some equalizing technique given his stature My stable started out strong but ended very poorly, mainly due to a poor showing by old man Tommy Mawashi and a less than stellar performance by Tobi. The loss of Tochinoshin left me without an anchor. Anyway, I’ll continue to practice my brand of sumo and babes
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Ben Nerevarine posted:I feel for my boy Midorifuji with how his run ended but by god he put up the numbers. I’d like to see him go for more leg pulls, if he gets to sanyaku he’s going to need some equalizing technique given his stature Midorifuji has every reason to be proud of his showing this basho, even though it may not have ended the way he hoped. I remember being very impressed every time I saw him fight (usually against the rikishi in my stable, and they usually lost) and every time he stepped onto the dohyo he gave it his all. If he starts to really develop and round out his techniques to match his energy, he'll be a real threat to anyone he faces.
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I had fun watching the tournament and the standings lists of fantasy sumo! I feel like there is a Hakuho shaped hole in the upper ranks.
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A few days late but here we are. ? Final Results Makuuchi code:code:Interestingly, Takakeisho withdrawing early dropped the high scores this basho, but didn't really drop the low scores. I'm not sure what this means, if anything. Hopefully next basho gets us another ozeki or two so we can start having more action up in the top ranks! A reminder, I won't be able to run the Natsu basho, but no matter what we'll be back for Nagoya. 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: With Takakeisho out, no actual all KK teams, but the following people only had a loss from Takakeisho: Everyones Favorite Poster, GoatSeeGuy, MyChemicalImbalance, NuclearPotato, Gaghskull, Lid Kanto-sho: Gaghskull Shukun-sho: Ice Phisherman, Saturnine Aberrance, Thauros, Tiny Bug Child Fun basho, as usual. Frankly, a bit more than usual. At the start I was concerned about how exciting it would be, but it feels like the wheels are starting to turn towards a new generation of ozeki etc., and I hope they can keep going. Goonzuke to follow in a bit, once I have a bit of time to work it through.
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