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English schoolboy Nicholas Tarasenko may just be two months past his 15th birthday but he is already training in Minato Stable with the aim of becoming a professional sumo wrestler upon completion of compulsory education next summer. At 187 cm and 108 kgs the Hull native already has the size needed to compete in ozumo and is still growing.

At the risk of being told that we aren't the "popular one", I'll assume that you mean us. That message has been there since March 2023, when 2 of our customers showed up at the Osaka venue without their tickets and caused a scene outside. After tiring themselves out by screaming for a while (in English) and making an angry phone call to us, the customers went back to their hotel, found the tickets, and arrived back at the venue to see the basho. A tremendous amount of damage to our reputation had already been done though, and the Kyokai has had enough of all foreign tourists who arrive without their tickets. The day after the basho, that message about us appeared. For the record, despite the claim of that warning, in our nearly 16 years of business nobody has ever missed their event because of "trouble" we made. A few cases have been caused by international postal losses or bad shipping addresses provided to us, but almost all of the cases are customers losing or forgetting their tickets then going to the venue anyway to explain (in English) why their case is special and deserves an exception to the "no ticket, no entry" rule. One customer threatened that he was going to involve his embassy after forgetting his tickets in his country, another threatened to involve the Japan National Tourism Organisation when he decided that after a day out in the city he just didn't have time to go back to his hotel to get the ticket in time for the event. In the eyes of the Kyokai though, all of them are our fault because they were our customers. That's Japan. Anyway, it's not the first time that they've put that message on the site about us over the years, each time instigated by one or more of our customers arriving without a ticket and causing trouble. They've always taken it down after a while, but they seem more determined this time. We brush it off and continue to do what we do.

https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnHonbashoBanzuke/index/ Makuuchi Terunofuji (Y1e 12-3 Y) Y - Kotozakura (O1e 10-5) O Hoshoryu (O1w 9-4-2) Abi (S1e 8-7) S Onosato (S1w 9-6) Kirishima (S2e 8-7) S Takakeisho (O2w 5-10) Daieisho (K1e 8-7) K Hiradoumi (K1w 10-5) Takanosho (M6e 12-3 D) M1 Tobizaru (M4e 9-6) Atamifuji (M1w 7-8) M2 Oho (M6w 9-6) Mitakeumi (M2w 7-8) M3 Wakamotoharu (M2e 6-9) Shodai (M10e 10-5) M4 Kotoshoho (M7e 8-7) Ura (M4w 6-9) M5 Shonannoumi (M5w 7-8) Meisei (M1e 4-11) M6 Gonoyama (M3w 5-10) Wakatakakage (M14e 11-4) M7 Churanoumi (M12w 10-5) Endo (M14w 10-5) M8 Midorifuji (M10w 8-7) Ichiyamamoto (M11e 8-7) M9 Oshoma (M9e 7-8) Tamawashi (M9w 7-8) M10 Roga (M15w 9-6) Sadanoumi (M7w 5-10) M11 Kagayaki (M16e 9-6) Bushozan (M16w 8-7) M12 Kinbozan (M8w 4-11) Hokutofuji (M13e 6-9) M13 Nishikigi (M11w 5-10) Ryuden (M8e 3-12) M14 Onokatsu (J1w 9-6) Takayasu (M3e 0-2-13) M15 Takarafuji (M13w 5-10) Shirokuma (J8e 12-3 Y) M16 Kitanowaka (J3e 8-7) Nishikifuji (M17e 6-9) M17 - Simple style full banzuke:

Eight shikona changes on this banzuke. First to Takekuma-beya, where Kanzaki takes the first kanji of the shisho's shikona and is now Gojinyu. I didn't think Sasakiyama was ever going to take a shikona, but now he's Sengaku. No idea yet on the origin of that one. Over in Nishonoseki-beya, Sato's new shikona of Rakanji is taken from Rakan-ji, a Soto Buddhist temple which stands in his home city of Nakatsu, Oita prefecture. Two changes in Nishiiwa-beya. Wakafutaba is now Mikinosato, while Higashi-Osaka native Wakaarata keeps the reading but adds a kanji - it must be a further tribute to the previous Aratakayama, who coached at the Higashi-Osaka Sumo Dojo. Over at Tokiwayama-beya, Takataisho is now Aoiryu, but he holds on to the old 'Taka' in a change to the given name. Yamadaumi's new shikona is Harimaumi, a reference to the old Harima province which is now part of Hyogo prefecture. Lastly to Takadagawa-beya, where Narita is now Daigozakura. That shikona is taken from a famous cherry tree of the same name which stands in his home city of Maniwa, Okayama. Ms26w Kanzaki > Gojinyu (豪刃雄, ごうじんゆう) Sd3e Sasakiyama > Sengaku (閃岳, せんがく) Sd75e Sato Konosuke > Rakanji Kandai (羅漢児　寛大, らかんじ　かんだい) Jd18w Wakafutaba > Mikinosato (幹希の里, みきのさと) Jd22e Takataisho Shuto > Aoiryu Takakatsu (葵龍　貴勝, あおいりゅう　たかかつ) Jd46w Yamadaumi > Harimaumi (播磨海, はりまうみ) Jd91w Wakaarata (若新 > 若花新) Jd98w Narita Norifumi > Daigozakura Seiichiro (醍醐桜　誠一郎, だいござくら　せいいちろう) Three others from Tokiwayama-beya change the given name of their shikona: Ms56w Aratakayama Hiroto > Katsuhiro (勝洸, かつひろ) Sd23e Takashoki Yoshikatsu > Yoshimune (薫宗, よしむね) Jd97w Takatairiku Masamichi > Masakatsu (真一, まさかつ) [Note for @Doitsuyama, Takatairiku's previous given name Masamichi / 真道 was not shown on his profile) Nikkan picks up the shusshin change for Goseiryu noticed here recently, plus one more: Ms49w Kazuma - Ishikawa-ken, Kanazawa-shi > Osaka-fu, Osaka-shi, Minato-ku (大阪府大阪市港区) Jd11w Goseiryu - Saitama-ken, Honjo-shi > Aomori-ken, Tsugaru-shi (青森県つがる市)

Makushita Tochitaikai (J11e 5-10) Ms1 Satorufuji (Ms6w 5-2) Akua (Ms5e 4-3) Ms2 Wakaikari (Ms5w 4-3) Dewanoryu (Ms9e 5-2) Ms3 Chiyomaru (Ms6e 4-3) Nabatame (J14w 4-11) Ms4 Aonishiki (Ms17w 6-1) Daishomaru (Ms8e 4-3) Ms5 Kototebakari (Ms8w 4-3) Hitoshi (Ms19w 6-1) Ms6 Kaisho (Ms9w 4-3) Kotokuzan (Ms3e 3-4) Ms7 Obara (Ms10w 4-3) Otsuji (Ms4e 3-4) Ms8 Kitadaichi (Ms14e 5-2) Kotokenryu (Ms11e 4-3) Ms9 Kamito (Ms14w 5-2) Tsushimanada (J12w 1-14) Ms10 Yuma (Ms17e 5-2) Kotoyusho (Ms15w 4-3) Ms11 Nishinoryu (Ms30w 6-1) Asahakuryu (Ms7e 3-4) Ms12 Wakanosho (Ms7w 3-4) Toshunryu (Ms23e 5-2) Ms13 Miyagi (Ms23w 5-2) Kazekeno (Ms1e 2-4-1) Ms14 Sadanohikari (Ms20e 4-3) Yoshii (Ms4w 2-5) Ms15 Mineyaiba (Ms10e 3-4)

Juryo Chiyoshoma (M15e 5-5-5) J1 Onosho (M5e 0-4-11) Tokihayate (J1e 7-8) J2 Shishi (J10e 11-4) Tamashoho (J6w 9-6) J3 Asanoyama (M12e 3-2-10) Shimanoumi (J6e 8-7) J4 Shimazuumi (J10w 10-5) Daiamami (J2w 6-9) J5 Hakuoho (J13e 11-4) Hidenoumi (J9e 9-6) J6 Shiden (J7w 8-7) Tsurugisho (J5w 7-8) J7 Mitoryu (J3w 6-9) Asakoryu (J4w 6-9) J8 Hakuyozan (J12e 9-6) Daishoho (J4e 5-10) J9 Myogiryu (J8w 7-8) Tohakuryu (J5e 5-10) J10 Fujiseiun (J14e 9-6) Tomokaze (J7e 5-7-3) J11 Takerufuji (J2e 2-1-12) Daiseizan (Ms2e 7-0 Y) J12 Kiryuko (Ms1w 6-1) Aoiyama (J11w 6-9) J13 Chiyosakae (J9w 5-10) Kayo (J13w 7-8) J14 Oshoumi (Ms3w 5-2)

Yes, probably for the last time, I will be in Tokyo for Aki from the 16th till senshuraku, not included, as I leave in the morning of the 22nd. So videos will stop after day seven, regrettably, but fun for me. If anyone is interested in meeting up, well, I'll be there..

Wasn't sure whether to put this here or in Foreign amateurs aiming for ozumo, but with a stable confirmed I suppose he's already at new recruit status even if we're not going to see him for another 6+ months: British youngster Nicholas Tarasenko, son of their national junior team coach Georgi Zilkin (if I'm not completely misreading things), has apparently been accepted by Minato-beya. https://www.instagram.com/p/C-zk0zPsWGS/ Edit: A Reddit comment by somebody from the British amateur scene says that "He has to finish school in the UK first but as soon as that’s done he’ll be flying over!" I guess that means 2026 rather than 2025 as his likely debut date... Another edit: Additional info further down.

On Sept, 7th and 8th in Krotoszyn, Poland - the 2020 world championships were scheduled for there, postponed to 2021 and cancelled. The 3rd All Japan weight division championships on May 12th at the Yasukuni shrine were the preliminaries for team Japan - in the focus was light weight winner Kazuki Wauke 和宇慶一騎, active police officer from Okinawa, age 31, Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences graduate o the other seniors from corporate sumo For Heavy weight Kousei Takeuchi 竹内宏晟 (25), who works for Shima city, his hometown https://www.city.shima.mie.jp/kakuka/seisakusuishin/hisyo/shichoshitsu/shicho_no_ugoki/2024/2024_5/6652.html Light heavy weight from the Sodick sumo club, world championships and games veteran Hayato Miwa (29) https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000005.000142070.html open weight: 2023 amateur yokozuna Shun Ikeda (22), now also at Sodick middle weight (2nd from the left): defending champion Kazuhiko Ryuyama, who works for Setouchi town http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2024/05/13/kiji/20240513s00005000235000c.html the juniors http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2024/05/13/kiji/20240513s00005000211000c.html light weight Norifumi Tajima, Gifu agric., middle weigh Jonoshin Mitsuhashi, Tottori Johoku, heavy weight Haruto Asada, Wakayama Minoshima 2nd year and Nishide for open weight women: o o all team members

"curls herm on his murbahl fern!" I need to give this a go as a non-native that speaks the language. "Calls home on his mobile phone"????

Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi (New shikona in red.)

The history of Bench Sumo automation goes a bit like this.... Originally (25 years ago!) - it was just run by email, and all calculations were done by myself and other volunteers. Errors often crept in. After about half a year, 'Kofuji' offered to automate the game (he wanted a project), which I gladly accepted. This was the first of the sumo games that Kofuji automated, and I think the other games benefitted from his initial work on Bench Sumo. The website was never fully completed as Kofuji and I wanted it to be. (We had a 'list' of extras that we wanted to be added.) A LONG time ago (at least a decade back - and probably longer), I made the suggestion that we moved Bench Sumo away from being a 'Mailing List' game, and make it Forum based. Either by having our own forum for the game, or by getting permission from sumo forum to have our own little side forum attached. But, the response from the then players was a big no (including Kofuji himself, who said that he liked the fact that Bench Sumo continued to be a Mailing List game), so we remained as a Mailing List - but with me putting out some messages on Sumo Forum (and in the past, Sumo Talk and the foreign language sumo forums) from time to time. Kofuji then sadly passed away at a young age from cancer. But, he had not left the 'keys' to the automation website. Doitsuyama very kindly put together a skeleton automation, which allowed us to continue playing the game, but with many of the original additional features removed. This is the same automation that we continue to use to this day. There are some problems with it, including the problem of new players being unable to automatically register themselves for the game. About 5 years ago, a newish player offered to redo the automation, and (with Doitsuyama's blessing) we started discussions on that matter. That player also started doing some basic programming - but then disappeared from the project. If anyone has the skills and the inclination to do so, Bench Sumo (at 25 years old - did I mention that previously?) is more than ready to update its online presence with a new automation. As I said before, there are several things that can be added to the current version that would bring it in line with how Kofuji originally set it up AND I could dig out the wish list that Kofuji and I put together (a lot was discussed when I visited him and his lovely wife in the UAE about 15 years ago) to make it even better. Let me know, and we can get the project started

Some further info about Nicholas Tarasenko that can be gleaned from social media: Notwithstanding the Ukrainian-origin surname, his mother grew up in Latvia and apparently moved to England for university, while his father grew up in Estonia (not sure when he came to Britain). And the age claim made by the Reddit user with connections to the British amateur scene appears to be wildly off - Tarasenko actually turned only 15 in June, which means he's got one more year of compulsory education ahead and cannot officially join ozumo at this time. Safe to say we're going to see him on the honbasho dohyo January 2026 at the earliest, but probably later. In any case, he's said to be 190 cm / 95 kg, proficient in judo in addition to sumo, and also participates locally in rugby and chess.

Seki-Toto (play): Coming off his excellent Natsu 14-1, top-ranked yokozuna Pandaazuma unfortunately posted a 7-8 record for Nagoya, closing out the tournament with three straight losses. The other two fared significantly better with 10 wins for Norizo (welcome news after back-to-back 8-7's) and even 11 for Kaito, who thus takes over the leading position on the new banzuke. The ozeki rank saw Ganzohnesushi take the basho off with kosho status, while Susanoo's tsuna run which was summarized in these words last time... ...only saw limited clarity added: 2024.07 O1e 10-5 (tied for 5th-11th overall, 5th-8th in makuuchi) I think you won't be surprised to hear that that's not a result that has pushed the run across the promotion line. Is it still a tsunatori for September? I'm really not sure, but I guess I'm open to a possible Kisenosato ruling if there's a yusho. (BTW, senshuraku was a loss for Susanoo, and I honestly don't know how I would have thought about another 11-4 score...) More ozeki news came courtesy of the two sekiwake who had both been freshly demoted from the second-highest rank for Nagoya: For Joaoiyama it was already the second drop in a relatively short ozeki career (since 2022.09), but just like the first time he has bounced back in style with excellent 11 wins to secure the immediate return. Well done! ScreechingOwl had been ozeki for a lot longer than that - ever since Kyushu 2014 (!) in fact, with three previous demotions (2016.11, 2019.07, 2020.07) that were all followed up by exactly 10 wins to go right back up each time. He came close this time as well, but a kuroboshi on the last day doomed him to a 9-6 finish after he'd battled back from the brink at 6-5. That unfortunately means the end of the Owl's nearly 10 years as ozeki, a stint that saw two yusho, one yusho-doten and one jun-yusho, as well as many other double-digit scores. The rest of the joi-jin ranks provided quite a headache with plenty of good but almost no outstanding results. The only obvious sanyaku assignment besides ScreechingOwl went to GONZABUROW, doten runner-up from M4w with a score of 12-3. Three komusubi had 8-7's, while three high-ranked maegashira went 9-6 (and one 10-5 lower down was also nominally promotable). That meant 9 contenders for just six open S/K slots. I came close to dropping the 8-7 trio, but in the end they managed to hang on...the maegashira candidates just didn't quite do enough from their respective ranks, bar Unkonoyama who was at M1e for his 9 wins and took the last available spot. Sorry to the three players who didn't quite make the cut. Yusho winner Kintamayama didn't come close to a sanyaku promotion, but moved up generously after his 12-3 record from M15w. Conversely, after pretty straight-forward ranking decisions for the bulk of the maegashira ranks, the bottom of the makuuchi division saw three players lucky to hang on, out of six demotion candidates in total. The sufficiently credible promotion contenders were a trio of 10-5's, the lowest of them from J7w; these were the only KK records in the upper half altogether, the next-best winning score was a 9-6 at J9e. Kaito (Y1w 11-4) Y1 Norizo (Y2e 10-5) Pandaazuma (Y1e 7-8) Y2 - Susanoo (Oe 10-5) O1 Ganzohnesushi (Ow kosho) - O2 Joaoiyama (Se 11-4) ScreechingOwl (Sw 9-6) S Kobashi (K1e 8-7) GONZABUROW (M4w 12-3 D) K1 Kotononami (K2w 8-7) Chishafuwaku (K3w 8-7) K2 Unkonoyama (M1e 9-6) Flohru (M2e 9-5-1) M1 Oskahanada (M5e 10-5) Itchynotoe (M3e 9-5-1) M2 Athenayama (K1w 7-8) Kajiyanosho (K2e 7-8) M3 Chijanofuji (M3w 8-7) TochiYESshin (M8e 10-5) M4 Kintamayama (M15w 12-3 Y) DeRosa (M5w 8-7) M5 Konosato (M2w 7-8) Jakusotsu (M7w 8-7) M6 Gernobono (M10e 9-6) Andoreasu (M4e 7-8) M7 Toonoryu (M9w 8-6-1) Balon (M10w 8-6-1) M8 Chelseayama (M7e 7-8) Rowitoro (M11w 8-7) M9 Bill (M1w 4-11) Gaanaag (M12w 8-7) M10 Gansekiiwa (M6e 5-9-1) Kitakachiyama (J2w 10-5) M11 Metzinowaka (M6w 5-10) Effinojo (M11e 7-8) M12 Asapedroryu (M9e 6-9) Oortael (M12e 7-8) M13 BlackPinkMawashi (J5e 10-5) Kishikaisei (J7w 10-4-1) M14 Bunbukuchagama (M13w 6-9) Terarno (M15e 7-8) M15 Onakaderu (M14e 6-9) Frinkanohana (M8w 3-12) J1 Kuroimori (M13e 5-10) Kashunowaka (J2e kosho) J2 Saruyama (J9e 9-6) Warusaru (J9w 9-6) J3 Gawasukotto (J3e 7-8) Hana-ichi (J4e kosho) J4 Ahokaina (J3w 7-8) WAKATAKE (J11w 9-4-2) J5 Andonishiki (J4w 7-7-1) Holleshoryu (J13e 9-6) J6 Mariohana (J1e 5-10) Biloumaru (Ms1w 9-6) J7 Ulishimaru (J6e 6-8-1) Anjoboshi (J10e 7-7-1) J8 Choshu-yuki (Ms4e 9-6) Asashosakari (J5w 5-10) J9 Gusoyama (Ms4w 9-5-1) Papayasu (Ms2e 8-7) J10 Unagiyutaka2 (J8w 6-7-2) Oyama (Ms2w 8-7) J11 Achiyama (J7e 5-9-1) Kaiowaka (J12e kosho) J12 Ketsukai (J8e 5-10) Beeftank (J10w 6-9) J13 Umigame (J14w 7-8) Herritarooo (M14w 0-0-15) J14 Chudorj (J12w 6-8-1) Getayukata (Ms1e kosho) Ms1 Joputosu (Ms3e 7-8) Benihana (J13w 6-7-2) Ms2 Akishiki (J14e 6-9) Tomisakae (J1w 0-0-15) Ms3 Fujisan (J11e 3-10-2) Profomisakari (Ms3w 6-9) Ms4 Takanorappa (Ms5e 6-7-2) Katoomaru (Ms5w 6-9) Ms5 Sakura (J6w 0-0-15) Hakunojo (Ms6e 5-9-1) Ms6 Sherlockiama (Ms9w 5-1-9) Dan Koloff (Ms6w 3-8-4) Ms7 Nantonoyama (NR 5-10) FujiSlava (NR 4-11) Ms8 Taiki (Ms7w 0-0-15) Toki (Ms8e 0-0-15) Ms9 Hisui (Ms9e 0-0-15) Netsuzakura (Ms10e 0-0-15) Ms10 Doitsuyama (Ms11e 0-0-15)

Good to see he's not going into it blind. We Brits don't have the best track record in ozumo, so I hope he can turn that around. If nothing else I'd love to hear what Japanese sounds like with a Hull accent*, so a makuuchi KK would be great. *I worked most of my life for a family from Hull. It's one of the funniest English accents around. I assume there's an interview coming, John. Have fun transcribing the words of someone who curls herm on his murbahl fern!

Aki 2024 : Day 1 matchups Satorufuji is at Makushita 1W. Jonidan yusho in May 2023, Makushita yusho in Kyushu 2023. Highest career rank. Akua, throws a lot of salt, down from Juryo, colorful fellow. is at Makushita 2E. Wakaikari, oldest son of ex-Ooikari (10th straight since entering) is at Makushita 2W. Sandanme yusho in the past, highest career rank. Chiyomaru, everyone's favorite round person, is at Makushita 3W. Aonishiki, Ukrainian from ex-Aminishiki's heya is at Makushita 4W. Highest career rank. Jonidan yusho, 32-3 career. Kototebakari is at Makushita 5W. Kotoshouhou's younger brother. Jonokuchi yusho, Jonidan yusho. Kotokenryuu,, Mongolian, is at Makushita 9E. Asahakuryuu is at Makushita 12E. Jonokuchi yusho in his debut basho. Mongolian. Miyagi is at Makushita 13E. Enhou clone, ex-Kisenosato recruit. Kusano, started at Makushita 60 tsukedashi and is at Makushita 17W, Miyagino/Isegahama beya, highest career rank. Matsui, entered sumo at Makushita 60 tsukedashi in March 2024, is at Makushita 23W. Miyagino/Isegahama beya. Highest career rank. Kurohimeyama, ex-Kurohimeyama's grandson, is at Makushita 24E. Highest career rank. Shiroma is at Makushita 25W. Jonokuchi yusho, Jonidan playoff loss. Kyokutaisei, ex-Makuuchi, dropped all the way to Jonokuchi after missing four bashos, is at Makushita 26E. He starred in a French documentary about life in a heya a few years back. Kyokukaiyuu, Mongolian, is at Makushita 28W. Sandanme yusho last basho. 24-4 career. Highest rank. Ishizaki, Asakouryuu's brother is at Makushita 29W, after starting at Makushita tsukedashi 60 last basho. Inami is at Makushita 32E-highest career rank. Sandanme yusho last basho, 19-2 career. Tokitenran, started at Sandanme 90 tsukedashi, is at Makushita 33W., his highest career rank. Wakatakamoto is at Makushita 35W. Eldest brother of Wakatakakage and Wakamotoharu. Mudouhou, ex-Taihou's other grandson (youngest) is at Makushita 42W. Kanazawa, father half-Japanese, half-Paraguayan, mother half-Italian, half-Paraguayan is at Makushita 46E, highest career rank. Kazuma. another Makushita 60 tsukedashi entrant last basho is at Makushita 49W. Mita, Makushita 60 tsukedashi this basho. Anooshou is at Makushita 51E. Jonokuchi and Jonidan yusho lately. Ex-Aminishiki's recruit. Shunrai, ex-Tokitsukaze's 19 years old son number 2, is at Makushita 55E. Jonokuchi yusho in the past. Yago, ex-Makuuchi, is at Makushita 59E. Naya, ex- Taihou's third grandson (second eldest) is at Sandanme 7E. There is another grandson, Yukio, but he's a pro-wrestler. Suyama, small first ever student/graduate from Tokyo University, is at Sandanme 10W. Quite a media celeb. Highest career rank. Kuwae, half Philipino Justine France Pasquale is at Sandanme 27E. Seihakuhou, Mongolian ex-Hakuhou's recruit, is at Sandanme 28W. Jonidan yusho last basho. Highest career rank. Kawazoe (Kihou) is at Sandanme 51W. Injuries dropped him from Juryo. Ikazuchidou - Half Nigerian, is at Sandanme 53W. Agoura, ex- Brazilian, Lucas Kazuo Iima, is at Sandanme 55W. Shouketsu, the oldest guy in sumo (48), is at Sandanme 70W. Shoutaimu- Showtime! Gets on the list just for that clever shikona- is at Jonidan 28E. Furanshisu from the Philippines is at Jonidan 29W. Enhou, battered and all the way down here now, is at Jonidan 31W. Anzakura - ex-Aminishiki's first recruit (nephew) at his newly founded Ajigawa beya is at Jonidan 34E. Kaitoma - Mark Aaron Justin Toma- Brazilian-Filipino, is at Jonidan 64W..

2nd part of the Anryukai interview

My attempt at juryo and the makushita-joi: Tokihayate (J1e 7-8) J1 Nishikifuji (M17e 6-9) Chiyoshoma (M15e 5-5-5) J2 Asanoyama (M12e 3-2-10) Shishi (J10e 11-4) J3 Tamashoho (J6w 9-6) Shimanoumi (J6e 8-7) J4 Shimazuumi (J10w 10-5) Daiamami (J2w 6-9) J5 Hakuoho (J13e 11-4) Hidenoumi (J9e 9-6) J6 Shiden (J7w 8-7) Tsurugisho (J5w 7-8) J7 Mitoryu (J3w 6-9) Asakoryu (J4w 6-9) J8 Hakuyozan (J12e 9-6) Daishoho (J4e 5-10) J9 Myogiryu (J8w 7-8) Tohakuryu (J5e 5-10) J10 Fujiseiun (J14e 9-6) Tomokaze (J7e 5-7-3) J11 Daiseizan (Ms2e 7-0 Y) Takerufuji (J2e 2-1-12) J12 Kiryuko (Ms1w 6-1) Chiyosakae (J9w 5-10) J13 Aoiyama (J11w 6-9) Kayo (J13w 7-8) J14 Oshoumi (Ms3w 5-2) Somebody has to suffer at J5w-J8e; I'm not at all convinced that they'll give preference to the KKs as I've done here, but they can only put Hidenoumi and Shiden so far down before it would get ridiculous. Tochitaikai (J11e 5-10) Ms1 Satorufuji (Ms6w 5-2) Akua (Ms5e 4-3) Ms2 Wakaikari (Ms5w 4-3) Chiyomaru (Ms6e 4-3) Ms3 Dewanoryu (Ms9e 5-2) Nabatame (J14w 4-11) Ms4 Aonishiki (Ms17w 6-1) Daishomaru (Ms8e 4-3) Ms5 Kototebakari (Ms8w 4-3) Kotokuzan (Ms3e 3-4) Ms6 Hitoshi (Ms19w 6-1) Kaisho (Ms9w 4-3) Ms7 Otsuji (Ms4e 3-4) Kitadaichi (Ms14e 5-2) Ms8 Kamito (Ms14w 5-2) Obara (Ms10w 4-3) Ms9 Kotokenryu (Ms11e 4-3) Tsushimanada (J12w 1-14) Ms10 Kazekeno (Ms1e 2-4-1) Yuma (Ms17e 5-2) Ms11 Kotoyusho (Ms15w 4-3) Nishinoryu (Ms30w 6-1) Ms12 Asahakuryu (Ms7e 3-4) Wakanosho (Ms7w 3-4) Ms13 Toshunryu (Ms23e 5-2) Miyagi (Ms23w 5-2) Ms14 Yoshii (Ms4w 2-5) Sadanohikari (Ms20e 4-3) Ms15 Mineyaiba (Ms10e 3-4) Very similar to Oskanohana's, the main difference being that I've got Nabatame in the top 5 rather than Hitoshi. I suspect we're both wrong and Nabatame ends up neither as high as I have him nor as low as Oskanohana does. Other banzuke movementy stuff I track and normally don't post: Promotions from sandanme: 7-0 x1 Sd55w 6-1 x5 Sd6w, Sd23w, Sd29e, Sd36e, Sd45e 5-2 x7 Sd4e, Sd10e, Sd14w, Sd15e, Sd15w, Sd18w, Sd21w 4-3 x5 Sd2e, Sd2w, Sd8e, Sd8w, Sd11e MsTd x2 -------- x20 The two tsukedashi aren't coming up from sandanme, of course, but they are functionally the same in that room needs to be made for them. Demotions from makushita: intai x1 Ms43w 0-0-7 x1 Ms54w 0-7 x0 (Ms20w) 1-6 x2 Ms51e, Ms49e, (Ms28w) 2-5 x7 Ms57w, Ms55w, Ms48e, Ms47w, Ms45e, Ms42w, Ms41w, (Ms38e) 3-4 x8 Ms60w, Ms60e, Ms59w, Ms55e, Ms53w, Ms53e, Ms52e, Ms50e, (Ms46e) -------- x19 Your guess is as good as mine as to who's going to be the unlucky 20th guy who has to vacate his makushita spot in addition to the definite 19. Could be any of the four ranks listed in brackets. (Sending down the winless Ms20w would be exceedingly unusual, the others have all happened before.) I would probably consider the Ms38e 2-5 to be the primary contender. Shin-makushita: Inami (Sd55w 7-0 Y) Tokitenran (Sd6w 6-1) Hogasho (Sd8e 4-3) Promotions from jonidan: 7-0 x1 Jd25e 6-1 x7 Jd5w, Jd11e, Jd23w, Jd47e, Jd50e, Jd55e, Jd68w 5-2 x13 Jd3e, Jd4e, Jd4w, Jd9w, Jd13w, Jd16e, Jd22e, Jd27e, Jd27w, Jd30e, Jd32e, Jd33e, Jd35w 4-3 x10 Jd3w, Jd6e, Jd6w, Jd7w, Jd11w, Jd12w, Jd15w, Jd17e, Jd19e, Jd19w MsTd x2 -------- x33 The MsTd are looking even more out of place here, but since their additional space requirements carry over they need to be accounted for with this, too. Demotions from sandanme: intai x8 Ms43w, Sd20w, Sd29w, Sd36w, Sd46e, Sd77w, Sd78w, Sd79w 0-0-7 x3 Sd74w, Sd61e, Sd40e 0-7 x1 Sd50e 1-6 x4 Sd85e, Sd76e, Sd75w, Sd54w, (Sd46e) 2-5 x9 Sd89e, Sd87w, Sd82w, Sd77e, Sd72w, Sd68w, Sd67e, Sd66e, Sd63w, (Sd60w) 3-4 x8 Sd90e, Sd88w, Sd85w, Sd84e, Sd83e, Sd81e, Sd78e, Sd73e, (Sd72e) -------- x33 Perhaps Sd54w 1-6 will be spared and it's Sd72e 3-4 going down instead. Jd/Jk split: 198 Jd in Nagoya 35 Jk in Nagoya - 11 intai - 0 >Bg + 2 MsTd + 6 Mz ---- 230 = 115 ranks combined in Aki Likely to be in Jk: Mz x6 Jk 0-7 x2 Jk17e, Jkd8e Jk 1-6 x3 Jk12e, Jk10e, Jk2e Jk 2-6w x1 Jk2w Jk 2-5 x6 Jk18e, Jk16w, Jk11e, Jk7e, Jk6w, Jk4w Jk 3-4 x10 Jk14e, Jk13e, Jk12w, Jk9e, Jk8w, Jk7w, Jk5w, Jk4e, Jk1w, Jk1e Jd 0-0-7 x6 Jd99e, Jd92e, Jd91w, Jd85e, Jd73w, Jd71w, (Jd48e, Jd46e, Jd42e, Jd40w) Jd 0-7 x1 Jd77w Jd 1-6 x1 Jd95w, (Jd77e, Jd75e, Jd72e) Jd 2-5 x2 Jd96e, Jd94w, (Jd88e, Jd85w, Jd84w) Jd 3-4 x0 (Jd98e, Jd97e, Jd96w, Jd94e) ----------- x38 => 96 Jd, 19 Jk All these 38 rikishi ought to be in jonokuchi*, but that's almost certainly wrong. It would mean Jk getting larger at the same time as Jd is getting smaller, and that hasn't happened at all in just over 20 years (2004 Hatsu: 114 + 38.5 ranks, Haru: 112 + 39), and with Jk expanding by more than a single spot it hasn't happened in exactly 30 years (1994 Nagoya: 205 + 63, Aki: 200 + 64). On the other hand, it would also be extremely unusual for Jk 3-4's to get promoted to jonidan after a Nagoya tournament. After Haru it happens all the time, of course, since Jk space needs to be cleared for all the guys coming up from maezumo, and with the increasing amount of high schoolers and collegiates debuting in November and January it has been happening after Kyushu and after Hatsu on occasion as well in recent years when the shindeshi classes were sufficiently large, but after any of the other tournaments it has been very rare. (Ignore 2011.05, that was the yaocho scandal-delayed 2011 Haru class.) So, I dunno. I guess the Jd96e and Jd94w 2-5's are the most likely to have ended up in jonidan additionally, plus either zero, two or four Jk 3-4's. * Actually, as many as 42 rikishi ought to be in jonokuchi, but last year they started to go easy on borderline 0-0-7's. Previously the four absent guys between Jd40w and Jd48e would all have been on a certain trip to Jk.

A list of all maegashira (39 in total) who managed to lose 8+ matches to other maegashira, but also win at least 2 against sanyaku opponents. Back in May, Oho became only the fourth such rikishi to defeat 3 or more sanyaku. The list includes three rikishi who reached two sanyaku wins only due to a fusensho; I've included them for completeness, marked with * (and the relevant bout in grey). Basho Rikishi vs M vs Sy Sanyaku opponents 1949.10 M6e Terunobori 2-9 2-2 O1e Masuiyama 0-1 (3-6-6) O1w Chiyonoyama 3-0 (13-2) Ke Itsutsuumi 1-7 (1-14) Y1w Haguroyama 10-1 (12-3) 1951.05 M4w Aichiyama 3-8 2-2 O1e Chiyonoyama 1-0 (14-1) O2e Shionoumi 1-1 (1-7-7) Ke Tochinishiki 3-1 (9-6) Se Mitsuneyama 3-2 (7-8) 1959.03 M5e Oginohana 1-8 2-4 O1w Kotogahama 1-0 (11-4) S1e Tokitsuyama 0-2 (3-12) Y1e Wakanohana 3-0 (12-3) K1e Wakahaguro 4-0 (10-5) K1w Wakachichibu 1-4 (2-13) S1w Tamanoumi 3-3 (4-9-2) 1959.09 M4w Naruyama 1-8 5-1 S1w Fusanishiki 0-1 (2-13) Ke Kitabayama 0-2 (8-7) Oe Kotogahama 0-3 (0-6-9) Y1w Wakanohana 4-1 (14-1) S2w Wakahaguro 5-1 (12-3) Kw Annenyama 3-4 (8-7) 1960.05 M5e Tokitsuyama 1-8 2-4 Y1w Tochinishiki 0-1 (0-3-12) Ke Tochihikari 2-0 (6-9) Y2e Asashio 2-1 (10-5) Y1e Wakanohana 4-0 (13-2) Oe Kotogahama 3-2 (3-7-5) Sw Kashiwado 8-3 (10-5) 1964.03 M5w Hagurogawa 3-8 3-1 Y2e Tochinoumi 0-1 (10-5) O2e Tochihikari 1-1 (4-6-5) O1e Sadanoyama 1-2 (9-6) Ke Kitanofuji 3-1 (4-11) 1966.07 M5w Wakatenryu 3-9 2-1 Y2w Sadanoyama 1-0 (11-4) Se Kitanofuji 3-2 (10-5) Ke Kotozakura 4-4 (9-6) 1966.09 M5e Myobudani 3-8 2-2 Ow Kitanofuji 0-1 (10-5) Y2e Sadanoyama 2-0 (12-3) Sw Kotozakura 5-5 (7-8) Y1e Taiho 11-0 (13-2) 1973.01 M4e Ryuo 4-8 2-1 Ye Kitanofuji 7-2 (10-5) Se Hasegawa 3-11 (4-11) Ke Kitanoumi 4-11 1974.03 M4w Fukunohana 4-9 2-0 Kw Kongo 2-8 (4-11) Sw Fujizakura 2-13 1974.03 M5e Arase 5-8 2-0 Y1w Kotozakura 6-4 (8-7) Ke Kurohimeyama 5-7 (8-7) 1975.03 M4w Fukunohana 4-8 2-1 Se Wakamisugi 4-4 (9-6) Ow Kaiketsu 7-3 (11-4) Sw Kurohimeyama 3-11 (3-12) 1976.01 M5e Owashi 4-8 2-1 Yw Wajima 2-2 (12-3) K1w Wakamisugi 4-10 (4-11) K2e Fujizakura 3-12 1976.01 M6w Tochiazuma 5-8 2-0 K2e Fujizakura 3-11 (3-12) K1w Wakamisugi 4-11 1977.11 M3w Masuiyama 2-8 2-3 Yw Wajima 3-0 (14-1) S1e Arase 2-2 (8-7) O1w Wakamisugi 5-0 (10-5) Ke Yutakayama 2-5 (4-11) S2e Takamiyama 3-10 (3-12) 1979.01 M5w Masudayama 4-9 2-0 Ke Aobayama 3-11 (4-11) Kw Takamiyama 2-13 1979.03 M7w Masudayama 4-9 2-0 Kw Fujizakura 4-9 (6-9) Se Tamanofuji 3-11 (4-11) 1979.09 M6w Kurohimeyama 4-8 2-1 Ke Masuiyama 4-4 (8-7) Y1w Kitanoumi 9-2 (13-2) Kw Tochihikari 2-13 1984.01 M4w Hidanohana 4-9 2-0 Sw Koboyama 2-11 (2-13) Kw Masudayama 3-12 1985.09 M4e Tamaryu 2-8 2-3 O2w Wakashimazu 1-0 (9-6) Ye Chiyonofuji 2-0 (15-0) O1w Onokuni 3-1 (12-3) O1e Hokutenyu 5-1 (9-6) Kw Koboyama 1-9 (4-11) 1986.07 M5e Kirinji 5-8 2-0 Ke Kotogaume 5-4 (9-6) Sw Asahifuji 3-8 (4-11) 1987.01 M5w Takanofuji 4-9 2-0 Ke Dewanohana 3-7 (5-10) Sw Kirishima 3-12 1989.01 M4e Fujinoshin 4-8 2-1 Sw Daijuyama 4-9 (4-11) Kw Misugisato 3-11 (3-12) Ke Kirishima 1-14 1989.01 M8e Enazakura 4-9 2-0 Ke Kirishima 1-13 (1-14) Kw Misugisato 3-12 1989.03 M3e Takanofuji 1-8 2-4* O1w Hokutenyu 1-0 (12-3) O1e Asahifuji 2-0 (13-2) Se Sakahoko 2-1 (7-8) O2e Asashio 0-5 (0-5-10) Kw Hananoumi 0-6 (0-10-5) Y2e Onokuni 10-0 (12-3) 1993.09 M7e Kiraiho 3-9 2-1 S1w Takanonami 5-1 (10-5) O1w Wakanohana 7-2 (9-6) O1e Takanohana 9-2 (12-3) 1994.03 M2e Wakashoyo 2-8 2-3 Se Kotonishiki 1-0 (10-5) Kw Daizen 1-4 (5-10) Ke Tochinowaka 2-6 (3-12) O2w Musashimaru 7-2 (9-6) Ye Akebono 9-2 (12-3) 1995.09 M5e Konishiki 3-8 2-2 O2e Takanonami 0-2 (8-7) Ye Takanohana 4-0 (15-0) O1w Wakanohana 3-2 (10-5) K1e Kotonowaka 4-11 2004.09 M4e Asasekiryu 1-8 3-3 O2e Musoyama 0-3 (2-7-6) Se Wakanosato 2-2 (10-5) Kw Kotomitsuki 2-3 (8-7) Sw Miyabiyama 2-4 (9-6) O1e Kaio 6-2 (13-2) Ke Kyokutenho 5-9 (5-10) 2007.09 M4w Wakanosato 3-8 2-2 O2w Kotomitsuki 4-1 (10-5) O1e Chiyotaikai 7-1 (9-6) Se Aminishiki 8-1 (10-5) O1w Kotooshu 8-5 (8-7) 2009.01 M4w Kokkai 3-9 2-1 O1e Kotomitsuki 2-7 (2-10-3) O2e Kotooshu 9-3 (10-5) Ke Kisenosato 6-7 (8-7) 2010.01 M5e Yoshikaze 4-8 2-1* O2e Kotomitsuki 1-7 (1-7-7) O1e Kotooshu 7-3 (9-6) Ke Kotoshogiku 5-7 (6-9) 2020.11 M5e Myogiryu 2-9 2-2 Sw Takanosho 4-4 (8-7) Se Mitakeumi 6-3 (7-8) O1e Takakeisho 9-1 (13-2) Ke Terunofuji 9-2 (13-2) 2022.07 M6e Aoiyama 4-8 2-1* Se Wakatakakage 6-5 (8-7) O2w Shodai 8-4 (10-5) Sw Daieisho 6-7 (6-7-2) 2023.01 M4e Nishikifuji 2-8 2-3 S1e Wakatakakage 3-4 (9-6) Ow Takakeisho 7-1 (12-3) S1w Hoshoryu 7-4 (8-7) S2w Shodai 6-6 (6-9) K2e Meisei 4-9 (5-10) 2023.01 M6w Myogiryu 4-9 2-0 K2e Meisei 4-10 (5-10) S2w Shodai 6-9 2023.07 M2w Mitakeumi 1-8 2-4 S2w Wakamotoharu 1-0 (9-6) S1w Daieisho 2-0 (9-6) Ke Kotonowaka 2-1 (11-4) S1e Hoshoryu 3-1 (12-3) Ow Kirishima 2-3-2 (6-7-2) Kw Abi 4-6 (6-9) 2024.03 M5e Midorifuji 5-8 2-0 O1w Hoshoryu 6-3 (11-4) O1e Kirishima 3-9 (5-10) 2024.05 M4e Oho 2-8 4-1 O2w Kirishima 1-5 (1-6-8) O1e Hoshoryu 4-3 (10-5) O1w Kotozakura 6-2 (11-4) Sw Abi 5-4 (10-5) Se Wakamotoharu 4-7-3 (4-8-3) A rather ragtag list, a few credible performances mixed in with a whole bunch of rikishi who got lucky to face extremely underperforming sanyaku opponents, often komusubi and often late in the basho. By necessity most of these rikishi weren't quite in the joi-jin...with a joi schedule it's rare to get eight matches against maegashira in the first place.

And the over aged Juryos who will make one more pre-intai trip to Makuuchi to fill his open slot.

Alright, we can read more complaints about Asanoyama ‘stealing’ a promotion spot to Juryo from a career-makushita underdog once again

Returning to this nerdiest nerds' conversation with a couple of points I forgot to make. I agree that e.g. Kachi Clash as a game is not particularly interesting, which is why I'm not playing it. But again, people don't start games just based on their rules, but on community, ease of play, habits. That's why I wish for a SB 2.0 that could become popular among new fans. The Masters Series and World Championship make the Superbanzuke quite unique. A mega-ranking that crowns the ultimate fantasy sumo nerd can be quite appealing, and it's what ultimately prompted me to go from a couple of games to almost all of them (I'm always too last minute to give a Oracle proper shot...). Even just an updated Superbanzuke site would make it easier to recruit players for the games included in it. With international sumo fans growing in numbers, there's no shortage of potential players. I don't necessarily think there's anything 'bad' in Superbanzuke games being relatively small and niche. It's arguably better to have a smaller core of dedicated players than a bigger pool of people e.g. failing to play consistently daily games and making the experience less enjoyable. But many people who are engaged enough to discuss sumo on Discord, YouTube or Telegram would be excellent Superbanzuke players. [One recent example is Joputosu, who I 'recruited' from the Italianozeki Telegram channel].

https://www.sumospiffy.com/fantasy I'm not much of a site designer, but this is my shot at making it as easy as possible to learn about and play as many games as I could think to advertise.

Nikkan SP premium with a feature about Oshiogawa-beya o oo o o oo oooo asa-geiko oo foreigners come to watch o the oyakata oo o rikishi o o o o o o o urakata o o o

Day 11 02.6s M16e Kagayaki (7-4) oshidashi J1e Tokihayate (6-5) 08.2s M14e Wakatakakage (8-3) uwatedashinage M15e Chiyoshoma (3-3-5) 07.4s M11w Nishikigi (2-9) yorikiri M13w Takarafuji (4-7) 02.4s M10w Midorifuji (7-4) okuridashi M16w Bushozan (6-5) 58.3s M9e Oshoma (6-5) uwatenage M15w Roga (5-6) 15.5s M14w Endo (7-4) kirikaeshi M8w Kinbozan (3-8) 18.3s M13e Hokutofuji (5-6) kimedashi M8e Ryuden (3-8) 02.7s M7w Sadanoumi (4-7) oshitaoshi M17e Nishikifuji (5-6) 40.8s M7e Kotoshoho (6-5) kotenage M11e Ichiyamamoto (5-6) 02.3s M12w Churanoumi (8-3) yorikiri M6w Oho (6-5) 04.6s M6e Takanosho (8-3) oshidashi M10e Shodai (7-4) 02.4s M5w Shonannoumi (6-5) yorikiri M9w Tamawashi (5-6) 13.4s M4e Tobizaru (6-5) yorikiri M2w Mitakeumi (4-7) 09.5s M1e Meisei (3-8) oshidashi M4w Ura (4-7) 09.4s K1w Hiradoumi (7-4) oshidashi M1w Atamifuji (4-7) 04.7s K1e Daieisho (7-4) oshidashi M2e Wakamotoharu (4-7) 06.2s S2e Kirishima (6-5) yorikiri O1e Kotozakura (8-3) 10.8s O2w Takakeisho (5-6) tsukiotoshi M3w Gonoyama (3-8) 03.8s O1w Hoshoryu (8-3) sakatottari S1e Abi (6-5) 03.4s S1w Onosato (6-5) tsukiotoshi Y1e Terunofuji (10-1)