Asashosakari

And now that I've had time to check...Day 2 also clocked in as the third-most successful day in Seki-Quad ever at 95.2% (79 winners out of 83). Even better were just Day 10 of Hatsu 2019 (96.9%, 62/64) and Day 1 of Nagoya 2014 (95.7%, 67/70).

Seki-Oracle (play): Kaito (Ye 6-9) Y - chishafuwaku (O1e 7-8) O Choshu-yuki (O2w 7-8) ScreechingOwl (S2e 9-6) S1 Bunbukuchagama (M1w 11-4 D) Asashosakari (K2e 9-6) S2 Andoreasu (O1w 4-11) joaoiyama (K1e 8-7) K1 Torafujii (K1w 8-7) Beeftank (M1e 10-5) K2 Wamahada (M2w 10-5) Pandaazuma (S1e 7-8) M1 Norizo (S1w 7-8) Flohru (M4e 9-6) M2 Balon (M3e 8-7) Hisui (M11w 11-4 Y) M3 DeRosa (K2w 7-8) Gansekiiwa (M9w 10-5) M4 Kishikaisei (M2e 7-8) Oshirokita (M6e 8-7) M5 Frinkanohana (M8w 9-6) Kobashi (M12w 10-5) M6 Yarimotsu (M13e 10-5) Bill (M11e 9-6) M7 GONZABUROW (M9e 8-7) Ganzohnesushi (M5e 6-9) M8 Asapedroryu (M12e 9-6) BlackPinkMawashi (M8e 7-8) M9 TochiYESshin (M3w 4-11) Pitinosato (M6w 6-9) M10 Shatsume (M14w 8-7) itchynotoe (J3w 13-2) M11 Mariohana (M10w 7-8) Kitakachiyama (M7e 5-10) M12 Kakushoyama (M7w 5-10) Susanoo (M5w 3-12) M13 Oortael (M4w 2-13) Athenayama (J2e 11-4) M14 Papayasu (M13w 7-8) Kachikoshi (J5e 12-3) M15 Sakura (J6e 12-3) Holleshoryu (J2w 10-5) M16 - Warusaru (J5w 10-5) J1 Ruziklao (M16e 7-8) Andrasoyama (M10e 4-11) J2 Sukubidubidu (J1w kosho) Profomisakari (M14e 5-10) J3 Unkonoyama (M15e 5-10) Kirinoumi (M15w 5-10) J4 Joputosu (J1e 7-8) Takanorappa (J7w 9-6) J5 Metzinowaka (J9e 9-6) Oskahanada (Ms2w 12-3) J6 Anjoboshi (J10w 9-6) Kasamatsuri (J8w 8-7) J7 Hakase (J4w 7-8) lonewolf (J11w 9-6) J8 Fujisan (J12w 9-6) Kotononami (J6w 7-8) J9 Andonishiki (J7e 7-8) Saruyama (J3e 5-10) J10 Terarno (J14e 9-6) Terukaze (J8e 7-8) J11 Kaiowaka (J4e 5-10) Akagitsune (J9w kosho) J12 Tyerenex (Ms1w 9-6) Hakunojo (J10e 7-8) J13 ballerscuba (J13w 7-8) reeeen (J13e 6-9) J14 Doreikishi (J11e 5-10) Gusoyama (J12e 5-10) Ms1 Multimikstar (J14w 6-9) Umihiyama (NR 5-10) Ms2 HueyLewdist (NR 4-11) TBJ_28 (NR 4-11) Ms3 WAKATAKE (Ms1e 0-0-15)

Seki-Quadrumvirate (play): Norizo (O1w 9-6) O1 Ganzohnesushi (O1e 7-8) Kobashi (O2w 7-8) O2 Kaito (O2e 6-9) ScreechingOwl (S2e 8-7) S Jakusotsu (S2w 8-7) Unkonoyama (M1w 9-6) K1 joaoiyama (S1e 7-8) Oortael (S1w 7-8) K2 Bunbukuchagama (M2e 8-7) Choshu-yuki (M2w 8-7) M1 Kitakachiyama (M7w 10-5) Athenayama (M3e 8-7) M2 TochiYESshin (M3w 8-7) Oskahanada (M6w 9-6) M3 Bill (M9e 10-5) Andrasoyama (M4w 8-7) M4 Flohru (K2e 7-8) Frinkanohana (M5e 8-7) M5 Achiyama (M5w 8-7) reeeen (M14e 11-4 D) M6 Pandaazuma (K1e 6-9) Kuroimori (K1w 6-9) M7 Kishikaisei (M11e 9-6) Gernobono (M7e kosho) M8 Ketsukai (M4e 6-9) Mariohana (M1e 4-11) M9 Asashosakari (M12e 8-7) chishafuwaku (M6e 6-9) M10 BlackPinkMawashi (M8w 7-8) Kamibaka (M10w kosho) M11 Susanoo (J1w 10-5) Asapedroryu (M9w 7-8) M12 GONZABUROW (M8e 6-9) Hogashi (M11w kosho) M13 Balon (M16e 8-7) Gansekiiwa (M10e 6-9) M14 Warusaru (J4w 10-5) Kyodaitimu (M12w 7-8) M15 Hakase (J2w 9-6) Kotononami (M13e 7-8) M16 Andoreasu (J6e 10-5) Terarno (M15e 7-8) J1 DeRosa (M15w 7-8) Kaiowaka (M13w 6-9) J2 Kajiyanosho (J3w 8-7) lonewolf (M14w 6-9) J3 Hironoumi (J9e 10-5) Gusoyama (J7w 9-6) J4 Kakushoyama (J5w 8-7) Chocshoporyu (J2e 7-8) J5 Rowitoro (J4e 7-8) Metzinowaka (J5e 7-8) J6 Kachikoshi (J3e 6-9) Andonishiki (J1e 5-10) J7 Furanohana (J10w 8-7) Kasamatsuri (J6w 7-8) J8 Sukubidubidu (J11e 8-7) Joputosu (J11w 8-7) J9 Beeftank (Ms5e 11-4 Y) Papayasu (J12e 8-7) J10 Saruyama (J8e 7-8) Jejima (J14w 9-6) J11 KonyaGaYamada (J12w 8-7) Doreikishi (Ms3w 10-5) J12 Hisui (J13w 8-7) Sakura (Ms2w 9-6) J13 Oyama (J8w 6-9) WAKATAKE (Ms3e 9-6) J14 Fujisan (Ms1e 8-7) Takanorappa (J7e 5-10) Ms1 Akagitsune (Ms2e 8-7) itchynotoe (J9w 6-9) Ms2 Getayukata (J13e kosho) Holleshoryu (Ms5w 9-6) Ms3 Tetsukabe (Ms4e 8-7) Kintamayama (J10e 5-10) Ms4 Ruziklao (J14e 6-9) Hakunojo (Ms9e 9-6) Ms5 Terukaze (Ms7e 8-7) Tyerenex (Ms7w 8-7) Ms6 Profomisakari (Ms1w 6-9) Anjoboshi (Ms8w 8-7) Ms7 Nantonoyama (Ms4w 7-8) Unagiyutaka (Ms6e 7-8) Ms8 ballerscuba (Ms6w 7-8) Umihiyama (NR 7-8) Ms9 aderechelseamaru (Ms8e 0-0-15) Multimikstar (Ms10e kosho) Ms10 -

Way too late, I'm sorry. Comments to follow over the next few days, and oh my, are there some things to comment on... Seki-Toto (play): Pandaazuma (Yw 11-4) Y Norizo (Ye 7-8) Susanoo (O1e 10-5) O1 Joaoiyama (O1w 10-5) Andoreasu (O2w 9-6) O2 Ganzohnesushi (Sw 10-5) DeRosa (Kw 12-1-2) S GONZABUROW (O2e 5-10) Chijanofuji (Ke 8-7) K1 Itchynotoe (M1e 9-6) Kachikoshi (M15e 14-1 Y) K2 - ScreechingOwl (M6e 10-5) M1 Kajiyanosho (M6w 10-5) Athenayama (M3w 8-7) M2 Gernobono (M1w kosho) Balon (M10w 11-3-1) M3 Kitakachiyama (M8w 9-6) Oortael (M3e 7-8) M4 Flohru (M7w 8-7) Asashosakari (M10e 9-6) M5 Kotononami (M8e 8-7) Kobashi (Se 4-10-1) M6 Oskahanada (M4w 7-8) Unkonoyama (M2w 6-7-2) M7 Konosato (M9e 8-7) Asapedroryu (M5w 7-8) M8 Andonishiki (M4e 6-8-1) Jakusotsu (M2e 5-10) M9 Papayasu (M14w 10-4-1) Toonoryu (M7e 7-8) M10 TochiYESshin (M5e 6-9) Chishafuwaku (M12e 8-6-1) M11 Andrasoyama (J6w 13-2) Effinojo (M11e 7-8) M12 Gansekiiwa (M11w 7-8) Gaanaag (J3e 10-4-1) M13 Saruyama (J3w 10-3-2) Metzinowaka (M13e 7-8) M14 Terarno (M9w 5-10) Rowitoro (J1w 8-6-1) M15 Kintamayama (M13w 6-9) Holleshoryu (J6e 9-6) M16 - Kaiowaka (M15w 6-9) J1 Onakaderu (J5e 8-7) Biloumaru (M16e 6-9) J2 Anjoboshi (M16w 6-9) Chelseayama (M12w 4-6-5) J3 Warusaru (J8e 9-5-1) BlackPinkMawashi (J2e 7-8) J4 Kishikaisei (J2w 7-6-2) Profomisakari (J9e 9-6) J5 Bill (M14e 4-11) Frinkanohana (J7w 8-7) J6 Takanorappa (J4e 7-8) FujiSlava (J5w kosho) J7 Unagiyutaka2 (J8w 8-5-2) Bunbukuchagama (J4w 7-8) J8 Kuroimori (J1e 5-10) Gawasukotto (J9w 8-7) J9 Hisui (Ms3w 10-5) Beeftank (Ms2e 9-6) J10 Hana-ichi (J10w kosho) Ulishimaru (J10e 7-8) J11 WAKATAKE (J11e 7-8) Mariohana (J12w 7-8) J12 Oyama (J7e 4-11) Getayukata (J13e kosho) J13 Choshu-yuki (J11w 6-9) Fujisan (Ms4e 8-5-2) J14 Umigame (Ms4w 8-7) Benihana (Ms2w 7-8) Ms1 Chudorj (J12e 5-10) Ahokaina (J14w 6-7-2) Ms2 Gusoyama (J13w 5-9-1) Kaito (Ms10e 8-7) Ms3 Hitouki (NR 8-7) Sakura (Ms3e 6-9) Ms4 Katoomaru (Ms1w 5-10) Akishiki (Ms6w 6-8-1) Ms5 Akagitsune (NR 7-8) Ketsukai (Ms1e 3-12) Ms6 Joputosu (J14e 2-13) Hakunojo (Ms7e 5-10) Ms7 Dan Koloff (Ms6e 4-9-2) Multimikstar (Ms8e kosho) Ms8 Nantonoyama (Ms8w kosho) Aderechelseamaru (NR 4-7-4) Ms9 Achiyama (Ms5e 1-8-6) Hokuseiho (Ms5w 0-0-15) Ms10 Terukaze (Ms9w 1-0-14) Raiden (Ms7w 0-0-15) Ms11 Atenzan (NR 0-3-12)

Ugh, why did I have to look...

It might have if ozeki were actually selectable on Day 1.

The wakaimonogashira and sewanin lists have seen headshots added this weekend. No personal profiles yet though.

12 Onosato + Aonishiki - Inami 10 Daieisho + Kusano - Mishima + Hakuoho + Tochimusashi + Enho - Daiyusho - Tenei 9 Takayasu - Takerufuji - Tochitaikai + Kazekeno + Mita TB 14

It was probably mentioned somewhere around the forum last basho, but Oshoryu completed the unsalaried divisions yusho set when he won makushita; the other three titles had come all the way back in 2019. He is the 8th rikishi to do so, the others were: Haguroyama (in 1935-1936, career high rank yokozuna) Shinzan (1960-1966, J18) Itai (1978-1982, komusubi) Tochiazuma (1995, ozeki) Kuniazuma (1995-2000, J4) Ryuden (2012-2015, komusubi) Hokuseiho (2020-2021, M6)

And some bonus collections...about half of these bouts were previously uploaded in various contexts, the rest are new to the thread. The four lower division yusho winners: Ms28e Oshoryu (7-0) Sd21w Asanoyama (7-0) Jd4e Daikisho (7-0) Jk7w Chiyotenfu (7-0) The two Haru 2025 makushita tsukedashi debutants: Ms60TD Goshima (6-1) Ms60TD Fukuzaki (5-2) The four rikishi who secured a makushita debut for Natsu: Sd6e Goseizan (5-2) Sd19e Murayama (5-2) Sd23e Daishinkai (6-1) Sd23w Ikarigata (6-1) The three rikishi who secured a sandanme debut for Natsu: Jd32w Gonosho (5-2) Jd35e Wakaikazuchi (6-1) Jd47e Niiya (6-1)

Day 15 Highlights Jk14w Hikarumusashi (4-2) Shoryu Jk12w [kimarite: tsukitaoshi] Jd79e Shotaimu (5-1) Shinseido Jd76w Jd78e Ujiie (4-2) Goseimaru Jd73w I thought the eventual winner won the first one as well... Sd49e Akatora (2-4) Kuwae Sd54w Sd38e Kiyonoumi (2-4) Nikko Sd44e Sd37e Terutaka (2-4) Kaiyuma Sd40e I normally don't cap bouts just because of a spectacular fall, but this one...yeesh. Sd6e Goseizan (4-2) Hakuonada Sd8w Ms36e Kazuto (4-2) Yoshii Ms41w Ms33e Dewataikai (2-4) Hokutenkai Ms29w Ms26e Chiyotora (4-2) Kaiseijo Ms21w J14e Otsuji (5-9) (4-2) Mita Ms4w

Day 14 Highlights Jd89e Togyokuko (3-3) Harimaumi Jd95e Jd81e Akinishiki (4-2) Hirose Jd85w So much for the shimpan thinking they could overrule the gunbai without getting up for a mono-ii... Jd59w Wakaonehara (1-5) Sawayaka Jd58w Jd69e Wakasei (1-5) Tsurunoumi Jd56w Jd60w Tokio (2-4) Wakatozakura Jd52w Sd78w Ikazuchiarashi (3-3) Hakuryu Sd76w Sd56e Daikinryu (3-3) Tochimitsuru Sd58e Sd50e Higonomaru (2-4) Harimao Sd56w [kimarite: koshikudake] Sd25e Akinoyama (3-3) Kotohaguro Sd30w Ms47e Mikazuchiyama (4-2) Kurohimeyama Ms50w Ms30e Oyamada (2-4) Sazanami Ms33w [kimarite: kakenage] Ms24e Obara (4-2) Toseiryu Ms27e Ms9e Kyokukaiyu (4-2) Mudoho Ms3w I was going to record Wakatozakura's last ever bout no matter what, but it turned out to be an excellent match in its own right...

File updated for Natsu basho: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JGiQgS_s7butYRdV5P1tTnn2STRHDzbukZTmi0XzUwA/

This stone, yes. There is another one with the first 46. (pictures quickly grabbed from Tripadvisor)

A list of all rikishi who are active in Natsu but had not been before (= missed at least the end of Haru), and how long they had been out, multi-basho absences in bold: Y1e Hoshoryu - Haru Day 10 J5e Nishikifuji - Haru Day 2 Ms1e Kitanowaka - Hatsu Day 9 Ms43w Shimazuumi - start of Haru Ms45w Bushozan - start of Hatsu Ms48w Kotokenryu - start of Haru Sd9w Nihonyanagi - Hatsu Day 9 Jd21e Mineyaiba - start of Kyushu 2024 Jd86w Kenho - Haru Day 9 Jd101e Sonoshun - start of Haru Jk7e Kazuma - Nagoya 2024 Day 11 Jk7w Jokoki - start of Hatsu Jk8e Okuniiwa - start of Haru Profile links