kuroimori

D13 - Tomokaze

D12 - Tomokaze

Escaping or delaying almost certain defeat from a very disadvantageous position is something I would surely see being honored in the same way as any attacking maneuver. I think a lot of people are thrilled by such amazing body control and sense of balance. It is a bit like those defense specialists in table tennis that just keep on returning the smashes by their opponent, standing 5 meters behind the plate just patiently waiting for the smasher to make a mistake (or getting exhausted). Just my 2 yen...

Finally freed up some time to draw up the torikumatrix for better visualization and now feel pretty sure it will be D11 - Asanoyama

Crystal math?

The only one who can stop it - even if both rikishi agree it might be a matta - is the gyoji, so hats off to sharp minded Takagenji. He needs every win, no matta how he gets it.

Enho was kinda robbed of yet another amazing gravity defying performance. Whoever is in charge of checking the video replays did a poor job. From all angles, I saw Enho still hovering above the clay, while Azumaryu's knee, elbow and hand touched down first. At least a torinaoshi - like in the famous Asashoryu match - would have been the much better call.

D10 - Endo

D9 - Daieisho (Day-eight-show?)

Looking at the Makushita kimarite today, it seems like it is Okuridashi Awareness Day

Done!

D7- Endo

D6 - Mitakeumi

D5 - Takakeisho

D4 - Goeido