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Eventually we see the rise of Yokozuna Goeido! You can clearly see, that he rises his shoulder too and lend his head to this side. If he "only" could not bend his right arm, lifting should not such a problem. But it seems it is.

Kisenosato is no longer an active rikishi.

Tomokaze KK Daishoho KK Toyonoshima KK Hoshoryu KK Takakeisho 9 Yago MK Terutsuyoshi KK Enho MK Daiseido MK Kotokuzan KK Kainoryu MK Kotoryusei KK Dewanojo KK Yamenosato MK Takayasu 11 Goeido MK Hakuyozan KK Takanofuji KK TB: 21

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Just out of curiosity: Why are parts of the last picture blurred out?

No one here with reasonable experience would ever state such a thing. Because there is NO RULE for ozeki promotions. They do it with 32 wins (Kisenosato) and deny it with 34 wins (Miyabiyama). And they have their reasons for every case. This famous "rule-of-thumb" of 33 wins over 3 bashos is just a unspecific guideline to indicate when they possibly start to think about a promotion or not.

I am really puzzled by those statements. Nothing personal, but when I read "he is only 22" there is only one thought in my head: all the great sumotori were already yokozuna at that age and there were no discussion about "not being ready for the responsibilities or pressures" of that rank.

5 Yusho.

No, as there is no "ozeki deliberation council" meeting after every tournament to comment on "stuff". A yokozuna with 8-7 multiple times will not get away as his performance is publicly judged. There are also no "off-dohyo" requirements for ozeki. Ozeki is just a rank with its own hurdle to get there. But beside this, it is a normal rank and thus 8 wins is sufficient.

Easy answer: it's eight wins. Everything else is just fan chatter.

Daishoho KK Tomokaze MK Wakatakakage KK Toyonoshima KK Hoshoryu KK Sakabayashi MK Takakeisho 9-6 Myogiryu 5-10 Tochiozan KK Yago KK Terutsuyoshi MK Enho KK TB: 16

Sorry, just saw that deadline has passed. Please ignore my entry-post.

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I did gambarize and showed my best sumo prediction! I feel honoured and this win means a lot to me!

Regadring the Hatsu banzuke: Who will be Y1e? I wonder if they do not change the order of our three kyujo-yokozuna on the banzuke or if the "at-least-he-tried-five-times" Kisenosato will be on top?

Small signs are sooo important.

Still one of the best performed dohyo-iri of the last decades. (IMHO)

That is not a Goeido thing. That is true for so many rikishi. If not for rikishi X, then rikishi A at rank {n} would be at rank {n+1}.

Goeido was (at least) two times lucky in his career: To get the nod for his Ozeki promotion with just 32 wins and with his very surprising zensho-yusho. Look at his record, and imagine for second, that he didn't get the nod after his 32 wins? He was never again even close to a second ozeki run. He would be the typical meatgrinder top-performer: too good for maegashira, too bad (or less consistent) for the next step up. You could compare him IMHO to Wakanosato. He was the poster boy of a (good and persistent) sekiwake. And in the same way I see Goeido. He is a very good Sekiwake level Rikishi, who just got very lucky to get promoted to Ozeki.

Does being demoted to Makushita will end Gagamarus perennial Ozeki-run or not?

A little query for the worst case scenario if Mitakeumi loses tomorrow and finishes 8-7 this time. A three basho run, with a middle 8-7 result, resulting in an ozeki promotion. http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Query.aspx?show_form=0&columns=4&n_basho=4&form1_rank=m-s&form2_rank=m-s&form2_wins=8&form3_rank=m-s&form4_rank=o a detail from the recent past According to this, one would expect Goeido becoming Yokozuna once...

This is one of sports you are highly recommended not to train with your wife/girlfriend.

Many? Please name many general as mediocre viewed ozeki or yokozuna. Yes, there are from time to time underperforming O/Y, but those were never "many".

@Doitsuyama Can you help in this matter?

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