Tameiki

And here are the rankings after the Aki Basho. My apologies for the delay, but I noticed a mistake in previous rankings and wanted to double check before publishing (I just hope that the correction I had to make did not cause another problem elsewhere). There is one major headline: Shatsume is the new leader of the "Rolling Ranking" ahead of Flohru and Profomisakari, while SumoSpiffy keeps climbing up the ranks at an accelerated pace. For the "Annual ranking", Flohru and Profomisakari stay in the lead, and the major news is that Hakuryuho is now on the podium while Chankomafuji has dropped two ranks. 6 Basho Rolling Ranking 2022 Ranking Rank Shikona Average Points Average TB # of Basho Shikona Total Points Total TB # of Basho 1 Shatsume 13.00 144.75 4 Flohru 60 767 5 2 Flohru 12.00 153.40 5 Profomisakari 58 689 5 3 Profomisakari 11.60 137.80 5 Hakuryuho 56 601 5 4 Sumo Spiffy 11.33 150.00 3 Oortael 55 617 5 5 Hakuryuho 11.20 120.20 5 Chankomafuji 55 604 5 6 Oortael 11.00 123.40 5 Yarimotsu 52 597 5 7 Chankomafuji 11.00 120.80 5 Shatsume 52 579 4 8 Yarimotsu 10.40 119.40 5 ChickyStarr 51 537 5 9 Hoshotakamoto 10.33 134.67 3 Asojima 50 696 5 10 ChickyStarr 10.20 107.40 5 Susanoo 48 490 5 11 Asojima 10.00 139.20 5 Tameiki 46 504 5 12 shimodahito 9.75 125.50 4 Athenayama 45 464 5 13 Susanoo 9.60 98.00 5 Asapedroryu 45 458 5 14 Mmikasazuma 9.50 88.00 2 Fujisan 45 450 5 15 Achiyama 9.25 89.00 4 Wamahada 44 475 5 16 Tameiki 9.20 100.80 5 Benihana 44 453 5 17 Karasukurai 9.00 95.50 4 Hakuhonofan 44 452 5 18 Peeter 9.00 95.00 2 Kellyama 43 464 5 19 Athenayama 9.00 92.80 5 Tochinofuji 41 432 5 20 Asapedroryu 9.00 91.60 5 RaeucherLax 41 355 5 21 Fujisan 9.00 90.00 5 WAKATAKE 40 403 5 22 Gansekiiwa 9.00 70.00 1 shimodahito 39 502 4 23 Wamahada 8.80 95.00 5 chishafuwaku 37 443 5 24 Benihana 8.80 90.60 5 Achiyama 37 356 4 25 Hakuhonofan 8.80 90.40 5 Karasukurai 36 382 4 26 Kellyama 8.60 92.80 5 Sumo Spiffy 34 450 3 27 Suwihuto 8.50 112.00 2 Chartorenji 33 378 4 28 Chartorenji 8.25 94.50 4 kujo 33 320 4 29 kujo 8.25 80.00 4 ScreechingOwl 33 290 4 30 ScreechingOwl 8.25 72.50 4 Hoshotakamoto 31 404 3 31 Tochinofuji 8.20 86.40 5 Mmikasazuma 19 176 2 32 RaeucherLax 8.20 71.00 5 Peeter 18 190 2 33 WAKATAKE 8.00 80.60 5 Suwihuto 17 224 2 34 chishafuwaku 7.40 88.60 5 Gansekiiwa 9 70 1 35 Takanorappa 6.00 90.00 1 Takanorappa 6 90 1

I normally play the forum games as Tameiki and the others as Kyoju. This game is one of the two exceptions.

Eiter I am getting blind or my computer has lost the ability to do a refresh, but I cannot find the link for Day 5. I am theresore submitting using the default.

Here we are again with (only) 27 participants. At the risk of repeating myself, as is now customary, Profomisakari will be in charge of the updates until the end of the Basho and below are the three usual tables: the SUMMARY OF ALL THE CHOICES, the RECAP OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL PICKS (in order of submission), and the DEVIATIONS (the higher the total, the more unique the choices). Haru 22 History Rank A # Rank B # X 1 1-1 K1e Abi 10 M2e Kotonowaka 17 0 2 5-5 M7e Aoiyama 13 M9w Kotoeko 14 0 3 5-5 M14e Chiyoshoma 6 M9e Myogiryu 15 6 4 2-2 M11w Chiyotairyu 1 M10w Takanosho 26 0 5 2-2 S2e Daieisho 7 S1w Hoshoryu 20 0 6 6-5 M6w Endo 22 M5w Sadanoumi 5 0 7 0-1 M16w Hiradoumi 8 M13w Oho 18 1 8 6-6 M8w Hokutofuji 18 M8e Tochinoshin 8 1 9 6-8 K1w Ichinojo 14 M4w Takayasu 9 4 10 2-1 M13e Ichiyamamoto 25 M16e Mitoryu 2 0 11 5-6 K2w Kiribayama 14 O2w Mitakeumi 13 0 12 2-3 M11e Kotoshoho 12 M10e Nishikifuji 14 1 13 1-1 M2w Meisei 19 M1w Midorifuji 8 0 14 1-1 M4e Nishikigi 0 S1e Wakatakakage 24 3 15 5-4 M12e Okinoumi 2 M12w Ryuden 25 0 16 6-5 M7w Onosho 10 M15w Tsurugisho 5 12 17 2-3 O1w Shodai 20 M3w Ura 5 2 18 4[+1]-5[+1] O1e Takakeisho 6 Y1e Terunofuji 19 2 19 0-1 M5e Takarafuji 4 M6e Wakamotoharu 23 0 20 1-2 M3e Tamawashi 21 M1e Tobizaru 6 0 21 6-7 M15e Terutsuyoshi 13 M14w Yutakayama 14 0 Bout Nr 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Shikona Tochinofuji A B B B B B B B B B B B B B A A A X B A B Hakuryuho B B B B B A A A B A B A A B B X A B B A A ChickyStarr B A B B B A B A B A A A A B B B A B B A B Sumo Spiffy B B B B B A B A X A A B A X B X B B B A A Chankomafuji A A B B B A B A A A B B B B B X A B B A A Profomisakari B A X B B A A B A A A B A B B X A B A A A RaeucherLax B B B B A A B A B A A B A B B A A A B A B Jim A B X B A A A X X A A A A B B X B B A B A shimodahito A B A B A B A A A A A B B X B A X A A A B Kellyama A B B B A A X A A A A B B B B B B B B A A Athenayama A B X B B A A B A A A B A B B X A B A A A Chartorenji B A A B B A B A B A B A B B B A B B B B A Oortael B A X B B A B B X A A B A B B X A B B A A Wamahada A A A B A B B A A A A B B B B A A B B A A Hakuhonofan A A B B B A B B A A A B A B B B A A B A A Achiyama B A B B B A B B A A B A B B A A A B B A B ScreechingOwl B A B B B A A A B A B A A B B A A B B A B Yarimotsu B B B B B B B A B A A A A B B X A A B A A Flohru B A X B B A B A X A B A A X B X A B B A B Shatsume B B A B A A A A B A B B A B B X A A B A B Benihana A A B B B A B A A A B A B B B B B B B B B Asapedroryu A B X B B A B A A A B B A B B X X B B A B chishafuwaku B B B B B B B B A A B A A B B A A B B A A Susanoo B B B B B A B A B A A A A B B X A X B A B WAKATAKE B A B A B A A B A A A X A B B A A A B B B Tameiki B A A B B A B A A B B B A B B B A B B B B Fujisan B B A B A A B A A A B A A B B A A B B B B Maximum 461 shimodahito 313 Jim 291 Tochinofuji 289 WAKATAKE 262 Kellyama 244 Chartorenji 235 Wamahada 234 Benihana 232 Athenayama 229 Tameiki 229 Shatsume 224 Profomisakari 223 Achiyama 223 Sumo Spiffy 220 Flohru 217 Fujisan 215 Hakuhonofan 212 Yarimotsu 211 Asapedroryu 208 RaeucherLax 206 chishafuwaku 206 Oortael 204 Susanoo 197 Chankomafuji 194 ScreechingOwl 194 Hakuryuho 192 ChickyStarr 188 Minimum 173

One day and Only a few hours left at the time of posting and 19 26 registered players*: Tochinofuji, Hakuryuho, ChikiStarr, Profomisakari, Sumo Spiffy, Chankomafuji, and RaeucherLax, Asojima (Jim), shimodahito, Kellyama, Athenayama, chartorenji, Oortael, Wamahada, Hakuhonofan, Achiyama, ScreechingOwl, Yarimostsu, Flohru, Shatsume, Benihana, Asaperoryu, chishafuwaku, Susanoo, WAKATAKE, and Tameiki. *Again, those of you who follow the link to the minute-by-minute table may think this is wrong, but one of the players above has played 4 times! So here is the now usual appeal to veteran players (but new ones are welcome too): @Fujisan @Hoshotakamoto @Karasukurai @Kujo @Mmikasazuma @Nekonoyama @Peeter @Rocks (aka Gansekiiwa) @Suwihuto @Tenshinhan Tochiyatsu @Unkonoyama

One day and a few hours left at the time of posting and 19 registered players*: Tochinofuji, Hakuryuho, ChikiStarr, Profomisakari, Sumo Spiffy, Chankomafuji, and RaeucherLax, Asojima (Jim), shimodahito, Kellyama, Athenayama, chartorenji, Oortael, Wamahada, Hakuhonofan, Achiyama, ScreechingOwl, Yarimostsu, and Flohru. *Again, those of you who follow the link to the minute-by-minute table may think this is wrong, but one of the players above has played 4 times! So here is the now usual appeal to veteran players (but new ones are welcome too): @Asapedroryu @Benihana @chishafuwaku @Fujisan @Hoshotakamoto @Karasukurai @Kujo @Mmikasazuma @Nekonoyama @Peeter @Rocks (aka Gansekiiwa) @Shatsume @Susanoo @Suwihuto @Tenshinhan Tochiyatsu @Unkonoyama @WAKATAKE

Hardly more than 3 days left to register and we only have 7 players*: Tochinofuji, Hakuryuho, ChikiStarr, Profomisakari, Sumo Spiffy, Chankomafuji, and RaeucherLax. *Those of you who follow the link to the minute-by-minute table may think this is wrong, but one of the players above has played 4 times! So here is the now usual appeal to veteran players: @Achiyama @Asojima @Asapedroryu @Athenayama @Benihana @Chartorenji @chishafuwaku @Flohru @Fujisan @Hakuhonofan @Hoshotakamoto @Karasukurai @Kellyama @Kujo @Mmikasazuma @Nekonoyama @Oortael @Peeter @Rocks (aka Gansekiiwa) @ScreechingOwl @Shatsume @shimodahito @Susanoo @Suwihuto @Tenshinhan Tochiyatsu @Unkonoyama @WAKATAKE @Wamahada @Yarimotsu

Welcome to Game 21 for the Aki 2022 Basho. Here we go again and I am launching the game today while Profomisakari will be back for the day to day comments. So, let's play!  HOW TO PLAY GAME 21 Shortly after the Banzuke is published, 21 potential bouts are selected by the admins. You just have to decide which bouts will or will not take place and, if they will, who you think will be the winners. Each correct pick will earn you one point. If a Rikishi is listed in one of the potential bouts but never appears on the Torikumi for the 15 days of the Basho, the bout will not count for the allocation of points (minor rules adjustment introduced for the Nagoya Basho already). If two or more entrants end up with the same number of correct picks, the two following tiebreaker rules will apply: TB1: entrants will earn TB points for their ability to spot winning outsiders (i.e. the fewer players pick up a Rikishi the more points you score) and the entrant with most TB points will be the winner. TB2: if the first tiebreaker does not suffice to separate them, the entrant with the earliest submission time will be declared the winner. The deadline to play is the Friday before Shonichi at 11 AM (JST), 2 AM (UTC) If you want to play, simply click the link below. it will take you to a multiple-choice form that will offer you three choices for each bout: A if you think the first Rikishi will win B if you think the second Rikishi will win X if you think the bout will not take place  In addition to your picks and your Shikona, the form will ask for a valid email address. The reason for this request is (a) to allow the system to send you a copy of your picks and (b) to allow you to update your choices until the deadline by clicking the “Edit Response'' button that is in the email. Besides, after you have submitted your choices, you will have access to global selection statistics (not individual player’s picks).  So, if you want to play for the upcoming Nagoya Basho, HERE IS THE LINK.  The deadline to play is Friday 9 September at 11 AM (JST), 2 AM (UTC)  To help you prepare your picks before getting to the form itself, here are the bouts for the upcoming Basho: Nagoya 22 History Rank A # Rank B # X 1 1-1 K1e Abi 0 M2e Kotonowaka 0 0 2 5-5 M7e Aoiyama 0 M9w Kotoeko 0 0 3 5-5 M14e Chiyoshoma 0 M9e Myogiryu 0 0 4 2-2 M11w Chiyotairyu 0 M10w Takanosho 0 0 5 2-2 S2e Daieisho 0 S1w Hoshoryu 0 0 6 6-5 M6w Endo 0 M5w Sadanoumi 0 0 7 0-1 M16w Hiradoumi 0 M13w Oho 0 0 8 6-6 M8w Hokutofuji 0 M8e Tochinoshin 0 0 9 6-8 K1w Ichinojo 0 M4w Takayasu 0 0 10 2-1 M13e Ichiyamamoto 0 M16e Mitoryu 0 0 11 5-6 K2w Kiribayama 0 O2w Mitakeumi 0 0 12 2-3 M11e Kotoshoho 0 M10e Nishikifuji 0 0 13 1-1 M2w Meisei 0 M1w Midorifuji 0 0 14 1-1 M4e Nishikigi 0 S1e Wakatakakage 0 0 15 5-4 M12e Okinoumi 0 M12w Ryuden 0 0 16 6-5 M7w Onosho 0 M15w Tsurugisho 0 0 17 2-3 O1w Shodai 0 M3w Ura 0 0 18 4[+1]-5[+1] O1e Takakeisho 0 Y1e Terunofuji 0 0 19 0-1 M5e Takarafuji 0 M6e Wakamotoharu 0 0 20 1-2 M3e Tamawashi 0 M1e Tobizaru 0 0 21 6-7 M15e Terutsuyoshi 0 M14w Yutakayama 0 0 And again, if you find that the game is more fun if you can have an idea of the picks of the other players, you can see the minute-by-minute evolution of the choices FOLLOWING THIS LINK. Good luck to all.

Flohru, the winner of the Nagoya Game 21, is also leading both the "Rolling Ranking" and the "Annual Ranking" ahead of Profomisakari and Chankomafuji. Note also the strong debut of Takanorappa with an impressive TB score. Thank you all for participating. See you in September for the Aki Basho. 6 Basho Rolling Ranking 2022 Ranking Rank Shikona Average Points Average TB # of Basho Shikona Total Points Total TB # of Basho 1 Flohru 13.00 176.75 4 Flohru 52 707 4 2 Profomisakari 12.00 150.75 4 Profomisakari 48 603 4 3 Chankomafuji 11.50 136.25 4 Chankomafuji 46 545 4 4 Suwihuto 11.50 157.00 2 Hakuryuho 45 515 4 5 Hakuryuho 11.25 128.75 4 Oortael 44 523 4 6 Oortael 11.00 130.75 4 Shatsume 41 480 4 7 Sumo Spiffy 10.50 157.50 2 ChickyStarr 41 462 4 8 Hoshotakamoto 10.33 134.67 3 Asojima 40 578 4 9 Shatsume 10.25 120.00 4 Susanoo 37 399 4 10 ChickyStarr 10.25 115.50 4 Fujisan 37 389 4 11 Asojima 10.00 144.50 4 Benihana 36 383 4 12 Achiyama 10.00 102.67 3 Karasukurai 36 382 4 13 shimodahito 9.67 127.67 3 Asapedroryu 35 392 4 14 Mmikasazuma 9.50 88.00 2 WAKATAKE 35 380 4 15 Susanoo 9.25 99.75 4 Yarimotsu 34 413 4 16 Fujisan 9.25 97.25 4 Athenayama 34 365 4 17 Benihana 9.00 95.75 4 Hakuhonofan 33 359 4 18 Karasukurai 9.00 95.50 4 Tameiki 33 343 4 19 Peeter 9.00 95.00 2 kujo 33 320 4 20 Takanorappa 9.00 129.00 1 Tochinofuji 32 332 4 21 Gansekiiwa 9.00 70.00 1 Hoshotakamoto 31 404 3 22 Asapedroryu 8.75 98.00 4 Kellyama 31 342 4 23 WAKATAKE 8.75 95.00 4 Wamahada 31 341 4 24 Yarimotsu 8.50 103.25 4 RaeucherLax 31 283 4 25 Athenayama 8.50 91.25 4 Achiyama 30 308 3 26 Hakuhonofan 8.25 89.75 4 shimodahito 29 383 3 27 Tameiki 8.25 85.75 4 chishafuwaku 27 363 4 28 kujo 8.25 80.00 4 Chartorenji 24 295 3 29 Tochinofuji 8.00 83.00 4 ScreechingOwl 24 231 3 30 Chartorenji 8.00 98.33 3 Suwihuto 23 314 2 31 ScreechingOwl 8.00 77.00 3 Sumo Spiffy 21 315 2 32 Kellyama 7.75 85.50 4 Mmikasazuma 19 176 2 33 Wamahada 7.75 85.25 4 Peeter 18 190 2 34 RaeucherLax 7.75 70.75 4 Takanorappa 9 129 1 35 chishafuwaku 6.75 90.75 4 Gansekiiwa 9 70 1

Day 9 Ryuden

2 point match Wakatakakage 4 point match Kiribayama 6 point match Terunofuji 8 point match Takakeisho 10 point match Shodai Alternate match Abi Tiebrraker match Ichinojo

There will be one Game 21 bout on Day 6 : #8 Endo - Sadanoumi

1. Kamito KK 2. Ryuo KK 3. Nobehara MK 4. Kiryuko MK 5. Wakatakakage 12-3 6. Wakamotoharu KK 7. Nishikigi KK 8. Chiyosakae MK 9. Kainoshima KK 10. Suzuki KK 11. Mukainakano MK 12. Ryuden KK 13. Tochimaru KK TB 9

There we are! We have 31 participants again. We will be missing Mmiokasazuma, Nekonoyama, Peeter, Gansekiwa, Suwihuto, Tenshinhan, Tochiyatsu, and Unkonoyoma, but we can welcome @Takanorappa At the risk of repeating myself, as is now customary, Profomisakari will be in charge of the updates until the end of the Basho and below are the three usual tables: the SUMMARY OF ALL THE CHOICES, the RECAP OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL PICKS (in order of submission), and the DEVIATIONS (the higher the total, the more unique the choices). Haru 22 History Rank A # Rank B # X 1 0-2 K1w Abi 4 S1e Wakatakakage 27 0 2 4-4 M6e Aoiyama 14 M9e Shimanoumi 14 3 3 1-0 M17w Chiyomaru 13 M15w Oho 16 2 4 7-7 M13w Chiyoshoma 11 M12w Takarafuji 20 0 5 3-3 M10e Chiyotairyu 5 M10w Meisei 26 0 6 5-4 M16w Daiamami 9 M12e Terutsuyoshi 20 2 7 1-2 S1w Daieisho 26 M2e Kotonowaka 5 0 8 6-4 M5e Endo 26 M5w Sadanoumi 4 1 9 7-6 M7w Hokutofuji 12 M14e Myogiryu 5 14 10 1-1 K1e Hoshoryu 22 M3w Ura 7 2 11 0-1 M2w Ichinojo 18 M4e Wakamotoharu 12 1 12 3-3 M13e Ichiyamamoto 20 M16e Yutakayama 9 2 13 5-5 M1e Kiribayama 10 O1w Mitakeumi 21 0 14 6-6 M9w Kotoeko 10 M15e Onosho 14 7 15 1-1 M11e Kotoshoho 20 M14w Tsurugisho 9 2 16 2-1 M11w Midorifuji 11 M6w Tobizaru 10 10 17 2-4 M17e Nishikifuji 7 M8w Nishikigi 12 12 18 9-11 M7e Okinoumi 10 M8e Tochinoshin 20 1 19 9-11 O2w Shodai 10 M3e Tamawashi 21 0 20 9-9 O1e Takakeisho 14 M4w Takayasu 2 15 21 5-6 M1w Takanosho 2 Y1e Terunofuji 28 1 Bout Nr 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Shikona Tochinofuji B B A B B B A B A X B B B A A A B B B B B Asojima B A B A B X A A X A A X B X X X X B B X B ChickyStarr A B B A B B A A A A A B B B A A B B B A B Karasukurai B B A B B B A A B B B A B A B X B B B A B Sumo Spiffy B X A B B X B A X A A X A X A X X A B A B Athenayama B B A B B A A A X A A A A B B A B B A A B Shatsume B B A A B B A A X A A A B X A A X B B A B Chankomafuji A A B A B B A A X A A A B B A B X B B A B Chartorenji B B B A A B A B A A B A B B A B A B A A B kujo B A B B B A A A X A B A A B A A A B B X A Kellyama B A A A B A A A A B B A A A B B A B B X B Hoshotakamoto B A A B B B A A X A X A B B A X X X B X B Hakuryuho B B B B B B B A X A A B B B A B X B B X B Oortael B B B B B B A A X B A A B B B X X B B X B RaeucherLax B A A B B B A A A A B A B B A B B B B A B Profomisakari B A B B B B A B X A A A B X A X X B B A B shimodahito A B A B B B A X A B B B A B B X A A B X B ScreechingOwl B B X B B A A A A X A A B A A B B A B X B chishafuwaku B A A A A A B A B A A A A A A A B B B X B Achiyama B A B B B B A A B A A B B B A A B A A B B Susanoo B B B B B A A A X A A A B X A X X A A X B Flohru B X B A B B A A X A A B B X X X X A A A B Hakuhonofan A A B B B B A A B A B A A A B A B A A X B WAKATAKE B X X A A B A A A B B A B B A A A B B X B Fujisan B B B A B B A A A B A B B B A B B B A A B Yarimotsu B B A B B B A A X A B A A A B X X B B X A Takanorappa B A A B B A B A B A A B A B B A X A A X B Asapedroryu B B A B B A A A X A A A B X A A B A B X X Wamahada B A B B B B A B A A A B A A A B A B A A B Tameiki B A B B A B A A A B B A B A A B A A A A B Benihana B A B A A A B A A A B A B A B B B B B A B Maximum 490 shimodahito 363 Sumo Spiffy 341 Takanorappa 338 chishafuwaku 329 Benihana 327 Hakuhonofan 325 WAKATAKE 323 Tochinofuji 321 Flohru 319 Chartorenji 318 Kellyama 318 Tameiki 316 Asojima 311 Wamahada 308 ScreechingOwl 302 Yarimotsu 302 kujo 299 Asapedroryu 298 Achiyama 294 Karasukurai 290 Fujisan 290 Athenayama 288 ChickyStarr 286 Hoshotakamoto 280 Susanoo 280 Chankomafuji 274 Hakuryuho 273 Profomisakari 271 Oortael 267 Shatsume 260 RaeucherLax 253 Minimum 222 And that's all for this post. I wish you all a great Basho.

Slightly less than 30 hours to go and we have 23 registered players: Tochinofuji, Asojima, ChickyStarr, Karasukurai, Sumo Spiffy, Athenayama, Shatsume, Chankomafuji, Chartorenji, Kujo, Kellyama, Hoshotakamoto, Hakuryuho, Oortael, RaeucherLax, Profomisakari, shimodahito, ScreechingOwl, chishafuwaku, Achiyama, Susanoo, Flohru, and Hakuhonofan. And so, we are still hoping for the following veterans join us: @Asapedroryu @Benihana @Fujisan @Mmikasazuma @Nekonoyama @Peeter @Rocks (aka Gansekiiwa) @Suwihuto @Tenshinhan Tochiyatsu @Unkonoyama @WAKATAKE @Wamahada @Yarimotsu Which doesn't mean newcomers are not welcome