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Final Results: Up-and-comer Konya ga Yamada wins the yusho in a very high-scoring basho. Five players (S Asashosakari, K Kaiowaka, M3 Bill, M4 Golynohana, and M12 Kamibaka) share the jun-yusho. The average win points score in the Y-M4 range was a hefty 10.03, so to find out your actual W/L record you have to subtract 2.5 points and round down half points. The KK/MK line runs between Kobashi and Asapedroryu. This turns out to be good news for all those top dogs who were in demotion danger. The Ozeki pair of Flohru and Ganzohnesushi could stave off kadoban with relative ease. And with an incredible extra oomph on senshuraku, Yokozuna Andoreasu straddled the KK line, averting a third MK in a row and an enforced intai. In the M5-Juryo range, the average win points were at 7.81, so to get your W/L record you subtract 0.5 points from your WP column and round up half-points. The KK/MK line thus runs between Shatsume and Andonishiki. Sansho: The shukun-sho goes to Kaiowaka for picking Wakatakakage, Hakuoho, and Daishomaru. Konya ga Yamada wins the kanto-sho with ease (70 wins) And the Technique Prize goes to Bill with 16.72 points (e.g. 4 points for Sazanami and 2 points apiece for Asakoki and Kumanoryu). Thanks for playing Makushita Game!!

Good catch, thank you. Will be amended in the next edition.

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Hiya, I have updated and uploaded all relevant files for ending the sumo gaming year of 2023. Final Results Kyushu Masters (permalink) Final Results 2023 Sumo Gaming World Championship. Enjoy! And come back playing next year!!

Meanwhile, I checked for Papayasu's nationality (now that s/he plays several games, there is certainly one which shows nationality). And according to Sumo Game archives, Papayasu is from Japan. Which is great to know, but also spoils your interesting trivia nugget.

Hi there, it has become a habit of mine over the last 15 (?) years or so to track the standings in the Sumo Gaming World Championship on a daily basis during Kyushu Basho. I also know that there are a few very dedicated fans of this routine (including myself). Therefore I can assure you that I will do my best to present daily updates for the World Championship home stretch. However, I am almost dead certain that I will not be able to do this as reliably as in previous years. Preparing and scoring everything takes about 5 hours on shonichi and between two and three hours on every other day, and it is extremely unlikely that I will always find the necessary time. Delays are almost unavoidable. I am not even sure whether I will be able to at least download the game standings on each day so that I could insert them into my standings on the next day. If someone might volunteer in providing me with standings information for some days, please step forward. That being said, I am excited to see who our World Champ of 2023 will be. Oskanohana sported a 20 points lead over Kaito and Susanoo after Aki Basho. However, after being tied for the jun-yusho in GTB this leading margin has increased to 30 points. Will Oskanohana come through this time (last year he lost in a dramatic nailbiter against Susanoo)? Check in regularly to see how the grand finale will unfold.

Ready for another round? Makushita Game is open for registration, participation, and documentation. The Kyushu Banzuke is uploaded already and I am looking forward to seeing you take part in this little gem of a game. http://makushita.sumogames.de/

Final Standings: Sorry for missing out on the interim standings... The Kyushu yusho goes to Kaiowaka (13.00 WP) in front of chishafuwaku (12.50) and a group of seven players at 12.00 WPs. Overall scores were extremely high, so you have to downgrade your WPs substantially. For players down to M4, subtract 2.5 points and round down half-points. For players at M5 and below, subtract two points and round up half-points. The KK/MK line in the elite ranks is between Bunbukuchagama and Itachi. For the lower-ranked players, the border is between Yarimotsu and Kamibaka. Yokozuna Andoreasu is in dire straits after posting his second MK in a row. Ozeki Flohru and Ozeki Ganzohnesushi will be kadoban in their next tournament. And Asashosakari missed out on a re-promotion to Ozeki. Shukun-sho: Wamahada (for picking Satorufuji, Takerufuji, and Kayo). Kanto-sho: chishafuwaku (68 wins) Gino-sho: chishafuwaku (12.26 points, e.g., 4 points for Oyamatoumi, and 2.5 points apiece for Kurohimeyama and Marusho). Hope to see many and more of you return in January!!

Other awards of the year (again, barring pending corrections once all results are in): World Champion: Oskanohana (246.38 points) Pre-Basho Games World Champion: Oskanohana (145.25) Daily Games World Champion: Kaito (121.93) Shukun-sho: Oskanohana (8 yusho) Kanto-sho: Oskanohana, Kaito, and Pandaazuma (33 Top 10 positions) Gino-sho: Oskanohana (101.13 points in his worse category). World Champions in Individual Games: Bench Sumo: Pandaazuma Chaingang: Kaito Deutsches Tippspiel: Fay GTB: Goshobiyama Hoshitori Game: Oortael ISP: Kishikaisei Juryo Game: Kajiyanosho Norizo Cup: Oskanohana Odd Sumo: Oskanohana Ozumo Bingo Game: nomoichirou Paper Oyakata: Susanoo, eboshiiwa, Sinsanga Roto Sumo: Gonzaburow Salarycap Sumo: Susanoo Sekitori Oracle: Oskanohana Sekitori Quad: Oskanohana Sekitori Toto: Bill Sumo Game: Norizo TTT: Manatsumai UDH: Gonzaburow I guess it will be next weekend until I find time and inclination to create the Web sites for Kyushu Masters and the World Championship. Thanks for reading!!

Unconfirmed Final Standings: Here are the inofficial Final Standings for the Kyushu Masters and the World Championship. Results for Hoshitori Game, Salarycap Sumo, and UDH are provisional - I did my best to calculate the scores, but there is always the possibility that I semi-manually botched some things that will deviate from the official standings once they are in. For Hoshitori Game, I forgot to jot down the estimated points, but the winner was Suwihito, followed by Beeftank and Pitinosato (who was outside of the Top 10 on Day 14). For Salarycap Sumo, my standings have Sakura (2446) on top, followed by Joaoiyama (2383) and Beeftank (2305) And in UDH I see Gonzaburow winning (370) in front of Oyama (362) and Kishikaisei (359). If that is true (and probably even if it isn't) the winner of the Green Mawashi is Golynohana (54.51). Oskanohana is not only World Champion, but also ended Kyushu on a high note in second place (with a glorious Odd yusho on senshuraku), giving him 50.77 points as well as gino-sho and kanto-sho. Beeftank (46.00) finishes in 3rd place. Other players above 30 points are Gonzaburow (43.71), Pandaazuma (41.59, kanto-sho), Athenayama (41.00), Andoreasu (39.60), Papayasu (34.30), and chishafuwaku (31.80). Oskanohana wins the 2023 World Championship miles ahead of his competitors. Congratulations for a fully deserved title (and please PM me with a postal address in case you want a trophy). Kaito is the only other player to finish north of 200 points, giving him 2nd place. The battle for 3rd place went in favor of Pandaazuma who outdid Gonzaburow (4th) and Susanoo (5th). The battle for 6th place was decided by Norizo over Joaoiyama and Golynohana. Andoreasu remains in 9th place, and chishafuwaku rounds out the Top 10 of the year. The only player with triple digits who is not on the chart is Bill (103.38).

Standings Day 14: UDH will not present standings on its web page this weekend as Tamanaogijima is away from the computer. However, he gave me access to his secret files, and here are the top 3: Gonzaburow (346) over Kishikaisi (345) and Oyama (339). Salarycap (including special bonuses): Joaoiyama (1821) over Oskanohana (1786) and Ruziklao (1784) Oracle projection: Gonzaburow (559) over chishafuwaku, Kishikaisei, and Pandaazuma (554). Golynohana is in an excellent position to grab the Green Mawashi (60.51). However, there might be outside chances for chishafuwaku (49.50) and Andoreasu (45.83) to claim the title. Other notable performances can be seen for Gonzaburow (42.96), Athenayama (42.00), Oskanohana (39.25), Pandaazuma (35.55), Beeftank (30.50), and Kintamayama (30.13). The World Championship reports have turned into a bit of a bore. While Oskanohana's victory is beyond any dispute, it also looks as if Kaito will be Vice World Champion (he crossed the 200 points mark today). Third place is still contested among Gonzaburow, Pandaazuma, and Susanoo. Sixth place is still contested between Golynohana, Norizo, and Joaoiyama. And in the only slight change over yesterday, 9th place is now contested between Andoreasu and chishafuwaku.

Day 13 (had way more time today than expected, hooray!): Inofficial Salarycap standings (including jun-yusho bonus for Kirishima/Atamifuji): Ruziklao (1677) in front of Joaoiyama (1675) and Wamahada (1668). Adjusted Oracle standings: Gonzaburow (567) in front of Pandaazuma (561) and chishafuwaku & Torafujii (560). In the Kyushu Masters, leader Andoreasu lost about 12 points while Golynohana stayed on course, giving the Polish powerhouse the lead (57.55 vs. 49.84 points). Tetsuba also has a shot at the Green Mawashi (48.80). Notable others: Gonzaburow (43.05), Oskanohana (36.17), Athenayama (34.00), Pandaazuma (33.94), chishafuwaku (33.00), and Beeftank (31.50). Most of the top players saw slight improvements over the day, so things in the World Championship remain mostly as they were. Kaito now has a 12.30 points lead over the trio that fights for 3rd place (Gonzaburow, Susanoo, Pandaazuma). Three players are in the race for 6th place (Norizo, Joaoiyama, Golynohana), and Andoreasu in 9th slipped a bit. chishafuwaku defends 10th place. Balon and Oshirokita are in the 10-point window behind 10th place. Not on the chart: Bill (109.38), Unkonoyama (101.51), and Kishikaisei (101.34).

Standings Day 12 (managed it...): Salarycap standings: Sakura (1263) in front of Joaoiyama (1254) and Ganzohnesushi (1239). Adjusted Oracle standings: Gonzaburow (567) in front of chishafuwaku, Kishikaisei, and Pandaazuma (560) Golynohana had a very strong day, and all of a sudden and with only three days to go it looks like we could have an interesting duel for the Green Mawashi. Andoreasu lost some steam (61.64) but still keeps Golynohana (58.98) at bay. Meanwhile, many other players joined the 30+ Masters points club: Athenayama (40.75), Gonzaburow (35.85), Terarno (34.71), Tetsuba (34.29), Oskanohana (31.36), Pandaazuma (30.60), Kintamayama (30.50), and chishafuwaku (30.48). I think it's now safe to say that a first World Championship title for Oskanohana is a done deal. Or at least I lack imagination of what could possibly go all wrong to endanger his commanding lead. Though Kaito shows some steady improvement over the last few days, the same obviously could be said about Oskanohana. 3rd place is hotly contested between Pandaazuma (3rd), Gonzaburow (4th) and Susanoo (5th) at the moment, but this could change in a whim. Norizo is in a tiny no-man's territory on the chart, followed by another triplet between Andoreasu (7th), Joaoiyama (8th), and Golynohana (9th). chishafuwaku overtook Oshirokita to take 10th place for the moment. He currently has two more players in pursuit within 10 points distance: Oshirokita and Athenayama. For the moment, there are four more players not on the chart (for readability purposes), but actually in triple digits: Bill (109.88), Kishikaisei (104.21), TochiYESshin (102.61), and Unkonoyama (100.04).

Standings after Day 11: Salarycap Standings: Sakura (1179) over Ganzohnesushi (1149) and Joaoiyama (1140). Adjusted Oracle standings (perfectly explained yesterday by Oskanohana): again, quite a change in standings with Takanosho's kyujo - Gonzaburow (573) over Pitinosato (567) over Kishikaisei and Athenayama (563). Terarno was already leading the standings quite clearly after Day 6, followed by a meltdown on Day 7. After Day 10, Terarno was in the lead again, but this time the meltdown was much smaller (about 15 points). Nonetheless, with 49.21 Masters points he dropped to 2nd place overall. This is also due to a very strong showing of Andoreasu who added another 12+ points to his already impressive tally which now stands at 70.07 points. Other players north of 30 points are Beeftank (44.50), Golynohana (44.28), Athenayama (40.50), Gonzaburow (36.35), Kintamayama (33.17), and Tetsuba (32.38). Not much to report with regard to the World Championship, except to say that the battle for 2nd place overall currently has seven (yesterday six, the day before five) contestants. However, Kaito already sports a 10-points lead over Susanoo and Gonzaburow who have a 7 to 12.5 points lead over Pandaazuma (5th), Andoreasu (6th), Norizo (7th), and Joaoiyama (8th). The "rat race" (courtesy of gentleman Oscar) is quite exciting... By the way: I said before the basho that there will be days where I cannot guarantee to provide updates. These days are now coming. Keep your fingers crossed for reports on Thursday (Day 12) and Friday (Day 13)...

Standings after Day 10: Salarycap standings: Sakura (1080) in front of Joaoiyama (1038) and Ganzohnesushi (1014). Adjusted Oracle standings: Gonzaburow (569.5) in front of Norizo (565.5), followed by Pandaazuma and ScreechingOwl (564.5). It's fascinating to see how adjusted standings can be thrown into turmoil when rikishi go kyujo or return to the dohyo... In the Kyushu Standings, Terarno gained over 30 points today, currently giving him a commanding lead over the rest (66.71). However, Andoreasu (57.67) is also climbing steadily. Other players with a strong basho are Beeftank (44.50), Golynohana (42.41), Kintamayama (36.00), Gonzaburow (34.88), and Norizo (33.39). Oskanohana (or Oskahanada - which name would you want to see on the trophy?) has gained many wins in Sumo Game, now being tied for the lead. That alone is probably enough to win out this year. The quintet fighting for Vice-World Championship might have turned into a sextet as reigning champion Joaoiyama gained some momentum today. For now, Kaito (2nd) has the upper hand over Norizo (3rd), Gonzaburow (4th), Susanoo (5th), Pandaazuma (6th) and Joaoiyama (7th). For Andoreasu in 8th the only way has been up over previous days. Same goes for Golynohana in 9th. As Balon lost a few points today, "pointless" Oshirokita moves back into 10th place. Other Top 10 prospects are Balon, Kintamayama, ScreechingOwl, and Kitakachiyama.

Standings Day 9: Adjusted Oracle standings: Gonzaburow (586) in front of Beeftank (580), and chishafuwaku/Norizo/ScreechingOwl (577). In the Kyushu Masters, Athenayama lost his leading position after dropping 7 points in Salarycap Sumo (9 SCS points for today...). At the same time, Andoreasu surged and now leads with 50.50 points. He is pursued by Beeftank (40.00), Kintamayama (40.00), Norizo (39.61), Gonzaburow (37.40), Athenayama (37.00), Terarno (36.21) and Tetsuba (30.71). Not that much to report in the World Championships. Except for Pandaazuma and Gonzaburow who dropped some points, all Top 6 players slightly improved. Behind distant Oskanohana, Norizo, Kaito, Gonzaburow, Susanoo, and Pandaazuma continue to fight for second place. No changes between places 7 to 10. Lurking outside of the Top 10 are Oshirokita, Kintamayama, ScreechingOwl, and Athenayama.

Yep, again - thanks for all the help. Site is now back for me as well...

Thanks a ton, Athenayama. I guess there are more players with 4-5 records? Asked differently, could you name the few players at 4-5 who scored a win today? Edit: Ok, the page is back online... thanks anyway!

I get a runtime error when trying to access the TTT standings. All other sumogames.de games display results properly. If someone has the Top 10 data, I'd be interested in knowing them.

Standings after nakabi: Adjusted Oracle standings: Gonzaburow (581) over Beeftank (576) and Bunbukuchagama (575). Salarycap standings: Sakura (873) over KonyaGaYamada (825) and Ganzohnesushi (810). In the Kyushu Masters, Athenayama managed to defend first place (45.10). But there are many other contestants for the Green Mawashi. At the moment, Gonzaburow (40.42), Kamibaka (39.83), Andoreasu (39.53), Tetsuba (38.29), Pandaazuma (32.97), Beeftank (31.75), and Konya ga Yamada (31.38) stick out. Oskanohana extends his lead over second place to more than 35 points now. That looks very promising for him now. The battle for second place continues: currently Gonzaburow is 2nd, Pandaazuma is 3rd, Kaito is 4th, Norizo is 5th, and Susanoo 6th. Joaoiyama and Andoreasu firmly remain in 7th and 8th, respectively. Golynohana stays 9th while Athenayama has squeezed himself into 10th place. Other players who might have a shot at the Top 10 at the moment are Oshirokita, Balon, ScreechingOwl, and chishafuwaku. Not-charted players in triple digits are Bunbukuchagama (107.71) and TochiYESshin (103.61).

Standings Day 7: Adjusted Oracle standings: GONZABUROW (593) with a notable lead over Choshu-yuki and Beeftank (587). There seems to be a first-place curse at work: yesterday, Kyushu frontrunner GONZABUROW lost 32 points, dropping from 1st to 12th for the basho. Today, frontrunner Terarno lost 30 points and slips to 7th place for the basho. As a result, the Kyushu standings become murkier than ever, with no clear favorite in sight. Athenayama currently leads for the basho with a mediocre 45.50 points. Also in the 30+ range, we have Norizo (37.25), Choshu-yuki (37.11), GONZABUROW (35.62), Kintamayama (35.21), Andoreasu (31.26), and Terarno (30.42). In the World Championship, Oskanohana extends his lead over second place to 32 points (more than at shonichi), thanks to a crucial win in Sumo Game and a successful gamble in Odd Sumo. A fierce fight for the jun-World Championship title now breaks out between five players: Norizo's clear upward trend over the last few days propels him to 2nd place; Kaito advances to 3rd; GONZABUROW is back in the upper half of the Top 10 (4th); Susanoo drops to 5th; and Pandaazuma now leads the lower half of the Top 10. Joaoiyama is the only resident in no-man's land between 134 and 177 Masters points. Andoreasu defends 8th place. Golynohana jumps into the Top 10 in 9th while chishafuwaku drops to 10th place. However, there are five other players lurking just outside of the Top 10, among them an ever-improving Kintamayama who now joins the chart.

Standings after Day 6: Wamahada leads the proceedings with a relatively low score (an adjusted 10-5 prospect). Asapedroryu, Papayasu, and chishafuwaku trail by only half a point. To determine your current W/L prospect: add 1.5 points to your WP column and round down (for players down to M4); add 2 points to your WP column and round down (for players below M4). That means an almost collective failure by the players at the top of the banzuke. Both Yokozuna and two out of three active Ozeki are on a course for MK at the moment. Sansho standings: Shukun-sho: Kaiowaka (for picking Kitaharima) Kanto-sho: chishafuwaku (31 wins) Gino-sho: chishafuwaku (with the incredibly low score of 6.18 points; e.g. 2 points for Oyamatoumi)

Standings after Day 6: Adjusted Oracle standings: Beeftank (588.5) in front of chishafuwaku and Sakura (587.5). Wow. If you really want to know how it feels to lose 32.57 Masters points on a single day, please ask Gonzaburow. Yesterday, the Japanese gaming veteran was leading the Kyushu standings by miles; today Gonzaburow isn't even in the Top 10 for Kyushu anymore. Ouch. Instead, we have another high-flying prospect to lead the standings by a mile, and that's Terarno (60.41). Other players with notable points are Andoreasu (36.47), chishafuwaku (35.85), Sakura (33.00), Pandaazuma (31.92), Athenayama (31.50), Tetsuba (30.84), and Norizo (30.33). With Gonzaburow's downfall, the World Championship standings are back to boring. Though Oskanohana has only 2.07 Kyushu Masters points since shonichi, he still sports a clear lead over Susanoo (8.50 Kyushu points). Second place in the World Championship is quite contested though, with Pandaazuma, Kaito, and Norizo all within about 4 points distance to Susanoo. Gonzaburow drops from 2nd to 6th place. Joaoiyama also had a very poor day, lost about 15 points, but stays in 7th. Andoreasu stays in 8th place, and chishafuwaku in 9th. 10th place is taken by Balon, but contested by Oshirokita and Golynohana at the moment. Disclaimer: there have been other players over the basho who were moving into triple digits, but the graph would have only become less readable if I put them all onto it. I will add those players once they are within 10-points range of the Top 10. Currently, this concerns Sakura (109.21), TochiYESsshin (106.66), and Kintamayama (104.24).

Standings after Day 5: Adjusted Oracle standings: Beeftank and Pandaazuma (597) in front of chishafuwaku, Flohru, and Kaito (596). Gonzaburow had a hell of a day, and if it weren't for a loss in Quad, he would currently vie for more than 60 Kyushu points (57.84 currently). Nobody comes even close. Other players north of 30 are Pandaazuma (37.94), Terarno (36.54), Andoreasu (32.96) and Korinokoishi (30.00). This has some implications for the World Championship. Some vibes from last year creep up. All relaxed, Oskanohana? Again, there is an imminent danger emerging from a Japanese veteran player as Gonzaburow straddles the 200 points mark. Oscar still leads by about 11 points, and it might be that Gonzaburow is now peaking, but I wouldn't call the race off right now. Kaito drops to third, Pandaazuma remains in 4th and Susanoo falls to 5th, but this trio is divided by about 6 points only. Norizo and Joaoiyama battle for 6th place, swapping positions in that process. Then comes a huge no-man's-territory (which was occupied by chishafuwaku yesterday). But lots of players who started great into the basho plummeted considerably (chishafuwaku, Athenayama, Gansekiiwa, Kitakachiyama). The Top 10 are rounded out by Andoreasu, chishafuwaku, and Oshirokita (who is currently without a Kyushu point).

Standings after Day 4: Adjusted Oracle standings for Kyushu: chishafuwaku (599.5) over Beeftank and Flohru (598.5). chishafuwaku continues to lead in the Kyushu standings (50.21), but Athenayama is on his heels (48.64). Other notable performances by Oortael (38.50), Gonzaburow (36.66), Flohru (33.17) and Pandaazuma (32.45). Gansekiiwa had an abysmal day. Oskanohana continues to sail through Kyushu Basho. But wait, is this a shark lurking beneath the water-line? Kaito came to life and reduced Oscar's leading margin to less than 17 points. Susanoo drops to third place, barely having the upper edge over Pandaazuma and Gonzaburow. Joaoiyama drops to the lower half of the Top 10, leading over Norizo. Kyushu leader chishafuwaku sits in 8th place, currently in no-man's land. The Top 10 are now rounded out by Athenayama and Andoreasu.