Haidouzo

If it helps: Ozeki rank on the recent two tournaments -- this is my second basho at ozeki kachi-koshi result on the recent four tournaments -- I don't believe I've ever been MK, but I've already confirmed Yusho and 9-6 and 10-5 (all KKs) over the last three basho, and any Y or J-Y this basho would clearly be a KK at least two Yusho or Jun-Yusho (by kekka, not points) on the recent four tournaments, and of those at least one Yusho or Jun-Yusho as an Ozeki -- I got the yusho in Aki last year, which was three basho ago, so a Y or J-Y this basho would be #2 in four tournaments, and since I am ozeki this basho, it would be Y or J-Y as an ozeki at least 33 kekka points on the recent three basho -- 9-6 two basho ago and 10-5 last basho is 19, so at least 14 for 33.

Achiyama-rijicho, I do believe I am also on a Yokozuna watch this basho, since any Yusho or Jun-Yusho with 14 or 15 kekka points should qualify me. I had a yusho in Aki last year, and this is my second basho as ozeki.

Working fine for me at this moment.

If I have to make a prediction for what's going to come up as the total of two tossed fair dice, I'm going to predict 7, even if there's a 5 in 6 chance it won't be 7. I will predict 7 every single time. That's just basic statistics and probability. And it's the same reason to predict almost entirely 8-7 and 7-8.

Thanks, again, Achiyama!

It's a more-or-less Monkey system. I'm not surprised it worked out well this basho. (And of course I'm referring to the FS Monkey and not that your mother is more or less a monkey.)

If the Masters tables are resurrected somewhere, will the Monkey get credit for the FS yusho?

That's the spirit! And thank you! I'll try not to let you down.

If s/he can take the yusho, s/he will have earned more Masters points than I have in at least two or maybe three basho.

This basho in a nutshell, courtesy of FS: "Feel like you don't know enough about the sport to create a winning stable? Never fear! compete against sumotalk.com's monkey. Each basho, our monkey will roll a dice in order to pick a fantasy stable completely at random just to show how competitive this method can be." The monkey is currently in first place.

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I am honored to become an ozeki in this fine game, and I will do my best to bring honor to the rank! And now, on to yokozuna!! ^_^

Hear, hear! Congratulations to all the winners, and to what should be a fascinatingly top-heavy banzuke in January!

I would be overjoyed to be able to worry about it for once!

I think I can see both sides of this, and I think the use of "understand" is where things can get muddled. I would agree that Hakuho, not being raised in Japan, is most likely less deeply conditioned to act "Japanese" than somebody born and raised in Japan. I think there's a difference between conditioning and understanding. To this extent, I can see how it can be somewhat insulting to say that someone does not understand the culture they've been living in for a very long time simply because they may rarely revert to more innate (foreign) behaviors in heated moments. I understand how to slam dunk a basketball, but no way in hell can I pull it off.

Absolutely! No rush. At your convenience! Thank you!

Achiyama: If I'm reading the "Promotion to Ozeki" rules properly, as long as I achieve at least 8 kekka points this basho, I should be qualified for ozeki. Whenever it may be convenient for you, if you would confirm that I am correct, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, again!

Lots of people bamboozled by the whole basho. The median W-L is 2-5!

Speaking of elderly matches, I see it's Aminishiki's bout today.

Just did a simple page reload--which didn't work about 90 minutes ago--and it's working for me now. 0-4, here I come!

TTT entry form is not OK at present. (Considering I'm 0-3 right now, I may be better off this way.) Standings page has not worked for me all day.

And now all is well. My thanks to all who keep the engines running.

At present, day 2 results are not in for Quad or Odd. Quad entry page 1 is working (and showing a +0-0-1 for the rikishi's day 2 results). Odd entry page is not working.

Just to confirm, it is now also giving me a runtime error for the entry page, standings, and banzuke.

Indeed, the entry form is fine, and all is well. I don't suppose posting the torikumi on the forum is terribly important, but It is of at least a little value to me. (The spacing between lines is closer, and I can see the entire torikumi on one screen, which helps. The entry form's spacing is larger, and does not allow me to do that.) If it would save you some time not to copy and paste it, it certainly wouldn't make much of a difference to me, but I'm just one of the players here, and perhaps others find it much more helpful. Thanks, again, for all that you do for the game, Achiyama!