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Invitation to Play GTB - March 2025 - 264 entries so far, 2 days to go
Tigerboy1966 replied to Kintamayama's topic in Sumo Games
Deadline is 18th February! Crikey O'Riley! I am sure my significant other will understand if I spend the Valentine's weekend poring over spreadsheets and database queries. -
Kinboshi to Tobizaru for beating Hoshoryu in the "pain face" contest.
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Just looking at Shosei's record... He had a ten-year run in makushita and recorded wins over Takakeisho, Takayasu, Ikioi, Aoiyama and Keisei. Whenever he reached the ms promotion zone he banged his head on the ceiling but he was obviously pretty good.
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On the "Takakeisho got screwed" sub-topic... Takakeisho's jun-yusho in November 2022 was an odd one. He lost very tamely to Abi, but there was a suspicion that he threw the bout to spare Takayasu who had been injured in the first match of the play-off. When I say "suspicion" I mean that Chris Sumo said so.
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Daieisho, Kirishima and Oho have all recorded scores which could be the start of an ozeki run. And if Kotozakura doesn't improve drastically in March we are going to have an ozeki deficit come May.
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Promotion/Demotion and Yūshō Discussion Hatsu 2025
Tigerboy1966 replied to Reonito's topic in Honbasho Talk
I can't see any logjams or gaping holes in the next banzuke. Either Kirishima or Oho will get the vacant sekiwake slot; whoever loses out gets K1e. Looks as though Abi will keep his rank but shuffle to the west as there are no other obvious candidates for K1w. Hey Chiyoshoma! This is what happens when you take your foot off the gas in the second week! -
Promotion/Demotion and Yūshō Discussion Hatsu 2025
Tigerboy1966 replied to Reonito's topic in Honbasho Talk
We end with a three-way tie involving Mitakeumi, Tokihayate and Kotoshoho. They work out half a rank behind Shirokuma but I think that maku'uchi privilege will see all three staying up. -
Promotion/Demotion and Yūshō Discussion Hatsu 2025
Tigerboy1966 replied to Reonito's topic in Honbasho Talk
So we have five clear promotions from juryo: Shishi, Ryuden, Aonishiki, Sadanoumi and Asakoryu. Shirokuma is there if you need a sixth promotee. -
Promotion/Demotion and Yūshō Discussion Hatsu 2025
Tigerboy1966 replied to Reonito's topic in Honbasho Talk
My brain hurts, but I think this is correct. The following will be promoted from juryo: Shishi, Ryuden, Aonishiki, Sadanoumi AND Asakoryu (even though his record isn't an automatic promotion) Kayo gets promoted if he wins. Shirokuma might get promoted if he wins or even if he loses, but see below... The following will be demoted from maku'uchi: Kitanowaka, Roga and Hokutofuji. And Terunofuji has retired. Mitakeumi is safe even though a loss would give him a theoretically demotable record. Then we have a grey area which envelops Kotoshoho, Tokihayate, Tamashoho and Kagayaki who are all demotable but might survive depending on how they fare tomorrow and what happens to Kayo and Shirokuma. We also have to factor in the slight privilege given to maku'uchi wrestlers: half a rank? full rank? Who knows. I give up! -
Promotion/Demotion and Yūshō Discussion Hatsu 2025
Tigerboy1966 replied to Reonito's topic in Honbasho Talk
I agree but I am doing a very simple, by the numbers, calculation. I'm talking about the rock-solid, undemotable, chill-my-way-through-the-rest-of-the-basho kind of safety. -
Promotion/Demotion and Yūshō Discussion Hatsu 2025
Tigerboy1966 replied to Reonito's topic in Honbasho Talk
Juryo wins away from promotion (or promotability?) after day 13: Already achieved: Ryuden, Shishi, Aonishiki 1 win: Sadanoumi, 2 wins: Kayo, Asakoryu, Shirokuma, -
Promotion/Demotion and Yūshō Discussion Hatsu 2025
Tigerboy1966 replied to Reonito's topic in Honbasho Talk
Maku'uchi wins away from safety after day 13: 1 win: Mitakeumi 2 wins: Tamashoho, Kagayaki Demotable but not doomed. Kotoshoho, Tokihayate Already gone: Terunofuji, Hokutofuji, Roga, Kitanowaka -
Promotion/Demotion and Yūshō Discussion Hatsu 2025
Tigerboy1966 replied to Reonito's topic in Honbasho Talk
Somehow, they have to fill 42 spots in maku'uchi, so yup, it looks like there will be some very lucky lads this time around. Hey Kagayaki, It's not over! -
Promotion/Demotion and Yūshō Discussion Hatsu 2025
Tigerboy1966 replied to Reonito's topic in Honbasho Talk
Maku'uchi wins away from safety after day 12: 1 win: Mitakeumi, Nishikifuji* 2 wins: 3 wins: Tamashoho, Tokihayate, Kotoshoho, Kagayaki Already gone: Terunofuji, Hokutofuji, Roga, Kitanowaka *EDIT: Just realised that there is very likely to be a M18e in March so I think Nishikifuji is almost certainly safe -
Promotion/Demotion and Yūshō Discussion Hatsu 2025
Tigerboy1966 replied to Reonito's topic in Honbasho Talk
Juryo wins away from promotion (or promotability?) after day 12: Already achieved: Ryuden, Shishi, Aonishiki 1 win: none 2 wins: Sadanoumi, Kayo, Asakoryu 3 wins: Shirokuma, Tochitaikai -
I thought that Kazakhs "follow the hawk".
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Will we get monkeys, angry men or years a slave?
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Promotion/Demotion and Yūshō Discussion Hatsu 2025
Tigerboy1966 replied to Reonito's topic in Honbasho Talk
Maku'uchi wins away from safety after day 11: 1 win: Mitakeumi, Midorifuji 2 wins: Nishikifuji 3 wins: Tamashoho, Tokihayate 4 wins: Kotoshoho, Kagayaki, Already gone: Terunofuji, Hokutofuji, Roga, Kitanowaka -
Promotion/Demotion and Yūshō Discussion Hatsu 2025
Tigerboy1966 replied to Reonito's topic in Honbasho Talk
Juryo wins away from promotion (or promotability?) after day 11: Already achieved: Ryuden, Shishi, Aonishiki 1 win: none 2 wins: Sadanoumi 3 wins: Kayo, Asakoryu, Shirokuma, Tochitaikai -
Promotion/Demotion and Yūshō Discussion Hatsu 2025
Tigerboy1966 replied to Reonito's topic in Honbasho Talk
Maku'uchi wins away from safety after day 10: 1 win: Mitakeumi, Meisei, Shonannoumi, Hakuoho 2 wins: Midorifuji 3 wins: Nishikifuji, Tokihayate 4 wins: Kotoshoho, Tamashoho, Kagayaki, Already gone: Terunofuji, Hokutofuji, Roga, Kitanowaka And yes, I think that falling one win short is probably going to be safe this time around... -
Promotion/Demotion and Yūshō Discussion Hatsu 2025
Tigerboy1966 replied to Reonito's topic in Honbasho Talk
Juryo wins away from promotion (or promotability?) after day 10: 1 win: Ryuden, Shishi, Aonishiki 2 wins: none 3 wins: Sadanoumi, Kayo, Asakoryu 4 wins: Shirokuma, Tochitaikai 5 wins: Wakaikari Already up: none -
Promotion/Demotion and Yūshō Discussion Hatsu 2025
Tigerboy1966 replied to Reonito's topic in Honbasho Talk
Juryo wins away from promotion: 2 wins: Ryuden, Shishi, Aonishiki 3 wins: Sadanoumi, Asakoryu 4 wins: Kayo, Tochitaikai, Shirokuma 5 wins: none 6 wins: Hidenoumi, Oshoumi, Wakaikari Already up: none -
Promotion/Demotion and Yūshō Discussion Hatsu 2025
Tigerboy1966 replied to Reonito's topic in Honbasho Talk
To put it another way... Maku'uchi wins away from safety: 1 win: Mitakeumi, Hakuoho, Churanoumi 2 wins: Shonannoumi, Meisei 3 wins: Midorifuji 4 wins: Kotoshoho, Tamashoho, Kagayaki, Nishikifuji Already gone: Terunofuji, Hokutofuji, Roga, Kitanowaka -
There is always a word for it!. I understood that a "tori-naoshi" was strictly for "too close to call" incidents and what happened today was definitely not that.
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Do ex-yokozuna still get to be an elder under their own name for a limited time? Or was that scrapped?