Oortael

It's not meant as a joke. When I watch Hakuho and Kisenosato do dohyo-iri, I feel the intensity. When I watch Takakeisho and Ichinojo, I feel like they go thru the motion with no emotions, and also they can barely raise their legs above their waiste. So yeah, I'm afraid it's going to be underwhelming compared to what we have today. Just a random thought.

Sunday I was thinking in let's say 3-4 years, if our yakozuna are Takakeisho and Ichinojo, how underwhelming the dohyo-iri ceremony will be.

Seems like it's the Makuuchi content that gets banned 1st then the whole channel, right ? So, maybe you can keep posting the lower level parts as you usually do, but keep the Juryo and Makuuchi parts private and just post the direct links here ? I'm no expert on Youtube, so that might not work better. But I'm particularly interested in the lower divisions to follow the rising prospects. If that can allow you to keep your channel alive, it's a small step at least. Anyway Miselet, big thanks for your work for the community. Hope you find a way.

Yusho ! On just my 2nd basho.

Jd20e Kenyu joker : Jd48w Terunofuji

It's pretty hard to hear the names from the video above, but I think I heard Terasawa, Watanabe, Ounabara (not sure at all) and Kotonagahama, plus one more I couldn't guess. People with better knowledge or better ears shall confirm.

M2e

He will retire after the July basho going 4-11 from J10w, and avoiding a Makushita demotion

Hakuho 3, Kakuryu 1, Takayasu 1, Goeido 1

Hakuho Y1 Kakuryu Takayasu Y2 Goeido O1 Mitakeumi O2 Tochinoshin

5 basho, 3 yusho, 1 zensho

Jk23e Roga

Disclaimer: I’ve been following sumo for just a few months, so my knowledge is limited and I surely miss some context. but … Let’s check what recent history says for the Daishomaru/Terutsuyoshi dilemma. Since 2010, there were 22 rikishi going 6-9 from M14 (east or west). 10 stayed in Makuuchi and 12 were demoted to Juryo*. So the Daishomaru part is close to a toss-up but favors the demotion. On a side note, 9 of the 10 guys who stayed in Makuuchi went makekoshi the following basho (like Chiyomaru during last basho). Which would favors demotion even more. Since 2010, there were 11 rikishi going 10-5 from J5. 6 were promoted and 5 stayed in Juryo. So the Terutsuyoshi part is also close to a toss-up but favors the promotion. On a side note again, between 2005 and 2009, there were 9 rikishi going 10-5 from J5 and they’ve all been promoted. It seems NSK changed its mind and are now handing promotion more cautiously. So overall, recent history goes towards Terutsuyoshi, but it’s pretty close. * There were 2 rikishi ranked M17e for the following basho. Here, there will be no M17 rank in 2019.01 so I counted them as demoted even if they actually stayed in Makuuchi.