Octofuji

Amateur philology* is more fun, especially in between bashos. * "A science where the vowels count for nothing, and the consonants very little"

You're probably right... it'll be cheaper than buying tickets for London anyway

I was considering trying Buy Sumo Tickets for next year as I had no joy through PIA in May, but it seems BST may stop selling Tokyo tickets altogether. Is it any easier to get tickets to the regional bashos like Osaka?

I've added the option to include linear regression plots, which should help to see the wood from the trees. My statistics are very rusty, but from what I remember this is a reasonable use case.

Funnily enough I came across this thread on Reddit last week while looking up Don Bradman. I can't vouch for the standard deviations etc...

In 3 of the last 5 bashos Hoshoryu has got 12+ wins. In all the time before that he only managed 12 wins once. If you look at his overall trajectory and not just the last 3 bashos, this is surely either someone at the top, or maybe even yet to peak.

I've been away for a few days and just caught up now. Frankly I'm amazed at how things turned out! I thought it was Aonishiki's on a plate. Kotoshoho looked a good prospect early on but I thought his main problem was balance rather than injury. He looked ungainly and his legs often just seemed to get away from him. Great to see him overcome this so spectacularly (also looks like he's bulked up a bit lately).

Kinbozan is the only Makuuchi wrestler (apart from the absent Daieisho) with a 2-0 record against Aonishiki. Maybe an upset tomorrow?

I was wondering about this seeing Ura today. From a seemingly dominant position at the edge, he pulled himself all the way across the dohyo and out. There is likely a strong intuitive association between pulling and easy wins requiring little effort, and between pushing and very hard-fought, expensive wins. This must be hard to overcome, regardless of what the wrestler may believe logically.

Thanks for the double dose of Takarafuji today ;)

Must be unusual that the winner and loser of the same bout appear on this list (Nishikifuji v Mita)!

What a stonking day of sumo! I don't remember seeing so many great matches all in one day. Even Kotozakura looked interested.

True, but when was the last time he showed the kind of fighting spirit he did today? It's great to see, even if/when he drops down the leaderboard.

Well no-one could question that juryo highlight :)

Well I have a soft spot for a couple of them, but yes all the most exciting prospects have been promoted. Even Asanoyama may not be a dead cert for next basho.