Octofuji

That looks like a malapropism triggered by our ex-Prime Minister!

Yes I thought that too, Isegahama oyakata is 65 next July, which (as I understand it) is the obvious time for Terunofuji to take over.

"Over 40 of Japan’s elite maku-uchi rikishi (wrestlers) will compete" One kyujo at most then!

Out of interest @thatsumoguy, is the source code for your API available anywhere (I couldn't find it on GitHub). I don't know anything about Go, but if I was ever going to learn that should definitely be the place I'd start!

Wonderful, I'll definitely be there :)

After Aki 2024 Name Matches Since Current rank Tamawashi 1002 2013-07 Maegashira 11 East Daieisho 672 2017-03 Sekiwake 1 West Mitakeumi 491 2019-01 Maegashira 7 West Meisei 375 2020-09 Maegashira 11 West Shodai 345 2021-01 Komusubi 1 West Sadanoumi 270 2021-11 Maegashira 12 West Kotozakura 265 2021-11 Ozeki 1 East Nishikigi 237 2022-03 Maegashira 6 West Midorifuji 225 2022-05 Maegashira 9 East Ura 210 2022-07 Maegashira 2 West Ryuden 195 2022-09 Maegashira 13 East Abi 180 2022-11 Maegashira 3 East Gonoyama 120 2023-07 Maegashira 8 West Shonannoumi 120 2023-07 Maegashira 13 West Atamifuji 105 2023-09 Maegashira 3 West Hiradoumi 105 2023-09 Maegashira 1 West Churanoumi 90 2023-11 Maegashira 4 East Ichiyamamoto 90 2023-11 Maegashira 10 East Kotoshoho 75 2024-01 Maegashira 5 West Onosato 75 2024-01 Ozeki 2 West Takanosho 75 2024-01 Maegashira 6 East Nishikifuji 60 2024-03 Maegashira 14 West Roga 60 2024-03 Maegashira 8 East Kinbozan 53 2024-03 Juryo 1 West Tobizaru 50 2024-03 Maegashira 5 East Oshoma 45 2024-05 Maegashira 4 West Takarafuji 45 2024-05 Maegashira 10 West Endo 30 2024-07 Maegashira 7 East Kagayaki 30 2024-07 Juryo 2 East Kirishima 30 2024-07 Sekiwake 1 East Wakatakakage 30 2024-07 Maegashira 2 East Bushozan 15 2024-09 Maegashira 17 West Hoshoryu 15 2024-09 Ozeki 1 West Kitanowaka 15 2024-09 Juryo 1 East Oho 15 2024-09 Maegashira 1 East Onokatsu 15 2024-09 Maegashira 15 East Takayasu 15 2024-09 Maegashira 9 West Wakamotoharu 15 2024-09 Komusubi 1 East Hokutofuji 2 2024-09 Maegashira 12 East Shirokuma 0 Juryo 3 East Takakeisho 0 Sekiwake 2 West Terunofuji 0 Yokozuna 1 East A belated congratulations to Tamawashi on reaching the 1000 mark during Aki He's now passed Takarafuji and moves into the top 6 overall.

Thank you that's fixed for most of them I think. Tamawashi's record still has Wakanosho in there (the 31st match now we've had another basho). I guess there are still some other "reasons" https://www.sumo-api.com/api/rikishi/14/matches (Also Takarafuji has Fukai interloping https://www.sumo-api.com/api/rikishi/25/matches) The others in Makuuchi look fine.

It's Kotozakura + 11 others. Plus Asanoyama...so you might see even more before too long

There were a couple of dubious calls in Makuuchi today: Takerufuji v Ichiyamamoto (wrong winner) , and Shodai v Churanoumi (wrong kimarite). As I understand it, if a mono-ii isn't called then that's that, the result can't be changed, which makes sense (no-one would wish the horrors of football VAR onto sumo). But I think they can and do change the kimarite if it's clearly wrong. Churanoumi pulled on Shodai's belt, it wasn't self-inflicted and they should have changed it to something other than koshikudake. Having seen so many true slippiotoshi labelled as tsukiotoshi or hikiotoshi I was surprised this one stuck.

Last time I watched his bouts his wins came mostly from slapdowns while back pedalling, it's good to hear he's found a way to win with better sumo at a higher level. He also looks like he's bulked up a bit which must help.

Yes I've really enjoyed it, as others have said great to see the two Ozeki at the top of the leaderboard. And to see a favourite Tochitaikai get a kachikoshi in Juryo (I don't know how good his sumo has been, I'm just going by the leaderboard). Only downside for me is maybe age is catching up with Sadanoumi.

Hakuho used to exert a psychological dominance through opponents being wary of the kachiage, maybe Kirishima thought it was time to try something like that. Certainly his usual sumo has been pretty useless against Takanosho up till now.

Wasn't there a famous disrobing incident? Presumably a foul rather than a "non-technique"

I expect he doesn't want to be in the joi next basho!

Don't forget Abi, he's looking as good as when he won the yusho