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JULY BASHO--LINKS AND STATISTICS BLOG--DAY 1 Running a day behind. Will catch up as I can.

July 2022 Basho Links and Statistics Blog--Introduction and Previews And so we begin again. Enjoy

May 2022 Basho (Natu--Summer) Summary; Cumulative Statistics; Selected Comparisons with March 2022 Basho and Index to all Videos and Photos (Scroll to the bottom of the page) I am linking you to the summary Post. From that page you can link to any other Post. Those who are unfamiliar with the Sport should start at the Introductory Post, which will give you all the links you need to get to know the Sport. The Summary page contains: "Pennant Race Graphs" for the Top 2 Divisions for all Rikishi (wrestlers) who finished with a winning record; A complete recap of the winner's performance, including video links to each of his matches; Special Prize Winners; Winners of all the Lower Divisions with video links to the Championship winning matches, Kimarite (Finishing Move) statistics for the Top Two Divisions with comparisons to the Previous Tournament,, as well as Kimarite analysis for Top Division Rikishi who won 10 or more matches, Exhaustive results links including Final Stable and Ichimon standings (all explained in the post), Kensho (Independent Prize money per match) statistics. Match Time Statistics for Top Division and 2nd Division (I put 2nd Divsion Statistics together with a stop watch app., as they are not available in any source I could find. Kachi-Koshi (winning record)/Make-Koshi (losing record) for the Top Two Divisions, sorted by the Day they were achieved so you can see how they did "down the stretch) Top Rank Performance in the Top Two Divisions Maegashira (Rank and Filers) v san'yaku (Top Rankers) in the Top Division Juryo (2nd Division) performance against Top Division Opponents. AND THAT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST YOU WILL FIND A COMPLETE INDEX TO VIDEO LINKS TO OVER 200 MATCH VIDEOS AND PHOTO LINKS TO MORE THAN 2,000 PHOTOS. So for those who want the Tournament in a rather large thumbnail, the summary is the place to go. For those who want more, follow the Tournament Day by Day. Again, all posts are linked to all other posts. I have tried to create an integrated information system for a small topic. This has really been about the quest of a retired Internet Librarian to hone his skills. Also about the joy of a lifetime Pro Wrestling fan to see Wrestling shows the language, culture, ritual--ahh ritual, of another country. If you enjoy it 1/10th as much as I enjoyed doing it, I will be a happy retired Librarian. See you all, same time, same station, beginning July 10.

MAY 2022 (NATSU) BASHO LINKS AND STATISTICS BLOG--DAY 9 Links to archived Makuuchi Day 9 videos , photos, match articles, selected Rikishi quotes, match results, Kimarite and time statistics with comparisons to the March Basho. I have added match results and Kimarite statistics for Juryo. Also Top Rank performance, Maegashira v san'yaku, and Top Ten performance in Juryo. Have added Time of Match statistics for Juryo (no official source, so I used a stop watch app). Probably not exact, but close. Anyway, if anyone knows of an "official" source available in English please let me know. Hope it increases your enjoyment of the Basho.

MAY 2022 (NATSU) BASHO LINKS AND STATISTICS BLOG--DAY 8 INTERESTING LINK IN THIS POST, FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T ALREADY SEEN IT. HAPPENED IN JONOKUCHI The highlight is Yamato's (Jk10w) victory over Sato (Jk16e) in a re-match after the first match was too close to call. He used the rare Kimarite (finishing move), Tasukizori, (Reverse Backwards Body Drop) which has an overall rate of 0.06%. Since 2000, the Kimarite has been used 21 times (all divisions). This is the only time so far it has been used in this Basho. Also,on Day 8, the match between Chiyoshoma and Takarafuji lasted longer than all of the Juryo matches combined: 123.8 seconds to 94.3 for 13 matches. Links to archived Makuuchi Day 8 videos , photos, match articles, selected Rikishi quotes, match results, Kimarite and time statistics with comparisons to the March Basho. I have added match results and Kimarite statistics for Juryo. Also Top Rank performance, Maegashira v san'yaku, and Top Ten performance in Juryo. Have added Time of Match statistics for Juryo (no official source, so I used a stop watch app). Probably not exact, but close. Anyway, if anyone knows of an "official" source available in English please let me know. Hope it increases your enjoyment of the Basho.

MAY 2022 (NATSU) BASHO LINKS AND STATISTICS BLOG--DAY 7 Links to archived Makuuchi Day 7 videos , photos, match articles, selected Rikishi quotes, match results, Kimarite and time statistics with comparisons to the March Basho. I have added match results and Kimarite statistics for Juryo. Also Top Rank performance, Maegashira v san'yaku, and Top Ten performance in Juryo. Have added Time of Match statistics for Juryo (no official source, so I used a stop watch app). Probably not exact, but close. Anyway, if anyone knows of an "official" source available in English please let me know. Hope it increases your enjoyment of the Basho. Enjoy

MAY 2022 (NATSU) BASHO LINKS AND STATISTICS BLOG--DAY 6 A REQUEST IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY "NOTABLE" SECTION FOR DAY 6 (SORRY, HAVE FALLEN A DAY BEHIND, COULDN'T BE HELPED--WILL TRY TO CATCH UP SOON). I HAVE SOME PRETTY STRONG THINGS TO SAY ABOUT OZEKI PERFORMANCE SO FAR, PERHAPS TOO STRONG? I AM FAIRLY NEW TO THE SPORT AND SO DON'T HAVE THE CONTEXT THAT MOST OF YOU DO. IS THIS SOMETHING OF CONCERN, OR SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS REGULARLY? ANY FEEDBACK WOULD BE WELCOMED. THANKS IN ADVANCE. ALSO FOUND THE 3 CONSECUTIVE MATCHES WON BY DAIGO OVER YOKOZUNA TOCHINOUMI IN 1965. TOCHINOUMI JUST PASSED IN 2021, SECOND OLDEST LIVING YOKOZUNA TO UMAGATANI i (15TH YOKOZUNA). Links to 6 archived Makuuchi Day 6 videos , Jonokuchi, and several maezumo matches, over 160 photos, match articles, selected Rikishi quotes, match results, Kimarite and time statistics with comparisons to the March Basho. I have added match results and Kimarite statistics for Juryo. Also Top Rank performance, Maegashira v san'yaku, and Top Ten performance in Juryo. Have added Time of Match statistics for Juryo (no official source, so I used a stop watch app). Probably not exact, but close. Anyway, if anyone knows of an "official" source available in English please let me know. Hope it increases your enjoyment of the Basho. Enjoy

MAY 2022 (NATSU) BASHO LINKS AND STATISTICS BLOG--DAY 5 Links to 10 archived Makuuchi Day 4 videos , Jonokuchi, and several maezumo matches, over 190-photos, match articles, selected Rikishi quotes, match results, Kimarite and time statistics with comparisons to the March Basho. I have added match results and Kimarite statistics for Juryo. Also Top Rank performance, Maegashira v san'yaku, and Top Ten performance in Juryo. Have added Time of Match statistics for Juryo (no official source, so I used a stop watch app). Probably not exact, but close. Anyway, if anyone knows of an "official" source available in English please let me know. Hope it increases your enjoyment of the Basho. Enjoy

MAY 2022 (NATSU) BASHO LINKS AND STATISTICS BLOG--DAY 4 Links to 8 archived Makuuchi Day 4 videos , Jonokuchi, and several maezumo matches, over 180 photos, match articles, selected Rikishi quotes, match results, Kimarite and time statistics with comparisons to the March Basho. I have added match results and Kimarite statistics for Juryo. Also Top Rank performance, Maegashira v san'yaku, and Top Ten performance in Juryo. Have added Time of Match statistics for Juryo (no official source, so I used a stop watch app). Probably not exact, but close. Anyway, if anyone knows of an "official" source available in English please let me know. Hope it increases your enjoyment of the Basho. Enjoy

MAY 2022 (NATSU) BASHO LINKS AND STATISTICS BLOG--DAY 3 Links to 9 archived Makuuchi Day 3 videos (doubled up on one, sorry, will fix later,) 1 Juryo, 4 Jonokuchi, and several maezumo matches, over 175 photos, match articles, selected Rikishi quotes, match results, Kimarite and time statistics with comparisons to the March Basho. I have added match results and Kimarite statistics for Juryo. Also Top Rank performance, Maegashira v san'yaku, and Top Ten performance in Juryo. Have added Time of Match statistics for Juryo (no official source, so I used a stop watch app). Probably not exact, but close. Anyway, if anyone knows of an "official" source available in English please let me know. Hope it increases your enjoyment of the Basho. Enjoy

MAY 2022 (NATSU) BASHO LINKS AND STATISTICS BLOG--DAY 2 Links to 8 archived match videos (NHK will be up later after about 1:00 AM US Eastern--but they aren't archived past two weeks after the Basho), over 175 photos, match articles, selected Rikishi quotes, match results, Kimarite and time statistics with comparisons to the March Basho. I have added match results and Kimarite statistics for Juryo. Also Top Rank performance, Maegashira v san'yaku, and Top Ten performance in Juryo. Have added Time of Match statistics for Juryo (no official source, so I used a stop watch app). Probably not exact, but close. Anyway, if anyone knows of an "official" source available in English please let me know. Hope it increases your enjoyment of the Basho. Enjoy

MAY 2022 (NATSU) BASHO LINKS AND STATISTICS BLOG--DAY 1 Links to 9 archived match videos, about 45 photos, match articles, selected Rikishi quotes, match results, Kimarite and time statistics with comparisons to the March Basho. I have added match results and Kimarite statistics for Juryo. Also Top Rank performance, Maegashira v san'yaku, and Top Ten performance in Juryo. Enjoy

MAY 2022 (NATSU) BASHO LINKS AND STATISTICS BLOG--INTRODUCTION AND PREVIEWS Links to various resources, several previews (print, and audio and video podcasts), information about the Rikishi, and a comparison between the latest JSA Rikishi weights and those for January (the latest I have copied out). Will be doing daily posts as always, using many sources (of which this board is one of the most important), followed by a summary and video index at the end. Enjoy

Summary; Cumulative Statistics; Selected Comparisons with January 2022 Basho and Index to all Videos and Photos The summary does what it says, and contains a complete index to all linked videos and photos in the blog. It also links to Day 13-15 reports, as well as all other days. Every Day links to every other day. Results, videos, photos, match articles, kimarite statistics, time of match statistics, number of Kimarites as % of all Kimarites for Makuuchi 10+ winners, spotlight on Wakatakakage/Takayasu Basho, links to videos of all Lower Division Championship matches, Makuuchi and Juryo "pennant race" charts, etc. This concludes the Blog for March. Soon I will be putting together a win sort for all Makuuchi Rikishi for 2022 through March. Many thanks for all the help of all the experts on this board. I linked to you liberally, and think I have sourced you each time I did. Enjoy

Wakatakakage is the first Shen-Sekiwake to win a Yusho since Futubayama in 1936 (it was part of his 69 match winning streak. Natsu 1936