Yarimotsu

I'll miss his presence for familiarity alone, he never seemed to have picked up much technique and seemed to have recently picked up / worsened an unspecified injury. Good luck for the future, big guy.

Au contraire, I think Daieisho is used to getting a lot out of his sumo at 70%, and just now finding out for the first time that it simply doesn't work at 30%. Go home and recover properly.

I think if they were following that logic, they'd have been obligated to promote him there already for this basho.

I'm just about ready to call Aonishiki's record since debut the best debut ever, and comparing his rise to similar cases I'd say surefire Ozeki and likely Yokozuna.

No need to apologise for telling the whole story, I was smiling the whole way through.

Excellent first day of sumo, lots of bouts I could highlight.

Seems to have been correct at 9-8 following Natsu but fallen incorrect to 4-0 during Nagoya.

Whoa, looks like Team Ukraine benefitted a huge amount from their training in Japan.

On the livestream so far, I am pretty much certain it is the Asian championships but labelled as the World championships on the graphics. It would be easy to write all the names and individual bout results but I'll leave that to someone who cares more. Some of the rounds are round robin instead of brackets due to numbers, and I lost track of which. Women's Lightweight final: Japan wins over Taiwan Men's Lightweight final: Japan wins over Mongolia Women's Middleweight, round robin no final: Japan wins over Taiwan Men's Middleweight final: Mongolia wins over Japan Women's Light-heavyweight final: Japan wins over Taiwan Men's Light-heavyweight final: Japan wins over Mongolia Women's Heavyweight round robin no final: Japan wins over Kyrgyzstan. Taiwan fell and injured her knee in her first bout against Thailand and issued forfeits to all other competitors. Men's Heavyweight final: Japan wins over Thailand. Mongolia was Bronze having only lost to Japan. Iran was cautioned for shouting in celebration on the dohyo against Taiwan, then limped off the dohyo having had his leg under Taiwan as he fell. Women's Openweight round robin: Japan wins over Taiwan. Bronze Mongolia. Kyrgyzstan visibly a little concussed / clutching back of her head after failing to brace at all when Japan laid her on her back. Men's Openweight final: Japan wins over Kyrgyzstan. Mongolia shared Bronze having only lost to Japan. Taiwan was unable to compete (not sure why) and issued forfeits. That's all I'm watching for now, team comp next.

1. Onosato 11-4 2. Aonishiki 11-4 3. Kusano KK 4. Hakuoho MK 5. Mita KK 6. Gonoumi MK 7. Kirishima 7-8 8. Fujinokawa KK 9. Kyokukaiyu KK TB 9

Thanks to all players for joining Game 21 this basho. As the deadline has been reached, the entries are now closed. Here's the list of participants in tiebreaker 2 order: Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Diff 1 Tochinofuji A A A A A A B A A B B X A A A B A B B A B 336 2 Athenayama A A A A A B B A B B B B B B B A B X A B A 298 3 Gusoyama A A A A B B A A B B B X A A A B B B A X B 300 4 ChickyStarr B B A A B B B A A A B A A B A B B B A B B 320 5 Green eyed dragon A A A A B A A X B A B B B B A B A B A A A 320 6 WAKATAKE B A A A B B B X B B B A A X A B B A A A B 320 7 Hidenotora A A A A B B B X B B A A A A B B B B A B A 284 8 Hisui B A A A A A B B B A B A A A A B B X A B B 299 9 Shatsume A A A A A A A B B A B A B A B A B X A A B 310 10 Profomisakari B A A A A B A A B B A A A A A B B B A A B 298 11 Fashiriteta A A B A B B A X B B B B B A B X A B A B B 319 12 RaeucherLax A A A A A B B A A B B A A B A A B A A A A 329 13 Tetsuarashi B A A A B B A X B B B B A A B B B X A B B 285 14 Wamahada A A A A A A A A B A B A B A A A B B B A X 330 15 Andreas21 A A A A B B B X B B A A B A B B A X A B X 305 16 Seseragi B A A X B B X X X B B B B X B X A X A A B 393 17 shimodahito B A A A A A B A B A B A B A X A B B A B A 308 18 Flohru A A A A B B X A X A B A B B A B B X A B A 316 19 Hakuryuho A A A A A A B A B B B A B A A B B B B B B 282 20 Karasukurai A B A B A A B X A X A A B A B B A X A B B 364 21 Eatplaysleepsumo B B B B A A A A A B A B B A A A B B A B B 393 22 E9 B A A A A A A A B X B A A B B A B X A B B 315 23 Susanoo A A A A A B X X A B B A B B B B A B B B A 321 24 Papayasu A A A A B B A X B B A A B A X B A B X B B 320 25 Yarimotsu A A A A A A X B B X B B A A B X B X B B A 358 26 Fia B A A A A A B X B B B A B B A B A X A B B 297 27 fujisan A A A B B B A A B A A A B B B A B B A B A 332 28 Asset A B A A A B A X X A B A A A B B B B A B A 311 29 Reonito B B A B X B X X B A B B B A B B A B A B B 357 30 Asapedroryu A B A A B A A A A B A B A A B B A B A B B 332 31 Benihana A A A A B B B A A B B B A A A A A B A B A 305 32 chishafuwaku A A A A B B A X A A B A A B A B A B A B A 305 33 Bunbukuchagama B A A A A B B B B X B B B A B A B X B A B 348 New player Seseragi holds the most unique position, while Hakuryuho holds the most consensus view. MAX 393 Seseragi MIN 282 Hakuryuho The bout table is assembled as follows: Nr Rank A History Rank B A B X Day Result 1 Y Hoshoryu 11-9 M1 Abi 21 12 0 . 2 S Kirishima 3-4 M3 Gonoyama 27 6 0 . 3 Y Onosato 1-1 M2 Hakuoho 31 2 0 . 4 S Wakatakakage 1-4 M5 Kotoshoho 28 4 1 . 5 M4 Hiradoumi 7-6 M2 Oho 17 15 1 . 6 M16 Nishikigi 1-1 M18 Shishi 13 20 0 . 7 M3 Atamifuji 0-1 M6 Onokatsu 14 14 5 . 8 M12 Takerufuji - M12 Mitakeumi 15 4 14 . 9 M4 Wakamotoharu - M6 Kusano 9 21 3 . 10 M15 Shonannoumi 5-2 M11 Roga 11 18 4 . 11 O Kotozakura 1-1 K Aonishiki 8 25 0 . 12 K Takayasu 21-20[-1] M1 Tamawashi 20 11 2 . 13 M5 Ichiyamamoto 1-5 M7 Takanosho 15 18 0 . 14 M11 Shodai 10-9 M13 Meisei 21 10 2 . 15 M8 Kinbozan 3-5 M7 Oshoma 15 16 2 . 16 M17 Ryuden 1-3 M13 Tokihayate 10 20 3 . 17 M14 Sadanoumi - M17 Hitoshi 13 20 0 . 18 M16 Tomokaze 3-3 M10 Churanoumi 2 19 12 . 19 M10 Daieisho - M9 Fujinokawa 26 6 1 . 20 M9 Midorifuji 3[-1]-3 M8 Ura 9 23 1 . 21 M15 Tobizaru 0-1 M14 Asakoryu 12 19 2 . A light smattering of X selections across the bouts means a relatively high variance across the board and potential for a runaway winner. It is somewhat unusual for every A and B option to attract at least 2 votes each, but it has happened here. This should further polarize our final player rankings. I am most surprised to see 14 players predicting that even if M12 Takerufuji decides to enter late, he will not face M12 Mitakeumi. On the Day 1 torikumi, Takerufuji is the only makuuchi absence and thus bout 8 in our game is the only one in danger of being scrapped. Best of luck to all players and enjoy the basho! @Profomisakari

Roughly 11 hours remain - please join us for Game 21 this basho! Newcomers and returners always welcome! Deadline at Friday 12th of September at 11 AM (JST), 2 AM (UTC), ENTER HERE Since last reminder: RaeucherLax Tetsuarashi Wamahada Andreas21 Seseragi shimodahito Flohru Hakuryuho Karasukurai Eatplaysleepsumo E9 Susanoo Papayasu Reminders go out to recent players: @Bunbukuchagama Asset @Asapedroryu @Benihana Fia @Yarimotsu ippikiookami @Fujisan @chishafuwaku @rokudenashi @Hakuhonofan @Reonito Kimyama @Takanorappa Kotowazasato furansumo @Suwihuto @glacier polarkatsu @Hakumadashi Mizuma @Andonishiki jogn Robizaru

4 days remain - please join us for Game 21 this basho! Newcomers and returners always welcome! Deadline at Friday 12th of September at 11 AM (JST), 2 AM (UTC), ENTER HERE Thanks to those who have already signed up including newcomer Green eyed dragon: Tochinofuji Athenayama Gusoyama ChickyStarr Green eyed dragon WAKATAKE Hidenotora Hisui Shatsume Profomisakari Fashiriteta Reminders go out to recent players: @Susanoo @Flohru @Andreas21 @Bunbukuchagama Papayasu @Wamahada eatplaylovesumo Asset @Asapedroryu @Karasukurai @Benihana E9 Fia @Yarimotsu @RaeucherLax @Hakuryuho ippikiookami @Fujisan @chishafuwaku @rokudenashi @Hakuhonofan @Reonito Kimyama @Takanorappa Kotowazasato @Tetsuarashi furansumo @Suwihuto @glacier polarkatsu @Hakumadashi Mizuma @Andonishiki jogn Robizaru

Same difference, I would argue. Kindly asking these browsers not to update has resulted in two outcomes for me: The first, that websites which do update to serve the majority of users gradually became glitched and unusable until I allowed a browser update; and secondly the refusal of my request and automatic updating of my browsers even when I have explicitly refused updates.

The webpage is slowly falling apart, it seems. I have also heard of people trying multiple browsers to sign up and being unable to do so.