Ruziklao

1-5 – Susanoo (scoring big even in bad years) 6-10 – Pandaazuma (will be back with booom this year) 11-20 – Norizo (anything else than top ten is surprise and repeated surprises are *very* rare) 21-40 – Athenayama (highest gino score in the group hinting at balanced ability to score) 41-80 – Frinkanohana (this was exceptionally bad year, only 60th place in spite of scoring in 10 different games, great potential here) 81-120 – Achiyama (like me, scoring in 6 different games, but throwing off the burden of required self-discipline) 121-200 – DeRosa (speak about potential...) 201+ – Kikkuzakankurou (I simply like the name)

Aaargh, that was close... having run 13-11-11-11 (as M6-Ke-Sw-Se)... no ozeki cigar... I have a feeling next time I will not be able to gambarize (12 needed...)

With this brutal start, I do not know if it is good to miss most games due to looming real life traveling or not. Well, I would put yokozuna somewhere on the top anyway, so I would sit somewhere in the bunch...

Wow. As a long-term Pokemon Go player (first used as a hook to make our junior walk with me a lot, then becoming hooked myself) I "own" most of the displayed pokemon in the game, but I have never expected to see them here. Garchomp FTW!

1-5 Pandaazuma 6-10 Andoreasu 11-20 Norizo 21-40 Golynohana 41-80 Terarno 81-120 Chocshoporyu 121-200 Mmikasazuma 201+ Tsunamiko

Thanks so I am not going to destroy the Metasumo year for anyone except myself

But why hardest? Usually at least some people use "safe" picks early in the basho, not betting on 50:50 bouts, and safe picks in the beginning are usually based on the rank and head-to-head differences. Later in basho situation includes necessity to pick whomever-remains, of course, trying to select the best possible moment even for losers. And take into account also tiebreak considerationg for yusho favourites...

Choosing myself for more motivation... 1-5 Pandaazuma 6-10 Flohru 11-20 Unkonoyama 21-40 Athenayama 41-80 Konosato 81-120 Chocshoporyu 121-200 Ruziklao 201+ Damimonay

Usually I am not complaining, but there seems to be a pile of bad banzuke luck falling on me (as well as Domichi and Tenshihan) this time. Finishing on the 12th place out of 90 participants in Kyushu, with 2 more real wins than median weak 6 and still advancing only 2,5 ranks in the lower Juryo... one time next time as the recent funny slogan in Slovakia goes. Thanks for all the work!

Just a quick question, has anyone noticed there are 2 days left?

Sounds like late Fantasy Sumo (where one point was awarded for win) or current Rotosumo (where points are awarded based on the oponents rank) - see rotosumo.sumogames.de.

They will start doing it as soon as former rikishi start to sue Kyokai for damages after retirement, just like former NFL players did for long-lasting effects of brain injuries. Until then... rikishi are adults and are responsible for their own actions, n'est-ce pas?

Time machine won in the Internet auction by misclicked bid?

My guess is that maegashira meet yokozuna more often that participate in musubi no ichiban, but if they enter the last fight of the day, then it is usually with yokozuna...

It was my first thought in live speed that there is some lesson in giving, but then in slow-motion it seemed in the flow - in the moment of final push Endo was still in, even if compromised. The run was more funny in slow motion as well, passionate hops...