Banzuke Surfing Aki 2008 (1st Wave)

[Randomitsuki 2,909]

Hi there,

this is to invite you to participate in Banzuke Surfing in the upcoming basho.

The rules are very simple.

Banzuke Surfing is run in several waves, with a new wave starting every year.

The goal is to move up the banzuke as far and fast as possible. You do so by temporarily "adopting" one or more rikishi at a given banzuke position. If your rikishi moves up the banzuke, so will you, if the rikishi moves down by getting MK, so will you (at least, if all your picked rikishi move down). In the basho after the current one you will be taking the banzuke position of the best-placed rikishi you've picked this time.

If your name appears on the list below, you have already participated. The column "Allowed Picks" shows you which rikishi of the banzuke you are allowed to pick next basho. If you are participating for the first time, you are allowed to pick any of the rikishi in the bottom 32 of the banzuke (as indicated below).

The rikishi that you are allowed to pick are all rikishi below your last (or most successful) pick. So generally, you cannot pick the same rikishi twice. An exception is if your rikishi drops into the last 32 of the banzuke or goes banzuke-gai. In this case, of course, you can pick any of the bottom 32 rikishi (just like a new player).

During your entire career of a given wave you can use up to three so-called jokers (indicated by the number of asterisks behind your name). Jokers are additional rikishi you can pick. In addition to the regular rikishi you pick for a basho, you can use as many jokers as you've still left. E.g., at the beginning of a wave you could pick four rikishi instead of one (regular + all jokers). As a consequence, the most successful one of these four will determine your new banzuke position. But on the downside this would mean that you don't have any jokers left for later bashos. So pick jokers wisely, three isn't much for a wave that might run for much more than a year.

Deadline is shonichi 8 AM JST.

All new players are allowed to pick jk22w Takatenshu and below.

Here are the final results after Nagoya basho. Manekineko has more than half of Juryo to pick from, so finally the curse of Juryo promotion in this game might be broken.

Rank Shikona			  Last Surfer	Position Allowed Picks				   
1.   Manekineko		   Aran		   J6w	  J7e Hoshihikari and below	   
2.   Zentoryu			 Shotenro	   ms1w	 ms2e Towanoyama and below	   
3.   Azumaryu			 Satoyama	   ms3e	 ms3w Sakaizawa and below		
4.   Gernobono*		   DNP (1st)	  ms3w	 ms4e Tamaasuka and below		
5.   Imumaru*			 Yamasaki	   ms6e	 ms6w Kotokuni and below		 
6.   charliki			 Yamasaki	   ms6e	 ms6w Kotokuni and below		 
7.   Jakusotsu***		 Kotoyutaka	 ms8e	 ms8w Hokutokuni and below	   
8.   sashimaru*		   Hokutokuni	 ms8w	 ms9e Takekabuto and below	   
9.   Golynohana		   Hochiyama	  ms10w	ms11e Dairaido and below		
10.  Doitsuyama		   Arawashi	   ms25w	ms26e Matsutani and below	   
11.  Kaiowaka***		  Hakiai		 ms28e	ms28w Takanoyama and below	  
12.  Konosato			 Hakiai		 ms28e	ms28w Takanoyama and below	  
13.  Mmikasazuma**		Kaisei		 ms29w	ms30e Tenichi and below		 
14.  Asashosakari		 Kaisei		 ms29w	ms30e Tenichi and below		 
15.  Oshirokita		   Tochifudo	  ms32w	ms33e Sadanishiki and below	 
16.  Randomitsuki		 Takakoyama	 ms37w	ms38e Ogata and below		   
17.  Tamanaogijima		Takakoyama	 ms37w	ms38e Ogata and below		   
18.  Ganzohnesushi*	   Ogata		  ms38e	ms38w Hoshizakura and below	 
19.  Profomisakari*	   Ogata		  ms38e	ms38w Hoshizakura and below	 
20.  Asafan**			 Terashita	  ms39e	ms39w Matsumidori and below	 
21.  Itachi			   Terashita	  ms39e	ms39w Matsumidori and below	 
22.  Frinkanohana*		Hokutoiwa	  ms42e	ms42w Kyokushuho and below	  
23.  Susanoo*			 Kyokushuho	 ms42w	ms43e Ikioi and below		   
24.  yamaneko***		  Fukao		  ms48w	ms49e Hidenofuji and below	  
25.  Andoreasu***		 Fukao		  ms48w	ms49e Hidenofuji and below	  
26.  Exil				 Masunofuji	 ms52w	ms53e Omiryu and below		  
27.  Bealzbob***		  Homarefuji	 ms55w	ms56e Rendaiyama and below	  
28.  Vikanohara***		Homarefuji	 ms55w	ms56e Rendaiyama and below	  
29.  Gusoyama*			Homarefuji	 ms55w	ms56e Rendaiyama and below	  
30.  Fujisan			  Yamatofuji	 ms60w	sd1e Terusegawa and below	   
31.  Takanorappa*		 Akai		   sd13w	sd14e Tokizakura and below	  
32.  Fay***			   Aotsurugi	  sd25e	sd25w Hananosato and below	  
33.  Kachitakai		   Toshinyama	 sd29w	sd30e Ryuyo and below		   
34.  Zeokage**			DNP (1st)	  sd47e	sd47w Tochinoshima and below	
35.  GONZABUROW***		Kamei		  sd62w	sd63e Kawanari and below		
36.  Hironoumi***		 Kamei		  sd62w	sd63e Kawanari and below		
37.  Zenjimoto			Kawanari	   sd63e	sd63w Shinnishiki and below	 
38.  Jejima			   DNP (1st)	  sd73w	sd74e Daishokaku and below	  
39.  Washuyama***		 DNP (1st)	  sd85e	sd85w Maegunzan and below	   
40.  Mattjila***		  Tochikasuga	sd98e	sd98w Tamakaizan and below	  
41.  Harry**			  Ozakiumi	   jd28w	jd29e Haruhikari and below	  
42.  Terarno			  Sasayama	   jd55w	jd56e Tamadaito and below	   
43.  Holleshoryu		  Tamadaito	  jd56e	jd56w Tsurunoumi and below	  
44.  Hidariashiyama***	Akinoyama	  jd127w   jd128e Hanaoka and below

[Harry 67]

Tatsuhibiki Jd30e

Edited September 3, 2008 by Harry

[Fay 1,677]

Sd26w Kotowatanabe please. Good luck!

[Azumashida 1]

Ms3w Sakaizawa

[Terarno 47]

Hi.

I pick W-Jonidan 62 Teraomaru, please.

Thanks.

[Bealzbob 0]

A gamble here, but I'll go with Ms60w Yamatofuji please.

[Kachitakai 0]

Ryuyo Sd30e

[Ganzohnesushi 548]

ms42w Kyokushuho

Ganzohnesushi

[Profomisakari 915]

Ms48w Fukao

Profomisakari

[Asafan 0]

Hello

ms42w Kyokushuho and as a joker ms48w Fukao

Thanks

[Jejima 1,498]

sd81w Yamashita please (In a state of confusion...)

[charliki 16]

ms7e Daiyubu

[Imumaru 0]

Ms8w Hokutokuni,

Thanks,

Imumaru

[Holleshoryu 17]

jd 61 w tochihibiki

[Kaiowaka 10]

For me :

Nishikikaze (Ms31w)

Thanks

[yamaneko 2]

Ms55 Homarefuji

[Konosato 46]

ms38e Ogata

[Hidariashiyama 0]

jd128e Hanaoka

[Jakusotsu 6,401]

ms8w Hokutokuni

[Manekineko 200]

J10w Ichihara

[Gernobono 467]

i go with a uninspired choice

Tamaasuka

[Golynohana 332]

Ms11w Ryuho

[Zentoryu 154]

Ms2e Towanoyama

[Itachi 396]

Ms 48 Fukao

[GONZABUROW 0]

ｓｄ81ｗ　Yamashita

GONZABUROW