Nagoya 2009 Banzuke

[Kintamayama 41,274]

Hakuhou Y Asashouryuu

Harumafuji O Kotooushuu

KaioU O Kotomitsuki

Chiyotaikai O

Kakuryuu S Kisenosato

Kyokutenhou K Kotoshougiku

Aran M1 Goueidou

Tochiouzan 2 Toyohibiki

Iwakiyama 3 Baruto

Miyabiyama 4 Takamisakari

Aminishiki 5 Tochinoshin

Bushuuyama 6 Tamanoshima

Toyonoshima 7 Moukonami (NU)

Kokkai 8 Kakizoe

Takekaze 9 Tochinonada

Shoutenrou10 Tokitenkuu

Yamamotoyama 11 Tamawashi

Asasekiryuu 12 Yoshikaze

Futenou 13 Dejima

Shimotori 14 Tosayutaka (NU)

Houmashou 15 Kasugaou (RU)

Wakakouyuu (NU) 16

Kyokutenhou-(edited to make sense and to remove egg) :7th oldest post-war Makuuchi rikishi to hold a sanyaku rank and the 8th guy to have double-digit sanyaku promotions.

Kakuryuu-first Sekiwake out of Izutsu beya under the guidance of ex-Sakahoko.

Edited July 16, 2009 by Kintamayama

[Asashosakari 16,979]

Kyokutenhou-the oldest Makuuchi rikishi

The what?

[Kintamayama 41,274]

Juryo:

Chiyohakuhou 1 Tamaasuka

Kouryuu 2 Tosanoumi

Masatsukasa 3 Hakuba

Hokutouriki 4 Asoufuji

Shirononami 5 Kimurayama

Kyokunankai 6 Wakanosato

Kotokasuga 7 Kasuganishiki

Sakaizawa 8 Kirinowaka

Kaihou 9 Tokusegawa (NU)

Juumonji 10 Kitataiki

Wakatenrou 11 Kiyoseumi

Toyozakura 12 Daishouumi

Hoshihikari 13 Kitazakura (RU)

Kotokuni14 Kotoyutaka (NU)

Edited June 28, 2009 by Kintamayama

[Kintamayama 41,274]

Kyokutenhou-the oldest Makuuchi rikishi

The what?

Oldest rikishi in Makuuchi.

[Asashosakari 16,979]

Kyokutenhou-the oldest Makuuchi rikishi

The what?

Oldest rikishi in Makuuchi.

Those damned Dominican birth certificates...

[Kintamayama 41,274]

Down in Makushita, it looks like Fukuoka has returned to his old name at 4 east..

And Takahama is back to Hamanishiki??

Edited June 28, 2009 by Kintamayama

[Asashosakari 16,979]

Kyokutenhou-7th time post-war that the oldest Makuuchi rikishi holds a sanyaku rank

Ohh, now I get it - that's "7th-oldest rikishi to be promoted to a sanyaku rank". (Though the upcoming official banzuke topics will probably say 6th-oldest...)

[Harry 67]

Thanks for posting.

So much for my GTB entry, blech...

[Kintamayama 41,274]

Kyokutenhou-7th time post-war that the oldest Makuuchi rikishi holds a sanyaku rank

Ohh, now I get it - that's "7th-oldest rikishi to be promoted to a sanyaku rank". (Though the upcoming official banzuke topics will probably say 6th-oldest...)

Yes, I guess that's correct.. I know he's not the oldest Makuuchi, so I thought something was wrong, but I understood it later when someone posted an explanation...

[Jejima 1,000]

Nagoya 2007 banzuke? Where can we see the one for this year? (Neener, neener...)

[Kintamayama 41,274]

Nagoya 2007 banzuke? Where can we see the one for this year? (Neener, neener...)

Over at Sumotalk.

[Kintamayama 41,274]

Since my religious beliefs do not allow me to use queries on any site, does anyone remember a higher promotion to Makuuchi than Maegashira 7 , new-maku and/or sigh-maku?

[Kintamayama 41,274]

Down in Sandanme, some guy changed his shikona to 右肩上がり, which means growing or expanding, but it's literally "raising the right shoulder" and that is extremely amusing to me. It's Sandanme 3, so it should be someone relatively known. I wait in anticipation to learn his identity.

[Asashosakari 16,979]

Down in Sandanme, some guy changed his shikona to 右肩上がり, which means growing or expanding, but it's literally "raising the right shoulder" and that is extremely amusing to me. It's Sandanme 3, so it should be someone relatively known. I wait in anticipation to learn his identity.

I think it's Yoshino from Otake-beya, heretofore underway with his real name. Or Azumazeki-beya's Kubota, but he's more likely the other shikona change at Sd4, because the new one incorporates a rarely-used kanji from Ushiomaru.

Edited June 29, 2009 by Asashosakari

[Babaryutaikai 1]

Did I miss some news somewhere? What happened to Mokonami? (Neener, neener...)

[Harry 67]

Did I miss some news somewhere? What happened to Mokonami? (Neener, neener...)

Up to maegashira 7 west for Nagoyabasho.

[Babaryutaikai 1]

Did I miss some news somewhere? What happened to Mokonami? (Neener, neener...)

Up to maegashira 7 west for Nagoyabasho.

Oops, thanks. I did a page search using "Mokonami". That's what I get for being lazy (Sigh...)

[Chisaiyama 11]

Since my religious beliefs do not allow me to use queries on any site, does anyone remember a higher promotion to Makuuchi than Maegashira 7 , new-maku and/or sigh-maku?

Not in modern times. Tosanoumi & Miyabiyama in 1995 & 1999, respectively achieved M7 from J1 each with a 14-1 Yusho. However, if you go back to the 1930's and beyond there are occurences of Juryo rikishi being promoted even higher. If your beliefs don't allow you to query perhaps they allow you to look at the results here.

Edited June 29, 2009 by Chisaiyama

[Kaiomitsuki 408]

Since my religious beliefs do not allow me to use queries on any site, does anyone remember a higher promotion to Makuuchi than Maegashira 7 , new-maku and/or sigh-maku?

Not in modern times. Tosanoumi & Miyabiyama in 1995 & 1999, respectively achieved M7 from J1 each with a 14-1 Yusho. However, if you go back to the 1930's and beyond there are occurences of Juryo rikishi being promoted even higher. If your beliefs don't allow you to query perhaps they allow you to look at the results here.

We have two higher (re)promotion in the modern era :

Daiju achieved M6e from J1w (Natsu 1970) (new-maku)

Wakamiyama achieved M6w from J1w (Aki 1968)

Edited June 29, 2009 by Kaiomitsuki

[Fay 1,676]

(Holiday feeling...) (Holiday feeling...) (Holiday feeling...)

(Neener, neener...) Kakuryu (Sigh...)

(Holiday feeling...) (Holiday feeling...) (Holiday feeling...)

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.

sorry, had to do it

although he told me already, I only believe in something when I see it black on white ;-)

Edited June 29, 2009 by Fay

[Kintamayama 41,274]

I think it's Yoshino from Otake-beya, heretofore underway with his real name.

Yoshino it is. Maybe inspired by Rohou's departure in some way?

[Kintamayama 41,274]

Down in Sandanme, some guy changed his shikona to 右肩上がり, which means growing or expanding, but it's literally "raising the right shoulder" and that is extremely amusing to me. It's Sandanme 3, so it should be someone relatively known. I wait in anticipation to learn his identity.

"With all the bleakness we have had lately (Rohou scandal), I wanted something to bring us good fortunes!", explained Otake Oyakata about one of the strangest shikona ever given to mankind. Migikataagari. "I just hope people will notice my sumo and not the strange name..", said a bewildered ex-Yoshino.

Edited June 29, 2009 by Kintamayama

[Harry 67]

http://mainichi.jp/enta/sports/general/sum...050079000c.html

大相撲：しこ名は「右肩上り」　三段目・吉野が改名

　「右肩上（あが）り」。２９日発表された大相撲力士の改名で、こんな珍名が名古屋場所の土俵上で呼ばれる。

　大嶽部屋の三段目力士、吉野（２１）。昨年名古屋場所で勝ち越して幕下に上がったが、以来三段目との間を上ったり下りたりで大嶽親方（元関脇・貴闘力）から勧められた。「実際に番付を見てびっくりです」と本人。

　昨年は部屋頭の露鵬が大麻吸引疑惑で解雇され、相撲界のイメージを傷付けた。大嶽親方は「全体が暗いのでみんなが幸せになれるように付けた」と弟子に期待。右肩上りは「話題が先行してしまうと思うけど、相撲で注目されたい」。名前の通り「エレベーター」から脱却できるか。【鈴木英世】

Ozumo: Sandanme Yoshino changes his shikona to Migikataagari ("right shoulder raise")

"Migikataagari." On the 29th the ozumou rikishi name changes were announced and a rare name will be announced above the dohyo in Nagoyabasho.

Otakebeya's sandanme rikishi, Yoshino(21). Since last year's Nagoyabasho kachikoshi and subsequent rise to makushita, he has risen and fallen between sandanme and Otake oyakata (former sekiwake Takatoriki) gave him advice. "At this time the ranking appears surprising," said the man himself.

Last year, the heya's top rikishi Roho was axed over accusations of smoking weed, and the sumo world's image was tarnished. The Otake oyakata said, "Everything was bleak so in order for all of us to be happy we followed," the expectations of the deshi. Regarding Migikataagri, "I think it has become the primary topic of discussion, but I want to attract attention to sumo." Can you get rid of an elevator record by way of changing a name? (Hideyo Suzuki)

Edited June 29, 2009 by Harry

[Kintamayama 41,274]

"Hey you! Your shikona has changed!!" "Huh??" was about how the Rightarmraise shikona was announced to Yoshino. Yoshino (who is also the highest ranked rikishi at Ootake-beya) was notified of the change a day before the banzuke was announced. "Well, it has good symbols so I will gambarize..", he said. "I felt , like 'HUH???' I heard something about it before the May basho, but was it for real?? I kind of laughed a bit..", he said. "As I knew of the shikona change, I thought it was going to be something like 'something-riki' or 'something-hou' , the usual Ootake beya suffixes, but this??" He was officially told about it last evening by the Oyakata. Ootake is dead serious about this. "In these times of recession and general gloom I though this would bring in a ray of light into this world.. It's a shikona that makes everyone want to support it. Of course I'd like his achievements to improve as well. I want everyone who comes in contact with Yoshino to be blessed!", he explained.

Yoshino , however, managed to screw up twice when attempting to write his new shikona. "I got the kata (肩) character wrong..", he muttered.

Everyone is waiting to hear the yobidashi call out his name. "If I were my opponent, I'd probably crack up laughing..", he summed.

Migikata-agari:

Edited June 30, 2009 by Kintamayama

[Sashohitowa 6]

"Hey you! Your shikona has changed!!" "Huh??" was about how the Rightarmraise shikona was announced to Yoshino. Yoshino (who is also the highest ranked rikishi at Ootake-beya) was notified of the change a day before the banzuke was announced. "Well, it has good symbols so I will gambarize..", he said. "I felt , like 'HUH???' I heard something about it before the May basho, but was it for real?? I kind of laughed a bit..", he said. "As I knew of the shikona change, I thought it was going to be something like 'something-riki' or 'something-hou' , the usual Ootake beya suffixes, but this??" He was officially told about it last evening by the Oyakata. Ootake is dead serious about this. "In these times of recession and general gloom I though this would bring in a ray of light into this world.. It's a shikona that makes everyone want to support it. Of course I'd like his achievements to improve as well. I want everyone who comes in contact with Yoshino to be blessed!", he explained.

Yoshino , however, managed to screw up twice when attempting to write his new shikona. "I got the kata (肩) character wrong..", he muttered.

Everyone is waiting to hear the yobidashi call out his name. "If I were my opponent, I'd probably crack up laughing..", he summed.

it's really surprising and funny - maybe for everyone except Yoshino. To be honest, I am surprised of the comments that are clearly in the "yeah, I agree it is stupid, but what can I do.." specter. I can imagine how furious he is inside...

And what was Otake thinking? Didn't he realize that he will make fun out of his highest ranked rikishi? "To bring a ray of light into this world"?? Either I really miss how fundamentally glorious the kanji of the shikona are, or maybe Otake's finding of Roho's secret stash has led to this sudden enlightenment.

At least he didn't do it to Morikawa.