Doitsuyama 1,150 Posted July 24, 2009 (edited) Lead makushita Sotairyu won against the sole yusho leader Matsutani to finish with a strong 6-1. Not only will he get a higher juryo debut rank with this win but he still can hope to get his first makushita yusho as there will be an eight rikishi strong knock-out tournament for the makushita yusho on senshuraku. Kaonishiki, heavy Fukao, Nakanishi, 18 years old Ryuden, Tamao and Nankairiki are the other six rikishi at 6-1 with a win today to get some extra action. A do-beya kettei-sen looked very possible in sandanme with Homarefuji and Takarafuji both from Isegahama-beya looking like favorites. But only Takarafuji came through, beating 33 years old Chiyonohana for his first 7-0 after two 6-1, and ensuring a promotion to makushita. Homarefuji lost to lead sandanme Fukunohana who might be better known as Asahisakari, a college entrant who once looked promising, finishing 7-0 in the jonokuchi basho of the strong Haru 2004 class (of which six rikishi have become sekitori since then), but struggled already in sandanme to get to makushita. The jonidan yusho already is settled without a kettei-sen as 22 years old Tochihiryu managed to beat the new guy Sakaguchi while 16 years old Kinunonami lost to Nagai, a sandanme regular who missed five basho and restarted from mae-zumo a few basho ago. In jonokuchi yusho leader Aisaka was matched up with 24 years old jonidan regular Wakamiura and came through to win the yusho in his debut basho and some talented rikishi were left behind at 6-1 with Katagiri, Okinoshita and Kamiyutaka. Jonokuchi Jk25w Kirimaru (1-0) oshidashi Jk23e Iwabuchi (0-3) Jk30e Kamiyutaka (6-1) yorikiri Jk22w Asahyuga (4-3) Jk19e Sadanosato (4-3) yoritaoshi Jk32w Matsuoka (3-4) Jk14w Amakusa (3-4) tsukiotoshi Jk17e Wakatoohashi (2-5) Jk23w Okinoshita (6-1) hikiotoshi Jk13w Tochiotoha (5-2) Jk15e Sakabe (4-3) uwatenage Jk12w Morikawa (3-4) Jk10w Hisainoue (5-2) tsukidashi Jk18e Shikinokawa (4-3) Jk11w Katagiri (6-1) hatakikomi Jk9w Kiya (5-2) Jk6w Ebisumaru (4-3) shitatenage Jk8e Kasachikara (3-4) Jk29w Aisaka (7-0) yorikiri Jk5w Wakamiura (5-2) Jk4w Fukusegawa (1-1) oshitaoshi Jk34w Mizuta (1-6) Jk1e Fukudome (5-2) hatakikomi Jk10e Kotowatanabe (4-3) Jonidan Jd122w Takada (5-2) oshidashi Jd123w Nakayama (4-3) Jd122e Tenkaizan (4-3) uwatenage Jd124e Mitozakura (3-4) Jd119w Tamashinzan (4-3) yoritaoshi Jd117w Miyakita (3-4) Jd116w Hamaminato (3-4) oshidashi Jd118w Shimasegawa (2-5) Jd110e Yatsurugi (6-1) yorikiri Jd120e Chikarayama (5-2) Jd106w Asakoki (5-2) yorikiri Jd111e Noboriryu (4-3) Jd103w Hayatefuji (4-3) yorikiri Jd106e Kobayashi (3-4) Jd113e Morimoto (2-5) yorikiri Jd99e Daikoyama (1-6) Jd95w Nanbu (1-6) hatakikomi Jd118e Shintaku (0-7) Jd98w Ohara (3-4) isamiashi Jd93w Tomiyama (2-5) Jd90w Sadanosho (4-3) yoritaoshi Jd89w Kanryu (3-4) Jd87w Toshi (5-2) shitatenage Jd90e Hokuyozan (4-3) Jd94w Adachi (1-0) hatakikomi Jd82e Wakahizen (0-7) Jd79w Kinokawa (5-2) hatakikomi Jd81e Misakiyama (4-3) Jd76e Hamamiryu (4-3) yorikiri Jd80w Otsukuba (3-4) Jd75w Hikosaka (4-3) yorikiri Jd74w Takamine (3-2) Jd71w Obamaumi (4-3) hatakikomi Jd74e Hoonami (3-4) Jd72w Aimoto (3-4) chongake Jd69e Yamada (2-5) Jd64e Echizenyama (2-5) yorikiri Jd70w Raizan (1-6) Jd62w Zendaisho (4-3) yorikiri Jd60e Kaneko (3-4) Jd54e Daitenpaku (4-3) yorikiri Jd57e Nekomata (3-4) Jd53w Tanemaru (4-3) sukuinage Jd51w Kisenishiki (3-4) Jd47w Kainokura (4-3) kakenage Jd50e Fukai (3-4) Jd45e Nagai (6-1) yoritaoshi Jd73w Kinunonami (6-1) Jd40w Kainofuji (3-4) yorikiri Jd48e Hisachikara (2-5) Jd38w Torinzan (4-3) oshidashi Jd44e Minezakura (3-4) Jd33e Tamakishin (4-3) yoritaoshi Jd31w Tomonofuji (3-4) Jd29w Tochihiryu (7-0) oshidashi Jd58e Sakaguchi (6-1) Jd31e Akinoyama (4-3) uwatenage Jd28w Tochidaiho (3-4) Jd30w Kiryu (5-2) okuridashi Jd26w Kyokuhikari (4-3) Jd28e Hamaazuma (4-3) oshidashi Jd23e Masumeidai (3-4) Jd15w Fusanohana (2-5) okuridashi Jd30e Taikomaru (1-6) Jd15e Naoe (6-1) tsukiotoshi Jd29e Hisanotora (5-2) Jd17e Tenryo (4-3) hatakikomi Jd11w Wakanoryu (3-4) Jd13e Yudai (4-3) okuridashi Jd10e Aiyama (3-4) Jd8w Yakunoshima (4-3) oshidashi Jd7e Kawataka (3-4) Jd5e Hoshiazuma (4-3) katasukashi Jd2w Akinokawa (3-4) Sandanme Sd98w Kasugasato (1-6) hatakikomi Jd27e Ikataumi (0-7) Jd9e Daishoiwa (6-1) oshidashi Sd98e Naniwaryu (5-2) Sd96e Hokazan (3-4) uwatenage Sd97e Makuhari (2-5) Sd93e Budozan (4-3) hikkake Sd99e Karyutsukasa (3-4) Sd88e Hokudozan (3-4) uwatenage Sd95e Tochiminato (2-5) Sd83w Kyokuhozan (4-3) tsukidashi Sd91w Kimishima (3-4) Sd84w Notononami (4-3) hatakikomi Sd82e Sadanokuni (3-4) Sd80e Chiyomaru (5-2) uwatenage Sd78w Hanasegawa (4-3) Sd80w Masuryu (2-5) oshidashi Sd72e Byakko (1-6) Sd75e Daihoyama (4-3) hatakikomi Sd71w Dainin (3-4) Sd65e Daikamifusa (4-3) oshidashi Sd73e Nishitani (3-4) Sd62w Fujinokaze (5-2) yorikiri Sd66e Kaishinho (4-3) Sd62e Okoryu (6-1) yorikiri Sd70e Tochikasuga (5-2) Sd59e Kasugaryu (4-3) hatakikomi Sd63e Kotokobai (3-4) Sd54w Kotodaishin (4-3) yoritaoshi Sd56w Takashoma (3-4) Sd91e Takarafuji (7-0) yorikiri Sd50w Chiyonohana (6-1) Sd46e Kairyu (4-3) hikiotoshi Sd51e Kotoninsei (3-4) Sd51w Ryutei (3-4) kotenage Sd44w Chiyonoriku (2-5) Sd41e Chiyonokuni (6-1) kotenage Sd41w Torugawa (5-2) Sd39w Haruhikari (3-4) oshidashi Sd38e Kyokushoten (2-5) Sd35e Oazuma (1-6) yorikiri Sd67e Hokutogo (0-7) Sd34w Asanotosa (5-2) yorikiri Sd34e Maegunzan (4-3) Sd32e Hokutoiwa (4-3) oshidashi Sd36e Masunofuji (3-4) Sd26e Dewahayate (4-3) utchari Sd29e Shinyu (3-4) Sd28e Kiozan (3-4) hatakikomi Sd24e Asanawa (2-5) Sd21w Bungonishiki (4-3) hatakikomi Sd23w Goki (3-4) Sd17e Kainowaka (4-3) hikiotoshi Sd20w Saito (3-4) Sd15w Tochitsubasa (5-2) sotogake Sd14e Kotokensei (4-3) Sd11e Toho (3-4) fumidashi Sd18e Shunba (2-5) Sd12e Hayasegawa (4-3) hatakikomi Sd9e Tokizakura (3-4) Sd4e Higo (4-3) yorikiri Sd7e Hananosato (3-4) Sd3e Kotoyuki (5-2) oshidashi Sd8e Daishoki (4-3) Sd1w Fukunohana (7-0) oshidashi Sd27e Homarefuji (6-1) Makushita Ms59w Nankairiki (6-1) tsukiotoshi Sd16e Wakanoshima (5-2) Sd1e Hoshizakura (4-3) sukuinage Ms57e Kimenryu (3-4) Ms52w Sadanishiki (2-5) yorikiri Ms54w Kakureizan (1-6) Ms51e Ryuo (4-3) okuridashi Ms49e Teruazuma (3-4) Ms50w Tamao (6-1) shitatedashinage Ms46e Hamanishiki (5-2) Ms46w Ryuden (6-1) yorikiri Ms42w Nionoumi (5-2) Ms48w Hakiai (5-2) oshitaoshi Ms40w Yamasaki (4-3) Ms37e Seiro (3-4) yorikiri Ms38w Taika (2-5) Ms32w Minami (4-3) yorikiri Ms32e Tamarikido (3-4) Ms30w Furuichi (4-3) hikiotoshi Ms25w Sadanoumi (3-4) Ms24w Yotsuguruma (4-3) hikiotoshi Ms28e Yamatofuji (3-4) Ms18w Ri (1-6) oshidashi Ms60e Sugita (0-7) Ms16w Fukao (6-1) yorikiri Ms28w Amuru (5-2) Ms27w Nakanishi (6-1) hatakikomi Ms16e Aozora (5-2) Ms11w Takanoyama (5-2) ketaguri Ms19w Takateru (4-3) Ms9w Kitazono (3-4) kotenage Ms12w Yanagawa (2-5) Ms14w Kaonishiki (6-1) tsukiotoshi Ms7e Kanbayashi (5-2) Ms10w Ryuho (4-3) yorikiri Ms6e Yoshiazuma (3-4) Ms1w Sotairyu (6-1) uwatenage Ms21e Matsutani (6-1) Edited July 24, 2009 by Doitsuyama Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Itachi 329 Posted July 24, 2009 Going into today, all three of the guys I've 'adopted' were 3-3. Kasachikara has now gone mk in Jonokuchi for what is no doubt a record breaking number of times. Hopefully at least one of Nishikikaze and Sasaki can manage a 4th win in Makushita. Nishikikaze has held up well in the Makushita ranks for years but he's too old to hope to improve on his career highlight guest bout in Juryo which he lost. Sasaki is still quite young and while he took a long time to graduate from Sandanme, I still hold out some faint hope that he may find his way to at least a Juryo guest match one day. I wasn't able to perservere with my Kasachikara watch threads but, unannounced, I continue to watch and marvel at the record breaking career of this rikishi who is a model of perserverance, soldiering on at such a low level of the banzuke for so long. I've been a Homarefuji fan since he entered Ozumo but despite that I had picked Takarafuji ahead of him to win that yusho (see my PTYW entry). Hopefully both will continue their rise up the banzuke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doitsuyama 1,150 Posted July 24, 2009 (edited) Kasachikara has now gone mk in Jonokuchi for what is no doubt a record breaking number of times. Nope, he still has to persevere longer to catch Shimenishiki. Edited July 24, 2009 by Doitsuyama Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Washuyama 587 Posted July 24, 2009 Kasachikara has now gone mk in Jonokuchi for what is no doubt a record breaking number of times. Nope, he still has to persevere longer to catch Shimenishiki. The link wouldn't work for me.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flohru 167 Posted July 24, 2009 Kasachikara has now gone mk in Jonokuchi for what is no doubt a record breaking number of times. Nope, he still has to persevere longer to catch Shimenishiki. The link wouldn't work for me.. That's the correct one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doitsuyama 1,150 Posted July 24, 2009 The link wouldn't work for me.. Sorry, that would be my local copy of the database... I corrected that now- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sasanishiki 57 Posted July 24, 2009 Ms11w Takanoyama (5-2) ketaguri Ms19w Takateru (4-3) I'm guessing this will propel him to a new career high, above the Ms9w he had at the beginning of the year? I wonder if he has a chance to be a sekitori briefly? I know he is under-sized but, as one of the observations this basho mentioned, he seems to have plenty of strength on occasion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asashosakari 16,698 Posted July 24, 2009 Ms11w Takanoyama (5-2) ketaguri Ms19w Takateru (4-3) I'm guessing this will propel him to a new career high, above the Ms9w he had at the beginning of the year? I wonder if he has a chance to be a sekitori briefly? I know he is under-sized but, as one of the observations this basho mentioned, he seems to have plenty of strength on occasion. I think I only saw two of his bouts this basho, and one of them was a fairly spectacular win (not the one against Yanagawa though, which I missed by 10 minutes...grr), but going by the webstream he seems remarkably popular with the audience for a guy who's never been a sekitori. Is that the same impression people get who are there live? Anyway, at a glance there are 5-10 rikishi who can place in front of him on the next banzuke (ultimately depending on how far Hoshihikari and Kitazakura end up falling, whether Sokokurai converts to KK, Takekabuto improves to 5-2 and where Fukao gets placed), so a good guess for his next rank is probably Ms4, give or take one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harry 67 Posted July 25, 2009 I think I only saw two of his bouts this basho, and one of them was a fairly spectacular win (not the one against Yanagawa though, which I missed by 10 minutes...grr), but going by the webstream he seems remarkably popular with the audience for a guy who's never been a sekitori. Is that the same impression people get who are there live? He's very popular here in the Aichi Gymnasium. Shouldn't be surprising but many of the women in the audience prefer rikishi who are NOT built like Yamamotoyama. In the lower ranks popular rikishi seem to be either very fat (don't need to be good, Orora case in point), very skinny (but technically good), or they have a funny Takamisakari-like schtik even if they suck (e.g. Juuban and the shush shush shush thing) or they are local shusshin... or they are someone who ILoveTochinoshin likes in which case our little cheering squad is very loud in the early morning with no one but parents, other die hard fans and confused gaijin in attendance reading the english torikumi which starts at juryo while jonokuchi is on because they just bought jiyuuseki tickets :-O Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
