Asashosakari 18,644 Posted July 9, 2010 From the "stuff that surprises me" pile, via the new Banzuke Topics: Sadanoumi is the first member of the professional debut class of March 2003 to earn promotion to sumo's second highest division. Here's the full class. I guess Shibuya will make it eventually, but everybody else already looks like a long shot. Two sekitori out of a Haru class of 60+ rikishi, that's rather unimpressive. (Looks like it was cannibalized a bit by the preceding Hatsu basho which already has produced three sekitori and may well get a fourth one in Shironoryu.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 5,720 Posted July 9, 2010 Totally unrelated comment, but that's the most beautiful banzuke picture I've ever seen! (Sign of disapproval...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fay 1,677 Posted July 9, 2010 Totally unrelated comment, but that's the most beautiful banzuke picture I've ever seen! (Sign of disapproval...) It's only because of the Kotomitsuki :'-( clock above. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asashosakari 18,644 Posted July 15, 2010 (edited) Still playing catch-up on my usual assortment of posts... First name changes for Nagoya basho: Fusanohana Takao has changed to Shosuke 将輔 しょうすけ. An added wrinkle: His old Takao 嵩雄 at the Kyokai is different from what the SDB shows (which is identical to his given name, 高雄)...I don't know when that change happened, perhaps it's been like this since 2007.03? Raido Satoshi didn't last long, he's right back to Dairaido Taro 大雷童 太郎 だいらいどう たろう following his 1-6 disaster basho in May. Asakubo Yu is now Asanojo Danpei 朝乃丈 段平 あさのじょう だんぺい. Teraomaru Nobuhiro has changed to Tsuyoshi 剛士 つよし. Hokazan Kosaku (given name previously not listed at the Kyokai) is now Hokaho Shofu 宝香鵬 翔風 ほうかほう しょうふう. Hikosaka Masataka is now Sotenryu Masamitsu 蒼天龍 政光 そうてんりゅう まさみつ. Honda Ryo (gnpnlatK) is now Mitoyutaka Koki 水戸豊 幸樹 みとゆたか こうき. Motohashi Ryo (gnpnlatK) is now Kawachi Rikiryu 河内 力龍 かわち りきりゅう. That's an intriguing choice for a given name... And lastly, recent shindeshi Motoi's shusshin has changed from Okinawa-shi to Kagoshima-ken, Oshima-gun, Yoron-cho 鹿児島県大島郡与論町. Edited July 15, 2010 by Asashosakari Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
