Banzuke Surfing Hatsu 2012 (5th Wave)

[Randomitsuki 2,940]

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). If your rikishi goes intai, you will get his last position next time. 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 Jk1w Sunaga and below.

Rank Shikona			  Last Surfer	 Position Allowed Picks				  
1.   Susanoo*			 Sotairyu		J12e	 J12w Tokushinho and below	  
2.   crall				Chiyootori	  Ms1w	 Ms2e Arawashi and below		
3.   Harumataikai*		Arawashi		Ms2e	 Ms2w Tochihiryu and below	  
4.   Randomitsuki*		Tochihiryu	  Ms2w	 Ms3e Chiyoarashi and below	 
5.   Ganzohnesushi***	 Tochiyashiki	Ms7e	 Ms7w Wakanoshima and below	 
6.   Doitsuyama**		 Tochiyashiki	Ms7e	 Ms7w Wakanoshima and below	 
7.   Asashosakari*		Tochiyashiki	Ms7e	 Ms7w Wakanoshima and below	 
8.   Sashohitowa*		 Ryuonami		Ms14w	Ms15e Sakumayama and below	 
9.   Holleshoryu		  Ryuonami		Ms14w	Ms15e Sakumayama and below	 
10.  Jejima*			  Sakumayama	  Ms15e	Ms15w Yamashita and below	  
11.  Golynohana		   DNP (2nd)	   Ms16w	Ms17e Takanoiwa and below	  
12.  Andoreasu***		 Takanoiwa	   Ms17e	Ms17w Suzaku and below		 
13.  Fujisan**			Takanoiwa	   Ms17e	Ms17w Suzaku and below		 
14.  Kaiowaka***		  Saishin		 Ms19w	Ms20e Hamanishiki and below	
15.  Mmikasazuma**		DNP (1st)	   Ms22w	Ms23e Sakigake and below	   
16.  Azumashida**		 Terashita	   Ms22w	Ms23e Sakigake and below	   
17.  Hironoumi***		 Takatoshi	   Ms45w	Ms46e Tsurubayashi and below   
18.  Vikanohara*		  Miyanokuni	  Ms47e	Ms47w Tokachiumi and below	 
19.  Fukurou**			Wakarikido	  Ms55e	Ms55w Masumiura and below	  
20.  Oshirokita**		 Wakamisho	   Ms58e	Ms58w Taiga and below		  
21.  charliki			 Sasanoyama	  Sd1e	 Sd1w Wakakengo and below	   
22.  Itachi			   Kosei		   Sd11w	Sd12e Komanokuni and below	 
23.  Wamahada***		  Irie			Sd12w	Sd13e Tamao and below		  
24.  ragerkawa***		 Irie			Sd12w	Sd13e Tamao and below		  
25.  Achiyama**		   Irie			Sd12w	Sd13e Tamao and below		  
26.  Gusoyama**		   DNP (2nd)	   Sd17w	Sd18e Maeshinpu and below	  
27.  Jakusotsu***		 Watanabe		Sd40e	Sd40w Higonoryu and below	  
28.  Kotoviki**		   Watanabe		Sd40e	Sd40w Higonoryu and below	  
29.  Fay***			   Tochikasuga	 Sd54w	Sd55e Kainowaka and below	  
30.  Hidariashiyama***	DNP (2nd)	   Sd60e	Sd60w Yoshifuji and below	  
31.  Profomisakari*	   Raomaru		 Sd92e	Sd92w Aoimaru and below		
32.  Takanorappa***	   DNP (1st)	   Sd94e	Sd94w Fukai and below		  
33.  Shibata-gumi***	  DNP (2nd)	   Jd6w	 Jd7e Ishihara and below		
34.  kuroimori***		 Hokanyama	   Jd80e	Jd80w Asaamami and below	   
35.  Terarno			  Hokanyama	   Jd80e	Jd80w Asaamami and below

[Kotoviki 16]

Araumi sd42e for me please!

[Oshirokita 199]

Sd1e Sasanoyama

[Wamahada 63]

Sd19w Wakayama

[Achiyama 1,276]

Wakayama Sd19w, please

[kuroimori 1,634]

Jk15e Goshi

Jd83e Saio (joker)

[Azumashida 1]

Ms24e Chiyomaru

[charliki 16]

Sd12w Irie

[Profomisakari 919]

Sd96 w Meisei

Profomisakari

[Fay 1,677]

Sd55e Kainowaka

[Holleshoryu 17]

... thats easy ... ms15e sakumayama (Sign of approval...)

[Ganzohnesushi 548]

Ms8e Sadanoumi

Ganzohnesushi

[Jakusotsu 6,428]

Sd43w Kotokawazu

[Fukurou 534]

Ms58E Wakamisho please

[yorikiried by fate 2,040]

Hey, why did I never play this?

Goshi Jk15

[Sashohitowa 6]

Ms15e Sakumayama, please

[ragerkawa 0]

Sd19w Wakayama

[Randomitsuki 2,940]

Ms3e Chiyoarashi

Drats! Would have fit perfectly.

I'll take Ms4w Kitazono instead.

Edited January 7, 2012 by Randomitsuki

[Mmikasazuma 12]

ms26e Takageppo

[Itachi 396]

Sd12w Irie

joker Sd19w Wakayama

[Kaiowaka 10]

For me : Kotokuni (Ms21w)

Thank you

[Susanoo 407]

J13w Chiyotairyu

yoroshiku!

[Vikanohara 171]

Ms58e Wakamisho

[Andoreasu 11]

Ms19w Saishin

[Hironoumi 0]

Ms46e Tsurubayashi.please